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ft THOUSAN DS DIE IN CYCLONE Loss of Life Estimated as High as Ten Thousand. A dpspalch from Papeele, Tahiti, via San I'raiicisco, Cal., says; The most tle- slrudjvu cyclone ever experlemaul in the Society and Tiianiotu Islands occur- red on Fob. 7th and Sth. The diunagc In Tahiti Ls eslinialed at S1,000,(XJO, and prcsiiinalily a similar utiiomil dl pro- |crly was destroyed on the Tauniolu Islands. The City of Papeete was inun- (iali'd and about 75 t-uildin^'s deslroyod, Ini liidinf,' the Atiifrican Consulate and Ihc French Govoniiiieiit buiklinfi. The Ehippinj,' in the harlior of Papeete es- caped injury, owinj; to the direction of al Papeele, and narrowly escaped being swept out lo sea. Al « a.m. the American Consulate col- laired. In Ihe absence of the American Coii-iil, his mother, Mi-s. Duly, .supervis- ed llie removal of the archives, aided ly several missionaries. Mrs. Doly s life was in jeopardy several limes. The le- cord.-i were lemporarily slored in llie I.aller Dav SainUs' .Mission house. Mrs. Dolv's faniily also accepted tlicir hosj)!- talilv. The substitute guardian at the quar- antine station at Monauta Island. Pa- peele harbor, was waving' a lantern 'or Die wind, but fears are cnlertaiiied for n.aiiy hours during the nifiht, as he nni vessels which were Tuofflotu Islands. cruisiiif near the TEHmFIC VELOCITY. The cyclone reached the velocity cf 120 milas an hour. It struck the islands fthoul midniflil on Feb. 7lh, and con- liniied until about -4 o'clock Ihe next Bllemoon. The Island of Anoa, Tua- molu group, is believed lo have been the centre of the slonn. At Papeete, about 7 p.m. on Feb. 7lli, the .sea U-gan lo break heavily over the lecf, and washed (ner Ihe quay. T'here was no perceptible wind. Toward !0 oclix'k persons dwelling on the water fiont abandoned their homes. The nierchanls and clerks went to the .stores and warehouses only to discover that it was impossible lo .save goods on Ihe lower floors. An hour later high se.ns broke over the entire city, completely c'emolishiug the Government slij) ,ind buildings, liesides causing great dam- age lo the coal sheds. The Village of Tarona, near the «r- scual, was complftely .swept away. The ml.ssion buildings and homes of native converts of the reorgnnized Latter Day Sainl.s' mission have disappeared. A settlement nearby, composed of dwellings of several hundred Cook Is- landers, Rritish subjects, was complete- b destroyed. Farther east on the beach road all the hnu.ses were swept away for about half a mile. .SOMR CLOSE .SHAVE.S. Al Taiinoa the family of one Merman Menell had a narrow escape. Their home was lorn down by the waves, and the family fled to a nalive house. Fre- quently during Ihe (light the wat<!r was up lo their necks, and time and again they were compelled to cling to trees to Mve them.selves. Mrs. Conding, an aged American, was caught in the debris of a wrecked house his wife clung lo the tops of cocoanul trees in the midst of waves that dash- ed :U) feet high over Ihi; island. On shore, M. Andre, the cliii;f pilot, calk-d out to Commander Ilurbin, of the gun- liont Zelee, lo let him have a boat and crew lo rescue women at the quaran- tine station. Commander Ilurbin prom- ised to lei M. Andre have a boat with- out a crew. Pilot Andre rcqiiistioned four prisoners al the local jail, and with them proceeded to the /.elee. As Com- iniinder Hurbin did not wish l*) risk the lives of bis crew, even lo send a lioal oshore, the four native prisoners who were splendid swimmers, went lo Ihe rescue. MANY MAY DIE. M. Marcadi. a French resident, put lo sea in a cutler, and after thre^ days reached Tahiti, reporting that the Cov- ernmenl buildings, Roman Catholic thunh and all Ihe dwellinu's had been swept away. He leared that many would succumb to hunger, thirst and exposure. There is much distress among the homeless people. The local Ciovernnienl cpcnefl the military barrarks as a leni- I)Oi'ary refuge, and provided fond when needed, but Ihe