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j i NORTH YORK INTELLIGENCER AND ADVERTISER PAG J- mo liberty to know to utter and to freely according to conscience nil other No paper sent of North York unless paid in advance Vol XLVIINo Single Copies Con is Each j Newmarket Ont Friday April 29 1898 per annum if paid in advance 11 1 iii thinking of building a house remodeling and repairing the If- so you will want or barn in Written fox tluz Era faints Oik Furnace IT WILL PHI YOU to drop a card or call and get estimates on any of the above goods from lro NEWMARKET Not how CHEAP but how GOOD Wo handle For Everyday Needs GROCERIES Fresh and Bright DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy HATS AND CAPS OILS and Boiled MIXED PAINTS WALL PAPER BROOMS AND BRUSHES BOOTS SHOES RUBBERS Please REMEMBER Stock is New and Up- to- Date in every particular We only want you to call and make comparisons Ask U9 for anything in our line We want to do business with you We are here for that purpose We pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE for all kinds of Good Farm Produce AND MEDICAL Thos J Robertson Barrister Notary Public c Main Street Newmarket to Loan on Farm security Barrister Solicitor etc Solicitor for King Money to joilu Court Ontario p Conveyancer etc Marsh Cameron Barristers c Toronto Estates carefully managed and collections promptly made Money to loan at lowest rates OmcrSaxton8 Block Mai St Newmarket HERBERT DUNN Dunn Barristers Solicitors Dp Campbell if p Office at opposite Christian Boons to a in to and to pm Manning Arcade King St West Money to Toronto G P O Formerly Assistant at Chelsea Hospital London England for Diseases of Women Recently HouseSurgeon of Hospital Children Toronto Office Central Pharmacy Hours to 10 am to and to p Dp Alfred Webb Newmarket Office of late first door South of Post Office to Dp J Wesley and Coroner Barrister Reformer Block Money to Loan Office Over Bent leys Pharmacy MalnHt North Telephone Communication AUCTIONEERS r Auctioneer for York Co Farm and Chattel will receive special Mala St- or Box Newmarket PO ppank Licensed Auctioneer for the CO of York fiold on commission Terms reason able Farm Bales attended to A trial solicited Street Newmarket LIVERY Opposite Fire Hall Main Street v of Home Main After coughs and colds the germs of consumption often gain a foothold Scotts Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil with will not cure every case but if taken in lime it will cure many Even when the disease is farther advanced some re markable cures are effected In the most advanced stages it prolongs life and makes the days far more comfort able Everyone suffering from consumption needs this food tonic oo BOWHE Cbtwlils The Gladly wo welcome thee beautiful spring Joy to all hearts will thy incoming bring rejoices with welcoming ring Thrills with spontaneous glee Bright with the glitter of sunshiny gleams and thither dispersing his beams Flooding the earth with lifegiving streams Dancing on river and Filling with rapture birds of air Warbling in treetops their gladness declare Praising their maker for having a share In this Creative display Cheering hearts of sad mortals with song Banishing thoughts which unceasingly throng Pointing to heaven where all that is wrong Forever is passed away Waking to vigor the grass of the field while sleeping with white robe to shield From cold blast as it rollicked and reeled Piercing with death as it flew But thou spring with thy genial breath Melted tho shroud with its semblance of death Bringing forth blades from the shelter beneath Tinted with emerald hue Stirring creation to growing pursuits Giving fresh promise of lowers and fruits Clothing bare branches with foliage and shoots Giving delight to the eye Covering the clods with a carpet of green Changing to beauty where debris was seen Beautiful flowers for children to glean Where all was barren and dry Dear little wild flowers up their head Through forest leaves from their cold wintry beds Coaxed by the rays which the warm sunlight sheds After their long chilly nap Peeping at first as if fearful to grow Lest thoy find on the surface the snow Which months ago made them hurry below Donning their winter nightcap tis to listen to hum of the bees As extract from the blossoming trees Nectar compounding the palate to please Wonderful chemists are they Yielding a luxury for every age Always in vogue for prince peasant or sage Models for all men in work to engage some good every day to farmer seedtime when toil Brings with it pleasure preparing the soil Trusting his labor will bring him much spoil Which a full harvest will yield Happy and healthy his furrows he views Worrying not oer the worlds changing views Praying for suitable showers and dews To water each planted field Fa Praises to God for the winter gone by For the warm springtide and sun glowing sky And for all blessings received from on high Out of His storehouse of love That Ho has promised while time shall endure Seedtime and harvest will ever endure Giving their portion to rich and to poor From the AllFather above The -0X0- Active Preparations XOX The Gun Piped Ships on Both Sides in motion Havana Excitement on Both Sides of theHtlantie an hour after leaving Key West on Friday morning United States North Atlantic squadron cap tured a Spanish freights ip npd took the prize to port The flying squadron it is expected will be ordered shortly to give battle in the open sea to the Spanish fleet now at Cape Verde Islands President has proclaimed the blockade of all Cuban ports Queen Victoria has issued a pro clamation ordering all sub jects to preserve the strictest neutra lity Ail vessels captured by United States warships will be sold Tho prize money will be all divided up among the officers and crew