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Durham Chronicle (1867), 28 Jun 1900, p. 3

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much it Clarencevillei Que... W] twelve years I have been with nervous dnhilifv â€" vâ€"v AUILUL. all“ nan the first night; rest in years. It stopped the itching immediately. Ono box cured me. Publish these facts to suffering hum'anity." '0 â€"v the Propagation of the Gospel, which 00k place in this city. The Premier Referring to China. he remarked that though the persons slaughtered g'had been Christians it must not be r'uagi'ned that they had been murder- simply because the Chinese dislik- their religion. It was because the jj'idea prevailed there and elsewhere {that missionary work was merely an: ' instrument by which secular Govern-' fl “meat achieved its object. \Vhile this , was unjust. and though the mission-§ .: ”is: could not renounce their work,’ the utmost caution ought to mark if their actions as over-zealousness led :1 to martyrdom, and caused the deaths 3' of soldiers and sailors sent to avenge ;‘J£|e outrages. ”Seldom if ever 37!: your! 1 nave been run down in nervous debility. I suffered :h. and consulted doctors, and used icing: in vain. Some months ago I ‘of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. used Lord Salisbury Says Caution Should { Mark Their Actions. I A despatch from London says:â€"I Lord Salisbury was , speaker at the bicentenary meeting on ’ {fuss-day afternoon of the Society for’ the Propagation of the Gospel, which Rook place in this city. The Premier apologized for his presence, because L o The Boers are gathering in force in front of General Rundle, near Ficks- .burg. His forces stretch forty miles. As some parts of the line are weakly held, the British fear that the Boers may break through. Outpost skir- mishes are of daily occurrence. The Boers there are commanded by De :Villiers and Hermann. 8 Killed and Eleven Missing in an Action at Vredefort. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says:â€"From the casualty list is- sued by the War Office on Tuesday, it is apparent that there have been engagements in the Orange River Colony that have not heretofore been reported. A reconstruction train was attacked by the Boers at Leeuw spruit, forty miles north of Kroon- stad, on Thursday last. This was the 1 day of the Zand river attack, eighty l miles distant. The British lost {SURROUNDED m WARNS MISSIONARIES. in the medicines that havo stood the toot of years In private practice and made famous the name of Dr. A. VI. chaoo. Hamilton's division advanced on the right, and Gen. Broadwoods’ brigade became involved rather seriously, While advancing between high kOpjes against the Boers in their front they‘ were surprised by a close cross-fire,I from snipers in a mealie field, and on. surrounding kepjes. The number of: Boers increased rapidly The BOERS STILL RAIDIN G. 1.. writes':â€""For ‘iously made. Both? “The following proclam m's men have beeniagreed to this morning, to British communica- ; forthwith :â€" “human,“ [raln;wwl in seven days, and from Tien- he Boers at Leeuw i Tsin in five days. The allies hold the , north of Kroon- l Taku forts and Tong-Kn, securely and ast. This was the they will advance to the relief- of ver attack, eighty I Tien-Tsin when in sufficient strength. [‘he British lost I Troops are expecced from Hong Kong minded, and more to-morrow, and 300 from Wei-Hai- Wei the following day. It is believed ’ Escape of General French’s Forces From Capture. among the gh kOpjes ’3 No Transvaalers took part in the en- ront they‘ gagement. The entire force that op- cross-fire f posed the British was made up of Hol- d, and on ' Ianders who have settled in the Trans- um-ber of " vaaI, colonial rebels, and forexgn mere heir rifle ' cenarles. During the engagement two Dong the ‘ of the British guns were hung to- iwards the front and two others to- arise Ln ! wards the tear. ’ _._.v- a. .waH, VIII... ' states:â€"‘-‘I can recommend Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills for constipation. I was troubled for about nine years. and have spent hundreds of dollars I with doctors and for remedies I heard I' of, but they failed to even give relief. 