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.A deSpatch from Hong Kong, says:â€" It is said that" the authorities here have received information that a general rising in the southern pro- vinoas has been planned for the month of November. The whereabouts of the rebels in the Hinterland is not known, but is beliav- ad to be ten miles north of the British borders. A detachment of 1,000 Chi- nese troops took up aposition at San Chung yesterday and 1,000 more arriv- ed there to-day. Ten! thousand more troops from India have been requEs‘tioned for Hong Kong. The 16th Bengal Lancers amt the ’Hong Kong Regiment have been recalled from the north to Hong Kong. Tho present. indications are that there will beaBoxer rising similar to that which has Occurred in north China. "A considerable body of rebels, prin- cipa'lly Triade, are in the Kowloon hinterland, and it is believed they ocâ€" oupy two positions ten miles north of the British border. One thousand Chi- nese troops from the Rogue forts have arrived a’t Sam-Chun, and anolher thousand from Canton are marching to the disturbed district. It is rumoured that fighting has occurred and Uhat the Chinese Imperial troops have been defeated by the rebels. who are marching towards the south and have looted several villages. It Is. also reported that the object of the Triada is to overturn the Manchu dynasty and restore the Chinese. as GENERAL RISING PLANNED. BUERS GAP‘IURE ESUURT.;TB,AGEDY AT ST. THOMAS Are Very Active in the Kroonstad District. Captain “'lltshlro Killedâ€"ills l‘orce Ml:- (00h a Party of Early Boers In Klmhl for Frlenda. - Boxer Outbreak Similar to That Which Occurred in the North A despatch from Cape Town says; â€"The Boers are very active in the Kroorms‘tad district. GemeraLDe Wet has proclaimed that hurghers who refuse to fight will be made prisoners of war. British mluunbed infantry, scouting [roan Lindsley. dyad Captaim \Viltshire killed through mistaking aparty of 40 Boers in khaki for friends. Boer commandos: continue to ha- rass the British ao‘mmm, which is marching from Lindbey to Kroonstad. The Banana captured a wetachment of the Cheshin‘e Regiment, which was es- oorthg an empty waggon near Frank- fort. They raheasad the driver. but kept the wang Ilolller Will Al-ro Badly Injured Before Help (7 mm W despatch from Halifax, eaylzâ€"A Horrible tragedy has occurred at the mining town of Trenton. Two chil- dren! of At McKay have been torn to death by a mad dog. Mrs. McKay was grea'tly injured by the animal before help could be secured. Further parti- culars cannot be received, as the lines of communication between Pictou and New Glasgow are down on account of the heavy Windstorm. * KILLED BY A MAD DUE. TWO CHILDREN OF TRENTON, N. S., MEET A HORRIBLE FATE. BOERS CAPTURE OUTPOST. Tore Up Railway Tracks North of Bethune. A despatch from King WUliamstown sa‘yazâ€"The Boers have torn up the railway non-t); of Bethulie and captur- ed a British outpost. How the Chief Boxers Will be Punished by the Empressâ€"Four of the Leaders Will B3 Beheaded. A despatch from Pekin, via Tian- Tsin and Shanghai. says;â€".-\ reâ€" sponse to the German demands has been transmitted to Li-Hung-Ch:1ng. This says that Ying-Nien, president of the censorate; Kung-Yi. assistant Grand Secretary and President of the Civil Board; and Chaoâ€"Shu-Chiao, President of the Board of Punishment, will be decapitated and that Prince Chwang, Duke Tsai-Lnn. and Prince Yih will be sentenced to life impris- they believe this is the only way of establishing peace in the kingdom." London, Thursday, Oct. 11.4.50 a.m.â€" The Standard, commenting editori- ally upon the attitude of the United States MHzâ€""Every dissent, even on minor points, from the suggestions of the powers is unfortunate. as it leads to fresh correspondence and to further delay. We can only hope that when Lord Salisbury is free to turn his attention to China. he will find some middle course that will secure the support of all the powers.