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y Lvuuu hereafter share of We will be pleased to show the new novelties and quote you prices. T Our first shipment of English Goods have been opened and .placed in stock, consisting of Spring Dress Goods, Costume Tweeds, French Delaines, Bengalines, Black Silks, Choice `A Sateens, Prints, &c. ' Laces, Embroideries. Ribbons, Hosiery, Spring Mantles, Jackets, Dolmans, Beaded Visites, Silk Velvets, &c., &c.% ' GEO. R.EEDY GIIOIBE NEW 60008 A oA|.L _SOL|G|'l'ED. Removed to Grampians : Old Stand. DIREGT FROM ENGLAND. GHEMIST and DRUGGIST. nu: POPULAR casn STORE. Sewing Machine Operatives Striko. GLASGOW, Feb. 24.-About3000 men em- ployed at the Singer Sewing Machine Work: here struck because of the dismissal of unionist workmen. The Ibrllto interferes with the labor of 5000 other workmen. I. 1V_[acLa.ren. .1-.u,Ou ,`\1r.SI'mu S10 savor: to 30 Show. ` I Bmsaum, Queensland. `Feb. 24.-FouI' hundred troops faced 500 armed union Inc)! who threatened to attack non-union shouro at Clermonn. The union men have been summoned to surrender their woapqnm. The association is anxious that the display made at the Chicago World`s Fair in 1893 should be worth y the resources of Canada. Accordingly this 1-e.~,~o1miou was adopted: That; the Provincial novernmuut take into consideration the object of the Llbovu, as no better opportunity of advertising v sntario and her productions could possibly occur man to have them properly represented at -hicago in rim. It is therefore recommended chat at depuizuion be named to wait on. the Gov- - rmueut with a view of carrying out suggestions and conclusions arrived at-. on the suggestion of Mr.- Simmons the deputa- iiou were also empowered to communicate with or wait upon. the Dominion Government in order 1 got tin-ir co-operation. 'rx...,.v.......... ..u ,\m,....._ ..-_..u- - - - uuo WIIVOII. Lxvmu-001.. Feb. 94.--A ulowly but! spreading stagnation in causing cons! oublo rm among the wuvlng qtablilhmonto of uroly - Itlmnouhiro. '1`eu.thonund loom an already idle and in Blsokburno olono `NW P0!'stives are idle. ` - The Dominion Shorthorn Breeders` Association hold its fth annual meeting yestei-Jay after- noon. There was a large attendance, the presi- i.L`IJt;, Hon. John Dryden, being in the chair. The executive committee`s report showed that n 1800 the association was paid for 319.3 registra- tions, 9:1-.2 certicates and 850 changes of owner- 1-hip. Froui these, 29 registrations, 23 \'(`['[iCaLC3 anal 2 changes of ownership were re jv`JLGil, leaving -3166 registra- zions, 2530 certificates and 848 transfers against: ;'2`;"J1'e;;isti'ati0us. 235'. certificates and 367 trans- . ers in 1889. The registration fees have increased zroxn $'. iiU5'.. )L) in 1589 to $3043.75 in I890, an in- \ rcase of $3:'5.2.'). The nancial sheet is satisfac- tory. showing $146.09 to the credit of the associa- - Vim The excitement at Little York over the myste- rious death of John Wright on Salurday night continues to increase. It was thought that the medical testimony given yesterday would throw b01118 light upon the mystery, but it has simply served to render it darker than ever. `I`.-.-..\..:...-I....\_\.. rv-;_| ,_. - - - -.~~.. -uu av own-av: an uunnvl Iauul-I wvulo 1-3mperiugh8.m`s Hotel was again crowded when the adjourn ed inquest was opened at 4 p.m. be fure Curoxwr Britten. L At 7 pm. the jury retired and anti this morning they were still out. 'l'()xm.\"I`n, It!b.`3.').-I-l1_;-fThC'ilJ the Wal'd 1&8` night Patrick Elwood was stabbed in the thigh. vnI., -__,.: . ._.; -4 I x;;.I_ `v_,,|, .u heir sup- with its The Provincial Secretary. Hon. J. M. Gib- son, is deluged with messages of con- gruculationto-night from all parts of the count2ry,and naturally feels much elated over his victory. -.-:- u saw no: nu. --w..u-- V- v-nun v ovvvoJu " Ellis hard! y likely Mr. Gibson ; election win. have much if any inuence on the result of the contest. for the big Pamliamenb. The total gures in to-day s election are :'Gibson, 4389; Stinson, 3710. Majority for Gibson, -7-.