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v u tlfl".'-ommu miing officers. The. Rus- sffiians had 20 killed and 6 wounded. g» Scouts report that the Chinese are ' ' “.ming on all sides in the direction gcharbm. i. Savizki’s detachment of 70 men ar- iived at Chzi rbin with a guarantee for safe conduct from the Chinese Govern- meat. Nevertheless, they were treach- arously attacked by regular artillery, while Chinese officers were visiting .- i a"? Col. Jugovitch sends word from Charbin to Gen. r.adekoff that the conditions have changed considerably since July 18. The Telin detachment had returned with a loss of 10 killed and 30 wounded. Chinese Imperial troops in civilian dress. and with their badges concealed. made two at- tacks on the Russians. Col. Jugovitch complained to the authorities of Gur- Wh and demanded that the offenders :nhould be punished. Minese Government Guaranteed Them Safe Conduct. A despatch from St. Petersburg naysz-eTh-e condition of affairs in the tar East continues serious. Chinese :ldiers are now appearing in the neu- . a! zone of the Liaotung peninsula, and detachments of Russian troops have been ordered from Pcrt Arthur‘ to disarm them. The Boers still have one Long Tom “that is {it for service. The other one has been damaged. Gen. Delarey, with 1,500 men, occu- pi»): difficult country on the Crocodile river, 2.0 miles west of here. General Groballer, with 500 burqhers. is north of Bushveldt. The residents of Middel- Burg received the British, troops with expressions of satisfaction, and ex- Epressed the hope that the war would rsoon be over. '1‘he.burghers in the vicinity are turning in their arms. is uni behaved now to exceed 6,000. Ruse are scattered about at several Gen. De \Vut is at Reitzbm'g. but it is known that his burghers are tight- ing under compulsion. This was admit- ted by his brother, Piet De W'et, who managed to escape Christian De \Vet’s surveillance and came in and surrend- axed. RUSSIANS ATTACKED. Gen. De Wet Has Trouble in Keep- ing Burghers Together. A despztch from Pretoria, says :â€" Gen. Prinsloo, with 5,000 men and 17 guns, has surrendered to Gen. Hunter, {This marks the collapse of the war in the north-eastern portion of the Free State. 311.80 he’s force is kept together by enraordinary invent10ns.Thxs correspondent has seen an official circular which, to cheer the burghers Ip, asserts that Lord Roberts was forced to retreat south of the V331, and that Lady Roberts escaped in a line Boer animosity to Preszdent Kruger grows on account of the fact that he and his officials are persuad- ing the people that South African Republic paper money is as good as Bank of England not-es, because it is based on inalienable State securlties, even though the State should be con- quered. As the English have not re- cognized this contention many bur- ghecrs have been mined, and unntter- able misery prevails. The Wives andi children of the poorer Boers are al-’ most starving. President Gave the Burghers Paper . Money Which Was Worthless. "An unfortunate accident occurred near Frederikstadt, on the Krugersâ€" dorpâ€"Potchefstroom railway. The “Olivier, with five guns and anum; be: of burghers, broke away in the Barrismith district, but Hunter ex- pects the total prisoners will amount 0 to 4,000. I COMPELLED TO FIGHT A despatch from London, says:â€" Lord Roberts has telegraphed to the War Office as follows :â€" “Hunter reports 1,200 more prison- ers surrendered on Tuesday, with Com. lnandants Rouse and Fontenel, whilst Commandant: Deploy, Potgieter, and Joubert surrendered to Bruce Hamil- ton, who collected 1,200 rifles. 