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I * ' \ i THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, in Trade Centres. etc Toronto. April H \\ln-.-:-- No 1 fU. Itol .. hard n:,cn-il nl V-i Ih I las. HIM! No I N " ! "'- t, 81 |c i s 1 1 . . w 1 1 1 ont.nio No - I'd wiuur oi- . T K. J wlulu i! I 7L 1 . r.If., No. i; nil\. ll ..I ' : on r road. \ i'i>. at I'.'i- .out- P'lds. i i Mill'. Wltho i P., i l l, OUlMU- al I \,i H w To- ... .,iid iii 3C ioi.il- fi i-:l is J'.ii'i- No 9 ml . I'id mi track I Corn-No. '2 sellow. fi> Lid west. um! Nil i! mi\ed - trade 'how-d n alteration from tin 1 I da! presaih (I -arly in Hi- ss I, and the prices we then RHVI- stand K<" "I I" day. liiioil tO Cl butcher fat I ! fetched from 4| to .V per lit li> das $"'"" -1 - r >" :. "" I I'll " '-'' :i.7t) 1 "" "'.<' 1"' "" 1" "" ' ' ..... I'. "" 'I "" H "" ilo. Ship! i , vs l F I -".'I p., . liyiit I -a Hutch, r. choice I ."i" Hut. -h-i . urd. to good. :' ."." liutch-r. inferio' '' '"' SlllCr.. i i CWt ... " "II Sin-. |. iind I .:,iiih-< Cl,o:> e i svi" pel i \s t . pei rwt Sprinis lalnl.s. .! '!i , , v.t . Milki'i-s and Co>. .-aril CalVM, <-.irli Uogi Ch ..... ! ! i w , \\1 II, . i . IM-, S..W-'. pT rwt Stajs. |MT l IV t i .:.. . -' "'!' j :.n 'al ^.'i IN" -'.<'" " "" " "'' ." I." ' "" <) 4. .v.jc hid t: T.I! . 21 PHOPLB KILLED. TWELVE HOTtLS BURNED. Fire Sweeps Part of Atlantic City, New Jersey. An Atlantir City, N. J. <!i-si 'I \\.-l\i- holi'ls and more than Ore i sniiill l>iiil(liiiK s adioiniiiK tin- ho., id walk, wliii li IH Iniill iilon^' Ihi- oroan i'div v. : d.'Mi'oyrd on 'I'li.irsdny by u lire \\liirh sv.'i't I lit- lii'ai-li iron: mr two IOHK I. lock:) from Illinois iiMMinr to Niu Yoi I. a'.- Tin- lo-i.s. it is lii'lif\i-d. \\ill ' In I In- ,. i> t the con- ll.iLiraiion is tin- iin.M thai i.-.iti'il I hia city 'I ! loss will In; only p.ullv oovrri'd hy in.s.ir.iin-i' as t hi- late ol flv | ! li.\ in^.uaric* r<in|'i ; on ' M> A I.OIK:,,M di-sp.itrh says:- 1 '""; ' "" ''^ Wus ... , U Ui ,V lo: lost, t'i'.'i li proli.iMv a di shuliti.'. iiijur.-d and ** ::i m tin- elghborhooa "' Imrii'-il dnriiiK tin- \>i Halt's Hi\c:, in the south-w. lire. i . |,iirti-d i-.irly in tin- ai- ,. yll . tin- Trai.soal. I." . ad po,-,,i,,,iu, ill.- f s. I. ut tlii- rumor was ''. . mdatioii. Tin- origin of tin- i "" 1 i: " "'"' of Ccn.-i a Is P.-lur.-.v niil.i..iwn. lull it is s.iid In and K'-inp. i -i-s.ilt ing ii; > |:IIM- stai-i<-il in i-ithi-r lluuidy's of tin- lln.-is aiti-r lieaxy MOUNTED RIFLES IN SEVERE BATTLF Splendid Bravery Shown by the Canadians in Fight with Force Under Delarey. The Casualties. \ 1KV 1'UOl'l ' I Iu i. .1 .\j.|... I l..- inaik.t is dull. und i .it "' ', t" 5Jc. I ..led, III til I 11 . -s ipii.'l. with prices II is dull at T'i tl. |l>. |. i '. l-olllliS. $1.1. *l tO $- -'" I ' M ... r.i.r i \\. . - I'UrO I I.- w l:..ikc |, n.,; 11.06 to fl i.'.. old, to n. ' > 1 s,'.nar. 8 to lOc I . | 1 i , i ...i R. l is 1)1,1. I I'l iri-s at a Glasgow Game. ! to $1 L' lo *1 .'(" per bush, iiai d picked, ju :t: H -1" Mai K. ' uncb With . ' ! Cull. to $1" I er barrel. n, . '-.,dy nt $:! Ml to - I l . , ' l^ quiet, v.,i h f,i>i di n. and Timi.tliy M . at ft L .". , .,,.',!, ,. f, 1. aid .-t f . 2. Si i.isv I I,- in.iikvl is ipiirt. fur .; I,, led III S.". 7.1 to $0. I ' .,, - ' I, a 1 , Illlli I . i. ' i 111 We i| i. , I , es|t killed tiirkr.s s. HI to 1 lc I -i 11 . i hi' Ti'i t.i ?1 I ' ' M. I 1 , t al "i M-i' . ' t Is iinrhiiiipi-d. i i.i.te.l i.i ,',.'i i ,. ",7c on tl.ut ,1 II. all lots l.llt of .Stole II at I Accident Football \s d. spat , Ii i .;. s : An lin^ ii n d iit ; ' Ill-national I. oil. .-II giiinc nt Ilirox .n S. ai, id. is afternoon. highly thou.-.-!.il perSOM ass, nil' led l., wil- ,111- 1,1-1 IS, I !, Sl'Olll I, h piascis. Thu uutli.. in .mined thil ,-M-ry pr-.iiut ion u.ui laki-n for II of the p.il.lic. but witliort svnriiinn in- M.% said M.i.ri. i .,| ' . mlllg II llo/eli tiers of scats rolliip -d. ami t h- :.n net ui o W.IH pi-i ipii .ited thirl;, falling ill B ll'-ap '! laligled i 111, 1.. is nnd n ,,iiv. ,,| k. in which him- ,,f | , , - ' -i:lii.g for I I e i ollap-c is.,-1 hiildeii f i oiii ii in.i .unity of tli- ; i act ' ssho were i'.i-nt upon il'.- gaini-, iind dreds of | I n h blood lied iii .- p. i. n.'.' the pii Hi M.inil I - en then il si., that a 111:11. ir oi din. 1 1 ;. ,.,. l,.