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DINNER SETS We have hundreds for you to select from. 3 But we offer you a special set of a best English maker. 97 pieces. Regular price $7.50, : For | $5.50. "| ROBERTSON BROS. GRAND OPE Ho »JOUSE Saturday, A April "19th Matinee 2:30. Evening at 8. A. Q. SCAMMON'S CO. 'In the deliciously droll Comedy-Drama SIE TRACK p oT of mirth ad a In Aa Haharate Ren Rr of David Carr "THE COONTRY GAL (Sule of seats 10 wm. Seturdey at Has ve Under the Patronage of the Commands er«ineChief and Under the Auspices and Following Three Days = [ARMY LIFE] ll Sb AA Ly 380, 0c. Wednenday ond Toteeias ltmoios. Chien govt, oa Use Good Solders 1 Buller wag - {Eoin tn vores The pith of "ibe the BASIS OF PEACE FIXED Between Boers and British Gov:rament A REASONABLE. ATTITUDE. PRACTICALLY ACCEPT THE BRITISH TERMS. Boers to Get Ome or Two Seats on the Executive Pending Re- sponsible Government -- An Expert Called For. ¢ London, April 18.--According to the Daily Mail, which was the first paper to hint at a hitch in the peace nego- tiations, a basis of peace has been practically agreed upon between the British government and the Boers. It seems that the Boer delegates have displayed a more reasonahle attitude and lord Milner has been empowered to grant them one or two seats on the executive council pending the re storation of responsible government. ihe Boers, it is understood, practical ly agree to accept the British terms. Lord Milner has summoned to Pre- toria from Johannesburg an Austra- lian expert to afford him assistance in estimating the cost of rebuilding and restoring Boer farms, for which a money grant will be made to the Boers. To Pray For Peace. Pretoria, April 17.-~An earnest prayer for the success of the present peace negotiations will be offered in the Dutch Reformed church, here on Monday, Spion Kop Despatches. London, April 18.<-All the morning papers deal with 'the Spion Kop cor respondence, and, with a few excep tions, they gondemn Gen. Buller en. tively, Most 'of them argue that Gen, Buller's words : "Not necessarily for publication," exonerate the govern- ment from the charge of wanting him to manipulate his despatches in ask- ing him to rewrite them. The pro- Buller Daily News, without exonerat- ing Gen. Buller, eriticises the govern- ment's conduct in suppressing the correspondence when it should not have done so, and in publishing it when it is useless, The Times says that if the despateh- on do not clear the goverment, they contain a crushing condemnation of Gen. Buller's behaviour of his own mouth. It blames the government for acting weakly and injuriously in not publishing the despatches immediately though it allows the government ere dit for wishing to spare Gen. Baller, In the military clubs there is 'gnly one opinion and that is that vised to Press for is contained in the passage 3 aatite 'Gen. Buller's despateh, of Janu- ary 30th, 1900, in which he admits he aw things were going wrong. and yet did nothing to put t right, as he thought if he interfered he would dis- oredit Gen. Warren in the estimation of the troops. This explanation jis re- garded as most inadequate. Gem, Bul- ler was the officer in thé chief com- mand and military men say by all the rules of active service he was respon: sible for carrying out the operations. Do Not See Alike. London, April 17.Serious differenc- es, it is said, have arisen between the Transvaal and Free State delegates, who are discussing peace terms at Pretoria. Gen. Botha and acting-pre- sident Schalkbur it is reported, having given the Free State represen- tatives until April 21st, to come toa decision, threwtening® that, thereal- ter, the ' Transvaal delegation will continue the peace negotiations inde- pendently of the Free State dele fotos. It tis further declared that Schalkhurger had practi- amy. | eally aud Schall terms of surrender prior to their visit visit to Klerksdorp; but that, out of loyalty to their allies, they insisted on a co though with slight hopes that their views would he shared by Gen. Dewet and the other Free State leaders. Killed Himself And Daughter. New York, April 18.«The bodies of Charles . Flackenstein, a prosperous Lusiness man of Brankiyn, and | is daughter, fine years old, were in their home today. Death was caused by illuminating gas. Tt is believed that kenstein turned on FINE PINE DISTRICT. Belongs to Ontario Along Missis- saga River. Toronto, April 18.~Further details ol the recent find of pine A in central Algoma, along the banks of the Mis- sissaga river, brought by J. A. Whit- son, of the crown jams department, who has just veturped from a five weeks' trip through the region, show that the discovery is a most import- atit one, According to Mr. Whitson, there are 1.000 miles of virgin pine in the district and in some plac: ee the timber runs ovey from million feet to the mile. «On the whole the timber, he thinka, 'will equal in usutity snd quality the pine of the 'ewagami forest reserve which is gen- erally estimated - 3 B00 000,000 feet. and is of the very wality. Mr. Whitson also reports bo small de- posits of hematite iron ore along the banks of the river, also small indiea- tions of grey copper ore TO HAVE DEMONSTRATION. An Extra Peny Has Been Put on Bread. "London, BT