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Qq1';1I:& ' ,`l'hfq suuamn an the II. 9. Belt is N - V " ' calamity. 1 'd&1ntoii from chicagb, says :-The ntlonul ,'pmp.rcl:'13y Snow, this crop expert, who 9h.a;s`-just 'coi11'p'hebe_(l`a two wicks trip 2 `Minnesota, th' Dakota. He declares, VBrit1"sl,1:_j;;:_xfr"1ilitaryv tran .' Tie V]_3;1-t-olrf-;i.:o;n:s.ul_ at Lorenzo Mar- ques, telegraph: that a .proc1o.m*ati;on U hg_ {sguad .t9__`th' effect that 'the co,Ij1pa_.-n'y"s otfio1als`w.ho_. refuse to do! V _ spgrt work will be ~aent'i.-"to .yi _.Ea3t_ Lpndpn, C9-P9--:cIn$ -- . "A ` I ~ ..\.. Letter That is Thought to Be a` V ;Prellmi11ary Move. A despatch from Ottawa, says:--A i copy o.aoircula~.r letter has been re.j oeivedbat the Militia Department from i Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of State g for War, enquiring the terms of 881`-` `vice of the men who went from Canada to` South. Africa. It is evident that a similar request has gone to the other colonies, and It is thought to be pre- liminary to a transfer of some of the troops from South Afriea. _ - T ~ RAILWAAY MEN EXPELL EDI British .`1`urn' out Foreign Sympa- X snxses wan the Boers. I d A deapawh from Amsterdam; says: -The Netherlands Railroad company of South Africa` has received. oft1c_1al nut.if1 of the `expulsion from the TI.`.-rgnsvaal '6! 1,400` at its employes ~wit'h thou" a'x`nili9a_.j I llII_'_ -- - CANADIANS comma HOME; _we direct that the necessary number n Amur m.i1i'ta-ry district shall be called ' "As we |con/sider it `necessary to; raise the troops in the Aznur mili- tary district to a war` footing, we di- root the War Minister to take the re- quisite measures. At the same time of resservisots belonging to Siberian . . I out or"aol,nve serv1ce. ?. - . I -__. _ _____ _, ____:,__._ '1`.he 0ff1'c_:1a_l Gazette. of St.` Peters- -bmrg, to-day contains an order of Tt{he Czar as follow:- _. ; `Tam. I have ---vi - _"'_T]1B total "force which left Tien-} Tsin with the oomman.d*'eI\-in-chle; for Pekin` was a_.boiit 2,000, composed oiffdetaehmeaits-fr0_x1i1he allied ships. No actioncotild `possibly be taken to relieve the coan_ma:ndei1-in-chief be- cause`. it was only known hat `he was cutoff by Tien-Tsin being invested. \ "Tien-Tsin` has been fighting for its l_fie ever since. It was on exceipt of 'information_ that the Chinese army had. ordered tr'II ms for attacking Tien-Tsin; that they were ravaging Tong Kn` and reinforcing Taku, as well as m1.nIng~t1i~e mouth: 01 the Pei- `Ho, that it waspromptly determin- ed to seize T?1kIi'. Since then every effort; has been made to relieve Tien- commandeered asmali Icoasting'steame.r for taking troops and; sick and woIun_ded across the baby to Wei'r_1Hai-Wei, where I intend mak- ing 9. temporary base `hospital and asylum `for refug'ees. , -` 4... .- - re. 15' . 3 Choice -hogs, Light hogs, I-leavy hogs, . Raw: British Admiral says Tien-Tsin is - `Fighting for Its Life. V g A despatchl from Liomdon; says:-- '.l."he Admiralty has. reoelved the fol- Aldwing despatclh from Real:-(Admiral Bruce, dated '1`al:m,:via Chefoo, Sim- day :- . 1 u n 1 ,-AI, l_A. f'.-_ i Privy Council. and Minister at Inland Revangg," h - A ` -'Saturday.'T1`1e enemy ed.-pursued by ll-I-I unawu Irv .-..-....._.-~-.-~,,,, if Ian Hamilton oceupied Heidelberg our mounted men` six or _6even miles. 1 V 3 The preyious day, 'Broadwood a { cavalry had 9. skirmish with the ene- my, dispersing them. eompletelrand CI _ `_`_"t_'f i118 six.