The first shot in the war was fired etc seamen and marines In addition to this force which may be styled their first line there is a trained reserve of men while back of this again there a large maritime population which by means of conscription can be called upon at will The merchant marines is stated at The American navy has an estab lishment of rather over officers engineers and naval constructors warrant officers seamen and about marines While there is of course a marine and fishing population no system of con scription is provided for and the greatest difficulty has been experienced in rinding crews for the vessels recent- commissioned The reserve April Camp Thomas as the rendezvous at has been named is now- a of military Every few hours brings train loads of troops With are unloaded and to the sound the bugle the troopers canter away to their camping ground quickly lowed by the big army wagons with their loads of baggage The rattle of the batteries is heard once more on the now splendid roads through the famous brittle field and the historic grounds arc- covered with the tents of the United State regulars The announcement that the infantry companies that can he reached in time will he diverted to instead of proceeding to the and that the volunteer army will probably be concentrated at has caused increased activity in the preparations at the park and fanner the war in Chattanooga to a higher degree The first of the infantry under the new order to reach here was the Re- gimeut which arrived early this morn ing- Two troops of the Second Cavalry from Fort Sheridan arrived this morning followed a little later by more cavalrymen The as they arrive are being formed into brigades In less than a week- General Brooks expects to have his command thoroughly- organized for war service drill 1 1 about and is scarcely train- iprobablv he from a sixpounder aboard cruiser A iomouow ing on the orders from Washington The heavy battleships of the Am- 1 General Brooke has ordered all of the Richmond Hill April P Grant Kingston April On Thursday last Ferdinand Rogers a farmer was engaged in ploughing when the clevis broke The horses continued pulling and he was drawn forcibly over tho plough one handle striking against his body The in juries sustained were of such a severe nature that Mr Rogers only lived a few days Occasionally inquiries are made relating to ginseng which grows wild in Northern Ontario and is protected by a Provincial statute It appears that during the past few years the price of ginseng has continued to in crease the best wild root bringing in the wholesale market for the season of to per pound It is stated that the demand for ginseng in China is steady and that the ex ports of ginseng may be largely increased without overstocking the market In the con and about noon of April an alarm was rung on lot by Geo and a fire was observed starting on the ad jacent property belonging to Mrs Foot in the smoke house Before the neighbors could reach the premises the house caught and tho burning shingles from the house dropped in and almost instantly spread to the barn and outbuildings belonging to Mr Cross and in a few seconds the house barn and outbuild- wrapped in flames By groat exertions some of contents were Chili and Argentine New York April A despatch to the Herald from Valparasio Chili says New and startling develop ments have arisen in the boundary dis pute with Argentine and great excite ment prevails here It is reported that during an inter view with President and members of the cabinet chief engineer of boundary com mission announced the fact that one of the Argentine boundary subcom missions acting by order of Moreno chief of the Argentine bound ary commission has been working with a large force of laborers in an at tempt to change the course of a river in order to cheat Chili out of a large portion of the territory rightfully be longing to this country The Buenos Ayrea Government will be asked for an explanation a Physician Thyself Yourself Years of Pains Mrs Elmer professional nurse St Halifax says For six years I was a great sufferer from rheumatism Doctors treated mo and I tried almost everything but got very little relief I took a friends advice and tried South American Cure I have proved it a grand medicine for before I had fin ished the second bottle my sufferings had ceased I was completely cured The news of the capture of vessel set the people of Key West frantic with enthusiasm All work has been suspended and the docks are crowded with excited people The Nashville has taken on stores and will return to the fleet A body of marines is pacing the deck of the Spaniard and her crew of are lounging about the decks in noncha lant fashion Not a man is in irons According to prize laws Capt will turn the prisoners of war over to the United States District At torney who will decide the question of their disposition Applications for service in the Span ishAmerican war continue to pour into the United States Consulate in Toronto Up to date about ap plications from the city and province have been received Every mail brings in letters from farmers sons who wish to have a hand in the fight ing The most startling offer yet made is that of an ollicer in a city regiment who has agreed to supply a company of men if they are need ed As the public has been aware any attempt to enlist volunteers in Canada is entirely contrary to the Foreign Enlistment Act and punish able by severe penalties The officer in question however proposes to evade the Act by sending the men to Buffalo England has declared a strict neu trality and will allow neither Ameri can nor Spanish boats to coal or take on supplies at British ports The Queen Regent has issued a decree calling out men and provision is being made for a second reserve of