-p had ,i I . au ! hoi ,: i. - -i,i 01. r this l.-.i ( iind i,llos\-d t'-.i l.llilple .,t II Xl-.lt gam- SS.I- plal I tic. -oiiipuii led by tie ::nu.s -i.le behind 1 1 the Itaths or tin- Tail. -ton. which joins the Haths at Illinnis AM-II'H- and the hoard walk About :> do/en men were nti, the duy for robbery Cdl RSK '!- Tl!i: I I \MKS ' di .,M-ie.l shortly al-" 1 '"'"' ""' ' s ""' ' l.olli - rin: 1. 1 I'M IAL, m-:i'oirr. Lord Kitrhener's ofncial r-i il.ited from I'retnria says: .'I Kitrliener d.oiil Kiti-i,.Mi- Koir nnd ter '.i o'clock on Tl.-r'dii.v morning. ' "oks,,,, iroin Vri.-kuil, \y and for n-arl 1 I.-.- hours th- llnmos i-iiu'-d with 'such s iol. -nee as to towards th, -eaten th. lily ssith d-s'i -.11 'ion struck ll,- track of guns, and All of the burned buildups w-ie ""' - : a runtime light for frame i.i.d Hie ll.imes. '"' l<>s - following ib- tiuck C ... ,,,) t he hush swept along the b-a. h f I out With ff oil * plain. hirge Hoi- am,, /me i. .pi. lily Tin- Taileion I Ibeii Hotel wal a pile of debris, and Banks, forcing the British troops to tin- |la,ii-s led mi th- small -.lures "'ike "p .' defensible posit.,,,, svhich and I Ihs l,-'\s-ei, lln s and ' "''V hast ils entrenched I'mhtint, Ki-nt.lik.v Asenu.s. l,,,l,| t lay I each- MlStied ! close :'.., '.: until the e,| tin strained Hotel, which Was "'" repulsed on nil M.!. soon en.i-io|'d ' th- lire at- "Delarey, Kemp and other ll the Berkelrj . doiiioi.*. ami ^-imly all. n. p ted I'ift.-ou H'.-i s pai t ,. ip. ,;,.,! i., the siieki.-s. all lo.ni. -d mi Kenii.cks engagement but th.y ii.oi - avenue ii, MI- the beach The local '"' heavily, and cleared .,\s.,. to the lire d. |. aril, i- ni w,.ik.,| w-ll I,, it ""till west and soiit ll . WttJI unable !-, ..'I'- Wild tli- l!..., "Til- I'.llll-ll |. and it was found ' . nadiiin Hides . - |;.i-ialls to rilll.idelphi.i .I'd I .,!,,. leu for aid bed the,. ,, cits s. nt Hue. " ,lM.,n,l-il by l.u-ilt Hi uce Cnr|-i|t h- llc.Wll fl-I.IU ' ' si.., I,...-. I, ere on Was killed or wounded ^'inly in a few minut.- . Holland. ""'" '" ' ''"'' thr net ion. the KIM. Miiwr. the !'.. ril. and Hit- l'l'd'-d and iwo upcctal 1 ntehed hy the "" " ' nla I. . Company. Tl- l in: I.\II:Y \! \KKI.IS. .put, will, 1,1111 We ipllile as fulliiW.'i : M , .-. 1 il, pi int.-. HI tu L'l'c. ehon e ..ils. ITj to IH.. eoiiilni-y in lolls. 1.-, i,, Hie; loss , 1 '_' I . I '.'.< i I e. III. el S |" i!L' to l!;ic. do. si. lid-. ^1 to HJJc. I I he in.. , ket Is st-i dy, \s 1 1 h and demand good. Sal' I '.! In I I.';- pel , i ,1 und Inn, at 11 tu I 1 ;c per II.. the lain i IM, 1 ! iii !. ^M' I'lC'Visi, I'l-- id In.ns me u ui hanM-il IL-i plod, -' MI I. ui liiMiiand nnd sie.nK Vlll l, U P..II i.li IM: I ,' to Jin. in Ion in, .I - '.is Mess |.oik. $:.",". do sin, it cut. $J-'. Si, inked meat II. 'In , 1JJ to 1 .'(e. . fa t I, a, 01 . 111. lolls. llC. i , I ' .1 shoillll, 1.1,1 'I he n, III ' t i out limes In in Wo iji.ot.; :- 1 I to I I }c , ils, 1 I Je. i , III|.M mil, '.) , I NI I i:i( '-I \ I I'S MMIKKTS llnlialo. April H I'lour. ipii-l anil Wl-.n. spiinn ht-ad> . No I Niirili. in. T',;, . ..i I l-. u inter, no nil. NM \1 led, SI Je ir kell. I'orn -- No ili-in. mil. No 1! \cllow, No :t do. t'.:i; t,. in, No. 1 ...rn ' ,. a do. ".'IK Oat No 'J while. 4'ie. No. It do, -(H,. No -2 iniM-d, .Ifije. No :i (In. I!.,! l,-\ Sp.,1 . I'.T In 7<l, ,,- k ni No i un-. ed at r.:i ( - I'.-iloll. April M Wl.eal rlo-ed I wlotr. i.-sh. 7'., Jr. N,, i; led. , ., h A]. i il un. I M.I.N , 7.s.;i . July Ml -. polls, April H - - ('In*-, win at . I , Jul;. . 71 : I ii 7^r. on traek. N.. I I, .id 71 ;, No I Noil hern No 1! N,u : I, -i n, 7"J- l-'lour in-. | 18.75 to 98.86; i, ml pa! '.:. t,> *:t 7.',. lust . *:! M", l . .- J ''.", . ei.i-il el. .11 s, fl' K. In $J 9fi I i - in bulk. $11'. i ',,11 Api ii * \\ heat- < a- L \,, I NMI them. 71 Je. No ! North, m. r.s,;, Mav. 71 .' . .I..I TSic; Maiul.olui. No I North M..- 71, No L' Noi l ' in', l I Illlli llll il \ a i. aide Ml . MI glsen Th- inn, red SS-n- ivino- ! ..