` Vglivylal Luna al.9- A " Hunter : advance brigade reached Jdnannmburg toward Haida berg June 22. "A daspa.'lic.h'1'om Landon, Monday, says :--'1`ha War Office has received the" foowing cable from Lord Rob- ert: in {he tollowng `message to the- War Office :'-- - 44 An ' ,_ 1-g__g VV Cl. \J.I.l..I.IJ'D n-" Pretoria. Sunday. 11.30 a'.m..-Bul- ler reached Sttandertonn, June 22. He found a" good deal of rolling stock.` Andthe Dutch residents had left. thei `!\IVVl.In _ . I A The British prisoners captured since our occupation of Pretoria have been taken to Mauhadodarp. ,, #2-.1 `n'-3.l..1ln....... Roberts Also Reports * % T%=~0ther Skirmishes. QUJV o % Bt_aga. N0 RELIEF T0 SEYMOUR. THE WHEAT FAILURE.` Legiglitue. A wrecli train was 51 :1 rted Out from . Atlanta at midnight. but c-\\'iI1Etm burning wreckage, u ;.hing - 1dt.x done until mo1'nint -2 * il "3" at 6 o clock Su:1vd:x.V' ton}; duct0X'3- mm istera. railroad officials, and 1w'P9;: 136 the scene, but nmhing 003M ddne save to -gather up the bow: Some of the bodies xvvrv U`-"rim bumd led, while Others were. crushed be-`ml __ . . ve recog-miuon. Only three \\ 01113 on the train; two es(`-:1P3d- 1` '5 sumed the Aother perished, button my has not been ftmnd. A secwc. 8 gang` of eight mgroeaacb oupied seats in the S:-.cux1t1'la53 can s - The!` -were on their way `O refund WU'h0I1ft` on the Georgia Midlan -Gelf`-'_road.' Not one escaped W went down". srx KILLED IN THIS is is V . .v W -.3} , despatch from Green gay tram 5`-QA nbrthbound pusS"" tern . Chicago and North-`vund elaed `With Xi`.5 coma; _:,'t;J, e-1`:.3:`<"a'hSaengerfest in this Clmorninl hihflfat "1o`.15 '_o clock sunduy In re 9, g f6iht_,train at Del : W'e,,- `h'`9- Six persnere in fond ugznuaing. and 34 W : ..'.1`A'tiI>-v;LIi.3.` .s, -. . - . . hen lb *1-`=`-i"" ` -19` ;.'.4l!J,V:A|Ao,`.0`n_ta.rio Government "1 5 A1. -yam. it! thousand: be,avel'5 WIL- figrsxr -;;;;;;;``2, ` _ 35. ` I A. .. Ly. 1.; K` _ THE XVRECK A1sL.-ma. I The storm was still .":.:g1'ng. and an _ the car windows were Cl0;':9d. The _ paaspngers, secure as they thought. an sheltered _oon1foraubiy from aha ` inclement weather, Went to than _ death -without an in>'1:1ntS uarnxng. A The wregzk caugm fire 'Ife'\'. I11lnll!05 ' after the fall, and nil ah" coacheswen burned except Lb l .:s.nz111car.Then `was no escape, 11.; .h.- heavy PM man car weiglmted duwn the oaheri ,and- the few alive H1 1110 sleeperve unable `to render u.~..si;~:l:u1u9 `.0 I11? ,cfeUcI_w-passengers. Fm` aimef in! there was silence. T1:-`n the occuzr ants (If the Pulhlmwu ml` r00~"93 from their be\\'ildcI`mc."!. and aim` hard work` manugctl `.0 get out 01 their car, and found tlmnsvives on 1' I track. in the pouring mm. 1 AN "AWFUL :`(E.\'E. The extent bf the c;u.1~'tl`0Ph`v' `"3 quickly apparent. Fi:m]:'3' were 31` ready_seen coming from that 93"! I the wreckage not cm'9r9d by H19 - tar. As the wreck b-.-gin to 80 ` pieces, under. the s.1e.~:1ruc'tive wurk`0` both` flames and flno-.1, l111m:1nb0d`9` oated" out from the n1.'1.