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Permission has been granted by the Governor-General to the Chippewa. Indiana to sue the Dominion Government for the recovery of 2,468 acres of land in Cumdoc township, and a. sum of money, alleged to have been wrongfully taken from Lhnm. The whole case involves more than $100,- 000. Mr. and Mrs. T. ‘V. Henderson, Who live near the village of hepworth, Ont.I have been arrested on the charge of mal- treating their daughter, who is 13 years of age, by tying the child's hands, and sus- pending her from a beam, and than heating her with a. black snake whip and a leather strap to which a. buckle 18 attached. It; is understood that, Newfoundland will demand as the price of her entering Con- federation that Canada build a. tunnel under the Straits of Belle Isle, so as to give the island all rail conneeLion -with the Dominion, or failing than. the completion of the island railway to Belle Isle, and a. ferry on the straits to make couneclion with a railway to Quebec. Mr. J. 8. Luke, the. Canadian Commer- cial Agent in Australia, reports to the Dominion Government that trade between Canada. and Australia may be developed very considerably if proper representations are made, and suitable goods shipped, though, as he points out, prices are very close. A valuable deposit of hematic iron ore has been discovered in Belle Isle, Concep- tion Bay, Newfoundland, which is practi- cally on the surface, and is five feet deep. An arrangement has been made with the New Glasgow Iron and Coal Company for the working at the property during the coming summer. The Ontario Government has appointed the following gentlemen a commission to! investigate the affairs 0! the Universlty :â€" ‘ Chief Justice T. W. TayIOr n" \hniboba,‘ exâ€"Judge Kingsmill, Judge Sn k at. B. M. ‘ Britton, Q. 0., and Prof. Camrmell ofi Montreal. 1 Gen. Neal Dow’s ninetyfirst birthday ' quiries disproviug the existence of diseese was honored by a large gathering of have been communicated by Fhe British temperance societies in London on Tues. . Government to the B91315“ (“blueb- day eVening. Congratulatory messages Among the cabin passengers who ariived were sent. to the veteran. at New York on the Ward Line steamer \ monster exhibition of colonialreeources Seguamnca, from Havana, were several The First Methodist church at St. Thomas, Ont», was almost, completely destroyed by fire on ’lhursday afternoon, only the walls and the toWer remaining. The loss is estimated at. $25,000, on Whlch there was $15,000 insurauCe. A special train of Chinameu passed 9hr0ugh Ottawa on Tuesday on their way to Bermuda and bhe West Indies. They are the advance guard of a large number who are to pass over the Canadian Pacxfic railway from the West Lhis year. Much surprise is expressed in certain circles in London that the Prince of \Vaies should have permitted his yacht Britannia to he raced on Sunday. Steps are being taken by the Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce to ascertain the terms on which a. direct steamship service can be maintained be- tween Cnnada and France and Belgium. Owing to the report that some American vessels had been wrecked on Sable island, the Dominion Government: sent the steamer Newfield there last, week. She returned the other morning, and reports that there were no wrecks there this wxnter. On Monday night the City Council of Chatbam, Out, by a vote of 10 to 1, de- clared against the proposal to petition the Legislature for power to Lax church property. An order-in-Cd’uncil has been passed sanctioning the retirement of Mr. Samuel Wilmobt, superintendent of fish culture. He will he succeeded by Prof. Prince, the Commissoner of Fisheries. Insanity will be the defence in the case of Bertie Shortis, the Valleyfield homicide. Several of his relatives have suffered from the malady. ground of economy. To replace the wooden bridge on the Port Stanley R..R. With iron, the City Council of London will ask the Legislature for the power to isnue debentures The Duchess of Leinster is reported to have died at Mentone. It is suggested that xhe thousand dollars surplus from the Ottawa carnival be de- voted to the funds of the proposed free public library. The Civic Finance Committee of Mont- real have decided to out off the Mayor’s annual allowance of $2,000 on the alleged ground of economy. Mr. John G. Lynd, C.P.R., baggagemau at. Guelph, died suddenly. Ogilvie‘s