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\\ W l "'0 be. ZIS iibl' :21(l 2111 his “RD. .120 U Interesting Items About Our Own .. IA-I_. .h- I‘-“M “ J obn -‘ toms at 5'03! Seas. [L La expected that Mr: D. L. Moody {he \Vt‘ll-kDOW'n evangellst. will visit Montreal in the middle of next month. Akmtroal priests are not to ride bi- vyvles in the city. This is the injunc- tion given at the llast ecclesiastical re- treat by Mgr. Bru’chesi. Then is a rumour in Ottawa am- numing almost. to a certainty xth'at the next meeting of the Federal Parlia- mm “m 1.». in the first week of Feb- . [L La exmted that Mr. D the wellâ€"known evangelist. Bluntreal in the middle of n ’l‘hgre is a rumm nunung ailment to a next mgeting. of u want. wnll be m the Paul yenitenuary ('ongluuca. emu nu vonths appear determnqed to keep up the. YUW until tobacco IS restored to than. Mr. Joseph Letoile. of Ottawa. in- ventvr of the submarine Searchlight. has a scheme on hand. to reach the 'iundyke by l‘alloon. starting from Ot- tawa. The Canadian Cotton Mills Company have dwided to sell the whole products uf their mi‘lls direct to the trade. in- stead of through an agent. as here. The Inmlon Shoat Hallway Lum- mny’s roadred and rolling stock have men a-mssed at 3230.000. and the com- Hun" taxes will probably be incmased $31M) nver last year's figures. L‘quizme Levine, one of the most muted uwn amongst. the Metisoof .\.l-.mtom and the Northwest, dled ~uddvnly at his home at. Duck IflkP. At Brockville Mr. urout, one”. the: Bank of Toronto. was riding his wheel, when he ram intu a boynamed l’ennnck. The boy was knocked down, and so svriously injured that . he died. . s ‘ __.‘ Information has been received Il'OIIl' Hhmmton to the effect that \V. K. l‘uttermn. one of the six Hamilton Klondike gold-seekers. \\ he left on Auguet 14 far ”1‘.“ gold fields, was , ' the Grand Rapids of the Athabasca River. {The latest advices received from i’ngland atMcGill University announce that Principal Petersen is rapidlv re- covering from his recent indisposition. and that he exfects to sail for Canada. in the course 0 a. few weeks. 7‘" Mr. \V. A. Hastings 01' me Lake of the Woods Milling Company denies the statement that a combination has panyhag never but any connection with a mmbim Great Brian. "I- um... All Pvt! 0! tin Globe. C Assorted 10! Buy m. CANADA. The \\:innipez Tribune but a lug grain dgalers’ I AL. trouble in the law faculty, , upon the appointment of Prof. Walton. oi the Smtch bu. Postmasterâ€"General )Iulock states ml The bad harvest affects seventeen he profit from the sale' Russian provinces, and it is feared it. that they Will add atl will also be felt next year. as the least a quarter of a. million dollars drought has prevented sowing winter to the receipts of the year over and wheat in a large. area. ”‘0‘? what would. have been realizedl The Cuban insurgents are now so ‘11 the 5313 0‘ 0“““3’3’ stamps. confident in their military strength The Council of the Hamilton Board Of that they have assumed the defensive. 1‘1: considers it and say they can achieve their end mu should be Opened u soon as pOS-l without the intervention of the Unit- sible vhrough Canadian territory, 88le States. . t the "tie at ”3° Xukon country ‘3 now It is stated that the Ambassadors of 1‘78?” "1 [01‘9“8“ hands m eonseguence the powers at Constantinonle have all 0‘ inadequacy 0‘ . communication received instructions enabling them to through 0‘3“ 0W“ Dominion. come to a full agreement on the basis GREAT BRITAIN. _ of Lord Satisbury's preposals. . The Prince and Princess of \Vales Eoi’lowing the report that Elnperor \\ ill make many visits to London to \ 11:11am intends to visit the Queen at encourage the winter season. gimoral comes the “3:511:61; that the i . , g - m c peror 1_B animus ' a ' e een M90“ ““3 3‘ “heme ‘0 pr ‘1‘,’ ° should visit him either at Coblenz or hot water at a halfpenny per ga on 1’0th , .. from the waste heat of the street gas am “3 Aprlh'. G‘nsadhar Ti'Iak, the native mem- \ lam 3. ~ 9 __ _ 1-:- n! t}... mmhav Tmifiilfivo Council. The Time London County Council has un- dertaken to abate street noises as far as the. shouting of newsboys is concerned. I i'ho appalling nmn‘ber of cycling ac- cidents in London is reading to ade- mad for leg‘nlation to abate the pub- lic (13 user. Ten batteries of horse and field artillery have been ordered to em- bark for India from England during the months of September and Octo- bet It is said that the ghost of A e Boleyn has recently appeared in t e Tower of London, a sure sign. of the approaching death of a member of the Royal family. Mr Michael Davitt says the “301 do not want aRoyal residence in Ireland, and the Dublin Daily Independent de- clares that the Irish people would rather starve 'than accept bounty .A ungation has been caused by the statement that the Archduke Franz Ferdingngl, they grethivg to awn MR been received from to the effect that \V. K. nne of the six Hamilton uni-seekers. \\ ho left on far 111‘? gold fields. was the Grand Rapids of the Stu-mt Railway Com- the St. Vincent de a 11110“ “(‘99 v--- *5? “09,“ At a fully attended Cabinet meeting tune, ‘3 im \Vashington on Tuesday the (mega- t'wn' was; considered of affording. relnef :aria is ‘ for inmnsidemte Klondyke immlgrants rtising ' who are stranded and mmgry at Daw- :son City. believe? J acksont Ifiiegixis completely demor- ,- __ f-_ “I. n n+nnr‘ c+§l1 A strong company to exploit the Klonglike region was recently organ- ized 1n ..ondon by Lieut.aCol-. Domâ€" ville, who will shortly reach Montreal and organize a fully equipped expe- dition to the gold regions, which he will lead personally. " Bristol is‘ showing a keen desire to secure a large share of the Cana- dian trade, and Mr. Girdlestone, the general manager of the Bristol docks. sailed last_we_ek a9 a. rpgresentative of UNITED smyzs. Sir J ulian Pauncefote's term at Washington is likely to be extended for a year. Rev. G. B. F. Howard, 3 oomvict in. the Ohio penitentiary, is reported to have escaped. (Owing E0 the scarcity of apples in Canada. Canadian buyers are in Kan- sas contracting for the crop.\ The. United States Deep \Vaterways Commission to select a route for a ship canal between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic has selected perman- ent headquarters in Detroit. Dan-LA (,1; Juvv v thq Byistol éfigrfiier 6f .Commerce and Shipping, .to work up a better con- nectlon thh Canada. Jackson. Miss., is completely (lemor- alize-d and business is at a stand still om account of yellow fever. The peo- ple continue to pour out of the city un- til twoâ€"thirds of the population have gone. - o i 1 1 A The commercial reports Iurmsueu u: the agencies of Messrs. Dun and Brad- st reet as to the condition and prospects of business throughout the United States continue satisfactory. From all quarters reports appear to he more en- uouraging. It is generally conceded that stocks have been very low in all lines. and now, with the prospect of much activityâ€"if not indeed a coming iKHHUfâ€"in the natural general anxiety to he abreast. of the times. large 'orders are anticipated. The finish of the rial strike means not only increased confidence. but an added spending power among large numbers of people and steady improvement in trade. In all lines reports are most encouraging. .lhe commercial failures in the United 1 States for tho. _weel{‘_just en’ded are 204. ‘i'ulllu‘clblul -Dv-Jw-‘â€" States for the .weekju'st e‘n’ded are 204, 3:? compared With 317 in the correspon- ding weak of a year ago. Carlotta, exâ€"J‘lmpress of Mexico, is so dangerously ill that her death at any moment 13 expected.