~`s, and W ca.x-fried down stream by the 'i current. The storm did not aha" "1 fury. Flashes of light nmg added Wm steady Blow of the burning trainiand lit` up the scene with {o:11'fuld:sI|" 4 A cloud-burst broke over that am, tion of fhe. country ubnut sow; Saturday night, unrl presumably shortly after dark `..;:L. away: section of track nmriy 100 feotil iength. Into this 111- swiftly um. ing `train plunged. -no-o1-,v copy`-uxtuuw . .._ ..... A despatch from Atlanta, Gamm -e-`A passenger train on the Macon branch of the Southern railwaym ' int?) 3 washout one and a half mjla I north` of McDonough, G.1., on Sam. dayynight, and was completely wreck. ed. The wreck caught fire, and an {entire train. with the exceptions: {the sleeper, was dvs`:r0_','ed. Every {person on the train except the cm. jpants of the Pullmm car perishgd, No1_: a member of the train crews. caped. Thirty-five people in all were killed. EPASSENQER ~ TRAIN comarau wmzcxsn IN azonam. _ _ . cuuvp auu uu Sheep, _ pot cw-.t.- . .Yoarling's, per. cwt. Spring lambs; each. Bucks, per cwt. . p r . on the Train Perlslml Ewepsmm nun Passengers. i_`. iAWFUL RAILWAY -Hung dated yesterday, 33_ys:_."T`i1`evu I'M ogsualtiea at Honing spruit BW killed and Wounded. "W `In a dospatch dated Stand oJ'1,1ne,24, Gen Bulle1`_ contirma trwh `port that 461 men of the Thine 'Yeomanry and 180 Hig.h1andm captured with a convoy near Eu` bran. Thoy passed through Sta al ton on June 18. A f_ew of thendf" .c1Ildin Lord Londfox-d_ were 3?!- ly` wounded. These were lager Reitz. The despatch gives then at of other sick troops Sound at $113 detton. and adds, that the hulkaw the prisoners. including Lord Lin. and Lord Ennismore, were weitfln - 'c"-- v--- H; L111 A Reuter despatoh :1 says; casualties at Honing 5 killed .. .I-..___4_-v, The enemy attacked our pm Honing sprui-t, .and before reintoht me_;n.ta arrived from Kroomtad 101 had burned three culverts, '1 . _ _ _ Thegehu all been repaxred by thus afternoo .. from 0.- _l from ca '1'd3}'. Savs -_`Hm - Jun! Allullli Odws`, each. Haives, each. [s y vs -hulz: uch :1 m onor un.~:t rald pa .1: '1f."`hc 5:1 DY Wa y have have uppose." I this-sums,- ind to hi with [he 61' the. hand xvith _ Stoclers, Sger` .aw.t. 4 850 I Shim$e"rs,% per owe.` . .3 440 as Eu-tcher, choice do, 3.75 4 Butcher, medium to` good. 840 ' 8 T 3 -'1 7 25; 50 , _ 65 ; Butcher, inferior. . . . 300 30 5 I ppm and T.n rnhn 'Yes, nwoduxldi k_5'?1 wet--`l-jn but see B?ol'lgWing(;s:.l;e' `Iii! -r=1;aV quota- tions :- , Dardhe [Give me h .-i_'1sL. ti :10, 7'1 -plus Miss - -For prime _hbgs, scaling from` 100 to 1 .200 1109., the top price` is 63-46; heavy 1 IIOES. 60; and light `hogs, 53340 per lb. `l'.V._II_,,, face 1 oenter. -_.a_ _..-..._ ....-- --gv vvo;u , - few good milch cows are. wants at around 3-50'e;1oh; poor cows are a. plow sale at from $22-upwards. IT-___ J -1! 1 `n A , careful BOW- :1, Whu 'alm.ust . `Toronto, J ans : .`--0nly `loads game in .to-day, including .700 cattl. .700 hogs, 250 sheep and yearlings, over . 100 spring lambs, 60 calves. and a. tow . milkers. ' ;"_1`here was a hit ti'ade.i.n.. expbri _n1ttlo, but the tendons is down-` (ward. _ - ;lw54 -wh. ' Good butcher-cattle sold well, tall- 1 fed ca-ttle being a demand at steady 1 prices. but for ordinary stuff thel market was unsettled, and prospects; are fur lower-prices; ` `Feeders are unchanged. , "Sheep were plentiful and weaker; yea rlings ' are unchanged. __.--_--_. 1 ' '5-Sp.rin` lamubswere a good Sale at tro_-_m $2.50 to $4.50 each. .veal"c4;l(ve.s are wu.nted.- Com- mun rougbcalves sell slowly. " g____ _A__I _--s1-_ , , , _ . __ . , Q ` ` `V VI ' ' A Vdespatch from Shanghai at to- I _'dgy'a` date says that the Chinesol `ttdopa who are attacking 51'ien-Tsin ; `Ire_ commanded in {person _ v byawl-"rince Timan, the new head of th`e'T.