“ GROWS MORE SERIOUS. A despatch from Shanghai, says:â€" Sheng,.the Taotai, has received a tele- gram from Gen. Su reporting that a serldus rebellion has broken out in the south-western part of Kwangsi province, that his 30,000 troops arein- adequate, and he needs at least 100,000 to cope with the danger, which is directed against the Manchus. and threatens to become worse than the Talping rebellion. LOVER SHOT HIS SWEETHEART, THEN BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT. Frank McGI-cgor, a Clgnr-Nlnker, Anelnpb‘ Murder, and Then l‘ommlls Suicide. A despatch from St. Thomas, Ont., says;â€"After attempting to murder his sweetheart, Bertha Beety, Frank McGrelgor committed suicide. He went to (the girl’s parents’ house and met the girl outside, and upon her turning to go in the house he fired three shots at her, hitting her but once, inflicting a fleshâ€"wound in the arm. He then went down (in adjoin- ing alleyway 1n the ram of the house and behind the City mills, and shot himself through the head, death be- ing instantaneous, BIC-Gregor was a cripple. a cigarâ€"maker, about :13 years of age. He had kept company with the girl for some time. and sup- posed to be father of the girl's illegimate child, and was forbidden the house by the girl's parents. The police found his body shortly after he The Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, wiring Tuesday, says; â€"“The Taotai of Shanghai and the Viceroy of Nankin have protested against ademonstration by foreign troops." Shanghai specials say that the real reason for the suspension of Yu- Hsien, Governor of the Province of ShansL, was the discovery that his nmmmsed army of 50,000 numbered supposed army only 40,000 TO RAISE 200,000 TROOPS. Delaying Peace So as to Be Able to Fight in Southern China. A despatch from Moscow, aays;â€"-A despatclh from Pekin says that the rumoured expedition of the allies to Sianâ€"Fu to capture the Chinese court in nomeense. The Emperor is said still‘ to be there, and the reported illness of the Dowager Empress is believed to be ,feli-gned. She is doing her beat to keel; -the Emperur from going back no Pekin, and also to delay the peace negotiations in order to gain time to get on {not an army of 200.000 and re- new hastillities in South China. will be held. The offices of the dismissed Princu= Tuan have been conferred on mandar- onment, and that Prince Tuan will be banished to the Imperial mili- tary post roads on the Siberiam fron- tier as a. further punishment for aid- ing the Boxers. peror in affairs of state of iate is regarded as confirmatory of these re- ports. Trustworthy Chinese reports say that the Dowager Empress is serious- ly ill at Tai-Yuan-Fm Province of Shansi. and the free hand of the Em- committed the deed. An inquest MARKETS [11? THE WORLD 2,500 bush. barley at 43 300 bush: oats at 23 1â€"2 one load of rye at 510. of hay sold at $13 to Wheat Oats. Barley Rye. Peas. . . .... . Hay, per ton. . . Straw, per ton. . Butter, in lb rolls . Eggs, new 1aid.... . Chickens, per pair. . Turkeys, per lb. . Gaese, per lb. . Ducks, per pair. . Potatoes, per bag. Apples, per bb]. Beef, hindquarters. Beef, forequarters. Beef, carcass. . . Mutton, . . . Lamb, spring, per 1b Veal, carcase. . . Dressed hogs. . . DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"Supply of creamery, boxes and dairy tubs, and pails is ample, and prices are easy. Choice dairy prints neatly packed, will readily at 200. Creamery pounds are firm. Commis- sion houses sell to the trade as fol- lows:â€"Dairy, tubs and pails, choice, 17 to 180; and second quality, at 14 to 15c; dairy prints, choice, 19 to 200; creamery, boxes 20 to Zlc; and pounds, 22 to 230. PRODUCE. Eggsâ€"The egg buyers in the coun- try are reported to be stopping operâ€" ations for the season, and this sends rather better supplies here. Prices of fresh easier. Quotations are as follo‘ws;-Fresh., 17 1-2 to 18c; held, 160; limed. 16c; and culls, 9 ho 10c. Poultryâ€"Receipts are larger. and will increase from wow on. Prices easier. Quotations are as follows;â€" Chickens, per pair, 30 to 550; ducks. per pair. 40 to 600; turkeys, per 1b, 10 to lie; and geese, per lb. 6 to 85. Prices 0" Cattle. Cheese. Grain. 1n the Leading Marxets. Cheeseâ€"Full cream, July and Augâ€" ust makes, sells at 11 1-2 to 12c. Pot-athe â€"Market steady. Car lots. on track. are quoted: at 28 to 300 per bag. Sales, out of store, are made at 33 to 40¢. Field produce. etc.â€"Turnips. out of store. 