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THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Interesting Items About Our Own Country Great Britain. the United States. and All Parts of the Globe. Condensad and Assorted for Easy Reading. Eighteen firemen were badly.burn- ed by ahot air explosion in afire at Boston, Mass., on Thursday. Ame'rican school children are col- lecting $5,000,000 to build a battleship tq take the, place of the Maine. Hun. Thomas M. Adams, Democratic nominee for the Georgia. Legislature, has been assassinated at Giles, in a general row at a political gathering. Trouble is looked for at Palm, 111.. where the coal miners are on strike. A lot of negroes are being brought in to take the strikers' places, and they are CANADA. Stratford will increase its water sup- ply 9,000 gallons. . ‘ Erhe Briiish cruiser Indefiatigable has arrived at Halifax from Bermuda. The Cataract Power Co. has supplied its first electric scurrent at Hamflio“, Dr. Charlemange Laurier, brother of the Premier, died at Artlmhaskavflle‘ Customs Inspector McMichael finds that the Vancouver Customs have been defrauded of $100000 by false entries of Japanese and Chinese. The Stratford City Council will exâ€" empt the Whyte Packing Company of Mitchell from taxes for twenty years and guarantee their debentures as an inducement for the firm to locate in the Classic City. Michael McMillan, of Grand Mira, c. | B., has returned home direct from the 1 Klondike, having been away about two E years. He realized over forty thousand ' dollars, and his mate, Curry, also of Grand Mira, czime out at the same f"ne, He is expected home in afew days. His share exceeds $50,000. The Speaker says that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. Secretary of State for the Colonies,- will visit the United States In ihe autumn. ' Indians and. whites in the Cassiar mining district are threatened with starvation, according to reports from Vancouver. The new offices of the Grand Trunk In Montreal, plans of which have been completed. will be the largest railway offices in the world. _ The George E. Tuckett & Sou Com- pany of Hamilton are building a five,- stzorey factory, to be used in manufac- turing Canadian tobacco. Four Indians, held at Dawson City‘ for the murder of William G. Mecham,‘ have been found guilty and sentenced by Judge Maguire to hang at Dawson City on November 1. The Elderâ€"Dempster Co. will increase both their London and their Bristol service next season. It is said to be the intention to have two ships aweek to London and the same to Bristol. The City Council of London has pass- ed a. resolution to the effecL that the site chosen in South London for the Normal School is unsuitable, and th~1t the Government be asked to make an- other selection. The typhoid epidemic at Belfast is growing rapidly. SIX hundred cases have been reported in three weeks,and every hospital is filled to overflowing. Lord Charles Beresford left London for China on Thursday. He goes to in- Vesiigate investment prospects as com- missioner of the Associwted Chambers of Commerce of Great Britain. American school children are col- lecting $5,000,000 to build a battleship tq take the, place of the Maine. Chicago and Ogrlensburg shippers pro- pose to as klhe Quebec conference to take action for the removal of tolls on the VVellaud Canal. Dundéfi nas granted a bonus of $12,- 000 to the John Bertram & Son of the Canadian Tool W'orks. Work has been begun upon the exâ€" tension of the Stonewall branch of the Canadian Pacific into the Foxton dis- triot. A party of farmers estlmated to numâ€" ber. with their families, about 1,000 601118,» are expected to move from Yankâ€" ton, N. Dakota, to Crooked Lake, near Prince Albert, N.VV.T. I The Manchester Courier says that the Lord-Lieutennncy of Ireland is likely next year to be made a non-politile and perman‘ nt office, which will proba- bly be occupied by a member of the Royal Family. possibly the Duke of Connnugbt. take the :trikers' places under guard. Amencan troops at stoned two negro pedlm revenge for the death missioned officer at the other colored man. TJJe Postoffloe Department is about f"? 