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2 Officers Killed and 18 Wounded in a Fierce Battle With Chinese. ‘A‘ b89910]: from St. Peters-burg mys;â€"Jl'he Russian general ataff baa asked a despatch dealing with the operations north of Old Niuâ€"Ch'wang, .mhioh my: that General Fleischer’s dzlvwiovn of 6,000 men, with artillery, engaged the Chinese an a vast plain covered with high grass. The Bus-- Imbnnd of the Batman's Victim fired the Film A despatch from W'etumpka, says :â€" Winfield Townsend, alias ,Floyd, a negro, was burned at the stake in the littke town 01' Eclectic, 15 miles from this pince. The crime with which he :was charged was an attempt- ed assault upon Mrs. Lonnie Harring- ton, whose husband set fire to the brands v. hich reduoed Townsend’s body to ashes. HORRIBLE PUNISEMENT METED OUT BY A MOB AT ALABAMA. _- a..-” um.-_.RW__ NEGRO BURNER AT STAKE. IFIGHTIEG WITH ASHANTIS The news of the attempted assault upzeatl rapidly. All the stores in Eclectic were closed, all the gins andi 3am mills shut down. The people gatheied for a pursuit of the negro The crowd divided, some scouring the woods near the scene of the crime, and . others went to the penitentiary for bloo:ihounds. The dOgs were taken to where the negro‘s 'tracks disappeared, and an exciting chase ensued. The dowel stopped final ly at a tree on the outskirts of the town. The crowd, coming up, discovered the negro sit- ting on a limb. He was brought down at: once‘aad taken to the scene of his crime. There he was confronted by his . victim, who positively identified him.1 A crowd of several hundred people gathered in the village. The negro w as then taken to the edge of the vii- lage and surrounded by the mob. The preparations for death were quickly made. The manner of death was dis- cussed by the mob. To decide the matter a vote was taken. and the balloting! showed amajority of . the crowd to favour death at the stake. HUSBAND FIRED FILE. The stake was prepared, and the negro was bound to it with chains. Pine knots were piled- abouvt him, and the flames were fired by the husband of the negro’s victim. As they leaped to the wretch’s flesh his wild cries up- on God for mercy and heip could be heard for miles. The crowd looked on, dead to his cries, and in an hour the negro was reduced to ashes. According to the same advices Col. Artananoff, while reconnoirtring With two squadrons of cavalry, came into touch with fourteen thousand discip- 'l‘own'send. before being bound, con- fessed the crime. and said he was al- so implicated with Alexander ‘Floyd, who was hung a couples of weeks, ago for an attempted assault on Miss Kate Pearson. He said he and Floyd had planned other crimes of a like character. REDUCING COST OF LIVING. Immense Cut in Prices in South Africa. A despatoh from Pretoria; says;-â€"l The new prices for supplies decidedl on by the military authorities has‘ been published. All merchants are prohibited from charging anything in excess of these standard rates. The prices fixed on Show an enormous re- duction from those in voguebefore the war. Coffee must be said for eightpence per pound, while formerly it cost ashmmg. Jams are schedul- ed at serenpenoe. Before the war the price was ashxidling. It is estimated that the reducti‘ans all round will average about 25 per cent. STRATHCONA’S CASUALTIES Tmopers Burnett and Whitelyi Shghtiy Wounded. A despatch from Ottawa, mpgâ€"The Miiitia Department Loâ€"day received a somewhat belated message giving fuller particulars of the casualties to Strathcona’s Home at Machadodorp on August 28th;â€"622, Trooper D. Bur- nett, was slightly wounded in the forehead, and 266, F. C. \V’hitely, in the chest and arm. Wife of the ex-President in aSerious Condition. A despatah from London; saysâ€";A Pretoria despatch to the Daily Tele- graph says Mrs. Kruger. the wife of the President at the Transvaal, is so in that the authorities