IS. Although Sir Michael! Hicks Beach said the auty of three pepce per hubdred-weight on grain, and five pesce on flour, would amount to an ipsigeifieant fraction on the quarter loaf, bakers, frighten- ed by the rise in the price of flour, have in some case put an extra pen- ny on the The Cobden club is trying to arrange s demonstration in Free Trade hall, Manchester, against the tax. Mincing Lane dealers calow- Inte that the import will produce two or three millions more than the chan- cellor of the exeh estimated. Sir Michael Hicke-Hleach announced in the house of commons, yesterday, that there would be no duty on lin- seed and cotton cakes, under the pro- posed grain tax, but that corn used for distillation would be lable to du- ty thereunder. SUSPECTED OF MURDER. A Man Under Burveillance--Ru- mors of an Arrest. Brantford, Ont., April 18.~There has 'not yet been any arrest made in connection with the Quirk murder. During vesterday rumods were flying about the ity that a man had been arrested in Toronto, but inquiry shows the report have been groundless. The local police are still working on the case, and, while they will not di- vulge anything for publication, ad- mit that they have had a man under surveillance for some time, and that an arrest will occur as soon as their evidence against him has been strengthened 4 little mors. As the time for the resuming of the ina on Monday next draws near there is a very marked re-awskening of interest in the case. WANTS HER ALIMONY. S-- Awarded $200 a Month and Claims She Never Got It. New York; April 18--~Mrs. Heleno Ripley Bethune has begun an action fn the United States court against her former husband, Col. George A. Be thuns, to compel him to pay to her alimony awarded by the San Wran- cisco courts. & Nine years ago Mrs, Bathuns secured an absolute divorce, with alimony of $200 a month. She avers that Col, Bethune has never paid to her the alimony, that there is now due $21, 600, which she seeks to recover: Col. Bethune is at present living in Butte, Mont. He was formerly a col onel of a San Francisco regiment. Mrs. Bethune came to this city live some months ago. MILLIONS FOR UNCLE SAM. Government Will Try to Collect Inheritance Tax. Chigago, April 18.~The Inter 's Milwaukee special says thet the federal authorities intend to. de mand over $2,000,000 inheritance tax on the will of the late Daniel Wells, jr. The estate is estimated to be worth SIS 000.000. A number of be- quests to charitable institutions were made by Me. Wells in his will. Bar ring these, the entire tax, if the law, quoted by the Inter-Ocean's special, will be about 32,100,000, ome of the largest ever imposed Ly the govern: ment. to to Kills Brother In Saloon. Detroit, Mich., April 15 Edward Hawley, aged about forty-one years, was shot and instantly killed by his brother, James Hawley, who is about sixty years of age, in their saloon at corner of Wiver and Nineteent , James MILLIONS FOR STGCK To Be Provided For The C.P.R. Company $0 IT CAN DO GOOD WORK FOR HANDLING NEXT SEA- SON'S GRAIN CROP. A Reprieved Murderer Has Just Been Released From The Dor- chester Penitentiary---A Great Honor Has Been Conferred on Dr. Bell, Ottawa, April 18. It is stated to- night that the Canadian Pacific rail way bas given out contracts with Canadian and American firma for about £3.000,000 to provide more lo- comotives and rolli stock fon the road. The contract calls for the de livery of the locomotives and cars hy August next, in tune to remove the next "season's --erops from Mamitoba and the north-west. Henry Davidson, Tracadie, N.S, was sentenced to be hanged about four years ago for the murder of a man named Burmman. The sentence was commuted to imprisooment for life. A few weeks ago CU. F, Melsaae, M.P., pointed out to the department that Davidson was in a dying condi tiofi. The surgeon of the Dorchester penitentiary, where the prisoner was ponfined, veported that further econ- finement would prove fatal and as a consequence Davidson bas been re lensed. The university of Cambridge, Eng land, has conferred upon Dr. Bell, of the geological survey, one of its high est honors, the degree of doctor of science, in recognition of his great services to geulogy. Timothy Shields, ex-lockmaster at Dickenson's Landing, has been noti- fied that his application for superan nuation has been granted. Mr. Shields was twenty-seven vears lockmaster on the Cornwall canal. Sir James Grant has been invited to attend the international congress of electricity in medicine and radiogra- phy in Berne, Switzerland, next Sep tember. It is understood that police magis trate MacAuley, of Dawson, will be the third judge of 'the Yukon terri tory, which when appointed, will form a court of appeal for hearing mining cases, Police magistrate Mac- Auley went to the Yukon from Belle ville, The painters' strike in Ottawa was settled by a compromise to-day, after lasting about a month. The men went out to enforce a demand of £2. 