looksldkcl’ooflclllflco. Ibere would appear to be acertain winch 8r Charla rapper is presi- dent. Which he. just held its first an- nual meeting in old London. The ex- perience. of the ï¬rst year have been any“ but encouraging, but the bin-e tor-their trouble: was princi- pally upon the failure of their attempt to mark ape busine- over the Stickeen river and Tesla lab route, where-â€mi in to mama a railway erg“ wagon road, in exceptional season up- .t all the We calculating and immense Mmmmut; Ofenm‘ee Lb weather is held Male, but. it noticeable can: the English ï¬nancial men We Minot :3 as: was the may new“ upmar- uee; he amass: remake that "W is m we! mflwflm‘e ammâ€mme "gene «the cm! premises of themes- gm; emewzzg nmryeein . W‘mfléfl A m: Rush Predicted. A-Britilh Columbia. “Old Timer†has been telling an Emliah newspaper that the great? mining mahoa of the past In: â€and 08:! we in. theyoar a. mac.†and inflame: the hiatoric years of forty-nine, sixty- nine, seventy-nine andeizhty-nine, all of which were marked by extensive and unusually widespread gold mining ex-‘ citement. From this and from exper- met last you, and. .the immediate indicdtiona' p! the coming season, he‘ predicts that this year’s rush to the gold fields will place last you '5 exâ€"‘ perienoea entirely in the shade, all of Iwhich is satisfactory as tar as it goes, but it onLy emphasized the untortunate condition that exists in regard. to tramtation. In» dateat o! the Stickeen Railway scheme by the ir- monaibb senate; while. in item an oinatory nomhwnaw inits dis~ aatroua enacts upon tho development at the country. . . mitotthoswoepimreductimin M'vm‘vmnotboamtterot myurbumouontatterau, flthe Mutton in Great Britain, the Unit- “States,“dtheDomhiomhavein méiatrmlbdinm-inmediate loss 01m,butwithintw,oorthreo you: at. most, the ‘bnlanoe has been re- covered, the revenue once more boon musing them There is there- ta’m no My for the aoï¬cicudo so pnu'ioticauy d‘nplnyod in this regard, and theingennitzot the pessimist: is bung' wasted in Vining new methods nthntionto mpplythe lack ottunds which exists principally in their own A Fold: “‘3 Wont Whine. The térrible défici'c m the post-office dual-M which is no cameraman; liodicted by opposition Papers. and \apâ€" â€tum earnestly desired, as the an may. â€tick, “We onghb to hm an Imperial M'Poï¬ago stamp warm. Hanniker Heaten’ a portrait mm. murmnw the occasion by m a. speciu two-cant. stamp nth a. map of the world on it, an winch alum m are prmwd nod. .Wo have loan a copy at this neat. Little Abel, which does credit to the Domin- 1911's yosjmasber-General's public spir- WWI-aurora portrait should WWWMWM, has beendnp- tinted in an axiom in London, 53b: suggestion which one or two human opposition papers nude, in 3md,,ï¬mm when theat- Wtawmrw mm}, WAY, JAN. 27. 1899. Kama. Davis Son The .- "Weekly Post. DRAIN TILE, LIME; Etc. BM“ FAMILY FLOUR llf“â€lï¬uggists and . General: Dealers. They Cleanse and Purify th W Dr.- Jut to Earnest. Baggains in, Lumber; The Greatest of al Liver, Stomach and Blood Medicines ;.~_ 115291 mu Gazette“ Christ,- ' Sarsaparilla Maia. PEI-LE Farmers, Attention! [BRISTOL’SI Ruggql. D371! 49 Son mmmm Bobmoon [TRISTOL’S l .2 um.â€" 3:83 Bug-«l e52. an. a 83 8.35.3. éaï¬sflgcnaak ob AW!†? IQTOLfS 1 no iahuadlud uuu+mul Salmon 1 at some Cumin: Mans ‘ is. Jehn’m nae Jam 9L=hv m Allan Ewmm‘n h m 60!: can! Gemnmam m3 9mm ash- m "9‘3; 3‘3; g1 M Rwanda? mm a {gem :99 m maï¬a. - Minimums that be to “1|me legislation h m 0919!! am a! m mm m; m attainment!