650 ponies, and an Armstrong gun. Lieut. Anderson, a Danish officer in the Btaate Artillery, also surrendered. RRRR RRRRS SURRENDER. Lord Roberts Reports That the Cap: tives Will Total 4,000. ANIMOSITY '10 KRUGER. A despatch train Lorenzo Marques says :â€"The Boers have evacuated Mackmdodarp, and, it is reported, are preparing to retreat to Lydenburg, to which place they have completed tele- graphic communication. RETREAT T0 LYD‘ wu‘ F .d NBURG. made these hostages will be released and ordered to leave Pekin Within 24 hours, This would mean the deliv- ery of the European to the Boxers. It, is believed 'that Chxna would con- sider the march of the allies toward Pekin equivalent to a declaration of war. Ministers Will be in Great Danger When Advance Begins. A despawh from Rome, says:â€"The Propaganda has received; ateiegram from China, whnch state: that the Chinese Government 15 holdlng 600 Europeans, including the Forengn‘ Ministers and thaw families. It is ’be- have: that if adeclaratlon of war Isl DELIVER THEM TO BOXERS The despatch further states that Gen. Sakharoff’s force captured the fortress at Bajantum, which was gar- risoned by 2,000 men, who fled. Ihe Russians seized five Krupp‘ and four naval guns, and a quantity of am. munition. Five Krupp And Four Naval Cannon Fall Into Russian Hands. .A despatch from St. Petersburg, says:â€"-Admiral 'Alexieff, telegraph- ing under date of July 24, says that the railway from Tongue to Tiestin has been reapened. ‘He adds that the line from Tien-I‘sin to Pekin can only be repaired for a distance of five versts, as the Chinese are occupyinga position in strength beyond that point. The Japanese are preparing to move on Pekin, but are waiting until they have 26,000 men. CAPTURED CHIAESE GUNS. 0rd of good effective, but, at the same time, hard wark. The Canadian boys are certainly not feather-bed sol- diera. {Otter Reports 700 Men of First ‘ Contingent Fit For Duty. A despatch from Ottawa says :-â€"A cable was received from Col. Otter, dated Johannesburg, ’Wednesday, stating that the effective strength of the first Canadian contingent is in- creasing, and it now numbers 700 men fit for the field. This is a wonderful improvement in five weeks. “L't would seem that: We are on the eve of unexpected and serious devel- opments in connection with South African affairs." The documents are said to have come to light while a search was being made of the Government offices in the capi- tal after Gen. Roberts’ occupation. The Telegraph adds that inquiries instituted by its correspondent leave no doubt as to the truth of the state- ment. It further says:â€" toria. ‘Doeuments Found Showing Them to Favour the Boers. A despatoh from London, Thursday, says:-The Daily Telegraph an- nounces, on the authority? of its Cape Town correspondent, that documents of grave import emanating from Eng- land and implicating certain mem- bers of Parliament and other politi- cians who have taken a prominent part in the agitation in favor of the Poets, have been diwovered in Pre- CANADIAN S RECOVERIN G. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. “The ’Winburg and Senekal oom- mandoes are now arriving, about 600 men. Gen. Roux has arrived, and also the commandant of the Wepener com. mando. It will take days to get all in. There is a continuous stream of iwaggonn for seven miles up the val-‘ ley road. All the leaders have surrend.‘ ered. The prisoners include foreign artillerists.” . ' t A correspondent with Gen. Hunter’s force at Slapkranz, says:â€" enemy had torn up rails, and a sup- ply train escorted by the Shropshires was derailed, 13 being killed and 39 injured, although a special patrol had been ordered to prevent trains pass- ing. A special enquiry has been or- dered to ascertain why the order was dieobeyed.” Evacuate Machadodorp and Make For the Hills. h ospi on Thursday, passed through Pretoria, weeping and wailing. The Boers had driven them from their kraals, burn- ing their homes and taking the cattle, in the district around Commando Poort West. DRIVEN FROM THE KRAALS. Weeping Kamr Women Arrive at Pretoria. A despatch from Pretoria sayszâ€"A number of Kaffir women and children More tro-ocps will be necessary be: fore the campaLgrn can possibly fin-J. Majmr Beddoes’ losses were heavy, He and Licuts. Phillips and Swaby were severely wounded. Thirty men: were also wounded. Several hours’ fighting resulted in the defeat of the Ashantis after a stubbcmn resistance. British Loss Was Heavy, Being Out- numbered Ten to One. A despa toh from Bekwai, Ashanti, “'e edxnesday, snys;â€"Major H. R. Bed-7 does, with 400 men and two guns, started July 24th