-- -_ --... vat u uuvvn our Uuxtu Iu u. an... yuan of rigs from all over the county were brought to the city to work in the Stinson, and from 8 o'clock" this morning until the poll closed .this`e vening both parties worked like Trojans. The result of this is seen by the tremendous vote_ brought out. In only one ward out of ` the seven, and that the banner Conservative ward, did Stinson have a majority and in this ward, No. 7, his majority was only three votes. The Conservative party claim that to-days election was won by unfair means mid shy they will be able to unseat Mr. Gibson on this account. The Reform party sire very jubilant over the result and are having 3. torchlight procession with fire- works tonight in honor of their victory. n L. |......IInl:I.nln Mn l'_`..'L.en..1..~.I.-.1-4.... ...:n iiltowst or either `Gibson or M est Terri! ury,` .'~_`-lm Smith. 1`... .s',, I -g\.|`Ill"I 1 L`. `V zz, Inn:-rkip. I)e1o;;.'1lv~'4 :0 Toronto Uryxlcu and Johnston. I)cl(-,;mu to the Can \Ir.Sixz|r:1_m)<. The l rnvin-nu`! SeoretnI`y1I:Itur:il|y Elmo}! at. His sun-ces.-I--V'I`he `llnusun'lly_ Imfgo. vote l'oll1-I shows the .Inor'ut - Tukn MI the Fight. HAM,mox, Feb. 24.-Iu J uzie lust Ti19&i$aq Stinsou was elected member of the Legislature for Hamilton by a majority of 78 votes; but. was uuseated some few waekaago on ac" count of corrupt practices by his agents. To-day's election was to ll the vacant; seat,- and never before has there been such inteaisb. taken in a local contest in this city. `Scores ..II pun... 6|... nnuuo--. .......- GIBS()N S.% BIG mJ{)n1'rY. HE DEFEATS Tsrwsdn av `G791 vores. T ' '- % AN INSANE A:C_3|TATORi ..|.I-_.1-r, In --_ To RoNfc3"ToPncs.- ) Iud usl rial l<`air-Messrs. ..h...oAn - Idle Woavorl. us- Shore, London; Francis Green, Central Farmers` lnstituta--H ' woapnm . Curried ti Lboal 0`p'tIon?Byla.w. ' . ONONDAGA, Feb. 24.4-Voting on` local op-T tion took place, n .Onon`q'a_ ,'1`ov_vnqhlpj` -yes terday bud. repultod._h3'j majority .61 i -15 for Olin nan cremated at >1o5_. _ .Doucnns1-nu. N.B., Fob. 24.-L9.st oven in; the house of Mrs. Rose Walker (colored); in Water-stroetiwudlgoovorod to be on are, The old lady was found unconscious by the bed, which wiuall in nxbluo. She was car- ried out, but was so badly burned '~th&I*lh( died in about ten minutes. The are -ion sup poled to have orlglndtozl trom'_ n I'p*nrlr trjomj. n pipe. Mrs. Walker was armor` 105 . _y-oars; The lieslop Murder. ANOASTER. Feb. 2!.-The I-Ieslop murder inquest was re-opened before Coroner Bren- don at Anoaster to-night. No further evi- dence was offered by Government Detective Greer, who _thinks that the testimony of Mrs. Hesiop and Miss I-Iesiop will be sulcient for his purpose. The jury brought in an open verdict. ` e ' ` ` Mm-y Anderson`: 'l'.ov er. `Bnooxvw. Feb. 24.-Jamen Daugherty, the insane lover of Mary Anderson. who shot gnd killed Dr. Lloyd, the physician oi: the Flatbush Insane Asylum, was today un- tenoedito Sing Sing prison for life. ' ' cw: --cl um the qc. A Former Guelphlte Drowned.` VANCOUVER, B.C., - Feb. 24.--Maxwell Hall. son of the late J. Watson Hall, master in chancery in Guelph. was accidentally drowned inthe Gull. of Georgia. Saturday. The body is not yet recovered. The tamlly removed from Guelph to {Owen Sound about a year ago. Maxwell was employed on a C.P.R. boat. Perislied from Fatigue. OTTAWA, Feb. 24.-An old man named Amedes Laporte of Lange Gardren, accom- panied by a 13-year-old grandson, started on Friday night from Ottawa to tramp home. After going some distance - the old man sank from fatigue. The boy who accom- panied him secured shelter further on, but was unable te direct `those who sheltered him to the spot where the old man lay, having lost his bearings. The old man was found yesterday dead on the roadway. A 7Color-ed Vl7o:nan s Albinos. CHATTANOOGA, 'I`enn.. Feb. 24. -A colored woman named Woodru , living at St. Elmo, asuburb of Chattanooga, has two albino children. Their hair is perfectly white and their eyes shine like two diamonds. Both are exactly alike and cannot be told apart. The mother was offered, several days ago, 32500 by a dime museum man for the ab- solute possession ot the children, but she rec {used the o er. ' A ghee Button in Her Nose. } LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 24.