“ be. may the mucus! the tm and ButhQMmenmmumt 2: 3159131?th Mia-II “ 3. mn {him ‘34 A Guilt During Tint Time of m and u an! mm... In the Aggro- nte 0! our We. Ottewe, Jen. 21.-The trade ï¬gure- of the Dominion for the nut half 0! the current meal you, -whleh endee on Deeembeesllue, Inverseâ€"n prepared†ehe Calm- Department. large n he: yoer’e trade wee. the preeent year in go- ing to enrpeee it. For the ex: monthe the â€mete trade of the Dominion exceed- ed lee: yeer’e ngine- for the eene period by $14,500,000. The Inez-en. :- entirely due :0 the large volume 0: Imports, en there wee e decrees of 01.7mm In the experte. For the month.qubt, however, the expert- were eeont â€00,000 larger than for December, 1897, man no course of another mm u in preh- eble the) they will reeeh lent m‘l ileum. The duty exceeded that collected for the our month: an 1397 by 8.374.110, e my mum»; Increase. BHCPAWBBS mum @RAthflhAlï¬. Londom Jan. 18,â€"Dr. Bonner. at the dinner of the Junior Carlton Club last night, mile a statement in hie speech that the Seaman Emperor, while talking to him in Paleetine, when a conflict be- tween Gleat Britain and France seemed impending. eaid: “The struggle would not last more than ï¬ve or II: days, at in that time Toolon, Brest and Chet-bone. would be in flames and the French fleet would be exteminated†Britain Would Blake short Work of France In Cue of War. “The eeoree. indeed. weighed no lee- than 2,000 pounde. Sledgee wereon heard the balloon and boats also. Theme was nothing wanting that wae likely to he required. and expert: who followed the manufacture of the balloon, step by step, examined minutely all input: and found everything perfect." Wu It Androe’e Balloon ? London, Jan. 18. -â€" The Norwegian sealer Baanfagen, which haearrived here, reporte that in July, 1898, while between Greenland and Iceland, an lmmenee loo fine was encountered, on whloh w- slghted a heap of ropes and rubbish. This was peelihly the wreck of Anim'l “I consider lt qnlto poulble thst Andre-ymchedw tar-m Poll Inn lands?! from his balloon on the further sldeoflgnnd that he was own“. winter whore tho balloon tell. No reason- able conclusion can be formed as to hls safety before the «phonon c1 chi-serous. Andree, I believe,“ ante, and he has plenty of provisions for three your or non. Andrea, it my ho remembered, had two compnlons ln lair balloon- Menu-n Strindberg)!!! Frankel. The balloon was well stored with provisions, consisting of tins of preserved foods of sll klnds, chocolate, oomprused brend, condensed milk, champagne, claret, alcohol, fresh water nnd bnttc. Prot. Lnolnlnbre. Who Boll: the Balloon. Thlnke So. at Lonet. Stockholm. Jen. 18.â€"Profeeeor Lo- ohambre. the eeronnut who made the balloon in which his friend Andree started from Spltzbergen on July 1, 1897. on biejonrney to the North Pole,_boe seemed the anxious relatives ond We of the Scandinavian explorer that be doe. not despair of eeeing Andeee Apia, despite the now almost nnivereel belief that he hoe periehed. In oletterthe balloon man aye: Mun-1d, Jan. 18,â€"Nom tron Hm in anything but meaning. The Salt-’- foroa m not making unusually It‘d- wny again“ tho insurgent“ and“. 