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lull . THE VERY VLATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Interesting Items About Our Own Country. Great Britain. the United States. and All Parts of the Globe. Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. CANADA. The wheat crop of Manitoba is now estimated to be 32,000,000 bushels. Dr. Ryan is a candidate for the May- oralty of Kingston for 1899. The estate of Sir J. Adolphe Chap- leau has been probated at $225,000. (Hamilton's assessment returns are expected to show an increase of 1,000 in population. . \Volves are destroying sheep in large numbers in the Plevna district, Ad- dington County. The Department of Fisheries will stock with black bass 111- number of lakes along the Parry Sound Railway. The town of West Selkirk. Man., pro- poses to consolidate its indebtedness by a new issue of debentures. An English syndicate have leased Mr. James Mispicel‘s mine \at Actinolite. Ont., and will operate it for arsenic. Mr. C. Knox of Calgary has been ap- pointed stock inspector of the North- West Government, with headquarters at Winnipeg. Joseph McShane, a youth, may lose his eyesight as a result of placing a fog signal: on the track at Hamilton to let a train run over it. Convict Murphy, an insane department of the Kingston penitentiary. attacked and seriously injured Guard Hennessy. There is said to be a movement on foot to invite the Marquis of Dufferin to come to Canada to unveil the Mac- kenzie monument at Ottawa on the completion thereof. 'A rich find of molibdonite has been made on the Grand Calumet. mining property, near Fort Coulogne, Que. Molibdonite. is used in hardening steel and also in shotting silk. It .is reported at Halifax that the Dominion Steamship Line has secured the. subsidy for carrying the English made between Canada and England for the season of 1898-99. The Toronto City Council has decidâ€" ed to petition the Ontario Government to appornt a royal commission to inâ€" Vestigate the charges of Mr. E. A. Macdonald as to the manner in which the Toronto Street Railway Company obtained its charter. Mfr. A. A. Clarke, of London. Eng.. who secured a charter from the Fedâ€" eral Parliament for a tramway along .lees Canyon. has floated a scheme. and is now in Ottawa on the way to the Pacific coast. The line is now in operation and is doing a good business. GREAT BRITAIN. ' Sir George Grey. former Lieutenant- Governor of South Australia. is dead at London. iMchougall's flour mill and other warehouses on Millwall dock. London. have been destroyed by fire. Loss. £75000. Mr. George N. Curzon. the new Vice- roy of India, has been elevated to the Peerage as Baron Curzon of Kedlesâ€" ion. The British steamer Milwaukee, from H inmate of the the Tyne for New Orleans. stranded at l Fortes Roll, Scotland. is likely to be Ii. total wreck. The unexpected return of Dr. Jame- son to England from the Cape gives rise to a rumour that be has quarrelled with Cecil Rhodes. .A telegram has been received by the British Foreign Office stating that Capt. Cooke has been shot dead in East Africa. He was a. graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston. A gas explosion took place on Fri- day in a mine at Brownsville, Pa. Fif- ty-four men were entombed. of whom 27 found their way out by an opening on the river. Eight dead bodies have been recovered. and it is thought the other miners will be suffocated. UNITED STATES. Sir Julian Paunceforte, British Am- bassador at Washington, has had his term extended to April next. Governor Pingree, of Michigan, has been reâ€"nominated by acclamation by the Republican State convention. Forty thousand United States so]â€" diers are to be sent to Cuba to do garrison duty, in addition to those now at Santiago under General Lawton. Andrew Cassoque was strangled to death by three burglars in New York on Tuesday morning after he had been robbed of 3500, all his savings. A number of workmen were injured, some perhaps fatally, by an attempt of nonâ€"union men to enter the Am- erican \Vire Company’s works at Cle- veland. 