ALL NEW "GOOD THE DAILY WHIG.. THURSDAY, APRIL 17 ------ What is Going on in the Busines World--The Market News, British capitalists propose to ect at War RETALIATION 10 RESULL. GREAT INDIGNATION OVER THE EXPULSION French-Canadian Workmen From Ogdensburg, N.Y. -- Be- duced Postage on Newspapers and Periodicals Between Can- ada and Britain. of OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. -- Issued by the War Office--The pil 17.--All the official despaiches, ing to the defeat sus- tained by the British troops under Buller, at * Spion Kop, Natal, Janu- ary dh, 1900, were given out this morning. Lord Roberts declares that Buller's endeavor to put the respon sibility for the defeat on Gen. Warren was not justifiable. Roberts holds that it was Buller's duty to intervene ls How Great Britain Showed Her Strength--The Twentieth Cen- tury Will be the Great Cen- tury for Canada. Detroit, Mich., April 17.--The Cana- dian veterans' associgtion of this Seal Bran {1 Ib.and 2 1b. cans. Because of its ABSOLUTE PURITY Dyspeptics 5 wow a big establivhime bar dmurbtering amd exporting bogs. The fright wonuge through the Sault Ste. Marie, locks this womth gives eviry promise of breuking ell previous mcords. Last sen oni aboot 2.300 tone passed through the Montreal, "April 17,~The board of trace will suggest to the postmaster: general that the matter of reduced postage on newspapers and - periodic als, between Canada and Great Bri city, held a banquet at the Griswold house last night. About 200 persons were present. William Robinson, of Walkerville, Ount., responding to the toast of "The British Empire," de- when be saw things were going wrong. Buller explains that be failed to su persede Warren because it might have discredited the latter with the troops which was an especially serious mat- drink it fearlessly. It tones and strengthéns the stomach. GRAVY" to ~ 25¢. Per Plate. (original). A Pure Tonic of Wit and Humor EZRA canal "April. This mouth the freight ton ge is expected to exceed two wiilion More thai woe thousand bauds are bee fitted by the wig wivance ut the Manchung tain, is of sufficient importance form a subject of conference, with a view to united pressure being brought by eolopial premiers upon the bome government to procure ils consent to such reduction, ter as, il Buller had been shot, War ren would have succeeded to the su. preme command. The question of the responsibility for the actual retreat is shrouded in a , proving that a clared that the war in South Africa, instead of showing Great Britain's weakfiess, has shown her st for only she could have landed the troops and munitions that have becn landed - Imported, Roasted and CHASE & SANBORN, from Bpion Kop maze despatches, mistake was made in sending out a beliogram and that there was g gene- ral desire fo shirk the onus. To Secure Testimony. London, April 17.--~Although there is no indication that Col. Arthur Sutton, Mass... which' weut MONTREAL AnD BOSTON. - ills in thom, a wen 3 KENDALL, author of "SPOTS." Seda he advan stnunie: to Order a pan of "Good Gravey" im per cont. wid wos. muds without demand and enjoy 100 laughs. from she cmployses. The refusal of United States au thorities 10 allow a party of French: Canadinn workmen to enter Ogdens- burg, N.Y., where they intended to work on the sand barges, was a mat ter ciscussed at yesterday's woeting of the chamber of commerce, and it there. Capt. William F. Atkinson respond- ed to the tosst "The Amry and Navy of the United States," while Maj. Bartlett, of Windsor, and Maj D. M. Robertson, of the 48th Highlanders, of Toronto, responded in kind words to the army of Great Britain. Maj. Reports received by the Portiand, Ore. Pramch of the depurtment «of agribuliure ! from the diffrent agvicuitural districts in Oregon continue 13 indicate that the coud: 9 ion of whest in this sectiom is os Street. We're Satisfied -- Aren't You? oi, aed ne t that oan be road Mout Tar voueslt a oan, anv RAMSAY'S. MITCHELL®S HARDWANE. STRACHAN, a AEE eSzIgigEENzaE ~ i 53% 5 SeaeREsEIE; with the provisional wi amateur baseball league. This was due pot as prowising ss expected. The recat continued cold wid wet handicapped form work while the wheat is generally healthy well root there seems to be little wpe ward growth. This applies montly to the low 'lands snd poorly drained scotions, the Names of the Recruits Sworn :in at the Armouries. "Recruiting at ~ the armouries is be- coming more satisfactory. A large nigber of young men wre offering themselves, and quite a number bave i the medical officer. Up to 2:30 o'clock this afternoon twelve men had been sworn in. Their names are: Pdward Howard. Thomas Edwards, Picton. James Hatton, Kingston. Robert White, Gananogue. Alired Lewis, Kingston. William Gunn, Kingston. James H. Winford, Brockville. George E. Doxsee, Campbellford. B. WH. Campsall, Hartington. Thomas Mullady, Kingston. William Daniels, Brockville. Thomas Kelly, Brockville. This list comprises the names of all the men who have se far been (ulist- ed. James Hatton is well known as a Kingston boy whos was with the first contingent, Young Lewis was battalion at Halifax. Another bunch of would-be recruits was up before the medical of this afternoon. number of enlisted men frofi the west have arrived in the city. One of them 4s J. Cockburn, of Cobourg, who was out with the first Canadian contingent. He enlisted at Port Hope. ---- Withdrew From The League. Oddiellows' baschall team has arawn from the Kingston city ' to the dissatisfaction expressed by embers of plant ather teams at the Oddfellows ying such men as Con- ley, Moore, McCammon, Easton and Laird. The triple-linkers were not at all partienlar whethér they were in the lesase or not. They believe, that with the men they have, they can make a good showing with such teams as the Ponies, the Gananogues and American teams. Will Not Increase Offer. 