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fit I“ and gent “3- ”Vin . . Viceâ€"Admiral Kammura cables the N vy Department that tho injuries “£33“ upon his vessels were slight. fate of the crew of the Burik is not known. It is presumed that ‘ them Were killed or drown- wy 0. .d. i _ v, The strength of the fleet under Viw‘admlral Kamimura. is not mewh. but it is presumed that he d the Asumi, Idzumo, Iwate,‘ Ta.- hiho end other light cruisers- Tokio is joyous over the news, as it, gives Japan mastery of. tn. m ~ â€" -- Anmmorr‘, Aug. 15.-Vico-Adniral Ka- nlmura encountered the Russian Vladivostock squadron at dawn yes- y north of Tsu 13th in the and attacked the Tokio. ' y at once. ttle lasted for five hours and a 0 b ,_.__1.‘- Tana-“sun vin- w. » , “At, dawn of Aug. 10 our Port Arthur sqtmdron begun to make for a” open sea. and emerged from the put. at 9 o’clock. The squadron» amisted of six battleships, the dimers Askold, Diana. Pallada and Novik, and eight torpeco floutl. “The Japanese opposed us with the following force: A first detaCh-‘ meat consisting of the battleships Asahi, )likusu, Fuji, YWS and Shikishima and the cruiser Nmahin 1-5 - n‘l'fl‘.‘ otcrsburg. Aug. 15.-fi-Vicoroy 5313.315, in a dcspatcp to the Em- ' or, gives the followmg report from g i Matouzevitch, v.the ht: Rear- Kgs?r:1 Witthoft'e chef of staff. an- dcr date of Aug 1‘2: .. 1 n A“, Dnrf Quinlan-nun“. _V,,, a second detachment .nd Kasuga, consisting of the cruisers Yakumo, Kasagi, ChitoSe and Takasago, and ‘ third dctuchnwnt consisting d1 thé cruisers Algitsushima, Idsumo! Mat-c gushima, Itsukushima. and M date and the battleship Chin Yen, prith ahuut thirty torpedo boats. “ “Our squadrom manoeuvrod to gain gain 11 passage through the line of the viii-my 's‘ ships. Meantime the Japaniw- torpcdi) boats were laying ' Way pf our squadron . Very diii'icnit. tough: For Hours Without Ade. “At 1 pm. our squadron, after ' ' lighting, succeeded in ”a Kasuga, consistin ' 01 Kasagi. tht‘ ‘third dctuc “At 1 pm. our squadron, after‘ forty minutes' lighting, succeeded in ofiecting a passage and shaped its course ton-uni Shantung. The enemy, [allowing at full speed, caught up with us slowly and at 5 o’clock fighting again began and continued for some hours without either side obtaining any advantage. ”In the battle the commander of our squadron was killed and the cap- mn of the battleship Czarovitch was mundod and lost consciousness. Al- most at the sauna time the engines 9nd steering gear of the Czarovitch "re damaged and sho was obliged to stop for forty minutes. This for- ced the other ships to manoeuvre Hound her. The command of the quadron devolved upon Bear-Ad- miral Prince. OuktomSky and the cgnimand of the Czarovitoh upon the “and in command. , , Pursnod By'l‘orpodo Bosh. W night fail the Cnarovitch, WI; unable to £01.. .. Lb. squadron I“ Losing sight of it, took' a. southâ€" f'ly direction in order to attempt to W): Vladivostock under her own steam. She was attacked by tor- pods boats during the night and at - n.--- hon, having examined and determin- 3 ad the extent of the damage to the: Cauevitch, concluded that she could‘ not make Vladivostock and allowed: bar Captain to proceed to Kiaocbouf for repairs. ‘ -“Those killed included Rear-Ad- ‘ natal Witthoft, Navigating Flag Lieutenant Azarieff and Navigating Lieutenant Maguishevitch. Those Bli htlv Wounded included myself and 3 9' 2: others. A number of sailors, 17ers killed or wounded, but just how 3. many. has not yet been ascertained. l "I arrived at Kiaochou at ‘ nine. o’clock in the evening and found there the cruiser Novik and the tor- No boat Bezshumi. ! I l A â€""I am happy to bear witness to Iour Majesty to the uncxampled brgV- . cry of the officers and men durmg the desperate encounter." Matouzevltch Dead. -"Those killed niml Witthoft Heutanant Azm lieutenant Dra Ch. Foo, Aug. 15.