30c per bag; onions, 10 per lb; apples. per bbl, 500 to $1. Dried fruitsâ€"Dried apples sell at 3 to 3 1-20; and evaporated, at 41â€"2 to 50. Beamsâ€"New beans bring $1.20 to $1.25. Choice hand-picked beans are quote-d at $1.40 to $1.45. Honeyâ€"Dealers quote from 9 to 10¢ per 1b for 5. 10, or 60-1b tins, accord~ Lug to the size of the order. Comb h‘uney sells at $2.25 to $2.75 per dozen sections. Baled hayâ€"Steady. No. 1 timothy, car lots, on track here. $9.50 $70 $10; twoâ€"ton lots. delivered. sell at $10.25 to $10.50. Baled strawâ€"Car lots of good.) oat straw are quoted at. $5 to $5.50. on track; and ton Lots, delivered, at $6 to $6.50. ' Hopsâ€"Quiet. Growers generally are holding for better prices. Sales of 1900‘: were made at 130 toâ€"day. New crop is quoted at 13 to 140; and yearlings at 8 to 100. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed hugs continue scarce and firm. Provisions are also very firm and are getting scarcer. There is very little barrel pork here. Quotations for provisions are as fol- lows;â€"â€"Dry salted shoulllers, 80; long clear bacon, loose. in car lots, 100; and in case lots. 10 1-4 ‘to 10 1-:c; short cut pork. $19.50 to $20; heavy mess, $17.50 to 818. ' Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavy. 120; medium, 121-2.). to 136; light, 131-20; breakfast bacon. 13 to 131-20; picnic hams, 100; roll bacon. 110; smoked backs. 13c. All meats out of pickle 1c less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lardâ€"Tieroes. 10c; tubs. 10 to 10 1-40; pails, 101-4 to 101-20. Toronto. Oct. Iiiâ€"The receipts of LIVE SI‘OGK MARKETS. Toronto, Oct. 16.â€"Tbe receipts of live stock at the Western cattle yards this morning Were 45 carloads. includ- ing 2,000 vhogs. 600 cattle. 600 sheep an dlambs. a dozen calves. and a few much cows. There was little change in the mar- ket tvday, ’but that little was a change for the worse. ton. . lb mlls laid.... 21‘ pair. 000 ufiuwm 00000 m M mm 0% 0 0 $0.69 1-2 0.69 (1.6!) 1-2 0.68 [-2 14.00 0.20 0.60 0.13 0.08 0.80 0.35 1.00 0.09 5.50 7.00 6.00 0.09 9.00 0.54 8.50 1H) DE WETS HEROES ROUTE). The Boer General. 1-2 owever, Again Managed to Get Awayâ€"E} ad Located in the Vrede- fort Mountains in Cape Colony. A deepatc‘h from London. Wednes- day says;-â€"Despatohes from Souih Africa say that General De Wet, with 1,000 men and five guns. has been fighting with the Colonial division and the mounted men. under Colonel Deiisle, who recently left Pretoria with two horses each and double teams for the guns. for the avowed purpose at capturing the Boer gen- eral. He has not been captured. but it is declared. as it has often been before. that hir.I command is “thor- There is again scarcely any move- ment in shipping cattle; only a few small deals occurred to-day. There was practically no trade, and prices are nominal. The Old Country man knts continue in bad shape. Butcher cattle is weaker, except for the small supply of choice stuff. and for this prices are steady. The local demand is 310w, and medium to com- mon stuff was left over. . Both stockers and feeders are a shade easier, but not quotaubly- changed. ’ Hogs are firm at the advance of last Tuesday. ' For export buTls the enquiry ialighr, and' prices are ashade lower. Good‘ veal calves are scarce; and calves generally are wanted at from $2 to $8 or $10 each. Prime hogs ("smgers") are selling at 63-40 per lb. Bows are worth 31-20 per lb. and stag: 2cper 1b. Fat and light hogs are firm at 51-20 per 1b. Sheep and lambs are selling at stronger figures. All the supplies sold readily to-day. and more would have sold. V Hogs to fetch the top price must be of yrime quality, and scale not below 160 not above 200 lbs. Milcbl cows are scarce, and in de- mand, For Any Boers Found Wearing British Uniforms. A despatch from LLndLey, says ;â€"The enemy attacked. a picket Sunday night. They came from a Kaffir krmal, dressed in blankets, and lead-_ ing horses. Latter, No. 3,243. was killed. and Benney, No. 5,409, was slightly wounded. A Boer was taken prisoner dressed in the ['qu uniform of Brabamt's Horse. DEATH TH E PENALTY Result of 8. Plot to Lapture and P11- lage the Town 01 Suchow. A despatch from Shanghai, says :â€"A plot of 400 rebels in Suchow to get pos~ session of