-Mary McKier- nan,9 years old, has been suffering from violent nasal hemorrhages for three weeks. While the doctor was bathing her face yes- terday he discovered a. black shoe button in her nose. The child s mother said the girl got the button in her nostrils four years ago, after which her health began to fail, though it was supposed the button had been blown out. She is feeble, but it is hoped that she will recover. No Court Martial For Me." ' ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 24.-Willia.m J. Handran, a. marine at the I Naval Academy, committed suicide last night at the barracks. Yesterday morning he started for Philadel- phia. but missed the train. In the evening he wasefound very drunk and was locked up. He had never before been known to touch liquor. As he entered the cell he said: " No court martial for me to-morrow. This morning he was found deadlwith a. chain wrapped about hisvneck and one end of wlllchwas still clinched in his etitt ngers. He had knelt down to 'cause death by strangulation. 5 Cents Would Have Saved a Life. DENVER, Col., Feb. 2-1.--H. F. Beninete this evening committed suicide. Beninete wasa barber and recently came to Denver from Cincinnati on account of his health. For weeks he endeavored to secure employ- ment, but without success. In order to economize he roomed with W. G. White, another barber in search of work. This morning a local paper published an adver- tisement calling tor avbarber. Both White and Beninete were anxious torespond. White had -a nickel to takea horse car, Beninete was compelled to walk. When he arrived at the shop the first thing that attracted his at- tention was White shaving a customer. This proved too much for Beninete, who shortly afterward went home and blew his brains out. - vu--v ovum UVBUUII _ Lulu unconsciousness. This is apparently an ordinary murder, but behind it there is a- romantic story of the vendetta which is being " told inthe Italian quarter to-night. Pecci came from Naples at year ago. Before his departure he quarreled - with a member of the Luigi family, and in the fight which. followed Luigi was "so badly injured that he died. This Luigi who was killed was a brother of the three brothers who murdered Peocl. The oath of the Von- detta was sworn and the brothers came to America a few months ago "and located in Buffalo. Pecci was afraid of them and tried to avoid meeting them. He knew theiroath would be kept. A II1nn`n 1|:-inns `[)-..-: 1,Le , - Newfonndluntvs Governor on the Retor- ence to Reciprocity in the Address. V S1`. JoHN s, Nd., Feb. 2-L-The governor ` received the address of the House of Assem- * bly to-day. In his reply he took exception to the `reference in the address to the trade` convention with the United States, and -said that `when Lord - Knutsford s dispatches, which were coming by mail, were before the Legislature the House of Assembly would nd that thelr conclusions and deductions had been erroneous. ' V -- v--- -~ --'-:I.-'- . A week ago Peeci quietly made arrange- ments to leave Buffalo and on the day set for his departure the oath of the: vendetta was kept and 'Pecci was murdered. The police have sent descriptions of e the murderers to all the principal cities. . - ...-.-an 1-new ylrg ' Muvxloreil us,` ins 'm`1iow,cq_i{ntryi2ozi Swim Followed-` Him from 'I'tI'Ily. _ BUFFALO. Feb. :24.a-co:-oner Kenney re- geiveci a letter this.` morning` * front Dr. J. Haven Ron informing -him`.-that he had ` been called nponeto visit `Sebastian V Pecci. at % No. 17 Water-street, who had been assanlted and" was ?_a.'bo'ut to die.