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Struck on a Gate : 1mm Les'r IN A WEEK. A despatch from. San Francnsco. Bays;-A pilot’s attempt to bring in during a. thick fog the big Pacific mail steamer City of Rio de Jaueiro. early Friday morning, led to the Week of the vessel. on Fort Point Lodge, outside the Golden Gate, and the; loss of 131 persons ouu of a total at 208 on board. Fl‘he explanation: of the ter of life is that the vessel 3: been minutes after she strl partying down most of 1 boats which still hung on t] The officers showu and the passengers til the 'bow began t Then when it was s gel was on the point The officers showed great coolness, and the passengers behaved well un- til the bow began to sink suddenly. Then when it was seen that the ves- sel was on the poixnt of sinking there was a wild panic. Men and women ran screaming to the boats only to (laid them not lowered. Over one hundred Chinese \vere hud- dl-‘ed together Ibclow, simply dazed with terror. Many jumped overboard and were carried down by the suc- tion of the steamer. All about was thick darkness, which prdbablgv preâ€" vented many from escaping. vanted many from escaping. The mcst (prominent p'lssenger on the steamer was Romnsaville \Vildâ€" man, U. S. Consul at Bong-Kong, who was accompanied by his wife and two children. It is (haught all are drown- ed, The ship was in command of Pilot Frederick Jurdan when she struck. He ,was rescued. Captain William Ward «vent down with his vessel. As nearâ€" ly as can be learned. there were 208 people on board the Rio de Janeiro, as Exact Whereabouts of His Force Is Unknown. ‘ l A despatch from Cape Town, says: â€"Ttllo Government reports that the exact whereabouts of Commandant Scheeper’s force, which is a small one, is unknown. He has certainly aband- omd hl'ns original intention of cross- hng the railway between Prince Al- bert and Beaufort “fast, and Kis break- ilng back easterly‘ followed by Gens. Parsons and Grenfell. During the last few days parties. of Boers have been reported in] the neighborhood of “rillowmere and Ulnlondale. They probably belong to Soheeper’s com- mando. Parties of invaders continue to mom about in the Middelberg and Steynsbtumg districts. looting on a. small scale. The principal body, estiâ€" mated to number 800 men, appear to be located at Zurberg, northwest of Srteynsbnmrg. Troops are, assembling at various points on the Midland line, with the object of clearing out the marauders, who probably consist of Small bodies of Boers, who have crossed the Orange Ii'VWI‘ at ‘ past month. In the Albert district the Boers have been u‘ebnforced by a. number of young colonists, who were recruited in the districts invaded. KITCHENER’S NEW ORDER. Thought to Indicate a Big Move Eastward. London, Friday. Feb. 22.â€"-Despatch- as to the Daily Mail report that Lord Kitchener has issued instruction that no goods of any description are to go tou‘ward by the Delagoa Bay line until further notice, with the exception of urgent military and hospital supplies. This urder Is supposed to indicate». big move eastward. foilows:-thiu pas<engers 23; second Coldest in (ion A despatch from Berlin, sayszâ€"In some parts of the country the weather is the coldest known in twentyâ€"five years. At Cologne, a young lady reveller was frozen to death in. the street, and a coachman fell from his carriage with both legs frozen. Near Remagen abicyclist was found dead. In 'the Gulf of Dantzic a fishing cutteu‘ was frozen Ln, and three of the crew perished. fl‘he Mmelle at Cablentz frozen solid. A‘t Hirschberg the ‘Eem'pera- tune is thenty-nine degrees below zero centigrade, and in the Upper Hartz. thirty. From: all the menu,- tainous regions come reports of great mow'faus. ‘ ‘ a SCHEEPER’S COMMANDO. HER CONDITION WORSE. COLD WEATHER IN EUROPE. various times during the r the big Pm a of Rio de Jane nina. led to the terrible 1053’ vessel sank in fitâ€" she struck, thus st of the small mz on the d-avits. L Rock Entering Golden at San Francisco. ' Francisco 'l'wvn ty-Fl re cabin, 7;stcerage, Chinese and Jab- anese. 