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UIIJXO "Casualties reportedz \V1sh; Ragn- 1 1 ipnt, k ilIed,V;'1private;_ wounded, Cap-` ltaxn Prothero, mortally, and 7 men; `Yorkshires, wounded," 8. Eight Hus- sgrs, killed,` 1 wounded 1, ~.'Fo'urtee_nt1l' _a uungnuaypuu '.lU.l.l.lbl.I uua1_sg.5. . . "Captain Rotton,_ Royal Artillery. 1 broke an arm by a fall. un-.. 13-1.. n.........I.; `I\Ar..&. ou-ail Tuifnn- Ieuvnug Buulu JILIUB uuu a;u+nuuu-v-uu. Gen. Rundle reports that 25 `men -of the Fu-st; - Worceaters aremisamg. Fnfty-threewero sent with Wood to an outpost after dark. Only 18 returned. Them numbers. and names will be re- ported to-day, as wqll as four wound,- ndv es_terday. ` , . H` A Town (``I'nn`1\n aivnn HO. H, -. urusu an u.L1.u, u; u Luna. . "Gen. Pole-C.`-arew e_ Mounted `Intan- tryeaeized Learw kop, a. high hill a few ` miles northpof-their last night"p_os1- n tron. The enemy evacjua1ed,hu1jr1'ed1y, leaving some rifles and ammunition. ur1.... 'D.....n.. rnnnrfn timf 9.5 mam ?Wprster Regiment.` _ . I ll.` (75_I4VI\LIlr s - . , . '-Tge. War J0ftice has given np_ ex- planation of the apparent discrepancy 1n- the figures as; to the memof thgi GETS THE v1roR;A cnoss. Army '*Med-i'e:1 Corps i Omeers f"":` . "B,i_-a_._very_ Acknowledged. TT7'Lo"naon',' Ami)": 2o,->-:1:-ms "offii:ii1l .Ga.-A zettg announces that the Quepn has` co_ner'red _t:h'cS`Vioto`ria Cross bn Major )NW`i,l1iam' Bi11}tie,_ `of the Army M_ed1ca1 -Corps, `for.-consptiacuous b.i'aver.y_-at. the battle`-of Colensoi. ' ' " ` ' - ~-nu-.'_-2-v_ `I"I-._`_A.:_ '...;.`'...L` 1-. &Ln~.u&a,{nfannA uaunr U]. \..Uu:'uau. ` `Major Baptie went {o the-assistance ` bffhe wounded gunners in the fac_e'ot ah'e`avy' -`rifle fire .du>-ring the fightmg Det:pinbr'- 15,'a'n"d later in` mg diiy as- sisted in bringing in` Lieutenant Rob- irts, son ofL`ord Roberts, whoVlos'th.1s life w`hile~attem`pt.in.gr-`to' rescn the `'ru=s,"-fo1`..vs'hic}j, afte'r his .death, `he ' w'ag_"awa1jded fh:a.[Vic;to;"ia Cross. -The "Iatj;`r'fpa,t o'*M'ajor"Bap}tie was a}s_o 'awom_plished_ undbn a seve_r 1;si`lIa'.da_. fsbers` well-' `a._nq_1 'Ha`.p3;y'an'd Liberal L _ _:`}_1?atrons or the;Ca_.x__1teen, ` `Jamstowii, St; Helpiih . "April I23:-- G_n.'.(3roi1je_ and th_e`_' '1z1en;xvl'raI7`:-3 qt his :gt;ir; ;_a'ms `occupying Kent _p(`:"tta`g"e,_Va, : pleasant,- but small country. reVs'Ld.enco._ plevniy at [1-oo x'n -. `ansd .Vd`ittu-_ent Vamuseef m en'ta within~>1tl1_a'~` tence '_by which ~ aiutrhnsea. at thsian`l`e9n,` '1 privilege ;a~`iwhiisn..Atnaeyi;5gya:r,thamsems f,ro'ely,, ~._'-_; -.1;I.. --..;~,:":v.'-.n5 un`ni`uI'i flit H"! inhifht 7"'l!is- "Gn`;j. ('J_r'or_1j` wil_l' la t`r hmfe 9.` 1-`a rger? Vhouhd. `;'1'_1.1effot11 ,ef1_-_. Bo9r`- priohers gt: - 7th`ay, ire ~surr9_undad.1 '.Dhay";'1o`an Lmitke. ` OI"-WHICH Llly 'aVd.|l I-aI.lUl.l..l'-Jrlsvuu ;5vu.J, "afs there is" no` soz`u'c_sity' 01 `money am- ong, h'oalth_.jis g``i1`ei`ally> `good . "O'1y' bfew" of them aT1"e-~'ick.f .. F031-r..`.1.n British ..militia :`h%'a: `o".1'-rived here` to` atrt`vw*-Aguariln.` = ' W Cng 9'8 V 51.. ;1;1=.LENA " %% T151_2i$o NERs.% F3ght.i%g The? ` E5S** WPe"~ % g ` A -London, `Monday, April 23.'-,-Fighting I In `pro`eeeding: sout'h`=and "east `of We-2 ipenfer, ` while the lombard_`misnt` ot % ` the garrison" zit that place continu- as with renewed`. vigour. .`jGen. Rind- le a column is gradually pressing its. wuyoast: against" a stubborn" resie-' tunes by the Boers, who hold strong ___g;1_-__ nil A .I__.._-4_ IQ iii :brssinWits; `way -6a81: fa'gainsl" stubborn` ~resi_o-` Bdei-s,hwho ho1ct'str'ong _poaitipns. Gn. "Brt_zban`t, advdncing train the south, is "now at Bdsmans I kop. `H1: sndvance. guard is in _touch! with the Boers -abut fifteen miles south of Wepener, after taking a.` week to __ooy?er the_ forty lmiles. from Rouhxv`iille/'.fW The _delay_ was caused by_I the bad Weather that has been pre- vailing, ` A V - h A despatch from Maseru, Ba`suto- land, describes the Basutos as orderly. l The xiativesgunder arms {go prevent an invasion of the co_u`ntry by the Boers, - are ,commanded by three British oom- missioners. ' T _ T . 