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“if W8 iN fl NUISHHl Windsor vital. lhntm has dew hnr LOUIS Government. {ha Duke a .nd York. “(resting Items About Our Own . Country, Great Britain, the United ‘1 States. and All Parts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorzed IOI’ Buy‘I Reading. A" tho: but OI"? SY.II‘\‘1!II} lu north n! \Vinuip tribe run risk ( 0d. dmnu, B. 2,000) mile ,lauul tn diam missi The omimi Rifles from DUNN {it 'l‘ul‘ diSau-lunntuu; Cil'CIc-H. It, is SMHL“ lunch-rs urn tn be inn the plan! of thmmauul engaged in the fishing British Columbia. 'l‘hu (’anaulian channel is blocked by u mmlbark eightvcn miles cast, 0! Killghlhil. Vessels n! tuurtm'n feet. draft are compelled to take the Auwl'icaln Side u! the l‘iVl‘l’. Mnnu'vul shipping mun lmlicvc that the proposed steamship line lrom Burch-wen to Halifax. which is cx~ and H. h; 6‘0“; V their 1 .33 1): tho L t‘lmirnmn Walker. ml the reception: committee at Ilumilton. says he will not ask tor an appropriation to en- tertain the Duke of CornWall and York. who is going to be in thatl city oniy three hours. i Thomas Phelnn. :1 Kingston tan-i ner. aged 67. has lately sullered: from toothache. He went to a phyâ€"l sician for treatment and was astom| ished to learn that he was slowly but surely nutting a. tooth. The control of the South Shore Rail".'ny Company. which runs trom St Lambert. oI-posite Montreal. to St Uregoinr. on the south shore of the St Lawrence. has. been Virtually oeCun-d by New York capitalists. Lurai Struthcnnu has given orders DEW Th0 control of the Rail‘tn}; Cmnpany. WI St Lambert. orposiu St. Urcgoiw, on the the St. LaWrL-ncn, has securml by New York Lord Strathconu has given oruers to have all his carriages overhauled and placed at the disposal of the Duke and Duchess of York during their coming visit. and he will also supply the horses for the carriage 0! State which will be brought. over There is a great and spreading op- position to the telephone monopoly in the United Kingdom. There are five correspondents of English newspapers accompanying their Royal Highnesses on the Ophir. King Edward has gone to Hom- burg’ (or three weeks. for the cure. and Queen Alex9Mra is on her way to (’openhagen. GREAT BRITAIN. Sir William Laird. the Glasgow iron nmstcr. is dead. He was born in 183”. bui The English Li tdopt anything ture m regard Customs duties. VERY LATEST! FROM . THE WORLD OVER. It is report that. the visit of the Cruwn Prince 1 Germany to Eng- land is nonnected with a possible al- liance with the daughter of the Duke 0! (fonnaught. -' m-|_!-_ - ‘I....“ “a I- - Field-Marshal Count Von Waldor- one has been gazetted a. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. and Prince Nicholas of Greece, ; Knight. Grand Cross of yhc Vic- tori-an ()rder.’ Major-Choral Baden-Powell is soon to receive a casket. made 0! Tasman- hn blackwood. enamelled and decor- l( h a M ’ l’. l’vmbrnkn, has sublwt to nivcd States firm his contract Hr.- cnnstruction of the Spanish -r pulp mills. and thereby netted sum 0! $30,000. subp: Hint)“ up for nil-r Murray n'c-rmuornt wi board the steamer M :bUI 10p omission [rum (tannin tn mall- hall’ “.1 Muted that. a number of ICC- 311‘" tn bo- impm'tmi ’ take w. M thuusauuls n!‘ .3upam-sc -.- English Government, will 'ur Lb uppnmU" l' the fnrmu htbor party L numpam tn ll‘ )llfi UHCH until CANADA of M n dccidi u: factory is to be Hamilton. u! 'h {i¢l|4' wi'h utu has caused much L in Bruntford military Ill t he. is u; have a. of H "I" iatl n‘. - the journey in [our 3 is quite feasible. Iovidcd to cut. out. the ”11:3!”fo reception to f) of uburb of so of sum m wn Ivy. Iiishnp 0! (21'0- h u (Hum-fie of OVcl‘ In his Way to Eug- suppurt fur the ln‘ kcr. n! the reception uniltun. says he will appropriation to en- uko ._,{ L‘ornWall and mum: to be in that. I)! if 0H” tl CO‘H'SQ H l‘!( . :1 Kingston tan- as lately suffered He went. to a phy- ynt and was aston- Lhat he was Slowly j u an!!!