13511? postfllrpotes» 9f_ the denomina- Th8 grgti'num‘op of Manitoba is e§tiâ€" mated at 50,000,000 bushels, of winch Over 25,000,000 is wheat. . tions of $1. $2.50 and $5 other colored man. Rev, J. P. Fletcher a} minister was shot ing to organize a Church at Smiley, G pulpit. he was fired window. 107 bucksho body. John L’llham, a farmer living miles soth of Milan, Mich” has; ed: up on his farm twenty-six I Soveuigus, and two half save Pilk UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN {N A NUISHHL rs at Chattanooga p-edlaxs to death in ieath of anon-com- a Congregat ion- while attempt- Congregatioml \Vhile in the .t through the lodging in his livin nference to l of tolls on Democratic Legislature. iles, in a :athering. Pane, Ill.. )n strike. iA ought in to ad they are )hattanooga to death in anon-com- 1nds of anâ€" erica in order that it may make the inhabitants buy the products of the rapacious North American Republic. The countries on the weslern coast of South America. are still safe, because of lack of communication with the United States, but the day will come when all the little Latin-American Reâ€" publics will feel themselves equally threatened, both with regard to their national existence and their economic interests. Then probably there will be formed a sort of immense league, supported morally, and perhaps mater- ially, by old Europe, which the Yan- kees will have forced out of the New World." three nluugzh~ English reigns. It 13’ Probable that a large number Of‘the cotton mills in Massachusehs usmg' about a mllhon spindles. will 010.89 down before the end of Oc’foher. This Will affect some 2,500 hands, a great majority of whom are French Canadians. The Secrhtary of the United States Treasury has decidjed that under exist- 111g conditions there is no reason why Spanish ships should not enter, 10nd and clear at ports in the Unith State‘s. The dates of the 1817 and that on 1811. Steam yachts are adrug in the mar- ket at New York. At least half 8- dozen of these floating palaces are_ for sale at about half the purchase {films- The expense of keeping a steam yacht in commission is more than even most, millionaires care to stand, and in {he course of ayear or two lhley look up- on them as white elephants. GENERAL. German explorers have. discovered a new island to the east of Spltlbi‘vrgen‘ _The Shah of Persia. has announced hm intentions of visiting the Sultan at Constantinople. been ‘ for fz The Corn( The German newspapers are be- coming more friendly towards the United States, taking the view that Spain has only he rself to blame, and that the conditions imposed by the United States are not excessive. Collectors oI-customs will be instrut ed to this effect. Joh‘n Restivo, aged 30. and John Mu colino, aged 33, of Baltimore, MI quarrelled on Tuesday morning 11‘ agreed to fight it out with stilettt They fought in an open field in 1 presence of asingle witness, ResLi was killed and Muscolino fled. Allie Hopkins, aged 19, died at Johr-sâ€" burgh. Warren County, N.Y., on Tues- day, the result 0C awound inflicth on Sunday by Harry Hatch, aged 14. Hopkins and others of his age Mere abusing Hatch, who drew uknife and almost disemhowled Hopkins.' The Middlesex shoe fat-tory at Mari- boro', Ma.ss., employing 272') hands, his shut down for an indefinite period; The came of this action is a the stitchers, who refuse to long as the forewoman of the ment, Mrs. Robert Henderso that position. The Court of Caisatiou e rejevted all the appeals of 'sentenced by military t Various terms of imprisw connection with the riots i May. darmes haJe vent trouble The contemplated increase in the Ger- man army will amount to 22,500 men, involving an extra annual outlay 0! 