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18 § ; The St. Petersburg ecrrespondent of the Express claims to have official inâ€" n that the Russians at Liaoâ€" are offering two fronts against the ‘"gnmemy. A poweriul rear guard well supâ€" weports the nrelimimiry fighting which iwesulted in the Raisn«i ret.sement on {#%he base, and adds that Cen. Oku is tedvancing from the south. _ Another army, supposed to e that of Gen. Nodâ€" zii. {o to the north in communication swith Lienshank wan, {the mighty struzzle in which some half ia millon men are engaged before Liaoâ€" }!tng. The latest official news is conâ€" f‘lined in (Gen. Sakharoff‘s telegram which was sont from Lisoâ€"Yang at 10 in a despat aaeports the ment n« ten,. hou not come anes . eri them. poi doubt t! #umors t _ "‘Dhere has been an immense expendiâ€" mture of ammunition throughout the day, ially on the â€" southern _ front, E:gaénst the Russian third corps. eelock Tuesday ing later from t ‘d?khm fron wi the Russ poon. | "One company after another was noâ€" (ticed running swiftly to the westward ‘in an attempt to outflank the positions, but a Russian regiment and a battery were ordered to advance, and succeeded tin forcing the enemy to retreat in Ldisorder, evacuating positions they had previously gained. f 6k General Kurcki Forces the Passage of the Taitse. â€" London cable â€" A despatch from (Liao Yang, to a news agency, dated "Aug. 30, says: "The Japanese artillery ‘fim only ceased at 8 o‘clock this evenâ€" ting. The casualties have not yet been ‘ascertaired. t *"The third Russian corps regulsed a t Japanese assault, the Japanese being hurled back by bayonet charges, firstly by the 23rd, and then by %he %h Â¥tc~aiments, which received and reâ€" ipulsed the enemy no less than six "times. 1 "Two Japanese companies which sucâ€" eeeded in occupying a Russian position \were mistaken for Russians and anâ€" ‘mihilated by Japanese artillery fire. |_ "At 4 o‘clock in the afternoon the [(Japanese concentrated their fire on a [Russian southern detachment, and also ‘tried to flank the detachment from the ‘right unrder the protection of the batâ€" ‘teries. . _ *The morale of the Russian troops is €xcellent." TO CUT OFF RETREAT. iThe Japanese BRepuised no Less Than ment _ "It is believed that the Russian losses so far have not been very 'lbeavy. except to the regiments which sustained bayonet charges. All the men ving one Russian gun except one were r"ki.llod by shrapnel. The survivor, who was badly wound«l, heroically brought is gun to headquarters, and even then refused to quit his place until the general §eremptorily ordered him into the hosâ€" is _*"A more energetic attack is expected Boâ€"morrow. "It seems that Gen. Kuroki‘s force did not particinare in toâ€"day‘s engageâ€" |_"We are asking ourselves, if the tide ‘of battle is going to swamp this city, Iwhat is to become of the houses and ‘other property * "The inhabitants are watching the {distant battle from the house tops and twatch towers, or are wandering gloomâ€" lily in the streets. * London ca "The centre of our position is located mear the famous tower of Liao Yang, about seven miles to the southâ€" « â€" The fighting there was of the st desperate character, but is now ing much nearer at the flanks. _ *"The hissing of the shells is distinctâ€" h’ audible, and from the city it is casy ko see the shells bursting. t “Be.'iotmms were brought into acâ€" ‘tion by both sides toâ€"day, and their dull broar was discernible above the sharper ation of field and mountain guns. | "The Russians are using big ordâ€" ee, which is in position in the inner \ring of the Liao Yang forts, | | ‘g'he noisy Chinese population has M«ly become quiet. _ The main Intreet of Liao Yang, always the scene of the busiest traffic, and usually reâ€" unding with thousands of shrill voices om sunrise to sunset, is now as silent as if it were night. "It was not 6 o‘clock this morning when the first gur was fired, but soon afterwards hundreds of cannon were Athundering along our southern and eastern frouts. tal Liso Yang cable â€" "The historical moment has arrived, and the battle of Liao Yang is in progress. ne JAPS AT LIAO YANG Total Losses Said to Reach 20,000 Men. Russians Held Their Ground and Repeatâ€" edly Repulsed Japs. HVURLED BACK BY BAYONETS. report Six Times. no n TMIT (QOnly the most meaâ€" urces oâ€"lang at i There is noth rrespond were ti ve the it The moonlight revealed the Japanese troops as they advanced. The Russian defenders of