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Inoiden‘ no: Work for the Soldiers in a EH5 Country. Mr. Gerald Paget who has just returned to Enghnlfrom She Cape. supplies the fol- lowing interesting acoount of some incidents of the pameaigp :- ‘" I 1 L.-- hnnwfl I): vuu van. .“ u “'e fonn that new: had been heard of the Victoria. column, and after breakfast We went. to meet their scouts, from whom We learned that. the column itself ‘WM only five miles oil“. It; was soon evident Lhab we were at, last in touch with the Matabele. Large scattered parties of them. began {0 appear among the hills on our nglm, and lb was here that poor szptain Campbell fell m "r ___- "Lna;r\fl n the very first, skirmish. We were chasing a. party of Matabele among some rocks, and, one of them ran off to the right, Campbell rode out to the left.with the idea of cutting him off. The native instead of running round the rock as be had expected, ran in among them. and ensconced himself on the top of the highest. From this point of vantage he took aim at Campbell who fell with a. ter- rible wound in the thigh close to the groin. Gourley got him on his horse and took him back about, four miles to camp, _where Dr. w cu”... nun... u. ..... r _ .eV The two columns by this éime had efieoted a. junction at Ironstone Mountain, as had been originally planned, and a description of the order of marching which was then ndopted may be of interest. Each column consisted of about; sixteen waggons, and marched in a. double line of two waggons abreast. The Salisbury column kept on the right of the march, the Victoria column keeping its position abreast at a distance of150 yards. Scrupulous care was taken to preserve this order, and if a single wag- gon in either column was delayed by a. hot, axle ora refractory ox, the whole force halted or slackenell speed so a! to keep its formation unbroken. Between the two double lines of waggons the namive contin- gent of 500 Mashonaa which came up with the Victoria. column marched on foo?~ to- gether with any dismounted burghers from either of the forces. There was an advance guard of 40 men a. mile ahead, a rear guard of the same number the same distance in the rear, and flanking parties of 40 men thrown out about a. mile on each side of the line of march, the Salisbury column supply- ing the troop on the right, the Viczoria column that on the left. The scouts of both columns were sent on some five miles ahead. Gourley got him on his horse and took him back about four miles to camp, where Dr. Jameson himself amputated the leg at the hip; but he gradually Bank, and died early the next day. After this skirmish we joined the Vic- toria. scouts under Captain White. and for the next three days we scouted in touch With each other some five miles ahead of the column. The Matahele kept at it safe distance ; we occasionally came in sight of them,and once nearly surprised a. small party which had come down on a. Mashona village and left the usual ghastly evidence of their visit behind them IN MUTILATED BODIES, but they invariably bolted before we could bring them to close quarters. 0n the even- ing of the 18th of October we rejoined the column and received orders for the future igééixhâ€"evbackr £6 camp every night When a hall; was called, either by day or by night, the whole force immediately WENT INTO LAAGER. This was efi’ected by each of the two lead- ing wagons on both double lines turning in towards each other, the two rearmost waE- gons of each column making the same movement. The iniervening waggons in each column then widened out right and left so as Lu form the double line of wag- gous, into an oval. The machine guns were at once pla. ed in positioubetweeu the wag- gons on the outer face of each ovnl, and the horses of each column tied to three or {our parallel lines of cord. running the long way of the oval. The oxen were taken between the two ovals and tethered to iron tent pegs in parallel lines together with the gun mules; and at each halt the natives at once cut branches of prickly pear and formed a thick abatis connecting the narrow ends of the two ovals both in front and rear. When halted at night pickets were thrown out all around at a. distance of 200 yards, with orders to run back to camp at the sound of the first shot fired. The con- tinual practice on the march enabled the leagering to be done in an incredibly short space of time, and the operation was com- pleted as a. rule in less than six minutes. _ On the 23rd of October the scouts receiv- ed orders to look for