` `Coroner ` Kenney found Peccl ontlie third jabor of a. tumble- down rookery in a` `dying condition. Pecci died without regainlngi. consc1o_uaness. `His body was a mass of bruise: and cuts. Very "little could be learned of Pace! or how he was injured beyond. the tact. that ave days 880 he was set upon by three brothers who had come from his native province in `Italy and cut and beaten into unconsciousness. This in II'\I.\lIlonn"uo -- ---I -- - -~-- THE GOVERNOR Joms--Issue. swoae TO wnee I-lV|S DVEVA1"H. `j-u-on-n ' is the duty or in Christian: to gm `intactloal uld to the porucutad gnd suffering Hebrews, especlnlly In tho Holy Land. in the manual` suggested by the late Lord Shanesbury In Aid of the Hebrews. LONDON, Feb. 24.--The Earle! Aberdeen presided this afternoon at a meeting of thc Society for the Relief of Persecuted He- brews. In the course of his address be ex- plained that the object 0! the meeting was nottoexprese any opinion on the course ol -the Czar in returning the Lord Mayor : memorial, but to provide means to enable theoxiied Hebrews to form colonies in Pale: Dunmc, .Feb._24.-Archbishop Walsh has written a letter, published in the newspaper; in this city`. in. which he says ,.e ix_' priests, re sponding to` an oloinl invitation to assist in the administration or the Zetland-Balfour fund, attended meeting of the Belmullei Relief Committee at Belmullot, county Mayo `but upon teaming that they would not bl allowed to hnvejea'ectlve control of the dis tribution theyj witualzovi. e 11... archbishop lays-thetlimilar action will be `taken by other 'i)I"'i its in other dist ~'iotI. Mysterious Crime at Zanzibar. ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24.-Inteuse excitement has been caused among thenative population by a tragic discovery, which. according to popular rumour, involves grave charges against a European resident. The body 0! a girl was found on the beach this morning in aterribly multilated condition. being, in fact, according to the descriptio_not' eye-wit nesses. almost out to pieces. There is nc doubt that the girl was the victim of foul play. and it is asserted that the perpetrator of the crime is a German resident, who is ac cusedot having decoy ed away and outraged the girl two days ago.` Report adds that he himself buried the body last night onthe sea- shore, where it was discovered to-day. Speculation is rife as to the course: which will be adopted by the German Consulate. Englauws Richest Peer Sued. 7 LONDON, Feb. 2+.-The Duke of West- minster, the wealthiest of English nobleman. is engaged in a squabble in the courts with a surgeon named Surellover the cost of em- balming the Duke's sou, Lord Robert Grosvonor, who died at Constantinople "The claim, which includes professional atten dance before the death, amounts to_ 223 65. The Duke is only willing to pay 43. , There is something behind the dispute which has not yet come to the surface. The plainti was anxious to give evidence taken at Con- stantinople, but -this the Duke strenuously lesisted, and the court decided the point against the plaintiff. There has always been some m_vstery about Lord Robert Grosvenox-`I death. ` ' Tlweatenecl Famine in India. LONDON, Feb. %.-In reply to an inquiry, t_he India oliice has received the following ` from the Governor of Madras: " The tract most affected by drought, about 3500 square miles in extent, chiey Zemindary. lies~ be tween the Madras Railway and Penner River. Reports by the settlement member of the Revenue Board, after personal inspection. show serious failure of `crops. All that is necessary at present, however, is to afford suicient employment for the poorer classes on ordinary public works " in convenient centres. This is being done. Large remis sionswill be required, but I do not antici- pate that relief measures will be needed. -vvl -91-: w as out ya: Illli 09 `O. The death of Major Bromhead . takes us back to January, 1879. when England was - stirred with excitement" by _news of the dis- aster tothe British arms at Isandlana. when infuriated and warlike Zulus all but annihi- lated a.British force-left to guard the