â€"Captain Matou- "witch, the late Rear-Admiral With- ptt’s chief of stafl, who was wounded during the Japanese attack on the battleship Czarevitch, is dead. The Japanm Lou“. ‘ Tokio, Aug. 15.â€"â€"Thc followingm "1e casualties sustained by the J apa‘ : use in the action of Aug. 10: ‘ l , "on board the battleship Mikau. Admiral Togo’s flagship, there were i but omcers and twenty-nine m ., ; six omcers .and twenty-pin?" lien severely wounded and four ,Ofl!’ 5 m and twenty-nine men slightly f; handed. while the armored antler y‘hlnio had one officer and eleven men killed and ten wounded. 01‘ had the armored cruiser Nisshin Owen officers and nine men were kill- Gll and tWO omoers and fifteen mph Dee wounded. Ten men we wound-a '1 on the armored cruiser ‘ ms 0‘ 3h torpedo beet destnoyar W lit! We men were killed. ‘ 9‘0; board torpedo but No. 35 men OF THE 310341113. vvâ€"V ho is joyous over the news, as ives J apan mastery of. th. m restores commerce: Rurik G008 D" Severe Japan“. .e oficor commanding the squa- 395918 Tried to Gun range, But Hines Wor’o hi the Way. But ledy it; th; vicinit'y of Shan- Egfibleta Japanese vio- News. and Gr...” Sustained go and m Northwudâ€" n... of th- Barth No! cruiser .Rurik was >rco: A first detach‘ 3; or the battleships Fuji, Yashimt and | the cruiser Nisshin Down Under use Fire. . LEWâ€"Viceroy .rokio Joy- with one man \I wounded.” The Imperial Prince Kwacho was hit in the region of the heart. but his wound is slight". _ 1 “ Toklo m, " - Tokio. Aux. 15-â€"Flags ere flying. lsnterns are glimmering and cries Viol “Banzai” are ringing in the streets of Tokio in honor of victories gained at, sea by Admiral Togo and .Vice- Admiral Kamimura. The Russian squadron, which confronted Admiral Togo, refused battle. ‘It was strong- er than Admiral Togo’s squadron in battleships and armored cruisers, and had it elected to fight the result might have altered the fortunes of The best possible naval force that Russia can now concentrate at Vla- (livestock is four cruisers. In the fight of Aug. 10 the squadron uxldcr Admiral Togo was practically unin. jured. The battleship Mikasa sufiered the most, but she continues on‘ the fighting line. .The cruisers Yakumo, Nisshin and Kasuga also were hit. but temporary repairs already have been made and they are fully service- able. St. Petersburg, Aug. 15.â€"-Rearâ€" Admiral Withoft, who was in‘ com- mand of the Russian naval forces at Port Arthur, was killed during .tho engagement on Wednesday. The Em- peror has received a telegram from 'l‘singchou, signed by Capt. Matouse- vitch, the rear-admiral’s chief of stafi, reporting that Withoft met _.â€"_"-- _ __ ere damage. "fier- ruéder was broken beyond hope of repair. ~ ' Five Badly Damaged. Tokio, Aug. 15.-â€"Admiral Togo re- ports that five Russian battleships appear to have been badly damaged in the engagement of Aug. 10. The Pobieda lost two masts and one of her heavy guns was disabled. The flagship Retvizan, which was hit several times at a distance of 3,500 yards, seems to have ascertained the greatest injury. The damage inflict- _ ,_- m-.. AA“‘_ his death aboard the flagship Czare- vitch. Both his legs were blown 0H. Capt; Wanofi of the Czarevitch, Com- mder Sarnoff and several officers were wounded. Several officers be- sides. the rear-admiral also were killed. The battleship sustained sev- It-is believed here that the Bus- sianswvill not be able to repair the five battleships reported by Admiral Togo to have} been damaged in the recent sea. fighting at Port Arthur. The Japanese land batteries .now commanding the entrance to the har- bor could render this work imposâ€" sible. Berlin, Au-g. 15.