“ and cinp; of a protuztivc na- to South African me! is blocked urn miles cast, at 0! (”11110011 {out [I to take the IVt \\ N ltlat «mu-m spitul o‘!!) the. Building is of fin: DURG )ccn served :80. which !v at Lon- 38th huflnrin w befurc the industry ,l l' l' Sidom th rpuraltifln to buy up UH. ll nmlul l t N: of an 'm- is being pox n in tnc visit. of loran‘l‘ '08 that. $100,000 fishing :1 1001 plating to coat, Indians rn lands u. the nuinut it“? it :2"; UNITED STATES. ‘ Chicago is to have a. policeman's = brass band. 1; The tax rate for New York city 1|03‘;L}1i.s year is $96,929,031. ' Dr. Gatling. of gun fame. has in- ) bmvented a mutor plough. .ce in reno- II mor HS- [our members of the Tasmanian Relief Force who fought under him. : Dentâ€"Commander Speke. com-1 inmnder of the turbine torpedo-boat i destroyer Viper. which was totally . wrecked while taking part in the na- ‘vai manoeuvres, has been found ; guilty or negligence. and sentenced to be reprimanded. The wreck was 1 blown up to-day to prevent anybody $securing information regarding her ‘ o 7 secret mechanxsxn. Ill Mullnt Shasta. California. consid- arm} an extinct volcano, is becoming active. FurUmr large seizures of silk by the customs uilicials are expected at New York. A (:nrinun Lutheran church in Chi- cugu Nikos up Collections every Sun- day fur the Bug-rs. At "uri'ndsburg. Ky.. Thos. Dean, a murderer of 15 years’ standing. killed himself to avoid arrest. ctu-s to excess, [:00an lubuuu m... shot. himself at. Des Moines. la. Rev. W. W. Walker, 0! Franklin, \'u., predicted that. he would die on his 46th birthday, and 1": died that Adolph Morey suluuu 0! J. W. Joseph. Mu. tempted to hold ('usn, N. 1.. wuu a, w” ..... _- _ SHUJWO. to carry freight. over the grunt, lakes. 'l‘humus Watts. a Cornishman. for twmxty yours a. day laborer about. the minute of Michigan. has received a. lfiqucy of $250.00” by the death of a sister in Cornwall. Saumml Abraham. the young Ara- bian “’lm killed young Anthony J. Mulish three month's ago at Wyom- ‘ing. Pu, has; been located at Kim- burlcy, South Africa. Hurhurdt 'l‘crlimlcn. m lllllbUlnfi. byrmuny. accused of forgery and 'xntmzzlc-mont by the German Gov- :rmm-nt. has been captured in Lil‘- wankers. The National Transportation C0111- puny has been organized at Syra- l‘ll\0' N. Y.. \Vith it Capital 0‘ $2? ing. Pu, has been located at, nun- bcrlcy, South Africa. Railroad telegraph superintendent. Railroad terlcgruph mlpormtendent. has perfected am inventiun for the simultumnms transmission of tele- phunc and Lek-graphic messages over the mum: wire. phone and lelegx‘nphic messages over; llreqaed h0g9 dull 1L :5" on u; muffin“? wnre. , 139.75. with very few olTering. Hog lnghtmng S_t""‘3k , the “mm m [products continue firm. We quote:â€" thh “"‘S a. “”18 3"” :‘fl‘ “af‘Smn' l Bacon. long clear, ton and Case lots. lxan , opl-nod the motulhc collm and .11 to 117}; pork. mess, $19.50 to restored the supposed corpse to lue. 'S‘J‘)‘ do. short, cut. $21. It is lu‘liter‘d that the girl was in a! 5“”)de RIOJtSâ€"HalllS. 14 to 143-0; cataleptu- state. ghxm-ukfast bacon. 15 to 16c; rolls. J. I’lerpont Morgan has planned 11,123; hacks, 15 to 15‘“, and should- union of labor and capital. by set-low, 11 to 11.50 ling aside several millions of dol-l Lardâ€"Stocks light. Market firm. lillh ol’ Steel L‘orwnution stock “Ununrunteed pure. in 50-1?) tubs, llic; . .- . l . 1m mr purchase by the “H.000 : pails. mac. and heroes. 11c. met. employed by the company. ; On account of the recent exposure" THE S'I‘I-{EET MARKET. of allow-(l frauds in the New York , , , custmu: servlCe, several of the big The "Tom“ 0’ graln contlrmllc‘ wholesale dry goods firms of Chicago $1M”; “‘0 "CW wheat. ‘9 .very‘ (:3 ‘1 hills filed claims with the Board of {no wmght; 0110 load 01 Whitedsol tn Appraiso‘rrs. asking sums aggregating (“"53 a bushel. a load ”f re W1? 0' hundreds of thousands of dollars as at. ‘0‘" and a load 0‘ goose “F ’60 rcbntus, {ye unchanged, a. load selling a 4950 a bushel. Oats are. firm, 70¢ # Loo Frmlnrick Mulm. a Franklyn police- man. by an act of bravery and pre- scum: of mind. saved a, woman and lwr child from death under a. fire truck. but in the net, was himself trumplml down by the horses and cruelly crushed by the heavy truck. He is not expected to live. ~ilaves are still bought and sold in isome pants of Abyssinia and the E‘Soudan. \ 'l‘wo Boer prisoners who attempted {to escape from St. Helena. by swim- :ming were recaptured. f Marquis Ito, formerly the prime iministcr of Japan. has been grdered {by his physicians to take a sea voy- Hot Winds have been doing dam- age in Norway and Sweden. A message from Home to Vienna predicts War between Austria and Italy. At Malta someone covered the statue of Queen Victoria with corro- sive acid. I - 1 Count Vnn \Valdersee is being cen- ‘sured by German papers for bombast 'since he returned from Germany. It ‘is a case of swelled head. ' Extensive forest fires are raging in ithree districts of the Government of f Mini-Novgorod. Central Russia. and several viilagm have been destroyed. age -‘ Max Opitz. proprietor of a. large private bank in Berlin. is under ar- rest. charged with heavy detalca- Lions and lorgeries. The omcial census in Franc a population of 38.641.333 crease of 412,364 in the j years. Paris shows an inc 148.601. Marseilles. 