0., on Monday morning. Nearly oneâ€"tenth of the entire po- pulation of Plainwell, a little village in Allegan County, Mich, is ill from eating canned pressed beef at achurch social. .'Fifty~five persons were pois- oned, twenty are dangerously ill and four are expected to die. A cable message from Dr. Kranz. of: the European Union of Astronomers. to Messrs. Chandler and Ritchie, of Boston, announces the discovery of a starâ€"like condensation in the centre 00 nebulae of Andromeda by Seraphin of Pulkowa. If this indicates change in the condition of the well known ob- The Governor of Buda Pest has reâ€" solved to expel all Anarchists, who are not cltizrns of Hungary. Late deSpalches from l’ekin say the Emperor of China is in danger of his life from astrong conspiracy. The French wheat crop is estimated at 123,000,000 hectoletres, the largest since 1874, when the yield was 13:,- 000,000 hectoletres. Twelve hundred Women and child- ren and one thousand sick soldiers sailed from HaVana for Spain on \Vedâ€" nesday. The commissiariat and supply deâ€" partments of both the army and navy of the Argentine Republic are being actively re-organized. The Government of Corca has been compelled to dismiss the Europeans engaged as an Imperial guard in_ com sequence of a protest from Russia. A destructive hurricane swept over southern Spain. doing great dam- age in the Provinces of Seville and Granada. Many persons were killed. The. Berlin National Zeiting says on the highest authority that the person- al estate of Prince Bismarck does not represent as much as 2.500.000 marks, about $500,000. It is stated that the Rothschilds will loan Spain £4,000,000 or £5,000,000 on the security of Almada quick sil- ver mines, when the treaty of peace shall have been signed. The Japanese Government has re- plied to the circular of Count Mura- vieff. the Russian Foreign lliinisl’cr, suggesting international disarmament. The reply supports the Czar’s proposâ€" als. The Berlin police authorities have prohibited the holding of five project- led Socialist meetings in Hamburg. called for the purpose of discussing Emperor “'illiam’s recent speech re- garding the imprisouing of the pro- vokers of strikes. Typhoons on the Japanese coast, ac- cording to the latest advices. have done great. damage. Many ports and towns have been totally devastated. and in the Tamsul district, where the great ruin is evident. over one hun- ired lives are said to have been lost. The diplomatic representatives of Russia, France. Belgium, Spain and Holland. at Pekin. have called upon Li Hung Chang to condole with him ,upon his dimissal from the Chinese lForeign Office. Much comment has been excited by the action of these Ministers. The American soldiers in Honolulu >are causing the good people of that once-peaceful community much worry. Acts of vandalism are becoming fre- quent. and General King has issued orders for a. court of enquiry to inves- tigate alleged lawless acts committed by soldiers. and to assess the amount of damage caused. It is stated in St. Petersburg that Luchoni the assassin of the Empress of Austria, belongs to an Anarchist gang which went: to North America two years and a half! ago, leaving a few of their comrades in Europe. The gang issued orders from America, where the present plot was hatched. The mem- bers have now returned to Europe, but the chiefs remain) in New York. THREATENS PEKIN. Great Ill-Ham's Formidnble Squadron Puts to Sell. A despatch from Wei-Hai~Wei, says: The battleship Centurion, flagship of v ‘Viceâ€"Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, the commander of the British fleet in lChinese waters, sailed suddenly Fri- day under sealed orders accompanied from Cheâ€"Foo by the battleship Victorâ€" ious, the first-class cruiser Narcis- sus, the secondâ€"class cruiser Hermione, the torpedo-boat destroyer Fame, the torpedoâ€"boat destroyer Hart, and the despatchâ€"boat Alacrity. It is supposed the destination of the fleet is Ta~Ku. at the entrance of the river leading to Tien-Ssin, the Port of Pekin. for the purpose of making ana- val demonstration there. MAY LAND FORCES. A despatch from Shanghai, says :â€"-It is reported that Kang-Juwei, the Canâ€" tonese reformer, who is accused by the Dowager Empress of being implicated in designs on the Emperor's life, and who