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THE VERY ILATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. .~â€"â€"-i (Morestlng Items About Our Own Countrv Great lrimin. the United States. am All Parts of the Globe. Condensed. and Assorted for Easy Reading. ' l l CANADA. 1 movement is said to be on foot to start a new bank in Ottawa. Mr. Edmund Senkler, barrister, of Nelson, B.C., has been appointed Gold Commissioner in the Yukon. The new Watkins wing of the Kings” ton General Hospital was formally opened with a special reception. I The Fenian raid medals for the Caner dian veterans will. it is expected, be ready for distribution about May next. A schooner load of flour is to be shipped by the Quebec Government to the destitute fishermen of the Labra- dor coast. Mfr. A. E. Charron of Montreal has entered action to recover from MISS Marie Comte $199.70 for breach of pro- mise of marriage. Launcelot Middleton, the Woodstock b'gamist, sentenced to seven years in the Kingston Penitentiary. has been put to work in the stone shed. A laborer named Mongean was blown to pieces by a dynamite cartridge which he accidentally exploded while working in a drain at Montreal. Commander Wakeham reports that the Maritime Provinces mackerel fishâ€" ing, which has just closed, has proved greatly above the average. The people of New Westminster are asking that a. strong commission, sup- ported by the city, should investigate the cause of the late disastrous tire. The Indians in the district ofGad’s Lake and Oxford Lake, Northern Kee- watin, are in a pitiable condition. Game is scarce, and furs are giving out rapidly. It is reported that one-half of the wheat-crop of Manitoba has been dam- aged or destroyed by the recent rains. Prices have taken adecidedly upward turn. The Marine Department has ordered I. new steamsh to be built in Scot- land which will put upon the route between Prince Edward Island and Pic- lthough to“. N. 3- “he tragedy was a couple A handsome marble bust of the late Sir William Molesworth. Secretary of State for the colonies in 1855. has been presented to the Canadian Parliament. and installed In the library at Ottawa. The officers of the warships Renown, Talbot and Indefaiigable have present- ed the Garrison Club of Quebec with a handsome clock, which has all the‘ accessories of a well regulated time. piece. . Mr. F. W. Thompson. Managerof the Ogilvie Milling Company. estimates that, despite the unfavorable weather of the fall, Manitoba's crop of good wheat will belarger than that of last year. A petition has been received by the Minister of Justice asking for the com- mutation of the sentence of seven years in Kingston penitentiary of Geo. , Clute, of Brockville, He stole harness. worth 32. A writ of summons has been issued in Hull a ainst the Toronto Rubber Company or $35,500 for alleged non- fulfilment of agreement. It is alleged that the company has violated their agreement to start afactory in Hull. The Department of Agriculture at Ottawa has received complimentary letters from Hon. Robert Gibson. Lord. Mayor of Manchester, and Mr. F. B. Girdlestone. manager of the Bristol docks, concerning shipments of Cana- dian produce. The Hon. Sydney Fisher, Minister. of Agriculture, has promised adelegation from the National Council of Women that he will consider their proposition to arrange for an exhibit of Canadian women's interests at the Paris exhi- bition in 1900. Letters carriers in London are pay- lng their fare on the street cars pend- lng the settlement of a dispute be- twaen the company and the Govern- ment as to whether the latter will give more than $400 ayear for the usual letter carriers' privilege of free rides. At the Assize Court in Hamilton, 0nt.. on Wednesday. Justice Ferguson dismissed the