14,000,00) marks. $2,8(‘0,00 beside addi- tions to the artillery and other ser- Vices. Influential Spanmrd on America's Future. A despateh from Madrid, says :â€"The only nominations for Spanish members of the peace commission that are sure are those of Senor Castillo, Spanish Ambassador to Paris and Gen. Fuentes. It is still believed, however, that Sen- or Moret, exâ€"Minisler for the Colonies is to be named. Premier Sagasta keeps repeating that as m'my of the mem- bers as possible mist he conversant with the English language, and gives as a. reason that this will enable the, work of the commission to be done, With the Jingusn language, and. gives as a. reason that this will enable Lbs work of the commission to be done more quickly. The real reason, how- ever, is his desire that acceptance of America’s terms may be forced withâ€" out unnecessary delay. Monet knows English well. is Sagasta’s friend, and Is very conciliatory. Senor Santos, awell-known writer. who is aspeciaiist on American subâ€" jects said on ’quesdayzâ€"“The United States means to rob not only Spain, but. all other European countries, of their American colonies. Having acâ€" gompligngd this, it will tq{n_upon‘ngâ€" ico, which country the United States regards as a rampart sepu‘ating it from the rest of Lat-in America: The United States wants all of South Am- Winksâ€"Catch me going to Mount Fashion another summer. Minksâ€"Hot them? Winksâ€"No. Cold enough for blankets every night. Mlnksâ€"Then what was the matter with it? Amer \\'mksâ€"-They didn’t have the blanâ€" kets. Conflicts have taken plac 5 Dutch pianist arrexted at Tsahl ailing to‘ salute a a personal estate COOL SUMNLER RESORTS ican soldiers and nu at Cavite. PROPHECY 0F RAPINE. he halt sovereigns “NBA- on tne sovereigns are1 ' 011 n 01' the in :1 that nnual outlay or 0,00 beside addi- ' and other ser- L and John Mu Baltimore, Md y morning in t with stiletto Siveking. has upper Austria. priest. of the late Dr. me. in th ain, 2,00: 8. Forty i there t a a. stfike to return their depn f the rinters. ;ri’bunals to =onment for in Milan last at Rome h son, retain ce between we msurg‘ at 1U £20 1 mu Pro- 1n 31' TEARUHING UN UMBURMAN KITCHENER'S 20,000 MEN OFF FOR THE DERVISH CAPITAL. line. The British troops were on the left, and the Egyptians on the right. It is said that the expedition will move on Omdurman on Thursday. Officers will each have sixty pounds of baggage, while the men will carry only thcil‘ blankets. Two marches will be made to Jebel Rayan. The camp here is about two miles long by half a. mile wide. There is plenty of. sweet water and no lack of forage. ' ' '"‘ ' Refugees are arriving daily from 0m- Iiurman. 'l‘hev all agree that the Kha- um means to fight. .they report that he has 70,000 men. The attack is ex- peutad to occur about September 4. The English camp of 220,0)0 men, extending three miles, with the white gunlxxgts and an innumerable fleet of native boats, presents a picturesque and am- muted sight. p01 A despatch from Winnipeg, sayszâ€"A more gratifying crop report has never Liv-en published in Manitoba than that which has just been issued by the Pro- vincial Department of Agriculture. It shows that the agricultural conditions of the country are highly satisfactory, and that the winter will in all likeli- hood closs in one of the most pros- perous years over enjoyed by the farmâ€" ers of the Prairie Province. The total pro'lurttion of the cereals is estimatâ€" ed at alittle less than fifty million bushels, but as the department is prone to conservatism in the matter, it may be taken for granted that the elevator returns next spring will pro- babl ygive larger figures. Ill He THE WHEAT YlELD. The average wheat yield per acre is placed at a. fraction over seventeen bushels, and the total at between twenty-five and twentyâ€"six millions. This is an increase over the official estimates made earlier in the year,a.nd is explained by the fact that there was a. “underfullv mmd improvement in the crops three m' four weeks before muLuriLy, bettering (his coudilions verv «:onaidurably‘ lhere bus as yet been no damage u.‘ note from insect. pests or member, and abuunliful harvest of Ilolm's UIiBXCBH‘bll hard wheaL will spon vour TO BUILD THE N liv Illlr Likelihood of the Dervlshes Mak- III: a sen-‘9!“ Reslstencc t0 the Troops. A desputch from Wady Hamed Camp says Ir:ll.'