have issued an order forbidding the drivers of vehi- MRS. KRUGER DYING t0 gait. ht» oept at a char is expected to engage. EXPEDITION TO PAO-TING-FU. The movement of Indian troops will begin in ten days. The British and the Germans continue sending troops to Pekin. n. ',__ --vv ~~ There are renewed preparations for an expedition in force against Pao- Ting-Fu. The troops will probably leave in a fortnight, and columns from Peakin will co-operate with the expedi'tion. Resistance is expected, as the Boxers are there in 'large num- BRITISH OCCUPY FOUR VILLAGES OF THE INSURGENTS. Five (Mm-eras “’muulu-d «Three Men Killed anal ‘38 Others Woundul-Hylng Column Sent In Pursuit. A deepatch from London says :â€"A correspondent of the Morning Post from Kumassi reports that heavy fighting took place last Sunday be- tween Col. \Villco:1k.s’ column and the Ashantis at Abu-Asu." After heavy firing,” says the des'patch, “the Bri- tish column made an effectual attempt to charge the Ashanti positions, but was obliged to retire and resume the rifle duel while awaiting reinforce- ments. Eventually, after hard work, 001. Willcocks captured the positions and occupied the village of Ieansu. Subsequently the British carried three other villages at the point of the bayonet and burned them. Seventy Ashanti: were killed. lined Chinese. “ The British losses were Major Melliss and Capt. Luard severely wounded, three men killed, and 28 othâ€" ers wounded. ” A flying column of 800 men with two gums was sent in pursuit of the enemy.” Erasmus’ Armistice Was Merely a. Clever Dodge. A despatch from Pretoria, says :â€" One hundred and sixty prisoners have arrived here from Eerstlefabricken, and a number of others are on the way here from-the east. The\ enemy are as have no horses, and who belong in Southern districts to surrender. The.rmistios of' five days which Commander Erasmus re- quested Gen. Paget to grant on- Sep- tember :26, on the plea that he wish- ed to confirm the report of the col- lapse of the Boers’ main army prior to surrendering, will result- in nothing except in having provided .him- with an opportunity for driving his cattle noriihfio Pietersburg plateau. It is estimted that there. are 50,000 cattle along Olifant’e river and 1,000 {more at Bussveld. Lord Roberts will review the City of London Imperial volun- teers to-morrow prior to leaving for A Number of the Coldstream Guards Killed and Injured. A despatch from London, says:â€" Lord Roberts reports to the War .Of- (ice:â€" "A convoy of 2:3 \vaggons, escorted by sixty mounted men, was attacked by..140 Boers on October 1, near De Jager’s drift, while on the way to Vryheixl. Twelve of the men escaped. The fate of the others is not known. Irish-Americans Want Their Pay From the President; A despatch from London sayszâ€"The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph “The Boers derai-{ed atrarn near Pan yesterday evening. Five Cold- stream Guards were killed and nine- teen were injured. “Commandant Dierksen, who has been opposing Puget, has surrendered after apersonal visit to Komati- poort to assure himself that Kruger had gone into Portuguese "territory." MAY DETAIN KRUGER. at Lorenz; Marques says the Irish-__ Americans threaten to detain Presi- dent Kruger unless they receive their deferred pay before a certain date. Trouble is expected. SAVED H 28 CATTLE. And the Home-Going of Natal Voluml teers is Postponed. 3, A den-patch from Durban sayezâ€"In consequenee of the Boers capturing a convoy of Natal volunteers between Dejagera drift and Blood river. burn- ing eeveral waggom and capturing the escort, the intended homeâ€"going of the Natal volunteers has been indefinite- ly postponed. This bias caused apain- ful impression throughout the colony. BOERS DERAIL A TRAIN BOERS CAPTURE CONVOY. These General FleiS- at $111 to 812. .Dmtssad hogs were steady at $8 to $8 25.. Wheat, wht. ., straight. $ 0 00 s 069 Wheat, red, . . . . 