' 7 INT. Arthur wnuridu, Paths-r; ,1 n n -- Dec. l3I.h-.-Regret to mmrm ynu. Sergt. Georg! `Armstrong. S.A.(.`., dungernualv ill of emetic fever. For lhrr, W. L. Armulrong, Bulah. Muni- hnl." 3 least in Que run. > H the present culd `spell hhlcln {or a maple` of days the ice '|nrido nomad tho harbor will In well fanned. Quito` a crust 0! ion yvu on the nurlnoe this morning. . . - A ' W. Y. Bowl -and wife. Gunnnouuo. mo:-mug. W. Y. Boyd --land wife, Gannnoquo, npend Sunday and Monday in the city `clu guest: of their daughter, In.- C. W. -Lolllpon n'u'ue_I.. - _ Rnhert J. Reid. furnilun dealer, but ` Moeivo the contract tolnrninll tun mvr" Iuidqnoe-, on at Oduu and auto` at Bwloniun. /_ 4...`. him. ....s.-....|...a :.; at _!..l...'. ucouh with the contingent. The Iollowina enblel have been re- ceived by lord limo, from Hr. Chum `berluin : an... |mI._nun `tn inform`you mom: Thu 8 l$"i"- Ity 0! Queen : de- mot. this oornpon to re- ' _ ovuunur. | . _ :8. Goal Cujla an-ivod at IoCwdI!_`l55 (`L mm as pvnennam. F- I In-hop lulu prinrhetl id 8):. John : clutch Portsmouth, M. yesterday` mnrnhbnh urvlm. A a..F_.l9! . M9--I ll WU `il_ *II3.IoCpl0Il to `Illa Var DOC... Ottawa, Due. `lO.-llo majoutiy (qua: Al-nudn) In tent the luv rming ab , la the cnumeu of limo: "lit ` phuvn I will became trout; of tho ,V|I|oI-ion 0! EH locieu to LII} champion lum- lluu ol Candi? tho mm. univer- uity teen. AI Hlunlnulttl nuidnml, which will bear tho portraits of the team, will nloo boro-entul. About 8400 Ian been raised (or the purpose. In. Ellen Jane Itsnroe. wife `of Thomas Iunroe, civil cngimv.-r. died Iut night, Quad mum: -um Youth. Site In a liner of Sir vary Strong, ol the nupmno com-1., gmhvia 3 na- tiu ol Poole Dlnctlblro, Fug no... music nwindkru `hl\"0 `been. '1i\`c at Dnnntthlm, ring. Gnu good! Iwlndlen have `been. I lo victinil Iolno Ottawa poo- p . but no for-u` known hymn uno- cudad. 301110 of the from good: cir- -- Inmlud ' -.nuv J-nun; an auvnuuvnu New \'0i`k, Dc-c. l"|.~Ma_\'ol'-calm-(:'t. I... 0.._aInu nllll nu:-an-I 03:4: nlnuniiut. .C." Dec. l3th-.-Regnit. to infnnn 3"- mmo nnnm `knnalmnll. S.A.(.`.. Put Out qhurch Furnaces. V I ` LI. I,,L...'_ II.` Kruger : Great" Greed. |.:_ L....I. ..... ~- 4|... "I"v-uncut lad; Kim A Mexiibor. |. December VIII, nruuutnxunp, .-_K. Timbrik, New Weatminltar,` 2..-...-_---- Killed By A Slut. .u NC I)... ](:_Il Hl{. I215-Heut t mmrm Tilnbrik, S.A`TC., died W3; December 9th. Krumen-dorp. 1: m:...t..:L N... wmnminnusr. 'IOlDAY. DECEMBER 16. men to PICK up ` square miles, pf 500. At. the DEX; OI Inc SHCCIPSS OI EH9 CX[7GrlIllGl'IXv8. Signor Marconi, though satised of the gvcnuineness of the signals and that he has succeeded in his attempts to establish communication across the Atlantic without the use of wiroI,em- pharrizes the fact that the system is yet. `only in an embroyonic stage, but that the possibility of its ultimate development is demonstrated by the success pf the present r uiranentd and imperfect apparatus as o signals can only be received by the most you- aitively adjusted apparatus and Sig- nor Marconi is working under great difficulties owing to the conditions prevailing here. - The Cnrnwnli ('.nIm1. a. 117m mu... ' Control 0! Telographn. Washilvgtoll, Dec. l(`u.