5 __._(... _" ' . '7 -. l i The Stand.rd's- vedrrespondent at} Bloemfontein, in "a despatoh dated ` last Friday, Says it `is still-hncerbain E how much longer General Roberts '-will ' reinagn `at Bloemfontein. He draws at- tentlon to. the im/poapibility, of an ad-; 4vance'by' the main: body of the armyi until"its tl'ank s`are cleared. He adds that there instill pyeeofng need for: horses. - ' ' ` i nun- __;___ -____ LI__j. 11-__.__,'l I17- _._.-_. UH. . { ' The rumour that G'enera.'l`Warren is` about to become~ Governor of the, Orange Fre State is interesting in View of the news concerning` the pre-_ sent manner of managing_th9 country, "which was arranged by _Gehera1Prety- 3 VIIIY. nonanrs Is nun anon. Transport Trouble. "and Activity of "T Boers` on Flank and_Rear.' London, April 423,-.- Dhe Standard publishes a 1ong' vdespatoh from Bloem- fontein, dated Friday, explaining the numerous` difficulties which delay the advance on Pretoria. The corres- pondent. says-:- ' ~ "The .-enormous transport difficul- ties are enhanced `by the rainy wea- ther andby the necessity od provid- ing for the. needs of - the army for weeks, perhaps months, in caseof an interruption-at the long line of com- munications, together with the un- `settled 'state'of the country in our rear, and the guerilla. tactics of the enemy. It is obvious that, until our flanks are cleared and no longer men- aced, no forward movement is possible. without incurring the gravest risks. u'l'\h.. wanna} -nu-nncvuro nnntl :c: n ftirfhnr wltuuuu lLlUul.LLl.l' 91.39 Qsavwou Asunc- ' "The most: pressing need is a further supply of horses. General Hamilton has availed himself of the services of the Australian Bushman to scour the Free State in" all directions, buying horses from farmers who have sur- rendered and driving in animals found upoh unoccupied farms. Horse raiding is dangerous work, but the Bushman are more than a match for the Boers. L, The Fate of other commanders Still Unknown. ,London,,-,A:prril 20.-Co1onel Croftonp whois perhaps one of the least guilty of the several officers concerned `in the Sipgion kop disaster, has been retired. -:1-1, L_I_,__ __ _______; uc-g'uv- -wt ..-......_-...., .---~ ~~~- -- What actionwill` be takeh in regarh thother leaders is not stated offi_ci-E ally. . v ,,n ~l\`.1_-__L_. 2. -.l........l-3.... n ueratanulng. ` s_ . ` -- 111:9 Press Association, which is frgquently used lbynvthe Govern-ment far sounding opinion, issues this statement :- . urnI__ `IT-.. I\!.... '-`A:-.{>n3nn ohunlnfn fg enoral' is, 'h6 vvove1:, the general un- That` Losfd Rbberts is advocating a (Sloan _.sw}eep otall the blund9;ingN deratanding. T . VIVI... `Dnnnn A'aunn:o{-:r;| i \ m;a_tement.;--, _ \ The War Office maintains absolute .,silence; as to its intentions regarding |Si;:,C}harles Warren. The officials will lnot confirmior deny nor discuss in any way the report of his` recall, at- fir-ming_t:heA subject. is one respect- ing which they are not at Ilib_erty to give any information. V '"I`hav-n nanrnn fn ha :1 arnwinct 0011- give uuy ll.U1".l.l.lu|.LU1.|o - "There seems to be a growing con- viction inmilitary clubs and other in- formed circles that the mere fact of the publication of Lord Roberts lat- ~est*.des`patchesipresages some drastio~ step." . ._ , L8oI_ne. Ties ,.PIlel.IIp on ile Track East of _ A Princeton. : _ . .. _A .despa_t6h from Princeon, Ont., Eas :-A dastard1y__qttempt_ `at train wtecking on the G'.T.R.'was perpet- i`_a'L.'t`_ed_ Vlir on Friday `nig`;nt,. but. hap- pil_y,withou't going any da.m.age.vS.on_1e persons placed some wooden cattle- guards on the track; just east otthe Princeton" *st7ation, -'11.: 1.1.. -`...:L..I. .; .:..`..-..'..I~.n-'. n.l'H.'a urn-no 3- 9 756" !.'1l1UUbUl.I atauzuu. ~ "At the vwitch xi Vixmber 91 ties were - p;ile'd` on ,the tr'ack,- jz md~- at `another poIiritT fu.rtli e'r east 9. number of large `stones rails. ' `- II'l`I. - . _ _ _ .._ J. -1`. 