['idly as p.. sidle : ii III- <|iiiirU'rs ol H.. I i- J \ -i and then laki u tu 1 1,- hospitals . i home. Si'M'i-.il died on l he K i ouii'l t" at th- heiidi|'..ii I sr >s bib' M iii 1 died III I lie llospll ills | |,-l ' si as n p, : on M i etchers -id in ninliul. ii neigh the gates of the grounds While the game Was | .1 ,,i i -di i i; Ti - ali-ads dead. Pulls U.'iH w.,e in'.i-d. i.i ssii'h lumber I'm. Who were SFI i, ils|s |,-,i I . w , , taken I.. II.. pii a 1 \ I Ity of t he i-iin- are briiken liml-. and MB. Many of 1 1- , M, ' of llii.M- \\l,o tell Were SOUtlfT III'-' i i ,ii>: I'nrlher ileatb- i-d A llocloi in a : !!!-! S l-'V -.aid ' Was -u e\l l un, dn i Th. . 11,1 i-d were nearly all .sly hurt Somr of tl terribly crushed. nnd found it cult to lire.. 1 ,,. \!.', s .f those %-ho wen, '.-ciously 4,uil ssciu drist'li to their hoi, FORM OF CONSCRIPTION. Ie the i i . llllle". IM ."," hli'iut.s Tlieli pi. Was in' s.ist iiss.-tance to the loial lirenien but it w until an ln-:r ., " ' , tbeil a. riv al t hat tlie tin- could ! laid 'u I.- < ... .w.,' und-r . on t rid N.. 1 : Inn - !.-:'t on ll - b.... d wnlk from Illinoi.- Asrnue IM a po.nl wit Inn a lew n-ei i.f Yi "' but the iron mpp.ii I Ins i^ th- pie t ion of the w.ili. I I ..1 i- bs [iroi All the t/ii- - I, MI ne, 1 I,. . win. Were fun ed to seek other iiu.ir he-, e li-i'ii pnr. ided for ill oilier I. ol els and I .o.ii iliiij; lioir:r.s :''..m ih!T.-i. 'li three : 11 poiii-poin. Ih" attack v. . the Un . and s' plain ssr I n It, which had h .1 lue m I .'.lily, iind ni.'i.M' ,i "I- ' urn : oil th- llu-rs \\1. i hill K-- of 111- Can. nil..- - lor. ' h formed a cnn.p stall riches. T .impeded '' ' : 11 to a i'.ii..iclii'n ^ rumli. hey Ki'llaiitly repelled overs l.s the Mo ; s to ! Canad until nil were kilied or the 1 ist man. iilthoil^li :ii'i Woiiiiiied. "inpti-.l tstn - ol car! ' : ' enemy. I -Mitini: . al i or fully tl ft.-r the H - ' nnd ' re[>elleil . -s mane ,.i.i!-r th- : - ' 'if lloer li-ud-'i - To- V. en Is , ..I the II... l-il ttl-ll telem d ther em 'ieir rati.'i ' Mitli- ' , ill ti nipt to it-new ' tack " Th-- of 17 1 !- WOUll, led - | 1 . lisl I :lplfte. ill . us than ' show Mint I Kemp a,:. I the Hritisb und'r Cook- Kemp sv-r- in In son und K.-ir. which vs.,s r ..p,,!t-il l.s th,. - : c, u i. is- m a ries- and i piitch. in uhich he i-ier.-il [i.irticu- Keir. in conduct .nt; the larly to the I, ins. -is of the Canadian > d Hilles. 'I : - llnti.sh had confi ot ' i>d l.s ;. ., .ml I srenty-loiir i-ini i.ue.vl to liisli' ..11 the dcfens. I'lie Ml ,,i tl- f mr-s showed i: steadri. us, nlloWini; ti , within two hundred till in i". I I epelllllK them SVl- dy in'- I I I K'l III i: I'AKTK'I LARfl A I.o, ni. m de-pat I he \\.ir , ' ,| in the liiflitine I'-Ms n li-l.n-s aid i -. -isiil WENT OVHR 1HE FALLS. Man Con.iuits Suicide From Goat Island. The British A M.ci s ,, , der Military Niiv.il and League. London d. -.patch \n luill etitilli-ll the Niltioiuil Asj I .-..-.-.iie has IM l li -I, mi-Hied un- the pii ni ..... -, oi the Ihike of \V-II i.' inn. u,ili an inllti-nt nil emu tnillee. for the pmpose ol proinolinn the en.ii-l inent oi a law niaKiiif; nn- Mil nnd m, lit. oi li.uninu for tional dei'-i.i- eompulsois on all male:: A m . '> issued by t he l-iinne dwells upon the mad-. ot the ri-s-r\- i,: Irain-d men and the dii line in ni i luting. It ilecl.u --. that (be nntion'.H mils :arety lies in t h- adopl ion M> ' . -nip il-.ors pi in i iple, which incidentally will K<*-' 1 a .n duly nnd discipline tn bun heils of thousands who lack it. nnd iiupioM- the deteriorating phv-.i,|u- of the urban populalion 'I'll- league proposes that drill s-lnill I,- oldifjn- torv ill all schools A NI ma- .i i i M,I . despatch H-l sveen Iise and s,\ u clui k on Wednesday esemnj;. while 1). \V. Sw-nson. of I Mich was -.,-svim; Ih- II l-'.ills. from I i,, I. iii r-M.ipin I'oinl. In- -d n in. i u .u-linR stratiRely on the l.i ,, lye I, .idinK to the < )bsei s at ion I'oinl II ii|iii!-ed if there u.,s .insth i- 1 ^ Hie matter. and receiver! \othini! in particular" in reply Swi-nson enleied u small building, and when he .gam looked out lo the point the man was missing, llurry- ing to ll. e spot he found the man's overcoat iind papers, ii.tlic.it ing that the inline of the .suicide, who must has,- leaped os, -i- the Horseshoe Falls svns I i.-d II, -int.- of North Tuna SSnild.i He appealed tO be illiolll nil -.". s -nrs old .1 ll- t beiore lleint/. look 111" leap' to death bn Was M -n ua/ing upon several pimtof i..pi,s he cm, i Swensou lepi.rletl the facts to there- sers .it ion ofl'ii ,,,|s At (lie point from which the man must h.ivo leaped l lie fall Is I .",si feet to t lie loU er 1 iser. Tl:e I poets of the body liemg n-eosered tire ! w.