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w'v_w-'â€"VvVvAVv.VvVv. __ . vv 'v v7vvvv‘vv‘_v-v-vv‘v_V. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. bursting [um About Our Own Country. Great Britain. the United States. and All Parts of the Globe. Condensed and Assorted for Buy Reading. CANADA. The Manitoba. Legislature has pro- rogued. . . Gait contemplates purchasing its waterworks plant. Montreal has reduced the tax on bicycles from $2 to $1. French-Canadians in Massachusetts are returning to Quebec. 4A rich. gold find is reported from the ~ vicinity of Rat Portage. Montreal refineries advanced the price of sugar by one-sixteenth centi per pound. Montreal contemplates purchasing a. farm near the city as a home for pauâ€" pers and beggars. - The Railway Committee gave assent to the bill chartering the Toronto 8:. Hudson .Bay Railway. The 1-1.. G. & B. Railway shareholders at Hamilton have decided to issue de- bentures for 8:20.000. The Dominion line steamship Scots- man is the first ocean vessel to reach Montreal this season. The falling off of the Klondike rush has caused a material reduction in the ' cost of packing over the passes. ' Gait councillors have asked the Govâ€" . ornm‘ent to investigate the manner in which licenses are issued there. Several London young ladies were badly-injured in a runaway. the bus in which they were riding colliding with a l polo. g The Council of the Toronto Board of Trade has passed a resolution favor-, ing an export duty on nickel-copper; ores and matte. 1 James Lawson, collector of customs= at Fort Erie. has been appointed spa-l ' clal officer to enforce the alien labouri law there. Gunners Boucher and Paget deserted a from “ A!’ Battery. Kingston. and went to the States to take service in thej American army. . The rcportdhat Mr. Harris, general traffic manager of the Government system of railways. has resigned, is de- nied at Ottawa. It is reported at Montreal that the G. '1‘. R. has commenced the construc- tion at their Point St. Charles worksl of :35 new locomotives. ' A number of Italians in Toronto have appealed to the Italian Consul for iii-l l i formation as to what route they should take in order to join the Spanishl Army. l Councillor Martin, of Woodstock. claims to have been bribed for his vote in the purchase of a steam roller. He has given the money to the . Mayor. Mr. Bicknell, a Napanco cattle buy- er. injured at the Lansdowne wreckl on the G. T. R.. has recovered a judg-l mom. for $5,000 damages against thei company. The steamship Andrew Carnegie. Chicago. brought 230.000 bushels of corn , to Owen Sound. This is said to be thel largest cargo of corn ever floated onl fresh water. 1| The Kingston City Council has de- clined to consider the request of the Dominion Cotton Mills Co. asking for a bonus of $50,000. The amount was con- sidered too large. Charles N. Dilly. United StatesCon- sul at Guelph. has served The Guelph Herald with notice of ii libel action. The alleged libel was contained in a, drmnatic criticism. 1 The Fire Llnilerwrlicrs’ Association' have presented Hamilton with an ulti- matum calling on the city to improve the water service or pay increased in- surance rates after June 1. I The Machd Gazette says: An Ill-l dian named Carrier died suddenly at! the Bullhead of heart disease this week. Souls $20,000 in bonds and mortgages are reported to have been found on his person. While the members ofthe Stratford ! Congregational Church were passing a reside in Toronto or other parts of ‘Untario during the war. ‘ C. \V. Graves. Canadian agent of the . \Vis. Central Railway. has been ap- W pointed traveling freight and passeng- er agent of the Great Northern Rail- wsy; with headquarters at Toronto. a position formerly held by H. )Ichck- en. now of the London. England, of- GREAT BRITAIN. The mail steamer Ireland. said to have been purchased by the I'nitcd States. has been forbidden to $2111 from Kingstown. Ireland. Germany threatens to retaliate be- cause of Great Britain's denouncement. at Canada's request. of German treaty. . hIr.1.Tosepb Chamberlain announced that the Alaskan boundary dispute would be referred to arbitratign. He added that in the meantime amodus vivendi may be agreed upon. The London Times stuntâ€""put SYm' pathies, on the maintquestion, are with the United States. as they are held to be in the right. ?' But. on the mat- ter of form. we are nOt so clear unanimous." - , ' The 'suSpension of the firm of Sher" WOOd, Thompson; 8:. Company. 