krsols on the Shangani River, and we accordingly started in a thick fog, taking with us a. heliographer. \Ve had the usual instructions to gain what in- formation we could from the natives and to avoid fighting if possible. The fog cleared as the day were on ; we communicated by heliograph with Major Forbes as to our whereabouts, and in the afternoon reached the kraals among the hills on the west side of the river. We found ostensibly peaceful natives in the first two kraals, who said they were MakaIskus, but. as We found also a Matabele shield and spear for each man, I have my doubts on the point still. The natives explained the presence of the wca~ pans ' about some Mntabele having gone away a. day before and left them there. However, we met with no resistance, and moved on to a kraal higher up the hill side. We dis- mounted at the gate. left our horses out- side, and Went in. Burnett took the hut nearest, on the left. and I crawled into that on the right, of the gate. I had just got inside when I heard a shot, and scrambling out; as quickly as I could I saw poor Bur- nett, rolling on the ground in agony. At the same moment a. Mababele came out of the hut and Look up Burnett’s title, which he hadleit leaning against the wall ouc- aide. \Vo all rushed to our rifles and fired at the native, but missed him. In the meantime he fired two more shots from Burnett’s rifle, one grazing Swinburne’s left side. He was then killed. It appears he was the only Matabele in the village, all the other natives We found being wom- en. We put poor Burnett on his horse, but it was evident; that he could not live long, as the ball had gnne through his lungs and out of his back, making a ghast- ly wound. Gifford rode all" to camp for a stretcher. but Burnett died on his horse within an hour, and was taken into cam wrapped in his own blanket and buried the 111:3 Descri‘c BY A COCK-AND-BULL STORY MAEABELE CAMPAIGN. scrib ‘ed by pant- \Ve were chasing 5 g some rocks, and, he right, Campbell chive Partici to let. us know the spot we w for. The scouts had had a hard day, and I for one slept soundly. Iwai livakened by the Maxim. It was pitch dark, but I dil not take long to realize that the Matabele were on us at. last, for the bullets were whistling over us like hail. I jumped up to the top of the staff waggon to which Ihul been told olf, and although nothing could be seen of the enemy except the flash of their rifles they were around us in great force, and were rapidly closing with their peculiar war cry, a. low buzzing sound whizh can be heard fmm some distance. There was nothing for it but to fire where we flash, and wait for daylight. ‘3‘“? “ , £24-; flash, and wait {or daylight. 38‘? "b The camp was on the alert after the first shot. of the pickebe had been heard, and the firing from the beginning WM! genera], after the pickets had reached the camp. A1- Lhough little could been seen of the enemy, the machine-gun fire at once began to well, and the attack was perceptibly studied. Suddenly we salv a. huge black mass moving straight down on the linger, and recognized the great herd of cattle which we had driven in the previous day. We thought this was a. rusc of the enemy. and that they were driving),' the beasts on the langcr with the hope of breaking it up and coming in behind the cattle. Fortunately this was a mistake. It seems the Mutahele could not bear to see their cattle drop under our fire and were trying to lead them away. The attack had by this time first slackened, and then ceased. It was now getting light, and we saw masses ol blacks coming down the l’llll at n. steady trot and heading straight {or the camp. Major Forbes gave the order to sound cease firing. and I heard him call but “ Don’t fire, they are friendlies ;" so we sat and watched them, and smoked. They came nearer and nearer until within a. couple of hundred yards of the Waggons, when they suddenly squatted down and opened fire at us. “Friendlies be dâ€"â€"d " was growled out all along the line, and before the trumpeter had time to soum “ begin firing ” the Max~ ims and every rifle in the cnlumn were playing on the Matabele. It was getting light by this time, and we could see to aim well enough. The natives stood our fire bravely for a bit. but they soon wavered, and finally retreated. Last Season’s Catch Diicouraglnziy Small A St. John’s, Nfl.l., special says :-â€"Tho past month witnessed the winding up of the year‘s fishery business and to the major portion of our people theme four or five months represwt n period of enforced