-nts-fonr IM.II killed ii-,1 sixteen Milic-is nnil Kll men wmi-i'leil The lloer romniand- -i s \..,i- |i-lai-v und Kemp. A i:. -us .,-., d, -p. itch from !' IMII, 'mil i:'.7 u, illies in ih- iiiMint; A 1. I,. I I Ie at lioorn- I'.'lt Pal in. M.ii. Ii "I. in svi.lcli tile Miilihli had three oflii-ers nnd twenty lour n. -u kiil-d ami si\i. , oil nnd KM in. u woniideil, while the Ko-is bad I. '17 in. n killed or wound- ,'\S I I, at ip.ile t ISO I III. i he dpfei, I', :' is)- I'M . . nnd well s'lpi- II i-'ry. In-Ill tli.-ir i;,-o'iinl di-spito ' | ~ I not only sen-re ! ,i d ,i -. - .1. rii. . . iiis termini! I ion. but t he fan i tinn- i 01 v under I'olonel l''.. .,\.t the ii Mounted I!:,! ai- der Colot ! Keir, pro* t stout front that the bur^ linalls forced to ret i eat. MASSACRE OF BOERS. DRIVING OUT SMALLPOX. An Australian Officer Gives His Version. Will Be Reduced to a This Month. Mir.. l.l\ I. BTOI K \IMtKKTN. I M ..nto. Api il K Al the \Si- l.-i n ..iltle \nlds lod.iy only II c, 1 1 loads ol IIM- sioil wen- i-icis-d. un lulling 11(1 nitlle. <>;,ii | II>K M. and a small rilll of sheep . ,,d lallllis p, in w lambs liillch i-onH mill i 1 :, Is -v I'l li es for L'Miid 1 .,ll|e Were Iii 111 l.ul \S- I,.,, I III I I- H..IH| I a I I Ie h-l , Kkiall sluii and hm.- ss . i|Uol.ildv i,i:, haiiU-d l.ul H, ,,k l.'oi.il espinl catlle \s..- la m ss 1 1 h . n ..n\ thing, an upward tend-in .s l.ut IH. n n | tat ' >- | ' I- i- t.,p for the I , though nii.i - WIIH paid ill imlis ulna : < dav '! I . , - 'i ., , ea i Is i I. ai ill. i .> ;,,,!. I,, i i al tie Was al o un. I Iron: Tuesday. ind-e.l the lutll- GORDON FOUND GUILTY. Man Who Murdered Two Manitoba Farmers Will Hang. V A Winnipeg despatch s,.\-. \\.illei Curilon. who ssas nrri-Mi'il at llalilax \silh Ih- Canadian niounled Hill-- on the es- ol d-piiiluie lor South Afri-' nil liroiiglil back heie to an- v.-i lo the clmrge of doiilde murder, ssas I guilt.V Hi the Itralidun A-.si.-es un I i id. is (lordon'H crilll- was t he innrder of Cha'- l>aW and Jacob Smith. with whom he lised at \\lnl-\s,, Pel ei I i\e llyndm.iii. who in cum pained lioi.lon i.oin ll.iio.ix lo Win nipeg, d-lail-d a i-onfession l.'urdon mad- lo him MI I he double crime \\lnle en route \Ves| i .,, dm, ii' 4 shot Pass- s\ lule going Iii Hoissevaiu S-\l d.is I , , i i -! d -.MI, Smith nnd al-o I...I him. j tin i,\s ,1,1- both bullion into nn old Well tiolilotl ilisnp|.. a Pll nfler the but Was caught at Halifax 1 eighteen mont!is lutcr. CANADIAN CASUALTIES. The I.ivos Lost in South Africa Total ai)7. An Ottawa despatch sa 1 ^ I date _n7 ( an.idi.u i base ,n, ,1 in South Africa from bullet wounds or disease, the pr,,.orl ion nf deaths in Hie sarioiis regimenls ln-ing us fol IOWH: Kosal Canadian Kenun-tit Ciinadi.in Mounted Huh-;. I h ..r,,,,us nnd Artillery IT Sli all, COM, lloir - I 'an. ilium Scouts S A C -,,1 Mi ..... led llilles \ .,1 IMIIS fill pS .. BO HI I.'. I (I KRUGtR'S SON. Caspar, the Eldest, Takes Oath of Allegiance. A I'll'lul I.I llesp.lt, h ' ..spill- Ki uger the eldest MII of Ioi m-i l Ki ugi-r. and 'J I other roliilises in \li Isiuu-r. li-iiimif tin' same lam ils name, are among HIH-I- sshulu 1 se , -. -nils I.' I. ''i Ihe oath of a I l-i.' 1,1 in I rail A despatch to the London Centra] fiolii Southampton s.is s I.ient. \\ittoii. aii Australian nilicer of the Hush', .-Mi Cai lun , s. xvho svn- found iMiilty of pa: t id,.. >t i, IK in th- killing ol It I'li-imeis iind sentei'i -,! lo imprisonment for life, anis-d there on Thui --lay on tin- lra:ispoit i ad.t lie SSils h.llideidied nnd closely L'u.iid-d l.ienl \\ it Ion's si,., the -Miutloil of l.o.-l'S. us Iol, I In him lo a pass-liter ,01 the boat dr fers in III.IIY i.i.i I i. iihii s from I he ,n printed in ! he morninir ei uh.ch sv.is to the eilect that the IMIH lined Moors we-e e\-ciiled nnd their buiariiK' 1 rilled of . J which it sv.,s said they had in their -sii>i- \\ it to. of l heir fellow otlifeis of the n.lnle of Illlllt. had bivn mill del ed l.s liners I. liter on the \u-.l i ahans eaplnred n p of lloeis, one of whom was ss-.iiui; I Innl's uniform This niiin was- i , ied In driimlii-ad coiiri in.irlial and shot The Aust i a'uins l,ele\e,l the sen- tence n lu.