58; officers and crew, 114. The fo'lonimg have been accounLod:â€"â€"Res- cued. 77; bodies at the moxgue, 10; to- ‘ ml, 87; Missing, 121. THE PILOT’S STORY. thick fog settled down on thd water. Thu iep rts of (he d’sasler \\'e:e ve y coniliczing. Pilot Jordan declares that Ithey were homing in slowly when a. iThey were going at about six miles an Ihour, and the tide was racing; out at four miles an hour. It was dangerous l to go any slower, and the only thing I to be done was to keep on and ovatclhl ' carefully. He could see the light nrar .the cliff house and at; Fort Point, and‘ ihe figured they were well in the lstreslm when the vvssnl suddenly lstruck. Captain Ward asked what ishould be done, and Jordan, judging ufrom the great damage that would i be done by the jagged rocks, said "Get lout all your boats at onus.” Capt. E\Vard sprang to the starboard side, land was getting the boats out when the Low ~11 Llamy dropped down. Jurâ€" dan rushed from the bridge down to the deck, realizing that the ship {vas sinking. He helped Mrs. VVildman inâ€" ‘lto aboat and had one of the Wild- man children grasp him around the neck. Then the vessel sank. He thought he went down fully fifty feet. “'hen he came up the child was ; gone. He could see nothing of the L steamer nor of any of the seats, so _ he struck out, and was «soon able to ; climb on a part of the deckâ€"house 0n , which one Chiuee was floating. Af- ldter three hours they were picked up. Empress Frederick Cannot Livel Many Days. 1 A dospatch from London, sayszâ€"A great crowd assembled at Chariug Cross stutignpn Saturday night to witness the departure of King Edward for Port Victoria, on his way to Gerâ€" many to visit his sister, ‘Empress Frederick. The train left the station at lOo’clock. When the King arrives at Port Victoria he will board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, \leere he will sleep for the night. At 6 o’clock Sunday morning the Royal yumht will lfave Port Victoria for 1Flushing, escorted by the cruisers lAuslralia and Severn. It is expected ithe King’s visit will last ten days, but ithis depends altogether on the condi- ;tion of his sister. Acconling to a Berlin despatch, the disease from which the Empress is suffering has made rapid progress in the past few days, and the pain has become intense. The spinal -col- umn is affected. Two of His Cannon Captured, With Much Ammunition. A despatch tram London, says:â€" Lolrd Kibchener tel‘egraphs the War Office from Middeltblmgfih, under Sunâ€" day's date, as follows; â€" “Cod. Plumer reports that on Feb. 23 COL Owen captured De \Vet’s 15- ponmder, apomrpom, some carts full of ammunirtion, and 50 prisoners. \Ve sustained no casualties. The enemy are in: full retreat, and are dispersing. They are being pursued vigorously. D-e Wet‘s attempt to invade the Cape Colony has completely failed.” The Boers Captured a Trainload of Foodstuffs. “A despatch from Johannesburg, Wednesday says :â€"The Boers destroy- ed a culvert between Natal spl‘uit and Klip river, on the railroad just south of here, all: dawp toâ€"day. They cap- tured a tralnload of foodstuffs, and after taking all they could conven~ ie'ntly carry, set fire to the rest and disappeared ovor the veldt. Report That Plague llns Broken Ont Among the Troops No! True. (A despa'tch from Cape Town says: Qâ€"All the plague partith here, fifâ€" teen in number. are doing well. Eighty-two Kaffirs are confined in the contact camp. The report that the plague has broken out among the British troops is officially denied, 7 ‘ DESTROYED A CULVERT. DE WET ROUT ED. OFFICIALLY DENIED. sleep for the night. At ay morning the Royal ave Port Victoria for rted by the cruisers Severn. It is expected dangerous only thing and Match light near Point, and all in the I suddenly MARKETS OF THE WURLD Toronto. Feb. 26.