idle- ness, which no ingenuity or enterprise on our part can overcome. The St. John’s Chamber of Commerce has recently present- ed its annual report, summing up results of the year‘s operations. The report is not a very encouraging one, but the naturally hopeful disposition of our people will re- quire more thnn one bad year to dispirit them. It opens with a reference to the seal fishery of last spring which was the worst ever experienced since the introduction of steamers into the industry. Last year all the steamers sailed from a. port 150 miles north of St. John’s, and missed the great body of seals. As a consequence the total catch was only 120,160 seals against 348,000 the year before. In addition to this the price of oil and skins was very low and the poor Catch was rendered doubly unproduc- tive on this account. The Labrador cod fishery was the only one really productive. The catch Was very good and the cure equally so, with the ex- ception of a. small quantity taken at the latter part of the season and which unfav- orable weather prevented being properly dried. The shore fishery was only fairly productive and the bank fishery was very poor, so much so indeed, that the Chamber fears its early extinguishment, for the return is not by any means commensurate with the capital invested. The catch of pickled fish is indifferent and unsatisfac- tory.tha take of salmon is only fair, ani the herring fishery is also poor. especially frozen herring, the unusually mild Weather experi- enced last winter preventing that industry being entered into with the usual vigor. The chamber puts itself on record as em- phatically as ever in support of the Bait Act, or the policy of preventing the French from obtaining bnitfishes along our coasts. Everyone is more or less familiar with our VEXED BAIT QUESTIONS. Our great rival-3 in the sale of codfish in the Mediterranean are the French, who undersell us by means of a. large bounty given by the Government on every quintal of fish exported, the object being to make their fishing fleet on the Grand Banks, a nursery for seamen to recruit their navy. These fishing vessels are, however, depend- ent on our people for the bait they supply. The Tliorburn Government(l885-89) ass- ed an act prohibiting the sale of bait shes‘ to the French. Several steamers were hired to enforce it and the result Was the crippling of the French fishery. But the people on our southern coast, whose chief business was the supplying of this bait, raised an outcry at being deprived oi this income, and tho Whiteway party in 1889 made the repeal of the bait not one of its most vigorous party cries. All its candi- dates in the districts affected were triumph- antly elected, but the bait act was not re- pealed. For three years the Whiteway Governmentenforced it,audla.st year, though being compelled by the impending election to make a. change, only suspended its oper- ation, holding it own the heads of the French {or use whi-n required. The Charm her of commerce protests against its non- enforcement, believing it would greain benefit the colony and materially assist the Colonial Office in the solution of a (liilicult problem. The Chamber supplies legislation in favor of restricting and regulating the meth- ods of lobster fishing sud hopes for a success- ‘ful trade nextyear. NEWFQUNDL 330 i’lsfll‘llllflé. HAVING SENT Ur Uunu .n. Now” era were given to burn kraals on march. and in scouting ahead on mass the river to look for a good .lace, We saw Borrow a. good dis< our loft setting fire to several huts and driving 121 large num- ‘tle. The cattle wen going in the action, so Swj‘nburnc and myself ETS are to make new It Wan Taken. Commenting on a. report just inaued on the Indian census, the “Tunes of India." says that the census was taken by moon- light on the 26th of the month, and 287 millions of people were enumerated within four hours. The home authorities, with thht knowledge of the conditions of Orient. al life which has always characterized them, were anxious that the census should be taken synchronously with that of the Math- at Country early in April. But moonlight was one of the primary conditions of suc- cess, and a particular kind of moonlight at, thut,â€"na.mely,â€"â€"0f the third night after the fulling of the moon, when the Chanda feast are over, and pilgrims and worship. era at the shrine: and temples, and bath- ing gulaces have got back to their homes. How vast was the mle of enumernting the individual units in this extraordinary con- geries of nations one begins to