to locate the enemy’s camp. The camp was found, the war- riors numbering 3,000 to 4,000 men, three days’ marching east of Dompâ€" Then he took her body : it. Bailiff A. J. Nault, c is after the man, but the wild one, and it may be m be is brought to jfistice. An lndlan Kllled Uncle, “1“: and (‘Illd In Two Years. A deepatch from Ottawa say: :â€"The Evening Journal prints the following details of the killing by a Teto de Boule Indian of his wife, uncle, and child at Lake Barriere. in the Upper Gatineau. Two years ago in a rage the Indian slew his old uncle with an axe. Ten months ago he and his wife, with their baby girl. were out hunting beaver. The six-months-old child raisy water till she expired. Then he hand- ed her back to her mother. Then after a few month: leged, he killed his wife. It ter, and he took her out ' and cut a hole through it. this hole he held her, head (It till life was extinct. A crowd of 500 people witnessed the attempted assassination, and at once made arush towards the would-be murderer. The police acting as guards of the Shah, however, prevent- ed the mob from doing violence to the miscreant, The prisoner was taken to the police station. Gen. Parent. The carriage had pro- ceeded but a few yards when a man dressed as a labourer and wearing a beret, sprang from between two a'uto- mobiles. He broke through the line of policemen, overturning a bicycle of- ficer, and jumped upon the royal car- riage step. .In one hand the man had came to an end, for the Grand Vizier struck the weapon from the men’s; hand, and at the same time officers caught his arm from behind and over- powered him. i ROUT OF ASHANTIS. was 9.15 when the c'aa'riage of the Shah emerged from the court of the Sovereig-n’s palace, with the Shah and his Grand Vizier seated inside opposite A despatch from Paris, says.. --A determined attempt to assassinate the Shah of Persia, Muzaffer-ed-Din, was made here on Thursday morning. It Attempt to 19~asslnatc the Persian Ruler Chinese Mohammedans' Offer the Use of Their Mosques. A despotic-h from Tien-Tsin, says :â€" . Gen. Gaeelee, the British commander; with a strong force, is reconnoitring near Peitsang. _ The local Mohammedans sent a peti- tion to Mr. Denby, secretary of the city commission that is administering the affairs of VTien-Tsin, asking pro- tection for their churches, and: offer-1 ing to provide quarters for the troops. In case of necessity the troops could occupy the mosques if quarters could not be provided elsewhere. The commission agreed to the proposi- tion. Ohineee report that Generals Sung Tang and Ma are « entrenched. at Peitsang, and that Viceroy Yu-Lu of Chili is there with a. strong force. The Japanese commander heard that a force of Boxers was at Tulin, 20 miles southâ€"east of Tien-Tsin, and! sent troops to reconnoitre the posi- ' tion. When the local inhabitants“ heard the troops were coming, they' begged the Boxers to withdraw, so , the Japanese found nobody to oppose' them. The Mohammedam are fight- img the Boxers. g4-- 'A AIDING TH E Aâ€"LLI ES. SAVED BY GRAND VIZIER. FAMILY BUTCHER. 1, but the country isé may be months before ms wife. It was Win- k her out to the) ice thrOugh it. Through Nault, of Maniwaki, In Paris. . head downwarcis, months, it is al- away and hid ' Buffalo, Aug. 7.â€"Spring wheatâ€"No. ‘1 hard, spot, car loads, 85 3-4c; No. 1 Northern, spot, car loads, 82 1-4c, Winter wheatâ€"Old. No. 2 red, nomin- all}~ 79c; new, nominally 770; No. 1 white, old, nominally 780; new, 76c. Oatsâ€"Quiet and easy; No. 2 white, 28 1-2c; No. 3 white, 28c; No. 4 white, 27 1-20; No. 2 mixed, 26 1-40; No. 3 mixed, 25 3-4c. Cornâ€" Dull, but firm; No. 2 yellow, 43 3-40.; No. 3yellow, 43 1-2c; No. :4 yellow, 42 1-2c; No. 2 corn, 48 1-4c; No. 2 corn, 42 3-4 to 44c. Barleyâ€"Common. new, 45 to 460 offered. Rye - No. 2 on track. offered, 58c. Flourâ€"Quiet. Chicago, Aug. 7.