recently fled from Pekin. arrived at W00~Sung, near here, Saturday, and too refuge on board a British gunboat. The British Consul has entered a pro- test against the action of the Chin- ese officials in stopping the steamer Eldorado and searching her for Kang. It is reported that Admiral Seymour, the British naval commander. contem- plates landing a party of sailors and marines at Ta-Ku. The Taotai, gov- ernor. has asked the assistance of the British Consul in capturing Kang. whom he described as a degraded criminal. If he is arrested he will no doubt be executed. â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"'â€"â€"â€" GIVING UP THEIR GUNS. Mussulmans Surrender l.600 Firearmsâ€" \Vnrnlng [he ( llrlullnufl. A despatch from Candia, Crete, says: About 1,600 firearms have thus far been surrendered by the Mussulman in re- sponse to the demand of the British ad- miral. The most credible reports place the number of rifles in possession of the Mussulmans at about 25,000, which is exclusive of 5,000 Martinis, which are the property of the Turkish Govern- ment. Much difficulty in compelling the surrender of all these arms is ex- act, the disc Ver w‘ll h f ‘ â€" peeled' . . ‘ in“. 0 y ‘ e “ O’mpo“ so A. Biliotti. the British Consul, . , has visited the Christian chiefs and in- GENERAL- . formed them that Great Britain had The Queen Rfigenl 0f Spam 119-“ undertaken the protection of the dis- promised to send a delegate to the armed Moslems, and warned the chiefs Czar's peace convention. About 2,000 of the United States sol- diers in Porto Rico are officially reâ€" ported to be sick. . _ _ __ “mmâ€"mp- that any attack on the Moslcms would be. regarded as an attack on the Bri- tish. The chiefs promised to abstain from attacking the Moslcms. Prices of Grain, Cattle, Cheese. &c., in the Leading Marts. Toronto, Sept. 27,~Eggsâ€"Steady and unchanged. Dealers here are selling choice in single cases at 15 to 10c, and straight at about 141-20. lTSH 03.. i ' ” P0tatqes~steady demand, and there, seems to be plenty in. Car lots sold at 00 to 650 per bag. Dealers sell out of store at 75 to 850. Farmers' loads bring about 75 to 850 per bag, on the street. . Poultryâ€" (Unchanged. Chickens 5811 at 40 to 500. per pair; ducks, 50 to 600; turkeys, 10 to 11c per 11).; and geese, 0 to 70. Beansâ€" Rather dull. Choice hand- picked beans sell at an to 95c. and common at 50 to 600,- per bush. Dried Apples â€"- Unchanged. Dealers pay 31â€"20 for dried stock, delivered here, and small lots resell here at 4 to 41â€"20. EVaporated are firm at; 9t0 Qi-Zc. I Honeyâ€"Dull. Round lots of choice. delivered here, will bring about 5 to tie. Dealers quote from 6 to 7c per lb. for 10 to Gil-lb. tins; and in comb at around $1.25 to $1.50 per dozen 560‘ Lions. I Baled hay â€"â€" Movement limited. Strictly choice car lots are quoted at around $6.50 to $7.50; and No. 2 at around $5.50. Strawâ€"Market easy. Car lots are quoted at $4 to $4.50 on track. Hopsâ€"Quiet for 1898 stock as yet. New stock is offered at 180, but. finds no buyers. Toronto prices for old are: â€"Round lots, delivered here, strictly fancy. 1897's, 15 to 160; choice, 14 to l41â€"2c.’ No. 1, 130. Wheatâ€"Prices for Ontario wheat to- day were rather easier, and those of Manitobas firmer. Millers bought 0n- tario red and white outside at 64 to 05c, but grain brokers report that it is more difficult to make sales. Manitoba No. 1 hard, Toronto and west, is held at 81c, and No. 2. nerd at 780. Scarcity of spot stuff makes prices firmer. Flourâ€"Trade fair; straight roller, middle freights, $3.15. Oatmealâ€"Car lots of rolled oats, in bags, on track here, $3.25 per bb1., and in bbls. $3.35. MillfeedfiSteady. Bran sells here at $10 in ton lots, and shorts at $15. Bran is quoted at $0 and shorts at $13.50. middle freights. Peasâ€"Firm. New peas sold to-day at 510, middle freights, and tile. was quot- ed east. . Oatsâ€"Steady. Car lots of new white sold today at 230, north and west. Barleyâ€"No. 1 barley is in good de- mand at 42 to 421-2c. for car lots, in- terior points, and at 44 to 45c. at lake ports. . Ryeâ€"Firm; quoted nominally at 400, north and west; and 42c. east. Cornâ€"American offered at 390, To- ronto freights to-day. Butterâ€"Unchanged. Steady demand for strictly choice dairy at quotations. Movement in medium light. Quota- tions are as followszâ€"Dairy. tub. poor to medium. 