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‘ns‘ 15‘? Sir Henry Irving has decided not to promed with his libel action against. the London Year Book. which recently ublished an article alleging that the Lye: wt of the audiences in the Lyceum theetre could not hear him. The Lord flyor of London, Mr. Box. one lbvid Bowie. find his dell-later. 'l’he rumour that efforts are being made to induce the Prince of “'ales to visit the Lnitet; States and Canada is untrue. A firm of solicitors in London. act- ing on behalf of Senor Du Bose. has addressed a letter to Mr. Chamberlain at the Colonial Utfice, saying that their client does not claim any compensa- tion but desires an apology for the illegality of his expulsion from Can- J. \V. Jago. chief officer of the \Vhite Star steamer Britannic, has been ar- rested at Queenstown on charges of robbing the mails and smuggling. The Jacques Cartier Water Power Company has been organized with a capital of half a million dollars to deâ€" velop the falls of the Jacques Cartier River, for electric light and power pur- poses. The promoters of the company, who are principally Americans, pro- pose to furnish light, heat, and motive power to the city of Quebec. and are preparing already to enter into pro- visional contracts for such service. A by-law will be submitted to the ratepayers of Cornwall, Unt., at the next municipal elections, asking for their approval of the borrowing of 035.- 000, of which 010,000 will be used to pay off the floating debt, and the remaind- ar to purchase'modern road machinery and build good streets. Deseronto having been condemned as an artillery range. the officers of the Militia. Department are now looking for a new site. A portion of the farm of Mr. John Luck. on the Eardley road. above Aylmer, has been inspected. as also have sites at Chelsea and Iron- sides. Lieut. W. L. Ross, one of the tour which represented Hamilton, 0nt., on the Canadian Bisley team, arrived home on Monday, Lieut. Ross is disappointed at the poor showing made by the Cana- dians this year. He, himself, however Won two valuable cups, and was abig money winner. A valuable seam of anthracite coal has been located at Macadam’s Lake. 15 miles from Cape Breton. Dr. Gilpin, Provincial Inspector of Mines, express- es the opinion that there is a large bed of hard coal, ‘ ; \ The three-wasted American schooner James M. Seaman, which was towed in- to Halifax upsidedown several weeks ago, has been righted after much diffi- culty. It was expected that the bodies of some of the crew would be found on board, but none were discovered. at the bottom of the loop the upper timbers gave way, resulting in the in- stant death of two men and serious in- juries to several others. A company has been incorporated under the Ontario Act with a capital stock of 850,000 to engage in the cold storage and the general produce and provision business in Port Arthur. While a gang of; McBurney’s Crow’s Nest workmen were repairing a bridge Rev. Father Paradis, of Domremy, a new parish in the district of Nipissing, has entered suit for $6,000 against Rev. Father Langlois, parish priest of Ver- ner. Ont., for defamation of character. Thel deposits in the Government sav- ings banks during June last were 8671.- 000. and withdrawals $826,000, leaving a. balance on the 30th of June at credit of depositors of $35,307,000. \V. R. Rockefeller has secured in- terests near Vancouver, having pur- chased immense iron deposits on Tex- ada Island, B.C. He will start shipping at once. i l A large mail from Dawson City reached Winnipeg Monday morning. letters bearing dates late in July be- ing among the number, received. Three Ottawa firemen have been fined 835 each for throwing rotten 0888 at members of the Maple Leaf baseball Captain Francis Joseph Amateur De- mers, Otf Portneuf, Que, has been gaz- etted an inspector of the Mounted Po- lice. Hon. Richard Dobell has been ap- pointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Royal Rifles, Quebec. \Vork has been begun on the foun- dations of the new bridge across the Niagara River at Lewiston. It is reported at Winnipeg that Chief Justice Taylor, who is now in England, may reside there in future. It is eXpected that the Montrealand Ottawa Railway will be opened about September lat. I’Varmer Louis Lambert, of St. Cathy- arines, is mourning the loss of $82 stolen by a farm hand. A \\ 1nn1peg firm will shortly ship 10,000 head of cattle to Great Britain via Montreal. 1 The will of the late Mr. James Owrey of London disposes of an estate valued at. $84,500. English capitalists will develop the peat bogs at Eastman’s 12 miles from Ottawa. Fifty-three tbuusand pilgrims visit- ed Ste. Anne de Beaupre during July. Ottawa building permits to date this year aggregate 8400.000. « [Hf NEWS iii A NfllSflflL THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Interesting [tn-I Abont Onl- (nn Country. Great Britain. the United States. and All Parts at the Globe. Condensed and assorted for Easy Reading. GREAT BRITAIN. CANADA. from. hgmger, As aresult of experiments at the last German manoeuvres, angar will in future be regarded asaregular article of German soldiers' food, especially on the march. The experiments prove that the men subacted ‘toa‘sngar diet 0 e -â€" - :nan e- â€"--_ - ier, who died in March, 1895. and his successor in the superintendence of the \Vorth establishment, is dead. Vigorous measures have been taken to place the sea forts of Copenhagen in astate of military efficiency. It is supposed that these measures are due to tears of a conflict. between Great