â€"Wheat was quite firm to-day, in spite of the decided dullness. and closed at an advance of 7â€"8c. Higher cables and a good cash enquiry. with some had far Western threshing returns made traders fav- our the buying side of. the market. Corn. on the contrary, was weak; heavy deliveries, lack of cash demand, and favourable crop reports, causing 1 1-20 decline. Oats closed 1-8 to 1-40 lomretr. Provisions showed advances up. to 71-2c. Total primary receipts Flourâ€"Demand quiet. Holders ask $2.85 for 90 per cent. patent, in buy- era’ bags, middle freights, and export- e‘rs bid $235. Special brands sell local- ly from 10 to 20c above these figures. Oatsâ€"Pass. New .\h1te oats, west, sold at 25c. Old white oats, north and west, 26 1-20; and east, 27 1-2c. Cornâ€"Rather easier, in sympathy with Chicago..No. 1 Ammican, yel- 10“ 46126, on mack help, and mixed at 45 1-223. Ryeâ€"New rye, 490, outside; and old 51 to 520. Peasâ€"Car lots are quoted nominal- ly at 590, north and west, and 60c east, Barleyâ€"Quiet. New No. 2, 380, out- side; old No. 2. 40c. Sheepskinsâ€"Dealers quote from $1.25 to 81.40. Spring lambsâ€"Dealers are paymg 40 to 50¢. Calfskinsâ€"Steady at 9c for No. 1, and 86 for No. 2. Tallowâ€"Local dealers are offering 4 1-2 to 4 3-4 and a-skin'g 5 to 51-40. Woplsb-Fbeeoe, 160 offered here, ,with holders, In cousntry askmg 2 to ‘30 higher, car lots; pulled, extra, 20 to 210; and supers, 18 to 190. BREA DSTtUFFS. i Wheatâ€"Quotations as followsâ€"Ont... red and white, old, outside, 70c; and nerw, 68 to 690; spring, outsfide, 70c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, gum}, 910.; same Toronto and west, 88c asked; same, upper lake ports, 85c asked, . Millfeedâ€"S-cazrce and steady. Bran, $12 to $133.50, and shorts, $14 to $14.50, west. ‘ Hidesâ€"Local dealers quote green cows, '1 3-413; and steers, 8 1-40; cured 81-40. Coumtry hides are quoted at 1-20 less. hams, 91-2c; roll bacon, 10 to 101-20; smoked backs, 12 to 121-2c. All meats out of pickle 10 less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lardâ€"tTierces, 81-20; tubs, 83-4c; mils, 90. HIDES, SKINS, AND WOOL. Market for hides weak and going‘ lower. Deliverers of hides about the average. Wools are offered free- ly, but as has been the case for some time past demand is slow. Export outlook poor. Skins are about steady. Tallow is easier. 1-2c; medium, 121-2 ' breakfast bacon, 12 to hams, 91-2c; poll bacon- o 045) - . . oau I Stage. 0 O O O C O “2 00 2 50 DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Toronto, Aug. 7.-Market for pork produots steady and good demand for all smoked meats. Dressed hogs weak. Alt farmers’ waggons choice will bring 37.50 to 88. according to quality, for butchers' use. Quotations for provisions are as followszâ€"Dry salted shoulders, 7 to 71-21:; long clear bacon, car lots, 81-2c; ton lots, 81-2c; case lots, 8 8-4 to 90;-short cut pork. $18; heavy mess, 816.50. ‘ Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavv. 111 Sheep, Per ’cwt‘. , Spring lambs, each. BUCkS. [Er cwt. Cho‘ice hogs, per cwt liight bogs! p9»r OIWt. Milkers and Calves Cows, each. . . . . 25 09 Calves, each. . . . . 2 00 Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. .$ 425 Butcher, choice do. . 400 Butcher, med., to good. 325 Butcher, inferior. . 2m Stockera, per cwt. . 300 Sheep and Lambs.- ~- For prime hogs, scaling from 160 to 200 le. the top price is 61-4c; thick fat bags. 5 3-8; and light hogs, 5 1-40 per lb. Following is the range of quota.- tionszâ€" Hogs are steady and unchanged. Too many light hogs are coming along. Sheep and lambs were quiet, with! values quotably unchanged; but the tendency .is downward. ,' Toronto, Aug. 7.â€"-The receipts in- cluded about 1,000 hogs, 650 cattle, 5:30 sheep and lambs, with a few calves and milch cows. Some good veal calves are in de- mand. HHHKHTT- HT THH HHHLH! Prices of Cattle, Cheese. Grain. £53., in the Leading Markets. 8, per cw't. 600 625 , per owt. . 5 00 5 25 39 par GWto o 5 15¢ .) 1'2 5 37 1‘2 Hogs. Hams, heavy. 11 300 12 1-20; picnic light 9 130; $485 10 00 350 era... 22 Inish-Americana, 33 Germans, and 2.5 of ,varfious nafionalities. ,They include '16 officers. Two Hundred and Thirty-Five Land- ed at Colqmbo. ers {eached here fin the transport Mo- hawle-IOO Transvaalers, 55 Holland- BOERJRISONERS AT CEYLON Another Berlin missi. Vince of Kiang-Si, near Kwang-Tung, has been native Wounded. 