realize, albeit at first dimly, in the light of the report; and that the percentage of possible error should be so slight is one of the most remarkable circumstances Connected with it. The absence ot anything like cohesive element gen. orally understood cohesive element gen- Ality, no doubt constitutes one of the most formidable difficulties in the way of an Indian census. We hear a. good deal of somewhat tnrgid talk at. home from fire to time about the “Indian nation.” but if there are ntill anv otherwise well- informed people who believe etuh a. body exists, a very cursory glance at the report will serve to dissipate the illusion. The most characteristic influence peculiar to the country is altogether adverse even to the sentiment. of nationality. The tendency of the caste spirit is in the direction of indi- vidualismâ€"or perhaps rather in that of detachment. Subtle and all pervading, no social institution has been able to complete- ly withstand it. It is “an exmsive devotion to heredity and custom, manifont- ed in the inclination to exalt the small over the great, and to exaggerate the im- portance of minor considerations and thus obscure thut of the more vital.” Thus the crystallization of rank and occupation into hereditary sttributes makes incessantly for the formation of self-centered and mutually repellunt groups, cramping to the sympath- ies and to the capacity {or thought and action, originality and invention, and abso- lutely fatal to the possibility of any homes gsneity of structure. . Plainly, out of thes, incongunus and antagonistic elemento speaking “ many hundreds” of tongues, on “ nation" cam ever grow. An extensive series of observations was made in 1889 upon the planet VicLoria (asteroid No. 12) for the purpose of ascer- Lamirg the distance of the sun, and inci- dentany also the mass of the moonâ€"quan- tiiies which to the uninitiated would seem to bear no obvious relation to the motions of the little aszeroid, though, in fact, the connection is close and positive. The work was very bhoroughgoing. in- Volving the co-operation of no less than twenty-one different observatories in de- termining with their meridian-circles the places of the stars which were used as reference points along the plunen’s track. Then all through the summer the position of the planet itself, with reference to these stars was assiduously observed ky Gill and Auwers at the Cape of Good Hope ; by Eikiu and Hall at New Haven, and in Ger- many by Harbwig at. Gott-ingen, and by Schur at. Bamberg. The instruments em- ployed in their observations were helio- meters of the most perfect construction, and measurements made with them rank among the most accurate and refined knawn in astronomy. Although, betwaen June 15 and Auguut ‘27, while the plane: was near its opposition and for a time at a distance from the ca.th less than fourâ€"fifths the distance of the sun, over 800 complete sets of measures were secured, and only six nights Were wholly missed. The reduction of this mass of materia has occupied nearly three years, and the result has only been published. Dr. Gill, who originated the campai n and has re- duced the observations, fin for the paral- lax of the sun 8” .80° , corresponding to a distance of 92,800; 00 miles; and he further finrls that the hitherto accepted mass of the moon must be reduced somewhat more than 1 per cent. to satisfy the observations ; in other Words, the earth’s monthly swing due to her motion around the common center of gravity of earth and moon, was found to be about 1 per cent. less than had been as- sumed. It is interesting to note that this newest value of the solar parallax agrres to the very last decimal with that deduced two years ago by Prof. Harkness in his elaborate “least-square” discussion of all the then available data. relating to the en- stants of the solar system ; the still out- standing error in our knowledge of the astronomical unit can hardly be as great as one part in a thousand. One of lem. the “Cevlc.” thl to be u: Largest Freight Vessel Afloal. A New York despatch says :â€"H. Mait- land Keruey, agent of the White Star Steamship Line. who arrived in this city on the steamsnip “Teutonic,” described the two new steamships the “Cevic” and the “Gothic,” the former to sail on Thursda from Liverpool for this port, and the latte having sailed an December 23 for Ne-r Zeaiaud. The “Gothic” is to circumnavie gate the globe and end her voyage at this port. The “Cevic’s” dimensions are five hun- dred feet in 1ength,60 feet, beam and thirty- fonr feet, depth of hold. She was made by the Harlan & Wolfl‘ Company in Behast, Ireland, and is 8500 tons gross. It. is claim- ed that she is the largest freight steamship afloat. She has twin screws. The “Gothic” is a. passenger and freight steamship of 7500 tons burden. She has a. capacity of several thousand barrels of dairy products and 75,000 carcasses of mut- ton in her refrigerating clmmber. Her course is to be eastward m‘ouni the Cape of Good Hope to New Zealand, and she will return by way of Cape Horn with New Zealand products. Altogether the “ Gothic " will sail about twenty-fl ve thousand miles before reaching this port. rie to M r NE‘V “'fll'l‘lu‘ STAR STEAHSHIPS. 