suit of Ernest Kraft against the city corporation for 1n- jury sustained by falling over a loose plank in the sidewalk. Mrs. Cum- mings. who sued the city for damages for injuries. caused by her dress catch- ing in a nail in the sidewalk and throwing her down. was given $500 damages. The safe in the restaurant at the Grand Trunk Railway station at St. John's, Que., was blown open and $135 stolen. Mr. Hollison, the proprietor, bearing the explosion, came down. stairs, but could not get into the reâ€" freshment room where the burglars were at work. He went Upstairs again and tried to summon help by an alarm from the window, but was fired at and told his brains would be blown out if he opened his mouth again. GREAT BRITAIN. Ralph Disraeli, brother of the late Earl of Beaconsfield, is dead at Lon- don, aged 89. It is reported at London that an American syndicate offers to loan the Transvaal Government $12,000,000. lUpwards of 30 persons are thought to have been drowned as a result of the storms on the east coast of Eng- land. Sir Henry Irving's physicians an- nounce that he will not be able map- or on the stage for two weeks. He suffering from pleurisy, and requir- es :1 complete rest. 1 STANGLED I HER BABES. A TORONTO MOTHER MURDERS HER THREE CHILDREN. “ Thank God. They are in Heaven Now. I am so Glad I will be With Them Soon "7 Details of the Awful Tragedy. A despatCh from Toronto says :â€"â€"On0 of the most terrible crimes ever record- ed in Toronto. was committed on Friday afternoon, when Mrs. Burrell, of 559 Logan avenue, strangled her three children. Although the woman may ham been insane at the time of the t1‘iple murder, she soon recovered her 3811568, and calmly discussed the affair With her horrified husband, and the neighbours. THE DEA D. Burrell, Stanley. aged 5 Years- Burrell, Harold, aged 2 1-2 years- Burrell, Ethel, aged 15 months- The first to discover the crime was the husband of the murderess and father of the little ones. Charles E- Burrell, a marble cutter at Gibson‘s marble works on Parliament street- Mr. Burnel'l quit work about half-1"“St five o'clock and reached his home about five minutes past six. His Wife was engaged in lbe kitchen. but came to‘ meet him. and arranged his tea on the table. Mr. Burrell did not notice the children playing about the 1301136 as was their custom, and 85k°d his Wife where they wore. " Oh, they are all right," she answered. "They “9 upstairs." ’ “ Why did you put them to bed 30 early ’4’“ he inquired. To this she returned no answer, but bade him take his food. "No." said :Burrell, rather alarmed. "1 want to 'see the children." " The children are in Heaven,” “3' ‘turned the woman coolly. Upon hearing this the father rushed upstairs, where a lorrible sight met his eyes. On their little cot lay the three children, quite dead. Stanley. a fiveâ€"year~old boy, and a cripple- with his right side paralysed, lay beside Harold, aged 2 1~Z yours, and acress their feet was Ethel, the baby. Who was about 15 months, old. They la)’ 35 asleep, and the only sign of of rings around each neck, and several slight abrasions of the skin under the chin of each. On the edge of the baby’s bed was a thin red cord used to tie little Ethel to her high chair. A glance was enough for the griefâ€"stricken man. and herushed outside and summoned some neighbours. One of lhese then ran for Dr. Sneath. on Broadview avenue, and 116. after telephoning Coroner Powell, made all haste to the house. This was about a quarter to seven, and the docâ€" tor’s opinion, borne out by the woman herself. was that the children had been dead about three hours. The police were telephoned for, and Acting Detecâ€" tive Forrest detailed to make the ar- res . I Meantime the woman sat compo::edly In her house, and from her own