3440'. oion n ` II ux}v-At!!!` ` stones: uuu_|.UuUo tans. . The. apparent object" was to wreak the midnight" exprass,'but a freight `train pa"sscgd east A3` short time `prev- `ious aind'thr`ow the obstructions clear of trig traolrwi-thout causing any Qum- Sid.` 'Ageordlng$o A'e:oonntsf` Webener Sleg Ka9`Not', Been Raised; ' f;1;'mo:_1a:ad.: q.j,r,;s., xprtn. 19,.v1a.-L1f- ggnzo Mnrqwu, Aptil 20,--The latent rd- `portd `received.-2 {hora {rum -- Wop*on`or' af_a:te'~t'}l`1u:t? thetlyhting between Gem _=u`a1= .Braba'rit's E6rso~ `and the Boers `owc:nus.:j 'hrr=*Brtt!sn M-e'su51-rund-` a;- L`iarr`4m:rkirn(g"<. a galt'l;l;a1'_1t .1. .. A ` COL CRO!`-TON RETIRED. Vrnxn To wEcK A TRAIN. STILL. FlGl`1TlN.G. gman. Owing to the fact that it w _considered' unfair, to oxact an oath o ispbzgiqgipn unless the British` {ur- niahed `protection. to those taking It! Eree State Mounted` Police has been tormd, n'nd the` country divided into vaecttons, each. of which will be admin- istered by a commissioner. - -. 'D...'...:.:. ....L ma--- 1...- :'........A .. n-nnlng. IFIIVIOII Q uuumunualuuua. .' _ ` President Steyn has issued aprocla. mation urging the hurghers to main- taintheir struggle against the-British ._until the report of the Boer peace. commissioners arrives from Europa-. He a_ays`:thaf` this -'v'vill be only a shot`! time, and then foreign intervention will be certain; The British corres-' pendants inter ret this proclamation asa sign, that t eFree`State Boers are slackening in their enthusiasm for war, and need spurring on, but they admit that there is no other sign 0! this,-as they tight with as great vigor as ever. They even say that the Boer! `who attacked General Methuen s con- voy fought with a dash that hithe!`t0 hhgd not. been seen on the western` border. - ` - rnI.- -r\-n_ m-u-_,___:. _._.:_4... .. A..- '- I w".J..`ihe despuatch adds that the weather ',ia perfect, and that the British troopg ;o.nd horses are in tine condition. ' ' l copy 01 a proclamation recently issued : gby President Steyn has been received ;in_. Boshorf. It declares that the Fred I State Boers who fail to take up arms s,will have their property confiscated, I t and they themselves will be shot when -_they are captured. The proclamation , ' has created consternation among the -2 burghers. ' ' UUIVILUI. I The Daily Telegraph prints a do- spntch, d-atefd Boshoty Orange Free ;`State,' Sunday -`evening, which states gthata; Boer commando is in that [ma mediate neighbourhood, and that it is 1~C:(f>'t~ing everything that can be carried [EVACUATE BOSMAN S K09. Bars Are Trying to Leave the Country By Way of Ladybt-a.m1. __ Bloemfontein, April 20. 4.10 p.m.-'I`h6 northern circuit of British outposts has not been touched by the Boers for `several days. ' ~_= = . ~ a `I',7,,` LI,_L LL` A-nan-\Z virnvun v-v-J ... It is_ now believed that the enemy evacuated Bosma.n s kqp last evening. It-is reported that they are seeking to leave the country below Lmdybrand, "and that they will. make their next 44--__ 3...... `Ln ; BLILI Iulziav va..v;- n nu- .1-..' line of defence across trcyrgp than lnojrt,hward.. . v- , - - 1- ,,1.- -_. dawn V`: -v u-oun- The British remounts continue t6 are rive. The animals are healthy, despite the fact that thejourney was made through the heaviest rains. The horse: _ ` belonging to the orces.mov.ing on the `veldt also sulfered less t.-hag: was ex- pected from the rains. 11......--1 `DnIu'n-+_a nnhannilrnn nriticism pecteu Iruan LJJU uuu-3. General Roberts outspoken criticism of the commanders at Spion kop has ; been briefly published here. The army i endorses the censures of the command- i ,4 :.. -L2..E Au; Ln1:a1rn 1-Mn.` 8'nl1OI'58S I118 (ZGIIHUIUH ul. tuu -uuLuuA.u.uu~ er-in-chief, and believes that the knowledge that such public criticism iwvill tall upon officers who are dero- Lictin their duties will be of great fun ture beqet. ` ' '---_ ... ...-...LI-nu.