these positions, besides opening a fierce tifle fire on the enemy, In the meantime the Japanese centre had pierced the Russian line, completely dividing it, but both the Russian wings held their positions firmly. The Japanese right column made a night attack on Hungshaling. A severe eminence north of Tahsikou at dawn and lasted until dusk. The Japanese left column, the principal strength _ of which was in infaniry, attacked an eminence north of Tahsikou at dawn on the 26th. The Russian artillery was in semiâ€"permanent _ fortifications north of Tatiensu, and northwest of Kaoâ€" fenensu, and in strength was superior to that of the Japanese. This bombardâ€" ment reached its height between 2 and 3 o‘clock in the afternoon. The Russian fires had dwindled at times, but the Japanese were unable to silence the enemy‘s guns. The Russian infantry was reinforced and pressed against the left wing of the Japanese left column. The Japanese troops were dangerously exposed, and the advance of the left colâ€" umn retired. This charge was a surprise, and proved to be eminently successful. The Japanese captured the entire position. The Russian forces on the second and third line were strongly reinforced, and offered determined resistance. _A ficrce rifle engagement ensued, and continued without abatement _ throughout _ the 26th. The Russian artillery posted at Anping got the range of the lines, and sent in a deadly fire. The Japarese arâ€" tillery was not able to obtain good poâ€" sitions, and was badly exposed. _ ‘The Russian infantry endeavored to recover its lost ground, but the Japanese held their positions and managed graduâ€" allrv to press the Russians toward thke valley of the Lan River. The Japanese left column moved forâ€" ward Aug. 23, driving back a small force of Russians, and on the 25th took possession _ of a line on an eminence north of Erhtaoku and south of Peâ€" lingtzu, and prepared to give battle the folowing day. The centre and right columns made their preparatory moves before the night of the 25th. ‘At midâ€" night on the 25th the Japanese centre suddenly rushed forward in a bayonet charge against the Russian centre, which was located in the vicinity of Kungâ€" changling. 2 °*CD8 nening,. . lne Iussian position to the east and south of Anping exâ€" terded along a ridge north of Taishouâ€" kou to Hungsbaling., through Hanpolin and Tatiensu. _ The adyantages were with the Russians. The Japanese were not able to secure good positions for their artillery except along the Liao Yang road. Of the Three Days Desperate Fight Near Anping. Tokio cable saysâ€"Details of the operaâ€" tions against Liaoâ€"Yang from Aug. 25 to 28, which include an account of the desâ€" E;rate three days‘ battle in the neighâ€" rhood of Aping and the abandonment of Anshanshan, reached Tokio toâ€"day. __The first Japanese army was divided into three columns and moved against Anping, where the Russians occupied a steep and well _ fortified _ eminence, which they had _ spent months in strengthening. _ The Russian position po uen . ausink & i% 2P E C plied with zuns is defending the town from entrenched positions a few miles to the south on a tenâ€"mile line. The other section passed through LiaoYang by the Mukden road, and is ofâ€" fering a front against an expected flanking movement. _ (en. Kouropatkin realizes that his safely depends on crushing the flank attack while the rear guard holds Liao Yang. All the impedimenta are moving over the plains north of Lizo Yang. There are three courses open to Gen. Kouropatâ€" kin. If the rear guard can hold the poâ€" sitions to the south and the turning movement can be crushed to the north, he will reap a splendid victory. If he fails against the flanking columns he can retreat towards Mukden safely, as the Japanese have insufficient cavairy for pursuit. _ The rear guard, however, might have to be sacrificed. If defeated in flank and rear his Liao Yang posiâ€" tion will become a second Ladysmith. An army of 160,000 disciplined regular troops is being prepared to go to Harâ€" bin. They are vastly superior to the Siberian troops now fighting in the Far East. Theirs will be the task of startâ€" ing the winter campaign on a level footâ€" ing, or of attempting to relieve Gen. Kouropatkin if he should be besieged at either Liao Yang or Mukden. | NOW IN POSSESSION. THE JAPANESE ACCOUNT. x the afternoon of the 26th a hunderstorm broke over _ the 1d, covering the hills with mist venting accurate use of the On the morning of the 