-â€"T-he Russian pro- tected cruiser Novik left Tsingchou within the 24 hour limit, according to an official despatch. Several oth- er vessels are still in the harbor in a disabled condition. Burn! Blown Up. London, Aug. 15.â€"A despatch from Wei-Haiâ€"Wei says the Russian torpe- do boat destroyer Burni was beached Aug. 12 on the south of the Shan- tung Promonotory and was blown up. Three of the officers and sixty men, who walked from the scene of the accident, have arrived at Wei- Cayuga, Aug. 15.â€"An electric storm of great violence passed OVel' the vil- lage Saturday evening. Several places were struck. Mrs. Edmund Cousins Was sitting in her house when an electric bolt struck the window, and piercing the glass killed her in- stantly. The bolt apparently struck her arm and neck. Her baby, about one month old, was in the mother’s 'nml At the time and escaped, ap- wontly unhurt. round 'Mother ? Wingham. Aug- 15-â€"4 we storm passed over on SatUI'dGY- In Turnh of Wm. Robinson was another in East WaW Alex. Bruce was upstai deuce nw Marnock W3 , ‘_ -. Wingham, Aug. 15.â€"A severe elec- tric storm passed over this section on Saturday. In Turnberry the barn. of Wm. Robinson was burned and another in East Wawanosh. Mrs. Alex. Bruce was upstairs in her resi- ock when the elec- tric fluid struck the house, setting it on fire. Her son ran up and found his mother dead and her clothing on fire. She Was 72 years old. The lamflv were all shocked by the light- the storm and mu uuv u--- bash engine, which was light. One herse ivas killed ournw: ‘-""" feet by 95 “’8" Clark of “‘9 ‘ Blandford- Mr- :03” for it. WARDER, AUGUST 18tH Admiral Withof: Killed. Storm Concealed Engine. Only Four Loft. Killed Aand elght others . ,. 15,â€"Saturday the ' 'at Beamsvialle was . um and burned to . the Sgch In 0 St Detox-shut: M Welles neu- _ It 0 'Jflp Reports a: nu ‘4 d the Ryeshltelnl Do Int tho Cruiser Will MUST FALL AT ANY 008T St. Petersburg, Aug.15.â€"Thg Bourso Gazette has necéived thl? ‘01- lowing from its Liaoyang cox-mon- dent: 7 _ _ "waelve Japanese regiments have left in the direction of Fort Arthur- "It is stated on trustworthy au- thority that the Mikado has ordefld that Port ‘Arthur must qutgkcn at ALA Mikado of Japan Has Ordered the Taking of Part Arthur. any 'chi, even if it mew-slums the suspension “of V operations in Man- churia; .and it is quite .possible that the Inain J apanese force‘wil‘l.‘ proceed to Port, Arthnr within a few days. Rain has stopped all operations!" -. filo Ask Non-Combatants to Leave.' London, Aug15.-A-A despatch tram Tokio Saturday, says: “Another sign that a general assault on Port Arthur is imminent is found in the fact that the Emperor of Japan has notified Field Marshal Yamagata. chief of the general stafl. of his de- sire that non-combatantsâ€"women. priests, merchants, diplomats and officers of .neutral powersâ€"be al- lowed an opportunity to leave the fortress. ‘The chief of eta! conse- quently instructed the Japanese com- mander at Port Dalny to accord the necessary facilities for their removal. ,. ‘00an]. the Captured Ora)”: Mosh"- elngMIIg De Returned. London, Aug. 15.â€"The Che Foo correspondent of The Daily Tele- graph, under date of Aug. 13, says: “Admiral 'Sah states that the Japa- nese promiSod to return the Ryeshit- elni toâ€"day.” vâ€"wâ€"i , Must Ply Indemnity. London, Aug. 15.â€"-â€"Besidcs restor- ing the Ryeshitelni, the Russian Em- bassy here says Japan will have to apologize to China and promise to pay an indemnity to the families of the Russian seamen killed in tho fighting at Che Foo. Ottawa, Aug.\15.