11 to 120; choice, 14. to 150; small dairy, lb. prints, about 16 to 17c; creamery, tubs and boxes, 18 to 190; pounds. 20 to 21c. Cheese â€" Better feeling. Dealers here are selling at from 8 1â€"2 to 9c. Buffalo, Sept. 27.â€"Spring wheat â€"- Unseltled, easier; No. 1 Northern, 73 to 73 1-20. asked. Winter wheat â€" No- thing doing; No. 2 red, quoted 720; No. 1 white, 700, on track. Corn â€" Quiet and easier; No. 2 yellow, 33 3-4 to 340; No. 3 yellow, 33 1-2 to 33 3-40; No. 2 corn, 33 1-2c; No; 3 conn, 33 to 331-4c. Oats â€" Dull and. easy; N0. 2 white, 27c; No. 3 White, 25 3-4 to 260; No.4white, 241-:7 to 251-2c; No. 2 mixed, 24c; No. 3 mixed, 23c. Barley â€" Very strong; prices held higher. Rye â€" Quiet; No. 2, on track, 5‘0. Canal freights â€"Feel- lug strong. Flourâ€"Firm; fair demand. Detroit, Sept. 27.â€"â€"Wheatâ€"Closed: â€"- No. 1 while, cash, 070; No. 2 red, cash and September, (590; December. 66 3â€"80; Ditty, 67 lâ€"dc. Minneapolis, Sept. 27.â€"-Wheat â€" May. 617â€"8 to tide; No. l Northern, 05 3â€"4c; No. 2Northern, 6134c. Flourâ€"lst patents, $3.95 to $4: second do., $3.75 to $3.85; first clear. $2.70 to 2.80. Duluth, Sept. 27.~â€"\Vheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. cash. 571â€"40; December, 61 5-80; May, 63 3-40. Milwaukee, Sept. 27.â€"\Vheatâ€"â€"No. 1 Northern, 071â€"2c; No. 2 Northern, 65 1â€"20; December, nominal. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 480, Barley-No. 2, 431-4 to 410. Oats No. 2, 223-4 to 24c. Toledo, Sept. 27,â€"Wheatâ€"No. 2, cash. and September, 710; December. 66 3â€"4c. Cornâ€"No. 2 mixed, 301â€"2c. Outsâ€"No. 2 mixed, '2] Iâ€"2c. Ryeâ€"No. 2, cash, 48c. Clover seedâ€"Prime cash, old. $3.90; October. $4.65. Oilâ€"Unchanged. CHEESE MARKETS. London, Ont.. Sept, 27~Eight fac- tories boarded 1.405 boxes August make; all sold; 500 at 8 1â€"2C. 290 at 8 5â€"8c. 300 at 8 3-40, 240 at 8 15-160, 75 at 9 1-86; market active. Lindsay. Ont. Sept. 27â€"«The Victoria County Cheese Board met in the Town hall at. 11 o'clock. Buyers present:â€" Flavelle, \Vhitton, antlFitzgerald. Mr. \l'liitton bid 815-160, and took five factories. Mr. Fitzgerald took six factories at same figure. and Mr. Fla- velle then cleared balance of board at 8 15â€"160. This is the highest figure ever received by this board. Next meeting will be held on Monday, Oc- tober 17th. All cheese boarded yes- terday in our Victoria Cheese Board was of first half of September make. \V'atertown. N. Y., Sept. 27â€"Sales of cheese on the Board of Trade toâ€" day were 4,000 boxes. mostly Septem- bers. at 8 to Sc; bulk at 85-8t083-4c. market active and 1 3â€"16 higher than extreme of last week. Canton, N. Y., I l l t l sand cheese offered. and eleven hunâ€" tlrt’ll tubs of butter; no sales at midâ€" night. ___‘>__. SIRDAR BACK FROM FASHODA. .Vlart'lmnd Dcrllnetl to Retire. and Kitch- cncr Lon lllm There. A (lcspatch from Cairo says:â€"Gen- eral Kitchener, commanding t he Anglo- Egyptian expedition, has returned to Omdurman, having established posts at Fashoda and on the Sebat river. The troops did no fighting except with a dervisb steamer on the way south, which was captured. MARCHAND DECLINED TO LEAVE. The London Daily Telegraph's Cairo correspondent, telegraphing on Mon- day sayszâ€"“General Kitchener found the French at Fashoda. He notified M'ajor Marchund that he had express instructions that the territory was British, and that the French must re- tire, and offered them passage to Cairo. Major Marchand absolutely de- clined to retire unless ordered to do so by his Government. No fighting occurred. Major Marchand was given clearly to understand that the Brit- ish insisted upon their claims, and the rest has been left to be settled by diplomacy between the respective Gov- ernments. HOISTED TIIE UNION JACK. "General Kitchener sent a long offi- cial despaich to London, hoisted the Union Jack and Egyptian ensign, ad left as a garrison the 11th and 13th Soudanese Battalions and the Cameron Highlanders to protect the British flag. Colonel Jackson commands