^t one. iiud that thes \s-i- . milled to entry it oilW I.ieut \\it ton is in a cheer'nl mood nnd is hopeful of a revision of his sentence Iis the \\ai i illue antlioi MORE UNIFORM DAIRYING- Dominion Conference to be Held to Discuss Subject. An dtlaua li-spaleh sas s M I A liuiliiii I., chi-i of the lioM-riun-nt Pairy Pep.ii tin. nt has called a con- f-i-iii - ol nil II. e dairs men in t he Ponunion for April '-"'Hi end :tlth. The obiect of the conference is to dis pn-siiiliiiK svslcius of manuf.ic lure and also to arrise at a more uniform method of ilansinu. \vhnii mas be i allied on ill future This conicM-nii' will brinn ahoul HUMS h\ e dairs men to the cits . A Toronto despatch - I 1 II Hi s . the --ecivtary of tin I' ii,,l Hoard of M-allh" is Kb port imm-nse impi oveme- sni.lllpx sil mil ion The: - -,ly spe.,1. M -. r.oo , , . , i,,. turio n! the eml of .1 ..- iind the-e svill be leiluced to .">> '.. th end of \pril l>r Itryce i~ BS i,l. out st.ililpini; . p- ilen. i.- out eiilirely t!i,s | .. al- thoii^b it is a winter dis.-.i- siinuii. r il linnered in some nnil t bore is a cunt iniicd .1. .- iroin i ..riii-i i' u \inei i an stiit. - alio u. The e\'..a' u I Ihe i.iitbre.ik in the Uritnh tuny 'ed from the U the four w.-t-ks enili' .-. \l..rch l.itll. upwards of ei-hleeii V. eie adiiii ted to I.o- pitiils 8,000 STILL Despati-h Fron. Pretoria (. tunate* of Boer* Force A London de-patch sass- \ iiirency despatch from l'ie'.- , :it- iinipis i,, -ise a careful ti ,n in the Ho-rs jiow in IMiiillini; ils details, which pi, l -Is eoniei (in., I. the lot a cd iii soiaelliint; over S.iiui'. ~ -d MI. oi /.. l |i.inslierif. on l lo SMI hei land. on the K. from (Janes on the west, lo ' \\,~- lii-l on Ih- e.isi Tin- same .! ; ich dpAlilli with the Cap- t'oi" iletnils which must In- mo 1 doubt Ml. adding tin enorn- of i-oniilrs s\li-,,- the MO-IS , . a !.|< lo ssaiiil-i nnd sas s Hint \' llitl'li lilt I 1 bele is \ Is a Uoer i Miinii.i lido that i- , >1 It- aide tn be ib-ti.: bed any d.' b i In Hi it .si. i i.liii, Ci -nt Pi .1.11,1 Mr Thomas Wurilell o MHO was dn. \alise V .lohanneslHii-g Town Council , |ie 1 on islal lire, die! in the ' '-piln -sinetil lull to levy ,,| llaioilloi, on ! v Wh., nr rate* on land only. ,di.-in"ii'g an opeiatn.n The DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LIFE. The White Hairs of the Aged Show Where Trouble Alighted. - I t Art ! tlu rJ in Ife* ftu On. I -.1 ,g.l Nm HUB" ar*! ti.J Two. k, , ' Ton.n-.o. u 1 -o U*pwtMai ot AC . ,...-., t tuwhl A dispatch from Washington says : l:c. I'r. Talmage preacl. the fcllowing text : Isaiah xxsiii. 117. -^ : -Tor svith . ' her it has a great deal better opir.ion of winnowing mills and < -uers. Again, my subject, teaches that keeps trial on us -,... til we let go. The farmer shouts \\lm.i '" to his horses as soon ua li. . .-. is the (itches are 1101 ' ' r '" lhe lalk The f ' lru "- r IIII.R instru- 7 l " M " th h ' S '" rk and "" '' a cart wheel turned <- llc 8lraw ' an<1 he me<?9 lhal lh " mcn and children had been put In a room Then Qve professional but- chers went in and slew them Then the bodies of the slain w*re taken out and thrown into a well A.i the Knghsh army rame into C'awnpur, they went into the room, .mil oh. what a horfjMe * Sword stroke* on the wall near the floor, shoving that 'in- : 'Junes had crouched when thev died, and they saw also that the Coor was ankle deep in blood, soldiers walked on th-ir he^ls across it. lest their shoes t.e submerged of the earn And on tha' THE S. S. LESSON. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, APRIL 13. Text of the Lesson, Acts iz., 32- 43. Golden Text, Acts ia.., 34. ''- Ho came down also to the saints which dwelt ut L This is written of IVter as he passed from to (..lace on his floor of blood there locks of hair and were flowing, fragments of Mauler's business feeding and sheep and the lumbs (John I 1'et -.pou a cu,,.,,:!n. but the 9lruw h ! l * ^ *f'"", ",'' the . are U-aten out with a i: " '. thoroughly .uuiiiu tr Smiting rod and H. he will not ^ ces "* *> * n a " w ,. ' on to "'. world, with its lures and ri,-h-s and emolu xxi. 1.V17 11- v. 1-4). a-s ha lia.d :i tumiui-sM.i.ed to do. In Acts x, .ow th'-.v iiad heard of 8& e read that Jesus of Nazareth. 