camp . while Lord Chelmsford was ghting at Dart- nell to clear the way for further advance, Much irritation was caused in the `public mind by this disaster, when news came of 1 another fight in which British heroism ap- peared in such glowing colors as to cause 0 feeling of elation to prevail. This was the gal- lant defence of Rorke s Drift by Lieut. Chard, R.E., and Lieut. Gonville Bromhead, with 800 of the 21th Regiment. Through some of the- fugitives who had escaped from the slaughter these oicers heard of the disaster at Isand- lana. Believing that the victorious Zuius would attempt to cross into Natal; they pre- pared, if possible, to defend the Drift till help should come. `Defences had to be improvised. They had barely finished a hasty barricade of bags and biscuit tins when the Zulus. gathering round. began to pour in their re. They numbered in all about 4000. The attack lasted the greater part of the night. Six times the enemy got within the barricade, but were driven out at thepointof the bayonet. Creeping to the rear. they "set lire to the hospital. At dawn the assailants withdrew. But afterwards, looking towards Isandlana, the defenders descried a fresh host advancing. However, soon they saw, to their relief,Athatit was Lord Chelmsfo_rd s jaded men, and these latter, too, were glad to find that Englishmen still held the Drift. Around the entrenchment 351 `Zulus lay (lead. _ --v-. vuuuvuny WEI! lI8.Cdll8O of [H5 ([392]. When Bastinieff was examined by the jus- tices in January he produced letters showing that the dead actress had asked in n to kill her. There were other scraps of letters in the murdered woman's handwriting, which were portions of letters written her mother, and saying that Bsstinietf would not allow her to leave him, under constant threat of death, and she expressed in these writings the belief that Bustinieff would eventually be her executioner. At the time of her death Wis- ` `nowska `was busily studying English, with the view of going to the United States in order to try her luck on the American stage, e _ The Hero or Burke : Drift. _CALCU'l"l`A., Feb. 2-1.-Major Bromhead of the 2nd South Wales Borderers, whose name is insepara.bly-connecte.i with the defence of `Rorke s Drift in 1879. died at Allahabad on Tuesday of typhoid fever. Gonville Brom- head served with his regiment in the Zulu War of 1879, and took part (as second ixi com- mand to meat. Chard ot the .Royal_ Engin- eers):iu the gallant and successful defence of Rorke s Drift on Jan; 22 and 23. VF]... .J....a.I. ..a 1:, 1 ' _ Resignation` of the `Norwegian Cnblneta I Uproar In a Legleldture al-'l`he [fire ,r ' in the Palace of tlneczarlna. Wgnsgw. Feb. 24.-Prinoe _Bestinieff' was to-day found guilty of the murder or the actress Wianowska in July last. He was sen- ` tenced to eight years imprisonment at hai'd labor. Jealousy was the. cause of his dead. Whnn 12..-:-a..:..4v _.... ---~~9 Resignation II_ .7 - _.:.l"lV1e.tolloiving resolution was ultimately .-.....n`. DEATH` OF A SOLDIER HERO TIN g % ` mom. ~ 1 Tho Priest: god tin Fund. _TH13; NORTHERN % on. ngp.__` ' ' . ` I .'l`he French huciget. estimateu have been com-. plated for 1892. The revenue is est!` ated It 8,218. M "904,!25_frauc:i {and me expendltu ` {;2,8l5,52 O-A nnn ._._.J.. He Struck Lord Inglis and Was Cummlttld to an Asylum. ]~.`m.\'nunuu. Feb. 24.-A sensation was caused in labor circles here by the committal to an insane asylum of a noted Scotch laud- ngitator named Alexander Robertson. Jtobertson, who is popularly known undo L ' ---- -- fhn nnmn nr -on....,1 . M . . _ .. u ._!LL 1 , Illlpruvlujg nun n In uuuwvwu sun; n In: Ivvvvvnr ` Two men were fatally ujured and 300 thrown ' out of employmenfrby the deatructlonby are of the Burlington`, Vt, spinning mills lsstntghty ` nu, , .u ._.n. a.. .............muI nl than .Tnmnu gnahnw Ill`; LIIIIIIIIBII.-sq, I nu, 9`:-an---5 ------ ---_- ---_.. ` !'