funds at the treasury are exhaasled. The Islands of Moorca, CYaX)NE SWEEPS CITY, Principal Busiiicsa Street of Meridian Cily Wiped Out. A despatch from Mobille, Alabama, says : A message received from Meri- dian, Miss., slates that a cyclone from the south-west struck the place on Fri- day evdning at 6.30 o'clock, doing thou- sands of dollars' worlh of damage lo the busine-ss district. Front .Street, the prin- cipal street in the city, was swept by ih> cyclone. The building in that section of the cily left standing is tlie Armour Packing Company's building. Part of the roof and the rear end of that has been swept away. Thousands of people are on the streets, which are in total darkness, Ihe lighting system having been put out of business at the same time. Several large fires broke out among the ruins of the whole- sale district, and arc raging fiercely, de- spite the terrific downpour of rain al this hour. A number of tiodies are known lo be in the ruins, and the re.sruers are work- ing with candle light trying lo reach thim. One report places the number at about l.'iO. The Western Union telegraph ofllee reports they lost 1.^ miles of wire this side of Meridian, .Miss., which means ttiat all trains will be subjected to indc- finite delay. 'I'liree entire squares were leveled lo the ground in Ihe business district, lo- gellKr with the .North-lCaslern freight depot. Thousands of dollars' worlh of freight were ruined by the waler, and another large amout by lire. The Crani Avenue llolel, one block from tlio busi- ness district, was badly ilaiiiuged. .Several line re.-ldences in Ihe enst end were blown down, and a number were more or less dnmagcd. .\ large number of negroes are reported to have been killed in one of the buildings blown down. The Union Depot is one of the build- ings blown away. The telegraph wires are still down U'lveen .Meridian. Mobile and other point.s. LEADING MARKETS BREADSTUFFS, Toronto, March 6.â€" Wheat â€" Ontario -No. 2 white 78c, red 77>^c mixed 77c, spring and goo.se 7Ac, at outside points. Wheat â€" Manitoba â€" >ic easier, No. ! hard 87c, No. 1 Northern a4>ic, No. 2 northern 82c, No. 3 northern 81c, at lake ports; all-rail quotations, al North Ijay, are 3>^c more than these prices. Flour â€" Ontario â€" For export, $3.10, buyers' bags, at outside poinLs, for 90 per cent, patents; high patents, at To- ronto, bags included, are quoted at .?3.- f'5, 90 per cent, patents, .$3.50; Manilob.i firm, $'..30 to .$i.40 for 1st patents, .Si for ind patents and $3.90 for bakers'. Millfeed â€" Ontario bran firm, .$16.50 to S17. in bogs, outside; shorts, $16.50 lo $I7..''.n; Manitoba bran, $19, shorts $iO at Toronto and equal points. Oals- %c easiei', 34 %c for No. 2 white and 33%c for No. 2 mixed, at outside points. Barley â€" Firmer, W>ic lo 49c for No. L>, 4Cc lo 46><c for No. 3 extra and 44c for \o. 3. outside points. Peasâ€" 77c to 77%c outside. Hye â€" 09c to 70c, outside. Corn â€"Canadian â€" 4Ic to 42c, Cha- Iham freights; American easier. No. .'I vellow 48c, mixed 47Xc, al Toronto. Buckwheat . . 49c to 49%c, outside. KING F.DWAIII) (»FF FOIt IIOUD VY. lie Will Travel liirofl. as ihe Duke of l.ancasler. Rniltia, and Tohna. of the Society oay night for a holiday in Paris group, have sustained $100,000 damnge. | Piarritz. and a siibsequi'iit crui.si> in llie The steamer Mariposa wailed beyond '. \;e(lilerranean. The King, win is id- her sailing time with the request d j tended only by Gen. Sir Stanley fllarke Gov. JuUien, who hoped that Ihe French and lion. Sidney Greville. spent Ihe gunboat Zelee would return from her le- |nighl on board lh>^ Royal yachi at Porl.s- lief trip to Tuamolii Islands. The vess.M , moulh, leavinj; early on Saturday morn- bad not been sighted when the Mart- 1 mg for Cherbourg, and arrived in Paris [.osa departed. ] on Saturday night. He will stay at Ihe Local nfrwspnpers stole that 10,000 persons perished during the storm nn Tahiti, and that .several of the adjarent islands have disappeared. The dam- age is placed al $5,0(X),000. CHINA TO Pl!M.Sil ASSASSINS. W'ill Make neparallon for Murder nl Missionnries. A Pekin despalch .says; The Govern- nienl has Insirueled the Governor uf Nanehang. Province of Kiangsi, wli.