'the mansacre. and the women wore . m mill ted with the Holy Ghost and <waiti<>ir for th- same awful death. , wlth Pwer. we:.' :..ing good ; waiting amid ang nsh untold. " -i'>8 all the oppressed of tho 1:1 f um and starvation. 'I. 'or Uod was with Him. If JK heroi.ally. when, 01 w "ill receive that which is written ment.*, and our knuckles are f-o firm- ly et that it MPPUI.S as if we could "* '< ...us kt.nl -. arious |,. ,.pi- nnd in all -at in.-t.-il M. ,.. people out of ti hundred Is solace. Look tl.eii. to this m.-t'1-ct-d aiie- did como* lr.,Kr wiih sonie thref-h- m i rny text trouble and beuTs us loo><. U- n three kinds of seed men- started und.' 'hat tl:i . (itches. cummin and corn Of the last we all I t ,,w. Hut it may be well to state that the r: 1 and the cummin wei in .John . - I John ii, 6, we cannot but believe that Ho . of the Knglish ar- expects each of His redeemed t m' broke in on the name life that like tho caraway or was a gre.it world \\<s IM^I of our - that it was thousand miles in d:u, and so many miles In circumference, the chickpea and we said, "Oh. my. what a when these graii s or herbs were to world " Trouble caiue iii aftr life. '- 'i they wwv tkrow* MI UM this trouble sliced off one part t ; the Workmen would come ! of the World and it has got to be r rod or flail and b.it it.rm until the M-il would b separated, but wlx>n the corn was to be tt.iol.ed that wus thrown on the fl.'ur ai.d the mn or hirsts to a cart with iron dei.tod hat cart e drawn .r world and in (-.1 ui.tlions a insist world, and it it depr.xiating all the time as a si i.er cent. off. .10 per H and there are those who would not a cents for this w.,r he threshing floor, :._ world as a soul ponses ' work would lie ixcco,. . \ . thing :. ..< us i ' -inds of threshing for - that Christian sorrow i go- lucts. The tiirh. s are to have a sure trr:: -I with a threshing instrui. t Mys - a cart wi ,,,.., na w ,n n , lt b ' ihlnf ii." U1.H. . with a staff nnd the c .111- for lhat! Pound away. 0iin *ith an- D wheel! Your work .HC he will not erer bo ' will soon be n be -.-, thr- '. m th; first pi. ;-e. c| irist i.tn has almost its much use * " that ' l '' <" '"" -an for ' Has- Iock and Out ram and man and Sir l-a-.-d I the heroes my hii^n for them' __ _ __ that horrible scene, and while 8, :U Aeneas. Jesus Christ I ins wen- i iir.d while niaketh tntu v r.oie : ari.,*> and make ., from the stars-- thy bed. ,ng. ilyinjc people on the on.; side Finding one *rtio had kept his bed land from the travel worn and pow- eight years. Lc-in Kick with . dr blackened soldiers on the other, he thus addressed turn, ami uuiue- ,,f ,he K -ly he was whole, for Jesms w.n such a scene o: ^t 'I'C right nand of the ngr and : = the very sum* compos- I boisterous joy as would ut'-rLv c,,n- all po -. .iour as pen of wh.-n on earth He w-:it abo .t injf tho ar.l His redeemed onea are here tu moke that great fact mat.. And all that dwelt at Lydda the enrth always does right .-< a.">. of -Genesis). 43 lie tarried many day* in Jop- pa with ..<n. a tanner. Healing the sick or I -. the '! .id . tarrying with. .Simon. the t.u.i.er. God was glr?1':.',l in Peter He .Ju-s i,o w.int wr,:k .-o much aa fluit. und then* may be much fr.:ir when one seems comf" t apparent idleness Ueul't- Lord Jesus glor:.*'.fil the ther in nil th* .ears at ' ar.-th as well as in the f^w His public ministry and Saxon auw him and turned to <rd. I .w that in the healing ; of Aeneas He would be glorified ' i.SCAIT '.IM'AT TIUAI.. as he has for the tiutnpet l.ut af- while he will put the lasr d .- and the c .inuiin on one '!' to tno '"" '" ij floor might look o\cr to ' s much of IM us is wheat n another threshing floor ! Wl " *>* separated froi and >.,>-. "Look it tint pm.r. u. s ehaff. and there will t od corn ' \\.- have only '.tic JioimiKd. but that h..s need of poumlinc ! never cry In heaven found the rrvciL .; THI. i'\.'\ i . when these I women who had ed ao i mar. out fr.ua th-ir i: wounded Ia.ir!.-li * ' up in his - and wo-: lhat ma ' the wall and tl-.r-w up his cap and shouted, ' T -s my for the brave WM [ that was an scene will it be when heaven from tl n of this world, with t. attle I and wan with hunger, and < hosts of Hod ur- clu^Ting great TTosdima you will strike hands of congi atulati.