3 Hearing of Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver ' Pills I procured a box. cured me of this long-standing com- plaint. I don't have to don't dare to reproduce his portrait and signature, which are on every box of his genuine remedies. For sale at all dealers, or Edmanson. Batu 5 nnmnonâ€" m_-_-_.L_ Company. Tbi-béio: “I can say frankly that this treat- ment has no equal in the medical world. W'hile using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I could feel my system being built up until now I am strong and healthy. I cannot recommend it too highly for weak, nervous people.” 00N8TIPATI 0". Mrs. W. H. Fisher, Preston. Ont" stateszâ€""I can eponnnend Dr. Chase's v:‘_A_ '0 “an tw° “.83. 39d my The Berliner Tageblatt says:â€"“A prlvate despatch from St. Pete-rsburg asserts that Russia has landed 9,000 men, who will not place themselves under the command of Admxral Sey- mour, but will act Independently." 18 to go ahead vigorously, and ‘Iesolutely, no matter what the final outcome may be." Chinese Government. The promotion to the highest posxtions of noton’ous- 1y anti-European officials also points m the same direction. This is the urn- jResponsibility of China ment for the Trouble A despatch from Berlin responsibility of the Chin ment for recent events,’ officxai of the Foreign) Off .-_.. ; ment for the Trouble PPOVGn. W?! Le 113110113113' arsisted by the (ap- T A‘ despatch from Berlin says:â€"“The (are between here and Rustenburg, responsibility of the Chinese Govern- °n “93¢?" 01’ 1W0 suns. by Huttons ment for recent events,’ said a high mounted infantry, from abody of [no Din-cm; of the Foreign Office on We d-‘l enemy. under Commandant Duplessxs. nesday, "is now clearly proved. It Railway and telegnaph communica- has been ascertained that 10000 Chinese tlon w‘th Cape Town 13 now complete- troOps who deserted to the ORDERED TO JOIN BOXERS. The date that the abo was sent off from Taku L people that oppose them on their march to Pekin for the rwcue of their fellaw-coun‘trymen.” CONSTANT FIGHTING. aku, via Chefou, Thursday.â€"No communication from commander-in- chief in seven days, and from Tien- Foreign Garrison at Tien-Tsln Kept Busy, Says Our Admiral. A despaich .from London says:â€" The Admiralty has received the fol- lowing despatoh from Rear-Admiral‘ Bruce:â€" qucu-L ugh-ting With the Chinese, Vice-l fleet was commanded by the Russian, :1 the ground for 500 or 600 yards, butlAdmiral Seymour, arrived at Pekin Captain Dobrowolski, as senior officer d were checked by artillery fire. '1',th Sunday afternoon. On five occasions present. The Russian losses were two r the 12th Lancers on the right madea the Chinese attacked the 001“ mn in lieutenants killed, one severely, and I: frontal charge, while the Household Great force. There were many one slightly wounded, and 16 men kill- , Cavalry went to the right and clear: mounted men among the Chinese, but ed and 67 wounded. The gunboat Gil- i ed the mealie field. .* .' I ‘I most of the natives were badly armed. jak was seriously damaged by a shell It was in this fight that the Earl of; At times they fought with admirable, below the water line, and must be Airlle was killed; After it was overfoourage and bravery. The 103593 0f docked for repairs. The gunboat Ko- he was found with a bullet through’ the Chinese during the march are es- rejez was made to leak in 511! 