000 069 \K’heat, spring. . . . 0 00 0 70 Wheat, goose. . . . . 000 069 0318. o o o o o o 0 28 029 Barley- . o o o o 0 43 0 48 1‘2 Ann nr-‘A MARKETS OF THE WORLD Prices of Cattle. Cheese. Spain. 3 in the Leading Markets. Dressed hogs continue scarce and very firm. They are bringing $3 to $8.25. The provision trade is good and last year’s padk is being gradu- ally cleaned up. Quotations for provisions are as follows ;â€"D’ry salted shoulders, 80; long clear bacon, car lots, 100; ton lots, 10 to 101-80; case lots, 101-4 to 101-20; short cut pork, $19.50 to $20; heavy mess, $17.50 to $18. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy, 120; medium, 13c; light, 13 1-20; breakfast bacon, 12?. 1-2 to 13 1-20; picnic hams, 100; roll bacon, 11c; smoked backs, 130. All meats out of pickle ’10 less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lardâ€"Tierces, 9 3-4 to 100; tubs. 10 to 10 1-4-c, paids 10 1-4 to 101-2c1 DAIRY MARKETS. Butterfiâ€" Easier. Creamery boxes dropped another 1c to-day, selling as Low as 190. Commission houses sell to the trade as follows;-â€"Dairy. tubs and pubis, choice, 17 to 18c; and second quality, at 14 to 15c; dairy prints. choice, 19 to 200; creamery, boxes, 19 to 21c; and pounds, '22 to 23c. Eggsâ€"Scarce and firm. Consider- ably more could be sold than are coming in. Single cases sold to the trade as follows;-â€"'Frosh-, 18c; held, trade as follows;â€"â€"Fresh 18c; hold 16c; and culls, 9 to 100. Poultry-No dressed poultry is com- ing to hand as yet. Live birds, in crates, sell at 500 per pair. " Potatoes. Market steady Car lots on track, sold at 28 to 300 per bag. Sales out of store, were made at 35 Field produce, etc.â€"Turnips, out of store 30c per bag; onions, 1c per lb; apples, per bbl, 500 to $1. Dried fruitsâ€"Apples plentiful and easy. Dried sell at 3 to 31-2c, and Beansâ€"Quiet. New beans bring $1.20 to $1.25. Choice hand-picked beans are quoted at $1.55 to $1.60 for old sotck. Honeyâ€"Dealers quote 'from 9to 100 per 1b. for 5,10, or 60-lb. tins. Comb honey sells at $2.25 to $2.50 pevfiezen sections. Baled hayâ€" AbOut steady. Arrivals on { track moderate. No, 1 timothy, car: lots, on track here, 39. 25 to 310; two- ton= lots, delivered, sell at 310.50. . 7 Baled strawâ€"Car lots of good oat straw: are quoted at $5 to $5.50 on a track; and ton lots, delivered, at $6 to , $6.50. a 29 ENGAGEMENTSF-Z‘) DAYS. Hart’s Good Work Brought to a Successful C clusiona-Buller’s Captures Near Lydenburg. “ Buller returned to Lydenburg yes- terday, after a successful march from Spitszp. He reached Pilgrime’ Rest Sept. 27, the enemy retiring. The Boers brought two guns into action on Oct. 1, but afterward disappeared, taking the guns with them. During the march 600 head of cattle, 6,000 sheep, and 159 waggon loads of supplies were capa- tured. One hundred and nine burghers surrendered. and 184,000 rounds of small arm ammunition was destroy- A despatch from London says :â€"-The; War Office has received thb foll'owing' despatch from Lord Roberts: WhniA o 0 o O 0 u 0 O o o 0 :30 0 11 O 50 O 80 0 40 7 00 4 00 5 50 6 00 i MARKETS.’ § Duluth, Oct. 9.â€"\Vheat closed;_No, Oct, 9.â€"At the 3 1 hard, cash; 82 5-80; to arrive. 82 3-40; 3,069 boxes were October, 82 5'80; December, 83; May, )77 were coioured 85 5-80; No. lNorthern. cash; 80 5â€"80; BC was freely bid December, 81c; May, 83 3â€"80; N0 2, theu‘ cheese of lto arrive, 80 3â€"4c; October, 80 5-8c; but the salesmen‘ Naorthern 75 5‘80 Cornâ€"41c Oatsâ€"23 The factory menl 3‘4 to 23 1‘20 ' for 10 3-4c. The Milwaukee, Oct. 9.â€"-'W heatâ€"Higher; Lth'out any busiâ€" No. 1 Northern, 81 1-4 to 82 1-2c; No. 2 do, 79 to 80 1-20. Ryeâ€"Steady; No, 1, 55 to 55 1-20. Barleyâ€"4‘10. 2, 58 to 59c; sample. 