-`A nnrnaf nmnna fh ture benent. L There is continued unragt among tho tavmers In thtrdistricts distant from the railway. rm... .....:1 ...I.:..t. ma nnnninharl fr-mu Lies, of which me railway. > The mail which was despatched from London March` 30 was delivered hero thls morninl . _ This is the quickest do liah malls in Bloemfontein. / livery that as yet been made of Eng? ' Plague ricts have ceased at Gawa- pore, India. V The Turkish Government will build a railway from` Damascus to Mecca. A railroad acxoss Greece, to cost $9,000,000. will be finished in -foul yeazrs. - V - T ..... 1, A `I'I_I2....I. ._-.....nn-`awn lung Juana. The sale of Polish newspapers ha: {been forbidden at "all Prussian rail- way stations. :,.|___!- ;.l......--' in rnnnffnl` f . BLIJIlIlJDO The buzboqic, plague` is reported 2: nave made Its aPP951'3n at 39" ports on the. Red` Sea. pg.-v__.__ _A_&1... Tnuv|A);DfI hnnnnn lJ'Ul.l.U Uu uuur .n.vv-a ---.u The failure of the Jamaican banana Lmjopn has caused widespread and acute 'sxi1.f(ring in the island. An 0utl_>reak of` the bubonic plaguo is reported in. Persia, near the 'l.`.u,rk~ nah; .f-rontier; .195 deaths have occurred in three, weeks. The Lafnti-Briti_sh: portion of the Cairo press; c_o'm,in-nee the `agitation against the entrance of Christian mis- sionapigs into the Soudan. . AGomez, now at San Donn` says Cuba. . ,minion_ of, S (1-nder the "bee fought "agai-nst the go- pain only to ti-nd_hersell l of the United. States. The Boer peace envoys have arnlvad at The Hague, and Queen Wilhelmina D-has recedvedl them graciously. The European courts, under the leader ship of, Germany, stands aloof. ~ - ---J5- --, The Trin`idad*"Legislature has tor- .mally.rati.tiod the second reciprocity treaty: with the United` States. Thu Vmerchants are hcstilc tobit, pr_ef_errin reciprocal tmdefrelations with Qanada. - The charge '-that Amerwan army officers at the Engineer School at Wi11et. s Point, N.Y., and other insu- tntiona, interfere with Catholic priest: in the performance of their religion: duties, ii being investigated. * TheAC`anadian:, Govern-1 nent will -spend $59,000 on- literature. both" u|_ ;F1_'er_n`c-hv and, English, to be distributed at the Paris Expogition. In an ad- va.nc.e,.- 609') : ct. the~,cata1og!ue it is stat- `d man: at t1ie`Lo'ndon Vlsxposiuon in l851;t-h Canadian exhibits were valued at $15,000, while; this` year s . exhibit :will be. worth over T$20>0,000.; ' ~ than LittlerKatie4 Knepper, of NOW` York. whose sleepbof more-`t~'ha't_1` a week has puzzled physicians, died 'I`hursda y-, :wi.thou't: `awakeriing; `A.-littl'e' more Athanra. wk Vh`go the. child. omplained off a headache and . Every] effort to_ awaken her `w:a's;..in-::vain,';*~_?-; Persia is. in danger of a. famine. Hoholulu` is now free of the plague. L ('1- ____g fidts cealae-d at-Cavwm st goods .~St`- Say _m 0111' call; lity and the- te this test- e, ask your- : aning wail- ;' trade even t goes on at can Boating. ` MARKETS OF THE WORLD` V"lr1"the LeaiH Markets. .Tofonto, April `. A.-The recipts here: to-day totalled '38 carloada of live Itockyand while the market ijas, in" 0. I sense, little changed from oo'nd i--' `[011 last Tuesday, this morning a `8ht demandand weaker prices werej . characteristics of the cattle trade at; I (50 WeBternVy:),rds, ' ._ - 'I`L- - . .. . . jg: The export demand is. light. ,9nAd;.V Prices are nominal; 43-40 D81` Pouudg was the outside price; V . - Butcher came is slow and `P11095- wenker, `with. 4c as quite th-0 to?` figure. "---`(All J |lpl\JI 'enetian I Prices of Grain, Cattle, Cheese. &e;. _Stockers were steady, wafed, and "5 small supply. I. . _ -. . . - II, 5` ---- ~=-nuJ- - - Milk cows, export, and light bI11l8.:A- id feeders are p4rc.ci`ica1ly unchanged-E .ShD' and lam-bs are firm at recent; `Notations; about 150 came in. g0d veal calves are wanted. V 1 ,' mall) ligm hogs are still com-` mg` but as yet. prices are unchang6d.; Fl` nu: .... , 4 an 1.-- _,,- up GE - vuv-. 31:1. DHCGS 819 unbuaus _ . lootoi. For pnm hrgs, scull!