- the presence of the e will be " on - i in her actise. ST.. then will be illuiuina' .eryl 'here will be a candle in every window. Ah. no! I for- TiH hav DRILL OF THE CHINE35. They Are Admirably Suited ioi Perfect Discipline. The aptitude shown by C! for drill anil n. - in rank is suid to b- The drill is : ,ils; the : I the -p in the rank re is on- about every ten men The only - th* _ with th.- .1 tho Ci;:r..-s- .,:.ii.r is admir : feet di.-*- cipli, -i of la ilrill Couimunded well he . Japanese 3, who aro alr> 1 to 'pun troops, b'lt tho Chinese the art of war and not -TTtrs.il''' their troops _________ lus be led i "to" turn ; ' ll! While the military t., li .1 for a and holy and gracious | ege to t: Lord for the as well as the soul, 1 -yai- ize with those who consign all drugs and doctors to the can I believe that f. mortal body it more important than :sciple named . :!<: : for othsTS) and for the g - .t be nothing lo . to accomplisi l w.is ma - . talk clf what lhoy would d ,, Lord WL: 1 i s of tea seattvi ' and exercise, the no tears of bereavement for you uiid -. I'.. >-,-. , .w i : v ha\e r.. u much i as I h.i-.e -.' It is Utaus- of i ecause each one sits at shall huvo your friends nil around ^ you. There are no tears Hail. hail. I of the Lord flod Almighty -. 'i worth as 1 table and ha ln own the King's would lie us c hariot of salvation and i un ov*r." \ '" th * wardrobe where prmc- . r. . ; > I ..... i'.'ir I..,. .. their ness. id tlieir h.nik account e . array. tears of for there are no pi j s in the air. and no n ' IM from the rolling river of ;.ou an- ' worth .i ' p.i it of ll harvest. Tho heft of tho Ill.irhltL- 1^ . to lh . e of the KI.UII If not Ni.-n threshed in In. is not much to thn-i. ' If \ . i i . .t Ix-cn inuvli sluikiii fall or our It m..y IH- I..-- -a -is,, they : "" crutch for the lame - and cuiiiu.in. while down ' l!lll) iUl( l n< > splint for the ( -ml of !! ' Iho pulses throbbing wilh ' . ^ , are ""' h''Ih <if the eternal Cod j n a "ir June before the - mi our. TIIK i.KAvrs sc\j there not enough salve in this ' er liir^,. ough to heal all your wounds'* When a child is hurt the mother >. very apt ta say to it. Now. 1 t;ncl K "" !1 '' d th enetay and they shall reign forever and . ISTST. Hail. hail, sons nnd da.. R h- o( a life s 1 ,.. r known befo, .. lh witii ti - | IIPOII '!.' -XI II -1 -M. K V St* .Top- ,:id tin? <.: of till) r ut l.s-.i for him. o them which he did. ii r in the in-tl.-' of .. 11 p H ll tee lt will soon foel befl-r" And that 10 ^ a ;! says ts ,,1,09. of blackberries ,,, s H n llur trouh! - ... .. , ,.._ jt, the hush ,,f ' ' ' "' Ll1 '"' - >!*. '\\eepiBM ,uav ' .bo'iK'.' 1 . |,,- t com -th in tho morning " > your pocket ha- . sopping; wet with i vour death pillow. but you Will , | absolutely sonosvless They will black: you will w-.ir white, cypresses for them, palms for you that I am I N this hea-. I *o pure now 1 will neser do mit wrong? Am lies ox ngain I.e thai they will never again I*- ! Is that Marv? Is that .' !1 "H'f I ' ' my losVd :,ed the fruit, then a n 1 will do ns well It veiiomo d tlse po- _ ' him with itil he was taken up for I the JM: inst him |S>tl I I he l-'n"~i.'" ' am . i i , f . I I S t , the Alex driat -! n ship , f ' he Ko- : to 1 \ to his pro- that I will I \ ro these ., ,1 I ads .1 ! red.-r:<-k Oberli'i i I ! hey ' c .'d wanted to m.iko i -fulness of the away Into darkness? Can it l,e that those iU-e the htCM of lay go wan an I i,.,i m the thr. -1... - you may itlwnys conclude (,ack roo:n that awful THI-: \ \i.i r Hi 1 TIIK t:i{\ix. text tea, lies us that tl...! <>a. how radiant they me' Look ut them! How radiant they ore' \Vhs what we how unlike this place is in.-:, thought when 1 left tli- '.s AT nil-: j In a dim . 'he barrels theiei:. With a ;apt n'ent e.\i>. Sit two players al th- ' And th* country merchant Infers. Loath to serve the public r t-'or his thoughts are with thu wor- thies Flaying checkers at th* stor : -.'u.uion On the mimic- battle tlcl.l. l.niit row" small b.'. upiiiK" with a gle- ->le. "CrownniR" his opponent's "king" With a slow and shrewd decision All his plots manoevering. I !! th<? supper hour approaching. iie*r, Has no iiuik;ir in its summons the players here. Vet the .-i>ntest in Its fir Wild :ttcn law. '' with all i-s c -oinpli.'at ions Be decided by a "draw." ..t of coif and tennis. v MI of chess. And tho pla-ulits .