47.4 Nice 18.853. The municipal council of 81 burg will send an electrics ‘.‘A_L-h 6A a .‘Ivv â€"~.'_ The municipal council of St. Peters- burg will send an electrical expert to the United States to study the telephone system with a View of rc- nrgunizing the one in use in St. Pctersburg. " 1 7‘ ‘ V‘Vtuv“â€"D At Copenhagen two of the Nobel Institute’s scientific prizes. each worth $4.500). have been awarded. one to Dr. Finner. the originator of light treatment for lupus and the other to Dr. Pavlofl. a Russian phyâ€" siologist. {or his researches in nutri- tion MUCH THE SAME. My wife is a Woman of strong will xmower said Goldthoxpc. “ ' â€"---‘-. ‘4' "rant wnn 't POVVL'I. Bcllu \Ixuuu--.v-‘-- My wife is a woman of great won't power. added Bickers. The “burning mountain" of Montet in Avc-vrou. France. which is often mistaken for an active volcano. be- caus: a pillar of cloud rises: from i: by day and a pillar of fire by night. is in reality a coal mine which has is in reality a coal mmc wmc. [eon burning for several years (V‘urtlcy. Muroy was shot dead in the " J. W. iaxllau‘d in South St. Mu. by robbers Who at.- tn 1mm up the saloon. 'dt. 'l‘crlindcn. of Imisbm‘g. . accused of forgery and mom. by the German Gov- ms been captured in Mil- A BURNING COAL MINE ERNICRAL gun luuzc, um .u tau“ "DD" _V _V____ plough. j Millfeedâ€"The market is firm. Bran California. consid- 3 quoted at 813 west. Shorts. $15.50 olcano. is becoming i to 316 west. Canadian N0. 2 at. 54‘ ' to 545C west. .eizures of sill; by i Ryeâ€"The market is steady at 480 “Us are expected at. middle freight, August delivery. Buckwheatâ€"Market dull, with pri- ees purely nominal. wran church in Chi- , , r. . - llections every 8“? . leasâ€"l rade quiet and prices gener- . ' ally unclianwed at 68c middle freight. 5. I . D . r K ,, _ , lior new No. 2, August shipment. '5' y.. “‘0‘“ 1’0““; Barley.â€"'I‘here is a quiet. trade. ‘- to 435C 15 years' standing. fiwith sales of No. 2 at 4.3 “V0“! “"05” } middle freight, and of No. who smoked cigar- ' middle freight. became insane and; nutsâ€"There is a moderate demand 19ers 1‘.loincs, la. lwith sales of N0. 2 White at 335-0 Hiker, of 1"ranklin, ‘lniddle freight, and of mixed at, 33c ' middle freight. Old oats are quoted lat he would (lie on _ -- M... 5.. mod that T locally at 34 to the west. ' ‘ " ~--:A‘ Nina. 3 at 42‘ est, files are raging in of the Government, of :1. Central Russia. and shave been destroyed :ensus in France shows of 38. 641. 333. an in- 364 in the past. five shows an increase 0! .rqpilles. 47. 428. and the recent exposure in the New ank several of the big )ds firms of Chicago with the Board of MARKETS OF THE WORLD Toronto, Aug. 27.â€"Wheat-â€"The 10- cal market continues quiet, Wit-h pri- ces steady. Sales of old No. 2 white and r31 to miners at 681C low freights. New No. 2 white on'ers at 46c middle freight for export. No. nice: of Cettle. Cheese. Gala. in the Leading Markets. I"v -Cuâ€"wwâ€"v â€" 1 spring is unchanged at, 690 on .‘siidlamd. and No. 2 goose 64 to 64§c middle freight. Manitoba. wheat steady. with sales of No. 1 hard at 85c, grinding in transit. and of No. :3 hard at, 830, git. For Toronto and west 2c lower. nun” llllUUlt} Il'l'igllL. nutsâ€"There is a moderate demand with sales of No. 2 white at 33.51: middle freight, and of mixed at, 33c: middle freight. ()ld oats are quotcd‘ loudly at, 34 to 356 wes‘t. Flourâ€"The market, is quiet. Nine- ccnt. quoted in barrels at ty per $2.90. and at $2.60 in buyers' bags. ,milldl‘,‘ f:'s“i,'fht.. fur export. Choice Ts‘n'night, rnllers in barrels. locally iuml for Lower Prnvinns, $3.25 to 333.30. Manitoba. patents, $4111 llmgs, and strong bakers'. $3.75 | ()utmuralâ€"Market is unchanged. Car alums at, 83.90 in bags. and $4 in xx'mul. Broken lots, Toronto, 30C { pcr bbl. extra. Butterâ€"The market, is steady with goud demand for choice qualities. “'0 quote as foilowszâ€"Seiectcd dairy tubs. 17c; Choice 1-“) rolls. 