â€"\thatâ€"Export- ems now bid '66 1-20 for red. white, and goose wheat. low heights to New York, and holders ask 67c. Red and white. north and west, is quoted at 6-10 bid and 650 asked. Mauitobas firm rm search“ No. 1 hard, 01d. In‘ces of Cattle. Cheaae. Gram, &e in the Leading- Mammu. Milli at the Bram, west. Pensâ€"Firm. No. 2, middle heights. at 631â€"20; and cast at 64c. Barleyâ€"Firm. No. 8, east, 421-2 to 43c;and middle heights. 42 to 421â€"2c: N0. 3 extra. 401-20,, east; and 400. m‘iddle freights. Ryeâ€"Steady. Car lots, 480, west; and 49c.‘_east. Cornâ€"Firm. American, No» 2 yelâ€" law, on track here. 470; and No. 3, Buckw-l'ibatâ€"Quiet. Car lots, west, are quoted at 49c; and east at 500. Outsâ€"Firm, 'but demand is rather quieter. N0. 1 White, east, '29 3â€"40; N0. E! White, notrth and west. 28 3â€"40. Flourâ€"Quiet. Export agents bid $2.60 for straight roller, in buyers' bags, middle freights; and $2.65 is asked by the mills, w'h'uch do‘ not.r do their own exporting. Choice brands are 46c quoted [tom 10 LU 1w awvm u»..- figures. Oatmealâ€"Car lots of rolled oats, in bags, on track here, are quoted at $3.25 per bbl; and in wood, at, $335 per bbl. : - I r Buffalo, Feb. 20.â€"Flou‘r Steady; light trade. Wheatâ€"Spring, No. 1 Northern, 01d, 83 3-40 for small lots; no offerings, c.i.f. Winter wheatâ€"â€" Nothing doing; millers would prob- ably pay 7‘60 for fancy White, and 770 for No. fired, on track here. Cornâ€" Quiet ; No. 2 yellow, 43 3-4 to 44¢; No. 3 do., 43 1-2 to 43 3-40; No. 2 corn, 43 1-2 to 43 3-40; No. 3 do., 43' 1-40, through ,billed. Oatsâ€"Steady; No. 2 white, 31 1-20; No. 3 do., 310; No. 2 mixed, 296; No. 3 do., 281-20, through billed. ' BurlbyLâ€"{Unphangedy Ryeâ€"No. 2 on track, 560 asked. Detroit, Feb. 26.â€"Closod:â€"â€"Wheatâ€"â€" No. 1 white, cash, 79 1-20; No. 2 red, cash and February, 79 1-20; March, 81 3-40. Duluth, Feb. 26.â€"Wh»eatâ€"-Cash, No. 1 hard, 75 1â€"40; N0. 1 Northern, 73 1-20. No. 2. Norrt‘hernx, 67 3-8 to 70 3-cc; May 761â€"40; July, 763-40. Cornâ€"May, 38 7-80. Oatsâ€"26 1-4 to 260. Minneapolis, Feb, 20.â€"â€"\Vheatâ€"Cash, 740; May, 75 5â€"8 ’00 75 3-40; Ju1.y,75 1-2 tot 75 5â€"80; on track. No. lhard, 760: No. 1 Northern. 740; No. 2 Northern. 67 3â€"40. PRODUCE. Toronto, Feb. 26.â€"Eggsâ€"Eggs are easy, owing ‘to increasing supplies of new laid. Prices are as follows;â€" Strictly newâ€"laid, 200; fresh gathered, 16:); cold srbored, 14 to 15c; Iimed, 14 to 150. Poultryâ€"Primes for bright stock are as follows;â€"Turkeys, 10 to 110; geese, at 8 to 8 1-20; chickens. at 40 to 500; and ducks, at 60 to 800. Cold stored turkeys and geese are quoted 1 to 2c lb under bright stock. Quotations for provisions are as fol- lows :â€"Dry salted shoulders, So; long clear bacon, loose, in car lots, 100; and [Lu case lots, 10 1-4 to 10 1â€"20; short gout pork, $19.50 to $20; heavy mms lpnl‘k ,$18 to $19 -» Field produce, etc.â€"Turnips out of store, 300 per bag; onions, 700 per bag; carrots, 350 ppr bag; apples, per bbl. $1 to $2; sweet potatoes, per bbl. $2.50. Potatoesâ€"Steady at lots, on track here of store. Dried applesâ€"Dried apples sell at 3 1-2 to 4c; and evapdrated at 5 to [Beansâ€"Ordinary white beans bring $1.40; choice hand-picked beans are quoted at $1.60 to $1.75. Honeyâ€"Firm; dealers quote from 10 to 10 hâ€"2c\ per Lb. for 5, 10 or (SO-lb tins, according to the size of the or- der. Comb honey sells at $2.50 to $2.75 per dozen sections. Baled hayâ€"Steady. Choice timothy, on track here, $10.25; twgâ€"ton lots, de- liver-ed, $11. to $11.25. Strawâ€"Car he re, $5.50 to DRE$SED HOGS AND PROVICIONS. Toronto, Feb. 26.