3 tell murr THE CENSIH OF INDIA. The Ida dear Sun's Distance nwe 0 you are to be mar- ieâ€"“ Yes and I want. \ is the luckiest month Mrs. W.â€"â€"“ The thir- “Yes, two years ago. I feel as weak as a women. Gentlemen, excuse me While I take a nip of bundy.” “Did the train break through ?" asked one of the group, after he had “ nipped ” and restored the bottle. “No. Ah! thunk heaven, we are over at nst ! All of you please take notice of that house among the trees, nnd also remember the little town we passed through about a mile back. My uncle Reuben live: there in that house. 1 was here on a visit to him and went over to the postoffice after my mm]. I took the highway in going, but to make a short cut 1 took the truck on my remrn. I hesitated some time at the trestle, but finally started to cross. Just wait a minute. I have it all down herein my note-book. When I tell a thing for a fact I like to have the proofs. The trestle is eighty-eight feet high in the center. I had just reached the center when â€"â€"-â€"” “ When you saw a train 2” r “ Yes ; I had reached the centre of tlae trestle when I heard the whistle of u loco- motive, and a moment later caught sight of freight train rounding the wrve; there was just one possible way of escnpe.” “ It was a. terrible situation.” “it was. I find I have it down here in my book as 'T.S.,’which stands {or terrible situation. Thank you air for your appre- . ciation E” As the train emerged from a. deep and rocky cut it glided out upon a. long and high trestlewpork which cmied the tracks over two ravines and a swamp. The man whom we all took to he a. drummer for a aarsapas- “in factory looked out and down and shud- dered. Then he drew three or four whim: on his cigar and shuddered some more. But It Won't Always Go In the Smokln: crowd. “ Yes, and I have cause to be,” was the l'eplz fore “ You did nobleap to the ground below?’ “No, sir. If I had it would have been jotted down here, which it isn’t. I did not lose my presence of mind. Dropping down between the cross pieces, I swung with my feet, and hung on with my hands. You can judge of a man’s feelings with almost a hundred feet of space between his feet and a great mass of jagged rock.” 7‘ Great. spoons Fbut. you must have suf- fered a thousand deaths.” “ Let; me see. No, I did not. I have it. down here, and I on1y sufl'ered 750 deaths. I don’t. want, to lay claim to 250 deaths to which I have no legal right. When I tell a. story, I tell it exacnly as things happened. I hung there swaying to and fro.” “And the brain passed over you 2" ” Well, no it, didn't. I should have made a. note of it if such had been the case. I hung therefor seventeen long minutesâ€"- minutes which seemed nevepeuding to me." “Not quite a month. I have it down that. I lived only twenty-six daya, and I don’g want anything that doesn’t. belong to “ But did it take the train seventeen minutes to pass over you?” persisted the uirer. Du}: Oh, no,“ “ Then how was it. ?” “ Why, the train side-tracked at the other side, you see, and I hung on until one of the brakemen walked Out, to me and said if I wasn’t. in the circus business to stay, I’d better get: out of that.” “ But I don’t exactly see.” “ Oh, there is nothing to see. I got off the bridge all right, wish three hours to spare before another train came along. I was very much obliged to the brakemenâ€" very much. Imighb have hung there all day, you knowâ€"yes, I have it down here in my book Lbut I was V. M. 0., which means vc‘ry much obliged. I am not a nervous man by nature,but can you wonder that I shudder and grow weak in the knees whgnever I puss over this trestle?" “You lived a. month in those iEw min- utes.” No one said a word for a long minute. Then the questioner softly queried : “ That was a true story, wasn’t it?” “ As true as truth itself,” was the solemn reply; “ Well, it wasa. mighty poor story. and this Crowd doesn’t want (my more like it. If you can’t, tell a lie, get out 0’ here and nge your room to a man who can." 