Britain and Russia. Madam Charles Frederick \Vorth, .widow‘ of th {amgps Parisian costum- American warships which ran in close to Havana on Friday were pep- pered with shot from the batteries. The San Francisco was struck and received some damage. The mine and towers of the great naptha works at Wischau, Russian Trans-Caucasia, have been destroyed by fire. Fourteen people were badly burned. Private Luke of the Second Wiscon- sins, who shot and killed Private Staf- ford of the American regulars in Porto Rico, has been court-martialled and shot. Memorial services for Prince Bis- marck were held on Sunday in the Royal Opera House, Berlin. Cholera is epidemic at Madras. . H.318. Mohawk has hoisted the. British flag on Santa Cruiz and Bluff Islands. The Pope's health is said to be worse than at first reported. Weakness and fainting spells are the most prevalent symptoms. Corea intends to adopt the gold standard. It is announced that LieuL-Col. Maoallum, Governor of Lagros, \Vest Africa. will succeed Sir Herbert Mur- ray as Governor of Newfoundland. Mrs. Margaret Fallon. who has just died at King’s Ferry, Cayuga county. N. Y., at the age of 117. is believed to have been the oldest person in America. It has been found from the records that she was born in Lusfuth parish. Kings county. Ireland, in 1781. She has been a widow fifty years, and is survived by four sons and five daugh- ters. The oldest daughter is 80 and the oldest son 75. She had two sons in the civil war. one being in the Union and one in the Confederate army. The Confederate survived the war; the oth- er died in Libby prison. GENERAL. A mob attempted to rescue three negro teamsters incarcerated in the gaol at Tampa, Fla.. Monday, and were fired upon from an upper story of the building. several shots taking effect. The wounded were carried away by their comrades, and the raid was unâ€" successful. Serious trouble in the interior o£.Al- aska is apprehended by the United States Government. Food riots are feared at Fort Yukon and other up- river points. growing out of the failure of the transportation companies to get supplies in there on the prevailing low water. A military Government will he established at; Fort Yukon as soon as possible. George Sharp, aged 28, crazed by drink, attempted to commit suicide in Ames' Vestibule saloon, Ogdensburg. (n luesd; 1}, by cutting his throat W ith a, huge pocket- knife. inflicting a ghastly wound. He was removed to his home. where he lies in a critical condition. Policemin Henry C. Hawley, of New York while in a fit of diunken 1mge on Thursday shot his wife, his mother, his son, four years old, and his daugh- ter, six years old, He then shot hi m- 3011: in the head. Hawley and most of his victims are dead. Mr. Frank P. Collins, war corres- pondent of the Boston Journal, died at Tampa, Fla., of typhoid fever. He was on his way home from the front and was stricken with his fatal illness while on board the transport Ar- kansas. Hon. E. J. Phelps, ex-Tr’nited States Minister to England, is quite ill at the residence of General G. McCullough, at North Bennington, Vt. though physicians do not anticipate any un- favourable result. Charles F. Adam, first secretary of the British Embassy at Washington. has been transferred to Madrid. He will he succeeded by Godfrey l). Bland, secretary of the British Legation with The Hague. Five men and two women, colored, were lynched at Clarendon, Arkansas, by a mob, being suspected of mur- der. Ex-President Dole will be the first Governor of Hawaii, and not the United States Minister, Mr. Semell, as recently reported. It issaid that Mr. Hay, American Ambassador in London, will succeed Mr. Day as Secretaly of State at \\ ashing'ton. Adolph Eutro, an ex-Mayor of San Francisco, is dead. Governor Briggs, of North Dakota, is dead from consumption. from Liverpool on board the White Star Line steamship Teutonic on Aug- use. 18. for a short visit to America. Mr. Ihvies will be the first Lord Mayor to visit America. during his incum- bency. L . In the suit for damages brought by the owners of the British ship Crom- artyshire against the La Bourgogne’s owners as a result of the collision in July. the Compagnie General Trans- atlantique has asked the Admiralty Court to quash the writ served on their London agent, on the ground that they are a foreign corporation. Sir Francis Henry Jeune, president of the Admiralty division of the High Court of Justice. rules that the service of the writ is good. and that the Bug- lish court has jurisdiction in the case. UNITED STATES. The railway employes’ strike at Syra- cuse continues. on board the White All the sk‘i'it's xiii; than those of last 3" culty is often must lace forming epaulettes. Around the skirt were two band: of lace insertion, with narrow black velvet on either edge. A black velvet riivbon sash fas- tened withasteel buckle gave the finishing-touch of smartness to the pretty end attractive costume. A‘I A an we smrts thzs mason are longer than those of last year, and this diffi- culty is often most annoying, but a ruflle or flounce of ribbon or taffeta, silk will work wonders. It is best to put this on so that it. is lomr in n... Ifalast year’s skirt hangs well and is in good order, only having lost its fresh look. a good plan is to trim it with three or four rows of black braid half-way up. This can be put on plain or inazigzag pattern. Trimming with black always freshens up an old gown, gives itasmart look, and, asa rule, makes it more becoming. A last year's black and white taffeta gown has been made to look as though it. had just [been taken out of that immaculate much- qnoted handbox simply byanew trim- ming of white lace and black velvet ribbon. A pointed vest of white lace was put on the waist. This was out- lined with hands of Hack velvet ar- ranged to give a pointetl effect. Over the t0ps ()1 the deem; were caps of ed it must be thoroughly well done from the start. The old skirt would best be ripped apart, if not entirely so, at all events to within a quarter or half a yard of the belt. The pat- tern of the new shape must then be laid on it, and if it is at all carefully cut the skirt will look quite new. Two or three narrow ribbon ruches will add greatly to it, particularly if black be used. These should be put on at the edge of the flounce, and where the flounce joins the skirt there should be two or three rows of ribbon put on quite plain. can be made quite scant. But when a piece of work of this sort is attempt- Remodelling skirts is not an easy task, 'but it is surprising how some of last year's, or, better still, year be- fore last's skirts can be done over. The width was so much greater that by using a narrower pattern consider- able materiai can be cut over and put into a flounce. The attached flounces â€"-""â€" .wâ€"' w“ The profuse use of lace, which is one of the marked fashions this season, is, a great assistance in remodelling old gowns. A waist that looks hopelessly shabby can be cleaned, and then the bOdY of it entirely covered with lace. If the sleeves too are shabby, they al- so can be covered with lace, but they will look better if made of the same material as the gown. In putting on the lace it is much better to use lace fective than a fine one. are required that alt may not cost such a lot of money. sum total is decidedly startling. For- tunately for people who have to con- sult economy, this year there are many ways in Which it is possible to remodel last summer's gowns. What a nun: Ingenuity and Careful Plano lung Wlll nowâ€"81mins to be Again Fashionable. hon. and long sash ends of the ribbon hang down in front of the skirt. The narrow pointed yoke is of white silk. with bands of black lace insertion. The sleeves are small with s putt at the top: and below the puff six narrow matter. It demands thought ingenu- ity. and careful planning. but a study of good design: and models will open up unlocked-for possibilities. A very smart pawn of grenadine. or any one of the rr:in.~;p:irent fabrics of :i heiqa mlnr. i< mm in with plain skirt trimmed with bands of braid. or rath- er of black satin ribbon, five rows of which are put around the skirt about. a. quarter of a yard from the foot. The waist itself is plain. tight-fitting in the back. but loose in front. and is tyimmed with bretelles of black satin ribbon. a truffle of lace. and another ruffle of mousaeline de soie. There is a collar ahq belt 9.190 of black satin rib- Exceeziingly bimpfe is a gown of flow- ere-l dimity.made \ ith plain skirt and full waist. The. \\ is't has a vest or front of “him imam. anl a very odd effect is given by a 59.: h of Roman rib- bon which isti xi (n ihe left shoulder. going quite animus the front of the waist zm'l iieJ in a bow. with the ends aiiocxcd t') [all down to the foot of the skirt. lnsirzt; this Roman sash. and ext?!) Einj: over an to the front. is a lace jabot. soie, anl ..hero the acke' fastens to- gether in the {mm is anothex be“ of lage and moussefino de soie. A pretty gown of mi pique». is made with a {lounge Si itchezi on to the front of the skirt and muvh higher in the back than in from. On either side of the front hre'uith are two knots of lace, which hang: \ery gracefully. The waist itself is made in the form of a bolero jacket, with fevers turned back so far that they show the entire front of a Shirt-waist. worn with the gown. The shirt’ waist is made of white taf- feta silk, and is finishei around the throat with a. white lie tied in a how knot. Under the wide revers is anar- row pleating of black mousseline de has this year teen quite transformed by having an apron front cut in a point and then the bottom of the skirt fin- ished with an attachel flounce. On the flounce are two rows of black lace insertion, and around the apron is a narrower band of lane. The l,-od3' 0f the waist is of plain silk, but it opens at the throat and shows a smart little chemisette of n1(_1u-cel1ne de soie with two bands of lace insertion. The re- vers turn back and foxm a square collar. They axe finished with a band of lace insertion and a 11a1row knife- Dleating of. silk. 'lhe sleeves are small, finished with cuffs, and a narrow pleat- ing around the cuffs. The collar. sash, and belt of black rihhun add greatly to the fresh look of the gown. A prett3 gown of mi pique is made Sashes areagreat boon, and they will be in fashion again. Made of ribbon of taffeta or of mousseline de soie, and most elaborately trimmed, they will quite cover up the back of gown, and hide any defect in a delightful way. The simple models illustrated .herewith panel can be inserted of. silk or satinâ€" black or some contrastmg shadeâ€"and this can be covered with lace ifavery elaborate effect is desired. A narrow front breadth arranged in this way looks very well, and entirely changes the style of the skirt. , hav'é numerous suggestive points. A very smart little frock made of taffeta silk, 3 dark blue, the skirt of which was cut on last year’s model, fic "STEEL‘ A I'l RST CLA F Undertaking 8“ " Monsoon" Tea is put “P "3 55°“ growers as a samch of the bhft‘g‘h frat. Therefore they U09 tblend. 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