- Tl‘he wheat crop of Sicily and Cala- hria this year will range from! one-half; to two-tmrds of an average crop. The death is announced of Princess Shonmg-a, daughter of King Menelek of Abyssinian. Baron Fawn. the Italian Amnassauor in Washington, has been recalled. He held his office. for eighteen years. Captain General \Veylevr assures the Spanish Government .that. he will lze able to pacify Cuba. 1n four months. The Paris Municipal .Council is de- buting a arhexne to furnish cheap baths in small buildings erected on the side- walks. The Spanish Minister of Finanvmwho has he?!) excommunicated for expro- priating church treasure. is expected to rer-xign. ' The officials of the Vatican; have strictly enj fined the Spanish priests from participation in the Carlist ag- itation. Louise Michel, the notorious French Angirchist. is going to the United States in October on. a speech-mak- ing tour. The English and Ameriwn residents of Bruwels are protesting against the new law whiz-h compels all foreigners to serve a term. in the civic guard. Despite the invasion of the flying locust, the reports received concern- ing the Argentina. wheat crop are of a most encouraging character. A balloon was seen in .Arctic Russia on September 14. which is supposed to have belonged to Prof. Andree. Arroyo, who assaulted President Diaz inthe city of Mpxico, on Thursday, was- stalflml to death in his cell the same night by an angry mob; GENERAL. Yellow fever is spreading Gangadhar Ti'lek. the native mun- bor of the Bomba Legislative Councxl. and publishe zrof {he Kemri, has been found guilty of publishing editorials melting the natlves to .disaffectioo. and sentenced to eighteen months' im- prlsonment. . ’ » 'Foi’lowing the report that Emperor \\ 1’.11.am intends to visit the Queen at Baimoral comes the statement that the Emperor is anxious that. the Queen should visit. him either at Coblenz or Potsdam in Aprifu. v'l:wo steamers collided in the River Vega near Astrakhan. One sank and whulb shywaa going down her passen- ggrs. panics-stricken. jumped into the nverx Many of them succeeded 1n- machmk the shore, but 40 persons were drowned. hiring the civic parade in th‘: city of Mexico, on Thursday. whine Prem- dent Diaz was walking with blio functionaries from the palace 0 the Adameda he was attacked by a man. who sprang him from‘ the crowd. and attempte to massinate hi with a dagger. The man was dis ed. and handed over to the pol-ice, . At Osage. Kan, R. H. .L a turn- ed a waste pool on his (3' to a fill! popc‘i tgn 10.311} Ange. _1_ ___ conmlerciqL reportg‘ furnished by |n___,) the Italian Ambassador . has been recalled. He THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, September 30, 1897. ino Nicara- NATIVE . ARMY OF INDIA. SOMETHING ABOUT ITS STRENGTH AND LJYALTY. so one Ihnms the Bravery «f the Trent“ Enliste- linden- I‘ue [ulna Jack â€", New and Before the Mail-y. 'Q In Blackwood Magazine for last month there was an article by an anon- ymous writer on “The Native Army of India.” which is singularly “1110132 army is being mobilized in the Pesh- awur Valley for the purpose of effec- tually subduing the frontier tribes. if not with the ultimate object of marching to Cebu-1, to obtain a dis- tinct understanding with the Ameer of Afghanistan. The article to which we are indebted is lengthy. and it is necessary to condense somewhat the valuable information which it con- tains with regard to Britain's lndiun army. 1... â€"-â€".y First of all, it: seems necessary to' compare the strength of the army in India at the close of the year which preceded the mutiny and its strength at the present time. In December, 1856, there were in lndia, 38,000 British and 348,000 native troops. of all arms, the former having 276 field guns. the latter 248. The present strength of the same. forces is roughly, 73,000 British, with 88 batteries of artillery. of six guns each, and 148,000 natives, with 1:! batteries of mountain artil- ,lery; in these should be added 17.000 llmxverial service troops, with two hatâ€" 'teries of mountain artillery, making }a total of 105,000 native troops and 14 l batteries. l. NOW AND BEFORE. . The relative proportion of troops,: British and native will be seen to dif-‘ fer very widely at the present day from that of forty years ago. In 1856 the British troops were only one .to ten when compared with the