â€"Dressed hogs con- tinue scarce. There are practically no offerings of eat lots on track here. Packers bid $7.50, and holders outside ask $8, for car lots, on track here. On the street prices are firm at $8.50 to $8.75. Provisions are firm, and in good demand. middle freights; and l by the mills, which d own exporting. Choice b ad from 10 to 150 abo 3, $5.50 to $6. ESSED HOGS AND PROVICIONS‘ BREADSTUFFS, ETC. mill $13 to h and west, 1 650 asked. Irthy. No‘ awe and firm. Ton lots loovr, sell as follows;â€" $13.50; and shun-ts. $15, lots of straw, on track u. 2, 941-2c 971â€"2c: No which do‘ not.r do Choice brands are 15c above. these 280 for car and 350 out hard, Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavy, 120; medium, 12 1-2 to 13¢; light, 180; break- fax bacon, 180; picnic hams, 100; roll bacon, 10c. Toronto, Feb. 26.â€"We had at the western cattle yards toâ€"day fifty car- loads of live stock, including 1,500 hogs, '700 cattle, £50 sheep and lambs, 30 calves, and a few milch cows. Trade was fair: good stuff s‘ofd readin enough. but we had an unâ€" due broportion of unfinished cattle, and for this kimd the market was a slow one. Shvippimg cattle sold at from 4 to Good to choice butcher cattle sold steadily at from 81â€"4 to 41-40 per 1b; and for a few «xtra choice lots a shade more was reported paid, Sec- ondary and infesrivor cattle ranged at about the rates quoted below. with a weak tendency. There was no quotable change in stockcxs. feeders. and bulls. There is an enquiry for a few choice milch cows up to aboat $50 exath Good to choice velatl calves are in steady request. Good graimfed lambs are unchanged steady and wanted. ' prices. Hogs are firm at the advance of last Tuesday. ' “Singers” are fetching 63-40 per 1b. and light and fat hogs, 61-40. Hogs to fetch the top price must be of prime quality, and scale not below 160 nor above 200 lbs. Following is the range of quota- tions:â€"â€" ‘ Shippers, per cwt. Butchers, chaise do. . Butcher, com,- to good. Butcher, inferior. . - Stockers. per cwt. . Export bulls‘ per cwt. Sheep and Export ewes, per cwt. Butcher sheep, each. . Lamle‘ gmfed per ow1t. Do., barnde per cwt. Bucks. . . . . . Cows, ea Calves, e: Oh oic e hogs , Light h ogs, H-ea v‘y hogs Sows. . . Stags. . . The Boers Are Scattering in Dis- organized Parties. ‘ A despatch from Landon says râ€"Gen. Kitchené-r, in a despatch dated Midâ€" dlebtmg, Feb. 24, reports to the “Tar Office as follows: “ Gen. French, who was at Piet Re‘tief, Feb. 22, reports that the re- sult of his column sweeping the coun~ try to the east is that the Boers; are retreating and scattering, in disorgan- ized parties, totalling some 5,000 men, in front of him. Amsterdam and Piet Retief have been occupied. Troops are protecting the Swazi frontier. “Gem. French will [push on, but he is much hampered by continuous heavy rains, " I regret to say that Major Howard a very gallant officer of the Canadian Scouts, was killed on Feb. 17.’ Sentenced to Twelve Months’ Hard Labour. A despatch from Kimberley says :â€" A 703.1 so:‘eke:p'r has been convict- ed by the military court here of traitorous and disloyal language against the late Queen and the Bri- tish Government, and of disfiguring the Queen’s picture. He was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour, and to pay a fine of £300 or undergo an ad- ditional six months’ imprisonment. Sheep are a fair sale at unchanged BOTHA SUING FOR PEACE. Another man was sentenced topay fine of £150 or undergo three months’ imprisonment for leaving Kimberley while on the suspect list All the Boers Proper Anxious to surrender. 'A despatch from Cape Town says:â€" It is rumoured in Johannesburg that General Louis Botha is suing for peace. It is understood that, in addition to the scarcity of food and ammunition, continual hardships coupled with the worrying- tactics of the British have told heavily on the burghers. The Boers proper it is said, are anxious to surrender. It is only the mercen~ aries and the rebels, who have noth~ ing- to lose, who desire the continua- ion of hostilities. SWEEPING THE COUNTRY. 4< TRAITORUOS LANGUAGE. and {or the best offerings 50 each . Milkers per pe r Cattle. Hogs. r 0 wt. r c wt. r cwt. and Calves. . . 