913088.; his heart. Col. Egerton Green wasltimated at five hundred killed. The and had her cabin destroyed. Thel wounded in the thigh, and taken pus-:108883 0f the foreigners were trif- gu'nboa't Bohr was undamaged. Be-f one;. He has been heard of smce’lmg‘ sides the above, Admiral 'Alexejeff; as doing we”. There were very few: “The exact state of affairs inside says the French warship Lion. the] casualties among the British, con-fl Pekin it is impossible to describe, in British Algerine, and the sidermg the short range at which the I view. of the many conflicting reports, lgunboat Iltris participated in fighting took place. 3 POthiIfg having been received from the 8388131611“:- N o Transvaalers took part in the en- L‘f'gftlm 01’ foreigners til-81'8- . German 1' the en- ' m (the ground for 500 or 600 yards, but were checked by artillery fire. Then the 12th Lancers on the right madea frontal charge, While the Household Cavalry went to the right and clear- ed the mealie field. It was :11 this fight that the Earl of Airlle was killed; After it was over1 health _ improved â€" â€"v-‘- ‘yv r the coasts aed ”Pretoria, Wednesday.â€"Hunt >8 and provinces vence columneccupbed Krug: :end to use arm- w1thout Op’pOSltlon. the Boxers and “'Metih-uen, Who was escorting them on their conv0y t0 Heilbron, Tuesday rl e rwcue of their force under Ch-risuan De Wet, v deavoured to prevent hxm from above despatch ing the little town. Methuen ha :u is not given. three oasualtxes. “B41 dug-Powell left this [N BOXERS. burg. The'cotzelry is be issued vesrment is complete. No one is able to leave. Great privations are en- dured by the native population. 'Day by day the position is becoming more precarious, and there are no prospects of relief. Provisions at Kumassi and there are many woun vestment is complete. No Frederick Hodgson, Gove Gold Coast Colony, accox ports from Kumassi, was the shoulder during a re from the fort. It is also r1 eight officers were killed. Eight Officers der Gen. De Wet, rifle fire at 3a.m-. to reach his horse Rhenoster, two Boers numbered 90 guns. They but which had just be railed the train. Boers Come Near Capturing the Chief of Staff. According to a Cape Town dea- patch, General Kitchner himseff hada narrow escape from capture in the engagement at Leeuw spruit on June 14. He was sleeping in the repair train ‘ when the latter was many of the engineers captured. I General Kitchener’s sleeping car was at Kopjes station, when the Boers- .m, l ”Pretoria, Wednesday. "A...“ _ â€"Hunter‘s a‘d- _v_â€"â€" _V- V. “Surprise is expressed at the fact that a large force of Indian troops _- has not been ordered here.” .! Another Shanghai despatch of the ,‘same date says :â€"‘ ‘The Pekin news _ wired Wednesday emanated from the _ administrator of the Chinese tele- graphs. Merchant steamers are not to proceed to Tien-Tsin, and vessels on ! their way there have returned to Che- foo. Correspondence with Tien-Tsin, is difficult. The Chinese Merchants’ Company has ' p. tween Great Britain and the Viceroys . . of Nanking and Wu-Chang, which ac- 1 counts for the quietness in the Yang- tse-Kiang valley. cruiser Undaunted arrived at ‘Woo- '1 Sung yesterday, and cleared for ac- tion while passing the communication between Tien-Tsin and Pekin is im- possible. The foreign officials are to- S tally ignorant of the state of affairs HUTTON CAPTURES GUNS ch his horse and galloped . toi James King, the well- ster two miles distant. The ; ber merchant of Quebec, and ex-M.P.