25 a day for paper hangers and $2 a day, of nine pd for painters, and recognition of the union. The ad vance was twenty-five cents a day for each." The emplovers Have agreed to pay the rate to all who are youth it, ana will give union men the prefer ence,but will not sign any agreement. The men will return to work to-day. MISSION FAILED. Attempt Made to Force Girl Drink Poison. Olean, N.Y., April 18. Two men en tered the home of George Woods, of Portville. on Thursday, and attempted to force his seventeen-vearald daugh: ter Fmma to drink Jasdanum. The girl was alone. In the strugele the contents of the hottle was spilled and she swallowed very little of it. The pwn ransacked the house, but failed to get any valuables. Incensed by their failure, the miscreants poured oil on the floor and wet fire to the house. Miss Woods escaped and notified the polioe, who Bave been unable to find any clew. to Held A Debate. Bath, April 17<~Frank Covert, Ro chester, N.Y., ix visiting at his fa ther's, H. Covert. John Bain and wife, Wolfe Juland, visited at Thomas Bains for a few days this week. A debate on "Resolved, that war ie herelicial to any country" was held in the school house on Friday night last. Tt was decided in favor of the negative sice. A young son arrived at Frederick Calver's residence on Thursday. Say Cousin Eloped. Vienna, April 18.~An unimportant newspaper here reports that the grand duchess Helena of Russia recently eloped with a student, that they were arrested at Warsaw and that the sty dent was sent to Siberia. The report Te Sram docbass Holuos: of Russia grand duel elena of is the only daughter of duke Visdimir, uncle of the czar. She was born Jasnary 20th, 1582. Sentence Of Death. ny men's TO CONSIDER POSITION, Boer Representatives to Meet and Debate Situation. Lowlon, April 18.--The government leader, A. J. Balfour, in the house of commons, made the following import: ant statement, to-day : "After two conferences between Jord Milner and lord Kitchener and the Boer delegates at Pretoria, lord Kit cheer, while refusing to grant any armistice on. military grounds, has agreed to give facifities Jor the lec tion and meeting of representatives of the various Boer commandos to con gider the position. The Boer leaders have, therelore, left Pretoria to carry out this plan." Mr. Balfour added that it was not expected that communication between the British authorities and the Boer lenders could be resumed in less than three weeks time. May Offer To Sell Country. London, April I8.~Dr. Hans Sauer, a loyalist Airikander, who spoke gf Bradiord last night, was not optimis tic about the Boer-British peace nego tintions. He said he thowsht it yuite-probable that the Boers would ask Great Bri tain for £50,000,000 pr £80,000,000 and agree in return to clear cut of South Africa altogether. THE C.P.R. STOCK ISSUE. Fitzpatrick's Bill Dealing With the Matter. Ottawa, April 17.-Thisx afterncon the minister of justice introduced his bill respecting the increase of $20,000, 000 in the capital stock of the C.P.R., and gave a lucid explanation of its provisions, and the reasons why it had been thought necessary to. pass legislation confirming the ovder in council, and the conditions which the government had imposed for the pro tection of the public interests. The items for immigration were voted in supply, after a comprehensive review. by Hon, Clifford Sifton of the work of the departmint, which' de monstrated the efficiency of the policy adopted with regied' 0° immigestion since he asstimed the portfolio of the interior, as tested by comparison with the results produced by the policy in force up to 1806, His assurance that the record of immigrant arrivals for the first three months of this year in. dicated that the great movement of population from - the western states to the north-west had not abated, aud was increasing very rapidly, eli- cited warm cheers. CHINESE - REBELS, Mr. They Continue to 0 Make Remark. able Headway, Hong Kong, April 15.<A Chinese banker, who fled from the province of Kwang Si, and has arrived bere, says the Is in that province hola over thirty towns and villages, and that they are well armed with Mauser rifles and revolvers, which were smuggled into Kwang Si from the French pro tectorate of Annam by contrabandists disguived as opinm merchants. The rebols have adopted the name of the Hung-Siu-Chuen, the famous leader of the Tai Ping rebéllion. They have placarded the country with an nouncements that the present dynasty bas sold parts of China to foreign powers. These posters urge the peo ple to resting the colloetion of taxes for the payment of the intervatiomal in demnity --- Case Of Typhoid Fever. The Hague, April 18.-An official bulletin was issued this morning, from Castle Loo, stating that queen Wil helmina passed a fairly quiet night Her fever comtinues, The alarming fever which complicated the queen's condition is now officially admitted to be typhoid. A special edition of the official journal, this morning, publish wl the doctor's statement as follows : "The supposition, enterteined by the aueen's physicians since the commence ment of her majesty's illness, has be come a certainty. It is now estab lished that the queen is suffering from typhoid fever. Up to 'the present time the malady pas run its ordinary Course. Crushed To Death. Fort William, Ont, April 18.-Dan jel Goldboch. a messenger in the GPR. saperintendent's office, here, was caught between a couple of "bad order" cars yesterday and killed. He wos passing between the cars when an ongine backed down. 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