--Rqprcscntm (ivn Jackson (Kansas) has intrn(llI'o(J avhill prqvidimz that nthc United Stairs gnvnrnmmnt pllrchlis the West- ern Union and Postal telegraph com panics, and thereafter oyveralehvthom in cunnectinn with the pout-oice dc- purtmc.-nt. I"rm'ision is made for ap- praisal of the property of the com- panies and fur the paynwnt. of its up pminmi value when the amount is re- pu|'(lL`(| ll, congress. ` Al/\Vinnip:g` Hon. Cliurd Sifton was waited upon by a deputation of g'ruin men and uskcd to use his inJ lluunce to have the dual wystcin of ' grain inspoction.a:t Pun Williain and \\`inn'ipe-g abolished and inspection made an. \_Vinnipeg only. ` \ . AL 8 meelinur of Um lemnm-Anna ol. gnunmma. ' K The iron muuldcra union. of Hamil- lull, bu called a xneoging of trade: and labor men `to consider the advisa- bility of plncin'g' nldernunlc candidate: in.1.he eld in the forthcoming muni- cipal electimu. `v "` 'rlIlI`pn!nrI\nrn 0`:-nun lIl\|Inn:' I.-- ..-.. , sent or received. lle remained at the recorder at- tached to the receiving apparatus, and to his prulolmd sutinfn_ctinn .- nalq were received by him at inter- vals, according 1.0 the nugramule lir- rnnged previously with the operator at Polrlhu. These signals consisted of repeating at intervals the letter S," which in Marconi : code in mode by three (lots or quick strokes. This sig- nal was repeated so frequently and acconlzing to the detailed plan arrang- ed- to provide saf uards against loa- sibility of a mintn e that Signor coni was satised that it was 5 gen- uine transmission from England. Anmin nn Thurnrlav tluriniv tlm anmn provamng nere. _'l'ho Cornwall coast is 1,700 miles from St. John a. In view of the suc- cess attending these trials, Signor Marconi will for the present disregard the matter of coinmunicaiinu with trans-Atlantic steamers. He will re- turn to England next. week, and will` conduct the experiments from Poldhu himself. an ..u..l..l.... aL..A AL` ....__4A_ ,1 ,. - nimsen. He explains that the greater electri- cal power there will enable him to send more effective signals. He will un- dertake this work himself, leaving us- nistants here to erect a must and re- _ ceivc the signals as he forwards them. It in not possible to send return sig- :nals from hem until a powerful elec- tric battery shall have been invtallul. Sir Robert Bond, premier of New- fmvnrlland. oers . Signor Marconi every facility within the power ofthd cnltmial government for the carrying out af his plans. mum: at I_Vllll|)l`g only. meeting 0 the temperance worker: of Bruntiorc, a resolution qua paused calling on the Ontario gove`-u-> men: to `w: Ontario, at the cmrlioht date. pm ibitory lcgi.-Ila-`iiun afmilnr to the law enacted by the legislature of. _MnniI.oba `- 'l'I\.. Lu... ........l.l.... .._.x__ ,,n II -1 upm elecumu. ` 'l'he`l e rlmro town council hp: pus- od n by-I w to be submitted to n vow on Jan 61]: to authorise the par: ` chuo ot '1vMcr worh, wb eigh- gqen miles of main: [or the sun at '`nX',l ._ ` Wuund it impnnihlo to have an opening. but we invite `everyone In vilit ouulnrc {bin week._ You will ccrtuipi HM bargain: in furniture at Rom. . Reid a. ` " ' The opera hound lmilimi opetationi " are not until: tic prognu anticipat- ed and togto Inurcity 'u!, carpal ' ion, .17 1. par cunt. addition could be `made to form. n Alon u. d.l_o- a_n--.J'_-, L: I . -- moming station, and moveu mu uipment there. Last. Honky he on- b the Poldhu station to begin send- ing Iignuln at 3 p.m., dily, and to continue them until 6 .m., these hours being respectively I .30 a.ni. to 2.30 p.m., St. John`: time. During these hours, Wednesday, Signor Mar- coni elovawd a kite withrnn aerial ...:.