17 to 180; svcnnd grade. in rolls, tubs and pails. 15 to 166; bakers'. 14c. L‘ronnmry is firm at 21.5 to 22c for ‘prints. and at 205 to 21c for solids. ; l'Iggsâ€"Mm'kot continues steady. ‘Strictiy new laid (nearby gathered). I13c; frvsh candied, 11;} tn 1:30; sc- gcmids, 7 to Sc. ; L‘hwsuâ€"Murket steady. Finest, 10 tn 10:36: suci'md, 9.} to iii-:0. ”I“. .ll “I .IV“: Laudâ€"Stocks light. Market. firm. Guaxuntmd pum in 50-1?) tubs, llic; pails. 11?C.a1ndtimces, 110. THE S'I‘l-{EET MARKET. l The reveipts of grain continue" small. The new wheat is very light. in weight; one load of White sold at " emu a bushel, a load of red winterl. at 70c. and a. load of goose at 660. " Rye unchanged, a load selling at‘} 1 l 4 C C '0 I c I 4950 a bushel. flats are firm, 700 bushels selling at 40 to 410 for old.i and 36} to 37w for new. Hay in. fair supply. with sales of 25 loadslj of new at $0 to $11 a ton. Straw sold at $10 a ton for one load. Following is the range of quota-E Following is Um timxs :â€" that. White ...... Wheat. white. new. Wheat. red. neW... Wheat, goose. new Oats, 01d... ......... Oats, new... Hay. Old, per ton... Hay. new. per ton... Straw, per ton ....... Dressed Hogs... ....... Butter. in 1?). rolls... Butter. crcmnery... Chickens. per pair... Ducks. ' ...... Eggs. . ...... Eggs. held. per doz. Potatoes. new. bush. _'l‘omatoes. basket, IBeef, forequarters ‘Beel. hindquarters \Beei. medium carcase Beef. choice ............ Lamb. yearling ....... iLamb. spring ooooooooooooooooo Veal. 13.00 9.1)!) 10.00 9.50 0.17 0.21 0.30 0.65 0.12 0.14 0.12 0.70 0.17» 4.30 8,00 6.50 7.00 6.50 8.00 5.50 7.50 13 50 11.00 0.00 9.75 0.22 0.26 0.80 1.001 0.15', 0.16, 0.14 0.85 0.30 5.50: 9.00 7.25 7.75 7.00 9.00 6.50 8.25 ‘ UNITED STATES MARKETS. Duluth. Aug. No. 1 hard. cash. them, cash. 71c; September. 70“; tober. 70km 2 Northern. 68c. E Cornâ€"5530. December. 27.â€"-Closed:â€"â€"thnt 7310: No. 1 Nor- to arrive. 70§c; August. 7020; ()c- Tlgc; Outsâ€"352 to 3530 N0. n9 ,_ \l'hnnf _. v 5)”? Milwaukee. Aug. .. .â€" “110211 - Higher; close. No. 1 Northern, 71} to 740; No. 2 Northern. 70 to 71¢; September. 703c. Ryeâ€"Lower; No. 1. 58.} to 59c. Barleyâ€"Easier; No. 1. 610'. sample. 45 to 62c. Corn. Svptmuth‘, 57 gc. s1" Pinup-Firm . 5V‘lu No 1 Northern. 01d, 75‘c. “inth wheat 745m No. 3 extra 1' stronger; No. 2 yello‘ DU'A‘18\I. good demamul c3Wheatâ€"Spring. quiet; No 1 Northern. old. 78; c; December, 75‘c. “inter wheaLâ€"\op. 2 red. 745m No. 3 extra red, '3c. Corn, stronger; No. 2 yellow.6‘3§c; No.3 do.. 63c; No. 2 com. 62% to 63¢; No. 3 do. . 623c. Oatsâ€"Stronger; No. 2 white. 40“: No. 3. do., 38c. 130. dull and weak; No. 2 ofiercd at, 593C. . n” (‘Hnenfl' _Whont. uvgc. H. , ' . 27. -Closed: â€"Wheat h 73gc; No. 2 red, and August. 73c; September, "‘1 -‘ December, 752c. Louis. Aug. 27â€"â€" â€"--Closcd-â€"-Wheat -â€"(jush. 70c; Septembcx. 70}c; De- cember. 7330. rrmmxn Aug. 27.â€"“’lxeat-§No. 2 wfietroit. Aug _.N(), 1 white. cash and A“! HUGS vv'i'ozcdo. Aug. cash, 7250 bid; December. ‘75“- '1 O‘cuo, (tug. _. . cash, 725C bid; September. 723C bid; December, 75“. Cornâ€"N0. 2 mixed, 58.1.0. Oats â€"No. 2. mixed September. 351c. Ryeâ€"No. 2, 575C. Clovcrscedâ€"Prime October. $6.15 bid. (Kiâ€"Unchanged. Minnea'wlis. Aug. 27.-â€"-Closeâ€"- DA 1 KY M ARK FITS AND I’R(’)VISI().\’S dull at, $9.50 to few olToriug. Hog firm. We quote:â€" ton and Case lots. 0. "2 0. 66.} 0 70 ().()‘) s 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 81H) (3. 50 7. 00 (3..)l’ NI _â€" Wheat - 10- Wheatâ€"Cash. 69c; September. 68’.L to 681m December, 692 to 691m on track, No. 1 hard. 71c; No. 1 Nor- thern. 69c; No. 2 do., 66-:c. Flour and branâ€"Unchanged. Toronto, Aug. 27.â€"At the western cattle yards toâ€"day the receipts were 63 carloads. including 1,100 cattle1 860 sheep and lambs. 