1am: his inability to ram order-u. what comes to the lam. thing. his nno willingneu to 1‘1qu taxation â€" in demonstrated, it in hand hon that tho trouble will bugin. Non. d the grant pom:- would willingly relinqnilh to anothe- tho tut of palliation, and no Cadiz. Jan. 18.â€"Thealbteonhlnln¢ the suppoaed remains at Chum Columbus. which arrived here yesterday, on board the Spanish mlae: Conde de Von-duo, and which were melon-ed In :he auxiliary ornlaor‘Gll-alda, for convey- aneeeeSevnle, haaheenopened. About 80 bane and acme aehee were found In thoeaaket. Itwaareoloeed,endwlll he received at Seville with yeah eolennfly and mud In the cathedral. Them of the paneealon will be lined with W, Jun. 18.â€"Tho Panic, Saar Sagan, in u: harvlcmm aï¬c- noon. doom an: ho only 31.1001! 00 Unltod sma- Sonato’a ratiï¬cation of“. peso. can: to oonvoko the Out». ‘ Wuhington, Jen. laâ€"Advicee m received tron Menus nuance: stating that the eitnetion on the inlendem veg, quiet. The tie-notch proved the m notifying omoini nun recently received from that quarter. It in announced thet thepecplewho have moved ontotthe city of Menile owing to storming, but unfounded, repute. wenqnietly netnrn- ing to their homce. At llolio nflnile m min: ntieieotorily, and e petiti- ing not recited in the ceblegrem wee that the ofloon ebcud the Aachen chine nnd the individual hell-flu wen traternixing freely on than, nnd tint there wee no sign oi trouble. 1 I Ofï¬cial Dospatches Bring New. I That Is Good and Reassuring. THE LAST HALF YEAR. [pun Waiting for tho Uniud Into. a may tho Pan‘s. Tron†£010}. 0.1143 Int Ch. Cox-cu Tonthorâ€" Malt ' not. John Horny Strongly Do- nouou Imperialism-Row. by Cable. ANDREI MAY YET 33 AL!" ALARMING REPORTS m SITUATION AT MANILA THE KAISES’S IDEA. Thirty Don. Won Thou. Home In Dangerous. wuun on Ulolo Land“. Jim man to that mm 89. J M U“ W mam-amen: â€whom." .....::.. “m wwm m mm ma 0““ totally-ma mum hum-b «aura-am ho Mi mm. In 09mm on this. an I! “mm hum use b chum mid hula Mn “mm m h mm him.» In . 9|: mama. ll My mum . nan- mm cumulus Wm an. my hummus! “about: n «In a M! on In: n“): gl_ nun-mama.» Inndon, Jan. litâ€"A amnion report from New Yuk that m Outed am- will propose :3). gull-h timings: to new“ I h lulu: he I o t- M Wat mm M- mmu on... «In! at common «a rldlcnlu In mom and jonrmmho deal... It in cm mud um I» now 0mm 8mm mun-doe. an Ohms, would be abused WM mut- mum-.9!» u, . ,, ‘. ï¬eepeler. Ont, Jan. 80.â€"A lad named Selim, in the employ of Mean. Zryd Co.. hardware merchanta here, narrowly escaped death from hnrnluz yesterday afternoon. He poured benzlne out of a can on a lire he wae kindling in the workehop, the blaze caueing the bannine to explode 'with terriï¬c force. Theboywae all ablaze in an instant, and rushed outaide through a door, full- in; about ten feet to the hard ground, rendering him unconeoloua. Fortunately thenoieeotthe exnloalon attracted the attention of Mr. Duncan, merchant taller. in the next building. Who net the lad lying in flames on the ground. and ruahed out to hie reecue, and enveloped the boy in hie overcoat, mothering the namea The boy waebadb burnt about the face, head and halide, the akin com- ing oflas the coat wae' removed. He entered intueely, but it is not thought his injurhe trilly mlt iatally. 'rbeprexn- ieualeoteoknre, batitwasextlngulab ed before much damage wee done. BBITOXI LAUGH AT’YAVNK“ GALI- Abs-rd Ida. of nah-ugh; tho Wont lid!“ for “I. Phillpplm Poured 80an on . l’ln ud tho Result W:- n Donn]. 