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A wrw~ » 7‘“ he)“, ,. "F ’r’e’a'i‘ff“ 7,1" 1“ ’ 77 . «W, “was . Wu V‘T‘flfw HOW PALACE WAS TAKEN. MARKETS opium Chinese Asked for an Armistice and Then Attacked Legations. 'A despatch to the London Morning at that point. Post from Pekin, via Chefoo, that the Tsung-li-Yamen on August 12 requested a conference with the ministers, with the view to bringing about peace, the request was refused. ll there was nobody on either side who was authorized to treat. That night there was the longest fusillade of the siege, the firing lasting tWelve hours. On August 13 the Tsun-li-Ya- men begged to be excused from hold- ing a conference, saying the members were too busy. that they had forbidden further firing on the Legations, and that they would court-martial anyone who disobeyed, but that evening there was the sharp- est general firing. Many shells fell in the Legation. Fifteen hundred Am- ericans attacked the Imperial palace on Aulg. 15, and captured the four courts. The American flag is flying on the Imperial granary. The Imper- lal Bank has been looted. GEN. GASELEE‘S REPORT. A despatcb from London says zâ€"Gen. Gaselee, the commander of the Bri- tish forces at Pekin, has telegraphed to the War Office as follows :â€"~ " At a conference, August 12, it; was agreed that the allies should con- centrate within five miles of Pekin, August 14, and the assault should be- gin August 15. The attack, however, commenced early in the morning of August 14, and our troops had to make a forced march of 15 miles from Tung- ohow in great heat. “ We were on the extreme left, and attacked the south-east gate of the Chinese city. There was practically no opposition, as we were not expected says Later the board wrote 1 Amosb dry moat and entered' through " The Indian troops broke down and rushed the gate 5nd I entered with cavalry and guns. I then sent other cavalry and the Punjab Infanty to the Temple Of Heaven to secure our left flank and camping ground, and with the other corps pushed on towards the Legations. " At 3 o‘clock we got on the canal opposite the water gate and were sig- nalled from the wall held by the Le- gationers. "1, with aportion of this staff and seventy Indians, rushed across the al. the water gate without loss. We found all well in the Legations. Macdonaid immediately showed me around the po- sitions with the view of further ac. ‘ tion. "In the meantime our field artillery had been brought up to bombard the central gate of the Tartar city; buta 'sortie by the Americans and Russians of the garrison along the wall antici- poled the bombardment, and the gate fell inbo our hands. “Two field. guns were then brought into the Legation, and the rest were sent back to the Temple of Heaven. Ab about five in the afternoon the Am- ericans, under Gen. Chaffee, entered the Legatio‘n, and then we moved on towards the central gate of the Tar- tar city for the night. "By nightfall we had four hundred men in the Legatioin.” Here apparently some missing. "During the evening at the Temple of Heaven we were engaged. and, af- ter inflicting heavy losses, we occupied words are -the south gate of the Chinese city." ....A, " YUNG LU’S OATH. ‘Swore To Murder All The I-‘oreTgners , ‘and the native Christians were made ‘With Aid of Boxers. A despatch from Hong Kong, says; â€"-A prominent reformer has obtain- ed from the Yameln runners aletter from 'General Yungâ€"Lu, commander- IIn-chief of the Northern armies, to General 'I‘ung-Fu-Sian, commanding the Kan-Su troops, saying:â€" “It is not convenient to accomplish my secret orders," and proceeding:â€" "The foreign devils, counting their superior strength in warships and “guns, have dared to exert all their power to rob and insult us, but their popiilations are small and entirely de- 'pendent on the Chinese productions. China now possesses cannon and rifles and plenty of well-trained troopsl don't fear the foreigners. In the case of San-Mun, I