lips the story of the crime was heard. She answered any questions put to her by neighbors. but seemed to rather avoxd her husband, who set apart like one partlally dazed. About three o'clock in the afternoon. she said she took the; three children up to their bedroom. and. seating herself on the cot. comâ€" menced playing with them. Ethel she held in her arms, and the other young- sters played about the bed. She tossed the baby up in lhe air. and the other children looked on. evidently enjoying the game. Then she began tickling the little girl with the end of the cord. which she had brought upstairs. and soon had the child crowing with deâ€" light. She made a loop, and putting it round the girl's neck. tightened it gradually. while the other children looked on in surprise. She diverted their attention by endearing words, and in the meantime, exarted her strength upon the cord until the baby was dead. This (ragedy enacted, the woman laid the litlle body in the cot and took Har- old in her arms. The same horrible little play,wilh hardly avariation, was reâ€"enacted, and then Stanley was sum- summoned to her side. She had rather more trouble with him, she said, for although he was partially paralysed, he struggled more than the others, and seemed to feel more pain. In less than a. quarter of an hour, however. after the fiendish game had begun the last of the three little ones was lying in the cot. The unnatural mother then went downstairs and began getting her hus- band's lea. Arthur, another son of Mr. Burrell's, but a stepson of the we- man, came in from school about this time, and was hastily despatched on an errand which kept him away for a couple of hours. Fred, another stepâ€" son, was got rid ofin asimilar manâ€" ner, and Mrs. Burrell went about her household duties as though nothing- un- usual had happened. The tea was pre- pared, and, as before stated, the woâ€" man was working in the house when her crime was discovered. REASONS FOR THE DEED. \Vhen asked what was the reason of her terrible act, the woman said:â€""I did not want my children to grow up and go to the bad, and so I killed them. I knew I was not to live long myself, and I could not bear to leave my three children, and poor litllo Stan- ley a cripple, to struggle in the world alone. They have gone to heaven, and I shall soon follow them." She then sat quietly awaiting the ar- rival of the police, dangling the fatal cord in her hand. ’ \Vhen the patrol Waggon. N0. 4, ar- BELIEVED TO BE INSANE. Her friends and acquaintances. alâ€" most to a unit, believe thatshe wasinâ€" some at the time of her not. The unis vernal opinion semis to be 111:1! she was 0n W'ednesday, when a friend called inl she had little Ethel on a table, and was teaching hcr to walk. It is re» Inembered though that some month: ago she expressed fears that her little ones would grow up and be corrupted by their companions. A significant fact. in connnclion with the affair. and one which seems to show that the crime was premeditated, is that her stepdaughter. Nelly, who has been livâ€" ing with the rest of the fnmily, left. on \Vednesday to take a silnaiion as servant on Carlton street. Hod Nell}y becn living at. home the crime would have been almost impossible, for she was 19 years old, and seldom left the house. ’l'hc woman was suffering from mclnncholia. which had of late become linged wilh religious funolicism. and lhis is {he more remarkable because Mrs. Burrell, although appurenlly 2‘ good woman. has never been very deâ€" vout. MARKETS OF THE WORLD. Prices of Grain. Cattle, Cheese. &c. in the Leading Marts. Toronto, Oct. 25.