-.. I... rnannc nf whiz-1: uiannln un- com elevated Rue wun nu uuum Wll'0 by means of which signals are ucnt received. `In .........inarl :0 {kn rnnnrrh-r at. ume tmnxnusmon irom Lnglanu. Again on Thursday, during the same hours, the kite was elevated and the same signals were renewed. This made the as:-nnrunc so complete that Sig- nor Marconi cabled to his principal: in England and nine inlormed the gov- ernor of Newfoundland, Sir Ciwendinh Boyle, who apprised the British ori- net. of the success of the experiments. Sin-nnr Mnrnnni. Hannah nntinlipd nf cunlc orwcwalcr work! man main: ` 8'130.000.. II- F...) :. :_...-_.-III, lM7.lC|- ' ` Th macipli at the SL I|ry'n 1...} I 0 ' :3"!!! I.:'r"o'ipu%. '""' 5 \ . . ISIUG I0 `IO IOIIBG. Man the debate Snhwday ight. tb Tomnlo nhtives urrl about WIW`0' n`n ntudmuwumnagd - hi-ac-of . at the British-Auction; _.._.t...A; -1 .1. n. g. `M llillis Signor llu`coni'| station in Com- wall in most. powerful. Be poueuu an aloctrio loroo generated there a had- red times greater than at his ordina- I_ry unions. Before he left England, be arranged with the eloctriciln in charge of the station, which in local.- ed at Poldhu, to begin sending ail; ..-|. .a.u.. .m..- . mrmin date. which lending y naln daily after a curtain date, Signor Inrconi would cable him upon perfecxg his arm moms here. sig- nor Iarconi arri hem a week ago, andnelpcted Signal Hill, at. the en- trance to the harbor, ugh an experi- menting station, and moved his nnuinment. there. L589. Monday Inroani had announced uu mun wondodul scientic discovery of mo- dorn_tiu:eu in stating that he had no- caivod olpcu-ion] sinls wrong the At- a lunatic ocean h-om union in Corn- lninl that boloro vull, Eug H: on has _ nghmd E0 had mud: hi: up 6: accomplishing this mule, or whilo his primary objocg was to commuiontoz with linnn in mid- oceon, he nluo hoped to weaned in no mining the wonderful scientic ac- hievement of wlrekal `tolcgnphy norou the Atlantic. u:mm.- An-nni'l station fiilimurs mm mum 8I.'. Johlfl, Null, IE ID-"DI"lIlI bu nnnounuod the moat. ........a....| u-iunliu discovery A Iorunou Achhvnuu-Cou14 Ind lacuna Boat tram - .,_'_n `O--Inn n nt_ 6:1-3 :1-I wnnua `manners Acton `rm: ATLAITIC. """`"'O WIHI l"ll .Il UIi`I, VIII UIIU Something toA;riuu the Chdlr` ~ sx>so.a'uys.suon1'.b1-Jonas:-.in-"00"" " 0 .150. \ Tllilbovutook hum` . . I t.-. a...m.I:-"3. Bowilorzl bnyorlyuvodnn JAMES Kt-.lD.f The Leading Undortullff There is nothing will please the little ones bette thana nice pair of SKATING BOUTS OR SLIP PERS. For the older people we have everything t_ha is mzde for the season. You should call and see our um I (`T YI\I1'I`.T\(` Il(\/`f`A(I\Y(` CIA 15;) III IUD IUI |-LIKE 3\pG3Ull- I. IJLI DIIUIIILI wan BIl_\J -`MU Vul -- menae stcck of SLI_PPERS, MOCCASIN__S, EU` I-.. I `L..:-A.._-_ nsnvna JV uuvvm \II for (hristmas. Bvx. FOR jANUARY NOW READY. DELINEATOR FOR JANUARY READ`. `W HaFpy T%Ahought-`V ~---#--- McKELVEY_ ,& * BIRCH l'\ ...._._n 111-` A A A_ ABERNETHY. A PRON / % . % To-morrow. cnmsnvms ' Nr: To-mo:-row we will sell Dozens of White * Lawn Aprons awni :7-l Rtito O Whit ornld in man tnhlu ntlivllh WNW! In-9 for Ohuvmmaim [a yoga` and OH 7 _ -' Golden on or Iuhonny manna Writ-as Du with Driver :1 d oi bhdV_$Ghlll. only - naval... n.