refused Italy, with the. result that nothing was taken. It is evident that the foreign devils are cowards. I and Prince Tuan recently obtained the help of millions of Boxers possessing magic boldness. Iswaar to murder all foreigners, with the assist- ance of the Boxers, who are supplied ‘ with arms." General Tung-Fu-Sian, in his reply, which was also obtained, says he is of the same ._opinion, and places the Kan-Sn troops at General Yung-Lu‘s disposal. ___*._ ALL DE WET’S WAGGONS. Together With Three Gun Trains captured. A dcspatch from Pretoria, says:â€"â€" General De Web has been prevented from joining his forces with those of Gemlml B the. Ganel‘al Baden-Powell has headed off and captured all his wuggons. This Boers are reported to be in con- siderable numbers and forming coin- mandoes at Liohtenburg and the Western districts. but they are said to be short of arms and ammunition. Generals Puget and Baden-Powroll attacked the forces of General De Wet Saturday, and released 100 British prisoners. They captured 50 Boers and took thlree gun trains. The Boers are retreating to the north. The British garrison at Banks sta- hiorn was confronted by a. Boer force. who oommgliuded them to surrender. The garrison declined, and the Boers hailed to attack. The demand is beâ€" lieved to have been aruse to cover Oounnizrndant De Wet's return to the Orange River Colony. *â€" BLACK FLAGS MARCH NORTH Devastating Villages on Their Way â€"Dlsordertn South Continues. A despateh from Hong Kong says: t â€"0utrages in the southern provinces continiwe. The Christian station at Yu-ngtak was destroyed on Aug. 21, prisoners and tortured. The mob de- manded a ransom of 2714 tales for each prisoner. Several English-speaking na- tives who were prisoners were behead- ed because the ransom was not forth- coming. The Blalck Flags are marchiing on Pekin, and are devastating the dis- tricts on their way. _-__¢__ LIEUT. CORDUA SHOT. .â€" Lord Roberts Confirmed Death Pen alty and He Was Executed. A despatch from Pretoria, says:â€" Lieuit. Gordon, who was found guilty of complicity in the plot to murder Brr'itish officers and abduct Lord Ron berrts, was sentenced to death, Lord Roberts concurring in the finding. CORDUA SHOT. A despatch from London. says;â€"A diespatlclh to the Central News from Pretoria says that Lie‘ut. Cordua was shot Thursday. SENTENCE APPRJOVED IN LON DON. A despot-ch from London, says:â€"The press generally approves the execution of Cordua. The Daily Chronicle alone deplores the imposition of the death penalty. which it considers is so un- like Generxll Roberts that it suspects it was dictated by orders from Eng- Land. , â€"-â€"+â€" STEP NEARER ST. HELENA. Paul Kruger‘s Proclamation Counter to That of Roberts A despatch from London, says :â€" Eresident Kruger, according to a despatch from Lorenzo Marques to the Daily Express, has issued a pro- clamation counter to the latest ‘pro- clamation issued by Lord Roberts, The Transvaal President says :â€" "It will help you nothing to lay down your arms or to leave the comâ€" mandoes. Every step homeward means a step nearer St. Helena." WILL REMAIN IN PEKIN. Foreign Mlnisterfiot to Leave the Capital. A despatch from London. Says2â€"It is semi-officially stated that the Mini- ters will remain in Pekin. The Chin- ese Ambassador is constantly visit- ing the Foreign Office and vainly en- deavoru‘ing to induce the Government to accept Li-Hung-Chang's mediation. He declares that all the proâ€"foreign statesmen have been murdered eacept I.i-Huug-Ch:1ng. Prices 0" Cattle. (heese. Grain, are. in the Leading Markets. Toronto, Aug. 28.