â€"Eggs~â€"not many coming in, and market holds firm. Movement generally is good for all No. 1. Quotations arezâ€"Fresh gathered, 16 to 16 1â€"20.; new laid, 17 to 180.; cold stored 14 to 150; and limed, 14 to 14 1â€"2c. Potatoesâ€"Feeling not so steady and inclination is to drop prices a lillle. Car lots on track sell at 50 to 600., according to quality. Dealers sell out of store at 700; farmers loads, 65 to 700. per bag, on street. Poultryâ€"Plenty in for the present demand. Prices rmher easier. Quotaâ€" tions nre:â€"Chickens. per pair 25 to 500; ducks, 50 to 600; geese per 1b., 5 1â€"2 to 6 1â€"20.; turkeys, per 1b., 9 to 100. Beansâ€"Market rather slow. Choice hind-picked beans sell at 86 to 950.; and common at 50 to 600. per bush. Dried applesâ€"About steady. Dealers pay 31â€"20. for dried stock, delivered. here, and small lots resell here at 4' to 4 1â€"2c. Evaporated, 8 1-2 to 90. for small lots. Honeyâ€"Unchanged. Round choice, delivered here, will bring about 5 1-2 to 60. Dealers quote from 6 to 70. per lb. for 10 to 60â€"11) tins; and in comb at around $1,213 to $1.50 per dozâ€" en sections. Baled hayâ€"Sales few and hard to make. Strictly choice, in car lots, is quoted at $6.50 to $7.50 per ton: and No. 2 at $6. Straw demand nll. Car lots are quot- ed at $4 to $4.50 on track. Hopsâ€"~Market steady lo firmer out- side, but locally there is little change. New hops, No. 1. are held at 180. and 140. is hid. Some transactions at 160. Toronto prices arezâ€"Round lots, deâ€" livered here, strictly fancy, 1897‘s, 14 to 15c; choice, 13 to 140.: No. 1, 12, DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.l Some off lots coming in on track and, street deliveries of dressedhogs very fair. Pachers here are purchasers of 0:11‘ fair. Packers here are purchasers of cir lots on track at. $5.35. and a fraction ,higher forselections. Heavy fat hogs! for mess perk, are scarce and in good demand. Farmers' loads sold at from $5.25 to $5.30, as to qualily. Pork pro- ducts keep steady. Quotations are as followszâ€"Dry salt- ed shoulders, etc., 80.; long clear ba- con. car lots, 81â€"4c.; ton lots and case} lots, 80.; backs. 9 to 91-2c. ‘ Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy. 101â€"20.: 1 medium, 110.; light, 111â€"20.; breakfast, bacon, 11 to 120.; rolls, 90.; backs, 11 to 111~20.; pionic hams, 81â€"2 to 83â€"40. _All meats out of pickle, less than pricesl quoted for smoked meats. Lardâ€"Tierces, '70.; tubs, 7 1â€"2 to 7 3â€"40; pails, 73â€"4 to 80.; compound, 6 t0 6152c. DAIRY PRODUCE. Emberâ€"Market steady and outlook good. Demand keeps brisk, and (here is room for heavier deliveries of both choice crezunery and dairy. eSpecially the latter. Quotations are as follows: â€"-Dairy, tubs, poor to medium. 12 10 13c.; choice, 15 to 160.; small dairy, lb. prints, about 16 to 170., creamery. tubs and boxes, 18 to 190.; pounds, 20 to 210. Cheeseâ€" Market unchanged. Early makes are selling at 81-2 to 90, and late makes at 9 to 9 120. Montreal, Oct. 25.â€"(Spe0iai.) â€" The local grain market continues firm and fairly active; peas are quoted at 680, afloat, and oats at 30 to 30 1-20, ufloat. There is a good demand for flour, and prices are steady; winter wheat patents, $3.85 to $1.10; straight rollers, $3.50 to $3.60, in bugs. $1.65 lo $1.75; Manitoba patents, $4.50 to $1.60; strong bakers,‘ best, $4 to $4.20. Feed is in fair demand; Manilobas are firmly held; we quole Manitoba, bran, $12: shorts, $14; mouillie, $16, per ton. including bags. Rolled oats are steady ‘ at $3.50 per bbl, and at $1.76 per bag. Hay is acliVe and steady: No. 1 at $6.50; No. 2 at $5 to $5.50; and clover, mixed, at $4 to $4.50, in car lots. Cheese is, dull: \Vcslerns are quoted at 8 3-4 fo‘ 90: and Enslerns at 83â€"4 ioRfiâ€"Bc. There! is no improvement in butter; finest: cronmery is quoted at IR 7â€"8 to 190, in boxes; and at 18 1-2 to 18 3â€"40, in lubs; Western dairy lots are quoted at 15c. Provisions are in fair demandz. Canadian pork. in bl)ls., $16 1» ammo;l pure Canadian lard, in pails, 8 1-4 ('08 1-20. per lb: and compouan refined. at 5 to 51~20, per lb. Hams, 10 1â€"2 (0 131:? and bacon, 10 lo 13", per lb, Eggs are fairly active, and prices are steady; strictly new 1::izl. 19 to 19 1.20: No. 1 candied, 111‘: No. 2 do, 12 to 131-; RE, I., 12 to 13c: and culls, 90, per (lOzen; receipls, 1,169 cases. {Beans are in fiir demand; choice handpicked. 