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ANOTHER SEVERE FIG HT. The British Somaliland expedition has had another severe engagement with the followers of the Mad Mul- lah. A small column under Major‘ Gough, which was moving towards Walwal from Bohotle in the northâ€"l east, concurrently with Gen. Man-| ning’s advance upon Wnlwal, was surrounded by the enemy in the thick bush. The fighting lasted un- til almost all the ammunition of the British was gone, when they retiredl fighting to Danop. They lost two officers and thirteen men killed, and four officers and 28 men wounded, n11 natives except the officers. The fighting lasted from 7.30 in the morning until 5.45 in the evening on April 22. Much of the fighting was at close quarters. The enemy, whov we e recklessly brave, wee frequentâ€" ly iepulsed. It is estimated that more than a hundred of them were killed. The Bxitish made four bayâ€" onet charges. According to later official details of the disaster that befell Col. Plunkett's column, the enemy, de-‘ spite their overwhelming numbers, w horse and foot, who repeatedly ' charged with fanatical bravery, weze kept otl‘ until Col. Plunkett‘s Ammunition was gone. His square was then broken, and the survivors tried to cut their way through the enemy. Survivors say that dead 1 The dervishes who wiped out the little force of Col. Plunkett and Capt. Olivey on April 17 numbered 2,000 horsemen and 10,000 spear- men. Col. Cobbe, however, was without water, and was compelled to retreat toward Galadi. On April 16 the enemy surrounded a pa'trol of rifle- men under command of Capt. Shakâ€" eldey. A lieutenant was killed and three men were wounded. The eneâ€" my sufl'el'ed a loss of fifteen. These show that on April 14 the;| enemy, who were completely conâ€"l cealed, attacked Col. Cobbe's forces! in the thick brush. The guide had.I led the British forces sixteen milesl out of the way. The British camel battery went. into action and the enemy retired. Further details have been received of the fighting between the British find the forces of the Mad Mullah in Somaliland before the action in which the British suffered so sevezeâ€" ly. A London despa’tch says: Word has been received here that General Manning, on hearing of the slaughter of Col. Cobbe‘s forces on Apxil 17 in Somaliland by the Mad Mullah’s- followers. started at once to relieve Cobbe With 880 men. He sent Maâ€" jor Kenna. with 100 mounted inlan- trymen in advance. Major Kenna reached 001. Cobbe on the afternoon of April 18 without meeting any op- position. Gen. Manning, on the route, engaged the Mullah’s forces and killed 2,000 of them. The Bri- tish losses are not given. COL} Cobbe's force was relieved. 1 Genera] Manning added that he was about to march to the relief of Col. Cobbe. The despatcli closes with a list of the “officers and men mixing, and no doubt killed in action,” namely 001. A. W. V. Plunkett, Captains Johnston, Stewart, Olivey, Morris and McKinnon, and Lieuts. Gaynor and Bell, all of the King’s African Rifles; Capt. Vlzoy of the second Sikhs, Capt. Sime of the Inflian Me- 'dical s'tafl, tWo white privates, 48 men of 'the second Sikhs and 124 men of the African Rifles. The two maxim guns also were lost. "At last the enemy's infantry overâ€" whelmed the square and annihilated them all, with the exception of 37 fugitives above mentioned." ed my SENT TO THE RESCUE. Col. Plunkett with 160 men of the second battalion of the King's Afri- can Rifles, 48 men of the second Sikhs and two maxim guns were at once despatched to his relief. It turned out that Olivey had not been attached, but Col. Plunkett on join- ing him continued to press onward to the open countiy seven miles westward of Gumburru, where he was attack-ell by a. \‘ox‘y strong force of mounted troops and the enemy’s infantry, who attacked at close quarters. He kept back the enemy until he hu'd no more ammunition“ when he formed a square and charg- ed with bayonets in the direction of Col. Cobbe's protected camp. He move‘d some distance in this man- ner, but a great many men, includâ€" ing Col. Plunkett himself, were kill-1 A flying column, under C01. Cobbc, “'Shes 0f left Galndi, April 10th to recon. erthcless, noitre the road to Walqu but ow- then} “‘Cr ing to difficulty in finding the road 1““le fil‘ and shortness of water he was about (10“- Man: 'to leave his protected camp when the