25th the Japanâ€" ese artillery opened up along the castâ€" ern front, but most severely on the norâ€" thern section. During the night of the 25th Captain Stepneffsky made a sortic to disperse a The foregoing is an account of a batâ€" tle mentioned in these despatches yesterâ€" day as having occurred Aug. 26. \Whethâ€" er the fighting on the 26th was a separ ate attack cannot be determined. At 10 o‘clock on the morning of Aug. 24. i mountain battery of mules was seen in motion. The Russians opened fire and dispersed it. At noon of the 2ith two Japanese columns were obâ€" served, but they retired when the Rusâ€" sian artillery attacked them. At 2 o‘clock in â€"the afternoon the Jaâ€" panese began a heavy bombardment of the Russian position with their 120â€" millimetre guns, and at the same. time & Japanese . column of infantry â€" and eavalry appeared at Palichuang. At 6 a‘elock the Japanese attacked â€" the northâ€"eastern front of the Russian deâ€" fences, but were compelled to retire with fearful loss. * The Zardeoutni presented to the Japâ€" anese a high stone wall .and the fact that one detachment _ succeeded in scaling it is accounted marvellous. At daylight there was an artillery duel. â€" Gen. Gorbatowski directed the Rusian fire, having been six days and nights without sleep. The fort suffered cornsiderably from the Japanese artillery, and Gen. Gorbatowski ordered the garriâ€" son into the undamaged trenches. The Japanese were reinforced and roâ€" newed the attack, but again were reâ€" pulsed. The Novikrai asserts that the Japanese troops were forced â€" forward by their own shrapnel fire, the guns baving been placed behind them to prevent a retreat. A third attack also failed, and, antiâ€" cipating a fourth, the Russians were reâ€" inforced, but the fourth attack was not made. The Japanese succeeded in entering the fort over the dead bodies of theit comrades, but nearly all were bayon etted inside the fort. The remnant reâ€" treated, losing severely as they fled. The â€" Japanese _ searchlights â€" showed ghastly heaps of dead, like magic lanâ€" tenr pictures. Following a three days‘ assault on Port Arthur the Japanese rested Aug. 23. At 11 o‘clock that night they conâ€" centrated a strong force to attack the Zardeoutni Fort, on the Russian right flank. The Japanese crept forward in Indian fashion for one hour, in spite of the Russain rifle fire. _ At midnight they made a powerful rush, but were mowed down in all but one quarter. The Russian Consul at Chefoo says the Novikrai relates only facts, but colors them with the intention of inâ€" spiring the garrison to the emulation of heroic deeds. A despatch from Chefoo says the Port Arthur Novikrai, in its issue of Aug. 26, speaking of the incidents of the siege occurring between Aug. 22 and Aug. 26, makes no mention of any general assault during that period, but records several desperate attacks on the Russian position. The Japs Lost 2,000 Men in a Single Day. Paris cable saysâ€"A despatch to the Echo de Parns from St. Petersburg states that in the fighting at Liandianâ€" sian and Anshanshan the Russians lost 3,150 killed. The Japanese losses were enormous. _ They are reported to have lost at one point on a single day 2,000 men. The interest in the long official stateâ€" ment of Gen. Kuroki on the operations about Liao Yang centres in the fact that infantry and artillery from the west coâ€"operated. In these engagements the Japanese captured eight guns and a number of ammunition and commissariat wagons. , The Japanese army which operated against Anshanshan â€" advanced _ along the Hai Chengâ€"Liao Yang road, clearing away small forces of Russians. On the _ morning of Aug. 27 the Japanese line _extended from Shangshihichiatz to the west of Syumati, and prepared to atâ€" tack the Russian line, which extended from Anshanshan to Tengaopo. The Russians abandoned their positions here without offering resistance. _ The Japâ€" anese pursued the enemy and overâ€" took him east of the read near Liao Chuntal Tashihtao and Pakuakou, and attacked vigorously at 10 o‘clock in the morning of the 28th. The Russians reâ€" treated in confusion towards North Shaho. _ The column of Japanese inâ€" fantry and artillery which pursued the‘ Russians on the west side of the Hai Chengâ€"Liao Yang road overtook the mainb ody of the enemy as it was reâ€" tiring northward and drove it also toâ€" ward North Shaho. Russian forces included the second army corps, the rifle regiments attached to the 10th corps