00th"! brokers. of Liverpool, is announced. This firm operated throughout the Southern States under the‘firm name of John Sherwood 8: Company. . UNITED STATES. ' Fifty thousand Californians have al.- rcady volunteered for serum. Forty thousand men have already volunteered in r-Massachusetts. The Standard National Bank at 23rd the Angloâ€" . jfice ofthe Great Northern. ‘ werp. a big diamond merohant. states that the business inhis line. with the United States has been entirely susâ€" pended. 'have thus been thrown out of work. on Wednesday, at. St. John's. Nfld.. _ Her crew had to be .Sion into weir vessels, owing to the ex- ‘and naval dcpoL and the United States. but it appears i . certain that the Government will .re- serve absolute liberty of action in reâ€" 8d 9-1? the department. .gard to coal. “Salsa. “2112:2422? £23232: FIFTY rumors 7 SPENT. l NEW MILITARY BEP creasing. and the prices of food are adâ€" ~ vancing. Steps are being taken to pre~ â€" â€"â€" vent the flight of refugees. talk; of a revolution at )Iayagues. There is MORE MONEY FOR WARSHIPS. The Persian Consulâ€"General at Ant- Ihe Batteries at “mans-u Were Anil- qnaiul and Sol Very Formldnblc. A deSpatoh from Washington. saysz‘ â€"'I‘he Navy Department has completely 1 A great number of cutters The sealing steamer Ranger arrived with 0.000 seals. kept at the pumps for threa days to l‘haustion of the sso,ooo.ooo weir fund. keep the ship afloat in the storm. The . . season's total catch will be about 300,-:1‘: ls confidently expected “hat C0“‘ 000 seals. _..___~.._...__._._.. .__._..-. _...,.-._M.____. . 3"... if CONGRESS MUST APPROPRIATE BRITAIN TAKING EVERY PRECAU- TION IN VIEW OF HOSTILITIES. .â€"â€" Three New Battleshipsâ€"General Lee can Impofllu‘ 33w“ hung“. in J‘maQe‘ “.1. eraâ€"Best “a; to Serve British Interests Is to Am the [lulled stain. A despatrh from Kingsloni Jamaica. says :â€"'l‘he British war authorities are . _ \ . _ . . . - ceased its purchase of ships for conver- lcunvprting Jammm “no “ mg unman Large reinforve~ ments of troops from Halifax. Bermu- da. Barbadocs. and St. Lucia have been lgress will come to the relief. as. the .scnt to the island and two additional It is announced that- the tin-genuine ldepar‘tment is still in need of auxiliary lbattleships and thrce cruisers have Republic will publish a decree of new vessels. The news of the safe arrival trality during the war between Spain at Liverpool of “he his. American 5,131- DOCK FOB. BIG SHIPS. The Imparcial of Madrid says :â€" "All the world now knows that Ameriâ€" ca tried to bluff Spain by war threats to official information will now be ac- or !which she is unable to fulfil. cruisers, and Madison avenue, New York. has , closed its doors. Two murderers, Fred Rockwell_ and Patrick Banya were hanged at Ridge- lway. Po... on Tuesday;. Moslem Temple. Mystic Shrine, of De- troit has abandoned its proposed vialt to Bameses Temple of Toronto. owmg to the war. "-- , A United States Government official has made arrangements to purchase 5,000 horses in Canada for war purposes if needed. ‘ Chicago Knights of Pythias have or-~ ganized one thousand strong to go to the front. Sixteen hundred policemen also volunteered in that city. The House of Representatives has proposed a. bill permitting the purchase of supplies for the army in the open market instead of by contract. Governor Hastings. of Pennsylvania. will issue a {Colonel's commission to John Wanamaker, who has offered to equip a regiment at his own. expense. The application of Rev. Morgan Wood of Toronto, formerly of Detrmt, for chaplaincy in the State troops, is on file with Adjutant-General Irsa, of Michigan. Orders have been issued closing Port- land harbor from 8 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ba- trol boats will also be on duty outSide during the day to guide vessels safe- ly into the harbor. The vessels St. Louis and St. Paul and Harvard. lately New York, have been fitted with armour protection over all their exposed machinery. and have already received good batteries. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, ‘of United States War Department, has is- sued a statement that only a limited number of newspaper representatives will be allowed to accompany the army. Ehiladelphia was gayly decorated with flags on Saturday. and ‘itnvas noticeable that in a number of inst- ances the British flag found a place in the display while here and there was the flag of Cuba. The city almhouse, located three miles west of Oswego, N.Y.. and con- taining 83 male and 19 female inmates, was gutted by fire on Tuesday. The loss is estimated at $25,000; insured for one half, No one was injured. The cruiser Charlestown is in bad shape at San Francisco. Her condens- ing tubes were injured by the recent earth-quake. and it will be necessary to secure new ones from the east beâ€" fore she will be ready for service. The American line steamer New York. which has been chartered by the United Slates Government arrived at New York Sunday morning. As soon as she was moored all hands were paid off. The crew immediately resigned for a period of twelve months at the outrrent mercantile marine rates of wages. Oult of the crew of 420.9:1 the St. Louis only seven refused to Sign. All the Bessemer pig iron produc- cynipathetic war resolution the pastor era of me Central West have agreed of Knox Church in the same city was ; to Umk the-“J infirm“ for thirty days .o . ' ‘ I ' I ' . d. ‘ ‘ ' . sentiuncingi ailis as being contrary 2 out of the three months of May, June. 0 9- lm“ 1“ l y “5- l and July. A $2.3m“ lusurance has been The St. John" N. ll., City Council hasigiven by every interest. abOUC 13 lll granted the Canadian Pacific railway lall. all the [and required for the enlarge». (HalNERg-XL. want of the grain clevulov lo on‘c mil-= p. . -. - .- . “5' 1i" lioli bushels capacity. will) conveyorsf .luLLLlrgffiéighidxrrlg a fund [on ( Ap‘ to five Steamship hem” 0 ‘ fill 't rms'whicli reached ihe The Manitoba 8.- Norlh-wcstcrn Rail- Watt: Shut}: in 1896 a” but 3 “are way Company are seeking to be. reliev- . ' . .' [-010 1.31 cd of their liability to ihe Maniioba Egg?” b" the "antral memo g L Governman and purpose to hand over Mm“ Greeks um Apreseming thank ' Hamilton has purchased it Plus roll-5 :{itn{33832.[Zie‘iflgegfnhhunent m ‘ e u f" 33'300' mm m be u" hen” maul Baron Iio the Japanese Minister of one sold to Gail. for 82.7)0. The trans-i Commerce 'bas undead his [8518,18, action threatens in proveni thapaas-i “on which has been accepted_ Count ing of the permanent roadways by-law i Kun'eko Wm succeed bun for the expenditure of 3150.000. ,. .. . . The Gun” Trunk .m‘huriues have lhe \ lennli liremdenblatt says the i , t decided that all advertisemcnis of pit-l ed to supply Spain because it had a. tent medicines and other notices must' pressinsorder from Japan. be cleared out of the railway stations’ s ' companies. as 80 1 1p viewI of the war between Spain‘. bring away the specie there. as trouble am the 'iiiicd States, and the possi-3 is u ,prebanded. bilin of interruption to shipping at. l .the United States imagined. the Spanâ€" l l A "(mg K°ng mm“ 5335 “18 swam” l ing that it will not- oppose the landing The French society for the assistance German as omission to declare new Unite“ Sta": “’“5' the Q““"‘"' "0“"! of wounded soldiers has donated 810.- " of_'.l'r.adc have issued o'cirrular to the: mo and mm Opened 3 suhscrgpnou for 'h‘l'll‘ng worm e‘l‘lamum "h’ “"3!” . [he purpo e of aiding the American and (ages of Quebec harbor. ‘ . iSpanlsh Red Cross Smieiies. About forty United States families! Spain according to a-dospatch from 53" “rind in T°mm” during um. Rome to a London news agency, has last few days inconvenience of the Mt the Italian Xaviggtion can. pnny‘s steamers. Siric. Orionc. and Re- ina Marghcriia. for conversion. into constructed brick house will outlast _ a, widow and family. them art and severâ€" outbrelik of war. Most of from the Easter! States. ‘8 ‘0'; auxiliary cruisers. a! rm from Boston. They expect Aluerlellv cessible to American warships, even on being called, shows a wretchedly . - » weak hand. Its real strength is ex- the “West “PM neatl, Shoilld they actly.knownâ€"five-ironclads, two belted an]th “'l‘llh fleeident during