â€"Ma,rcus Smith, in his lifetime a noted' surveyor and mining engineer, died‘here yesterday, 93 years. He-surveyed for the ‘ The homely luxury, gingerbread, has been popular ever since the fourteenth century. It was then made and sold in Paris. In those daysjt was prepar- ed with rye meal‘ made. lnton dough, and ginger and other spicésfyhh mar DWI: pvpuuu 6'“ .u.-- - , century. It was then made and sold the Kinlcith Paper UOmey .- nu..- in Paris. In those dayeit was prepar- I of. St. Cnthnrlnes is said to have ed with rye meal made lntoh dough. ; been grossly exaggerated. It was " " ‘ " “ .not the stem boilers, bnt n mu and ginger and other spices, with sugar 1 ' 6r honey, were ‘knended "m't'o it. n 1M1". need ‘°L”°k‘§§d“” A.mader was introduced into England by the ' °' W t t “P “L n W' boiler was contained in n separate court of Henry IV. for their festivals} outbuilding V011 little I! nu and mmnhmught Into general use, ideas, “up; to that: mw‘mn‘.‘ end treade being after a time employed hr. an adjoining "n. ~ the manufacture Md. of honey. I u RUSS AND JAPS DIFFER- The Russian Retort. Hum 539th Dead. the on" We are the only people Slater. To-day we are show: 200 pairs Women’s Cloth Slippers, sizes 3 to 8, sale price 2 pairs for 25¢ ' 1 ' 2 pairs for a Quarter 200 pairs Women’s Tweed Slippers, Sizes 3 to 8, ea c price 100 pairs Women’s Fancy Ca et Slippers, sizes 3 to 7, sale price 20¢ per pair 60 pairs Women’s Fine Prunel a Slippers. siz‘es 3 to 8, sale price 50c per pair 100 pairs India Kid ankin Slippers, sizes 3 to 8, sale price 50¢ per pair 0 - is our Sale of Trunks. Grips and Suit Cases. We have another lot COHthCd gain Telescope Grips. We are selling the half-dollar size for 35c, or 75c and the $1.25 size for a Dollar. ____ _â€"Aâ€"--n R'vA“ II. n.- Budreds 01 Devices For ll-dln. the Hunter. The grouse has a hundred tricks of defense. It will lie still until the hunt- eriswithinayardotit, thensoar straight upward in .his front, towering like a woodcock; again, it will rise for- ty yards away, and the sound or its wings is his only notice of its pr ‘5‘ ence. It will cower upon a branch under which he passes, and his esp will be not more than a foot below it as he goes, and, though it has seen him ap- proaching, it will remain quiescent in fear until his back is turned. It will. rush then, and when he has slewed himself hurriedly around he will catch only a glimpse of a brown broad wing only a glimpse of a brown Druuu mu. far away. Wounded and falling in the open, it will be foundâ€"it it is found at all-- with the telltale speckles of its breast against the trunk of some brown tree. against which its feathers are indis- tinguishable. and the black rut! about the neck or the male will be laid The N. the neck of the male will be lulu against the darkest spot of the bark. Often it will double like a fox; often as a man draws near it will spring noiselessly into some spruce and hide until he passes, dropping then to the ground and continuing its feeding; of- ten. too. it will decline to take wing; though unhurt. and will run fast for half a mileâ€"so fast that the most ex- pert woodsman will be unable to keep pace with it. This it will only do on leafy ground and never when now would betray its tracks. Wonderful Phyaieel Strength m Wu Used to Good Purpose. Sir Willlam MacGregor was the hero of such an adventure as one expects ordinarily to read about only in fiction or a certain hue. --- - A -4 The steamship Syria, with a lot or Indian coolies on board, struck on a rock about twelve hours from Suva. the capital of Fiji. Dr. MacGregor, then acting colonial secretary, organized a relief expeditibn, clambered oVer a broken mast that was l at. Catharina. Aug. 15.