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On Saturday night all the tin plate plants in the United States closed . ' The Fair Hope Industrial Association, of Des Moines, 1a., has determined to estab- lish a colony based upon the Henry George single tax theory. President “7. J. Littlejohn, of the U11- derwriters’ Association or the North-Wen. in’s seat, near Belfast, on Thursday on Lheir wedding tour. They were warmly re- ceived by the tenautrymud were afterwards sexenaded. Louis Larivee, _charged with having comitted a forgery In Montreal. was arrest- ed in Brooklyn, N. Y., on Sanurday morn- ing. A :terrible cyclone passed over the busi- ness portion of Little Rock, Ark.,on Tues- day evening,carryxng death and destruction in its path. The entire undergraduatebody okaince- ton, in mass meeting assembled, has voted to abolish the system of hazing. Ata meeting of the London city com- panies on Saturday to elect the next, Lord Maydr, objection was advanced against Sir Joseph Renals, the next alderman in suc- cession, and a. poll was taken yesterday, by which Sir Joseph was chosen. Lord and Lady Terence Blackwood, ac- compamed by Mr. and Mrs. Davis, of New York, arrived at Clandeboye, Lord Dufler- in’s seat, near Belfast, on Thursday on Lheir weddmg tour. They were warmly re- The London Evening News publishes a. sensational statement to the effect: that in- formation has been received that, Russia is intriguing to assist China against Japan, in return for the cession to Russia of cer- tain ports of Corea. Major-General Sir Henry Green, of Lon- don, Eng, states that in his opinion the sword recently purchased by Mr. J. C. Patterson,the Canadian Minister of Militia, as belonging to General Wolfe, is not gen- mne. In connection with the resignation of Mr. Hall from the Quebec l‘reaaurership because Lieutenant-Governor Chapleau interfered in certain financial negotiations, Dr. Bouri- not, Clerk of the House of Commons, gave it as his opinion that the Lieutenant-( :over- nor was acting within his constitutional powers in pressing his views upon his ad- visers, and if his advisers could not accept such views then they must resign. It is stated in London that six thousand troops will be sent from India. to protect the treaty ports in (Jhina. London fruit importers say that. many barrels of Canadian apples are much de- preciated in value owing to careless pack- ing. A difiiculty has arisen between Mr. Vanasse, who was recently appointed ship- ping master at Montreal, and the Dominion Government, as to whom belong the fees derived from entering cattlemen on the ship’s articles. Mr. Vanasse claims they are his, and is backed in this View by Mr. Ouimet, while Sir Hibberc Tupper thinks they belong to the Dominion Government. The Court of Appeals at Montreal on Saturday awarded the Richelieu and On- tario Navigation Company the full amount claimed by them, forty thouaand dollars, for insurance on the burning of the steamer Corinthian two years ago, with two years’ interest at six per cent. and costs against the insurance companies, sixteen of whom are interested. Dr. A. Proudfoot. who has just; been appointed to the staff of the Montreal General hospital, claims Toronto as his native place, having been born at Tra- falgar, near that city, and educated at Rockwood academy. He was prepared for college by the Rev. Chas. Dade, for- merly prlncipal of Upper Canada. Col- lege. Sir Juhu Gorst, M. P., the eminent Brit- ish statesman, has returned to Montreal. Referring to 1115 tour through Canada. he said that he was struck by the capabilities of the country, and he wondered at the sparse population of British Columbia. " ' ALVA , A,:_ ’I‘»_‘_l_ *r"‘“' r‘r’" Owing to rumours that certain Toronto aldermen demanded money from the Tor- onto Electric Light Company for the pur- pose of securing the acceptance of the company’s tender for atvrr a lighting. Aid. McMurrich has taken 3 :ps to secure an investigation of the charges by the county judge. Twenty thousand dollars were paid out by the City Treasurer of London, Onb., on Thursday to retire a. number of debentures issued in 1872. This issue bears seven per cent. interest, while the city now borrows money readin at. four and a quarter per cent. Lieut.