}ua`tleu I1 is anu ounced of Rev. James Caugho\_ the well-known Methodist Evangelist. He died 0.! New lSruns\\'lck,j\7. J., `in, the will rent of,hl_s. So uduneso Roiuitojd`. Loxnox, Feb. %-A despatch from Mas~ ` sowah says a body of Italian friendlies under Capb. Pinelli in revenge for a raid on the Italian frontier surprised and attaosed 609 Asoudanese natives near Buri and routed them in. two battles, killing 200 including the leading chi_es., llixnseounra Market MONTREAL, Feb. 24.-T-Bousecours market chughtliro to-day and was badly damaged. nqmuuuou. ' The ve miners rescued alive from the Hazel- ton, Pa., mine, after being entombed V 18 days. g improving and It is believed they will recover; -. m..... ...-.. mun. fnhalln ln And Rlll thnhlvn . _ No-1-ftln iiiinco Election, _ `SoL"mAMP'roN, Feb. %.-The- nomination of candidates for North Bruce for the Local Legislature was held here to-day. John George of Port Elgin was again chosen to represent the Conservatives and David Porter of Amabel to represent the Reform- ere.` _ TE: from the Telegraph. . The Windsor, Vt... National Bank hqsgone into liquidation. mm a... ...s.....-. rnnnunrl nliva from :1... Hum. years t-rack. Horse Thief. C..ught. PETROLFL-\, "Feb. 24.---Chief Jackson re- 3 ceived a_te1egram to-day" from a livery man in Dutton, Ont., requesting him to arrest a. young man named Campbell, for stealing a horse and buggy and harness. Chief Jack- son soon spotted his man on the main street, and jailed him, and afterwards secured the horse uild buggy in Oil Springs. An II1vento1"s Death. RAH\VAY, N.J., Feb. 24.-Tho:nasTI~lall, imoutor of the turbine water wbeel,Twas killed by "a train here to-day. He was 70 old and was walking on the railroad I)ui-liaiiifziuurliortliumberlniicl. M ILLBROOK. Feb. 24.-A meeting of the reeves and deputy reeves of Durham was held here today to consider the advisability ofseparatiug the united counties of Durham and Northumberland. As there was not a sutiicient number of members on hand to form a quorum nothing could be dme on the subject. It was, however, the unanimous opinion of those present that the separation would be for the best interests of the county. Driving Out; Worl(l s Fair Workman. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.--The contractors for grading Jackson Park in preparation for the W orld s Fair resumed work this morning. About 100 men were set to digging in the trenches, when a. mob of about 3000 idlers gathered about and ordered them out. The 0 workmen obeyed at once. Theicontractors 0 called for police protection ands squad of bluecouts s)on appeared on the scene and dispersed the mob. Work was then resumed I Fatal Accident at 'l`lmmIIle. ` THAMESVILLE, Feb. 24.--A shocking acci- 1 dent occurred yesterday at the sawmill at \Vabasl1 postofce, about six miles west of here. Mr. Henry Traxler, nhighly-respected man, aged about 24, a.` blacksmith, at that place, was standing just inside the mill talk- ing to Mr. Elgie, the proprietoi`, when a. plank was thowu from the saw, striking him on the back of the head, crushing the skull and killing him instantly. Mr. Elgie` was also knocked down. but received no seri- ous in juries. The deceased leaves a wife and . child and a large number of relatives and in- timate friends to mourn his untimely end. ` Alfred Hines of -`l:or:r-nto Committed to Jail at Bualo. BUFFALO, Feb. 24.--Alfred Hines of Toron- to was making a few calls on the business men of Seneca-street yesterday afternoon when detectives took him, silk hat, fur collared overcoat and all, to the police station. When searched the dapper young Cunuck s effects consisted only'of a. bogus check on the Third National Bank of this city for $25 and signed Manager Toronto Bank. He was endeuvoring to get some one to cash it for him when arrested. When questioned concerning it he said that on the way from Toronto yesterday afternoon he engaged in a game of `cards with so:ne gen- tlemen on the train. One of them got broke and he obligingly gave him $9.5 for the check. Hines was bagged for 30 days in the police court this morning. On the way to jail he told Special Holmlnnd that he was 9. Methodist revivalist while in Toroulia. saw`, Q There are eleven bodies Still in No. 1 slope. ` Searching parties are under ground. The bodies that will be recovered hereafter will be badly multilated, as all in the pits are covered with tons of stone. Alfred vuvv,VVUu The Governor-General has already sent a contribution of $500. The Town of Moncnon telegraphs 81000. and John McDougall & Son of Montreal have subscribed $1000 to- day. 