-â€"Tho u:- g count published at the accident at thy Kinloith Paper Company's mills Int St. Catwines is said to have -_-. n. .onen Milan. but I mull Vlumuv-v‘- v . -â€" the only path to the emigrants and again and again returned with a man or woman on his back and sometimes a child, held by its clothes between his teeth. - - Au, DVD 5-. A man of vast physical strength, MacGregor wanted it all for his final feat. Down below on the reef was a woman who had fallen overboard. had got at the spirits and was mad with drink The captain of the ship and a police officer who had gone after her were being swept out to see. Mac- Gregor slid down a rope, caught the knot of the woman’s hair in his teeth and with his hands seized the two men and dragged them both into safety. He went back to Suva in a borrowed suit of pajamas, having left all his clothes and a good deal of his skin on the coral reef. Modest, like many heroes. MacGregor left himself out of his own report, and it was from the governor that the queen first heard the whole story. Wooo o! u: Editor. When a newspaper tells the simple truth about a bad man who is trying to get into a public place where he can steal, the truth is called “attack." It when the same man runs for omce the facts of his past career are printed to show the people what they may ex- "â€"â€" pect, the editor ,who prints these facts is abused, and the rascal poses as a martyr. When a man turns out wrong. as the editor said he would, it the edi- tor says his prophecies came true, the people accuse him of persecuting a man and “kicking him when he is down.” Yet it the paper says nothing about had men who are trying to rob the people they say that the editor is bought oi! and that he has taken hush monev. FEAT OF A MACGREGOR. ‘ THE TRICKY GROUbE. Our II} ink-Io- 3w Summer Footwear Makes Life’s Walk Easy nly people 111 Lindsay : are showing 5 cases of lhese size for a Dollar. selling the FAMOUS INVIC’I US SHOE d b . Shoes hot from the factory. ma e y Geo with a lot or For a Big Sale of Slippersâ€"Cool and Restiul for Tired Feet You Can't Be Happy if Your feet Ache. filmmhiéflwnm Ten Parson. Drowned at Poto- mac Hoantta'on Saturday. Weakness, Aug. 15.-'I‘en perlou were dro d by the capsizing of a ptho. hunch on the Potomac Vor, Georgetown, the western sec- on of this city, during the annual otomo regttt. Soturday. Four 1 A. J. Boone, about 85 years o! . a “W; J. George Smith; ‘. hula F. Humor, 40 years old, a. W; J. Herbert Coates, about you. old, a tailor, of McKoea- port. Pa..; John Waldman, 20 years old; William Smith, about 35 years old. on employ. of the navy yard; In. lulu Dreyfuss; Miss Berth. Selâ€" AI! Arnprior, Aug. 15. - Saturday night, about half-past ten, John Berthianme, a Frenchman, was burn- ed to death in a fire in C. A. Dageâ€" naie' hotel here. The unfortunate man, who had been overpowered by the names, died a few minutes after assistance reached him. It is suppos- ed that deceased had been smoking while in bed. Deceased wuabout 20 year- ef age. Cooksville, Aug. 15.â€"Sidney m1- ler was oocidentnlly shot by Stanley ing, when Roylsnoe took a revolver from his pocket and, not knowing it wu loaded, pulled the trigger. The ball entered Killer's left side, struck s rib and glanced downwards, lodg- ing in the fleshy part of the hip. It is not thought serious results will follow. Killer and Roylanos are con- sins, 21 and 19 years of age respec- tively, and are here on a, two months' holiday. Their home is in London, Dag. Montreal. Au}. 15.â€"â€"At the Valoia tta Saturday the starting gun W Van discharged, almost point-blank, of R. D. MCGlbm will not b. fatal. serious. Kingston. Aug. 15.