`sung'-1i- - lfamen. -It is also reported that they .' _ .. . . . - 1 V . A delegate]: from Shanghai` says that ` the British warship Alacrity has sailed lu"the dxre-ction of Shis-`Duo. for the purpose of rescuing the foreign eioniaries. . A` , , .5. doapntch tram Shanghai 5: En _. any : date say;/the Boxers have burn". a , , ' _--`--vv ~-ed nearly all 6! the foreign Vcon/oesw lion: at Tien-Tain. H . . . . -u r"J ","" `-V-U-ofvu M-you uLuo? , .. "An `attempt t9 relieve `lien-`bin V.with a larger force will be" made on__? alturday night. . " V` 4 `_1__,-4 - - `-- l?i'lees'ot Cattle. Eoese. Grain. 8&6-. ' m"the Leading Markets.` F :"`f``"'- ' 1 Tuku, Fridey, 8;30'p.m- by flewetch` Ebost `to Ohoetoo, Saturday, 4i:.m.,-- .;_.Yesberday 600 Russians end Americans I '.e3iatte'mpted to miss thesiege of Tish`- `Esin. `Hordes of Chinese blocked the I Y The Chinese artillery was well : placed, and it was impossible to arive -them out. The allied` forces retired good order. ` , I "-An armoured train with a recon- ' %h,oi.tting party was derailed last night; 4 _An 'n+h..-....L 5.. __I:--- -9 despatch from Dondon,;sa.ys:-Th'e. Tibntrtn News has repeived the follow. ' illg ,despatch`:- ' ' ` ~nun..|_-_ 1-,. - -- . _ 1 I I PORCESDEFEATEDJ igmericans and Rus;-as Sent to Relieve Tiens-Tsin Driven Back. ' e "IiVoV_ 155' ' 3 T-:10 yo; vvvbo - DU Milkors and Calves. only nr A Szp ::1'1'<'i"Lambs_. .nr- 0 49. n 117+ V Oattle. `Hogs. - r cvvt. sr cwt. r cw.t. VIVTU I ..'._..,..v _.,..p`.' gua]'V LVIIUI] ' b9.p._Vmiddl`e> trelghvta.` ad hold- :'T.` ` " " II} V0 10 oo __ __-_...... -........ any uvua: uuu i2 _1__ck.-at food, and the survivors L- 4ir"LVih`~`,a`-1n'isqrgble` c`ondi_ti9n. The in- ` hdquacy. of : the River Vc'om mi'ssariat~is" te11i'hg__"og % burgh%ers,g?.;} . I lmvps runny 'n1pT.'Comblned' Foxeas';`1znte;e6ai~tha`a; A Town `fan '_f* A des-patch from 9`ay5?++-R-ear-Admiral 7 by 3 JaPm ou`o_mb5.nea f- antoroa Ti3ni1I`iri`"bxi Saturday, June 23, auatainlng small loci They `an Bundpy to Are- . June 10. and I5 `believed he"! `V ;=5{%'s'::3: ir -.I5 - . i The Lorenzo V-Mar 1 1_1's_' cdrresppndnt 5 of this I`Iimies; htevlegraphing. yesterday, {.say?:-A-f`The Boers are losiuga "l"a1`?g_e ;"imm`-"bet" of . `-horses from": th "cold and `-Q_.__. I ._I_ A` A .n Minute 3-. havenlelfv i*k1n`guu' d. `v kg inurtzyw of H1faba~ht'a' `ore, neai" `Ficksburg, saw acamlp 0! khaki-glad gm-en and walked in, my to `find .th`_1__n. gselves a`mm_1g the LB6er.s`.-. !The=visitors [surrenderqd.' -' 7' " .__ . -v- V` The Boers dereiied a c`oxIJ.:'t{ruction train near Standerton on June 24. Two trainnien were killed and`..qu1-" badly wounded._ vwrv C-vvv ` vu Lvuuv I.`-I-l_ .I.'lI.Il.lJ1JUa Eighty I-Iollandere have been ' Edged; Vin gaol at_ Standerton for destroying property prior. to the British occupa-.-T get. tion. "The wives anti children -of the Boers_ -are surprised that` the British do not 1oo_t, but pay f_or wh'at__they 7'~lF1'our-1-In more_ actlvq Qnqulryy` !$3;A.,t5T"`Itnhmbt roller. ~ :.i..`-....l.I.u._ n__."x,_LL_- . _.t,p`u'tsIde. mills generally have light- L och 01 ' `$8.4 in, V.i9W,_1 the- ` < ij.d_; vi- a`af` mufkot afo` inclined` ti`: A!'9g,r,_V?,selling ahead. Export agenti`, V Tho foreign `vnivilitary attaches who were with Lord w__I_ioberts `are now ?-jin iape Town, on route for Europf. `- I 'm:_'LL__ 1-1--rn_.