9:30, to $1 a lush; primes, 85 lo 900. Busi- noss in bonny is dull, and prices are nominal; white clover, comb, in one.- very foni of husband and children, pound seclinnx. '7 lo 7 lâ€"Zr; dark, 5 1â€"2 lots of j o 6 1-20; white, extracted, 6 to 6 lâ€"Zc: .nd dark, 4 to 50. CHEESE MARKETS. London, Ont. Oct. 25.â€"At the market held here 10â€"day, 4,960 boxes, all'Sep- [ember muke, were boarded. Bids ranged from 8 1â€"4 to 85-80; sales, 00 at H 1-20, 1,666 at 85~Rc. VVatertown, N.Y., Oct. Eliâ€"Sales of cheese on l‘Ozll‘d 10-day were 4,5001urge September‘s. at 8 to 85-160; bqu clear- ed at 81â€"40. Ogdensburg, N.Y., Oct. 25. â€" Today 1,263 boxes of cheese were offered; 8 lâ€"lc, Was bid: no sales. \Ve under- stand afterwardsthree hundred sold .lt 83-40, per lb. ('onlon, N. 1'.. Oct. ‘25.â€"â€"To-day 300 large. cheese sold at. 8 $80; oneâ€"half of 800 boxes, twin rheese.,n at, 8 580; 300 tubs bulter. 19 3â€"40. Buffalo. Oct. 325. â€" Spring wheat â€" Quiet but firm; No. 1 hard. spot. 810; No. 1 Northern. Spot, 75 1-2c; No. 2 Northmn. spol, 73 1-‘20. \Vinler wheat â€"Quieii; No. 2 rod. 740. Cornâ€"Firm; N10. 2 yellow. 37 to 37 1-20; No. 3 yelâ€" low, 37 lo 37 1-40: No. 2 com, 370; No. 3 com. 36 1-2 10 36 3-40. Oatsâ€"Offer- ings lighl: firmly held: No. 2 white, 290; No. 3 white. 28 to :58 1â€"20; No. 4 white, 27 to 27 1â€"2c; No. 2 mixed, 27c; N1). 3 mixed. 260. Barleyâ€"Very strong upward tendency. Ryeâ€"Quiel; N0. 2, on track. sold at. 57 1-‘30, closing 58 1-20 asked. Canal freights â€"â€" Quit-t. but steady. Flourâ€"Firm, good demand. Detroit, Mich. Oct. :25.â€"â€"Vtht clos- ed~No. 1 white, cash, 7:10; No. 2 red. cash. 71 3â€"40; December, 70 7~80z May. 71 1â€"20. Milwaukee, Oct. Norlhern. 70 1-80; No. 2 (10.. 68c. Rye â€"N0. 2, 51 to 51 1-20. Barleyâ€"No. 2. 451-201” sample, 35 to 470. Toledo. Oct. 25. â€" \Vhent â€"â€" N0. 2. cash, October. and December, 71 3â€"4c. Cornâ€"No. 2 mixed, 380. Oatsâ€"No. 2 mixed. 23 1â€"20. bid. Clover seedâ€"~Prime, cash. $4.50 ; Oclober, also. 011â€"I'm-h-msred- Minneapolis, Oct. hPr. 0“ 1â€"‘30: Deccmber. 6.") 1â€"4c: 25.â€"\th:il »â€"No. 1. Ryeâ€"No. 2. cash, 5‘2OIPOW81‘ provoking NATIONS F1011 T0 FliE.’ The Situatlon Over Egypt Never M re 0min ous lhnn Now-The British Navy Ordered to be Ready. A despntch from London, 5&Y33â€"' Never since Great Britain and France begun to dispute over Egypt, nor dur- ing the most acute stage of the Niger differences between those two c0un< tries, has (he situation looked so omin- ous as now. In spite of the hope expressed in the sober journals of both countries that the matter could be amicably arrang- rd. it is a. fact that the French naval and military authorities are making feverish preparations fdr war, and though calm reigns at the British d00kY1rd at I’orlsmoulh. Chatham,and Devonport, it is only the calm of pre- p-irdness, and significant orders have been arriving there from the Admir- ally indicating the belief that Great Britain and France are on the brink of war. As Mr. DeBlowitz, the Paris corre- spondent ofihe London Times, writes. -â€""Never before has there been wit- ,nessed suchastaie of fever as is now prevailing in Great Britain nor so great an exaltation of public feeling over amatter of foreign policy, while on the other side France is promptly and rapidly, without looking forward or backward. preparing to fight any her. The French statesmen, however, still cling to the hope that the Marquis of Salisbury 25._Wheatâ€"Oolo..will offer some exchange which will Mflyyenable them to retire from F‘ashoda 60 3-4 to 66180; No. 1 hard, 68 1-41'". ‘ff’ithout apparent sncrifice of dignity. No, 1 Nnrllicrn. 