the cam- thlree unbelted. the fastest lpaign. The report from the construc~ and most powerful cruisers. and twelve it“ in charge Show...th the entrance girlihlc$$§h Am um: feat? we the- to the dock is now dredged and clear. I . l f ‘ _ Tlhc wank of dredging the basin is still in progress. The Board of Bureau Chiefs met toâ€"day to begin the con- Slllllo Ill-“Isl: Naval onion-s of Him. 3mm sideration of bile plans for three new Express This Olilnlon. battleSbips authorized by the Naval A correspondent at Gibraltar. teleâ€" IAPPFOPl‘lfltiOD bill. and Pl‘ogressed 5° graphs the following: During the liar that circulars will be sent out to- last few days I have had many oppor- morrow inviting bids from the shipâ€" tunities of obtaining the views of sev- bllilders. .The vessels will be in the oral naval officers upon the present main very Similar to the battleShjlp crisis, and in these days naval officers {Illinois now bundmg at Newport . EUROPEAN WAR MAY RESULT. ofhigh position areoftcn placed in sitâ€" NPWS' “183 vii” be of an?“ 12’509 nations where immediate decisions of dlsplaceufent’ 7” feet beam’ 2‘3 141,98" vital im rm ha t b t k depth. lb knots speed. Will be covered 9° “108 V9 0 9 a ‘3“. 30 with heavy armour, and armed With finally they become better judges-than 113 and 6-inch guns, in addition to un- trained diplomats. Their opinions may melons secondary batteries. be summarized as follows :â€" MATANZAS BATTERIES POOR- VVhateve'r may be their ideas on the l ECDBWLFlLZ'hUEB‘h L80 arFlVEd 11.31:: , - . . r . a e on T- ulrsday after a ten days' Visi éethmci“ procedure _ Of, the ['nlied to his family in Virginia. The general iates' 0“ general Pl‘lnCIllleS they Slde shared the keen public interest in the With America as a sister nation. The ishelling of Matanzas. He had visited opinion of one of the most able is that that City firequentlyn and “'33 fill-mill“? ' ' ' ' . _ with the lay of the land and the de- uar could have been avoided and the fences. He said the batteries were same “Suns Obtamed had Amerlca |antiquated. and were not likely to offer given more time. and that this matter any formidable resistance. General is going. to be more troublesome than Lee will call at the State Department to-morrow morning. Being still an . , . _ , .official, he asked to be excused from wrds hllV‘lng the filled IDLBUUOD Of’discussing the war situation. and was l l drawing it out. knowing that every very reticent concerning his prospec- day is enormously damaging the Unit- “V? appomLment as major'generfu' ed States ’lhe French Embassy has received a cable despatch from the Foreign Office SPAIN VICfl‘ORIOUS AT FIRST. at Paris announcing that a decree of Another officer, of almost equal im- neut-ra-lity between the United States _ and Spain has been issued. and that portauce said. but not to me. that he a detailed copy will be forwarded by thought the Spanish would be victoriâ€" maiL , in the first one or two encounters. - ______..______... " en asked the reason, he said:â€" “Because they are excellent sailors. IN LIEN OF PENSION' and understand the handling of their ships perfectly.". But more often than any other have I heard the opinion that this is only the beginning of great international complications which England has foreâ€" seen for some timepast. and for which her navy is so thoroughly prepared Then England‘s lot must necessarily Egewafistggmgglgfi Sta??? :2“ £333 push it energetically. This measure tuned up to the concert pitch. The provides a department of insurance, word of Lord Wolseley,ta1king~ of the and a. policy is to be issued to each militia being called out in case of need soldier when he enlists. This policy for foreign sel'VLce, is much talked 0f will provide that a certain amount, as “11 lndlcu'tlon- not yet determined upon, shall be INCENSED AGAINST GERMANY. paid to the beneficiaries named in the While the report published Saturday policy. It will also provide amounts lS probably without foundation. that CO be llilid in 00-598 where injury “ll-5 the German fleet is going to Manilla' been received. according to the na- with orders to prevent the blockade tum 0[ the lDJl-ll'Y- N0 Premiums are of Munilla it has aroused naval senti- to be paid on these policies. which are ment