400 hogs. 50' calves. and a few milch cows. Prices for cattle were steady, busi- ness good. and a fair clearance was ell'ected. For the best export cattle the price paid was from 4% to Sc, and for fancy stuff 55c was paid, but for second class stuff the price ranged from 4} to 430 per lb. There were some good specimens of cattle here to-day. .:...c mac: v~r "v‘vr good. and prices firm. Good to choice cattle sold from 4 to 45c per 1b., with a fraction more several times paid for extra choice lots. medium stuli‘ was firmer, while scar- cely quotably changed. Export bulls are Worth from 3} to do per 11).. and for choice } to {c more was paid. â€" L--- M": Ill|)l‘U “an *J(Lluo Not many stockers were here. and the enquiry was slow. Prices range {1011121 to 3c per 11). #‘J 1“ ‘nnn-\ [I‘llll 8.; lav uv ‘-__ e _ Milch cows are unchanged at. from $30 to $45 each. Calves are quoted at from $2 to $10 each. Good calves are enquired for. L A 3â€" nnt‘ 101'. Too much small stufi came in, and as a result. lambs and sheep both weakened, especially lambs. All the ofl'erings ultimately sold. '~ -‘- \ hunt. H ()gs UIU ”LU (Luv tttu‘- u...- ' The best mice for‘ singers' " is 7‘c per ID; thick {at and light, hogs are wmth 6‘c per 111 Hugs to fetch the top price must. be of prime quality, and Scale not nnt\ IL- \\'U1Lu ‘J‘u I u Hugs to fetch- the top price must. be of prime quality, and Scale not below 160 nor above 200 lbs. Folluwing is the range of quota- Shippcrsxper cwt... . tionszâ€" 1)o.. light Butchers, cl" Butchers, 0 Butchers. il Butchers choice ......... 4. .... Butchers, 0rd. to good man Butchers. ix'forior " .75 Sheep and Lambs. Choice ewes. per cwt... 3.40 Butchers’ sheep, each... 2.00 Lambs. each ............. 2.530 Bucks. per cwt... ....... 2.50 Milkcrs and Calves Cows. each... Calves, each... Choice hogs, per cwt... Light. hogs... ...... Heavy hogs, per cwt... Saws ................... .. Stags, per cwt... ihas paid out up to duu ;tor supplies which have lto South Africa. The D ‘Agriculture has, of com Ithe agent. for the Bri‘ inch: in this matter. P 3‘3! 111553 “two-uu‘vv-..’ Hogs are steady and unchanged mum rm“ mam fnr “singers" is LIVE STOCK MARI 7‘ \ "the Boers Were Eventually Forced? to Retire. 1 l, A dcspatch from Cape Town says : 5 .The Boers made two night attacksl 'on the blockhouses near Naauwpoort } ' Cape Colony. The first was ably re-‘ pulsed, but subsequently Lotteer's men made a bold attack live miles north of Naauwyoort, and the block- lhouses received a baptism of tire. l'l‘he British troops behaved excel- ‘lently. Armored trains arrived on ‘the scene with Maxim guns and smu'chlighls, and strong infantry re- infozmyznents were also sent. The . senrchlights played on the rugged ”hills, ”M the Maxims and rifles ipoured in showers of loud wherever -, it was thought the liners might be . lurking. The Doers were forced to ; , retreat. CANADA AND THE WAR. Relations With U. s. in Danger of Breaking. A despatch from London says :â€" A despatch to the Times from 'l‘okio says there is great and growing in- dignation in Japan in consequence of the insulting discrimination of the Hawaiian medical inspectors against Japanese ladies travelling by steamship. The correspondent adds that these outrageous mea- sures. supplementing previous acts of outrageous diil'erentiation in Ha- waii and San Francisco. create the conviction that Japan's relations with the United States will be im- paired unless some corrective mea- isure is speedily adopted. lever Work of (:01. Parker at Dornbut'g. A despatch from Cape Town says: â€"Col. Parker has captured Haasâ€" broem's entire commando at. Dom- berg. The Doors lost seven Ruled. two wounded. and twenty-one are prisoners. COM MANDO CAPTURED. JAPAN INDIGNANT. Cattle Hogs 2.00 0.00 6 50 3 . 50 0 .00 ($.50 $5.00 4.60 4.65 4.00 3.50 3.00 3.50 3.00 7.25 6.75 (3.75 4.00 2.00 Indlctable Offenses and Summary Convictions. A despatch from Ottawa says :â€" The statistical department has pre- pared the criminal statiStics for the year ending September 30. 1900. The report treats of indictable 0(- A __‘.‘:.\-‘(I “\n 1‘16 IUPUI U Vlev-r v- '_ fences and summary convictions, the former including all cases tried by police or other magistrates with the consent, of the accused under "speedy trials." “summary trials by con- sent,” mm “Juvenile Ofienders' Act." -- 1-.- -l- -_nA¢- “BU- Indictable ofiencesâ€"The charges during 1900 in Canada were 249 more than in 1899, being 8.419, as compared with 8,170 in the pre-‘ vious year. The convictions were 5,768. or 55 more than in 1899. The acquittals were 2.576. There were eight detentions for lunacy. and 67 cases which for diti’erent reasons. such as nolle prosequi. were without ‘sentence. 