_18 `mm, - %01bs-. th: L3 price ms 61-30' `h't's;- hogs a Foll {ions : re bringing 53%-30 Per lb owing` is the cm range of _qubta.- I Q `. .2500 . 200 um. . gt the 8.999190: cwt. . . 300 If _b9. per cwt. .. . 450 Blambs, each. . 250 k3.par cwt. . . 2"` -0ckers,- per cwt. . 275_ - 0 . LI u` uW' ., I NW8. or St . '. '--. ',.-W'5` `manta, APT 24 akl 'kets W9 we dig Izaatlmylaiice we'I:)k988.awh"` % poptlon of M11 ` Quota g 1101 tions 9} 35 ' O :V.;[odund "" -.-- . . K _,.. - vv.-lI9" o r 1`: ,$_..: L~o-onluarkets were `twlky as$i;1l`:.*:h%: 9 3 prices wqre 8 03 '_. ',, V. L-Dtlon M;:lt:g8rio`l`i::3 : _ .. FM and Whi to. 65 to, 35 r%`2.2 to 661-2c, each- , % % % (1 "us. we$*='~99 ) " ' `hr i ~'"thMB_;;y:;):h 8:01-20' 2 `ill !;b! ibl. hi 1' D81` cxvvti-":'$ 4 25: -` . choices, (10, .med. to good: 825 OKII . infn7':r\i- 860` ' - - -200 . Apnl 24.--W:heat' `3 Irn cu--..I.. ___! Cattle. 352 1-2:; nm% pa1:i1't`l"`yx L1ovJ.,:%h%i'e:t1gg;.oi% i;:l1}.`:f_;e,- Q his companion -cg_l1_e.d ._.tro`m th rqa; i 1" Eu_.r'.ry ..;up?Jaok, .d1-op it `a1;d f.c; 4 . ` `- lIl\A\I~ rQAI\'l"r\O!\1\'I1`r"lN w-v.v-.-' ,_--.-. -_-vww, -$-- ; 2 [mm atrari-gt part out an ?waat:hi 3 `did_ their. work. ` 4 - 1 A ' Mr. . _`Martin`. ` '.l`,hey(~ overt'hiSk `the . men near. smmma, * and-4 o'no._ of -them got out` of? "this fig` toromain;.rbehi11`d-. the men while_ the -otghor Fthrea pro- _c"eeded to the:Falla` fo1""a'asistanca". Of- Jo1_ned the '.nho_r_old pgqple. and as soon as the, strangers reached town they gore grrested. Ann.1r .=rm' mr 'l"FI1'4}'NfEN.' coolness with`; 5 which? the`.'d_y;1aan4i't'era_ f1c_e'r Mains, of the (_)ntario'police`orce E .'ARR]!`S'1` 0F`THE`MEN-;`* - * . N_'ia.gara' _Fp.lls, 0ritI.,-,,April 22.-Late last eving th.ef'thr.ee,._m6i1` who -made the attemt o blow nip - l6_k 24 on the Welland-"ca`na`.1 were ai-mated` here by Dectective'MnEns, at the. Onta no 1101109. The .p1`so_ner_s:- ; . -_ Wal h, J ohm _W.s`.hingt.on.. D.C.a anon)` 09 nvvnb\:n:'nnp;'.I Aland` ukonn - vy_ (Inll, V U U`J.|l'.|,. VV E51396 vvn-1. --0": aged 28. small-sfzd. clean ahaven.- . Nolih,` John, Philadelphia, aged`50. tall,` stout-,~ weight. .215 pounds. , [`n1l`nnnu-nun . I7`... -I '1`;-AA .00 nfnrnf` HO`, tall,` sto-ut~,~ weight. .215 .I>0\'1nds. IIul1cman,- `Karl. aged-30, stout sell. well dressed, eyizfently the leader qt the gang, V Pemiln were a-bn.u1':- aid" mnnw saw olfclal Iepon of tlie"lI 5; (";onsil`to Washington. T ` . WashinEton';i Ap-_`r`i1" 23.-'-T_l.`h'e result `of the enqu-irjn 36 fat. as it has gone into, the attempt` to `wreak the Welland laid before _ the State Deartment to- day in aspecial telegraphic report from United `States Con_sular Agent `canal look by the usebet dynamite was `Brush at Clifton, 9. town Opposite Niagara Falls, pn `tlie Canaglianz . Veigle` of the boundry. -. a - : L, x,I.- no `nu .- _ People Hweroo.-bout, aim" maniy th.*e'm', run} from the lock and. take the road in the dirction of_Niagara -Falls, about eight _m'iles distant`. '.l`heyb`WerB on foot, got qu'ite-astart efore the '1'ho1"old`p'eopl'e followed. One mg contained M. Mayor Wilson, `ex-Mayor 1 Williams, Chieffof Pdlida Clarke, and $113}? _(;o'niplete1f._eV:Lon9rat.s tlie Buffxlo grain handlers from 1111` cone nection with the ortmefand. strongly intimates that the attemptwas the working out .o`ta. regularly organized conspiracy among certain, persons in the United States be1ioved,to,be.'vo._ts- fiiliated with the Irish aecrpt .a.ssooio.- t ons. T T T ft. 4...... ....; .........._ 4.1.-...4. M... Q4-..4`~- nu uuuu. It does not appear, that the State De.` partment can do anything at this ; stage of-.; the matter, though later A-on,i| it the Canadian authorities shall have ` managed to secure` the-necessary evi- dence upon which to base acriminal` prosecution of the perpetrators of the crime, the department will be called` upon to `secure the extradi-tion of the men to Oanada for punishment it they. shall be found within the. United States. Under` the existing, British ex... tradition treaty it is, also an "extradi- table offence, to conspire ingthe Uni t_- ed States to commitaacrime against. plropertyin Canada, so that thepro. jectors of the scheme may be called to account. - ' l e.ntian, J -. ._0Iata-'-About ' s_t eddy, at 430 west; 81111 440 88.813.