that town and pillage it has been discovered. and 86 prisoners have been arrested, the rest of the conspira- tors‘ taking to their heels. T0 AID BOER PRISONERS. A notice has been issued stating that any of the enemy found wear- ing the unifou‘m of her Mljesty’s fumes are liable to be shot. Imperial Government Now Consid- ering a Plan. A desputcb from Cape Togvn says:â€" Parliament will adjourn next Monday. The treason tribunals will be conven- ed October 29, w1Lh ex~Attorney-Gen- eral Solomon as presiding judge. The Imperial Government is consid- ering a plan for the assistance of prisoners of Wm when they return to the farms. §U€CES§§FUL RAEB BY BGERS A despatch from London, says :â€"Thx War Office has received the following despatch from Lord Roberts, dated Pretoria, Friday :â€" Lord Roberts Reports a Number 01' Engagements. " The Boers have been making many successful raids. and are interferhng with railway and telegraphic com- Ail the prisoners have been behead- 86 REBELS BbHEADED. The munications. The damage is quick]; ing repaired, and severe punishment in ted flicted, but the Boers are remarkabll persistent. 5 STRATHUUNAS KILLED. SURROUNDED, THEY REFUSED T0 ougth demoralized." The fighting has been going on for three days in the mount-am: near Vredefort. The deepaLches any that De \Vet'a men were dial-edged from their stronghold, and are fleeing in variou- directions. The Boer losses are not given. The British casuaLtiea are said ta have been very slight. A despatmh from Maseru says thai 100 Boers have entered Ficksburg. routing the police. who fled acres! the Basutoland border. l‘.:l('ll [(Illed Thrm‘ IIm-r , ltul 1hr Enllrc l'n Iy Wen- Evvnlun Iy llllllllod “‘Ill Itullvls. A despatch from London, says :â€"A special despatch from Lydenburg says: â€"â€"“A Boer prisoner tells the story of the way in which a. patrol of five troopers of Strathcona’s Horse, under Sergeant Brothers, met death. It ap- pears that they were suddenly sur- rounded by a strong force of Boers. The Canadians indignantly refused to surrender, and a murderous fire was exchanged at short range, until ev- ery man in the party was riddled with bullets, but not before each Canadian had accounted for three Boers. “ Sir Redvers Bullet, while passing through Machadodorp. and bidding farewell to the troops, said he should be greatly pleased to tell Lord Strath- cone. of the magnificent work of hi. troopers." BRITISH WERE AMBUSHED Enemy’s Success at Kaapmuldex Reported by Lord Roberts. A despatoh trom London says;â€" In a despatch to the War Office from Pretoria, under yeaterday's date. Lord Roberts saya;â€""Delisle’s mount- ed infantry engaged De Wet’u force for three days at Reitzberg. He drove the Boers north of the Vaal. near Ventersvkroom. "De Wet has been speaking free!) of lata, assuring the burghers that the European powers would stop the war by Oct. 10. Thursday was the anâ€" niversary of the ultimatum, toâ€"day is Kruger’s birthday. and tvoâ€"morrow it will be ayear since the first shot was iiired. Th0 Boers have been inâ€" terested in these dates. believing that something would intervene to end the mat in their favour. I trust that they now realize that their ex~ pectations are futile. “An unfortunate accident occurred yesterday at Kaapmui‘den,owing toa train upsetting on the division over Kaap river. Three men were kiiled and fifteen injured. An engine conveyihg two Royal Engineer officers and eigh- teen men from the Velwkfontein' gar- rison proceeded to ascertain the na- ture of the damages. The Boers were lying in wait for Lhelparty. and open- ed fire. 0n hearing of the attack, Capt. Stewart and forty men of the Rifle Brigade went to the support at the engineers. "Stewart and one private wan killed, two officers and five men were severely wounded. and one officer antI ten men were made prisoners." 480,000 POUNDS 0F POWDER Russians Also Capture From Chinese 144- Guns and 26 Flags. A despatch from Moscow, sayazâ€"It has been ascertained that during‘ the months of July and August the Bus- sians captured 144 Chinese guns, 26 flags. and 480.00) pounds of gunpowder “ There have been several slight en gagements with small bands of th enemy. The total British casualtie were five killed and six wounded."