^re (pn t'eliiuary 25 six I'rench Jesuit mis- sionaries anil four British subjects were killed, lo punish .severely all parti.-'i- panl.s in the massacre, and declares its willingness to make any reasonable •e- par.'ilion demnnded. Many foreigners PI Pekin know the Governor of Nan- ehang and consider him to be efficient and friendly. They believe his version (>l thi> Iroulilcs and credit his statement that he was unable lo prevent Ihe dis- turbance. American, British, and Ger- man gunboals are proceeding to the nearest po.ssible point lo .Nanehang. 4_ LAntiESr O.N ItlXORD. Tebniary Ciisloms Iteliirns at Montreal Show lireul Increase. A despalch from Montreal says: Cus- toms Collections on imports al this port ol Montreal during Itie month of Feh- luary amounted lo $1,015,811, being die largest amount on n.'cord for the S(>cond month of the calendar year, and an in- crease of $136,010 over the same month la.st year. It Is estimated that at the rate at which Customs cnljeetions have been increasing In tlii.s port the close of the fiscal year, June .30, will show a to- tal for the year of $13„5(l0,(XKt. TO MAKE FIELD Gl'NS. Bio Enfllish Company May Establish Itraiicli in C.aiiadn. A despatch Irom Ottawa says: There IS a prospect of a big English company, Ihe Covojilry Ordnance Company, eslab- I slung a branch in this country. Ne- gotiations are al pre.sent in progress with the Department of Militia, i'lie company is willing to erect a large fac- tory in (jinadii if the Ciovernmcnl will guarantee them any orders they m,iy bi plaiing for Held guns or Held gun I'.mmunition. It is quite reeogiii/.ed th.it Ihe ri'quirenienl* of the Dominion in lliis respect would not be likely lo keep n large plant in constant use, but if iino is erci-ted it will no doubt be employed also for the mnnufaclure of machinery of various kinds. INDIAN SHOT DEAD. Uesidenl of a Reserve in Mnniloba Killed by n Fellow Itedman. A despalch from Griswold. Man., says: VVarnbidiska, a higlily-respecied Indian (if Oak River reserve, about four miles north of here, was on Wednesday morning shot and instantly killed by Wally Rear, an Indian from Ihe Pipe- stone reserve. The trouble was over a hor.so deal. The murderer is still -il largi-, but is being pursued by con- stables. A Brandon despatch .says: Woolly Hear, the Indian murderer who atleoipt- ed suicide after perpetrating his dcsper- iile crime, is now in ttie ho.spital here, and will i)robably recover. 'I'hc bullet went clear through his body. He claims thai prior to shooting Wambidi.ska Ihey bad fought with knives, and several gasties on his body would appear lo confirm his story. NOT EQl'AL TO FARM WORK. Many of I'nemployed Eniigrnnls are Weakened by Lack of Food. A despalch from London says: Some- thing of Ihe distress of the unemployed was revealed by a medical examination cf those desiring lo leave Leilh for Can- ada. Thirty-one adults and six children who pa.s.sed a rigid inspection were found to be suffering in some cfl.ses from lack of food. II is thought half the 400 iiiieinployed arc physically unfit for the arduous lite in the Canadian West, and plans are being di.scu.ssed with a view tc training them on farms at home be- fore a large emigration is altenipted. The Dundee Distress Committee is also considering emigration to Canada as a .solution of the problem. They have decided not to assist any married man Ut go unless he takes his wife and fam- ily- MAY PAY MEMBERS. the ENCI.iSII RKCTOIt SI'SI»1:NDED. Rev. R. ('.. Pillinfihnm's Apoloqv to Ills Ixtrdithip Doesn'l Htiv<> HJni. A despalch from London says : The Rev. II. C. Fillingham, ret-tor of llexton, who was condemned recently by an ec- clesin.sticat court to lose his living imless he apologized to his bishop for going through Ihe ceremony of ordination with a Nonconformist, wroti- lo the bishop regretting that he unwillingly comniil- ted the illegal ucl. but has been siis- iiended from his clferical fun(^tlons for two fears. Rritish Premier Points Out That Colonies Pay Them. A London despatch says: In an.swering n question in the House on Wednesday the Premier said the Government wn-s ] considering the (luestlon of payment \t members, and pointed out what wii.s the existing practice in the colonies. Can- ada, he said, for a .session of more than 3i> days, paid $2,500, and for 30 diivs or less .?