still more. and there is nota nav- to be issued in lieu of any possible 9.1 officer here who would not like a claim the insured may have in the good link at them. They see again in future for pensions. It. is believed by Germany's present attitude the hatred promoters of the bill that the insur- that the aura plan will prove much more satis- factory to the soldiers. and sailors,and A lull lo In: Introduced an the lliilleil Sluice Congress This Week. A bill providing for insuring the lives of soldiers and sailors by the Gov- ernnicnt will be introduced in the United States Congress early this week. It is the intention of its promoters to of England. They consider greatest link toâ€"day of America and Great Britain is the Kaiser's bitter hal- to the Govornment. than the pension red of both nations. ‘ plan, and that it will greatly increase The Channel squadron ill all its glory the number of willing volunteers in â€"511 first-class battleships and night case the Government should need the cruisersâ€" glided in'to anchorage here Saturday afternoon. It was a splcn- NO LACK OF COAL. did sight. The ships arrived in double .- line. and the crowds witnessed lhc Spanish Iiiiibansy Dcnlcs 'l‘lml shim iii-o mathematical precision ofb their move- Form-ll to Stay at ('ape Wei-dc. i imposing naval} strength. ing ship Shenandoah was gladly receiv- 'jectu're has been indulged ili concerning The Port Royal dry-dock, according‘ ments. 1 A despatch from London s:iys:â€"â€"tlle The steamship San Ignacio de Loyola , , has arrived hwe from Cndiz. havinglbombardment of the Matanzas fortifi- llllO’Jl‘d CFBWS Which $00k U18 Hmnllul‘g- i cations is regarded here as a prelimin- ' \ I 1. A v ‘ '1 l ' l . Ameruan line steamers Columbia, and a [my to the hmde of Amflncun troops .‘mrmannla..purchased by Spain. lhsy , . M, l H l f were transferred m (be ship Bayer, and making . stanzas the mac o. American Operations in Cuba. it is bound for Bremen. ‘ ‘ The Destrm‘tor returned to Aigecims ‘ also supposed that Roar-Admiral Saturday evening. but was out again;§aml’30“ “faier ‘0 dildge 0f um qufu‘ at five delock this morning, kmping ' lty of the Spanish gunners. and to give up the same sharp patml work as may; his men somoihing to do in relieve the tofore. This is probably on account of; “'eariu"58' The mys.‘ery. regarding the the enmcted visit here of a. movements of the Spanish men-ofâ€"war mcrch~l . . . . . . . antman bound to the United States. l‘s 5”“ “QeXI'lE‘med' H.” “Quinn” at the Spanish Embassy. interviewed on â€"-â€"-â€"â€"-’â€"-â€"-‘ the subject, ridicule the statement that . the squadron at Cape Verde is delayed GERMANYS INTERESTS by lack of coal; first, because for a "' ' long time the Spanish vcsscls have flint ('onniry "my Prohiblt ilio Bombardâ€" been particularly well fitted out. not mcnl or .Vlnnllln. ionly with cool but with food and all A (185 atch from. \[ardid 8,, _ ;_A j kinds of warlike material; and. se- p 1 ya icond, because St. Vincent could sup- torpedo nuinufactory at b‘iume declin- i great imlll'BSSlon 1133 been llrodm‘ed 3 ply my required quantity of coal. here by .a rumour that the Germanl _..-_,._-. Government has issued a note declar-i SUICIDED WITH A STRAP. â€"â€" of troops in the Philippines. but will not permit a bombardment. owing toI WM" "'“p°“"'"" the important German mercantile in- John Gilleriaine. a farmer of Eliza- terosts in all the towns of the islands. bemw'wn no“. Bmckvme‘ was found Wednesday evening by his son trality 3 held to give color to thisio‘I mot. ‘ mow. cold in denth. He had been de- BRICK HOUSES MOST DURABIJC. It is a mistake to suppose that stone houses are the most durable. ted suicide with a strap. An inquest was held lhis afternoon. and a verdict _. ,‘rcndored in accordance with the facts, A “811' ' Gillerlaine was 57 years old, and leaves one built of granite. '23 dedition. A Farmer Near Itrockvlllc "any llluurll hanging from the rafters of the bay- spondent for some time. and commit- been ordered to augment. the already Much con- the purpose of ibis movement. It has been supposed that it had something to do with the triins~isthlliian canal lquestion; but now it is clear that the 'lmpelrial authorities have taken action lin view of the Spanish-American war i