45 to 52¢. "CE. mam Pnnnider- l 000 5 069 O CO 0 00 0 00 0 28 0 43 0 00 0 00 L2 00 ll 00 0 69 0 70 0 69 0 29 O 48 1-2 0 54 0 54 14 00 12 00 0 18 0 :30 0 11 0 50 0 80 0 40 7 00 4 00 1 ()0 9 00 5 50 '7 75 8 00 0 09 9 50 71* “Tfijdgf'tm ‘Kitchener Will Remain in Command .13 on‘ in South Africa. car ; A deepatch from London saysz- ‘Sir two-' Redvers Bullet,” says the Daily Mail’s . ; correspondent at Pietermaritzâ€" 1 cat burg. “‘will return to England, I hear, 50 (121i with Lord Roberts and Lord Kitch- $6 to _ ener will remain in the chief command iin South Africa.” flapsâ€"Offerings libera'L and prices easy. New 1900 crop: is now. quoted ab 11 to 130, and yearlings, ab Sto Qé. Toronto, Oct. 9.-â€"Only 35 carloads of live; stock were received this morning at. the western cattle yards, including 700 hogs, 270 cattle, and about 300sheep and' lambs. There was no market; only a few off deals of no quotable consequence hap- pening. ‘ (There was no export trade. For the little good quality butcher cattle here we had ademand at un- changed prices, but the bulk of the stuff was unsold. Slackers, feeders, and eXport bulls are unchanged. For stockers we had a fair enquiry. Sheep; are unchanged and steady, with alight demand. lots of choice lambs sol-d up to 4cper lots of choice lambs sold up to 4:: per pound. Bogs ‘are unchanged and steady. Prime. hog-s are selling at 61â€"20 per 1b. Saws are worth 31-2c per 11)., and «tags 2c per ‘lb. For fat and fight hogs the outside price, {was 51-2 per 1b. , Hogs to fetch the top price must be of prime qua'lifv, and scale mot below 160 nor above 200 lbs. " I a. Buffalo, Oct. 9.-«S'pring wheatâ€"No. 1, spot, carloads, 89 1-40; No. 115Torth‘- ern, spot, 86 3-40. ’Winter wheatâ€"No. 2 red, 780; N0. 1 white, 76c .;. mixed, 77c. Cornâ€"Firm; No. 2 yellow, 46 3â€"4c; No. 3 yellow. 48 1-20; No. 2 corn, 460. No. 3 corn, 43 3-40. Oatsâ€"Strong; No. 2 white. 26 3-4 to 27c; No. 4white, 25 1-40; Nb. 2m‘ixed, 24 1-4 to 24‘1-2c; No. 3 mixed, 23 3-4 to 24c. Barleyâ€"Ohio 'on track, 57c; Wexsste‘rn 56 to 620 ask- ed. Ryeâ€"N0. 2. nominally 56 1-2 to 57c. Flourâ€"Steady. Detroit, October 9.-â€"-W'heat closed-â€" No. 1 white, cash’, 77 1-40; No. 2red, cash, 79 1-40; October, 79 1-20; De- cember, 82c. November, 810; December, 82 1-4c. Cornâ€"No. 2 cash, 420 ; October, 40 3-4c; December, 35 1-26. Oatsâ€"No. 2, cash, and October, 23 1-4c ; December 24 1-40. Ryeâ€"Nb. 2 cash, 54c. Clover see-dâ€" Oct'ober, $7.35; December, $7.12 1-2; No. 2, $6.30. Gibâ€"Unchanged. IIBoer Officials Ship 500 to Various Destinations. A.despatrh from London, says :-â€"A desp'atch? to the Daily Telegraph from ,Lorenzo Marques says five hundred mercenaries who have been fighting :with the Boers sailed for EurOpe to- day. They received their passage imnney and part of their war pay from the Boer officials. They were also as- ? sured that they would get the 'rest of . their money 11 hen they arrived at their destinations. sMDst of the Irish- A’m- ericans,wh10 have been making threats 'against President Kruger and the Boer officials because they have not receiv- ed‘ the money promised them for their services, were appeased in this way. Minneapolis, Oct. 9.â€"Wheatâ€"Octo- ber, 79c; December, 79 to 79 1-8c ; May, 81 l-Zc; to arrive, 82 1-80; No. 1North- em, 80 1-2; N‘o. 2Northern, 77 1-2 to 79 1-8c, Flourâ€"Sc high-er; first pat- ents, $4.35 t? $4.45; second patents, $4.15 to $4.25; first clears $3.15 to $3.25; second clears, $2.15 to $2.25. Branâ€"In bulk, $12 to $12.25. Toledo, Oct. 9.