and half of the lith corps. They numbered in all 65 battalions and 120 guns. The main force retreated toward Liao Yang. The Japanese casualties in this fighting numbered 2,000. No estimate is given of the Russian casualties, but they are believed to have been heavyy. rolled boulders down the hillside upon the climbing gapanese soldiers, The Japanese reserved their fire and climbed steadily upward, finally reaching the summit and driving the Russians out. LOSSES AT PORT ARTHUR. noon of the s were â€" obâ€" en the Rusâ€" time and At 6 the wmeon was aountiess trying to work al:j ound Kouropatkin‘s rear. The Japanese are using balloons to locate the Russian guns anrd trenches. One of the Russian correspondents points out that the Japanese sent up a balloon shortly after daylight to the southeast of Lizo Yang. The Japanese are said to be using mortars to drop shells in the Russian positions. These are probably the highâ€"angle fire howitzâ€" ers, which were reported in action earlier in the week. " y O (t "g 1000 NNA HAGnEcGAY maming were attacking against three sides of the. Rusian position. â€" One of the corâ€" respondents also mentions a Japanese movement to the northeast of Liao Yang which was doubtless trying to work arâ€" ound Kouropatkin‘s rear. _ In the preliminary fighting of Monâ€" day the Russians captured 200 prisoners, who have already arrived at Harbin, and report persists that they captured over 40 Japanese guns yesterday, Gen. Kouropatkin‘s effective for@és are variously estimated at from 170,000 to 200,000 men. . The Japanese on Wednesday morning were attacking against three sides of the. Rusian position. â€" One of the cor. The estimate of Russian correspondâ€" ents range at from 600 to 1,000 guns per side. Â¥. It is estimated by the generalstaff that the Japanese armies engaged â€"numâ€" ber 17 divisions of 15,000 men each, or, allowing for inefficients, about 240.000 men. _ Each division has 36 guns, and there are two independent artillery briâ€" gades of 100 guns each, making & total of about 800 guns. Both sides are straining every nerve, realizing that the fortunes of war for a whole year are in the scale, and neither side is in the mood or the poâ€" gition to spare men in the effort to achieve a final vietory. The Battle of Liazo Yang will probably rank as one of the great sanguinary batâ€" tles of historv. It is thought here that in view of the numbers engaged the desperateness of the assaults and the length of the line about seven miles, the losses in the two days‘ fighting cannot fall short of 10,000 on each side. The highest military authorities hoere consider that the most critical stage of the battle has not yet been reached, and they believe that the fight may conâ€" tinue for some time before cither side acknowledges defeat. This is an importâ€" ant consideration by the light of which to interpret any immediate news. It is stated officially, however, that the report that the railway and teleâ€" graph have been cut north of Liao Yang is untrue. A member of the genâ€" eral staff said to the Associated Press at midnight: "I can assure you that up to this hour communication with Lizo Yang has not been interrupted. Gen. Kouropatkin has taken particular precautions against any attenpt to cut the railway. While it is always possible that a small raiding party might slip through the Russian patrols, or that hired Chinese bandits might cut the telegraph, it is a fair supposiâ€" tion, in view of all the facts, that this has not been dore." All reports so far are favorable to the Russians, though the suspension of all news for many hours has been exceedâ€" ingly trying, and has given rise to seyâ€" eral rumors, somewhat tempering â€"the earlier enthusiasm. The Railway Communication is Still Open,. St. Petersburg cable saysâ€"With the knowledge that the Russian and Japanâ€" ese armies about Liao Yang are locked in a death struggle, the tension in St. Petersburg toâ€"night is strained to the utmost. It is believed here that the fight cannot stop short of the crushing defeat of one side or the other. The Japanese are getting around the Russian left flank, Over 500,000 men and 1,300 guns are engaged on _ both sides. _ Practically the whole Russian force is in the firing line toâ€"day. _ One regiment, which has just arrived from Russia, went into action yith its band playing, Chinese groves, with trees, are being leveled about Liao Yang, in order not to interfere with the defence. Develop ments are expected west and