merchant vessels Spain has declined to act in conform ity with the Treaty of Paris respecting neutral vessels and neutral goods General Woodford reached the French frontier safely but had some exciting experiences in his trip from Madrid At Valladolid thousands of excited Spaniards attempted to mob the American party Stones wero thrown at the train and windows The k speed but are seriously hamper- creasing them to six guns each e prize tar of docks Their speed now Islam Iu April J J aD been received by Captain 11 S of Rede Island a x fmm he oarf at once complete equip- Nashville and brought to an unarmed Spanish merchantman the Ventura 1000 tons laden with lumber from a port in Texas Ventura was taken as the of the American Republic and was it V have been received by Captain towed into Key West harbor at oclock Friday morning 2S load- j to provide at once complete equip- mules at New Orleans was I men for men for field service compelled to disgorge her cargo as shipments of guns have been declared contraband j merits leave the arsenal York April Great Cuba April midnight jcitement prevailed on Saturday port is now blockaded by the over the report that the City United States warships had been captured by a Spanish Southampton April The torpedo This was subsequently steamer Pari of American Line denied but tin fact that the by the United States an American merchantman had eminent sailed at p today by a Spanish gunboat for New York though her regular was well confirmed Tins sailing day is Saturday She had on was offset by the intelligence that the board passengers and her cargo steamer of Bilbao hud been included quantity of guns and am- captured by the cruiser York munition There was great enthu- President has issued a among the crowds the dock proclamation calling for vol- and the band of the Union Steamship Companys steamer played Yankee The Army Reorganization bill Doodle as the Pari steamed sea- under which the strength of the Madrid April An immense crowd witnessed the military parade j for a unanimous vote in front of the Palace this morninir lar force may raised to passed the House of Representatives fleet and ntense enthusiasm was displayed tmx teida when the little King appeared on a stIlooner of Ha- A big demonstration has been arranged to take place before the Military Club tonight The Government declares that the delay in the Spanish squadron now at the Cape De Verde Islands does not cause anxiety The vessels are awaiting the arrival of two battleships which will probably arrive in hours when the entire will sail for the West Indies IN CAMP AT NEW ORLEANS April Two companies of the Eighteenth Infantry arrived today from Fort Bliss Texas moved at once to the camp at the fairgrounds The Tentn regiment also reached here from- Forts Reno and Oklahoma Territory but left at night for Mobile where they will go camp Both regiments had to march through the center of the city The boys in blue were cheered at every corner and as the regimental band struck up Dixie every one joined- in the refrain More broken The Spanish Government j are expected tonight but some secured But the buildings and about j and have had no return of the pains two hundred bushels of grain were Bold Lehman burnt Pharmacy Newmarket attempted to arrest a member of the I American Legation a Spaniard by birth but were frustrated by General Woodford A Spanish financier in Paris has subscribed towards the na tional fund General Blanco has published a de cree declaring Cuba to bo in a state of war and the Colonial Government has issued a manifesto calling upon Spaniards to repel the American in vaders first battalion of marines for invasion concentrated at Brooklyn navy yard has been inoreased from to men In point Spain has a decid ed advantage She has a com posed of about officers we- of the regiments among them the Twentyfourth have been diverted to Park It announced that even if some of tho troops are diverted to their ulti mate destination is New Orleans and that a large camp not only of regulars but of volunteers and militia will be formed here next week and will Ikj sent to Tuba The arid lines with which tho arrangements for the transportation of troops to Cuba have been to hold their vessels hero in readiness establishment of the big camp hero is expected next week In the mean time the soldiers hero are putting on finishing touches for war and are arousing an immonso amount of mili tary enthusiasm The schooner was taken by the torpedo Porter a lively chase during which a number of solid shots fired A prize crew from the flagship was put on the schooner Ensign Christy with a crew of six teen from the cruiser Detroit and four from the flagship brought into port this afternoon the captured Spanish steamer Captain tons which left Cadiz March and was bound from New Orleans for Barcelona via Havana for which latter port she was making when taken The was captured about oclock this Sunday morn ing twelve miles from Havana She was taken the cruiser Dttrriit When the first shot was fired her captain made a desjerate effort to escape his pursuer and the chase was prolonged for eight miles Finally a solid shot brought her to She is carrying a cargo of bundles of staves J The severing of the cable between Cuba and the main land forces Spanish to fall back on Great Britain in order to secure cable communica tion with Cuba No message can go to except through British territory Cable communication ex- between Cuba and the British Island of Jamaica Within past few months after long agitation a line was finally completed connecting Jamaica with Bermuda another Brit ish possession which in turn connects with Halifax Seven regiments of numbering men now en camped at Heights Florida United States fleet has capp ed six Spanish vessels and sent them to port v