'Rev. Mr. Morgan Reportaa Terrible Slaughter or iaiissionaries A deep-etch from London, Friday, sayszâ€"Rev. Mr. Morgan, of Singanfu, telegraphs that fifty missionaries have been massacred in Shensi Province. and. that the native Christians are en- during fearful persecution. All the Foreigners in This Quarter of Pekin. A despatch from Paris, sayszâ€"M. Deloasse, the Minister of Foreign Af- fairs, 11-1125 received a despatch from the French Consul at Shanghai, which says that Li-Hung-Cheing has met obtained a reply to the message iseni to M. Pichm the French Minister at Pekin. Earl Li said. the Ministers Would be able to communicate with their Governments if the allies .Lbani- doned their match to Pekin. Li conwi firms the statement that all the folrcignere 1n Pekin are now in the me ; perial or “Forbidden City.” ure, on behalf of the Consuls, visited Admiral Seymour, and he promised to draw up plans and submit them to a council of officers.. The Shanghai Municipal Council objects to the Con- sular action. FIFTY WERE§MASSACR:D. Foreign Consuls Invite Him to De- fend Shanghai. A despatch from London says:â€" Shanghai telegrams say the foreign Consuls met on Monday, and decided to invite Admiral Seymour, British, to take command of the Shanghai de- fences. The Unixted States Consul- General, Mr, J. Goodnow, and the French Consul-General, M. de Baza- During the mmority of hls heir, the Duke of Albany, the government of the duchy will 'be conducted by the Hereditary Prfince of H'ohenlohe- La-ngtenlberg, the guardian and broth- ecr-t-n-Iaw of the young Duke. Recently, at a consultatlon of speciahsts m Vienna; it: was discover- ed that there was acancerous growth at the root of his tongue. By 1115 sudden demise he escaped a painful lmg-ermg death. OCCUPY FORBIDDEN CiTY. Duke of Edinburgh Succumbs to Paralysis of the Heart. A despatch (from Coburg, says:â€" Prinoe Alfred Ernest Albert, Dukeot Snxe-Cdburg, died at 10 o’clock Mon- d-ay evening, at Rosenau castle, from paralysis of the heart. {this has been confirmed by the Com. missioner of Customs in Shanghai, who telegraphed last eveningzâ€"“Authen. tioâ€"Inapector-General safe twenty- second.” Message Received From the Inspec- tor General of Customs. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says:â€"Important additional con. firmation of the safety of the Lega- tions was received in London last evening by Mr. Duncan Campbell, re. presentative in Europe of the‘ Chinese Customs service, from the Commis- sioner of Customs at Chefoo, in the shape of a Pekin despatch, not dated, but believed to have been written on July 21, signed by both Sir Robert : Hart, Inspeetor-General of Customs, (and Mr: Robert Bredon, Deputy In- spector-General, to the following ef- fectzâ€""Staff and family still safe.” to 77 1-2; December, 7 3 spring, 72 7-80. Cornâ€"39 1-20 23 1-2 to 23 3-40. SEYMOUR TO COMMAND. net 75; September 75 to 75 1- 80; De- oember, 76 1-4 to 76 3-80 , No.1hard, 77 7-80; No. 1 Northern. 75 7-80 , No.2 Northern, 74 5-80. Flourâ€"First pat- ents, $4. 15; do.. seconds $3. 95; first clears, $3. 05; second (10., $2. 40; bran, $12 to $12.50. ‘ were 892,000 bush, compared Withfi23,- 000 bush a year ago. The seaboard re- ported 56 loads taken for export ; sea- board clearances were equal to 175,000 bush. Estimated receiptsâ€"Wheat, 295 cars corn 300 cars; oats. 315 cars; hogs, 20,000 head. Minneapolis, Aug. 7.â€"W’heatâ€"â€"Aug- net, 75; September, 75 to 75 1-80; De- oember, 76 1-4 to 76 3-80: N0- 1 hard SIR ROBERT HART SAFE. THE QUEEN’S SON mission in the Pro. the borders of looted and a UNITED STA'J‘ES. lPretori; Phil'rp Schnerman, who at Utica, N, ’despatc] Y., while. driving. broke his neck is gag-0 wit recovering, so the doctors say.