. SOD, Preme' UK Queensland; I‘lgnt Hon. Sir George H. Reid, Premier of New South \Vales; and Right Hon. Sh. George Turner. Premier of Victoria, met in conference on Suguedey, and discussed the plans for a. Pacific cable. The), decided to make the, definite offer that it Great Britain and Canada col- lectivaly would guarantee fiveâ€"ninths of the cost of laying the new cable they would recommend to 'their respective, Legislatures to contribute one-ninih Bach asking NeAV Zealap-i to contribute, each. asking New Leann. the remammg oneâ€"ninth. I00 I) L3 ,474 The nap A despatch from Wady Hamed Camp. miles from Omdurman, says :-â€"A rude was held on Wednesday of the lire force of the Anglo-Egyptian ex- «Jiiion which is operating against the Lrvishes. The sight was a. magnifi- nt one. The fighting force numbers 'er 20,000 men and the line was over ;0'I yards long. The artillery and mel corps occupied the centre of the ne. The British troops were on the it, and the Egyptians on the right. It is said that the expedition will \‘V ith mu “ram- “'honl erld Owr l7 ltnsholfi- ()Ihor (‘rernnls “Ive Equally satisfac- tory Rm" YIELDS OF OTHER CEREALS unands the Egg 1prise two-third l which critics [ fightinq mate 0. Forbes Gatm tish forces. LuriLy, bettering [no cont) miderably. Name has as damage of note from i] \‘v'eithez‘, and abountiful nil.obu.'s unexcellled hard safely garnered. - Vith respect to okhar cere Ls of the Government 0} ..emneb, and mtles from : of the 101 d of which 1g the diffk 1 and impedi alarm the 1011.. 1 HS in1 as at arrive prime cattle 1+: estimated yields of cereals other L What armâ€"Outs, 18,029,944bush- barley, 4,011,314 bushels; flax. 350,- hushels; rye, 79,950 bushels; peas, Al: bushels. L9- wealher for the Iast two or 6 days has been showery, but no )uH delay to harvesting operations been occasioned. 1 of the Go? lents are a Li'lu charuc Lers to the Good report stock, and n “’lll l‘ontrllmle Four-NIulhs of Mt If ('nnzulu and Great Ih’ltahl (‘unl‘rlium- the Balance. MANITOBA CROPS. Sir Herbert Kitchener’s at, so far, is abrilliant opâ€" :‘ome weeks ago he announc-~ ,emion 10 concentrate his \Vady Humed on August 22. '1 here on Wednesday. \Vady a village forty miles above . and between fifty and six- from Omdurumn. It is at d between 1 Omdurma mg sixth ( 1 is at 8118.1 iculties of dimenta. ov a Nile, und‘ at is proof o olhar cereals, the re- y‘ernment crop corre- lso of a generally fa- :ter. the exceptional pleasing story being ,5 are given regarding Manitoba will not he d this year in furnish- for the export trade. )' i6] (ls of icerrregls pt hgr EW PACIFIC CABLE Lts, 18,029,944bush- bushels; flax. 350,- 950 bushels; peas, 31 rchibald ian force of the ex ansland: Right Reid, Premier of ,nd Right Hon. emier of Victoria, 1 Sutuedey, and the expedition now form capi- Major-Genera] commands the h Mui N. S. W Hunts _ whic the Klmntonm “111 Re Captured and Mahdlsm Smashed “’Ithln A Month. A despatch from London says :-â€"The Angloâ€"Egyptian rte-conquest of the Soudan is steadily approaching its cul- mination. Khartoum will be captured and Mahdism smashed within a month. but Englishmen have not yet reached the stage of excitement over what is om of the most remarkable and unin- terruptedly successful military enter- prises in British history. mination and Mah‘ but Eng: the stag; Gen. Kitchener is the youngest man of his rank in the British army. He has made no mistakes, and now has a perfectly equipped army of 25.000 men of all arms. 1,700 miles trom the start- ing point, and ready to deliver the last crushing blow upon the enemy. There has been no fuss, and. this fact has lulled foreign suspicion as to the aims of British policy in the Soudan. WILL REMAIN. A despatch from Havana, says:â€" Calixte Garcia, the insurgent leader who had trouble with General Shafter at Santiago, and tendered his resigna- tion to the insurgent Government, is now at Gibalra. He has handed in his resignation for the second time, and it has been accepted. General Luque was Preparing to attack Gibara when the news of peace arrived. A general order to the army, pub- If the French think about the mat- ter at all they assume that Gen. Kitch- ener will clear out of the Soudan as soon as the dervishes are finally defeat- ed. The assumption is unfounded, whatever the British Government may have said a year or two ago. The in- tention now is to keep the Soudan and more. Its policy embraces the possi- bilityâ€"nay, the probabilityâ€"of war with Abyssinia, despite King Menelek’s newlyâ€"found friends in Paris and St. Petersburg. The purely