the garrison." DERVISH REMNANT DEIV‘EATED. A despatch from Suakim, sayszâ€"The only organized remnant of the dervish army was defeated and. its last strong- hold, Gedaref, captured on September 22nd. after three hours' hard fighting, when an Egyptian force, the Kassala garrison, with a camel corps, number- ing 1,300, under command of Col. Parsons, routed 3000 dervishes, of whom 500 were killed. Three Egyptian officers were wound- ed and 37 Egyptian soldiers killed and 59 wounded. Thc dervish forces at Gedaref was under Ahmed Fedil, a cousin of :he Khalifa. It formed no part of the army that was defeated at Omdurmin, and had always been a separate com- mand Gedaref lies about. 100 miles to the south of Kassala, between the River Atbara and the River Rahaud, atribu- tary of the Blue Nile. Ahmed Fedil succeeded to the com- mand of the Gedaref army after the defeat of the Dervishes under Ahmed Wad Ali, who was killed at Agordat by the Italians in November, 1983. HEROES 0F OhIDURMAN. A despatcb from London, says :â€"It is reported that the “far Office has granted to the Twenty-first Lancers a short furlough in recognition of its bravery at Omdurman. Otherwise the regiment. would have gone direct from Egypt to India for a two years' stay. According to report it has now been arranged that the regiment shall first come to London, and march with full equipment from 7the docks to the Knightsbridge barracks, receiving an ovation throughout the march. A com- mittee composed of all branches of the military service is making arrange- ments to present the regiment with a. gold shield commemorative of the fa- mous charge at Omdurman. â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"-â€"â€"- CONVICTS MUTINY. 18 car wu lull: __ Trade Follows the Flag ~Scores of Traders and Thousands of Tons of Merchandise Item-h ltllurlmnn. A despatch from Omdurman, says :â€" The. Camel corps which accompanied the expedition to fetch the Khalih's camels captured Abdullah’s principal wife, the mother of his eldest son. 3d fine old lady. his partner and advisen fine old lady, his partner and adviser from the days of obscurity before the Mahdi till now. It is to be hoped that the remnants of the Baggara nowin Omdurman will be deported in the interests of the more inoffensive inhabitants. To permit these reprobates, accustomed for years to exercise their gross and versatile wickedness. to remain here would be equivalent to pulling down the walls of Broadmoor. In any case, both POL icy and health cry aloud for the utter demolition of Omllurman, doomed by its limestone subsoil to perpetual arid infertility, and for the transfer of the town to Khartoum. So confident was the Khalifa of vie. tory that a. few days before the fight he ordered a. quantity of red bricks to be brought: acrosa from Khartoum to build himself a new palace. ASTONISHING RECOVERIES. Some of the most astonishing recov- eries from wounds which would kill any European within an hour have taken place among the dervishes. 0n the battlefield, three days after the fight. was a gray-headed dervish with. a shattered leg. who when first re- lieved drank six quarts of water and a-t-étliiscuits heartily, and is now doing well. Astrange sight was seen in the Sou- danese camp the day after the victory. tSome thousands or tne dervish prison- , ers were sitting in rows on the ground waiting their turn to be examined by the doctor as to their fitness to serve in the Egyptian army. About 40 per cent. were found sound. and immediate ly enlisted. SIRDAR‘S LETTER TO KHALIFA. It is deeply interesting to know that in the cause of humanity the Sirdar sent a letter to the Khalifa three days before the bombardment, advising him to withdraw all the women and chil- dren from Omdurman to a place of safety. Apparently the Khalifa was so confident of success that he treated the message with scorn. No sympathy must be felt for these fiends incarnate. Dervish Wanderers [about the battlefield have already dis- interred and mutilated our dead. If the Sirdar errs at all it is on the side of leniency. ‘ TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG. Although so far from the usual run [of civilization, Khartoum already pre- sents