â€"Col. Fred Toller,of the:(Â¥overuor- General’s Foot Guards, has tendered his resignabion. He will retire with rank. It is understood that Mayor W. E. Hedging, of the Justice Department, will be appoint- ed to the command. The reportl of the Fisheries Commission on the Fisheries Province of Ontario has been submitted. and shows that the waters are being depleted of fish by various illegal methods. A man named Switzer created in 591158.. tion at Tamworth, Ont. last Sunday. by baptizing his sister and his niece in the presence of about, two hundred people. A report has been made to the Manitoba Government on affairs in the town of Morris, Mam, Whlch shows them to be in very bad shape. The Local Government may come to the rescue as the town is badly insolv- en t. Mr. J. H. Tilden has decided to oppose Mavor Stewart. at, the municipal elecbiona in Hamilton, Ont», next January. The experimen'. of shipping Canadian cattle to France is not likely to prove a. success, as the French markets are over- mocked. The danaiian Pacific Railway Cnmpany has Withdrawn the nobiae of its intention to pay the seven million dollars due on the North Shore railway to the Quebec Government. vu .. v...“ -__V,, Va. probably be appointed Bishop Westminster A Chinese leper Victoria. B. (7., 8 at, Darcy island. THE WEEK’S NEWS Iauon Pentreath. of :Yipnipeg: ‘will NITED STATES GREAT BRITAIX. r has been discovered in and send to the lazaretto CANADA. Young Chipâ€"What causes sickness, father ‘2 Old Blockâ€"Too much talkiu Mr. B.â€"-“Th for reading pur; check with.” Citimanâ€"“ Doesn’t the noise and bustle of the city cqqf‘use y_ou ‘3” Suburb'â€"“ N01; arbit. All my neighbors have lawn-mowers, babies, and chickens.” Mrs. Rinksâ€"“He writes a miserable hand, doesn’t he ‘3” ~ Little Tommy Todd, 3. nine-yenr-old boy of Philadelphia, is of an inquiring mind. The electric light puzzled him, and he climbed a. pole to see how it was produced. He touched the wire with a finger, to see if in was warm. Then Tommy took a tumble, and in half an hour was in the hospital with a. cut head. FourLeen children comprised the family of Mr. Neher, who Xecently died in Logansport, 1nd. Each of these children became the parent ofj ust fourteen children. The funeralof the old gentleman was attended by 576 members of the family, some of whom represented the fourth generation. A belle of Manhattan Beach wore a fancy bathing. dress well padded at the shoulders. A rival had secretly removed the padding from the right shoulder, and substituted salt. When she was five min- utes in the water she was a. fright. One of her graceful shoulders had melted. The Mexican vaquero beats the world as a thrower of the lasso. One of his tricks is to stick a lot of long handled knives in the ground close together within the limits of a narrow circle, and bet with outsiders that he can ride past at racehorsa speed and pick up one of any of the knives desig- nated with a. rope. Drums made of aluminium are used in the German Army. They are lighter, and give a louder and more musicalsound, than those made of any other metal. Paper is used as a substizute for rubber on bicycle tires. Men are becoming scarce: year after year. So says a German statistician ; and he predicts that 3,000 years hence there will be only one man to 220 women. A clothes-wringer that; operates without any person to attenfl it has been construet- ed by a. Pittsburgher. It takes the clothes, piece by piece, from the tub, wrings them, and when all are out, it empties the water out of the tub. It is moved by electricity. A noise in his bedroom aroused Mr. Michael Dixon, of Pequonuoch, Conn. In a. few moments he was struggling with the intruder in the dark, and soon vanquished him. The supposed burglar turned out; to be Michael’s brother, whom he had not; seen for years. Think of it; ! A trolley car runs through the streets of Jerusalem I A ship-chandler in Front street, Brook lyn, bears the high-sounding name of Mr \Vestminaher Abbey. The mummy of a man over nine feet high was left by two strangers at a. railroad sLa.~ tion in Memphis. It was securely packed in a large case, and is supposed to have ome from Norway. A remarkable mechanical feat has been performed by E. A. Williams, a Watch- maker of New York. Through a common pin. lengthwise, from head to point, he hae drilled a hole which admits the passage of a, fine hair. Insurance is considered Very desirable by a farmer who dwells within ten miles of \Vauseon, Ohio. He went to town and in- sured his barn. A spark from the loco- motive which conveyed him home set fire to the structure he had just insured. Experiments in Vienna. in the infection of blood serum for diphtheria are meeting with increased success. In cases usually considered fatal, three out. of four recover under the new treatment. The Czarewicch Will not go to Darmstadt. to visit his betrothed, Plincess Alix, as previously proposed. He will be appointed regent