50 Imperial Oil Company Gohhling Up Its Smaller Canadian Biealaâ€"‘l‘ha Standard Behind It. . Noah-i, Jan. 20.-An important meeting of all men was in session at the Windsor yesterday, the business being connected with the acquisition of prac- tioally all the oil business in the Domin- ion by the Imperial Oil Company, which is undcstood to he the Canadian end of the great Standard Oil mat of the Uni- ted States. The object is to discuss the situation arising from the absorption of the Bushnell Oil Company and the East- ern Oil Company by the Imperial Oil Company. The various delegates in at- tendance are directly or indirectly inter- eetedin thenew corporation, which ie controlled by the Standard Oil Trust. The Eastern Oil Company formerly con- ; trolled the oil trade in the Iaritime Province. We scoot the man's-eat as. ferrsd to the Imperial Company was recently granted a newchutc, and it‘ stookiaceeaeed from half amiiiionto‘ one million dollars. This enabled‘ the ‘ Imperial Company to practically secure a monopoly of the oil business of Canada. The reï¬ning and manufacturing at Petrolea and Sarnia will in future he done by the new trust; which will also deal direct with the trade. The head emcee. as formerly, will remain in Petrciea. The busine- for Ontario will remain in the hands of the Queen City Oil Company of Toronto, of which com. pany Mr. F. A. Fitzgerald of London is managing director. and Ur. S. Rogers of Tucnto h the president. The branches at London and other points will he made ship!!!†and distributing stations ' under head oilice management. Mr. C. J. Hills, the present manager of the imperial Co. for western Ontario, will he general in- spector in Toronto. The directors of the newcompanywill beelected here. Mr. I. A. Fitzgerald is spoken of as the prospective preddsnt of the new com- racism. of the Yikou force, Fort Sdflrhuonlm wuwtbomn bou- lpg Important omcial damning for A Chinook ,wind is blowing to-dny sud ago-mpg.“ In .3de above zero. ‘ Gold Commissioner Senuer lee l'inlehed ale Jenr-eyâ€"N-rrevv Recepe Iro- Drowninga‘l'he Weather. . Demon Ciiv. Doc. 5 (via Vancouver. Jan. 20. and Toronto, Jan. 81.â€"(Globe Speciel).â€"The new gold oommiuiener. Ir. Edward C. Senklor, arrived but to- day, with Mm". Baker and Beldno. He in quite well. though tired. He expul- enced e herd Journey and had I new «capo lam dash two miles above Fort Selkirk.- tho new having been caught in ei: loo h Coniiiornble intern: "I ï¬lm“ over the arrinl of the M Sept. 22, which arrived lie. Biddell’e remarks ware brief. He spoke solely of the insanity of the pri- soner, end the nnenilnisy of the medical witneueson this question, both for the Cronin and dehnoe. Mr. Ken, Q. 0., did not addreee the jury on behalf of the Crown, and his lordship ohm-[ed them, showing on there hed been no mosive shown {or the crime. In 85 minutes the jury returned e verdict the: they believed Tug-rt Wu inane; Lawyer Ridden heeved s sigh of reilei, He hue defended in 11 murder trials, and nanngings heveyetreenltod. Tongan was pieced in conï¬nement at the pies-lo of the Crown. Bu lordshlpadded that the jury might retire and decide whether counsel should lddreee them. The jury m: the court room and dunno-ed the meteor for about A queue: of en hour. There was 3 due:- snce or opinion. and the court men-acted Ur. Ridden â€mm jury on behalf of the planner. 