1n the previous year the acquittals were 2,355. detentions for lunacy 11, and other cases of no sentence. 9]. ' ‘- ‘ “ALA mate made according to nccupu-l tions shows relatively the Same us' last. year. By sex the statistics Show that there were 5.430 convic-‘ t I tinns of males. and :33 of females. as compared with 5.384 and 329, respectively, during 1809. 13y at table dating back to 1884. the sta-i tistics Show that. crime on the part. of females has steadily decreased. As to origin and percentages sup- ‘plied by the various countries in 1900 are as follows zâ€"l-Cnglund. 7 per cent. ; Ireland. 3 per cent; Scot- land, a ,little over 1 per cent ; (fam- mlinns. 68 per cent, ; United States, 4 per cent ; other foreign countries, 6 per cent. Crime on the part, of foreigners is on the increase. 1’»); religious the average per cent. lust I'V'VJ - Qamounting to 60 per cent. of the ‘ whole. Larceny constitutes the '; chief offence. your worn as follows :â€"l{ommi Catholic 38 ; Anglican. 1."); Metho- dist, 9; Presbyterian, 7; Baptist, 3; all others and "not given," 25. The remark is made that the larger religious bodies seem to be reducing crime. 0! all these who were con- victed of indictable olTenccs. 23 per cent. were married - n g a ‘ ‘ V'\- ‘J ---‘~_ _ The tendency towards a habitual criminal class Whose numbers will be smafler, but the number of whose repeated offences will be larger. is stated to be apparent. The largest. class in the various kinds of oflcnca consisted of "ofleuces against, pro- perty without violence." this class ““ A: ‘LI‘ The percentage of increase in sum-x mary convictions taken according to. provinces shows that. all have in-‘ creased except Quebec and Prince Edward Island. In the latter pro-i vince there has been a decrease! while in Quebec the statistics remain practiCally the same. The Yukon furnished 1,960 out, of 41,654 cases. The Territories altogether furnished more than any other two of the provinces, the number of summary convictions being 20 per thousand. t'l‘he report. shows that the crime of ldrunkenness among women in more liormidable in Quebec than in any {other province. ‘ ‘ ‘ I 4:-I_ CRIME IN CANADA. u-...... ,W One hundred and twcxfly-four tick- ets of leave were issued, 112 of which were for convicts in the peni- tentiary. and the rest for inmates of jails. Three of these were for- feited during the year. Few Prominent Boers Are Now in the Field. A despatch from Pretoria sayszâ€"l Of the members of the old Govern-l merit Executive Council only 1 Schalkburger and Reitz are in the: field. General Joubert is dead, Gen. Cl'Onle is a prisoner. and Gen. Kock Was killed. Out of 27 members of the first Volksraail. thirteen are ac- counted for. Barnard. Labuscliagne. and Malan have been killed. Ser- geant Merritt, of the Bedfordshire Regiment, was aWarded a. medal for killing Malan, who was sniping at Magaliesburg in June. Merritt stalked him four miles before he suc- ceeded in shooting him. 'l‘osen is :dead. Wolmarans is: 4| prisoner. Eight members of the first Volks- raad have S‘H'l’_"l inrvii. Alwut half of the members of the second Volks- raad are accounted for. All the heads of the State departments are accounted for New Siniuts. Three of them are in Europe. two are pris- oners, and fourteen have surrendered. '1‘ he judges are all accounted for. Seventy-five per cent. of the sub- Eight members raad have www- of the members a rand are accou heads for. Stoker Dies A despatch from London says:â€"A stokcr of the name of Robert Gundy died at Ashton-under-Lyne on Thurs- day of what is alleged to have been ASiatic cholera. . SUMMARY coxvxcucmg‘ ALL ACCOUNTED FOR. ASIATIC CHOLERA. Dies in England at Dreaded Malady° General Cru_sa_d_e A despatch trot: London. Eng. says Iâ€"London is on the eve of the greatest crusade against vice in its history. More than a thousand pro- minent persons. representing every borough in ehe metropolis. have asâ€"5 sociated themselves together for the purpose of repressing public im- morality. disorderly houses, obscene language. pernicious pictures. pub- lications and plays. Among the active supporters of the movement are Lord Roberts and Lord Wolseley. the Bishop of London. Lord Kin- naird. Archbishop Vaughan. Arch- deacon