Pnemy firing was heard in the direction of mcnt “'35 a. party under Capt. Olivey which Port "or" was also I'Qconnoltering. gagemcnt- SENT TO THE RESCUE. Col. Plunkctt with 160 men of the P second battalion or the Kimr'g Afri- A London iicspatch says: The “784‘ office on Thurslday received from Brigadier General Manning, in Com- wand 01' the British forces lilnnd. a desputch date‘ miles westward of Gala'd land, April 18, in which British reverse is reported 2,000 of Mad Mullah’s Forces Fe“ Before the British Guns. MGRE EARfl mama. or wounded by the pdrsuing em:L ANNIHILATED THEM ALL The war followers of the Mullah were piled up ,e-d from in heaps in from, of the Maxim guns. The British force used ordinâ€" in com- . . in some, ary service bullets instead of dum- twenty dums or similar expanding bullets, Somam and were consequently at a disadâ€" ‘a serious vantage, the service bullets, as has been often proved, failed to stop the ,1. cobbo, rushes of the fanatical savages. Nevâ€" to recon. ertheless, at least two thousand of but ow_ them were killed, chiefly by the the road Maxim fire. The statement that ms about Gen. Manning’s force killed 2,000 of for the session at least Hon. Joseph Martin to Undergo an Operation. A Victoria, B.C.. despatch says :â€" Joseph Martin, M.P.P., has decided to submit to amputation of his leg above the knee. The trouble which makes the amputation necessary has recurred at intervals ever since childhood. It is expected Mr. Mar- tin will be retired from active life iphysicians who have been made ’aware of Dr. Councilman's achieve- ‘ments as one of the really great ones in medical history, and the most important made in Boston, rivalling the discovery of either as an anaesthetic. The details of the investigation, how each successive step was taken, together with valuable information concerning the protozoa, the organism that pro- duces that highly contagious disease, Will on Tuesday evening be furnished to medical men by the discoverer, who refrains from making a public announcement of it until he has en- lightened the scientific world. Important Discovery by a. Pro- fessor at Harvard. A Boston despatch says :â€"The Globe announces that Dr. Wm. Thomas Councilman, the Shatuck professor of pathological anatomy in the Harvard medical school, has dis- covered the germ that causes small- pox. The discovery is pronounced by physicians who have been nmdn The Royal yacht was escorted by iten British warships, which answerâ€" ied the salutes of the Italian ships and land batteries. The German [Cr-own, Prince, Frederick William, ihis brother, Prince Eitel, and Crown Prince Louis of Portugal, visited lKing Edward. The town was gnily ldecoi'ated with flags, but rainy Iwe_atherimarred the festivities. King Edward subsequently visited the Queen of Portugal on board the yacht Amelia, the German Princes on Board the Sapphire and the Duke of Abruzzi on board the Italian cruiser Liguira. Later the King landed and visited the museum. LIMB T0 BE'AMPUTATED. [Welcome on Behalf of King Em- manuel of Italy. A Naples, Italy, despatch says :â€" ‘The Royal yacht Victoria and Al- bert, with King Edward on board, arrived here on Thursday and re- ceived an enthusiastic welcome. The Italian squadron saluted and the crews manned ship and cheered warmly. After the yacht had anâ€" chored King Edward received the Duke of Abruzzi, the newly appoint- ed Foreign Minister Morin, and others, who Welcomed his Majesty in the name of King Victor Em‘ manuel. KING EDWARD AT NAPLES. The explosion took place in the face of No. 5 level, in the French slope, at a point nearly a. mile from the entrance to the pit. The men had entered the pit, and were ‘proceeding to their rooms when they were apprised of the presence of gas. McNeil carried a. safety lamp, which he was to use While cleaning out the gas in his room before beginning his Work. He was a machine runner. Exactly how the accident occurred is not known. Whiteaway, who sur- vived the damp, was not with the four men killed, but was walking some distance behind them. He was in a dazed condition when brought to the surface. The dead are Michael S. McNeil, William King, Joseph King, and Henry Jackson. The man at the hospital is William Whiteaway. Mc- Neil formerly belonged to Big Ponds, but he had been living at Reserve for some years. He leaves a widow and family of four. The three