|. ....-1. n,..:. u'i'...|.... ll u-umuu UAI uvunnopny ICIO VI 1.60 up . ` v J..as..s.r amen; .1: onion, only No. Banana, llul -hi. an Ad "unlit. nu AT SPECIALAVPRICES. Each of these nine prices re-- present different styles and each : price is a Special Bargain. ll 1IrIwt`l' II (I (OI unuvuguuculul. "I"! 9'- Golden on nal. Book sham. 0|. . Uolkluu Uni or Hahn`!!! `I00 0051'-'0: h 50 up . u -Iulult r nllndt. Ill Ooll, (I'll, Doc. Swan. lled with Fine Art lulin. only - ENOIN mu. Pol`!-Adjustcs. only 000 ..-...4I'.2_ .. A'_ A _..'_-__ 4|. - l'I.lI4In Qv 19c. 23c. 25c. 55c. J 430. 50c. 75c. .pl--u-4--3 ._ _ _r,,_j 'Nclll.ANl) & co., Ring out the old, Ring in the`new,_ . Ring out the false, Ring in the true. 1 No use getting along wit] .that.old imperfect stove f0 another winter." Better 5` in anew one now. If _y0| want a` perfect Wofkm economicei and durablt _Cook Stove GHRISAATMM BOXES. SALE /7o`.)9_ta}za:44x;/2 565. : L in-esentatnon fioods. - % Iwww-- .. llllsheusn. Bonds] }.'_'.!"."."*"u Du. I6. A's Inc um nuuzy to-kg, grand ry returnnd true I! I 'l'godom Tockoor.s and Laura -achqn (Ann Odotin Din- Da Ban. The recorder. in charging the Jury. ooumeaud upon the blupkgnoun chnmcter ol I X.nov.,- ` now do; ` Dr. Ed. Iorin I "Cudiuul, ' was ulwd I 184! Jlilbor. How do I like 'lEv are of much I! value ab` bl` u !' y an of $1. :v.lIue":~ I50 pd: and weak womanwvlould use .tIyoI.ber,lud uhetricd themoncel. A land: l`_oNx'Dl:do,. `Dido iilll not IJotlmIIgerorcold' `during in an calendar month. He qqnnnd beltsro the mug-inkage this ' on Ilse old, old chug: ol g too long and lovingly POI in iine. B3 was given '1; month in The pity of it. in, that the old nan nut. mood Christmas in con- Private C. Kenntdy of the Gmgdi n '1 llighlanden but received the View A_ ' not for unusual gnlhnlfy. /In am ` engagement Vida the Boers u Dc\v- . ` otgdodr, he carried 0 wcyxk-d cnm- ll mtloonllinbookther onp` mile to the mm. 4 hospital. All A In lhilo Kcnnogy wan under I ' . n-__ - 1 W . _ ` |.....L. Inn A w.ne.p..n"L:. la/the Hail. from B Louie; funny non Ayn-nu`. say: it -i.- 1 1' Clliil lips wbenu-1 tie, the boundary dispute Chili and Aliille, and that the is delaying hi` reply. - . in tin inm-ovunen in the In : ocr of fhtr grim! oi-` Ar tine "in delaying bet reply. _ ing to the im:>rovcvmen\- the-.' ` relnuuns II (I Columbia _and Venezuela the (`oormnn naval cum- Inudu in withdrawn ups of tin!` German fright:-I {mm-the (`.nrriboan nun. leaving only two mull TL. I"hnn| ne Hemmer Umbriml leaving only two mum cmnuerp. The (`nutd ne steamer limbrim. which bu arrived {mm Now Ynrk. r- nqrtl that the v-nnmnlu-I'"I I grab on tho mange.` during which In-r dock ta nun In I fty-tent wave. Tin vJmna"t Vnttunr. and lifty-two: A Ihminuv nusida-mt .-Inn : fmmd dund in pity on u. 1:. mm. mun... and mood incon- Inmnnl, - H Thdlnokett shoe mom has just re- solved . nunlmr of very Iuporior lu- veinq `I log Chrislma.| pmsgnts.` They can not than annually kept in ' /I nal hen. Sounmuon,-=0nt., Dec. is-During lb week Iewrnl |l.'l'1I0lIl in Sen hdnnoxperiowatbey will Iovunon (otgot. Samuel Weather- n an njl J` W 381' II a--I-v vs --.,. Vinson, Doc. 16.