British regi- ments will be gradually withdrawn from the Soudan, but Gen. Kitchener’s Egyptians, transformed by him from spiritless peasants into real fighting men, and the Soudanese warriors, who have learned to worship their British officers. will remain to extend and com- plete the scheme of conquest. General Kitchener‘s flag, nominally Egyptian, will be taken to the borders of Uganda, there to get the British flag now up- held by a h andful of Englishmen thou- sands of miles from civilizatio’n. It is a scheme to stir the imagination, yet held by a h andful sands of miles in a scheme to stir it was born in prl Gen. Gnu-Ia noslqnod Agnln and Wm: muted I0 Go. "The Queen and the Government having been informed of the excited feeling in this long suffering armya count; absolutely on the continuance of its conspicuous military virtues to aid the public authorities to carry out their designs for the good of the country. "They will not be sparing in showâ€" ing their gratitude to it, which is ex- pressed in general orders to the army for its satisfaction. “on. There have been Havana, 213 was In the New York Her: and army are quie reign; in the city. lowing cable ( Monday:â€" "The Queen General Pando, chief of army. has arrived here Proviaions are coming in. scam The Infantu Is-Lbe scare}. The Infantu Isabel has return- ed. The ve:sel was sent to GiV‘ara tc carry news of the peace, of which the American vessels there had noinforma- tion. V New (- and Trunk (mst In )lontreul “'lll liave an Arreuge of Two Mllllon lfubic I-‘eol. A despatch from Montreal says:â€" â€"â€"-Mr. R. A. \Vail’e, the architect of the new Grand Trunk general offices, is busily employed in this city on the plans. which he hopes to have in such an advanced condition (hat the con- tracts can be let during the coming momh, and the work immediately com- menced. The new building will be the largest suite of railway offices in the world. They will fill an area of two largest suite of railway ( world. They will fill an million cubic feel, or six in sand cubic feet larger lh adelphia and Reading off adelphia, the present lar; of its kind in the world ing will be five storeys l front will be of what is i He calls and slim N80; wha wea fire-p terial the RECONQUEST OF THE SOUDAN aPD‘ hi1 Our hed site the the OUT OF THE CUBAN ARMY. 1d LARGEST IN THE WORLD. MI rand Trunk systex the seal of the cor rth over the main MORE MARTIAI his j( style. The cont r. \Vaite calls the car ;, will be lei}. ln a1 expects that the be completed before Ltone. f thl r why? 5 his moruix the order to the army, pub- Jesday, says ‘th’Lt General star of \Var, sent the fol- despatch from Madrid on “BLANCO.” Lndo, chief of stuff of the rrived here from Mexico‘ "6 coming in, but are still Infantu. Isabel has return- )n d Trunk Ballw The building ughout, and all Hera] quiet storeys high. and the what. is known as the The contracts for 10. [ill an area of two or six hundred thou- .rger than the Philâ€" ing offim 1ic Dovi'ning street no‘disturhances in sely announced by 3 buildin These fig 3f the ince ystem in 9 company . The volunteers and perfect calm ielivs 15 we lailw Ling is to he figures will be building. inception of in Canada, II few t building [he build I’I ties roll at ance op 11 as th« 1y," cu at Phil will in the ma int ill be bad lTHE UZAR 18 FOB. PEAB‘E. HE SUGGESTS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. [sums a Note Proposing the Calling of: Conference or the. Powersâ€"The Note Causes a Sensation. A despatch from St. Petersburg, says: â€"By order of Emperor Nicholas, Count Muravieff, the Foreign Minister. on the 24th inst., handed to the foreign di- plomats at St. Petersburg a nohe de- claring that the maintenance of peace and. the reduction of the excessive ar- mament now crushing all nations is the ideal for which all Governmbnts ought to strive. The Czar considfia the present moment favourable for the inauguration of a movement looking to this end, and invited the powers to take part in an international confer- ence as ameans of thus assuring real and lasting peace, and terminating the progressive increase of armaments. The text of the note follows: "The maintenanoe of general peace and the possible reduction of the ex- cessive armaments which weigh upon all nations present thlemselves in ex- isting conditions to the whole world as an ideal toward which the endeaâ€" vors of all Governments should he’d!