__;,,_ 1, . `The Canadians were engaged in the [ Honing epruit fight last Friday. Gen. De Wet .s men first cut off-a Canadian 1 cutpost of mounted riflee at dawn,- two being 'k~i11ed,' Lieut. "Inglis" and four .oth'ers being wounded, and three I being_ captured. The Free Staters then attacked the camp, whei'e'wer'e 50 Canadians and `twc companies oq, lshropshires, though` with not much effect, asthe men were well entrench- ,__j Two Killed, _Five Wounded, and .' V Three Captured. V A despatch from London, Tuesday, aays:-Lord'B2oberts' `six columns are converging, apparently. so as` to close 'LnV'u'pon the Free` Staters, although do-V cisive results cannot benexpected for several days. "A `number. of Boers who were supposed to be within the wide-flung not, have broken, or.rath- er stolen, through Gen . B.undle's K Ficksburg-Senekal lines. Ami 1;A1s; 1, Northern,' pot, carloada, 88 3-40; No. 1 Northern, spot round lots, 87 3-40. Wmtar w'heat-Unsettled; Vnomrnally, white, 840, 0o'rn-A-.Eaa_y;1 No. 2 `yellow 46 1-20; No. 8 yellbw, 46 1-4c; No. 2 com 466; No. Sabra, _45 8-40. Oats--W'eak; No. 2 white, 298-4c; No. 3 white, 29 1-40;, No. 2 mixed,27o; No. 3 mxxed. 26 \1-21:. ~ Ryie--Higher;V No. 1, spot, nom-' 1nally,'65c. ` - ` V ` V `'_..L__-_ I 1- , an 4-: - --'- c.NADmNs wERia_cUr oi=1=. - -- ~- ---~ ------- ------v-- ---o*--`-"' sh'ow1.azn`aqvance' at 1720 per bushel. Some 4,000 to 5,000 bushels of No.. 1 barley changed hands at 60c and No. i2 at;h49c, which as 10 per msd1el_h1gher Rye was quiet, with-,holdars offering it at 65c,__ but buyers were scarce at thus fxvgui-e. - V. v--v Montreal, June 26.-Grain--'1\'ha mar- ket 15 stronger and more actzve. In ~oats sales were made at 32 1-20 and peas at 70 1-2c afloat. which fzgures ..`I.'.-.....a .....~...a..._..--' -A 1 n- Ao63r7unc to a......... ` h'_nn"-G4-n---`.54-I LL- .I_. A__ -I An oftic1al.despatch'fr5n1 the Amr- : tcaxi Consul at Tien-Tain contirms1th`e` report of the burning of the" forein qon cessions. Th"e_ despfatchx adqs;-3 H unvI_- --__,,|'L_-,_ L_-_..__ -;...I' b BarIey-Du1l. No'.2;'2.-Ag1=0o_west, an '41:: east;fNo. 2, 42 =to;.4a`o._', _ . .Rye-Firmer.. Car"1ots. W .V t`. 540; nd 55c east. ' - ` _d WMT. -._V Oats--BteadyL Whrite oats'; ..1'1(p';'t\);..|; Q {fund west, 27 1-2c; and east, 231-2o." ff .iBuckw&1eat-Quat'ed' gt- . 65, wait, E-='n`I,1(1_ 51c east. T donsuls tvo-lday addrsa- ed a note to the {Oh-i.nesbe" Admlrat here asking him to remove hls fleet. _ .l`.wo! of his ships have `sailed, and the rest will sail shortly. . _ . am now. infrennhad at the railway `station, and are resisting the adyanca ;o the. enemy,` who a,r_e coming 11'PUlI! ; overwhelming t_u1mbers. III`. .4 H 1 "The `Chinese troops possess the `beat cannon and rifles, but the Ara'b- Ablo `have `improvised "weapons, frust- 'mg to taeipnumbars. The Russmns ` -- v v_-gv---u can-_ ngpr-rug wvggx v- "The caeualziee `wed;-eVAheav y ` a.'nd` ;am"nu1.nit_1on "i*unn1ng_ ehort, ;'.I`he Chinese tro0`P5 gl'e"ho1nbarding f the.` city with: field suns. . 1`.he Achineeew theu emnssaries crowd the _f01`18n quarters. and are constantly settinz {re t.o,huild_ings. The Chinese have hea_vy gu-nu, which are being Worked Esteadilyytrom the walls of thenatlve city. ' A" I number 15,000 outside the city. and I -1`. pa n'u I. I,_,_. J- I T*"A'11*t.hte obnsulateu pie be_eg1'de- ustrayed. and the foreigners are con- lgregatea at the"1`ow!1 hall.` 4 i-V0 nubeg of _l.`apid`-.l'0 ,_ - ..-~_-,...,,__va---u , TZXATIQN or 0. P. `n..f1:.AzrLr':s . 2; -!.r:`33h8rdI.!I..;a I-HIM _ __raiIad~ Aquevstlon ya! the tantiog `of. Own.` . V ` ~ case of John Hewitt of Toronto, who is ' ""iE.'ELn:i;2"\3vI1'aoe retemsai Ecftxig T seeking. informationvregarding his sum. The Minister` of Militia explained` that every item" ofinforinatlon the! War ottigio `had oboe cw the canaaian' contingent was` ihere promptly, and: in addition ` departmentn had trequent .report's:_': from? Lieut.