- , {chase fc A detective shot and killed Fred has not A man fell from the cliff at Torquay and for four days and five nights lay with His head split, his back broken and otherwise injured, while within earshot of cottagers, who mistook his groans and cries for the moaning of the wind. out of fifty samples of miik exam. ined by the medical officer in the par- ish of St. Pancras, London, 01:13 Six- teen were found to be of normal con- dition. the other samples being dirty, containing microbes. pus and tuber- cule bacilli. Mrs. G. Ernest Osmond, of Edng- ton. England, has at the front two brothers, eight first cousins, forty- three second :cousins and an uncle. making fifty-four fighting relatives. Her sister is a nurse in Maritzburg Heepital. ‘ The. Shah of Persia has bought :1 clock from Messrs. Benson of Ludgate, London, which will show him at a glance the time in Teheran and in twelve other places, such as London, Bombay and \Vashington. 3i The Earl of Clarendon has been ap~ pointed Lord Chamberlain, succeeding Lord ‘Hopetoun, recently appointed Governor-General of the Australian C(vm'mo n wee l t h . The Birmingham and district licens- ed saloons have abolished the “long pull” custom, and in future will give exact measure to customers, owing to the increase in beer duty. Ben Tillet, of the Dockers’ Union, has been chosen candidate for the next election by the trades unions of the Swansea parliamentary division. _ English colliers think the exception. 31 conditions prevailing justifies them in asking for an increased wage. _ GREAII‘. BRITAIN. Birmingham Quakers are opposed to conferring the freedom of the. city on Lord Roberts. The Cataract Power 00., if given the right 6! way through Hamilton, will build an electric railway to Galt. and later to Guelpln With connec- tions it will bring the city into touch with 100,000 persons through an hour- ly service. \ Bmokville ratepayers have declar- ed. by a vote of 413 to 67, in favor of purchasing a gas and electric light plant for $100,000. The vote showed a large majority in favor of manag-i img the plant by five commissioners. Mo'ntreal is to have a new palatial hotel on Dominion Square. It will necessitate the removal of St. George’s church and deanery school house, the Dominion Methodist church and par- sonage, and the Y.M.C.A. ' A cheque was received at Ottawa} for: $50, for the relief of the fite suf- ferers, collected in the field near Bloemfontein, by the Northumberland Fusiliers. The Ottawa Boa-rd of Trustees has rented a part of thel Amateure Athle- tix; rooms for manual training for some of the schools, which will be opened in September. It is said that Manitoba. will not have more than sevem million bushels at wheat for export this year, com- pared with twenty-five million last A G.T.R. freight train jumped a. switcfi 00 Ann street, Montreal, and crashed through the wall of Geo. Jacob’s house. No one was hurt. Military orders issued from Ottawa announce that Maj-Gen. O'Grady- Haly has assumed 'the command of the Canadian militia. Arrangements are being made at Kingston for the convention of the Canadian Electrical Association there August 29th. Magistrate Jelfs, at Hamilton the other day, fined a boy five cents for not being properly clothed when bath- ing in the bay. A mineral water spring of great depth and curative power has been disoovemed at Chatham. A syndicate, will develop it. Arrwmgements are being made for moving anumber of French-Canadian families from Michigan to Edmon- Labourers at the smelting works at Hamilton have had their wages in- creased from 131-2. cents an hour to 15 cents. the first in Canada. Hamilton civic labourers will get, 18 centgan hour hereafter, an im crease of three cents an‘ hour. London, Ont, during July had 67 marriage°, 64 births and 4:3 deaths. They are boring for natural gas in Owen Sound district. The Canadian Patriotic Fund now amounts to $317,636. CANADA. Brantford used 85,483,175 gallons of water during July. Newsy Items About Ourselves and ter of the Globe. SPARKS fRGM IHEW [Had $400,000 to Purchase Food- stuffs For Boers I A despatch- fmtm Pretoria, sayszâ€"A lPretoria merchant, a Hollander. wag despatChed to Europe several months ;ago with £80,000 'With which 40 pub {chase foodstuffs for the burghers. H. The pcssibih'ties of the machine are practically endless. It will render loud selections in the open air that can be listened to by thousands of people, or it will shout news messages that could be heard high