elevator at. Metlwen. Man., With fifteen thousand bushels of whean,was burned Friday mormng. A very rich find of gold is repel-Led in the Rainy Luke Disbricn of Manitoba. Winnipeg Scotchmen propose to erect a, monument to the memory of Robert Burns. The Pljemier ban donated $1,000 to the Albert: College extension fund. A boy of twelve years, named Charles Morris, was killed by an electric car at Montreal. At a meeting in Montreal in was decided to carry out. the proposal for an interna- tional exposition this year. lntereuuuzlwmn Almnl Our own Country, Great Brimln. the United States. and All Parts or the Globe, ('omlensod and Assorted lor Ensy Reading. The estimated expenditures for the Lon- don School Board this year are 392,890. Mr. John Kerr of Miuto Township, 5 popular-young farmer, was killed by a falling tree. It has been decided that the Toronto Civic holiday shall take place on August, 19th. Mr. William Swarm, the Guelph small- pox patient, has been discharged from the hospital cured. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL OVER rV‘THE WORLD. THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Parliamenb will meet. on April 18. Hon. John Costigan was bauqueted by friends an Kingston. BEAT BRITAIN CANADA. A deputation of Newfoundland church- men lmve gone to England with a View of raising funds to meet the needs of the ~Church and the general poverty of the people. Letters found upon the rebels captured at the recent astack upon Bocas del Toro ‘disolose the fact that. high officials in Nicaragua contributed funds and arms to l the rebels. The New York grand jury has returned indictments for manslaughter against the I owner of the house which recently collapsed in Orchard street, and against the contract.- ors and district inspector. It is announced that; negotiations are on foot between the General Electric, Wes zing- houae Electric, Western Electric and other electric companies for the pooling of inter- eats. The Duke of Aosba, nephew of the King of It-aly,was formally betrothed on Monday evening to Princess Helene of Orleans. An equestrian statue of SB. \Venceslaus, who was Duke of Bohemia, and Was puL to death in 941, has been erected in Prague. The indications of improvement. in the the trade situation across the line, if not very definite, are encouraging. The weather is bemer, more hands are being engaged, and money is in larger business demand. Cotton goods are in more active demand, and prices have advanced in the South for coarse grades of goods, but no! for the choice kinds. Strikes in the textile mills and in other directions are still hampering the development. of business. The demand for wool has lessened. Such advance as ,here is in trade is es- pecially noticeable in the cities of New York, Boston, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and centres along the Ohio river, even as far west as the city of Kansas. Chicago, Mil- waukee, and St. Paul tell a similar story, and report, an increase in the rates for money, with a. growing demand for loans. Bank clearings in the States show a gain Gen. Von Werder, German Ambassador to Russiamas been recalled. Ibis reported he will be succeeded by Count Herbert Bxsmarck. Grand Duke George of Ruasia, brother of the Czar, has arrived an Alglers from Livudia, where he will remain some time for the benefit of his health, It, is reported thai. China. has a secret. arrangement with Russia whereby the latter is to intervene if Japan insists upon any territorial cesmou as the price of peace. _The Spanish Minister in \Vashington has resigned. Hon. Richard Vaux died at Philadelphia. aged 74. He achieved social fame by dancing with Queen Victoria at a court. ball. being the only American, it is said, who ever had that. distinguished honor. over last; wegk, and a gain of 13 per 02m. compared with the corresponding week 13er year. §he Mohanunédail voluutée ('aucasia. The bronze work for Khe monument, to be erected in Montreal to the memory of Sir John Macdonald has been completed, and is ready to be shipped from London on the first, steamer after the opening of navnga- non. President, Cleveland was 58 years of age on Monday. It. is stated that the expenses of the Lex- ow Committee investigation in New York amount to about, $75,000. Senator Frye hopes Spain will not apol- ogize on account of the Alliauca difficulty, so that the United States may be afforded an excuse for seizing