others killed belonged to Western Bay, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Gas Was Ignited as They Were Going to Work. A Halifax, N.S., despatch says :â€" Four miners were. killed at Reserve Mines on Friday night, as a result of a. terrific explosion in the Reserve pit at about halfâ€"past seven in the morning, and one man lies at St. Joseph's Hospital, suflering terâ€" rible agony from bad burns sus- tained, but he will rec0ver. the enemy in their recent engage- ment was evidently an error. The re- port referred to Gen. Plunkett's en- gagcment. GERM 0F SMALLPOX. FOUR KILLED. Minneapolis, April 28. â€" Wheat â€" Cash, 763C; May, 74%c; July, '.‘4§c; on track, No. 1 hard, 77J2c; No. 1 Northern, 76%c; No. 2 Nortrem. 753C; No. 3 Northern, 73;» to 77c. Dlour â€" First patents, $4.05 to $4.â€" 15; second patents, $3.95 to $4.05; first clears, $2.45 to $3.05: second clears, $2.45. Branâ€"In bulk, $10 to $10.50. 2 mixed, 350. Barleyâ€"Track, 52 to 56¢. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 57 to 580 asked. Oats â€"â€" May, 33gc. Buffalo, April 28. -â€" Flour â€" Shady. Wheat â€" Spring easy; No 1 Northern offered at 825C; winter active enquiry, firm; No. 2 White 81c; No. 2 red, 80c. Cornâ€" Quiet; No. 3 yellow, 51$c; No. 2 corn, 51c. Oats â€" Quiet; No. 3 white, 39c. No. Milwaukee, April 28. â€" Wheat â€"- Firm; No. 1 Northern, 805C; No. 2 Northern, 77 'to 79-},c; May, 77§c bid. Rye â€" Stea'dy; No. 1, 52c. Barleyâ€"Steady; No. 2, 60c;_ sample, 40 to 550. Cornâ€"May, 44éc. Duluth, April 28.â€"«Wheat â€" To ar- rive, No. 1 hard, 7873c; No. 1 North- ern, 762C: May, 76ic; No. 2 Noxth- em, 751C; May, 78§c; July, 76gc. Montreal, April 28. â€" Grainâ€"No. 1 Manitoba liard wheat, 770; No. 1 Northern, 75%, April or May deliv- ery; No. 2 oats in store here, at 37 to 37:6; rye, 51c east; buckwheat, 48% to 490 east, for May delivery; peas, 64c high freights, 74 to 74§c afloat here; rye, 57; to 58c; buckâ€" wheat, 56 to 57c; No. 2 oats, 35c afloat here; flaxsecd, $1.20 on track here. Flounâ€"Manitoba patents, $4 to $4.20; se:onds, at $3.80 to $4; Ontario straight rollers, $3.35 to $3.50, in bags, $1.60 to $1.70, pat- ents, $3.70 to $4. Rolled oats â€" Millers' prices, $1.90 bags, and $4 per bbl. Feed â€" Manitoba bran, $19 to $20, and shorts, $20 to $21, bags included; Ontario bran, in bulk, $17.50 to $18; shoxts, in bulk, $20 to $21. Beansâ€"In cars, on track, $1.90. Provisions â€"- Heavy Can- adian short cut pork, $24; shoxt cut back, $23.50; light short cut, $23; compound refined lard, 8% to 9c; pure Canadian lard, 105 to llc; fmâ€" est land, 11 to llgc; hams, 12% to 13c, bzuon, 14 to 15c; fresh killed abattoir hogs, $8.75 to $9. Eggs}â€" New laid, 11} to 12c. Butter â€" Stxictly fresh, 20c. Cheese â€" Onâ€" tario, 1231:; Townships, 1220. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, April 28. -â€" There were Lard â€" The market is firm. with good demand. We quote: Tiel‘ces, 1053c; 'tubs, llc; pails, llic; com~ pound, 85} to 9â€";c. Smoked meats â€" Hams, 13 to 13¢; rolls, 11‘; to 12c; shoulders. 14c; backs, 14 to 14:}c; breakfast baton, 14 tq 1413c. Dressed hogs are nominal. Cured meats are unchanged, with a. good demand. We quote: Bacon, clear, 10 to 103m, in ton and case lots. Povrk â€"â€" Mess, $21.50; 60., short cut, $22.50 'to $23. Eggs â€" The Ifial‘kct is, firm,” goo'd demand. Sales to-day at 12gc‘ per dozen. 7 Cheese â€" Market continued stea'dy Old cheese, 14 to 14gc; new, 13%c. Butter â€"- Receipts mo'de‘ate, with prices as a. rule unchanged. Fresh, large r'olls, 18 to 190; choice 1â€"lb. rolls, 19 to 200; selected dairy tubs, 17 to 18c; secondary grades, rolls and tubs, 15 to 16¢; creamery prints, 23 to 245m solids, 20 to 22c. Millfee‘d â€" Bran is firm at, $18 here; At outside points bran is quoted at $16.50 to $17, and shorts at $18. Manitoba bl‘an, in sacks, $19, and shorts at $20 to $21 Izex‘e. Flour â€" Ninety per cent. patents unchanged at $2.671}, huddle freights in buyers’ sacks for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domes- tic tra’de quoted at $3.20 to $3.35 in bbls. Manitoba flour steady; No. 1 patents, $4.10 to $4.20, and sec- onds, $3.90 to $4.10; sFtrong bakers,’ $3.80 to $4, bags included, Toronto. UNITED STATES MARKETS Peas â€" No. 2 white is quoted at. 64 to 650 west, and at, 660 east. Buckwheat â€"â€" The market is dull, with prices nominal at 41 to 42c east for No. 2. Rye â€" The market is quiet at 516 middle Heights. Corn â€" Market is firm. Canadian feed corn quoted at 40 to 41¢ west. and at 47c here. No. 3 American yellow at, 49§c on track, Toronto, and No. 3 mixed at 49c. at, 80c Go‘dcrich. No. 1 hard, glinding in transit, 87ic lake ports, and No. 1 Northeln, 86c. Oats â€" Market, is quiet Lm'd firm. No. 1 white quoted at 31¢}c east. No. 2 white quoted at 30c high freight, and at 30“ middle freight. Barley â€"â€"~ Trade is quiet, with No. 3 extra quoted at 43 to 440 middle freight, and No. 3 at 40 to 410 mi'ddle freight. Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. â€"â€" MARKETS OF THE WORLD. ‘ Toronto, April 28. â€" The market. is quiet and firm, No. 2 white and red quoted at 71 to 71:30 low freight. No. 2 spring nominal at 70c on Midland, and No. 2 goose at 66c on Midland. Manitoba wheat firm; No. 1 hard quoted at 8130 God’erich, and No. 1 Northern at, 80c Go‘dcrich. No. 1 hard, glinding in transit, 87y; lake ports, and Not. 1 Northeln, 86¢. Oats â€" Market is quiet mid firm. {HE MARKETS BUSIN‘ES S AT MONTREAL. THE DAIRY PRODUCTS HOG PRODUCTS A Fairfax, Va., despa'tch says: The jury in the case of Robert Hamilton, charged with wrecking the New York and Florida. express on the South- ern Railway at Ravenswood, Va., February 15, when two people were killed, has brought in a verdict of murder in the second degree and fix- ed the punishment, at fifteen years in the penitentiary. Train Wrecker Sentenced to Fif- teen Years. Andrew Carnegie has offered 81,â€" 500,000 to the Government of the Netherlands for the establishment at The Hague of an International Lib- rary and Temple of Peace. All the diplomatic exchanges on the subject have taken place. Forman announceâ€" ment of Mr. Carnegie’s gift and its acceptance Will be made Within a. few days. MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE LIBRARY FOR THE NATIONS Mr. Carnegie Offers $1,500,000 for Its Erection. - """o of candles, cigarettes, faisins and a roast chicken on the grave. Oriental Ceremonies at the Grave of the Late Lee Yung. A Toronto despatch says: The fun- eral of Lee Yung, the Chinanmn who died at the General Hospital Ion Sunday, attracted considerable interest on Tuesday afternoon. Relaâ€" tives were present from London and ‘Owen Sound. It occurred from Mat.- thew's undertaking establishment. Mr. Williams, of the Metropolitan Church, conducted a brief service. The rest of the funeral was Oriental. At the grave gully-colored papers, bearing Chinese characters, were dis tributed, and while the earth was being thrown in on the coffin the Chinamen set off firecrackers. This was followed by the lighting of a. bonfire and joss sticks, the placingl -z -___ni- _._A__li, Dr. Sommerfeld will read a paper on the subject before the Berlin Medical Society, asserting that the new curative, agent, which is called sanosin, constitutes an enormous advance in the treatment of tuber- culosis. .Mixture of Eucalyptus Oil, Sul- phur and Charcoal. A Berlin despatch says :â€"What is claimed by its inventor as an en- til'ely new remedial treatment ‘for consumption is attracting the atten- tion of lung specialists and the mediâ€" cal profession generally. It con- sists of the inhalation of a vapor produced by heating a. mixture of eucalyptus oil, sulphur, and charâ€" coal, and it is stated that it is more effective than any serum or other remedy hitherto tried. Robert Schneider, a. druggist, of Berlin, conceived the idea while travelling in parts of Australia Where the eu- calyptus tree grows luxuriantly. Consumption is practically unknown among the inhabitants of these dis- tricts, and sullerers from the disease who go there speedily improve. Herr Schneider, upon returning to Berlin, communicated his idea. to Prof. Sommerfeld, a. physician of repute, who experimented in several hospitals for six months. As a re- sult, sixty out of 100 patients treat- ed by him were completely cured. The inhalation of the vapor kills the bacilli. In some -cases the patients were kept in an atmosphere impreg- nated with the fumes night and day until they showed signs of relief. A Washington despatch says Exporters' cattleâ€" Extrn, to choice . . . . . . Bulls Butchers’-â€" Picked lots . . . . . . . . . Good loads . . . . . . . . . Me'dium Bulls . . . . . . Cows Heifers Feeders, light . . . . . . Feeders, short