during his father’s absence from Russia. The Chinese general whose command murdered the Scotch missionary James \Vylie. in Sine~Yang, by beating him so brutally that, he died in a few hours, has been promoted. Robbers in Wilna, Russia, recently at- tacked a. farm-house, and killed the farmer, his wife, their three children, and four servants, and carried off a. large sum of money. The Czar, Czarina, and family left Spala. on Sunday for Livadia, in the Crimea,where it; is expected the Czar will stand a better chance of recovering from his illness. The Chinese Government, after a delay of more thana month, has ratified the treaty with the United States, providing for the exclmion of Chinese laborers from the States. The Italian Government has given to Krupp, of Berlin, an order for the coining of ten milllon nickel lire. The death of Gustav Humbert last week reduces the number of the life Senators of France to twenty~one. It is stated that the Emperor \Villiam has expressed his emphatic intention of visiting Paris during the Exposition in 1900. Another heavy levy has been made upon Chinese merchants to meet the expenses of the war. The Primate of Spain is about, to issue a pastoral protesting against the recent con- secration of a. Protestant Bishop and church in Madrid. A report from Shanghai says that the Emperor of China. will very likely be de- throned in favor of Prince Kung’s son, who will treat with the Japanese. Dr. Oertel, of the Hamburg Hygienic InstiLute, has died from Asiatic cholera, resulting from an experiment, with infected Water taken from the Vistula. declares that the recent forest fires were started by order of the lumber kings, ITEMS OF INTEREST “That depends whether it is purposes or for filling out a. Handwriting Unhealthful‘ Used to It. G ERERAL; much talking about it much There are others again who think that the root of the evil is with the present gov- ernment. \Ve have heard many Chinese officials say that the present government, Manchu and Chinese, are all incorrigibly bad; their bribery, corruption, nepotism, and conservatism are past all cure. These will not lift a finger to help what they think to be a. falling cause. They want new blood, and would madly rush to help any Chinese pretender. We have seen some of the programs of reform of the K0 Lao Hui and of other such societies, but not one that is not like exchanging one bad dollar for another. To adopt any of these pro- grams would be to gain nothing but the terrors of savage civil War. From all such madmen may China. be deliyered ! \Vhst then is the remedy? Let Chine. ask herself. how is it that a. small country, one tenth her size, has the power success- fully to oppose and to paralyze one of the largest empires in the world? She can then easily discover Lhat there is a, method largely adopted in Japan which, if fully carried out, by China. with her vast, re~ sources, would in twenty-five yesrs make China increase in power and prosperity to such an extent. as not only not to fear But slmmsand Wrongs cannot last forever. All the world knows that China though huge is very weak,thut she is weak because she feeds her mandarins and people on falsehood instead of truth, on ignorance instead of knowledge, on hatred to all out- side China. instead of good will, on opposi- tion and misrepresentation of all Christian philanthropists instead of gratitude and friendship. Even at her best, every protec- tion afforded to foreigners has always been compulsory, never spontaneous. Heaven and earth and all the Iorces of nature are opposed to such inhuman principles. Those who choose to follow such must not com- plainif they perish. They have no right: to live. , \Vho, for instance, but raving maniacs, l such as we sometimes see in typhus fever, would think of compelling all their manda- rins and scholars to devote all their energies to the study of small ancient principalities whose population might be compared to that of the Hawaiian islands or the country of Montenegro, but which are all dead thousands of years ago,while living nations which to-day singly possess more power than all those ancient ones put together l are not worth a thought in their studies '.