'I"l..-..- -_4, 1 Her Majesty commands me to inform you that Her Majesty has heard with much regret of the Springhill colliery disaster. and desires me to convey an expression of her sympathy with the injured and with relatives of those who have lost heir lives. Be good enough to send (or Queen`s information. (Signed). Kmrrsronn. Secretary of State for the Colonies. The total subscriptions for relief now reach grm nnn " Her Majesty Sends a Despntch to tlu ' Mayor of Springhill Mines. ` Smu.\'GH1LL Mums, Feb. 24.--Q1393 Vic toria has just`. cabled as follows through Lord Stanley of Preston (:0 Mayor Hall. The cable reads: 7 | In Inquest Tint Promises Revelations For the Medical Profession. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Feb. 24.-Au inquest of great interest tothe medical pmfessi m is ` being conducted by Coroner Ashbridge in} the case of Miss Catharine . Robbins. an aged Ipinster, who died suddenly in this city. The disease which caused her death is one of rare occurrence. known as. acute pancreatitis, and one of the peculiarities of its symptorns -is their resemblance to those of poisoning. Stout persons only are a.ttacked-Miss Rob- bins weighs 300 pounds and the fatty tissue becomes spotted with a gristly substance, white as snow, which slowly and painfully poisons the victim's blood. Gradually the pancreas becomes inamed. the heart and stomach are attacked and death ensues from heart failure. Sulferers have a morbid fear I'\' ...... `A... _ .. J \\'h:\t Lord ltnndolpll Wants. Losnox, Feb. 24.-Lord Randdlph Churchill, addressing his `constituents at South Paddington. urged the adoption by the Government ot a more sympathetic policy toward labor. He favored the found-, ing by the state of boards of arbitratiolln W facilitate the settlement of differences be- tween workmen and their employoru. ........ .. ....uu c. uuuunels uuye u HIUFDIU 1951' of poison and reject: medical attendance. Only one other case is known to have oc- curred in this country. T1-is QUEEN'S SYMPATHY. ..__---- (HE WAS TOO FLY- ARARE DISEANSEL up------ * _" "3. _ Thin how LABOR in defending his beloved Gennde from the hungry wolve, tho Oonnbinee of Ynnkeedom, who are trying to rush in end destroy our`; Young, Indneh-iee. The -strong not end honest vote will etfeotnelly her out the in. ` AGRICULTURE and_ LABO Victory under the folds of the G1 J ous old Flag. Cold Weather brings also chapped hands, sore. lips, roughness of the skin, for all of which Jersey Balm is a perfect cure. It is a delightful toilet article for either lady or g8. ."`3man.' Has brought its usual attendance of coughs and colds. These are most easily cured by the timely use of a reliable cough xedicine of which l(Idd s cough Syrup is one of the very best. For a heavy cold. settled 011 the lungs, nothing sur- ipasses our Cod Liver `OH cream, which is a. perfect emulsion of the nest Norway Cod Liver Oil, acceptable to the most delicate, and easily digested. [The Gold Snap }l.\:(:cu1i\'u Committee-A list-l).1vld Rea,` ;`cx~;;us; J. l.. Cowan. Gait; James Tolton, \\'u.1kemm; William Linton, Aurora; Dr. Pat- Mn. 1: liat-1dwa1'd Jetfs, Boudhead ; Francis -iroen, Inxwrkip; James Hunter, Alma: `F. `Iu.s`.`s\-ll. Icxcuar; John I. Hobson, Mosborough; 4) lisL~AI'thIl1` Johnston, Greenwood; James .=.'uss(~ll, Rirglmmnd Hill; C. M`. Simmons. Ivan \\'.G. l u1m.. Burlington: John Isuacs, Mark- Lam. Agriculture and arts lisb-R. Vance, Ida; A. 1{;l\\`lixr,_:<, Forest: James Rowaud. M. R, Dun- `:-laue; \\'nIli:\m luwson, Vittoria; J. C. Snell, j ,im0ntm1. Au W Grgcn,