keeps Stockers Sheepâ€" Expo;t ewes, lighf, I)o., bucks . Grain-fed lambs ...... D0,, bucks Barnyard lambs . . . . . Calves, each Hogs~ Sows Stags Selects, 160 'to 200 The tatior Expo: The prices of hogs remained steady and uni-hanged, Tin; run amounted to 68 cars, con- taining 1,057 cattle, 226 sheep, 2,â€" 000 hogs, and 39 calves. The following is the range of quo- 4A‘:,, , FUNERAL FIREWORKS. _, ...... .nuu up $4.35 to 84.50. They were not as {at as they have been. In butchers’ buying was animated, and prices were firm at the advance previously reported. There was not enough of these offered to supply the demand. The market. for sheep was steady to strong, and spring lambs were firm. The poorer description of calves were not. wanted, but there was a. firm ‘tonc prevalent in those of good quality. ' CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. lbs ‘ . . . . . . Thick fats Lights not many choice exporters' ofi'ered at the Western Cattle Market to-day, but prices were maintained. There were a good many loads, 1.200 to 1,275 lbs. each, ofl‘ered, anti sold at $4.35 to 84.50. They were not as {at as they have been. In butchers’ $4 6.40 6.15 4.50 3.00 000 0.50 53.2. 4.00 4.40 3.00 3.50 Per 100 lbs 3 5,00 4.00 6.00 5.50 4.50 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 oo. 54 3.80 4.40 4.00 A St. Louis (lespatch says :â€"John Earl, who was arrested for torturâ€" ing two children whom he had adopted, has been fined $1,000, and in default, was sent to the Work- house. Testimony showed that Earl, who is a. showman, beat with sticks and straps and burned with a hot iron a boy and girl whom he attempted to train for an acrobatic show. The children were in a hor- rible condition when rescued by th‘ police. John Earl, a. St. Louis Showman Sent to Workhouse. Estimated revenue, 773,850,000. Cost of the wars in South Africa and Chinaâ€"four yearsâ€"$1,085,000,- 000, of which $340,000,000 has been defrayed by revenue. National debt, including the debt, $3,991,745,000. Estimated expenditure, $719 000. Chinese Desperado Confessed to Having Killed 60 People. A Vancouver despatch says :â€"Ad- vices were received by the Empress of China. of the crucifixion of a. Chinese desperado in Kwangtung, who confessed to sixty murders. This murderer, Manling Jim, was de» coyed into Shunteh-Hsien by a. man Whose father he had murdered, and when he confessed to so many crimes it was decided that decapitation was too lenient a. punishment, and he Was crucified. He was nailed by the hands and feet to a Wooden cross, and placed on one of the city bu‘idg‘es as a warning to malefaetors. He lingered for three days, when he succumbed to his terrible sufferings: Taxes on sugar and coal remain unchanged. A Reduction of Four Pence in the Income Tax. A despatch from London says 2â€"â€" The features of the British budget, introduced by Mr. Ritchie, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, on Thurs- day, are :â€" Income tax reduced from ls 3d to lid in the pound. The abolition of the duty on grain. HE TORTURED CHILDREN Report of the Pennsylvania. Bur. eau of Mines. A Wilkesbarr'e, Pa., despatch says: The annual report for 1902 of James E. Roderick, chief of the Pennsyl- vania State Bureau of Mines, issued on Wednesday shows that the total production of anthracite coal last year was 36,911,551 tons. This is a, decrease of 22,994,400 tons, comv pared with the production of 1901. due to the five and a half months' strike. ’I‘o mine this coal 300 lives were lost and 640 men were injured out of a. total of 148,141 men em- ployed. In 1901, working full 'time. 513 men were killed and 1,245 in.- jured. The total production of bi~ tuminous coal last year was 98,- 947,170 tons, an increase over the previous year of18,032,934 'tons, which was principally 'due to thl great deman‘d for fuel during the am- thracite strike. The report also shows total number of employes in soft coal regions as 135,386, an in- crease of 17,784: compared with the year 1901; persons killed, 456; in- crease, 155; injured, 861; increase, 202. In ofiicial circles here there is a. frank expression of the belief that Russia has no intention of evacuat- ing Manchuria, and that she hopes. after demanding the maximum. to secure a compromise. A MURDERER CRUCEFIED. ern EFFECT OF COAL STRIKE. Britain, Japan, and States Will Combine BRITISH BUDGET. AGAINST RUSSIA. Wat United