â€"At the Western Cattle yards toâ€"day there was a total of 47 leads, including 200 cattle, hogs, and 250 sheep and lambs. The market was dull, and prices re- mained unchanged. The majority of. the offerings were left over. Some choice lots of export cattle were offered, but there was very little trading. Prices remained steady at 34.90 to 35.12 13 per owt. ' In butchers‘ cattle the supply was erlual to the demand. Choice selections were quoted at $4.35 to $4.50 per cwt. Inferior grades were practically on. saleable. In shape and lambs the offerings were moderate, and the demand slow, .Choice export sheep were quoted at $3.75 to $4.25 per cwt. The hog market was steady, the bulk of the arrivals being held over. Following is the range of quota- I tlionszâ€" Ca t-t le. Shippers, per cwt. . . $ 4 50 $ 512 1‘2 Butcher, choice do. . 400 4 50 Butcher, medi., to good. 3 25 3 110 Butcher, inferior. . 2 “.0 315 Stockers, per cwt. . 2 2 75 Sheep and Lambs. Sheep, per cwt.. . 3'75 4 25 Spring lambs, each. . 3 00 3 75 Bucks, per cwtt . 2 50 3 00 ‘ Milkers and Calves. Cows each. . . . 2500 5000 Calves, each. 2 00 8 OO Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt. 000 6 25 Light hogs, per cwt. 5121â€"2 5 371-2 Sows. . . . . . 300 3 00 Stags. . . . . . 200 225 THE STREET MARKET. Two hundred bushels of fall wheat, read and white, were sold on the street toâ€"day at 70 to 710 per bushel; one load of barley sold for 411-2c per bushel; two hunlred bushels of oils were sold, the old brniging (lie and the new 28c per bushel. Another large hay market prevailed to-day, l twenty loads being sold at from $12. to $13.50 per ton. ,Whext, Wilt. straight, 3 a 70 s a, 7i 1.: ; Wheat, red. . . . 070 0711-2; “'heut, goose. . . . . O 00 009 Wheat, spring. . . . 000 07.1 Oats, old, . . . . 03.’ 032 Oats, spring. . . . . 000 018 Barley. . . . . . 000 0111-2 Hay, old, per ton. . . 12 00 1350 Hay, new, per ton. . . 1.3 00 13 50 Straw, per ton. . . . 000 1000 i Dressed hogs. . . . . 7.75 800 Butter, in. lb. rolls. . 018 019 Eggs, new laid. . . 0 13 014 Chickens, per pair. . 050 080 Turkeys, per lb. . . 011 0 11 Ducks, each. . . 0 30 0 40 Potatoes, new, per bu. 0 35 0 40 Beef, hindquarters. . 700 900 Beef, forequarters. . 400 550 Beef. carcass. . . . . 550 750 Mutton. . . . . . 500 700 L'imb, spring, per lb. . 0 12 0 12 1-2 DAIRY MARKETS. l Butterâ€"There is a better move- ment, and values are steady. Dealers ; were selling to retailers to-day as fol- ! lowszâ€"Dairy, tubs, 17 to 180 for choice, '14 to 150 for second quality; small dairy, 1b prints, 18 to 190; creamery, tubs and boxes, 20 to 21c; lbs., 21 to 22c. Cheeseâ€"Dealers here quoting new at 11c. ' THE CHEESE MARKETS. Brockville. Ont., Aug. :28.â€"At the Cheese Board to-day 2,402 boxes were boarded, of which 1,320 Were colour- ed, balance white. Business was not very brisk; 101-;Zc being the best of- fer. At this price McGregor bought 390 coloured and 90 white; Derby- shire, 340 coloured and 250 white; Webster, 185. Kingston, Aug. 28.â€"Speciaiâ€"At the Cheese Board 399 boxes of white and 445 boxes of coloured cheese were boarded. The buyers were Messrs. Scott, Murphy, Alexander, Thompson, Bissell and Crawford. Mr. Alexander bought 210 boxes of cheese at 10 5-80 21 lb. The bidding .started at 10c; many salesmen refused 10 1-2c, DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Market firm on all provisions, dres- Sed hogs unchanged. Lard very firm. At farmers’ wuggons choice will bring $7.50 to 88, according to quality. for butchers‘ use, PRODUCE. Quotations for provisions areas fol- lows '-Dry salted shoulders, 7 to 7 1â€"2c; long clear bacon, car lots, 8 1-2c; ton lots, 81-20; case lots, 83-4c to 90; short cuti pork, $18.50; heavy mess, $16.50. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy, 111-20; medium, 130; light, 13 1-20; breakfast bacon, 12 to 12 l-Zc; picnic hams, 100; roll bacon, 10 l-Zc; smoked backs, 13c. All meats out of pickle 10 less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lardâ€"Tierces, 81-4 to 81-20; tubs, 8 1-2 to 88.40; pails, 83-4 to 9c. Eggsâ€"Offering free, and market without much change. Some real choice eggs are bringing 130, but the usual run is from 1;! to 1:21-20. No. 3 hot weather eggs sell at 9 to 10¢. Dealers here are buying choice eggs at 11c delivered. Potatoesâ€"An easy market, and lower prices looked for. At fariners‘ waggons dealers here are buying at 30 to 350, and sell out of store at 700 l about 40 to 450 per bush. Beansâ€"Choice. hand-picked beans hre worth from $1.70 to Sl.75. Honeyâ€"Firm. Dealers are paying 0' to 7c, outside. Dealers quote from 8 to Sc per lb. for 5, 10, or (SO-lb. tins. C(ITI“ honey sells here at $1.50 to 81.75 per dozen sections. Balod hayâ€"Very little being brought here. No. 1 timothy will bring $8.75 to 89, outside. Balml Strawâ€"Car lots are quoted at $5 to $5.50, on track. Hopsâ€"Sell at about 12 to 130 for Canada, ’99's. ____+_.. u B.-P.” AGAINâ€"SCORES. Rescues 100 British Prisoners and Captures 26 Boers. A (leap-itch from London saysâ€"Tha fl‘illl South Africa are unis of l"‘COlll1Ill<Sllll(‘f‘S. (‘rv lit is given to General B’lflt‘n-PtHVi'll and General Puget for preventing Gener- z'll De \V'ot' going east and joining the other Biur generals. De \Vet is reâ€" pn-rtod to hlvn crowed the Megalios- mews consists of berg \‘ it limit “"1 ggliilhs, using the bu‘irllo. pith. The Boers in the Vi‘y- hoid district are active... They are raiding in Northern Natal, and have mounted a gun on the, Transvaal side of tho Buffali river near Dannhauser, \\ hich commands the railway. The following despatch has been re- ceived at the War Office from Lord loberts from Pretoria. "Badenâ€"Pow- ell rescued one hundred British prisJ opens at \Vxlrm Baths August 22, and captuer 25 B iers and a German arâ€"[ tillery officer. "Butler’s Clsu.llll.es August 21 were savon men killed, and Capt. Ellershaw and 31 men wounded. and five missing. "Kitchener, August 22, had eight ca sun 1 lies. “\Vhile recomnoit ring in the Korxntii volley. Runnlle found 140,000 rounds 00 ammunition buried. ' “The columns pursuing De Wet made wonderful marches. Colonel Mackinnon corvelred 224 miles in 14 days." A (lesgutoh to the Standard fromi Pretoria , says 'â€"â€"“Gelnieral Baden- Powell headed off General De wet, preventing his junction with the main body of the. enemy. De Wet aband- oned his transport and took to the hills, his commando dispersing, some trekking south. Lord Kitchener has returned to Pretoria." ___.*___ WILL REAT T EST THEM. Militia Department‘s instructions to C01. Otter. A despatch from Ottawa, says :â€"The period of service of the first contin- gent will terminate in October, and in reply to Col. Otter‘s request for in- structions, he will doubtless be advised to reattest the men for further short term in the field should they be required. In official circles it is not considered any of the menâ€"much as their friends would like to see themin Canada againâ€"will ask “for their‘dis- charge, although they would be en- titled to it. There is just a possibil- ity that the regiment will be ordered home before October. Lieuthcolestone, in charge of the Canadian postal corps in South Africa, writing to Dr. Coulter, Deputy Post- masterâ€"General, states that Sergt. R. Johnston, of Winnipeg, a member of the postal staff, has been invalided to Netley afterasevere attack of enteric fever. Murray, of the London divi- sion, has been detai‘ed for duty with the Canadianâ€"Mounted Rifles, and has rendered such good service that he has been recommended for promotion to the rank of sergeant-major. India has sent apostal contingent of four du>ky natives to South Africa to look after the India work. The Australian postal men quit sorting letters to get into the fighting line, with the result that they had to be replaced with an- other postal staff from Australia. The Canadian postal corps stands as the pioneer contingent from the colonies and their good work is warmly com- mended. _â€"+â€" 30 PLOTTERS BEHEADED. 'l hey Were Armed With Old Muzzle Loaders and Policeman's Whistle. A despite-h from LJanZi, says:â€" lt is rep-Med in Shinghii that Vice- roy Ch'lllgâ€"Chl-Tung his thirty reformers “he \vere plntlillfi lo burn the. city of Hlnrkuw. 'lh-y 9‘lf‘h hit an all muzzli-l-iading gun 'ind three hundred p)li.