â€"Wheat-â€"Spot, 80c; U'- D" “A' party of Boers have penetrated the. southern part of Orange River Col- ony entering De Wetsdorp and Wep- anon Detachvments are after thorn." “The Dublin Fusiliers made a night assault with the bayonet on a Boer laager between Pretoria and J oh'annesâ€" burg and captured nine men, mostly itnportant Boers, who have troubled the district. " Hart has returned to Kru'fersdorp ‘having engaged the enemy on twen- ty-nine occasions in as many days. His casualties were three killed and 24 wounded. Many Boers were killed and 95 made prisoners. He captured 2,720 head of cattle and 3,281 sheep.” PAYING OFF MERCENARIES. BULLER TO RETURN. BOER CHIEFS GONE NORTH. Botha; Reitz, and Viljeon With 1,500 Men Now in the Zoutspanberg District. A despatch from Pretoria says;-â€" quinsy. Viljoen, the second in com- Definite information has been re- 3 mad, is temporarin the head of the ceive-d here to the effect that when 13081'8 President Kruger crossed the border} State Secretary Reitz and his three ~ianto Portuguese territory the le were 3 sons are now fighting as burghers in he left behind: him held a meeting at ' Boiha's commando. All the Boer lead- Hectorsrprmt, and resolved to take? ers recognize that the struggle isuse- all the best mouzn'ted and go northiless, but they are obstinately deter- with the lighter guns. The intention: mined not to abandon it until th-r y is to work around Pietersburg and: are compelled to. "‘he poorly mounted continue the fmdl StruSEle in the bung'hers have been left behind to Zoutspanberg district. {wok their way to their homes or _ LL' “-ml ___--_..- 1-4..4-.. ‘ Gen. Botha is not seriously ill. He is suffering from a mild attack of Newsy Items About Ourselves and Our Neighborsâ€"Something of Interest From Every Quar- ' ter of the Globe. CAN ADA. Coal is 37.50 a ton in Ottawa. Peter Beckett is dead at his near Welland. He was one of county’s ol-dest citizens. The- funeral of the late Premier Marchand took place at Quebec on Saturday. , Gult welcomed Campbell Perry, the first of the town's five heroes. to re- turn from the front. Belleville welcomed Pte. John C. McNair, and Stratford gave Sergt, W. T. Smith'- a reception. It is said at Montreal that Judge Lanvgelier may resign his seat on the bench and become Premier of Quebec. Duncan McKilIop, a well known St. Thomas district farmer, dropped dead on his farm near St. Thomas. Hon. S. N. Parent is the new Prime Minister of Quebec. There will 1x very few- changes in the present Ministry. David Robertson, hostler, was burn- ed to death in a fire which destroy- ed the Mansion House stables at Wel- land. -I\ 'Ihle body of \Vm. Moore, aged 70, was found in the lake near Dun-~ c-h'urch. ‘ His hands were tied. Sup- posed suicide. vâ€"v- __ _ The contract for the new bridge \ over the OLtawa River at Des Joa- chLms has been awarded to Keat'mg . Wilson, of Ottawa. The children of the Viceâ€"Regal household have returned to Ottawa. 'l‘xheir Excellencies, still at Bran-don, return Oct. 15th. Lightning destroyed Mrs. Richard- son's barn near St. Mary's, and one on the Pan]; farm, Amherstburg. Both heLd season's crops. While loading sheep on a. vessel at Kingston, Arthur Page was butte-d by a. ram on the head. He has concuso- sion of the brain and- may die. The Grand Jury at Bellev'ille has returned “No bill" on the charge of manslaughter. preferred against Con- dmLor W’m. Kerr and Engineer James Maybee. '-- â€"-A«)n of Lu UVVV Lieut.~Col. Sam Hughes, Chaplain Lane and Lieut. W'ilkie, with a lot of other soldiers invalided from SOuth Af- rica, arrived at Quebec yesterday on the steamer Cambroman. ‘m vawâ€"â€"â€" â€" _v- The Canadian contingent, under Col. Pelletier, sailed on Saturday from Cape Town on board the transport Idaho. The people of Cape Town accorded them a. splendid farewell. -W The schooner Gol-d Hunter has been seized at Amherst harbour’by Halifax Customs officers. She is charged with bringing from St. Pierre Spirits in prohibited packages. At the a‘nnuai matches of the 77th Regiment, Miss Lizzie Bibby tied for first place in the regimental match and carried off first prize in the com- manding officers’ match. V Mr. J. \V. Siddall, architect of the new St Lawrence Market, Toronto. pard for $10,000 damages for stating that Stirddall had botched the work’ , from the beginning. The Business Men’s League of Mont- real has already-secured three. con- vention-s for their city next