1 Term“, Jen. 21.4» Tenor: mut- der trial wee ï¬nished yeeterdey mo noon, end the jury lound the: the pri sonar. Robert Frederick Teggert, wee noe guilty. on ehe ground or immty. Dar M moon 3 ehort conciliation k thwcu Mr. Justice Felecia- idn undue counlcl caused in the The hie! then developed e new phen.'1'he judge cold the jury the: the Crown had fully 17"th the: the prisoner and commmed the deed. but the defence ruined, end the evidence of the four die- tingulehed medical men. took the one out of the ordinary couree, and the one auction the jury mun decide was, “Wee 1M primer inane!" A New Ii sum Comm. THE 30! \VAS IN A BLAZE. ' m WEEKLY I wt 13W Jury on the Ground of tuna-murder cum. Dropped I'd Prue-or lald at Crown’s Planar. AN OIL TRUST FORMED. SAFE IN DAWSON. "NOT GUILTY†gmu‘s ifï¬b} ‘ Warm-wannaâ€.- Ann-3mm I I...â€" W‘flï¬WflWWEW"-W" mmm‘ amm~amdmmwwddw~~- M tight-g In the 00.30. Btu-0k, Ja ). 23.â€"â€"‘1'huu ha has M W. in the Congo St... 11:. Paint- Announce- yum-day, m tho Baum troops and the tubal, tarma- hnvtng summed heavy lo.- uhduu m whiu 0mm m if MdmeMmbymmeMdeflmuwhflgflhMâ€"cmhb â€01¢â€deth richnforvhenthehnnfamthevhohm mm Mount-twill“ %. «anathema-ingest. ‘11:. one pity-Ind mwmmumwumm. an. mmmmmmmw Album N.Y., Jon. ISLâ€"Io tho Hon-to â€and†Senator mun Ina-odour! o ndlool ontl-toborooloolo hm. muting mmmmlntoxow York Sat. tohovo bod a toot («automation Mom-«lon- ot tho hund- ensu- ollohl. whomllhmmhn writtenâ€- mlttotmportthom. An W map-alum torblddon batman}. without too]: oortmootoond poms“. No mdomnltyktoho platoon-ugh.“ taboronlodo osnlo brought Into tho an» muons-mu. Vhlotiouottholov lmmoï¬mofmtowflmom uddxmonthotoomyulnprm to: oooondoflonoo. Into. munda- Th3: hum“ 0.3.4; Tho dooouood woo born In Soothud, ond, on coming to out: country about 15 7m ago, ootflod in Southey, Ola-Ho, oud w 31m churn of tho Pro-m Chumhthoto. Loan-onhowouttoclo- boo. ond mo Proton-or In Morin Congo microchlomnotamNonh Boy. Thou homotothhclu,oudhoomhodh different pulpit ot voflouo “moo. Lat Sunday hooocuptod tho pulp“ at Von- mlum Church ot both mks. Tho Wmdnonouthor.hom no- purodobookforthoguidonoo of confl- doao for tho. communion. which to to- gudodoooonndnrd work. Atthoflno othlodooth he ï¬nd annular†but handed noplylnu for s chunk. .3th up In and kind. * Kr. Mnendnln. not having returned wuh the dog, his wire heenune suspicion. otwhnthnd happened. The man; wannoonnuln min-ed. Be wne m- wudn found when the (unity hnd occurred. In. Mae-dun recognised the angina-pin the hnndedthe’dh‘ Iroon. Thonhonn tom-Mo! or n. Mum. and. jumping an; hckmphoodhutwon-oncpm all mnummmmmum 501' PU- Thobody was who: numbed, wanna-null“ biannual»:- thovioun'luruggiu to 30¢ ousottho m. Upon his mmionndhh Jaiihidm which he “and“ 9. flubodywumdtoliiunl’loa Yong-nut, and an imam will!» 'hoidio-d-y. ‘;rorthoputthmmoathnthodocuud Bu bun 11th u so Imam-cu. withJ.Ocdon. “humanist-Int†unions «nib in flu “'0‘. 0| Mandamus home .3 115313..»- oompuiiodbyhio cookou- spnid, aging hemidm study. B. ind not Wbymidnighgnldtbobouflofl vacuumed. In. mm tap-amt. Atitm. sh. faithful mid can. homo, dripping wet und shim. with than. Itinnowoyidonthohod be. inmeryiuztgan hhm’. life. Tbodogwundmitudtothom and imediudy an uphill to hit Toronto, Jan. 18.