2000 . . 200 ._ $4 00 $5 00 400 350 275 275 400 La mlbs. 300 250 425 375 250 425 375 300 325 450 650 600 600 350 200 50 00 3 00 625 Interesting Items About Our Own Country, Great Britain, the United States, and All Parts of the Globe. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. CANADA. London, Ont, has four smallpox- patients. The Canadian Non-then: Railway: Will use Nam Scottie) coal. Pom .Art‘hrur wfll have ten regular Limp- steamers this year. v Bx'antford Oijty Council has decided in favor of umion printing. Brantford may erect amt}: At- rdcnn war memorial, to cost $5,000. Six new cases of 's'mallwx have been reported near Dorchesher. N. B; Nova Scot‘ia’s gold yield last year was 30,000 ounces, valued at £570,000; Chief Powell wants fifteen addi- tional men far the Ottawa police force. Many Ottawa [people will take theim children from School to prevent them‘ from being vaccinated. S‘Lr Wilfrid Laurier has declined the! invitafion of the Canadian Club of New York to attend their annual ban- Quet. Fernie, BC, is rejoicing in the. prospect of a big smelting industry; The conditions are favouubll. 'A. P. Love, OLE the geological staff 011 the Dominion has resigned to take a position). in the Dominion Steel Wlorks at Sydney, B. 0.. at a. salary, pf $300 yearly. The Great Northern. Railway has secured control of the Montreal 'l‘er- minal (Railway, which gives it a. valuâ€" able framhuise and a good entrance to Montreal. ‘ The establishment of an iron and steel industry at St. John and the ‘den melopment 0115 New Brunswic/k's coal area are among the important mat- ters that will be considered by the New Brunswick Legislature. Archbishop Fulconio, Apostolic dele- gate at Ottawa, is to leave Canada, according to a Rome despntch, to succeed Mfr. Martinelli, the Papal “delegate at Washington, who is to ‘11 made a cardinal. . The January statement of the Post: Office Savings Bank shows that the total deposits on 'hand at the end 01 the momth were $38,868,673; 'dePOSitS during the month totalled $950,551, and withdrawals $768,866. 9 A violent snowflcrm accomptn’ied ‘by a heavy gale -~ wept over Haliiaxâ€" on Sunday, doing great damages. The roof of the grand stand at the Exhibit Lian grounds was blown off Ind pieces of timber Were carried six hundred yanks. ..-. . ing Dr. T. Anderson of Edinburgh claims the discovery of a new star, which is now one of the brightest in the sky. This spring Kiug Edward will visit Ireland. The London Daily Mail advocates a. tariff for revenue purposes, not as a protective measure. The new naval program of England includes five submalinqitorpedo boats. The estate of Lord Armstrong in- ventor of the gm] of that name, is wartime 13,39,946. The Prison Reform Committee of London, ask for the releale of Mrs. Maybrick the convicted prisoner. Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. AdeltrertS» Hay, United States Con- sul at Pretoria was ‘banquetted at London, Setretary of War Brodrick was present. British locomotive trade, Sir Chris- topher Furness says, has decreased 25 per cent, while America) has ad! vanced 450 per cent. The British steamer Ophir, on which the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York will sail for Australia, is being fitted out with a wireless tulegraphy plant. Thomas O'DonneTl, M. P., who was prevented from speaking the Irish language in the British House or: language in the British House at Commons, says he will continue to speak it until he is knocked down and dragged foom his place, UNITED STATES, One of the suspects in the Cudahy kidnapping case art Omaha is under arrest. The Kansas Legislature has pass ed a bi-ll classifying saloons as pub- lic nuisances. . At Shafron, Pa., an Erie & Pitts- burg freight train ran into a crown of man on their way to work. Fiw were killed outright. GREAT BRITAIN. The price of British steel is declinq N A NUISHHl