>: the pre>s Hut tl-.ose With their (ui d of pla\ \Vell iinuli- old worthies I'luyinj; iheckets at the s' A K : In ^ k on the war tho author dt-scrilr 111 thes* wor \ - . aro the - bants, amongst them ail . -t'oles. Jew* and Sw is the . years old he em.r.itoU to t'. - into I when ..; . w'l.iy ll t he mas a rolling s wherever the flash . in n:n< Thi - <nd he fi; \ ' . of w -,-piTii; widow-- \\'o do not read tha'. : i [.i . -, ' 't from ' : . becuu.se of i I base timo in horai-< s and i ,i de- li, hi <e of 1". all foi th and k,..-e!iil .low,- d d our laird m ti:- case of the ilfhter , Hark , I -x the>l p. ; - . - would inquire a will of C.od in tl, . :>>re. tak *. at once croase. with rely w.- : he is H- I'lT S tall as th,.*- - .. nnd h of fill I : rch till \ The the \ till tiie tin r The larim; i, it np| v : h Th .-M.-inls up ti. ..as, in He inns'. n I spewed - i i BIO! s recoril in ro-iitship and pr. she- sat up. I 1 \::.| hi" t;.ts - !..-, a slow srrowth up to the t. up to . .iii, I tun l'i ..i the si . . i, i- t: | the M : i..r the c uiimin. the iron low Mi:-,ist,.., < drew [li-tnres of this liiml. but how lame compared with tro "Oh. 1 Hut you did nut have ?iit it pie in I car it !" it. tit'd would upon vw.i if he had r >t known that bear it Vou trembled told me OBJ -arth that death was SUITS, -t No. no! is sin l!ori;eoiis s ; you coi.ld anil you swoorcd, 1 ut you not coming i i--i Clod will uot take from Then the your i;."S one > many nor '>' light now purplini; th* hills, and the do, ids llauie wait il,.. ,^h too deep nor from ten. |'li s one throb U-o slim p. sates if heas'en will be d the , The peri lc\i tics of your earthly bu- huso not In them one tangle too in- -,- ^ on sometimes feel us If our world were full of bludgeons fly- ing .T' nit. no ; they are j iiistruttie. Is tint Uod just suit-: to your case i'h.-ii- is not a dol! - ' i your ledger .'i -appointment about Roods you expected to i;o up. but that h.xso ^,'one dosvn, or n swindle ,:r business pnrtner. or a Irick on the part of those who me in tho enmo kind of me. 'hat you arc. but (!od inicndctl to oserrule /or vonr iininorlal help "dh " you say. ' th-re li ' talking that way to me. t elroi't like ti- ed . ''' ~ 'kf the corn tin.-, -r. but nfler " -. '".-en '.sr; . ...i.i.^.->.J A als has at Lubvr. in whe.e resides an hotel pro- , a ,..,_,, ,,,,, |v pri-tur with a family of six child,--., Otner9 Rnd 'h.'d in one ditv ; happy "li Wedding all. lifted 1-,-r up und when In- i- the) s.i to fifty years; thl - rest nnd l heir ,; . One lli- in Inl it is. i- ,-uteness and power of th- . ti.il vision, will look thoMsai.. miles down upon the bnnr MI. il riser of shimmering splendor, and will cry out. "WHO AUK Till And the angel of Uod. standing by. will say. "Po know who they "No." says the entranced soul. "I cannot guess who they are " The ' I will tell you. then, who they me They are Ihoy who cam- out of great tribu- lation, or threshing. und hud their robes wash-d ;i nil made white in thr blood of the lamb." History has no more gvatul.itory than 1 1 'n< in of th > , my upon I.urknow. India v a massacre had , . -.1 ut, '^^.'^ l, not! Jusi WO-' i: \K!'I:s- TI-KTH A dentist has called attention to thr deplorable condition of th.'ti-eth of liaV-rs. and s., | u'trn uhle to tell til- .'II Of til,' pat I t.y 1 1 e .-ontlit ion of their t, . ' dtfay is so't nnd rapidly pro- ST The principal luirts at- tiu-ked are the outside surfaces of the ti-eth. eommenripg at the top of duy.^ml ; . the uildeiily in His i .iii tha, . itp.it t from the I... Him to t-et. irn to earth aieuin t. Ml, fur II DC further us I: .! sort 1 ctir : tho '1 of the not a cm en bean l>inu. xh '.tely harm in in- the root and rapidly the grinding suiface extending to : SlNtlLK TllOt iIllT Hook That young marrieil couple appear to be two souls with but a smule thought. Yes. he thinks he's the only thing on earth, and sh agrees with him. A TOOK r\ "Wuit i* his e\c' s- f,,.- ni ,t I't want t<> "wea>- darned sotka." > ay. ' \ purchased . t he denn I.ori- . II for tx. 8). TJ And it was known I!-- all .lopp.i. ami ma ' OF Till: TlSI'Al'MIl I Thus In these two rase* of God working through P ' ' i dint r ar claim, as they . sire that ..'h-rs should : -uks in . seises should lis-e henceforth win. for linn. I. .t merelv their ov. be ri.l of their utll . v i th.' may v. i i , . t k the Jutlge of all of Queen Vi i