yearâ€"the National Wholesale Druggists of Am- erica, the Canadian Manufacturers‘ Association, and we Proprietary Medicine Aseociation of Canada. -Avâ€" vâ€"v Hon. Alexander M. Ross, Clerk at of the County Court of York, form- erly‘ Provincial Treasurer of Ontario, died at Grace Hospital on. Saturday afternoon of malarial fever after an illness of some months. ’ The charges against Chairman Aid. Burd of the House of Refuge Commit- tee at Hamilton of receiving benefit from the contract to supply fruit and vegetables to the home, have been “thrown out.” He ih‘ad given some of both. to the home free. l at his home one of Monck i State Secretary 'Reltz and his three {£5033 are now' fighting as burghers in i Bolsha's commando. All .the Boer lead- I ! ers recognize that the struggle is use- ! less, but they are obstinately deter- iminend not to abandon it until they 1 are compelled to. The poorly mounted ibln‘g‘hers have been left behind to lw'onk their way to their homes or g(moss the Portuguese border. ’ 3 Gen. Botha's force of about 1.500, men has gone north. Satisfactory reports were read at the annual. meeting of the Ottawa New York Railway. H. W. Gays, of 0t- tawa, G. F. and G. J. Peabody, Ba and (3:. B. Moffat, A. M. White, A; Nichoias, S. Trask and H‘. 8. Snow, all of New York, were elected direct- ors. Barry Jamieson was killed byaiall at Perrin’s confectionery and biscuit works at London, Ont. J oseph's Vance. the son of a promin- ent. farmer of. the Townfih‘ip of; Bland- ford, committed suicide by hanging. Brakeman G. W. “feast of Sarnia died at the Stratford Hc'aspital from injuries received in an accident at. New Ham- burg. The Minister of Agriculture has! completed arrangements for the fumi- ’ gation of. fruit trees at the ports of' entry where, under the San Jose scale amendment act, nursery stock may now be imported into Canada. Civil service entrance examinations will be held ,at Charlottetown, St. John, Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, 0t- tawa, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton. London, Winnipeg, Victoria and Van- couver, commencing on Tuesday, the 13th day of November next. D .J. McGillis, Secretary of the Montreal Cold Storage Company, and Alex .McCulloch of the dairy firm of Croil 8: McCulloch, who had large deal- ings with the company, have been ar- rested at the instance of the Mer- chants’ Bank of Halifax, charged with conspiring to detraud the bank out at $220,000 on bogus warehouse receipts. UNITED STATES. At-Centrevflle, Mich, Weft; Bros.. bank was robbed of $10,000. A bulldog bit off a boy’s nose while the lad was feeding the brute at Lebanon, Pa. Joseph Howard in to be hanged at Frankfort, Kentucky, on December 7 for the murder of Governor Goebel. St'cks, stones and rotten eggs were buried at Governor Roosevelt and his party by Bryan supporters at Victor. Co}. ‘ Officers at New York are watching every incoming ship for: Luigi Eurat- tonic. the accomplice of Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert. BRITAIN. Ald. Frank Green has been elected Lord Mayor of London. Prof. Edwagd Albert, noted surgeon and lecturer in the University of Viengm, is dead. He was strongly, op- posed to wbmen doctors. GENERAL. Superstitions peasants tortured an alleged witch to death at Lepeshy, near Moscow. Belgian women socialists are play- ing the loading roles in the Socialist Congas at Paris. There is a. movement in Santo Domingo to overthrow the Govern- rye», . ment of President Jiminez. : Mgr. Ireland, at Paris, from Rome. says the Pope is in better health and stronger than two years ago, TraHSport Officer at Cape Town m- fles Halifax Officials. ‘ A despatoh from Haiifax, says;-â€"A telegram to the dock-yard from the transport otfloar at Cape Town notp have a memorabue demonstra'tion on the occasion of the sokiiers’ arrivé here. One plop-osal is to erect a num- ber of triumphal arches in the princti pal streets. Mayor Hamilton hag called a special meeting of the CE? Council for Monday evening to decide w hat the municipality shall do. and to appoint committees to carry out detaiis. British Army Headquarters in 0:5 to be Closed. A despatc‘h from Chicago, saysâ€"a Special to the Record from New OI leans says:-' “The British army headquarters in this city are to be closed soon. ' Since the English officers were sent here in August, 19, to purchase supplies, 15.