-A young man Iwd B9", ol'Adunnvllle, was killed byth fdlliw olglimb from guns while be ill out gsthering beaclr mL_. Th limb I'll-ucl him on the. his amn, Two of BIWI brotlltrl who were with H: in (titling him home. ll. `Ronni tunntv-four Loan. --lanai Fnrqunnr. Igv.-a nuy-urn: I` Winnipq: rmidcnt'.- um Euund duad Ind hy |I_il dnughu-`r. The body will he rent in Reva Ric-Aux l'iun, Qum, ||i:ku'nisrluun.fnrinutunout. , `I1:-nanny : nl lhnaun-Ilinnnl {Ln III, Iuooaanul In 3|:-sung nu Ila livid twenty-{out hours. 1-22-.-xj , Invn1`oou- (adds. The utilunaopnb J "P pun-AI-nu` your dad: Io.aoo.mo (any on boom. 1 mt, Iluuunnum mil uoouuy . n pvu-mum. dry dock during a... Iilvllll `lb vhto-`nu-on-.ou|anou. dun " Ilotibohgonhtblndnuu Wall-`Ebola-n-clan. HUIIIT 3 Ali: anu- Londim, Dec. I6.--At the Old Bailey I4-;_oI-:4 Ch: an-and inf`! returned l um nngutoa All "night. nut Bot. . Yaphnnk is not A large planes. ,9! IyIJnbOl`.l`rog. z__.__ I` _l uuunu-I IllII`lIBb POISOIID. Illlluuwun aw 'hIGI'utI|osv.nu'olrlu "!W`.- `H.115 and !M;OWI.. -T I I` The South Wellington pmlsiliitianis-In I at an organisation meaning at Guelph, 1- dccidod to you only for . candida. . ' who. vm'ul_d pledge himself to vote for prulihition. A lutioa Ill pduod I `calli pick: to inuuducu u. " tnry Jaw. ` ,. ' I I ' J. I. Simmons. Fun `IilIiun_ has lino. Thu police authorities have have beau informed o_f the arrest. to-day, at Brampton, of Harry Bagley, on I chum of stealing a rick on 3 Grand Trunk In-ightgtnin. About four years ago 5 man named William Hurray mu killed in A street nrny and Bodgcly and u nun: named Bert Lyons were elnrgcd with the killing. Hadgely dis- qpeared and-Lyoiu was tried and acquitted. The police have ntied that Budgly he sent ham when the Bramp- ri: authorities have nished with TL`: llunrvuuxlinnnl nnllnnn n` "An. wnvuu our-U vs unsav- New York, Doc. l6.-Thn storm on Saturday and` Sunday did great. dun- ugu throughout New `York state. New Yd'rk-city was plungod -into darkness dnrougll the gun n_mins being ooded. The damage within the! city limits viii) mach WLWO. Ai. `Synoine, N. Y.,' 11!) lunilieo were driven from their homes. Propey lo 8250.000. At Schamctady A dun at Hinckey Lake V lgyru; 576,0(D worth of logs were lost. An iron bridge mmawept away and aurfaco car trsic ntored. At. Binhunton, rnt word is under wav- et. Five milrs o road ib.-mnduled. No trains on Eric or Lac.l'n\vana run- since Sntunhxy night. The bridge piers ' were movad. I A. m...:-.. ....n-... -.... a.....:...a WCTU IIJOVKI. ' . AI. I-Iluiira cellars are ondod,cm:u- inz loses up,_qn thuuaamia. "l'Wl'D(_`\;\ bridges on the Lchigh railroml line were waalml out. Atr'I`roy the wind caused 850.1110 damages. Trolley cars ceased running but-wan Tmy and Al~ bany. The ice want out ul the Hurl- mn arul canal boats were mleasod. At Iivldletown lanalideo, oaunorl lrythc storm, mulled in a railway wreck on the l'2rie,l`lne; one man Iiilled and ne- veral The bridge ioulod inlo I.he'lNi-vor Sink river. _ v` . ' I la l'cnmaylvaniia, big imlustrimi unf- l' 4 heavy daniaazlr-: communication y wire in cm 06'. Railway trulc `luv: entirely ocanul. At San ehannu, a mile of railway it a ,is Mr nu-rgpdz Erie! trallic ntpppel.1Al `Wiliiamapnrt. a freight train `wont tlirou ls a-bridge, thme lives ilnst. Atl ilkclharre; gmat. damage .waa dam; railway u-aic no;-pod by 'omiotl tunnel. At Allentown, `one 'lmndrod penqnn wcm rendorerl homo- ---la-aa lnv lnnlnrun 4nudMl~ all Ilia I-il. way u-Icu are unuer water. Svrncune. N.Y.. Dec. l0.