Cuba. The Danish Mimsber of the Interior has prohibited the importation of cattle, sheep, and goats from Lhe Netherlands It. is reported that the insurgents entered the city of lea. on Sunday after heavy fighting The Village of Bollam, Italy, was over- whelmed by a. landslide extending over two-thirds of a mile. In the British House of Commons on day a motion by Mr. Allan in favor of payment of members was passed by votes to 158. Dr. Barnardo has sailed from England for Canada. with two hundred and fifty lads under his care. One hundred children from the Scrangeway Home, in Manchester, and one hundred and forty Scottish orphan lads will leave in a short time for Canada. The °teamer Lucania, from Liverpool, at, New York on Saturday, brought £262,000 in gold bars, and the Steamer Gaseogne, from Havre. brought, 4,000,000 francs. The British tank steamer Delaware has arrived in the River Mersey, having on board the crew of the steamer Donuu,which was abandoned in mid-ocean, after havmg been on fire for thirty-six hours. Advices have been received at. Calcutta that the British detachment which is marching to Chitral has been attacked by the natives and defeated. One officer and several privates were killed. Importation of cattle into England from all European countries, Morocc'), Natal, Portugal, Africa, and Zululsnd, in prohib- ited. The Falls of Foyers, one of the most picturesque spots of Loch Ness, have been sold to a. company for the manufacture of aluminum. The Pall Mall Gazette says that the resignation of the Spanish Cabinet arose from a difference of opinion among the Ministers as to the method of proceeding against the newspapers which have attack ed the army. There is reason to expect; that Belgium soon will remove its prohibition of Canad- ian cattle, as the results of Consular in- quiries disproviug the existence of disease have been communicated by the British Government to the Belgian Cabinet. will be opened in Agricultural Hall, London, next July. General Booth of the Salvation Army will organize the exhibits of Canadian produce. Prince Waldemar, reigning Prince of Lippe~Detmold is dead. UNITED STATES. GENERAL. the 176 Exclllug “me at lhe l’nmone College Cnused by an Escaped Animul. One of the faculty at Christ Church Col- lege, Oxford,Engla.nd,recently had shipped to him a young beer from Mount Lebanon, Syria. When the box in which it was transported was opened at, Oxford the animal leaped out and ran at once into the chapel where service was being held. Just as he urrived at the door the stout verger happened to come from within, and the moment he saw the impish-looking creature running into his domain he made A tremendous flourish with his silver wand, and, darting into the chepel, eaconced himself in a tall pew, the door of which he bolted. Tiglath (as the beer was called), being scared by the wand, turned from the chapel and scampered frantically about the large quadrangle, putting to flight the nu- merous parties of dogs which in those days made the snot their afternoon rendezvous. After a. sharp chase a gown was thrown over Tig and he was with difficulty secur- ed. We see from the columns of The North China Herald that the Shanghai Taotai has issued a. proclamation offering a reward of 100,000 Tis. to any one who succeeds in de- feating the enemy, causing a loss to them of several thousand men, and a similar sum whenever a Japanese iron-clad is destroyed or captured, the reward for vessels of smaller size being cut dowu by one-half. The troops holding an important position who succeed in beating 03 the enemy will be rewarded with 30,000 Tis., and a similar sum will be given in the event of a Japan. ese converted cruiser being destroyed, while the reward for the destruction of a torpedo boat will be 20,000 Tis. The destruction of a. ship’s boat belonging to the enemy, and the killing of ten or more of the crew, will be rewarded with 1,000 Tish, and any one presenting the heads of Japanese bandits will be given 50 Tie. apiece. Gen- erals and Colonels of battalions who have succeeded in defeating the enemy will not only be rewarded according to the above scale, but their names will also be submitted to the throne for extraordinary promo- tions. During the struggle he got one of the fingers of his new master into his mouth and began vigorously sucking it, with that mumbling noise for which bears are re- markable. Thus he was lead back to the