67 14c; No. '2 Norlh-llhis hope is based on a conversation em. 65 1â€"Fc. Flourâ€"At rate of grinding (here the Dre-“om. lbfZLWé‘9n Lord Salisbury and Baron dd is only four (ourcel (the Franc h Ambassador at dnys' stock on hilnli in (his city: sales London,) which figures in a most im. “7pm mm,“ “Hg week ,0 Austrh' Imly, por'tzini despaich in the yellow the which the French Government has is and Conslanlinoplc. which shows Look Wide demand for flour; first palvnts. Sue-d. $3.96 to $1; second (10.. $3.70 to $3.80;‘ first clears, $2.90 to $2.90. Dululh, Oct. 225.â€" that â€"- No. 1 Northern. cash, 69 14c; (lumber, 69 3-40 birl: December, 65 3-40 bid. ' Receipts â€"-437.400 bushels. MUST INHUMAN TORTURE. WHAT FRANCE CLAIMS. It is learned by the Associated Pres: lthat Baron de Courcel in this des [)ll(‘IJ says Lord Salisbury. duringihi ,r‘~n'.'crsation referred to, asked him t wh it were the desires of France in the ,Suudun. To which the Baron replied {that France wished for an outlet on the Upper Nile. Lord Salisbury then responded that he could not promist anything, and mus! consult with his colleagues on such it matter. TIED HIS WIFE TO A STAKE OVER; Frenchmen infer from this altitudq A SLOW FIRE. A Horrible Russian Practice-The Victims Shrieks Were Unheeded Because They Came From “ The Devil." A despntch from Odessa sayszâ€"Tbe Vladikavkas circuit judge had recent- ly a case before him in which a Mullah. , Akhmet Ramasnnoff. was accused of torturing a Caucasian woman named Kouffa KarChereiovoi, with the conâ€" nivance of her husband. It appears she,‘ suffered from fits, which. flaccordlngl to the views of the Mullah, were caus- ed by the devils in her. As the woman would not name the devils of her own free will she was; tied to a slake over a slow fire and, kept there, in spite of her beartreuding shrieks, which came. as ziverred, not from her, but from the devils in her, for over eight hours. un- lil she fell into a state of unconsciousâ€" ness. _\Vhen questioned by the judge as to his reason for subjecting the Woman to such inhuman torture, the Mullah said he did it for her good, and it Wus the usual practice with them in such Eases. The poor woman lay on her stomach for nine months continually before the wounds on her back healed, and now she is a helpless cripple. Anolher woman treated in the some way forgave her husband, and thus obtained his release. -â€"â€"-â€"+â€"â€"â€" HEAVY FIGHTING IN AFRICA. The Boers are Having Serious Trouble With the Msgato Tribe. A despaich from Pretoria, says :â€"Ser- ious trouble is brewing with the Ma- guto tribe in the Zoutpans Berg dis- trict, south of the Limpo river. The natives recently massacred a Lulheran missionary, and his family at the town of Zoulpansberg, and the Transvaal Government sent an expedition to pun- ish them. The affair his now assumed serious proportions. Chief Opefu, with 20,000 followers, fully armed, and with four cannon supplied by white traders, has attacked the Lodger. Heavy fighting is pro- ceeding. The ultimaiuui of the comâ€" manding officer of the Transvaal troops, (ionnrnl Joubert; demanding rm unconditioml surrender, has been igâ€" nored by the lrillesmen; and he has summoned 3,006 bm‘ghcrs to reinforce the 5.00) now in the field. The cumâ€" paign promin to be prolonged. SCENE OF THE FIGHTING. The scene of lhe fighting between the 'l'rzinsvuzil burghers, under General Jouberi, and the tribesmen who follow Clllcf Opcfu, is lhc extreme northern ‘semion of Transvaal territory, west of Casa country. Ilnllllengziland, 21nd southâ€"east of the Country of the Mata.