na- tives, and the artillery was very large- 13' manned by the natives. Now there is not one-sixth of the artillery force in the hands of the natives. and, with the exception of four field batteries at Hyderabad. no batteries of artillery exsept those of light pieces for moun- tain warfare are manned by natives. In the mutiny the English suffered most from the batteries of artillery. which, while they were commanded by the British officers. were manned en- tirely by natives. Such was also the case with the guns on many of the large forts. I I Again, there is aa very remarkable difference in the composition of the native army of to-day with that of 185.6. M’iLh the exception of the troops of the Bombay and Madras presidency, the whole structure of the army of India has changed. I- Atnnnfl‘y ‘VLLIUL w, “Ll“ m“.."vv Thefe are wiso in what is known as the “ Frontier force " under the direct cpmmand of the Viceroy of India as dis- tinguished from the commander-in- clflef. the following: Cavalry, eight regiments infantry. twelve battalions, artillery, four field batteries. THE RECRUITING GROUND. while in Bombay the most prominent local race is the _Mhratta_s; in both these armies the Mohammedans of the Dakkhan are very numerous. It is not necessary to renew the oft-re eated discussion {earning the value 0 these classes of ighting men. tinir achieve- ments in . the past or their probable efficiency in the future. It is universafi- ly admitted that the northern races are those whose merit is most assured and vuwnv â€"â€"_-- whose representatives would be in the firstéline of our tomes if any army of British India were engaged in any imxnrtant struggle. ' The Bombay army includes three regiments of cavalry and five batta- lions of infantry. localized in Sindh. and cornposed entirely of Punjabi and frontier glasses; g‘nd‘ in eddittion there - _---_.L__.‘l No British officer w ho has ever led native troo ps. doubt their bravery. esâ€" pocially that of the Sikhs and Gurkhas. the Multani and the Pathans. But wh1le Over ready to follow. the soldier of India tannot lead.zu1d thus inta'iacity of the native to (ominztnd is undoubtedly the set-ret of British strength in India Lord Roberts in his recent work has recorded the saying of an old Rasmldar of the cavalry at the taking of Luck- now, “Sir, we natives can fight well, but we don’t understand military ar- rungements." are. in the swcalled “down-country" regiments of Bombay. four squadrons of Sikhs, one squadron and four com- panies of Pathans. one squadron and seventeen companies of Punjabi Mo- hammadas. King HiumheTt's generosity in char- itable works is said to be fabulous. A petition hardly ever remains without an answer. His Majesty spontaneous- ly gives presents to those persons to whom he does not wish; to grant sub- sidies. These presents are generally of two kindsâ€"a golden clock with the roy- azl arms or a. broaoh set, in; diamonds. Bis jeweler supplies hJim each year with five hundred clocks and one thous- and brooches. King ’HIumhegt never goes to the theater save on the coca» sion of an official solemnity. He. says mm he finds no pleasure: in artificial life. ”I play a part every day." [he says, “im the palitical and totfficial com- edy. M’that can. the other comedians teach me?" JAPANESE INDUSTRY. The Japanese think that the best missionary they can send to Formosa. is the loco-motive, and they propose to civilize its 500,000 fierce inhabitants by building railroads. wnlch will furnish tramsportation for the sugar, tobacco, rice, corn, tea, camphnr, cinnamon, pep- per atnd topical fruits which flourish luxuriously in nearly the same lati- tude as the Sandwich Islands. The Japanese Government iron foundry now in course of construction at Yedâ€" amitsu in the 033 District will tur out 60,000 tons of steel yearly. ' [I one Hides. Cm Hides, lug. Durham Tannery. 'WHAT ITLAY'S KING GIVES. It’s the best thing for the hair under all circumstances. 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