lthai to their knowledge had been im- lmincnt before it broke out. The trend [of official and military opinion is that 1the \\'ar Office, in placing troops on the island. is holding them ill rczidi~ lness to embark for Cuba if needed. There is no question of hostility to the United States. Quite the contrary is ibelieved to be the case. But English lintercsts l hIUS" BE PROTECTED {and the best apparent way of securing this. it is conjectured here, will be to laid the United States in the creation of a stable Government in the island that will suit all plurtics concerned. The accomplishment of this will be no easy task. The Spaniards will not yield in bi. except under the most absolute stress of armed force. 0n the other hand, it is almost as probable that the Cuban insurgents under arms will hold Olllt all they owe able to for an un- conditional recognition of themselves as the masters of the island so scon as the Spanish evacuation is accomplislh ed. In these circumstances the United States may have a stiff piece'of work in hand. To thrash the naval forces of Spain may prove a comparatively easy task. That affected, to drive her military forces out of. Cuba would be still easier. But what then? What about the insurgents who hold the island. if they demand their own re- cognition as the sovereign power as the pirice of their surrender? This, it is thought. is just whore England con< templates joining fontes with the Unit- ed States. and having a hand in tho method of government of THE NEW CUBA. It is questionable if Ammiciin troops, any more than the Spanish, could handle the Cubans. The American la‘oops are unaccustomed to the work of invasion in mountainous tropical countries. ’J‘flley might be no better off than the Spanish troops when con- tending against Cubans. especially if illle latter were aided by West Indian filibusterers. ()n this other hand the English troops are well versed in such - warfare. having been trained iii India and Africa. If therefore. ii. comes lo the saving of Cuba from herself. it is argued here. the United Slates would be only too glad to (have the friendly aid of England. Anobhor reason for England's prompt and early slop at preparedness for active intervention is said to be this: While the indications point; to an cosy lriumplh of America over Spain, it. is of course a bare possi- bility that such might not be the case. England's sylnpallhies are so strongly enlisted Uhat in such all eventuality she proposes to be on hand to render prompt and effective aid to the chain: pion of humanity. WOLSELEY’S OPINION. P.- llcllcvu llic II. 5. Cause Jim. and Thai Ilic Amer-Icons Will Win. A prominent Englishman who be- lives in the justice of America's cause and who is also of the opinion that the United Slates will certainly have a walkover, is Lord \l'olscley, lllc coin~ mandcr-in-chief of the llrilish forces. During a dinner party conversation the other day. Lord Wolseley drew a par- allel between Cuba and Crete. saying: .â€""\\'hile England interfered in Crete on moral grounds. lbs United States has both moral and material justifi- cation for intervention ill Cuba. I believe the quality of the American army and navy is so inurh superior to Spain's that the. All‘lcricans will have l no difficulty in defeating Spain's ships and land forces. which are lllcir equals or superiors on paper only." â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"'â€"â€"- Ausrlil/rs EMPEROR. Bloc. 000 Srni to lipnIii For War l'urpmr. by Frunrl. Joseph. 'I'hc Vienna ('Ul‘l'erlpfllllicni of the London Morning l'usi suys:â€"~"l-2mpcr- 2 or l'Tilll» is JUSl'IIIlll privately l‘UllLl‘llluL‘ ed £20,000 to line national naval nub- scriplion in Spain. and has further shown his symxnlhy by recruiliiig a number of Auslro-llunglirizul “(finals to join the Spilfll'nil flag. The Archâ€" duke Eugene has gone in Madrid in gutsy with the Queen Regent doling lihis critical period. Austrii nlnirllaiu jibe strictest neutrality. but I all: in- .formed from the bed mun-e Hunt in l the event of a reviiluiion in Madrid libe Austrian larva-i “I i be at this iii-+- posal of the Queen Regent. 'l he lim- peror is determined lhii her Majesty rbflll luvs the benefit. wt his fullest protection." . -.... v... w..., x