-Col, Otter. The dep4_rtmpnt,.,, had` d_o_ng everything in its pewento obt'a_'1?n=i_x__;-V ;`n__1'..n_1!*__.-` -_ - L n -, x 1' 1 2* 1' : `- -V - v--_v-wavr gnaw iia`-idword, direct or! - '1ndLttoot,i tram his "aon`~a1nd_"Abril1 4th', dnil a gnoitrmuiiy-6th`u` ai`j;t`,7,:,', . . ~tn7=tlb.iIn6:IIni1tbn.i- _ . . |II|'A'a'AI-Il1't\\ -. _.n._,___ I uuu uuurcs, quit to $14.00,` We.8t.,-...'?`_..z *' ' V `Corn-`About steady `locally- H_`Ame1fica'n,' yellow," 47c,.on track `here; ;a._'t1d- mixed at 40 1-20. _'toq_tion of -the" G'ov_ern_ment. He had *si;Tvvi1igi& 1;;,;;;, enplied that the matter is at'p1fesent engaglng the at- been underthe impression he could make an announcement, but "vvagsorry he_co11Id not do so at that moment. NEWS 03* THE SOLDIERS. ` Monk complained oil, the dif-. ticnltiqg. in obtaining? information about {he condition at a sold1'e1V:namad -_Bgmf9rd of 'M*onuag_1, - in-van`;'1ed. to. `Sho1:1nec1iffe.'v1iroviaViona.l; camp} . Dr}! Bh1`;ion..pr6I'isd to gnina tnfozxna-7:, . -- -w- r- - av vn.ruu5u 5 `ssrqa:sipnss.:--Imt..~f wonaHamz `|.:_;...-in' L-.-.;-n ..-;. 13-; A4,, .-_-___ ~.-. _ v__ _ .__..._ -' v:-.`r-aq ' Mr. Morrison asked it. having re- gm to the u-nsettled condition ot local political atfeirs in British Colum- bia, eny steps were being taken by _the Gore-rnment to t_,he %s,tablAis'-hment of a stebleetatexot aftairs in the Pro-. vinoe, and it there was any announce- ment: to be made with regard to "the rumors that are ourrent with respect to tiie Government. . V had decided to give the people of the ` Sir Wilfrid :-Iiaurier thought that it was `well not to proceed hastily in such a matter. Last year Parliament torialt Council and this representation -.would be accordedto them by -the first of J uly' next. In fhisopinion. -there was no necessity for taking any further steps at present. The question i of having them represented in Parlia- ment could wait until after the cen- sus of next year. to the request of the people of the Yukon for two members, he thought that would be {more than the proportion allowed to the 2 provinces. By "allowing -the peo- ple tn elect representatives :to the Territorial -Council on a basis of a manhoodtlttanchise much valuable ex- perience would..be gained, and a judg- tonthe House of Commons,` and as" to how many members they should send ` to the Hoyse otrommons, and as to. What franchise should ' be enforced. i -Qlheh motion was lost. Yukon representation in their Terri-I I f .YUKON REPRESENTATION. ' 1 Sir Charles Tupper brought up -the` questionfof the representation of the Yukon District in the Houseot Com-_ amons. He read the petition of the in- habitants ot the district, which set forth that they paid 1.25 ofthe gross revenue of the Dominion, and that the representation which they asked for was necessary in order that, in im- portant questions relating to the Yu- sented and thoroughly understood. They, therefore, asked to be repre- sented in the House by two members. He` was glad. that the Government proposed to put into forceby procla- mation the Act of last session which gave to the inhabitants of the Yukon two. elective members on. the Terri- torial Council. I ken, they might be properly repre-R I `Sir Charles. Tapper` asked `it the`. Government had `yet given any con-'1 sidera tion to the proposal of making? a oont ribnTtion from -the "Dominion? treasury to thealndian Famine 01-71: 0. c -v - - --v -~-g -- Viv 1?"