a somewhat different appearance to that which greeted the victors on their entry into the city. Three well- known English, two German. two Bel- gian, and one Frencn trader are al- ready well near to the front ,with a total of over 300 tons of merchandise. The English houses are represented by two well~known European and one Aus- tralian travellers, who have instruc- tions to wire for anything they may re- quire from their Alexandria or Cairo houses. One gentleman has strict in- structions to keep asharp lookout for every point favourable to an advertiser, so that, ere Tommy Atkins returns, be will be able to gaze on all the well- known placards, and if he stays long i 'I‘hclr French Guards Oven-powered and enough. not only will he be able to buy Murdered. A special despatch from Paris says; the deputy representing French Guiana in the Chamber has received a despatch announcing that n. mutiny from British goods, but he will at the same time be in the position of being served by his fellow-countrymen. ABYSSINIANS WITH MARCHAND. lA despatch to the Cologne Gazette St. Petersburg says it is regard- has taken place among the convicts at ed as possible. in the light of recent Cayenne. the capital of FrenchGuiana. information, that not only the French The mutineers. it appears, overpowep expedition under Marchand. but aforce ed and murdered their guards, then stormed the military storehouse. and seized the arms and ammunition there. They are now. according to the despatch, beseiging the principal prison, and it is feared they may sue- ceed in freeing the four thousand con- victs confined in the building. Rein- forcements have been telegraphed for to the Island of Martinique; but it is said they will not arrive in time to suppress the mutiny. Dreyfus, the IOl‘meI‘ captain of French artillerv- whose alleged unjust conviction in 1894, on the charge of selling important French military secrets to The agents of aforeign pow- er, is seemingly on the point of being investigated at Paris. is kept in soil- tary confinement on Devil's island, a. small place not: far from Cayenne. where the mutiny of convicts has just taken place, and it is not improbable, therefore. that he may be shot by his guards, as it is understood the latter had strict instructions to kill their prisoner if any attempt is made to re- lease him or if there is any possibility of him escaping. -â€"â€"’â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"â€"â€"- T0 HONOUR KITCHENER. râ€" Freedom of the City of London to ‘be Conferred. A despatch from London, sayszâ€"At a meeting of the Common Council of London at the Guildhall it was resolv- ed to confer the freedom of the city upon Major-General Sir Herbert Kitâ€" chener, and also to present him with Sepia 27â€"TWO lhOuâ€" a «word of honour. of Abyssinian troops, is at Fashoda. lIt is expected that King Menelek will refuse to relinquish his old claim, to the Nile border of his empire, and acâ€" cordingly may plant his flag and as- semble a considerable force opposite Fashoda. â€"-â€"+â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- EIGHT MEN CREMATED. ._.â€"4 Spontaneous Combustion (‘anses an A Dlsaslt‘r 11! Toledo. A despatch from Toledo. says zâ€"Eight men were cremated and eight more fatally burned on Tuesday night in the most disastrous fire that ever oc‘ curred in Toledo. The spontaneous combustion of dust in the grain eleâ€" vator owned by Paddock, Hodge and Co., caused this terrible destruction of life, and none of those who were taken out after the mm were far enough from death‘s door to tell any of the deâ€" tails. W'm. J .Parks,the superintend- ent, was blown through the window of the lower storey. None of the injur- ed will survive their burns and bruises. Besides those regularly employed at the elevator, three children of Superin- tendent Parks were visiting him at the time. One of these may recover from his burns. but Grace. the 17â€"yearâ€"old girl, is l Uned almost beyond recogni- tion.. and Harold has not been found. The explosion caused a panic all over the neighborhood. Buildings were shaken as in an earthquake. and windows shat- tered for blocks around. A good intention clothes itself with power.-â€"Emerson.