student’s rooms, walking all the way on his hind legs and sucking the finger with all his might. A collar was put around his neck and Tig becamea prisoner. His good nature and amusing tricks soon made him a prime favorite with the undergraduates ; a cap and gown were made, attired in Which (to the great scandal of the dons). he accompanied his master to breakfasts and parties, where he contributed greatly to the amusement of the company and par- tooh of good things, his favorite viends being mutfins and ices. He was in general oi an amiable disposi- tion, but subiect to fits of rage, during which his Violence was extreme, but a kind word and finger to suck soon brought him around. He was most impatient of soli- tude, and would cry for hours when left alone, particularly if it were dark. On one occasion he was kept in college till after the gates were locked and there was no ponibflity at getting him out without the porter seeing him, when there would have been a fine of 10 shillings to pay the next morning. Tig was therefore tied up in the courtyard, but his cries were so great that his master had him brought into his room and chained to the bed post, where he remained quiet till daylight, then PwoKe his master by licking his face, and presumably put his hind legs under the blankets. While the British squadron was weighing anchor in the harbor of Wei Hui Wei dur- ing as fierce gale a. heavy sea swept over the iorecastle of the flagship Centurion. drown- ing a. seaman named Edwards. During the confusion which followed the AlacriLy came into collision with the Centurion and sexi- ously damaged her how plates. Both ships drifted dnrgerously near the lee shore, but managed to gen clear and steam out to sea. Lucky Poor Relations. Poor relations have rarely had such a windfall as what. reported from Bordeaux. It, is stated that, a merchant in the said trown died intestate and without any direct descendants. Hie fortune, amounting to 22,000,000i., 0r £880,000 sterling, is ac- cordingly to be divided among a. certain number of humble families, Lhe members of which live in Cognac and Jarnac. Among chose encitled to shares in the estate are qu barbers, 9. cooper, e. shoemaker and several luborers,all of whom were distantly related to the rich merchant of Bordeaux. An interesting Latin inscription has been discovered at. Kourba, in Tunis. It. gives an account of the defence 0* the town in 49 B. C. by Pompey’e party against. Julius Caesar, and contains a military term hitherto unknown.poabeioua, meaning 8. gate for a sortie. Friday was the anniversary of the birth of William the First of Germany, and the present Emperor addressed a decree to the Chancellor of the Exchequer hoping that provision would be made for Lhe veterans of the Franco-Prussian war who are in need. The Government of New Zealand has agreed to be represented at the suggested international monetary conference. and has also decided to accept the propos .1 to send delegates to the commission which is send delegates to the ctfinmission Which is to consider the plans for laying the Pacific cable. prominent, Cuban planters, who were forced, they say, to flee the country to escape out,- rages perpetrated by Government troops in the disaffected districts of Cuba. YOUNG BEAR AT OXFORD. Chinese Scale ofRewards FROM THE-NORWEGIAN ISLANDS TO BEHRING SOUND. I NORTH PULE BY BALLDUN His planis to establish headquarters at the Norwegian Islands on the north-west coast of Spitzbergen. Here a house or shed of sufficient size to cover a balloon of 22 me- tres, or 72.6 feet in diameter when filled with gas, will be erected, and from this point the balloon journey to the North Pole will commence. The greatest expert in the world on balloon construction and aerial voyages, ihe Celebrated balloon mann- facturer, the lhte L. Gabriel Yon, of Paris, in a letter to Mr. Andree indorsed the plan an entirely practicable. and advised him to use a balloon of 22 metres in diameter, to be constructed of twoâ€"fold silk covers, and said that a. balloon of this size and con struction would Another advantage 0? ballooning in the Arctic regions isthe absence of vegetation, and thus the drag-lines will pass along evenly and without obsbruction. Still another advantage is the absence of electri- cal storms ; no record has ever been made of lightning or thunder in this part of the globe. It has been suggested that a hnavy snow fall would