0. Johnston will not increase his offer for water supply to his flower gardens at the Johnston street, as he considers he has made a fair proposition. The matter has vet to dome before the city council. r. Johnston states that if a service pipe were laid to his property, two resi: denis on the upper portion of the street would take the water. Name It Please. The Kingston News tells about the enthusiasm created by Mr. Shaw ina visit to "the largest industrial estab- lishment in the city where every man will positively vote conservative." That map mean a two-man establish ment as the sentence reads, but the meaning with a comma after city, makes the statement a ques one. ----------------. The Fair, Aug. 25th to 20th. The executives of the fair and hor ticnltural associations met Tag night and finally decided that ir wonld he held during the last wel Fim matter was reconsidered at the desire of the farmers and fruit growers, and ard is intended to memoralize the govern: ment on the subject. Retaliation was spoken of, and the members of the chamber expressed great indignation at what had taken place. Tt was stated that there were statutes cover ing alien labors, and it was suggest ed that a proper enforcement of these wonld soon remedy any cause of com- = rr si ¢ was comparatively no enquiry | for Dominion steel issues arounc the opening of stock market, and after opening at sixty-eight, at which over 1,000 shares changed bands, the price broke a full point on the following transaction and remainec steady at sixty-seven for atime. that Jevel be- ing equal to yesterday's closing. The preferred was steady at 100 Nova Seotia continued its advance, and on small dealings rose jo 119 in the first half hour, a rise of nineteen points in two days. An interesting feature. was Toronto rails, on which the market was bullish and the price rose to 1224. People who recemtly bought Domin- jon coal stock, for speculation pur- poses, and are now trying to realize their profits, find that it is diffienit to do so without causing considerable of a depression in the price. On sales of less than 500 shares, this morning, the price declined to 139, just nine sints below the highest. The market nowing that a good deal of stock may come out, is unwilling to take the shares, now that the news is pub- lic, excepting at considerable of a reduction in. prices. Yesterday the price declined from 145 to 142 and to- day to 139. The new summer schedule of the G. T. R., which will soon be issued, will show, it is stated, that the running time between Montreal and Toronto and other western points will be con- viderably reduced. ™ The recruiting going on at the drill shed, for the fourth contingent, is proceeding satisfactorily. So far sixty men have been examined and twenty-four sworn in. VESSELS FOR CONSIGNMENT. Cymrie and Celestian Engaged by War Office. i Ottawa, April 17. The mistister of militia has received a cable from the war office stating that the.steamer Cymric had been chartered to take a portion of the fourth contingent to South Africa. Hon. Dr. Borden wired to the captain of the Smyrio, now in Boston, asking when the steamer could be ready, and the answer was received that she could be at Halifax ready for transportation purposes early in May, The Cymrie is a sister ship to the steamer Victorian, which sailed from Halifax on January 25th with the se- cond half of the mounted rifles. Quebec, April 17.~Thomas Harling received. o_cablegram . informing him that the steamship Celestian had been chartered by the British government tu take over a portion of the fourth contingent. { ARE VERY EARNEST. How the Socialists in Brussels View the Strike. Brussels, April 17.--An incident, il- lustrating the earnestness of the so cialists, occurred to-day. -A socialist master painter, wamed Smaliness, ad- vised his force of seventy-five work- men to join the strike, y prompt- ly followed his advice. The strizers in the. conl fields are seriously affecting the railways. The administration has ordered that roads stop carrying all freight except what is absolutely me cessary. The strike in the Liege district; now nuwiiber 40,000, and the strike, qt | Verviers, has extended to all the sur Lynch (who formecly fought on the Boer side in the South African war, who was elected to represent Galway City in parliament in November) has any intention of placing "himself with- in reach of the British court the gov: ernment is bringing witnesses from South Africa to testify in support of the charges of treason brought against Lynch. Lewis Hadley, an American by birth, but a paturalized British subjedt, and s farmer of the vicinity of Glencoe, landed in England this morning. He says Lynch was the leader of a Boer force principally com- posed of Irishmen who rai his farm in 1900, confiscat-d his stock and other mioveables and destroyed his crops. Lynch informed Handley that he was a British subject. 180 MILES IN 180 MINUTES. Remarkable Record by a Limited : Wabash Train. Springfield, Ill, April 17.--The Con- tivental limited, on the Wabash rail road, has made a new record from Tilton to Granite City, making 180 miles in 180 minutes. This was with five stops--three station stops, one to change engines, and one to take on coal. The actual running time was two hours and thirty-eight minutes. The "run from Danville to Decatur, seventy-one and six-tenths miles, was made in seventy minutes, including stops at Tolono and Bement. STUDENTS CONSPIRING. Murderer of the Russian Minister : Chosen by Lot. Vienna, .. April 17.