- rectedi. The humanitarian and mag- nanimous ideas of his Majesty, the Em- PCI‘OI‘. my august master, have been won over to lhis view in the conviction that this lofty aim is in conformity with the most essential interests and legitimate views of the powers; and. the Imperial Government thinks the present moment would be very favour- able to seeking the means. “International discussion is the most effectual means of ensuring all DGO‘ ple's benefitâ€" a real. durable peace. above all. putting an end to the DrO‘ ple's benefitâ€" a real. durable peace, above all, putting an end to the pro- gressive dJevelopment of the present armaments. "In the course of the last tWenty not yet been a! beneficent resul " The financiai upward march s of public prosp‘ and physical st. labour and cm any sacrifice. "Nevertheless, all these efforts have not yet been able to bring about the heneficent result desiredâ€"pacification. " The financial charges following the upward march strike at. the very door of public prosperity. The intellectual and physical strength of the nations‘ labour and capital are mostly 7di- part 1 rance lies ir trans A despatch from London saystâ€"The Czar's proposition for an Internationâ€" al Conference for the purpose of securâ€" ing real and lasting peace among the powers, and the, termination of the progressive increase in armaments. as t‘om’oyed in a note from Count Mura- vipff. the Russian Foreign Minister, to (hp. foreirrn diplom'lfiqls at Stfiaters- burg i: liknlv to produce :5. sensai'i'on throughout Europe; and. coming from surh :1 quarter, and wifh such evident horrnrsx \vhwrenf makz’ every thinking hein shudder in advance. "To put an end to these incessant armaments, and to seek the means of wardin": off the calamities which are (hreatminq the whole worldâ€"such is tlw sum-time duty toâ€"day imposed upon all States. . “Filled with this idea. his Majesty his been pleased to command me to propnse to all Governmpnts whnse re- DTPS9ntfltiV95 are accredited to the Im- nerili courf th~ assembling of a. con- \Vomzln czu but man has since. 3f public prosperity. The intellectual mrl physical strength of the nations‘ labour and capital are mostly di- verted from their natural application. and are unproductiver consumed. Hun- dreds of millions are devoted to acquir- ing terrible engines of destruction. which, though toâ€"day regarded as the last word of science, are destined to- morrow to lose all their value in con- sequence of some fresh discovery in the same field, National culture, economic progress, and the production of wealth, are either paralyzed or checked in deâ€" velopment. Moreover, in proportion as ‘he armaments of such power increase, they less and less fulfil the objects the this Wh tury 1t ff‘ Inf le wolfare of pen \VILL PRODUCE 1n )K froruhle an the same < nt by :1 cc yernmentsfi have set befor'e them- 'er effe pri courl th~ assembling of a con- xn \Vhl('h sh'xll occupy itself with “rave problem. is oonfervnce will be, by lb» help (l. a happy prvsage for the. cenâ€" Nhich is about to open. It would rge into one powerful focus the s of all States sincerely seeking kn lhn great conceplinn ol‘ univâ€" ponce triumph nver thm elements )uhle and discord. and it would a same time cemnnt their agree- l\_v a corporal» consecration. of CHAN( ran re ready ouging for general appease- growm especially pronounc- conscieuces of civilized n3.- the preservation of peace nut forward as an object of lzil policy. It is in ifv name policy. It is in i!~' ‘rtates havb conclu: alves powerful alliu; better to guarantee we developed in p ) unprecedented the‘ and still continue without shrinking »s 7 of equity the security of peoples." is likely #ED CONDITIONS us after man originally, been after woman ever dou an i the follow that with uch a ste ign Minister, to ls at Stnaters- [um 45. sensation ld. coming from H: such evident to have impor- arantee peace (1 in propor- ted their mi!â€" ntinue to in- )th and rirrht States and ATION Ru 1'. ions