destroy the balloon, and this would certainly be a misfortune. But from records made in July at Spitz- bergen this danger in not to be feared. A 2,200-Sllln Ride In Ihe Skyâ€"Six Days and Six MghIsâ€"Andtee’s Novel Airship Wlll lie (nu-ruled on a New Plan ‘Vllll’h olher Aeronanls Indorsa S. A. Andree, the distinguished Swadish civil engineer and scientific aeronaut, will start next year on a balloon journey to the North Pole, under the auspices of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and wnb the financial support, of a number of Swedish gentlemen. In the polar regions dGring the month of July the sun. both by night and day, x5 above the horizon, so that; the Arctic regions are peculiarly fitted for a long aerial voyage. The lowest temperature at. Spitzbergen in July, 1883, was a few degrees_ abov_e the zero p_o_in§._ Chimerical as such an undertaking seems to befits projectors believe it will be a Aucceaa with most important results. The balloon will also be provided with a great number of FREE HANGING BALLAST LINES. The object of these is that, in case the balloon from some cause or other auddenly sinks to a. great depth as soon as the ballast line touches the ground the balloon will be relieved of 5 corresponding weight and the sinking will stop before the gondola touches the ground. The journey, as now planned,will be in a. direct line from Spitzbergen over the North Pole Lo Behring Sot_1_nd, a. distgnce of aboqb Geographicalvand meteorological obser- vations en route will be made by a competent scientist. Photographs will be taken of the country as the balloon floats forward. and these will be taken in double sets. One set will be developed on board the balloon in case the travellers meet with accident and have to take to the gondola. The balloon will also be provided with Davy’s safety lamps, and an electric storage battery for cooking, etc. of the expenditure will be about $40,000, and this amount nas already been subscrib- ed. King Oscar of Sweden taken A great interest in the proposed balloon journey, and will no doubt materially aid Mx‘. Andree. In a. lecture before the Royal Swedish Academy recently Mr. Andree outlined his plans. He declared that the science of balloon construction and of steering a bal- loon curing the last; four years has advanc- ed so far as almost to solve the practicabili- ity of aerial nuvsgation. Without. refilling. As an indoraemeut of Mr. Yon’s statement, Henri Gifiard, Pois- emllea and Graham, who are well-known neronauta, computed that, the balloon would lose comparatively a small amount of gas in a mouth. An interesting feature of the projected trip is that the balloon will not rise higher over the earth on an average than 825 feet. This will be accomplished by means of drag- linea, constructed of cocoa fibre, thus per- mitting them to float on water. The ballon can therefore he kept at the same distance from the earth in passing either over ice or water. 2,294 miles. and will not, it, is expected, occupy more than six days, which is a fifth part of the time the balloon can float wiphout refilling. 1,800 cyliEders are sufficient to fill a polar balloon such as Mr. Andree will use and can without, any dlfiiculty be transported to Spitzbergen. As in might. be somewhat dangerous to fill a. balloon in the open air, Mr. Andree will erecte. portable shed to cover the balloon when being filled. The balloon under construction will be of such carrying power as to support a large, strongly built gondola. The gondola will contain a dark room for photographic purposes, asleeping room for three per- sons, and will be provided with a. system of sails for steering. The gondola will be suspended from the balloon in such a way that in case of disaster it can be instantly detached. The gas used for balloons is now mann- factured and for sale, and can be trans- ported urnyrdistance in_cylindera_:hl,700_to Baron Nordenskjold, the famous polar traveller and discoverer of the Northwest Passage, has strongly recommended the expedition to the Royal Acsdemy, and has embed the practical way of reaching the North Pole is by means of sbslloon. From his large experience of polar and arctic meteorological conditions, he is satisfied that Andree’s plan will be successful. As the distance from Spitzbergen to the North Pole is only about seven hundred miles, With a south wind, the expedition should in a few hours see more of the polar regions