‘.. ’ Mrs. Nolin, Wife of numbered 900 men, with three f P' for Megantxc;ag r f M K' e o essrs. me They burned the cuivert, 1 Mr. R. Nolin, man u n_._LI - had {not In--- _- 1 " After an arduous march and fre- quent fighting with the Chinese, Vice- Admiral Seymour, arrived at Pekin Sunday afternoon. On five occasions the Chinese attacked the column in :great force. There were many mounted men among the Chinese, but most of the natives were badly armed. At times they fought with admirablel courage and braverx. The losses of the Chinese during the march are es- timated at five hundred killed. The losses of the foreigners were trif- ling. Hodgson, Governor of the Reached the Capital Sunday After Frequent Fighting. x numassi are scarce, many wounded. The in- .y. according to re- ssi, was wounded in 1118 a recent sortie is also rumored that occupied Krugersdorp rebuilt, and do. as escorting a large a Tuesday routeda [In De Wet: “"110 81]- “ him from enter- Methuen had only aft this city on return to Rusten- ‘3 quietmg down state of affalrs sisted by tbs (ap. in a Battle De Wet, who en- ate of atfau‘s ed by tbs (ap~ "Louise. I hear :1: reported fhnf .m- 9 J D-__A ‘ says :â€"Sir state of affairs Ragson {Battersâ€"Fer heaven's s W'illie. make it walk. We’v . 0 got per-tattoos to pertect. ; dared. eddies. ntg the water. very deep, and has many sudden gale sprang Qflllknnl- LL..- ,, Terrible [Disaster are engaged to be married. If body asks me about 1t, what sh; Bay?" report from She Fu, the tlement at Tien-Tsln was ashes on Monday. A despatch from Berlin says: â€" A semi-official despatch from Tokio, dated Thursday, says the Japanese Semi were completely destroyed, of the garrison killed or w< charge of the sailors of fleets. SqunJ [Inst-t the despatch from Ced, taken Place. Wholesale Degradations in Chinese Army Owing to Taku Defeat. A despatch from London, says :--An agency despatch from Shanghai, dated Tuesday, says the latest news from ‘Pekin is that the Dowager Empressis greatly concerned at the capture of the T-aku forts, and that wnolesale degradations in the Chinese army, in-_.! cluding Generals Sung-Ching and? Fung-Fu-Siang, the Governor of Pekin, 5 and other high officials who promised. I SEYMOUR AT PEKJN SIX PEOPLE DROWNED. THE EMPRESS ANGRY. Heavy Russian Losses in the Taku Bombardment. A deepatoh trom St. aetgmburg says :-Vice-Admi.ral Alexejeff, from Port Arthur, reporting the capture of the Taku torts, says the bombarding but there being no boats o assistance could be ren- was fully an hour later :was produced and search 18 KILLED, 69 WOUNDBD. BAD BREEDING. â€" â€"vv yew“ UL Udfld Mrs. Nolin, wife of; dian Pacific Railway lands. Accordin; Lger of Messrs. King; to the agreement made with the rail , here; J. Nolin, son I way company, these lands are exempt ph St. Pierre; Al_ffrorn taxation for 3.1 period of :.’.( . Joseph Fournier. ; Years. His motion was to the effeo: , fishing- in Lake that, in the opinion of the House, the 4 o’clock, when a on 8 Quebec Lake. mpertinence, Here, Slr Wilfrid Laurier eplied ;tions of ill-bree-d- ; matter 13 at present engagu fientlon of the Government. a friend, and said: I been under the impression reported that you 3 make an announcement, but ‘ reduced to 1 any- shall I - â€" vâ€"nv Bug Pal U110} Ly 'of the company until it was carried by construction. It was not the pro- perty of the company at the time of the adoption of. the contract in 1881. He admitted the conditions pressed hardly upon the settler by increas- ing his land taxation, but there was no help for it. The Crown Ina “hwâ€" ! “VI-AL V 1 ans of . (of the N, Imembe more i 'okio ? the PI" :ple to __ A ' Territo ' . Okio, 1 111.de w'v UV- CJ could nor do so at that «mo-meat. NEWS OF THE SOLDIERS. Lr. Monk complained of the dif- DOMINION PflRl ' _â€"â€"-\-vo ‘LUUUL “lug 'ay :me'nt made