-`F - III CQKCCIIQ -In` I-I-AJIAO ' e Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that the! Government was not yet prepared to` make anyjznnouncement on the sub- ` ject. but would do` so at an early 3.1.3.. ~ _v. v up two Badani-`owell reports -from Rue- tenbutg that he found the leading Boers very pacic and `cordial on `his return Journey hence. Commandarg1: Steyn and two actively hostile .tield Notes or Proceed?)-g-s in the Nation. _- -__. __ jvcnv iqg up T`oom_ muniction be- tween Pretoria -and Na`tal,. and pre- ven-ting any .joint'a.ction between the Vjrransvaalera and the people of the Orange River Colony. ' nI)..I__`-I\,. -1 ` ` `:_Peas-._9A.tea,dy. _ Car. lotsir nominallxyat north and wes; gdnd 61c easf." _' . - ' - ' A despatch om Landon, says :- -'7The "following cable from Lord Roberts -wa.srooe,ivod to-day; . " " ,V Pretoria,"June 22.-'-Ian Hamilton's .colum_n` reached the Springs yesterday, ax. route to Heidelburg, where they will join hands with Bullr s troops, who raohed Paardekop aiesterday, and will be at Standerton to`-marrow, Gk..-" -..__.:_ -. '"1:HIVs" d6L13iA "POLITICS. The F0rmer s Cavalry` Have Taken Standerton Without Opposition. ROBERTS] DUMINHIN PARllME?iI. - INDIAN FAMINE rgnn. m g"mmnm.u ADvANdE.} _________..,..- .....uv. uuv \JL,UW.I.Iu Sir Wilfrid}, Laurier than read the , o`llowing:-- i ' .. Ihav" the. honour to inorm~ the Housethat, for relaaons` which are well "known to the public, hiit which will be _ officially oomxnunio_a_tied to the_.E`ouse' In-ndeif section 59 `of the British` North` lhmarioa `Act, it has pleased his Exoai-`i ` lemythe Governor-General to remov i -this Ham. Thomas R._ Mc.I_1_u_inea from 't.l1 e office of 'Lieute'nant-_Go.v'ornor` of , tho Provimoe otisritish coluiiibir. ihgsu also .p19a8'ed; hi! -;Ex,oel._19noy the: ; ;*!?"**"ri*` *9 %P.Pi_=!t .1=h9J%I9n + fair: Bonfuttaqvo Jolydi _fLotbfi6re. has Li31tenoan!?_v9r9i2r 01. the; Pro- ff B2133 Qbifhilo-.; 1.11 11,15 tar-.-. -"itia`i?f'pIe.i6i1 fi:iJ'jEx11Vuh1f"t`4 _C:'c`a'ir-5 w 6ihbreGimji*aI to ip ;Ev5n.`=_ Hie ` " jolhel'? B43*'* Bcrh.ir3%v'thoh;~_xii&mhar*: ` .:v and shorts, $14 to $14.50,` we.st.,.% fr Millfeed-Dull. Brain. 81,3; 5 `Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that thd Government had decided not to be- come a party to the treaty, because by doing suit "would be precluded? from. making`? other arrangements, ,.whioh might be more to t,hetad:v9.u;tage of Ga'nada." ; . _. ' , _ ' -` BRITISH `COLUMBIA AFFAIRS. , " Speaker Bain. announced `to the House` that-` the seat o.i_`Mr. ;Mi.chael- . `E. Bernier hadbepome vacant, `that gentleman; having `accepted an o,tAiVee_"' of emdlnmenf dor tlI`e`.3-'7O(1':ou_r,11.: i Q:-. 11rrg..z;a- --144 0 YUKON SALARIES. ` Mr. Foster was informed by "Mr. Sutherland that the salaries and al- lowances of members of the `Yukon Icouncil are afs follows :-Commissioner `Ogilvie, $6,000_ salary and $2,000 ex- penses; Mr. Girouard, registrar,$i,000 and $103 a month ; Judge Dugas, $4,000 iand $100 per month; Mr. Clememt, $6,- ? 000 and $100 per month; Gold Commis- sioner Senkler, $5,000 and" 0100 , per month; Mr. Perry, superintendent of Mounted Police, $1,400 and $2 per -day extra while he .res_ldes at;Daweon, and $1.25 per day living allowance. _ GREAT BRITAIN. - -Mr. Morrison asked whether Canada hud. _t_aken_advantage of or had be- come 9. party to article 19 of the treaty of .Com,meroe_ and Navigation between Great Britain 7_an`d, Japan which was signed in London. my 10th; 1894. 