-The w her in Onondaga crock bu receded no at `w-worn are; again in order. "Hue total `daiiiuge in estimated at 8t5Q,(lD.` - ' pm! | railvuy hloetade in vlnunua no: gas Iuvuln (fhoyenncl. Wynn. Du`. l6.-Ana\hcr storm. which began Into Int night. in sweeping over soutlwm Wyoming, imminoin. Union Pacific train`: are six hounllq from the can and {out from the was . A uvl-any l`L-n.o.n.n- -.Ln ......... l"I'II lino. The Qanctegatioual college, of Ion- i.nul.n]pauI-ui in Osguode Hall,this. morning. asking that the will of the late Charles IlacDonald, Bruce county be ennnlrued in their favor. MacDon- -I.! ...Iu.. rlind h. IQ?) lull I-1. n-0-cg am:-yuan-V-nw.. '2 NWIIITUCG In Inll IIVOY. HIICUOTP ald, wlan died in 1897, MC his estate to big liltef; in the case of her death _it was to go to her children; in the can of their death, 8700 was to go to the eo|lege.. The college now main- tain that they can nd no true: of the sinner. of her being Alive, of her having any cllildren, or 0! ha: by.-imz untried. They wordingly ask for Ilm hnnnpnt. `Storm `Sweeps Over In York- fl.-ggb 74-- Al TIC; XR1 III. ;-u?-u- . wind at , that at William llood VI. 1!. `fly I, J.P. The plain- Ii in a settles in the Bncabtidgv dip trio: And In claim; dunngu on the uni! that the ddendant. Ind un- ovfully urxutaed Um, conveyed him ten miles Iron : Ill Home and relnaerl hall on 3 clIa_rge 0! being illegally in the pm-anion ol certain skim, It in chimed Tuylot did this without lum- Inou ur warrant und'witl1 no en - the delemunu. ` The West:-A-n inspital has reconsid- ored in xlucisinh in the manor of the Ithlistirm ol mnaunptive pntienu and has notified the city that it in pre- to receive in female pntientc. ' bring`: I" the hospitals into IICTHE. 'lDl the bequest. nunnmu mg wen renaoraq noma- - less by factories ooded: all the I`ai|~ way Inch are under water. c.,......... u v n... m_-n- ...u.... mom Inc can and mat n-on Inc won. | A-ulnw Chrentcngnn. who own: 3.51!) `nhcven, anal; of Orton `River. re- ports thus nlllloeh in that oacttnn are lost. together with 3 number ol 0! warrant nnuwvun no un- done: to show that an olenoc had has committed. The jury at Brue- hridgo sanded the plnini 850`dam- 03$ and justice Robertson now cun- nnn thin and charges push against. the ddeuduus. ' " 'rI.. I..1...-..` luunhnl Inn rncnnAid- nnry JIV.` .. 3 J. W. Sinmnu, Fort William. has -In-gs. ned $ and coup for doing ilml-,iIIIII'lor an in-unnoc company not .|io-sued us do Vbnoinou -in Onurio. av..n..:.. s......`.| |... .....L ...........x.. -.. . nun-nu w ` an uuslnanl -an ununo. 'Po|bi-I hated by such coulmoniu an `ru 3:1: manly: tho ....""""'- ..."..a"s!`3.u. J21 Julie: Robaruon this morning: hands! out 1 at in I one tries! at B1-ucohtldlt. of g K1703 DAKAGE DONE. T If '5! I833 '10 CONGRE- GLTIOIAL COIJIGI. Stgrm In In Uncut. ......