-,'0 for each day's allendaiice. Aiis- Iraliu paid £400 a vear. New Zealand X';;00, Tasmania ,£I0<1. West Au.stralla £20<», .South Australia £200, Oueensliind Jt.'KiO, New .Soulli Wales Jt'soi), \icloria ,t:if)0. Cape of Good Hope members resi- dent witliin fifteen miles from the House a guinea for enrli day's attendance and for more than fifteen miles a guinea i.?- niuneralion and allowance for personal expenses for every day's absence from I ome on Parliamentary duties. In New- f<,iin<lland paymi-nts wei-e voted anrm- lilly. Under Ihe Public .«5ervlee Act ->f 1!K)5 provision was made for $8,3(X) for salaries for .30 members. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Rulter â€" The demand for creamery rnnliiiues heavy in the absence of choice dairy, and prices are firmer. Creamery 25c to 26c do solids 23c lo 24c Dairy lb. rolls, good lo choice 18c to l'.)c do large rolls 17ctolSc do medium lOelolTc Clieese -â€" 13Xc for large and 13c 'o j4c for twins. Eggs -- New-laid are firmer at 16c lo 17c, and storage are quid at 13c to 14c. Poultry â€" Fat chickens, 10c to lie, thin 7e to He; fat hens, 7}^c to 8%c, thin fie to 7c; ducks, 12c to 13c, thin 6c to 7c; geese. 10c lo lie; turkeys, lie lo 1,5c for chiiice small lots. Potatoes â€" Ontario, 05c to 7.5c per bag on trnek here, 75c to 85c out of .store; eastern. 70c to 80c, on track, and 80c lo 90c out of store. Baled Hay â€" Unchanged at .$8 per ton for No. I timothy on track here in car lots, S.").50 lo .$6 for No. 2 or mixed. Baled .'^trnwâ€" Unchanged at .$5.50 to $C per Ion for car lots on track here. MONTREAL NfARIvETS. Montreal, March 6. â€" There was some inquiry for Manitoba wheal by cable to day, but bids were out of line and bust ness was very quiel. Oalsâ€" No. 2 39>^c lo 40c; No. 3. 38)<;c lo 39r: No. 4, 37c to 38c. â-  Barley â€" Manitoba .No. 3, 39c lo 39»<;c; France, and will stay there iin'il llio No. 4. 48c to 48%c; Ontario, 40c f.o.b. end of March, aflenvnrd joining llie '7,-' per cent, points. Roviil yiiriii \iiioria tmd Albert in 111: Corn â€" American mixed, 52,' jc; No. 3 Mediterranean, where, 11 is s.ild. he will yellow. 53c ox track. meet Emperor \\ itliam. During bis slay Flourâ€" Manitoba spring wheal patents Hi Riiinitz KiHL' Edward will .see King !!!4..50 lo .$4.00; strong bakers', .$4 to .$4. .Alfonso and di^eu.ss the details of the liillei's maiTiag.' with the Pi'incess Ena ot Batlenberg. A despatch from London snys: The Duke of Lancaster, as King Edward will Huiihoni, ; l,e known for two moiUlis, left on Fri- iiid firilish Emba.'~sy until Tu>'sdny, and dur ing his visit to the French capiliil will .see President Fallieres, whom he has not yet inel. From Paris the King goes lo Biarritz, WATI:R AT LAKE PORTS. tompreliensivc Sclieme lo be Presented to Parliament. A despatch from Ollawa snys: The Minister of Public Works will present 11, Parliament next session a comprehen- sive .scheme of improvejiienl on Ihe Up- per Lakes, the execution of wliich will mean a great deal for the Canadian shi|>- ping interests of those waters and for Ihe railways operntiiig to the Georgian Pay ports. The objecl is lo provide 20 feel of water at Pnrt .\r!liur niid Fort William on Luke Superior, al Depot Harbor and Midland, the Grand Trunk terminals, and al A'Ictoria Harbor, the new Canadian Pacific Railway Icrmin- a! on Georgian Ray. The largi- expenditure that this work involves will Ix- spread over six years. It will be b'ft for Ihi^ rnilways to build their own docks and terminal facilities. All the Government is undertaking is to provide them with 20 feel depth of walet HAD NO INSIRANCK. Loss of Inlerroloninl nt Monclon Was Not Covered. An Ottawa despatch says: There was no insurance on Ihe Intercolonial Rail- way buildings burned nl Monclon. The loss was nearly a million dollars. 