- bele. It is in the very heart of a dls< trict inhabited by some of the bravest and most intractable of South African tribesmen. Chief Opefu has been for :1 long time a thorn in the side of ii)» Transvaal Government. General Jouâ€" bert is Viceâ€"President ofthc South Afâ€" rican Republic, :15 well as connnundex; inâ€"chief of the Transvaal army. the Mullah‘ 9f the British Premier that he is will- ing to discuss the French claims. and l they even talk of negotiations being in lprogress. The English newspapers. ‘however, vigorously combat this im- pression. and warm France not to be led away be such illusions. They do ,clare that the evacuation of Fashoda lmust precede anything else. Punch hits off the popular feeling in this matter in a cartoon representing John Bull being pestered by a French organ-grinder outside his door-step. The organ is labelled “Fashoda,” and ,a monkey in French military uniform is sitting on the organ screaming and , beating a tiny drum. The organâ€"grind- er asks. “Wth you give me if I go away 2” John Bull. "I'll give you something if you don’t!" The FrenCh naval preparations were at first declared ro he mere routine ar- rangements, but they are now admit- tedly directed against Great Britain. The Minister of Marine. M. Lockroy. is ' despatching orders to all the naval stations along the coast, and he is now receiving reports asto their condition. The French dockyards and arsenals are working at full pressure. hurriedly preparing warships and torpedo boats for active service. BRITAIN IS READY. On the British side a feeling of ab- solute selfâ€"confidence is displayed. "Everything ready." is the burden of all the statements from naval quar‘ ters. In fact, the British navy has practically been on awar footing for a year past. An authoritative pronounce- ment to this effect has come from the Secretary ofthe Admiralty, Mr. \V. E. Ellison Macartney. Referring to the preparations 0n the other side of the channel, he saidzâ€"“So far as the Brit- ish Admiralty is concerned the. ships. officers, and general administration are now ready to meet the wishes of the country." A prominent dockyard official. in an interview, declared that the circum< stances of lhc present crisis had been fully provided for in lhe mobilization scheme. He added that the British naval aulhorilies have all their ships ready, and could commission a squad- ron of cruisers and have them off the French coast in less than 24 hours. This official also pointed out that it was not for nolhing that the British ship lll’! noeuvros were put off (his year. He added that the British ships at the presan moment have a larger supply of coal (In board and available, and a. larger Slnc‘k of provisions, than ever was known before. The Brilish Admirnlly fist shows five Bl‘lllh‘ll battleships ‘Iuil 11 fast cruis- ers are lying in lhe Mediterranean, while. the Bl‘lllsh Channel squa- (irun. which was last reported off Village-arm, Spain, consisting of 9112111 battleships and five cruirlcrs, constitutes ihvi most modern and pow- erful humongouqu fleet of Warships afloat. Telegrams from B'IllllOl‘ill indicate lh‘ll Queen Victoria is following the lrcnd of ovenls \vilh considerable I'hwi‘ln. Ilcr aversion to war in the declining years of law rcign. is well kn nvn, and is an appreciable furtlor in the situation. 'i‘bo: Austrian and German newspa- pers. are closely follmving I‘hé dispute llei\\'6’Pn (irml lir‘iluin and France, 21nd, while they r-xpress {he‘- lmpe that it will n>l end in war, lho gannra] foolinc: is that 1119 Frnncb position is unten'ible, filld llrit Great Britain is enlitle'.’ to reap lbs frv'ts of viclorv