'lhe origin of the grains and fruits which are used by man as food is an interesting study. Of course they all first existed in a. ‘ wild state, and as they became improved 1 they were distributed in dilferenb countries ‘ according to their utility. Thefirstgradual change from 8- wild to a cultivated state' took place in Warm countries. For example, 2 the grape grew on this continent, in a. wild ; slate, long before the days of Columbus, but, it was first put to practical use in Egyptl and Central Asiac | Nearly all the grains now in use are oil “"3 mm“ m “mm n W" m "m. "r unknown antiquity. Wheat and lmrley1 fluem'a‘ _ _ _ . were used everywhere in the most anCientl. EmPemr \mem has "fluted the Duke Of times. Indian corn was known in India : York 50 Visit Bern.“ W amend the “"1"” and China, cemuries before we discovery banquet 02 the Knights of she Black Eagle. of America. Cotton Was used for making ID is reported that the Brazil insnr ents garments in India. at a most; remote date. hue abandoned the siege of Bage and ave and the use of flax for making clothing, is aufiered a. severe defeat. negrly an ancient; as that, of cotton. ‘ flaw“, , The orange is thought to have been first known in Burmah, and the peach is accredi- Led to Persia. The pear and the plum, it is believed, Were improved from Wild shrubs growmg in the west of France. The Cherry is of Persian descent. The apple has been knowu from time immemorial. In like: the cold, and loses its fineness of taste as it approachep the equator. ‘it could not. be expected that America, with its late civilization, should have been able to furnish the world with products that could not be perfectly developed ex- cept after thousands of years of care and culture. But it gave the potato to the Old World. It; has long been claimed that Raleigh and Hawkins took the potato to Ireland and England in the seventeenth century, but. it was found in Chile and Peru, and the seeds were sent. to Spain and Italy, nearly a hundred years before Hawkins and RM- eigh crossed the Atlantic. Luvvvu .u uu . u . a . . w u t . . . . V v.6..- .V .00..-“ ,ed to Persia. The pear and the plum, it Oxen drawing plows is a sight familiar s believed, were improved from wild shrubsa enough on our Sussex downs, says the In- growmg in the west of France. The cherry ! don Daily News. but camels employed in s oi Persian descent. The apple has been _‘ this way would be decidedly a novelty. Known from time immemorial. It likes The experiment, however, is being tried in .he cold, and lows its fineness of taste as it Southern RUSSia. and. it is Sfiid. With re- Lppronches the equator. markable success. Vice Consul Smith It could not be expected that America, states that the bad harvests of the last two with its late civilization, should have been years, together with the low prices ofgrain, Lble to furnish the World with products, having forced most agriculturists to look ahat could not be perfectly developed ex- into the question of reducing expenses, and :ept after thousands of years of care and one great difficulty being to obtain animal :ulture. But it gave the potato to the power which Would cost less for feeding Old World. than horses and yet be able to do the vary- It has long been claimed that Raleigh 5 ing w0rk of a farm, camels have been and Hawkins took the potato to 1m1and 1 introducedupon an estate not far from Kiefi‘. and England in the seventeenth century, A0 Present eighteen camels Me M: work and. but it was found in Chile and Peru, and thel their keep is found to cost much less than seeds \vere sent to Spain and Italy, nearly that of horses, owing to cats being dispen- a hundred years before Hawkins and Rul- 86“ Within their fWdiug- The price runs eigh crossed the Atlantic. between £6 and £7 per head, inclusive of Humboldt asserts, further, that it bad transport from the government of Orenburg been cultivated all over South, and in a to Kiel?- considerahle part of North America, cen- turies before the voyages of Columbus. W “Is it true that a woman always has the land» nmml in n nnnrrnl 7” “va vii» films“ Of 15,000 persons one arriJes At the age has of 100 years, of 500 one attains she age of l “1’0 90, and one in 100 lives to the ago fe 60. . to 1 Then you‘ve been over this place be- AAliLtjle nervous, eh?” queried one of the Origin of Grain and Fluils‘ TEETH IS MIGHTY Seven hundred yardl of new carpeting [d have been are being laid down in Parliament building, I did n“ .and phe chamber nfihe House of Commons ;‘ in down l is being put in readiness for the session, 31- igp WE?