0 0 ' ` I i Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that the V position of the hon. member was en- . tirely untenable. Mr. Richardson con- tended that the 20 years exemption should count trom the day of the pass- ? agent the bill, -but under the terms Kq peruse mun Kuedmool eq; 30 subsidies did not become the property `of the company until it was carried by construction. It was `not the pro- perty of the company at the time of He admitted the conditions pressed the adoption of the contract in 1881. hardly upon the settler by increas- ing his land taxation, but there was no help for it. The Crown had .enter- ed into a solemn contract with the C.P.R., ratified by the representa- tives _ot the people, and Parliament that bargain. If Mr. Richardson was right in his `opinion "that the exemp- tion fromtaxation ceased on the 16th ' of February. 1901, it was than within the privilege of` the municipalities to. tax the land and carry their con- tention into the courts. JAgain, there were bonds issued on this land to the extent of five millions of dollars. These bonds were in the hands of in- dividual holders, and the faith of the Government of Canada was pledged to them. Vested interests could not be K could not in good faith interfere with legally disregarded. The remedy was i with the courts. The` proposition was one _ which could not be entertained : for a moment. dianVPacifio Railway lands} Ahoordihg `to the agreement made withthe rail- way company, these lands are exempt ltrom taxation ;or a. period ct` 20 i years. His motion -was to the-effect` ` that, in the opinion of the Housegthe 20 -years dated from the time of the passing of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way bill, and would therefore ex- ,` pire February 16th, .1901. As a 'oorol- {lary to he asked` that all such E lands should be patented prior to that 5 date, because they could not be taxed" E unrtil patented. 9`. no. `aw vw cg----cu---.--_._.~ .31-JI`:LER S CAVALRY A1` -s'rA1f:- DERTVON. . Gen, Dundona.ld," with - the r. Third Cavalry brigade, oooupied'8ta.nderl:on to-day without opposition. The burg- hers le: yesterday, after having blown up the riilroadd bridge and do- ing other damage; ` 1` guano __.2|__ 1.. "7i:he i.nafzI1;Qaroheq '22 miles tq-1 day, and camped `at Kaatsbosoh apruit l4U"\.IllvIrU VIr.LLUvv0\L_ v,vvv -..-`-- V "- The commissioner at Kroonstad` reports that 841 ries` have been handed in gt Wo1maransto.d. ~# --- 5-uau|An'O cornets-A had.be<;n captured during his Eolzixght. ' absence. ' "Lord Edward Cecil, the` adminis- trator of the Ruste-nburg district. 118-8" to-date collected` 8,000 rifles. ,-__._L-J "Stags. '. v .- - u `o vvvv 060} . ..225 250 - . Toronto, June 2(.i.--Wheat--The `Chi- cago `wheat market closed higher fadain to-day. July wheat advanced to 84 3-80, and closed at 82 5-80, anet /advance for the day of 11-40. Mani- tobas were very strong here. Early In thevdey No. 1 hard; g.i.t., sold at *94c'. Later in the day it sold at 950,` andgat the qlose 966 was asked.` Local trade is actiye. One rm alonehas `sold 85 cars to xnillers in the past `three days. . Ontarios `were firmer. -Bednnd. white, west." sold zaet 700. T Quotations were as ' follows :-Ontario, red and white.?'.70e, north` and west,`3 `east; 71c; spring, Veast,11"?to 72o;l .iManitoba, No. 1 hard, 95c, Toronto. _ Bound. gund west; 95c, g.i'.t.'; and .900, :0wen,{'