- 2-... II ._ I president lsrugt-rn rapacuy. ne made it a habit. to buy `up burghm-3' farm righu, Every Transvaalcr of eighteen yam was entitled to a farm of 6,000 acres, but many nid not take up the right... On one occasion, the president, Inf 3 little judicious manipulation of the strings, managed to pick up 600,- nm Acres. or 937 armnro miles. by u- snnxsi 000 acres. H-H I-tqnnro IXIIICH, py 5 cash expenditure nf 500. nut~ break of the war Kruger owned a larger amount of land than any pri vate individual iii the world. His fortune was well `invested. Ho bud 700,000 in Java, and 400,000 in Berlin. J JKIIIIUI I uncut wuvvu. In his book ,on the Transvaal, 1). `I. Wifwn thrown a.|urid lightjon ex- president Kruger : rapocity. He made it. A habit. buv un |)ur|zhers' `III; \I|llv Ypulbu Cuauuvw-. The service of `St. John's, Ports- mouth, ha:-{tn be held in the school- hounu yesterday. Owingglo the heavy uod on Saturday, the water roxc'i_n._ (.!nrtavright.'s creek. behind the church. hlgcked the mud. and owed intn the church basement to the depth at seve- ral foot. The furnace n.-s were ex- lingllilhttd um] hence the;-dicu: could not be uuod fur_ Sunday services! InFI', H. u. lilluvilvnr, .-.-....7, _..... ' The usually department` at Cape Town wire. Doc. l.`ltIr-"l leas-c in- fnnn llrs.- Sonhiu Jnhm-on, George- mwn. P.F.l., that her son. Charles Johnson. Canadian mouts, died of (;_r_1- tnric fever M. Pretoria on December ml. '- ' An Unttring Workor. HefI.padI'| lldlrond Joumnl, London. In comrrntulme the Grand T1 New torn, In-c, llI.'-]l)'0l"(9I(,`L'h L1-w.J tatrduy, nnnnuncpd t-he ap|mi1I- uicnt of (Iornclius Vanderbilt. as a member of the -civil service cummiar -inn I I ' All Ulliilflll` Igwsun. Railroad Eng. We eongratulaie Trunk proprietors on the rbtnrn of Mr. Hays tojho general mnnagership. nnd on the well-deserved promotinn uf Mr. Normnn to the necretaryaip. It speak: well for the Grand `I x-nr.\ .-:v.- km, and its future chm an Jul-2. nu- piring man like Mr. Hays nhnuld rc- mm to it for his ;more showy posi- tion on the Southern Pacific. He is a man of energy and ideas, with work in him to hit nger-tips. lr. Nonnnn. the assistant. secrctary, who in promoted in plane of Mr. Lin.l- ley, is not I0 well-known in he lu- aotvu ,,tp be. He came from tho. Mun- chesowr,>Shcie1d dz Lincoln.-hire, and noeived his early training unlcr the Mt! Sir Edward `-Wntkin. one of the driest railway men in man uuzmiv. Mr. Norman van for munv years chief accountant of 'the Grand Trunk, and gained 3 good insight into the com- pany`: nnirs under the tutclcma of the late It. -Ramon-n very clevur mnn-antl Sir llenry Tyler, who do- votod splendid professional talents, uncommon industry and rare disinter- estodnou to _the service of the Grand Trunk company during name of the best years of his life. Mr. Normnn, who bu been oeverhl times to Can- ada, and knows the uylwm and its oorlonel intimately, Is an `uuucing' worker, shrewd and prooucul. :Isa;avu do an -n-um llalifax, N.S., Dec. 16.--WiHiam Mur- gan, aged `t3\'rmno_v-live, nativu of Hur- minghnm. lA|n.. killed at Sydney this morning by blunt :7 gas in blast. {ur- mwa. 4 . Sevorhl cut loads of (fnnadinhs 1cI't (?`hica"go'on Sutunluy night for uld homo poinll. They come at Christ- ina: lime at law rates. The eastern main on Slluniay hurried many of the [mine comers. - -[Lilli-n In: nil -I. `KAI:-nui Inn: hnnn NI! IIOIIIO `Drilling for oil at Holrnld ha! been Abl_ndoIIed.foI' the Present owing to an accident. `fly rope attached to the heavy drill bl'0kQ._IlId' the drill is 700 feel. u an earth. " II the nmlcnl wall hhldn