10, winter wheal patents, f?4.25 to $i.- 50; siraighl rollers, .$4 lo S4.I0; do, in l-ags, $1,85 lo $1.95; extras, $1.05 lo SI. 75. Millfeed â€" Manitoba bran in bags, ..19; shorts. $20 per ton; Ontario bran in bulk, $14.50 to $15: shorts, .$•?(); milM mouille, $21 lo .$24; straight grain niou ille, $25 to .$27 per, Ion. Rolled Outs â€" Per bag. $1.90 lo $1.05. Cornmeal, $1.30 lo S1.40 per bag Hay â€" No. I, $>< to $8.50; No. 2. $7 to .$7. .50; clover, mixed, $6 to .$6.50, and pure clover. Ch'^ese â€" No change in Ihe local cheese silualion. . An improved tone continues find a good inquiry was reported 'his n:oniing. Asking prices unchanged at l.3e lo Vi^c Butter â€" Continues steady with weak underlone. Demand is only fair. Prices steady at 22c for choice and 21c to 2l>^c lor undergrades. Eggs â€" \ slight improvement is le- ported in the locnl market, tlinugh there was no change in the price this morning. Receipts of new laid were rather limited. Tlie demand was rather good for fresh PI ir.c lo 18c, fall slock selling al J3c to lie and limed at lie to 12c. Provisiorusâ€" Heavy Canadian .short cut pork, .$21; light .short cut, .$20; Americ.-in short cut, $20; American cut clear fat back, SI9 to $20; compound lard, O^c to 7Xc; Canadian pure lard. ll%c to 12c; kettle rendered, 12>^c lo 13c; hams, 12c lo 13%c, according lo size; bacon, UVJe; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $10 lo .»!10.25; country dressed, .$8.75 to ,$9.,50; alive, $7.75 and $7.50, selects and mixed lots. BUFFALO .MARKETS. Buffalo, March 6. â€" Flour â€" Steady, Wheal â€" Spring ea.sy; No. 1 Northern, 86Xc asked, carloads; Winter dull; No, 2 red, 85c. Corn â€" Steady; No. 2 yel- low, 4€c, No. 2 com, 45>^c. Oats â€" Frra; No. 2 white, 34>^c; No. 2 mixed, 33Xc. Barley â€" Opening shipment quoted 4j| to 46c. Ryeâ€" Dull; No. 1 offered 70c, NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. - New York, March 6. â€" Spot easy; No. 2 red, 86>ic elevator; No. 2 red, 89c f.o.b. afioal; No. 1 norlliern Dululh, 91c t.o.b, afloat. CATTLE MARKET. Tornnlo, .Mar. G.â€" The market to-day, noUvithslanding a heavy run, held sleady. The export eallle went well at from $4.90 to $5,10. Good sborl-keeD feeders were in good demand and firm at .$4.25 to .$4.50. Bulchcrs'.â€" The market was steady for the general lun of biilcbers' caltle and perhaps a little firmer for Ihe choicest; picked. There was a little falling off m, qualify of the market as a whole, with too many rough, unfinished butcher | cattle offering. Choice, wcll-finishel butcher heifei-s were scarce and high. A pair of extra choice heifers, weighing 2,070 lbs. Ihe pair, sold for $4.70. Good ordinary heifers and steers sold al .$3.91} to .$4.10. Heavy Feedersâ€" Good heavy feeders are linn at $3.85 to $4. Siockersâ€" Good stockers are wanted. Slieep and Lambs â€" Market slighlly easier for grain-fed lambs. Hogs â€" Market is sleady al the rise of Ihe latter part of last week, ijiiotalions were unchanged to-day at $C.G0 to S6.85, BRITISH MANtEUVRES. Greatest Navy Will .\tlempl lo Force Gilirallar's Straits. A London dospulcli says: The domin- ant note of the British naval manoiuvres w hich began recently in Lagos Bay ii I heir secrecy, says The Express. Wo attaches or privilegi'd strangers will li« allowed on board, and even army ofiTh cers are forbidden lo be present. Dis- tinguished general ollicers who had un- derstood lliai, they would he permitted lo go with the lleet have been refused periiii.ssion, and have been obliged la remain on shore. Several fortress gun- t.ery ofiicers were also desirous of at- teiuling ill order lo learn something ol .ship working, but they have been told llial lh(>y cannot go, .