- Rye-Uncho.nged: at -526 -~~wes t, and ; 580 east,- . . . qix-oted at 28 1-2 to 290. 8.M_t.~and 286 west : mixed.i27 to 1-26 west 4 I Du-nH'1Ir`|nn+._nII*nl` .Hk`.:nt_ White: a.r.e` M-illfeed--Still scafce. Bran `is qmot- ed at 8_l6.50.to 317 west; and shorts, [at $17 -to .818 west. - 11...... 111.. nun "A 0 (II: `Ll "IaU `WEED. Corn-Easy. No. 2 American yellow, at 46c,_on track here. Canadian scarce; Inone offered here. ' ` -n--- n.-1.1.-..... ..J.....A-}v (1..-Q In!-n none one-tau nuns. I. 4 - Peas-Hal-ding steady. _-Car lots, northand west, 620; and east. 68c. Bzhzr-ley_-_-Sbteady. No. 2,- 420-Awest.and. An- --...A.'.'-...I' KT ... 1 An]! nrl htufufn l.lU'l. I...l.l'ul..Iu "cab, ucu, uuy sauna, vvvu I No _ 420-_west,,and. 430 east'; and` No. 1 dull, and quoted 48c west; and 44c east; " 15...- `l 1'_-1.-.....-.I` -`- `K0- '.CI'I` Gill`, .mumnc; gtyhlq _ 3 Londnn,: Tuopday. April 24.---,G"o`dr'o.V .D9u1s- 0,-mvb-11.. .-&h:t.h%1?wk otrr-e L gyn, and at can 6'c166E1d;_T:uecigy, . I'.9I!d9,!,1:n..fI.iivs5i`8!i`t3/EL on;6t19.;:A.nIy11Ihtroe? -,;,I`,`g; ;'.,; : ~ 39:71-~%:nc9od9!i by 5!! :90: Mom`-2%`. qulpli I.;9s'no.-.i,ynh9.; . .. r1J.1P1h.9q- It ` \ .I;ouln,, the touth xig1itei`".' o_f-.;_;-5:11.91 A FENIAN COkNSPI'RACY. an. In I.|.I_*";!!"'. 3'3`. _ 9|.-o. haw? Ln-null `n- -;` r%`e%: 1\__.I.._ .~ LEE ," |`9ssT44?9v4 " . P 1 -. . -V` ._,_`_Ivl1|'n_';":"| 'I!;IK_.-lIlIQl`I` I'VE . ` 1` `?`~ ~m','=:~.'s.j ._.:-- _` ` . ~ * `denj:tJ;a$`t'he.eGovennnei);haQ~no om- ' :.{with:.*i r;esard: 32 `??3**'4`!9!i;e:t1;a1e.ta:&htr#l5h."%iY1r?> oi :"#WI 015;-their-..way_ ;t.o4;the:cape are to: if b,6;a!lbwa; ix;f=uaait1zg_tot1ie Impei-'ra_;` .` ' '.l.`ii.ff;B_r. at` -Lotta? aflfqwhncei. L, whlchriwill .3126 fhem.equia.leh `to fii{.9 ` Shillings `a dayj` for privVatea'..Neither . is tH"fGo`vv_er"hmente V:'v5`v`arei`%.that `Lord . Roberts Has ;w}itten. to Ioca.i- commit: t`e_6_ i1i?_En'gland',' asliihg _~or\ eupzlic 01..-ca,;-dig a'n' 'waisto_jats, .-aoclis. ail- _|11'"81}irts, etc. I Gertain societies, such _ 93_'_ t11.R6d Croce, have asked the"'Wal` 0if_ce_'_w1.izijt $11-pplies yvould be suitaple fol`? the-.8o'l.(iiers,; and many` Zenquiifies along this line have been answered by U16 .De13airtnien't- "of. Militia. The Gov- ernment has tak'en_,3tep7'to fcrwalid jerseys a-nd underc,lothi,ng do presents to the Canadian trooplin Sou-th Af- rica. Dr. Borden further.` stated that the Goicrnmen has no knowledge as to th%I..n_umber of men furnished by each ot the colonies. e- ' .. `ID_ la _ ~ - . .,, III`... * ' M,1`_.';Hende1-son was told by Mr. Pab- ; erson ,th_at thegautual average rate of duty. per10_0 pounds collected in, the year ended 30th` June-,-.1899, `on. all 5`18'aI'8` not elsewhere specified, not above 16 D. 8,, in colour, was nearly 66 34- cents. , . n: V Mr..c'Wi`lson was informed by ' Mr- Fisher th at at the`Paris `Exposition there is no special; Canadian building, .%'l`here isa building for the accommo- dation of the `British colonies, to be paidzfor in proportion to.t_he amount of space occupied by eacli colony. The Canadian share, according to the state- ment of the -Imperial Commissioner, will be 082,733. There is alsoa build.- ing at Vincennes for the accommoda- . tion of agricultural implements. Can- ada e'_sha*re out the cost of _thiswill be 85,000; - This country will also pay ti81,500 `toraan addition to the Colonial ,buildlng to provide room for cold stor... age plant`, and `$1,250 for office accom- modation, making a total of $90,483. In addition, Canada occupies certain space `among the Imperial exhibits, which space will cost $15,000 or $16,000. At the,Columbian Exposition at Chicago, in_1893,_ Canada had abuilding which cost $26,854, but this was used for of- '- (ices and other purposes not connect- ' edwitbl the Canadian exhibit. M 1"- ' Fisher was unable to say how much would be required` to- complete and thoroughly equip all the Canadian buildings at Paris.