above the roar of the traffic and the thousand noises of a big city. _ The experiments were made near the Devil’s Dyke, Brighton, where the inventor had his workshops. The in- shrument was placed on the roof of the laboratory, and was made to re- peat a number of sentences. At a dis- tance of ten miles the sounds were plainly heard by a large number 04 people, every word being perfectly dis. tinct. and at a second trial with a favorable wind it was found that an unknown message could be taken . down in shorthand at a distance of 12 ‘1 miles. Over the water the sounds will carry still further, and under favor- able circumstances, they might easily be heard by persons on a vessel 15 miles out at sea. Placed on a light; house or lightship the phonograph would give a verbal warning that would be infinitely more effective than the fog-horns and detonators at present in use. ! Instead of the “records,” being taken on wax in the usual manner. a sapphire needle is made to out the dots representing the sound vibra- tions on a silver cylinder. and when the needle travels over the metal a. second .time the vibrations cause. the whistle to produce, a series of air waves. and the machine thus become. a talking siren which transforms the human vaice into a deafening roar. STOLE THE FUNDS. measuring four feet in length. Inside this trumpt there is a small and de- licate piece of mechanism that looks something like a whistle. This is the tongue of the machine. The machine is the invention of Horace L. Short, of Brighton. In ap- pearance it is merely an ordinary phonograph, with a large trumpet, The Sllghlost Whisper (‘11: be Distinctly Heard Ten Mum Aan. The latest monster phonograph is the one at Brighton England, that l'ehouts so loudly every word can be heard at a distance of 10 miles away. You can whisper a sentence to‘ the machine’s small. funnel-shaped mouth- piece and it will repeat it in tones that are more deafening than the shrieks of a liner’s steam siren. Yet every word is perfectly articulated, and a shorthand writer 10 mile! away can take down the message as easily as if you were dictating to him in a small room. A young Frenchmen committed sui- cide, with absinthe in Paris the other day. Two medicaf students, who watched the effects of the deadly green drug, will jointly write abook of their observations. A young Frenchmen committed sui- cide, with absinthe in Paris the othez day. Two medical students, who watched the effects of the deadly green drug, will jointly write abool: of their observations. The first cargo of American coal im- ported into Russia, has arrived at Reval for the \Varsaw,’ Railway. A steamer with a plague case aboard ha‘é been placed under quaran- tine. at Gibraltar.- Havana has two cases of yellow fever. Heavy rains and floods in Jamaica have caused damage to the banana fields. The foreign commerce of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1900, is the greatest in the wuntry’i history. The imports of merchandise were $849,714,670, and the total ex- ports 313394.186370. A wrecking crew on the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad in digging a big locomotive out of a hog near Cgesco, Pa., into which it had fallen ana completely sunk out of eight. ' of cattle. reports that 10,000 men art without money and without work. many of them literally dying of star- v‘ati-on. R. B. Dixon. of San Francisco, who went to Name in June with 200 head U. S. Cmtoms officers at New. York have seized drugs from Canada to the value of $2, 500. They were smuggled in, it is said, by a gang which ha. been Operating for a long time. ‘ a fog'signal service on the crib, is being tried here. The Anchor Line in seeking $80,000 for the loss of a steam- A suit which will determine whether it! is the duty at Chicago to maintain Deposits of gold dust and bullion in the Seattle assay office during July aggregate in value $6,250,000, the best month’s business in the history of the o ‘fice. Zeigler at. Lebanon, Pa... while the Latter was struggling to escape. He had been arrested for kidnapping. MONSTER MECHANICAL since been heard of. GENERAL. VOIW.