\s every effort ii being made to co-ordinate the working '~f Ihe navy and army in war-lime, lh< alliiiide of the Sea Lords In refusing l.t tillcnv the allendunce of array ofiicen desiring instruction is not very well re- ceived in the .sister service, luid Ihe mat h'l has ^ome under the notice of ih« King. Ihe fifty warships constituting tfi« Peel have 730 primary guns, not one ol which is less tliaii six-inch calibre, and biindreds of smaller guns, bringing du ti.lal to nearly two thousand pieces ol rnlinance. King Carlos, on his yacht, will greet the squadrons as Ihey sail in- to Lagos Ray to concenlrnte, and the Thames-liuill Portuguese cruiser Vasco 0^ Gama will welcome the arrival ol the British ships in Portuguese waters. The fieel is lo niano'iivre in protection 'I Ihe trade mutes .ind Ihe shipping bound for home ports with food-stuffs. An attempt al.so will be made lo fore* Ihe passage of Ihe SI rails of Gibraltar. There will lie a conference uf Admirals, and the fieels will have .^liatogical e* exercises. More than 40,000 seamen aril marines will be engaged in the manos uvres. i mi! iiii HAR LIQI'OR FROM DRY COINTIES. New Brunswick Oovernnient Will Amend Ihe Act. A despatch from SL John, N.B., says: As a i-esult of a demand by leinperanco boilies thai wholesale dealers should not be allowed to .send liijuor by e.xi)ress in- to the counties where prohibition is in force. Premier I'weedit on Wednesday introduced important amendments lo Ihe Liquor License Act. This measure forbids any licensed wholesale dealer sending liquor lo persons in Scott Ad dislricts who they have reason to be- lieve are engaged in the sale ol liquor. It also makes it unlawful for express companies lo carry liquor C.O.D. to •Scott Act counties in this province. Heavy fines in both cases and loss of licen.se in the first are the penalties. In introducing Ihe bill Pivmitr Tweedie Miid tlie Government would do all pos- .sible to lessen the evil of intemperance, bill could not al present see that a pix)- vimial pliohibitory law would be likely to be enforced in cities and towns. Therefore he would not inlroduce such legislation. A Manifesto Has Been Ordered and Incorporated A despalch from St. Pclersburg says As the resull of a series of special coun- cils held al Ihe rsar.skoe-.ScIo and com- posed of forty high dignitaries, Mini.s- li-rs and members of the Council of the Lmpire, under tlic Presidency of Itie Emperor, the main guarantees of liberty have been granted, and a manifesto iias been ordered to be coded and incorporat- ed in the lundamenlal laws of Ihe em- pire. The main points are as follows; No yaw will hereafter be effective with- out the approval of the National Asseni- t'ily and Council of ttie Empire. The lat- ter body will corjsist of an «|ual nuna- ber of appointed and elected membei-s taken from the clergy, nohilily, zemsl- \os and Academy of Science, universi- ties, trade and industi^. WILL BE TWO HOU.SF,S. There will be two Hou.ses, both of whom will have power to initiate legLs- talion which does not efiect the funda- nienlal laws of the empire, the question Oi succession, etc. The annual sessions will be convoked and closed by Imperial uka.se. Both the Council of the Empire and the National As.sembly will enjoy Ihe right to interpellate Mlrdstery lor alleged unlawful acts. The sessioi^ will be pui>lio. KING NEVER WAS BETTER. Rumors are Denounced as Malirious Inventions. A \'ienna despatch says: Dr. Oil, King Edward's Marienbad physician, has taken the occasion of liis return from his visit to England lo puldicly deny Ihi^ rumors of his Majesty's ill-health. These, Dr. Oil declares, are malicious inventions, poswibly traceable lo politi- cal motives.' King Edward was never ill better health than al present. ♦- Rl'SII OF BLt'E JACKETS. Itrilish Atliifiralty Test ol Speedy Trans- portation. A despatch from Londrm says: Two hundi-ed sailors leave per slcmshlp ! nk< Manitoba on March 13 for Vaneouvei ati an experiment by the Admiralty K fintl out how speedy in case of nece* fiiy troops can be transported to the Ik meet.