‘ lA nation which has not. after fifty years’ constant intercourse with western nations, yetintroduced the history of one single ‘western country into its curriculum must be very ill indeed. However repugnant to the national taste of the patient, a wet pack is the best possible remedy, and, in- stead of regretting it, the best friends of China, Chinese and foreign, say that this will cure her if she only takes the neces- sary precautions and follows the advice of her truestfriends. Many patriotic IL‘hinau men say that all her evils have come upon her since she had intercourse with foreign nationsâ€"foreign indemnities, the Taiping rebellion, the drain ofsilver spent in opium, the incessant control of the hitherto all- powerful government by foreigners, Whom she educates her people to hate anddespise, and the ever-increasing number of missmn- aries, who they all think are sent with their philanthropies to deceive the people so as finally to subjugate China toa. foreign. yoke. buch ideas, however plausible to the average ignorant Chinaman, every in~ telligent man knows to be nothing but another proof of her serious disease. N0 REAL REFORMS IN CHINA. Especially does this appear so if you carefullyexaminewhat China has spasmodi» cally done after each fit of fear. The so- called reforms in China are not real reforms in the true sense of the term. For example, she started the Tung Wen college, sent 100 students abroad, translated Scientific works, drilled soldiers on foreign methods, built arsenals, opened mines, set up tele- graphs. These would all have done good to China, but the motive at bottom was had. She would not own to any failure on her part in treating foreign nations in a just and friendly manner, nor does she say that it was her desire to makeanyimprove- ment in China, internal or external. The official documents reveal that the object of ,these reforms was alwaysto turn foreigners’ own weapons against themselvesâ€"against those wicked nations which had dared to disturb the peace of the Celestial empire. Pure revenge, and no sane man would ever use such language unless when ill and “06 his head.“ ive efforts to cure their fevered brains“ One thing is certain, there is no hope for her so long as her temperature is not, brought down. CHINA IS VERY SUSPICIOUS OF FOREIGN FRIENDS. China has been suffering from a. chronic disease for over 100 years, which all physi- cians, native and foreign, so far, have not been ablelto cure. She has been depleted by war, and she has been given tonics by being chaperoned and championed round the world,but all in vain ; the disease continues and mortification has set in in her extremi- ties. East Manchuria, Annam, Burma. have one by one fallen off, and now Cores. is goneâ€"all completely dead to China. A little country, one-tenth the urea. and one- tenth the population of China. attacks her and she i vanquished on land and sea. ; yet China. deludes herself by thinking that she is still one of the great powers of the world! The hot is she had been suffering so long from disease that she has often been wand'er- ing in her mind. And her own family have caught the disease and wander too, and so together they have firmly opposed all effec - It Knows no Reformâ€"ling?! me Vain lulu» slon That no Country on Earth is Gremerâ€"flmlcrn lllslorles are Barred ~0I|c by One its Prnvlncvs Arr Wrest- ('11 From its Conlrolâ€"Experlence is no Teacher. Every friend of China. must have mixed feelings toward her just now. 'lhey will be sorry for her humiliation, but; will be glad if this will lead her to reform. SHE FEARS THE WORLD. CHINESE STUDY LITTLE THINGS \VHERE IS THE REMEDY The English Government has been spend- ing $200,000 in the attempt to settle finally the question whether opium is doing good or harm in its Indian possessions. Although the labors of the commission have been extended over only three months, it is stated that the pith of the matter will be embodied in the rep ort, which is likely to be accepted in quarters previously most moved by prejudice and one-sided stateâ€" ments, as conclusive against any state Interference with the present growth and use of opium in India. It is believed that not only would such interference be highly dangerous and threatening in its political and social results, but any substitutes, such as alcohol, ganja, or hasheesh, would be productive of incalculably evil results with- out any corresponding benefits, The gist of the report is expected to be in favor of the frequent usefulness, general harmless- ness, and rarity of mischief from the use of opium in India, and among other data on which it will be based are the replies of 120 leading Indian doctors and magistrates to a detailed schedule of questions. A leading English paper sums up the question thus: “The ‘opium question’ may, in fact, be considered deadwkilled by clear light of indepenpent and ubiquitous inquiry from skilled and disinterested witnesses.” 