than would be discovered in several centuries by old methods of exploration. Dr. Nils Ekholm, probably the been informed meteorologist in Europe and one of the members of the Swedish Spiczen- FLOAT FOR THIRTY DAYS TH E TOTAL COST by Japanese troops at Port Arthur pained the Japanese more than they pained Europeans. No steps were taken topunish the soldiers or degrade the generals. Such things cannot be done in time of battle. The only practicable way of reassuring the world was to show that the same soldiers could control the passion of revenge under the same provocation. Wei-Hai-Wei ofl'er- ed the necessary opportunity. In Shan- Tunc, as in the Lao-Tung peninsula, the Chinese behaved with pitiless savagery. Wherever they caught Japanese they tor- tured and mutilated them. On one occasion, surprising a Dartv of 30 Japanese scouts cooking their midday meal, 300 Chinamen tied up any that retained signs of life after a severe struggle, and lore from their bodies everything that could be torn. A few hours later the main body of the di~ vision to which the unfortunate men he- longed, marched by and saw the terribly disfigured corpses,b\it there was no attempt at retaliation. Not a single instance of cruelty or needless slaughter is recorded against the Japanese On the contrary, we hear of common soldiers treating women tenderly, and of a captain who carried a baby in his arms through the thick of a combat. What is more, the principles of civilized nations in warfare are evidently obtaining recognition through- out the whole East, owing to Japanese ex- amples. Using Wire Fence for Telephoning needed to prosecute the champaign. The Government submitted to the Dieta few days ago a supplementary war budget amounting to 100,000,000 yen. Without question or discussion the budget was handed to the standing committee charged with the duty of examining and reporting upon all such Vmeasures. Two days later the committee presented its report. It curtlv stated that enquiries addressed to the Government delegates, who always attend committee meetings fer the purpose of answering questions, has established the Government’s resolve to conduct the war so earnestly and vigorously as to secure lasting peace for the Orient, and that, consequently, there could be no question about the advisability of granting the ap- propriation required. When the president called for a show of hands every member rose in his place and the budget was passed unanimiously amid a storm of cheers. In the upper House the procedure was identical. There is no peace party in Japan. Mr. Andree lies a European reputation as a scientific aerial traveller. He is non an enthusiast, but a. practical, cool-headed man of science, who has made many experi- mental tests, besides many balloon journeys. In his balloon Svea last November he travel- led from Gothenburg on the west coast. of Sweden to the Island of Gotland, in the Baltic, a distance of over 245 English miles, covering the distance in five hours. The People do No! Object to Pultlnz up Honey for War. A des patch from Tokio says :â€"The temper of the Japanese nation has been significantly displayed in connection with an additional grant of 100,000,000 yen for the prosecution of the war. The origins.1 wsr budget passed unanimously by the Diet in its extraordinary session last October amounted to 150,000,000 yen. Two issues of bonds have already been made. A further issue of 44,000,000 yen has to be made and the nation may at. any moment find itself paying into the Treasury about twenty million yen month- ly. The strain does not appear to be felt as yet, partly because a. large proportion of the expenditures is made with the country, and partly because the banks have co-opernted earnestly and skilfully to avert public inconvenience. Recently when the peace envoys arrived in Hiroshina, the House of Representatives unanimously passedaresolution declaring their belief that the end of the war was still remote and that they were prepared to grant ANY SUM OF MONEY bergen expedition in 1882 ’83, says that the wind currents are favorable during the summer months for a b: lloon voyage. The only danger he fears in that on reaching the North Pole, or the centre of the polar regions, a perfect calm may be found to prevail; but experience has proved that, such a centre is usually surrounded by wind currents blowing outward. JAPAN PAYS CHEERFULLY. TH E EXCESSES COMMITTED