northâ€" cast. Considering the scale of the day‘s operâ€" ations the number of Russian wounded is apparently small, while the Japanese losses are believed to be great, especially where they were repulsed on the south road. The day‘s developments show that the Russians are prepared for all emergenâ€" cies. _ Nlow rain began to fall at noon, gradually transforming the plain into a wilderness, through which the wounded, in carts and walking, are toâ€"night makâ€" ing their way to the hospitals. The varied casualties nere include one Russian war correspondent wounded and also 25 Chinese women from Chiaofanâ€" tum, whom Dr. Westwater, the distinâ€" guished missionary, is caring for in the Chinese Red Cross retuge. The Japanese dropped shells within two or three miles of the railroad staâ€" tion and in the plain of Wentshu Mounâ€" tain, which is the most important emin ence around Liso Yang, but the Japanâ€" ese abandoned aggression there on acâ€" count of the resistance they met. There was canmon fire last night, and this is expected nightly, Limzo Lang cable saysâ€"The second day‘s battle commenced at dawn. The Rusians made repeated bayonet advancâ€" es on the road directly south of Liro Yang, where the Japanese approached from San Quaiship and Tao, shelling the rpositions in the Russian lines until 4 in the afternoon, when the engagement which was general throughout the whole south and southeast, narrowed to the main line. _ The Japanese advanced on the southeast by way of Fengwangcheng road. â€" Immediately in front of Chiaofanâ€" tum the Japanese stubbornly attempted to occupy a roundâ€"top hill, which was literally shaved by a Russian shell, makâ€" ing repeated attempts the entire day, where apparently it was impossible for anything to live. The cannonading conâ€". tinued from this point to the vicinity of Wangpaoti until this evening, without apparent advantage to either side. _ In the vicinity of Louisa Bay, northâ€" west of Port Arthur, the Japanese have 200 guns concealed in a cornfield. The Novikrai adds the Japanese were building trenches in front of "Corner Hills" to "High Hills," but it does not mention the retreat of the Russians from the latter place. The Japanese have about 30 guns. & Japanese battery on "Corner Hill," but without success. JAPS USING BALLOONS TORONTO general staff engaged numâ€" men cach, or, about 240.000 Conductor to Blame. At the inquest, which w toâ€"night, Telegraph Operator Withrow was examined and The sight in the under car ; gruesomeâ€"one. =» The mail car coped into the following pass and three thar were killed on were sitting in the smoking passengers in the other part o did not suffer serious injury, when they reached the scene, about a mile distant from the station, a terriâ€" ble sight presented itself, The two exâ€" presses lay in a heap of serap.. The worst scene presented itsclf on the special train. The baggage car was telescoped into the front passenger coach. The bagâ€" gage car was lifted clear off the tracks and stuck into the passenger right up to the end three feet from the rear, 1t was in this coach that the most of the dead and injured were found, and it is remarkable that a single one escaped alive. _ It took over half an hour with the wrecking apparatus before the dead and injured could be removed, and not then until the side of the car had been cut onen, Conductor Mistook Train. The blame for the appalling accident has not yet been definitely placed. The theory is that the conductor of the special from Montreal got confused with trains at Richmond, and was under the impression that the train had arrived from Island Pond, while it was the Que bee train which earries the same number, Just as the train was pulling out from the station the opcrator ran out and shouted to the end conductor not to go until the Island Pond train had arrived, The conductor shook his head as if he understood the train had proceeded, and the suspense of the operator and offiâ€" cials at the station, as well as the large number of people who were on the staâ€" tion platform, was terrible, as they realâ€" ized the terrible danger, and ran down the track. When they réeachad tha sasus C,. _ A wrecking train and a gang of trainâ€" men were soon on the scene, and the dead and injured were taken from the wreck. _ A number of the injured were attended to at the local hotels, while others were sent on to Montreal. Conductor Atkinson, who was in charge of the excursion train, declared that he should have waited for