Wilberforce. Sir W. ll, Brondbent. M.1l.. Sir llyce Duck- worth. LID» Sir Douglas Fox. .Cainon Gore. unh Rev. Hugh Price Canon Hughes The opening gun or the crusaoel was fired on Tuesday. when a pear tion was presented to the \\'esunins-‘ ter City Council, signed by sixty oi the foremost person-ages in the king-T dom. praying that an aggressive campaign against social immorality be begun. Bishop Alfred Barry. vice-chair- man of the movement. said : "The social sins and misery of London Lhave a iirm hold on the community. Unabashed and aggressive immorul- ity. has assumed the dimensions of a ’vested interest. and an internation- al trade. While we do not [)l‘uft‘nh m be able to compass the suppression {of immorality, we hope, with the help of God. to rodeo-n1 London from the reproach of being an open mar- ket for body and soul." Boy Kiiled at Vankleek Hill Blowing Up Mimic Port. A despaich from \';mkieek lIiil. :Ont.. Siiyszâ€"Jlerhert Keaton. 12 years of auge dim! on 'l‘hurszduy at the home of his father. Matthew Benton, Derby AVPHUL‘. as the result of an explosion of gunpowder. His ‘liitle brother, Douglas, was- also se- griously burned. About, 15 buys ga- |thered on Tuesday :‘iftcrnoun in Mr. Ali. 'l‘histlewaitn's grove to may at. war. They built, a fort. clubbed tn- ggether. and purchased 50 cents' {worth of gunpowder. This was plac- "ed in a position to blow up the fort. The injured boy undertook to set fire to it. by lighting at match to the powder. The result was an explo- .si0n. which set, the buy's «timhing on . tire, and his legs, arms. hands, and ‘facc were terribly burned. lie was hurried to a stream of water which runs near by and the tire extinguihlv cied. His younger brother was injur- e‘ed in the eiiort to save him. The promoters of the crusade un- nounca their readiness to provide hpmcs for unfortunate women willâ€" ing to earn an honest livelihood. ‘ _ 'f’ __ _ 7, , iltllS‘ census gave the town some nine TALLOW FROM A TREE” lthousand of a pinâ€"pulntion. and hence The tallow-tree. a curious Chineseithe present cmmcxl has only nine product. has been introduced into l members. But the new census gives India. with Considerable success. lt"the town over 11.000 population. and this will mean 11 nldermen. or is a sort of acacia, and groWs very'. rapidly. fruiting about the fourth ! within one of the number elected u.)- year. From the seeds of the egg-lder the Ward system. shaped fruit there is pressed a whit-l Other increases. provided the pla- ish oil which hardens into a tallow .ces mentioned have come under the that cannot be told from the genuine .new law. are as followsâ€"Berlin, 2 article except by experts. It burns‘meinbers; Collingwood. 1; Owen very brightly without smoke. andISound. 1; Sarnia. 1; Waterloo. 1. there is none of the disagreeable iWindsor. 2; Niagara Falls. 1. Brace.â€" smell of the real article. As a grease ',bi‘idge. 1; Gravenhnrst. 1; Arnprior. the substitute is excellent. and thell; Dunnville. l; tiodorich. 1: Mid- lndian railways are using it largelylland. 1; Prescott. 1. Preston. 1. for their rolling stock. A company Smith's Falls. 1. has been floated to push “treeotal-l Unfortunately. however. the law low" upon the British market for. ‘works both ways. and on account of with a little preparation. it is found ‘ a decrease in population during the to be the very thing for bicycles, {idecudo the municipal councils of the lboth for lighting and lubricating. lollowing places may be reduced:â€" innwninnville. 1; Brampton. ]. Pal- A German Chemist is reported to have found means. by mixing suav- dust. with certain Cht'lniCth‘, of pro- ducing a flooring which is as hard and smooth as marble or concrete. and yet elastic and Warm to Walk on. It is stated to be tin-proof. un- [)Ql'ViOUS. and sound-deadening. and althuugh laid down for some years to have in no instzmm- slmwed signs of bulging or cracking. It is laid (mum in a moist. state without. scams, and thereby uliows of the corners and Sid-cs being rounded mi. on amnnrmnt noim. from a hygienic and smooth {1.5 mmuw _-__ V ' and yet elastic and warm to Walk! Which Are lode. It is stated to be fireproof. lin-‘ on. E . pervious. and sound-deadening. and 3 A despatch from Vancouver. B. (-.. saysz~Capt Troupe. Canadian Pa- although laid down for some years. .. . ' to have in no instance showed signs CliH‘ Steamship superintendent, and of bulging or cracking. It ;s [aid‘the olhcers of the wrecked steamer down in a moist 5mm withougflslunder are annous {or an invcsu- seams. and thereibv allows of thc'gation. Charges of drunkenness and ' bad management on the part 0! the corners and sides being rounded om, . captain and crew have been freely an important point from a hygienic point of view. It hurdens coxnplete- mild“. and ”"3 OmCCI‘S ask that the ly in forty-eight hours, whole affair be oflicially gone into. 