-Tbo Mb; at 3 “Iain up on the honour m cm loo Comp-n," dooh. It the Scot of Walt Hunt strut on Honda, nth. ï¬ll provodtobobottbotomnw dot-lo o! m. At noon â€andâ€. Jooopll Goodwin, 32.. of tho Isl-ad. found tho boa: of the Ru. Prue-or Mm In Icy mar noor who: a. can no found gag all ma. would mum. Rev. Prof. Macadam Drowned in I the Bay at Toronto. Ir- Imu- 1- W '0 5" rum-hum muse-usual, Inno- Into n .010 b no to. on M Nick-Ill rum M elven tho Alu- ud Wuuhu 0": ll- IMO Icy Gnu ma, Jun. mammmmmam [on Oommy'ndoohnthotcototw-t In“ It.“ on Hood-y nigh. bu mvodcooobuttholonmnwotnhb him. At noon you-zany. Jonah Jooawln, Jr" of the hind. found tho mufï¬n". PM!†Mann mâ€"u. mu. at . .0 Gould 11 M Would Act V“. W 00-..- Ionaâ€"Auto- A-cflco- Cum on Midâ€"m I... it 0-510. laden, Jan. 19,â€"?!» Bk“ Boa. smack-mm d8“ Rectum, m 1‘ "In. “It. “In of the Wench-pm Mkdoï¬nmmum Mal. various m “an mums-3mm THE CAREER OF THE DEAD MAN. FRANCE AND NEWFOUNDLAND. WENT UNDER THE ICE “She Carries Herfleart on Her Sleeve†A pure hard Soap which has peculiar qualities for Laundry Uses. gawgwflï¬goqvovanog-‘l Egisizï¬gi .EEEEBEIEI a. [K53 13 .32 3.953313 (I! VIE-gig iii I‘Egilgri E! 6 cents a cake. body has hen the tiighbot deeireto ovndotho ohligotiono oi the tronty or :Utreoht;hntwodo deoirothotthoriahto ,eoniorrod npon Frnnoe by thot treoty ohonidnot be extended nod nhnoed to tho injury of on!- poekot. 1!, when thooe right are properly donned. they no topoooooo n ninotorl'nnoowo ho potently willing to ohoorvo ;or;ifl"rnnooinwiliinn toomnco ortheiroxtinotionon lair entire-eon. termedoomponeotion." Chonhorlnin deoorihod in oetoii ‘ tho hunch hon soon oontinnnlly :oneronehincnndotrivingto oxtondthoir obi-oontho French ohoro, while, nt tho-noflunthdrintunotin tholohy when hoonoontinnnliyaoerenoin'. “InW loot."ho aid! “_hy menu d nliegsll; hove otvsnniod our ooiony or Newton“- lnnd. end hovodonoeowithont nsonny oi' navel-co to themoehu. If they on oineouiv doeironu of unity with Eng. lond.itwiiihoonenqnottor torthezn to obnndon thooe nnttqnntod right it! n satisfying oomponootion." Trihnto to Shilohnry. In concluding, Hr. Chamberlain void n high tribute to tho onoooto at Lord Snibhnry’o foreign policy, marking: “It in an. (or ntieioetion that two (not notions. Granny end tho Unihd Stout. mu protections nt hone, hove prooini-od heir intention to ndhore to them-oblod ““osndod’inthdr ioreixn pone-ions We ohnli reg-II their oxpnndon without Jooionq. and tho!) weioolno their oo-opantion. sad I think. without being too oonnnino, we may rely upon their oympnthy nnd count- onoo in toonriu the condo! ndoption o! n principle to which wo nttooh oe mneh import-nee." 5):; 5E“ 5 : Walnut-Ody upo- tho Now- tountlhld ducalâ€, tho In†aid: “In “modem-Icon. m, no- “!‘ht,ltlllnk,â€b-Id."n mum- umnndnmyha. Nun! flunk Indhopoltwmmohm. “than an m an Mam-bout .0 many of in“ m mmmummmm hummus-“Wm" Buwdmdthohngmmonm mot Inna. declaring an It flu mammtw nunlcahh mutual mining «manta. ambush would nonhuman Right Hon. Joaaph Chambarlain Makes an Important Speech. FOREIGN QUESTIONS. Pundit-um thdmhwn laMwa am of m Na, Twain, Prints, Hands, 8mm, h' It that MM. M lbs of Data, Ills, Initial, MMMBM.NWMM. mum, nun-1mm nunuunnmm vummuumm mums, It, than“: lulu-nil†During Stock-akin. Ill Bellman 3nd Odd but an kid on: and Mad down u when to non. STUCK-TAKING SALE. Bargains during Month of JANUARY. lanufactumrs. Lindsay Woollen Hills HORN BROS. Clothe your horse with one of our frost- proof Covers; Bright Check, Fast Coiors, Soft, Warm and Durable. Price reduced to 55¢. per square yard. No shoddy here. I'Mwudhdmutdl thuhuvoliw Mm.mbuualu Armstrong 81c»: £988. Barn Bro: Warm Blankets F011 GM]! HORSES.