“ I though it. is not expected that. the House g ‘ my I will be called before eight or nine weeks. 3. lab 3:11:31: The wholesale woollen men of Montreal his feet and have a. grievance owing to the flooding of the market. with imitation melton over- coata, which are really made of felt. Mr. N. Clarke Wallace, the Controller of Cu:- b. I have in tom“. has been requested to increase the 750 deaths. dutyon felt. and below?’ 156 have suf- It is reported thlc a company is being organized in Vancouver, B. C., be enter the service of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawnii. The Caledonian Society of Montreal has decided to admit. ladie: who are Scotch or of Scottish descent, as agnociate members. There is a. great deal of diphtheria. fin Quebec, and the Provincial Board of Hes.th is taking steps to prevent the spread of the disease. Two small boys, the youngest sons of Mr. Robert, Stevenson and Mr. Joseph Chum. bers, of Port Robinson, Ont., were drowned in the W'elland river at thut place. The Canadian Exhibition car has started on a. three-months' tour in the United $531568. Ex-Mayor Beaugrand has been asked to represent. the French element in the elec- toral contest for the Mayor’s chair. I Harry J. Wooley’, engine‘driver, of the Grand Trunk railway, Who disobeyed ar- ders at: Battle Creek, Mich, canning the death of more than a. score of persons, and yWho was arrested on a. charge of man- lslaughter. has been discharged by the '_ judge. A local branch of the National Council of the \Vomcn of Canada has been in formed Ottawa, and Lady Ritchie was elected presdenb. A 10 per cent. reduction in the was“ of the G. T. R. trackmen west of Toronto has gone intoefieot. THE WEEK’S NEWS Monday Mr. W. McLaughlin, of Norval Ont, while sawing a tree which had lodged between two others, was struck on the temple by it springing back, and was in- atanfiy killed. The local Christian Endeavour Union of Kingston held an enthusiastic meeting on Monday night. After eleetilg oflicers, prep- arations were made to give the provincial convention this yearn hearty reception. Adolphe Martin, one of the best known and wealthiest, farmers in Ease): county, was arrested at, his home at Maidswne, on the charge of being implicated in setting fire to his barn: in order to secure the in- surance. The Princess of VVaJes is recovering from her recenc severe illness, but she in still very weak. The Queen has made a formal grant of Clarence house to the Duke and Duchess of Conmmgh 9;. It. is stand that the naval programme to be submitted to the British Parkamenb next session will involve an expenditure of seven mlllion pounds more than the uzual outlay. It is announced that, experience having taught the Irish National League in Lon- don L0 be suspicious, they intend eliciting pledges in writing from the candidates of the House of Commons for whom they will vote. At a meeting of the Imperial Institute on Monday evening the Marquis of Lorne pointed out. the importulce of an independ- ent telegraph service between England. and her colonies. Eleven cases of smallpox have been re- ported in Chicago within ‘24 hours. A remarkable strike of gold and silver or is reported in the East Argentine districuof Clear Creek Col; Three thousand employees of the Sanford carpetmilla, Amsterdam, N.Y., who had been idle for six months, have resumed work. Cuban cigar leaf tobacco is now being successfully grown in the snuthern and souchenstem portions of Kansas. Aunother big exodus of negroes from the Southern States to Africa 13. in progress, The majority are from Arkansas. Train robbers made an unsuccessful M:- tempt to wreck a Baltimore & Ohio train near Bremen, Ind. The engineer managed to stop the train in time. As in engine of the North Pacific Coast Railroad was crossing Austin Creek near Camden-o, 0.1.1., the bridge gava way and. fine engine rolled into the stream below, a istance of 40 feet, drowning seven men. GENERAL. The Shah of Persia is very ill with in- fluenza. Emperor William has invited the Duke of York to visit Berlin to attend the annual banquet 02 the Knights of the Black Eagle. ID is reported, that the Bya_zil insurgents “Is it true that a woman always has the last word in a. quarrel ?" “My always has in ; but; then there is nothing mem about her. She is always willing to give it to me." 0a. male Drawing Flows UNITED STATES. CANADI AN. BRITISH. in Russia.-