'Arrangements to hold an oflicinl on- § lquiry are now being made. and as SiCN'I‘iMEN'I‘ AND DlSCitl'ZTION. soon as the bodies 0! the victims of ‘ ‘ 'the wreck are brought down it is ex- Billyâ€"llid she accept you? 1”}de that an enquiry will be held. Jack-4V0”. she said she'd make 9. There are plenty 0' statements that memorandum of my proposal anleilot Loni-(inc Was too drunk for Consider it when the weather gets (a- duty. Capt. Foote. according to vorublc for mental cilort. many Witnesses, had perhaps taken one or two drinks. but was in perâ€" PAST AND FUTURE. feet condition for duty. LcBlimc'a condition. and the charge that The secret of happiness is to live Bench. one of the passengers. threat- in the present- . . cnod to pull a gun if any more per- That s 80; but my Wife 18 (“WM/Q sons jumped on the "It on which he k- ill Vll‘. l-u V'-wâ€"__ That's so; but. my wife is always wanting money for to-morrow, and bill-collectors. ym} know. won't. let gtou forget. ycbtzrday AGAINST VIVISECTION. Mr. Woodwedâ€"Your papa is such a joker. Miss Willinâ€"Why? Mr. Woodwedâ€"Bccausc when I ask- for your hand he refused me. saying he didn't, want any mutilated mem- bers in his family. Chollyâ€"I get such (rightful head- aches lately. Doctor thinks. , perâ€" haps, there' 3 some foreign substance in my bwain. Miss l’cpprcyâ€"An idea. perhapl Been Stu-cod. OUT OF PLACE. 3W FLOUR] NC V160 Has in Ontario. A despatch tron Ottuvn says:- The following statement given tho population of various towns and vil- laces in Ontario. with population: over 1,500: Ceum- Reveals Some Fluctutiou Arnprior......... Aylmer ......... Amherstburg... ... ...... Alexandria... ... ...... .. Asliburnliam ...... .. .. Aurora ......... Blenheim... Brockville... Berlin... llowmanvilleuuu .-. Brampton... .. . Clinton ............... .... POPULATIOI 0’ “'i ng'h a m ...... Mount Forest Ilium-town. .. Ronfrcw... Wall lacnhurg . .. Wu! knrton . .. Watnrluo ...... Whitby ......... New Census Calls for Increases in Membership of Some. A despotch from Toronto says:â€" The vensus for Ontario wm an'cct the. mmnborship of many town councils. According to the law under which the alderman are! clccu‘d by gcnoral vn1n Hm town has an alderman for vntu the tmvn has an alderman 10: «wow thousand of punula'i0n.'l‘1k- ing Pctorboruug‘h- for instance. the __ .. .‘m A Itll‘ll Smith's Falls. 1. Unfortunately. however. the law works both ways. and on amount of a decrease in population during the decade the municipal councils of the may be reduced:â€" Dowmaiwille. 1; Brampton. l.‘ Pal- merston. 1; Port, Hope. 1; Stratlu‘oy. 1; Whitby. 1. Tlmrold, 1. Officers of Islnnder Besent Chuges AFFECTS TOWN COUNCILS. ww--- was. wiIl also be enquired into. Se- cond Umccr Powell. who originally made the charge that Beach ponm-d a revolver. has modified his staun- meat. saying now that Beach merely threatened to do that. 9nd an at Kill (1 Boer Commando. "3,, ‘1... 1?“, . Men Captured. A despatdh from “flour; 8:: szâ€"A strong patrol of the Black 'ltch !eft Modderpoort and surrounded t farm house on the Kommsbcrg Moun- tain. 'l‘hiu men Boers were captured._ and Laur-ns, the leader. who rein“ to surrender. was killed. WANT INVESTIGATION. 1901. 4.152 c) 0].)3 1.911 1.647 1.580 1.653 8.94!) . 747 .2... "31 2 ”4“; 3. 527 1.6!? 1.792 1.133 1.396 .1. 311 .4. 158 .‘L '20 .7 866 1 .637 4 .572 2.”?9 6.994 2,450 .2 .693 4.188 1.827 ,1. 31 I 1.465 8.176 4,567 2.936 .1 .636 2.392 4.215 1,979 2,110 189}. 3.341 2.167 0‘ 01"“ 1.614 2 ORR 1.81.3 .4! 839 3.669 7, 53.") I 687 ' 4.357 2 (531. 6,08! 1,910 2.587 1.999 2.089 2.!ul 3.4:” 2 14:; l 825 2 962 4 ()66 2 919 4 {57 3,136 1 680 3.0% 2.1 10 1,843 2.007 5,042 1,074 74 3 .(H . ”9:; A .1." 1.098 6, 69°! 3 864- .J 316 “J." D 4 21 8 "U 809 1.659 3.416 4.34% 2 273 2 023 2 .107 3,061. 2.941 3.110 RR