01d Fishermanâ€"“ You didn’t fish long this morning.” Amateur (tremuloualy)â€"" Shemâ€"sharks out thâ€"there.” “Oh I Scared the fish, did they ?" “1â€"1 didn’t wait to see whether the fish were scared or not.” A New York rogue caught a Chinamen asleep ina hallway, and stole his outer garments. These he donned, and peramb- ulabed Mott street, the Chinese quarters. One of the celestials pretended to be de- ceived and lei the sham (‘hinaman to an opium joiutwhere he was despoiled of all he possessed, and bad.y beaten. “ The workingmau has the ballot and he ,has the numbers, then why hasn’t he bet- tered himself '3" the speaker asked. The man Interrupted again : the crowd lost its attention and dxssolved into smaller argumentative ringsl “ Hob-mouthed speakers are the better for discharging themselves in the open air, and it doesn’t. hurt, the air,” he said, and, unternfied, applieti himself to his roast beef. There were loud outcries ; the man was suppressed, and the speaker went back to his proposition that murder and robbery were the foundation of English wealth and power, and that the ballot as a means of redressing the workingman’s wrongs was as worthless as a lance of straw. Charged to the brim with this incident, an English Conservative ofl‘ered to make the tour of Hyde Park, where, he said, a. dozen such crowds could be found. The man from the crowd interrupted again :the crowd called to him to shut up. The man persisted. The speaker kept his temper. At length he said : “ You might suppose from this man that this was not an Anarchist gathering. No wonder he is in favor of government. He’s the sort of man who neeis government, because he has no self-government. If he had he’d know how to keep still when other people are talking. If he wants to get up on this bozg I’ll get down.” The speaker ofléred to show that the wealth and influence of Englishmen was the regzlt of robbery and murder. The young mauon the box was endeavor- iug m prove the worthlessness to the work- ingman of the much-coveted ballot. The ballot, he said. brought, to him neither more wages nor more power. A man in the crowd denied this. There are many curious and interesting sights in London, but to the inquiring,none so startling and unexpected as this. Here in the Sunday sunshlne of Regent’s Park was an Anarchist. propaganda. The guard- ians of the Park lounged idly by, the de~ corous Churchgoers passed to and fro. there was not a. policeman in sight, and the heavens did not fall. In this the crowd, toe. man, was clothed. They were workingmen, with the exception of a. few curious spectators in the outer row and a. half dozen or more women, and as entirely English. Darting in and out through the crowd were boys with news- papers hanging on their arms, crying: “Freedom,” “Liberty,” “The Anarchist,” penny each! Bakounine’s famous book, “Why 1 am an Anarchist!” These were absorbed speedily. The London Sunday dinner is at the un- hallowed hour of noon. As there is still a good hour between the church door‘and the oint, it was tempting to wander in Re- gent’s Park, where the flower beds are blooming in midsummer splendor. Through one of the vistas the outskirts of a. crowd was seen. Now, where two or three are gathered together there is sure to be some- thing of human interest. so, forsakiug the inanimate gladioli and begonias, we made for the spot. The objective point seemed to be the Zoo. Doubtless the crowd was composed of Sunday idlers watching jack rabbits and tethered kangaroos. Nearer it became a solid ring three deep around a. man in the middle standing on a box. In all there were about 200 men, young and toward middle age. The man on the box was young, with a. half-starved light moustache and sideboards. He wore gray clothes,and these, too, seemed to distinguish him from the conventional black that the English workingman loves of a. holiday, and that] contributes to its depressing gloom. Japan, but to be ten times as powerful as Japan, ar‘d if that fihould come to pass WiLh right motives actuating her, what friend of China would not, rejoice in the present trial if it, bring about. such grand results? unday )lornlnz )leollnz at I Pm-kâ€"(Hllcinh lndllfercnt OPEN-AIR EN GLISH ANARCHISTS English Opium Report. Not at all Curious. ltogenl‘s The yellow fever was more common in every Northern city than it is now in a tropical town. The only shoes were about contrivances of strong hide, with wooden pegs or hob- nails. There were no pianos ; the ladies of musi- cal talent played on the spinet. or harpsi- Tomatoes were grown in flower gardens, were caHEd love apples and Enough: to be poisonous. Baking was done