--The - Naprzod states that the assassination of Sipa- gwione, Russian minister of the in- terior, was a result of a students' conspiracy, hatched at Kief, Russia. The assassin, the paper says, was chosen hy lot, and other murders were planned. Will Be Largely Wotked. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., April 17 M. P. Grover, a prospector, who has been at the Michipicoten, Ont., min- ing field, reports the discovery of a big deposit of iron ore on the North shore of Lake Superior, forty-five miles west of Michipicoten. The ore assays sixty-five per cent. There is considerable activity in mining circles in Michipicoten at present and every- thing points to an extensive develop. ment of the mineral resources of the north shore of lake Superior during the summer. All properties are being strongly worked and a large amount of new capital invested. "Army Life" Coming. "Army Life," the English moving picture entertainment, = which is to be given in Ontario hall next Monday and the three succeeding days, under the auspices of 7 Lieut. Col. Skinner and officers of the 14th P.WOR., comes direct from Massey Hall, To ronto, where it is running this week. It depicts the life of the British sol- dier in barrack, caww and field, and covers every branch of the service. The pictures themselves are most highly spoken of in Toronto and are greatly admired. There ix no doubt that large audiences will be the rule. Died In Epileptic Fit. Brockville," Ont., April 16.~Robert Clack, of Reid's Mills, aged forty-two years, went out hunting, and when he failed to retwrn to dinner =a was instituted. He was found lying over a log in the woods on his farm, Ws face buried in leaves and dirt, deal. Tt was thought he died of sul- focation in an epileptic fit, to which he was subject. Hughes Likely A Choice. Robertson insisted 'that annexation with the United States was not seri- ously thought of by one per cent. of she whole Canadian population. He declared that the twentieth century will he the great century for Canada, as the n'neteenth had been for the United States. R. F. Sutherland, Windsor, responded to the toast of "Canada, Our Native Land." The Very Latest News Culled From All Over the World. At New York, on April 16th, the re mains of the Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage were interred 'in' Greenwood ¢pme- tery. At Windsor Mills, Que., P. F. Dooley for the past twelve years saperinten- dent of the Canada paper company, tendered his resignation. The budget debate was continued in the territorial assembly, Regina, N. W.T., on Wednesday, Hon. A. L. Sif- ton making the closing ch. Thomas Sullivan, of Fort Saskat- chewan, NNW.T., a contractor, was committed for trial for stabbing a Chinamen in a quarrel. Bail was accountant of the Fredericton, .B., boom company, died on Wednesday, aged fifty-one. He was a son of the late Sir John Allen, chief justice of New Brunswick. David Crites, Montreal, formerly of Cornwall, and Miss Grant, daughter of the late J. Grant, formerly of Wol- liamstown, were married in Cornwall on Wednesday, at the residence of the bride's mother. The war office has intimated its willingness to allow Maj.-Gen. 0'Gra- dy-Haly to remain in command of the Canadian militia until June 30th next, when he will be succeeded by lord Dundonald. The promoters of the Blakely trea sure searching expedition to Cocos island, from Victoria, B.C., received word that another expedition left Glasgow, on November 25th last, on the barque Broughton. The Blakely should reach the island first. Baseball Officers Chosen. Camden Fast, Sept. 17.~Hugh Saul was in Tamworth on Wednesday at the beaside of his daughter-in-law, who is very low. The Hornerites gave us a visit last night for the first. Our cheese factory opens May lst with Mr. McGuises as maker, senior base- ball meeting was held in their office Tuesday evening for the installation of these officers : Captain, E. Smith; managers, G, E. Hinch and C., Edgar; secvetary-treasurer, R. Calder; com- mittee, P. Edgar, J. 8. Forrester and J. Nicoll. "Ben." Calder and T. Wil- son intend starting for Sault Ste. Marie on Monday. Mixing His Metaphors. The Tattler. - To lord Rosebery's famous 'spade and wind' metaphor may be added two or three lapses, perpetrated by lord Londonderry. In 1896 lord Lon- donderry threw the house of lords in- to roars of laughter during the de. bate on the second reading of the Ir- ish land bill, by gravely declaring that "this is the reason why you have failed to settle the [Irish land westion in the future as you have one it in the t." In the course of | the same bes concluded a peri od with, "This i= the keystone of the bill, Are you going to kill it 7" Bet- ter still was a sentence which he ut- tered in 1897, when speaking once more on the Irish land question. "That, your lordship will see," refer: ring to a quotation he had just made Seidiesse up to the hilt what I have smid."" A Conservative Candidate. 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Quiet prevails everywhere this morning. Detroit, 'April 17.-The Michigan state Board of education gave out un- offitial information that i gz 3 - 23 i 2 Be A * Washington, D.C., April 17.--The id | grain London, April 17--All the {rain and flour markets of the united king- dom further prices yester- . The price of flour was raised aber ng por sack In the Yar market the price of red as muck as two shil- himdo it. F. GG. Locket