` ` . M-n l:iP.tII| #1441` "at nnnf uneven : ` | L Mr. C.sgrain~'yvas intormzd by M -'_' _M`l'10ck`.th8iE 1`mi1es`*i>f? t`. l.3r`?h `lii1s"wei'e` <$onitru{ct_._ed 6n the ,,r .th shbre. ot'tne St. Lawrence. 9? ` Points ;aux Esqtximaux. duug me swmmexj of` 1899.` - " " _,,._. ---v- v. -vvv " `Mr. Ciarke was informedy Mr. Pat'- ersom than the amount of rebate paid on bicycles expocrted- from Canada. in th6"iiBc.I`ye'ar ending J-line Nth 1898, was87;693.45, nd u-ring the (neon! year 1899. it "was $4,191.10. 11' T1,). Illllllllali IDU &(DLI$I ' ..Mr. Oliver tried to get some infor- mation re-garding the -163 horses of the. Strathsona `contingent that `died on their waylto South`Arica, but Dr. Borden told him. that-the Government knew noth-ing;about it. Ila:-Jan :i\`l\I1Y'lInll Mr (`I an ab` Srs, and ' ` pecial BD.VV- uuuutug _auvuu Lu. ' _ D1-._ Borden informed Mr. Clarke that the greater parrot the supplies and provisions required for the main_- tenance `of the regiment now._garri.s on- in-g Halifax are procured from; the sumo contractors` who furnish supplies to? the` 'Im;pe'rial" authorities. No public `tenders have yet! been asked . for` by this Govrnmoht in connection with `t`hes[e' snppliie ' . ' " M. lnnv wad +'n1.i h`v Mr; mah- Lm D|I'l.I`l1IUC9 Mr..C1.nc)j was told by Mr. Blair that Mr. E."P_lhin, in-"addition to his contra`c'tfor dredging at Toronto, has also a contract as the partner of Mr. Magann for the extension of the west pieret theqeast entrance of To- ronto -"harbour. V The work ielbeing done by tender, and no payments have yetbeen made on it". -(V..-.'sl- A Drinr` nnllnd nftnnfinn to 1 yeuneen mace on u.. . i `Coil ; Prior `called a_ttenti_on to` {.11 press despzttch a`nI'm1'1ncing M10 arrival 'in,British Columbia. qtelarge numbers Lot Japanese, and asked the ,Govern- "u'1eft `to ascertain whether they were destined` for the United States'7"or'Ca.n- ada. If they were going toremain in the Dominion; they wouzld be a serious menace to .white;`_.-labousr. a.-_. 1Ir:I.a..:.I -`I ......;.n- nuirl I'I'sn`I" fnt` 111811808 LU VWHILD;-Iuuuuu . Wilfrid Laurier said that for Lmp-erial. reasons. it was not thought advisable to `restrict Japanese immi- gration, and he believed the Govern- ,nisen.t s policy in -that respect was ap-' proved eygn in British Columbia. The Departmen_t of the Interim` would look Into the. question..ot- their destinatio. ` Mr. `Fisher 'tp.|d- Mr. McMullen that Mgjor`. Dpnt, the Imperial,ren3.ount _o1- `cer,- nQt"re'pb1",to'd ,7tha't' he was` `-1.1),: Cahada "to" purchftse-' horV'e:s for the Impeni;a;lar1_ny-.~"_...'- ml`- o 1i\inJ:hna- n1`fnrme d U1e.Houvse' lmpenuu . army. 4. A V _ Mr. Fielding ilitprmed A_ the.House' V- ,that he .W_a.s not yet able to makethe `statement which he had promised with . regard to thennegoliationt-for atrade treaty between .Gana.da and,the I`slo.'-nid of Ta'inidald. Part. of the.Icnr.respon`d- -' once was confidential, gandvhe would 'h&lV9 to`~wa-it. :!n'r,perAmission., from Trinidad --betore producing_Eit-.- _ -- :;. asprqoule -nailed _ attenbipn to...3r~ paragraph .;.in- the:-papenie.-;relating_ to . -thae;exist'eniqe;_.o! ;f-_oo.t and m,out_h:g1is-'; ease famous :Amovi9an':.4>atble.-Heewant-4 f pd to lgnmv it prenautions, were being .-takeunto `nere.~.v..en.t` .the.,;intr.odnctiq,n ot; . theedisease in this country'.,-,_ )5.` .4 V Mr`,_Fisher replied that -he had not '_ heard 015 the existence,-of the disease, 4 but ._woihId.-Enquire; {He `gives sure that ` Canadian .gatt,le.~w.ere in no dung-er._: __ ` 1-`.n`mV_-E.\I.`\)&V.l.l'~A-11511.-. Sir ,Wiltrid.v Lqurigr, .a;nawering Col. 'Kaulbuc`h_,' said t`1;'e`- Government was -always ready{to receive any overtures `eantedprati `0~.P'1`0D082=ls..had been `ix&iaLd e: Lrec6iit!3""t -t h.,islahd rt.or.:_ .r.ecl`- -.. .1 n g"t`h&t<`it 'wa`g"th'ought' the ipo;i,tijc;g1: -a+....n..n m Newfoundland macte *tho ztrom,-. Newtouudlanq on V the subject of the a9.o.l9.9J38.;: insnswho. 