the arrival of the Island Pond express at Richmond, and, failing to do so, the wreck resulted. gle, St. Hyacinthe; Emerson Fee, marâ€" ried, 8t. Hyacinthe; Gustave Diagneault, single, Salem, Mass.; Alexander MeManâ€" us, Ulverton, Que.! Alexander Gauvit. single, St. Theodore, de Acton; Edward A. M. Gagnon, single, 610 City Hall aveâ€" nue, Montreal; Archibald Walkeor, Gore, Que.; J, A. Denault, single, broker, 17 Place d‘Armes Hill Montr,eal; Col, A. St. Denis, St. Hyacinthe; Ernest Richâ€" ard. single, Lisgar, Que.; Recher Paquetâ€" te, Rougemont, Que.; Engineer Paquette, single, Rougemont; Willis Lipton, single, Liegar, Que, J. B. Blanchet, M. P., St. Hyacinthe. Charles A. Simard, St. Hyacinthe. A. Theodore Richard, Lisgar, Que. The injured. Gordon Richmond, single, of South Durham, Que.; Joseph Trudeau, single, Upton; Paul Degicre, single, Rouge â€" Que.; Albert Gunter, married, South Durham, Que.: Charles Gunter, married, Liswar, Que.; Felix Payette, road foreâ€" man G. T. R., Montreal; Uldeze Tousson, single, St. Theodore de Acton, Que.; Fred Webb, mail clerk. Richmond; Thomas E. Fecney, messenger of Canadian Exâ€" press Company, Montreal; L. F. Payon, married, St. Hyacinthe; Clod Arisila, sinâ€" F. H. Hackett, route agent, Canadian Express Co., Montreal. Unknown man from Beloeil. W. F. Mountain, of Carter, Galbraith & Co., Montreal. 4 Dumword, boy, supposed to be from Arâ€" thabaska. Ephraim Gaudet, St. Theodore de Acâ€" ton. 1 Fred Bowring, married, South Durâ€" ham. The official list of killed and injured is as follows: The dead: A frightful scene followed, the passenâ€" gers being pinned under the debris, and the shricks of the dying and injured pesâ€" sengers arose above the wreck,. Most of those killed were in the smoker of the excursion train. Among the killed was Mr. J. B. Blanchet, M. P. for St. Hyaâ€" cinthe, who was on his way to visit the Sherbrooke Fair. 1 The special train which left Montreal for Sherbrooke this morning consisted of a compound engine, one of the heaviâ€" est engines on tle division, ten large passenger coaches and one baggage Car. The special reached this place about 10 o‘clock. The Island Pond train was iate, and the excursioin train was supposed to wait here for it. Instead of doing so, it proceeded on its way to Sherâ€" breeke, and about a naie from Richmond it met the Island Pond express coming ing along at full speed. The heavy exâ€" cursion train loaded with excursionists and the local express crashed into each other with a frightful shock. The locoâ€" motives were completely wrecked, and the two front cars of each train were telescoped. A Richmond, Que., reportâ€"Nine perâ€" sons killed outright, several, it is feared, fatally injured, and over 20 more or less seriously injured, is the result of & headâ€" on collision which occurred this morning about a mile from this place between a special Grand Trunk passenger train from Montreal and intermediate points, crowded with passengers for the Sherâ€" brooke Fair, and a local passenger train bound from Island Point to Montreal, Stories of Some of the Survivors. Mr.Blanchet, M.P. for St.Hya cinthe, Among the Killed. Excursion Train in Collision Near Richmond, Que. NINE KILLED 1N RALWAY WRECL Killed ard Injured. under car was a ‘atus l)efore"{l‘l-é be removed, an N21 .Ccar was telesâ€" wing passenger car, killed on this train smoking car. â€" The \ was teleslcop;‘d' coach. The bagâ€" r off the tracks of the train most claim that h always know and that he He established his of Georgetown on Au made a covenant with allow Him to be his thought, word and der the result of so doin a whole at the end of claim that he had les always knowins God » iinmith, ~hts: Idihe h s : Acadabadibes "Burnism." He was formerly a well known Methodist minister, and was exâ€" pelied from that body for soâ€"called herâ€" esy. For 22 years he was President of this association, which was formerly the Canada Holiness Association. _ The ministers of the denomination are supported by tithing. Each member pays oneâ€"tenth of his actual earnings into the general fund, and from this the leaders are paid stated salaries. They in turn tithe what they receive and °the money so received is used for the propaâ€" gation of the gospel by the distribution of literature, meetings, etc. The late Rev. Nelson Burns, whose death occurred last June in Toronto, was the founder of the gospel now known as HH.._LIL_ SA (ay C 1 Niagara Fallls reportâ€"The 23r4 anâ€" nual summer convention of the