- 000 horses and 42,000 muks have been shipped to Cape Town, as well as large quantities of forage and other sup- plies, the pay therefore being about $10,000,000 in English gold.” f. 3 T0 ARRIVE OCTOBER 25. EchflmCIts on the Mont Blanc tele- gragzh Lines. It is a matter not simp1y of conâ€" venience, but of vital importance. that observatories situated on the tops of high mountains should be able to keep up constadt telegraphic oom- municationl with stations at a lower level. Storms often rage for days and weeks at high altitudes, with such vic- lence as to defeat all attempts at reaching the observers; telegraph posts: are swept down by howling winds, and buried under masses of snow, while the wires themselves .(re- quently give way under the severity of the strain. . Realizing these difficulties, the authorities of Mont. Blanc wisely be- thought themselves of - inquiring whether the ice which perennially cov- ers the slepes of the mountain might not. possess sufficient insulatixm pow- er to replace both telegraph posts and porcelain insulators. To ascertain this, some interesting experiments were made by R. Les. pian, at the request of Dr. Janssen. the head of the observatory. A double line was laid between the Grand: Mulets at the summit and the peculiar mass of rocks known as the Petitt Mulets, near the base. Ordinary gal- vanized iron, an eighth of an inch in diameter, was used. It was stretch“ bare on the ice, the two conductors. each of 5500 feet in’ length, lying about 16 feet apart. For the purpose of testing the insu- :_ lation of the line, the two wires were ‘ left disconnected at the lower station, while at the upper they were placed in circuit with a delicate ammeter and ‘ a battery of eighteen large Lecianche ’ cells. 'On pressing down the key, the needle of the ammeter did not move. at: all, but remained steadily at its- zero. The“ ends of the wires at the lower station were then pinned together, and when the battery was reduced to three cells, the needle flew, at once over the limit of the scale and remained there. pointing to 59 milliamperes. These two measurements clearly indicated that the insulation of the line was en cellent. ' The native mutiny in the Free State has ended. Second Travelerâ€"1n New York l to!- low the crowd, and it takes me in all th. respectable places In Chicago I I: out of the crowd. 99? America has received a higher of awards at the Paris Expos than any other country save Fm Germany secured the greatest: 3 bar of “grand prizes.” 5,, Hints For Travelers. First Travelerâ€"How do you manage to make such nice acquaintances in strange cities? Horatiua was holding the bridge. “Why so quiet?” inquired a friend. “I am thinking.” he responded. “Of what?” “Thinking whether I can attain mo: tame by keeping the bridge or dividix it.”-â€"Phila.delphia Record. Popular Prices. Summer Boarderâ€"Your charges at. exorbitant. Landlordâ€"Jes’ so. “But you advertised popular prices.” “Yes; they seem to be popular. TM house is full right 810118.”-New Yeti Weekly. ICE INSULATION FOR WIRES. Gentlemanâ€"My wife has lost her w tel-proof. and she wished me to stop 5 here and ordcx another sent up at on u it looks like min. a Dealerâ€"Yes. sir. What sort. sir? Genflemanâ€"Umâ€"I’ve 1'01 gotten fl tune, but it’s one at those that makg rem look better dressed in wet went a- the: she is in dry weather. THEIR WORK IS DONE The Kind She Wanted. A Choice of Method.