in a sort of pot on long legs. Roasting was effected with a splt or smokejack. A fever patient was forbidden to drink water, and smallpox was treated in a dark room. Bear skins and buffan robes were com- mon bed coverings. Quilted comforts were a. luxury. Gloves were not worn either for style or for comfort. Mittens of yarn Were worn in winter. The prisons were in a condition of indesâ€" cribable filth and jail fever was known in every town. Leather breaches, a checked shirt, 3. red flannel jacket and a cocked hat formed the dress of an armsan. The letter and the envelope were a single sheet, of paper, so folded as to bring a blank page on the outside. Anaesthetics were not; known, and ampu- tations were performed with the patient in full possession of all his faculties. There were no thrashing machines. \Vheun was thrashed out. on the barn floor: with fldils. A new arrival in a jail was set, upon by his fellow-prisoners and robbed of every- thing he had. The windows were filled with diminutive panes of glass, generally not, more than 4 inches square. Mails traveled at the rate of thirty or forty miles a. day in summer, and half that. rate in winter. Postage was paid in money, and the amount, was endorsed on the outside of the letter by the postmaster. There were no manufactures in this country,and every housewife raised her own flax and made her own linen. The favorite novels of “worldly” young women were “Victoria,” “Lady Julia. Man- deville" and “Malvern Dale.” A certain Judge, who is blessed with a tremendous head of hair, which is general- ly in a state of wild disorder, was question- ing a youthful Witness to make sure that he comprehended the character and import- ance of the oath he was about to take. “Boy,” he said, with his severest and most magisterial manner, “do you feel sure that you could identify me after six months ': Now be careful. Think before you speak .” The only recognized method of imparting information was by the liberal use of the rod. Buttons were scarce and expensive, and the trousers were fasLened with pegs or laces. \Vheu a man had enough tea he placed his spoon acress his cup to indicate that he wanted no more. Editors begged their subscribers to pay up; if they had no money, to send in wood, cheese, corn or pork. ’ “Well, your Honor,” replied the boy. after a. prolonged survey of the Judge’s portly figure and rugged features. “I ain’t sure, but. I think I could if you wasn’t, to comb your hair l” The womén’s dresses wet-e puffed with hoops and stood out; 2 co 3 feet on each side. Cravats were unknown. their place be- ing supplied by huge stocks that. reaChed from the shoulders to the ears. The church colleccion was taken in a. bag at the end of a. pole, with a. bell attached to rouse sleepy contributors. All the population of a. village assembled at the inn on “post day” to hear the news. Beef and pork, salt. fish and potatoes we}? the staple diet all the year round. The I ple then suburbs. In most families no cooking was done on Sunday“; cold Sunday dinner was the mic. A gentleman bowing to a lady always scraped his foot on the ground. The parquet: of a. theater was called the pit and was filled with the rabble. Vaccination had not become popular,and smallpox was an every-day disease. The tough characters, where such exist- ed, had no brass knuckles not revolvers. The Mississippi Valley was not so well knowu as the heart of Airicu. now is. The United States contained fewer peo- ple then now live in New York and its ’ The first spinning machine had not been setup. Every gentleman wore a one and powder- ed his hair. Imprisonment for debt was a. common practice. Almost all the furniture was imported from England. There were no maps, charts or globes in the school rooms . Books were very expensive. -“ The Lives of the Poets" cost $15. A day laborer considered himself wel paid With 2 shillings a. day. A horseman who galloped on a city street was fined four shillings. Crockery plates were objected to because they dulled the knives. A man who jeered at the preacher or criti- cised the sermon was fined. Dry goods were designated as “ men’s stuffs” or “ women’s studs.” Stoves were unknown ; all cooking was done before an open fireplace. Colored engravings,very badly executed, were the only well ornaments. The houses were not. numberedand many of the streets were not named. Quinine was unknown ; when a. man had ague fits he took Peru Viau bark and whisky. Some ('Ilrious Laws and (‘uuoms 0f the Cunnlry In line Days at Our Fol-e fnlhcrs. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO With a Proviso.