0`anadi.an., fa-oa;L`.ltrf.'%H.l ,. .."Iati_6nsf, ithe: 're_i1son'. be-: llituaion Qumsrtbks it "Was tnongm: we .pu,.g..,;.,.; in Newfoundland " the es. Havi 3 :;ntrii9ssls.L: ;:,~%T , ..=:.} % - _mmm=: RELIEF; -_----t----gg_-v .94.:---an`u- ---- fwiuaa fI.aurifi`totd T1Er".';2.;%ua.cja ;th`E:'th"Gdvcrnnm` T nt:hdd`no}i7i6mo fo ' `any conclusion in recrd"to xtendins :.'aid to the famine,-stxficken ._di$_t`ricts of `India . It*`w`as f`hdugh.t adv1sab1e_ to "co`mcmun1oa'te-wit.h the Home author- fities on the subject. . T < 'M'r (lilnnnuu ("Angus-vnHvn_ `Rant zsuoa fun us! BBUJUVB-' . - -- -_ : . Mr. R .GiI.n.mur.; . Oons9tati*9-;i-Em - '.Mfddle`s ei:',` said tat he was 13!" `receipt got` communications sh-om? a number. at : 7;his constituents, `who were .an.xi_o_us 151:0 5 ,QQn_tribute to :_the relietof the -uI.1f0l`7- ` '.tnIoa_te nativesjinilndia. 'Ef_fort _s`w=e_,ro I being. made` to raise -a ` substantial `sum -ofmoney, and-`hie rose t_or_.the purpose -of asking that the Government woul_d._ `recognize. the -movoInentf and vtranmlt any subscriptions `that miht be 131893 in Canada to the proper authorities in India`. He askedalso whether itiwou_ld be advisable to offer contributions in `grain. He read the resolutions adopt- ed by his constituents" ate; `meeting at Hyde Park, and commended the move? ment to the Government, so that by official. recognition the efforts o_ft1_Ie Canadian people to raise funds in and ` of the sufferers in `India might be K stimulated. ' - ` ll - 'r.12_|,-9,, ,, 1 4 - .I_,2LL-.`l LL-` \au:A uouuuiuluu.` " " ` ~ , :Mr. Fielding admitted that there was need for soanqthzing being fdonei. to help the iunfoaturiete in- India,` but he 1_)oin_ted-out that-'there were many ob- jections to thn;u;8ending of -grain or provisions. Pending the decision .01 the Government on the matter at am to the unfortunates, he suggested that any. Canadi_an- subscriptions - should be forwarded. to Mr. J Courtney, De- puty'Minister of '-Finance, who would see that they reached the proper quar- ter.- Mr. Courtney was treasurer of the .Canadian Indian Famine fund, an organization which was in exist- ence someyears ago. 1 n_ . CANADIAN CATTLE IN ENGLAND. _ Mr. Burnett asked if the `attention of at'h'e Government had been called tothe fact that the British Government had pcrolhibited the importation of Argen- tine .cattle, and -had ordered the slaughter of American` cattle -with-; in five days after their arrival in virus} .` P01`-IL.` V Mr. Sutherland` reglied itihatienquiry `had been'mad esupon this subject, and` the High Commissioner hedsent word that;-the" A-merican cattle which were found to be diseased had been perfectly sound when they ` left the United Svtgtties, but had contracted the disease rom some :Argenti'ne_ cattle with which they were shipped. It wasnot the intention of the British Govern-. emsernt to applyany further restrictions to Ame"ric.a.n cattle. Hedid not think that-Canadian cattle would be inter- ered with __at British ports, or that there was any` risk of disease being `imported Into this country from the United States. If any danger was `found to exist, immediate precautions -..-..1 .3 I..- L..I..... pgluv, cu.- vou1d `Ea taken. Lomi ROBERTS` DESPATCH. "A-nother .Divis1:;- With `Cavalry Fighting Its Way to Wepener. - London. April 23.-The V VVar Office late this- evening issued the following de`s'pht;ch -trams Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfbntein,` Mdnday, April 2.3, 2.50 ` gnu:-,.--- _ Yesterday I despatehed the eleventh _dwision, under General. Pole-Carew. and two brig-7'ad.ea of cavalry, -under General French, from this point to as? s1st General Rundle. The force reached Karrnetontein wlchouf much oppos1- i tlon. ` ` -- - - Q-Ir!-.1-\,,_ AHu.ssa'jrsM,_ _wg;n;1;d,. 1. ` Rc.>ya1 Artillery. wounded, 2, Sev6_nth'- Drgtgvoons; Lxgut. J enkinsgnd -10 men mlaslnz. un`....+...... 1).'.l-I-Nn Dnual Ar-fillnrv