‘*lll*’n'.\ whid- les. .\ fvw “1.1151311 plu-ards which they hid prepared were seized. «rebut oi _,___._â€" A TRAGEDY NAAAAUEAAU. Human [bra '1‘“ 0m nl‘liouic and KIHl‘ii “till "any In “or .trnu. A (lf’hillltoll from Monte hello, Que. \dySZâ€"A man named Stanis I/icro'u this aftornnon shot and killed [us \\'if! and an elderly man named llypolits 'l‘hom'ls. Larrnix and his wife have not lived together for some little time, thalat- tor residing in Hull. This morning she here by ll'.lln, unit in tho af~ ti-rnoon Lacroix procured a revolver and went to tho house where his wife had on lll'l' arrival. He. either dragged hm‘ out of the house or the Woman ran out, when he shot her dead on the street. She was holding ‘Slllzlll child in llt'l‘ arms at the time, lull the child was not injured. He then shot. Thomas who had call- ed at the house a few minutes before. Thomas walked a few hundred feet: after being shot, and then fell dead. The murderer took refuge in a hoqu close by and refused to give himself up. Later in the evening, however he was secured. on lll t‘ go-ne her ‘..'â€"_ DE WET shines HIS GUNS. Gets Back In Orange River Colony , With 300 Men. A despatch from London, says:â€" The War Office has received fron‘ Lord Roberts Lhe following:â€" “Pagct reports from Hammanskraai that Baden-Powell engaged Gi'obler’a rear guard all day yesterday. Groblel was driven back east of Pienaar': river. Badenâ€"Powell occupied the railway station of that; name. During the fight Baden-Powell’s advance force and that of the enemy galloped into each other, the Rhodesians losing Colonel Sprekley and four men killed and seven wounded. Many of the Boers Were killed or wounded. They were at Cyferkuil this morning. Plumer and Hickman Were closely pursuing them. "[t seems certain that lie Wet, finding it hopeless to make his way eastward, has recrossed the Magalies- berg with a few wounded, with the intention of returning to the Orange Riverr Colony. He is in a very dif- ferent condition from that when he left Bethlehem with six on eight guns and 2,000 men. His guns have most- ly been buried and, his personal fol- lowing cannot be more than 300. “It is stated that Steyn. with a small bodyguard has crossed Pie- naar’s river on his way to join Kru. get at Machadodorp." â€"â€"oâ€"- BOERS ARE MOBILIZING. Botha, With 8,000 Burghers, is at Machadodorp. A despatch from Twyfelaar, says;â€" Through secret intelligence agents tilt British authorities learn that Gen Louie Bertha. the commander-in-chiei of the Boer forces; Gen. Lucas Meyer. 'the commander of the Orange Free State forces; and Gen. Schaikbrurger. Viceâ€"President of the Transvaal Re- public, with eight thousand Boers have assembled at Machadodorp, gen erally understood to..be the headquar- ters of President Kruger, on the Pre- toria-Delagoa bay railroad, with thé whole Boer artillery, including the heavy pieces formerly at Pretoria. + WILL POUR IN TROOPS. Capture of Pekin Makes No Differ enee to Russia. A despatch from Odessa says :â€"The ‘ capture of Pekin will not make the slightest difference in the regular de- 'spatch of Russian troups to the far East. The military authorities con- tinue to charter extra troopships in every available quarter. Fifteen trans- ports are now in berth here, destined for the East. The suburban camps and city barracks are filled with troops arriving for embarkation Troops from a number of the central and northern Governments are ar- riving here on account of the conges- tion of military traffic on the Siber- ian railway. A + THE FORBIDDEN CITY lts Fate Left to the De. ion of the 'Governmen'.. A despatch from LOT .1, snys:â€"A daspatch lo the Daily Telegraph from T-iku, dated August '24, says that a conference of Ministers and generals on Ihlt day decided to refer the ques- tions blurring on the ftite of the I'VJI‘bidIlvli (‘il‘.‘ in their inciiuvtive GHV- Tne on re pon ent , miles. are returning. Everything is quiet. vi'nrnenfs. it is