with the rail- er. y, these lands are exempt bee on for 3.; period of 20 Cr: motian was to the effect ret n-d_wotuld therefore ex- gee; 'Y 16th. 1901. A8 a corol- Pam ;r1a mu‘rier eplied that the at present engagmg the at- :’ the Government. He had ne day of the pass- under the term: was not the pro- impression he could u, uh, ”91111011, 011 wuxnd Laurier replied that the essity for taking any Government had decided not to be- vrese'nt. The question come ‘1 party ‘30 131:8 tieaty, b:cau<e b" apresented in Parlia- I (101.118 5° it would be precluded iron: until after the cen- 1 making other arrangaments which As_ to the request might be more to the advaci’xtage of] ha VIIIPmn tr... mun)- With the rail- er. The latter asserted that they had :18 are exempt bee n on duty the night after the period Of 20 Crucifixion, whereupon the former to the effect retorted, “ ' he House, the should not a time of the The Norfolk Regiment are called the Pacific Rail- ’ "Holy Boys,” because, as the story heretore ex- goes, they sold their Bibles in the . As a corol- Peninsula to purchase drink. The .hat all such men of the Yorkshire Regiment are prior to that known as “Snappers” because in the not be taxed American War they continued to Tupggr asked if. the (1 yet given any con- to proposal of making 5 trier replied that the not yet prepared to 10118, and as toiap be enforced. th‘ if, having re-I 1:111 1 conditlon of British 00111111. 8 taken 'bvz-Um “fa ' .3 the Dominion on the sub- -F an early opinion, ’ Sir \Vilfrid Laurier king any Government had dec question come «’1 party to the 1.1 sorry The First Battalion of the South Staffordahire regiment is known as the “Pump and Tortoise,” because the men were so fond of col The “Raver-Cake Lads" are the men of the First Battalion of the West Riding Regiment; it was customary 'in bygone times for sergeants to beat up recruits with a haver, kind of oat cake, on their swords. The second battalion are the “Pigs,” from the peculiarly shaped elephant on the colors. that it I » . The Royal Scots, the oldest infantry icorps in the army. are known as “Pontius Pilate’s .Bodyguard.” The origin of this nick-name is said to be the following!â€" In the year 1637, when in the French service, a dispute arose between this corps, then called' Regiment de Douglas. and the Picar- dy Regiment as to which was the old- “HAMILTON’S RUNAWAYS” is not a title to be proud of, but, like all bad names, it sticks; the present 14th Hussars, the successors of the Light Dragoon regiment which earn- ed it, certainly do not deserve it. The 11th Hussars are boys as the ”Chen: “Cherubims.” The regi nick-name to the color trousers. [1‘15 one Iorm of expression which is o 1‘ apparently common to us all, namely, the love of bestowing nicknames up- ",‘on everybody and everything. Hence 'i-t need not surprise us to find that lmost of our British regiments are 'I known by names which do not figure - on the official lists. _‘ known, others are familiar to a com- paratively small number of persons. The 17th Lancers, for example, known as “Death or Glory Boys.” They have another designation not so familiar, “Bingham’s Dandies,” from a remark made by William IV. con:- cerning the perfect fit of their uni- forms. Who are the “Piccadilly Butchers?" The 1st Life Guards are hardly recog- appellation, (high: of Some of {he l’ecullar Brlnsh Corps Arc Called. might be more {'0 Canada. v-VAV treaty of Commerce and between Great Britain which was signed in L0. mun, 1894. f lowanoe-s of members 9f t. Council are as follows zâ€"Con: Ogilvie, $6,000 salarv and tives of the people. and Parliament could not in good faith interfere with that bargain. If Mr. Richardson was {right in 113,; 09111191; that the exemfi-f ; tion from taxation ceased on the 16th 321 February, 1901, it was then within the privilege of the municipalities to tax the land and carry their con-5 tentlon into the courts. Again. there were bonds issued on this land to the extent of five millions of dollars. NICKNAMES OF REGIMENTS. gagea m quelling ariot. The Blues” are not so difficult at; the Horse Guards receiv- name partly from the color uniform, and partly from the t their first commander was the “Cherry Pickers” or rays, according to the dis- the individual, but there of the Peculiar Names to article 19 of regiment owes its Britain and of the men’s in London, July known to all Navigation in tions is the modern explanation of an experiment made nearly three cen- turies ago by the Flemish nhvcfinhnâ€" Uhls figure. Montreal, June 26.â€"Grainâ€"‘ d peas at 70 1-20 gtfloat, Whac'h show. an advance of l-2c pe; Some 4,000 to 5,000 bushels barley. changed hands {it 50c 2 at 49c, which is lc per bus‘he Rye Was quiet, with holders it at 65c, but buyers were m many} 65c, ‘V V. 1, Northern, spot, earloads, 88 3-40: No. 1 Northern, spot round lots, 87 3â€"40. [‘Vlnter wheatâ€"Unsettled; nominally, whife. 84c, Cornâ€"Easy; No. 2 yellow 46 I-2c: No. 3 yellow, 46 1-40: “No. 2c0r-n 466; No. 3 com, 45 3-40. Oilsâ€"(Weak; No. 2 white, 29 3-40; NO. 3 white, 29 1-4c;"No. 2 mixed, 27c; No. 3 mixed, 26 1-20. Ryeâ€"Higher; No. I, snot. nom- Barleyâ€"Dull. No. 2. 400 west, and 410 east; No. 2. 42 to 43¢. Ryeâ€"Firmer. Car lots, west, 54c; and 550 east. Oitsâ€"Steady, 'VVh-lte oats, nOrthl and west, 27 1-20; and east, 2831-20.. ’Buckwheatâ€"Q'uotted at 550, west, «Flourâ€"In more active enquiry. Outside mills generally have light stocks of wheat, and in View ofr the excitediw‘heat market are inclined to go blow selling ahead. Export agents bid $2.75 for straighd roller, 121 buyâ€" ers' bags, middle Heights, and hold- ers ask $2.90. Millfeedâ€"Dull. Bran, $13 to $13.50 and shorts, $14 to $14.50, west. Cornâ€"About steady locally. No. 2 American, yellow, 470, on track here; and mixed at 40 1-20. BUffaIO» June 26. soul 35 cars to millers three days. Ontarios were firmer. i'Red and white, west, sold alt 700. Quotations were as follow s:â€"-Ontario. red and white. 703, north and west, east, 710; spring, east, 71 to 720; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, 95c, Toronto and west; 95c. g.i._t.; and 90c, Owen Sound. in the past Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. . .$ 440 8 525 !b‘wu3her. Gnu-ice do, ...... 3.75 450 medium to good. 340 365 Butcher, inferior. . . 800 330 , per owfi. .. 3:50 3 75 Sheep and Lambs; Sheep, per cw«_t. . . 3 50 4 (X) Yearlings, per cwt. . 4 50 5 25 Spring lambs, each. . 2 50 4 50 Bucks, per cwt. . . 3 00 3 25 Milkers and Calv d nnxtva -- ‘7 Following 13 {he tions :â€" For prime hogs, scaiix 200 “3.3.. the top price is hogs, 6c; and light hogs Q prices, but for ordinary stuff @he market was unsettled, and prospects are for lower prices. , Feeders are unchanged. , Sheep were plentiful and weaker; yearlings are unchanged. Spring lambs were a good sale at from $2.50 to $4.50 each. slow. sale a-t from $22 upwards. Hogs declined from 1-8 to 1-40 per pound. There was a cattle; blit the ward. Toronto, J une :26.â€"0n1y 42 load: cargo in to-day, including 700 cattla‘: bob‘ wu hogs, 2:50 sheep am} yearlings, 0%; 100 spring lambs, 60 calves, and a few mflkérs-. THE TORONTO MEETS. , w1th holders offering buyers were scarce at made at 3'2 1-2c and afloat, whac'h figures nearly three cen- .â€"Spring w 1193 tâ€"No. more active. l. 50:11ng from 100 to 13085. 53-40 per lb, range 0f quota. :3 m a!" the Past a firmer. 18 Chi- higher ; heavy N.“ CNN: Q01

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