Burnsite Christian Association has just _ been brought to a close. The gathering has been the most successful in the history of the association and the attendance has been large and representative, memâ€" bers being present from Toronto, Hamâ€" liton, London, Brantford, Galt and other places. Successful Summer Convention at Falls. However, before the rot made its apâ€" pearance, the yield promised to be exâ€" ceptionally heavy, and even mow the supply will be in excess of last year‘s supply, which was considered excellent. If the weather keeps dry and warm for about ten days the rot will not likely spread any further. The rot is more preâ€" valent in the eastern portion of the counâ€" ty than in the western. This is acountâ€" ed for by the fact that the grapes grown on clay soil were hardier than those grown on lighter soil. Reports of Damage by Black Rot Deâ€" clared to be Exaggerated. St. Catharines reportâ€"A number of prominent fruit growers of this district were interviewed in reference to the report sent out by the Ontario Agriculâ€" tural Department that the grape crop in the Niagara Peninsula has been ruined by the black rot. They all claim that the damage has been greatly exaggerated. While there is no doubt that some damâ€" age has been done, they claim there will be plenty of grapes, while a quantity of them may be only second quality, The rot has affected the white and some variâ€" eties of Rogers grapes, and it was worse on the light, sandy soil, and was unâ€" doubtedly caused by the wet weather and cold nights, which seriously retarded maturity. In the eastern portion of the county about 50 per cent. of the Niagaras were spoiled. _ 5 C --fi;.v('fhnrles Simard was a wellâ€"known manufacturer, and leaves a wife and several children. A curious corcumstance was that one of Mr. Denault‘s dogs was killed, while the other escaped. Mr. Blanchet, M. P., Killed. Ar. Blanchet left his home at St. Hyaâ€" cinthe toâ€"day with his friend, Mr. Denis, to visit the Sherbrooke Fair, and his terribly sudden ending is deeply lamentâ€" ed. He had been in practice as a lawyer for many years, and occupied a leading rosition at the bar of the disâ€" trict. He was elected at the byâ€"elecâ€" tion, which took place last February, to replace Hon,. M. E. Bernier, when the latter became amember of the Railway Commission. He leaves a wife, but no family. around me, U the rescuers." rgetic w said: "I was on the speCial Urain in the front car, when the train stopped dead, as jf it had hit a stone wall. 'Fhen it lurched forward, and there was a crashing and wild yellingtinkfi;om‘ just _ L. 1 PaRTEL W1 i Ni __ of the the inquest. Te _ Stories of Survivors. Montreal report saysâ€"Several of the antrealers who were injured in the "BURNSITES" MEETING. Tablished his gospel in the town getown on Aug. 5, 1881, when he covenant with God that he would im to be his sole guide _ in word and deed, and would Jeave lt of so deoing to be judged as at the end of life. Hi® followers lat he had learned thesecret of knowing God‘s will f0® himseli, NIAGARA GRAPE CROP. ant with God t o be his sole 1 and deed, and _so doing to 1 ie end of life, ] echad learned : ing God‘s will until I was taken out by ient is Rev, Albert Truâ€" also expelled from the a for heresy,"who was the right hand man of ng, He is a capable and eck toâ€"day arrived in the and told a frightful story e fault lay with of the Montreal ‘to obey orders *These thoughts a the idea was horrib & few moments sh what to do or sa Then she grew & No, she knew sh taken, in spite of t versuon doubtiess ing his r were da she â€" ha deptlhs â€" from h from a 1 am your obhk wOur wil nis eyes w cusation, * you with know that me during dale chape er was the plighting h emaity whi althourh w #it th dreadt WAaR mm ahe that riage "I "Heavens! Florenc persist in that us that you are my : claim you in the fa world. Why! I hay «igned by the clerg) pocket at This moms wery well know, t witnesses to the m heat may appeap scene ! pass n i #[® AAFLM [« le poss @Inlj» y and ; own Y« me 10 wod! sach b #arC wta uy at 1 with hayi belie! of | ectertain« I mesmer be my wi wAas SU seem |ng had su« Flore and h« that â€" held h bad ir until t1 ed into untii the mom ed into the di of that my«t the shock ha Bhe darted a oompanlqn. an ’ossess(‘d hypaotic "I_do nol bolioey ever have thought of willingly exerti Walt« those ero d @01 Sho n [»> Al uk n ly ® The sudde alm ends LPI W &A is had « h nc rk b m ud w h Ni m the har t .ml Ad n 9 M d L y n