â€"The four boys guilty of theft of. raisins, poi). candy and tobacco from the K. a . Rail- Way sheds wen Saturday ordered by the magistrate to b. thrashed. and the police carried out the oontenoo. mun-mt! Gun Mu: Burned to Death. .3, if}. The result but tho 11mm“ ”'9 Suit Cases. We have apother lot of those bar- selling the half-dollar $126 for 35¢, the dollafisize In two. FAR! OF 800 ACRES IN ELDOK TOWNSHIP, two miles from Eldon Station, 2} from Argyle; conven- ient to church and school ; 50 acres of tamarack nnculled, balance principglly cleared ; buildings mod- erate, young orchard; good well: and running stream. This is an excellent farm for mixed farming; FIFTY ACRES IN MABIPOSA, choice soil in excellent state of cul- tivation. Brick house, frame barn and frame hay barn, stone stab- ling under both; all buildings in first-class condition. With this will be sold 25 acra pasture about 1 mile distant. TWO HUNDRED ACRES, 5 miles from town. There is a bank barn 45 x 80 and two others, and a mo- condition. TWO HUNDRED ACRES near Beth- any ; land and buildings are excel- lent. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTZ ACRES, two 'miles south of Ome- mee ; well' improved. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY AC- res near Cameron; all cleared ; good buildings. ONE HUNDRED ACRES IN MAN- vers, north half lot 7, con. 8,, all cleared; one mile east of Yclver- ton; buildings fair; situated on leading road. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN acres, 5 miles west of Lindsay. Im- proved. Very desirable farm. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN acres. south half of Lots 11, 12 and 13, beautifully situated on the shore of Lake Simcoe, 3 miles from Raverton; two storey brick house and a number of outbuildings. This iswithout exception the best farm in the township, and one of the best in the province. ONE HUNDRED ACRES, two miles from J anetville, 50 acres cleared, balance valuable wooded land ; a small house and orchard ; a frame barn. The farm is coovenien-tly, situated. BRICK HOUSE, frame stable, five acres of land, at east end of Wood- ville, the property of John Mathia- son. A very desirable home for a .retired farmer. FRAME DWELLING AT BETHANY. on the G. T. R. ; 1;- storeys high ; meat shop, general store, show- room and postofliceeâ€"all owupied â€"â€"in» the building. One of the best business situations in the village. ONE HUNDRED ACRES, one mile north of J anetville. House and barns good ; orchard of 180 young apple trees, principally Northern Spiw. Two miles kom C. P. R. ALSO A NUMBER OF HOUSES for sale in town. For further partic- ulars apply to C. CHITI‘ICK Lindd sel luuuaw. The pmper way to cook a cat is to toast It in an oven until brown, with onions, garlic. parsley. bay leaf. red wlne and some herbs peculiar to Italy. When boiled. It is not so satisfac- mon tor a group of young men in northern Italy to kill some cats. skin them and soak them in water for two or three days. They are then cooked “mm. «mt cure on Christmas day and 6r tbfee days. They are tlu 'wlth great care on Christmas sérved up hot about 1:30 p. mass. . _ ltnly cultivates the cut for home con- sumptlon. as English people r.. lue rub- bits It la to be done on the quiet. however. (0:9 In 819m.- of the rrotlt In the business and the demand for the :‘ollcncy the law has to be looked out for mm the Society I9 or the Prevention 31' Cruelty to Cate ls vigilant. Ofl'ensee ug..lust tLe law are ‘Vlnlted wlth lm- a9risoument. Cute are rfilaed for the :u..l:Lvt none the, loci. 'i'l-‘nttenal on 313-me of tullk. a cholt-e wvclmcn Mlluttalu the,» ' ":llt of‘utteen gonadal. Farms for Sale brick house, all in first-class COOKING A CAT. . WHILK, Lindsay PAGE ELEV”. m. after