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A STATE OF VEILED WAR Ambassadors in China Are Protected From Attack Only by the Legation Guards. A despatch fnnn Londor, Saturday, .ays: This is the situ.ti"ii in China a. It aj,pe.rs to tbe Shanghai correspond^ nl of th" Daily Kxpress, cabling l..st venma;: "It k. really a state of veiled war. The rnemlxTs of the foreitrn Lega- tions in Pekin ire vitually | .rLsmier. and th. Chinese truov are only re- trsine.l ft. m itticking thorn by fear of t h Legation guards. "Meanwhile, the Ministers are .1- togth.r unable to communicate with the officers comma tiding the relief column, which U making an enforced .nd isolated halt between TI.-II T-.n nd IVkin. The walls of the capital re KB. i r led by 100 X) Imperial t roops. The gates ar. heavily defended xvith modern (run.. General Tung, actinir under orders from the Kmpres. Dow- sger, \s that no m irn foieiKii troop, hall enter the vscred city. "On Monday the. Ministers sent a demuid to (be Tung-li-Yamen tbat the gates be opened, dclarmg that. otherwUe, th. foreign troops would enter forcibly To this no reply wa. given. A second me.-aage xvent un- answered, or had not been answered wbon th. latest news left I'rkin "Sir Claude Macdonald'. latt ms- sagft says thnl tbe Legations are cap- able of sustaining an effective defence uuless attacked in force.' Kussii. this coi respoovleut .ascr's, no' withslmiding assurance, to tb. contrary, .ides wi; b China. CSoroe foreign troops are alre.ly reported to be in th* enviiorui of Pukm, and the attitude of the Climes* troops u "The .treeta of Pekin,'' continues I.- 1 01 i"r]>oti'!eiii of the Uxily Kx- pre-s. "are reported to be heel lii ng with ..MI i f -it-inn mobs clamouring for lhe dent ruciiou of the Legation. ami thi- death of the foreign Minis- ters. Even were the Tsung-li-Yameo disposed to restrain Ib* violence of tbe leaclionai le.-i, it i. considered highly improbable that they will be able to bold them in . h- . k For the fo,.-iVn MinisleiH the crisi. will arise when i h. relief column comes insight of IVkin. "Il is Mill felt here that the foreign force la wholly iiK.lequalH to battle with the horde, of Cbineae troops m if-..- I ou'side the KI.I-X which now include ihe imporuil troops fiomShan II u Kw in.' MARKETS OF THE WORLD Prices o Cattle, theeie. Grain. *c-. In the Leading- Markets. Toronto, June ll.-ihe receipts be re were about fifty loads, including 750 cattle, 1,100 bogs. 4UU sheep and 1. 1 n. I.s, 170 upring lamb.. M olva. and a few milkers. Ibe market was a lively one. Kx- prt and butcher cattle were selling wt.ll at the prices givon below, liood butcher i-ittlei are very firm, and the ili-iii md was brisk. - i...-kers. feeders, imd export bulls are about unchanged. On account of tbti large supply -pi n.>r limbs were easy. -b.-.-p and yearlings were steady and unchanged. liogs ure firm at unaltered figure.. 1-tir prune hi>Ka, vcaling from IfiO to iOD His., the. top price is 07--<-; h.avy I... us, 1)1- it, and ligbt bogs, 6. pi Ib, Following is the range of quota- ' t u ins: Cattle "h ppers, per uwt. . Kulrhitr, choice., do.. , liutcber, m .1 I'- ll .', i. inferior. . Sti> k. is, p -r owt. . Sb-ep and Lambs. I y ff\ >b-<-| , per cwt. . . 3 at) Yearling*, per cwt. t .* ^(.r> u K lambs, each. Uucks, per owu :t '* Milkers and Cil.es Cow., each . . -"' Ca I ves, ech. . . UO Hogs. Choice trigs, per cwt. 650 l.i^hi hogs, per cwt. ' II- ivy hog., per cwt. UIW STEYN IRRESPONSIBLE Transvaal President Anxious for the End of the War. A despatch from London, Saturday, ays : Ac cordintf to the Lorenzo Mar- quns correspondent of the Times, i> would seem tbat President Steyn, and not President Kruger, now it ui-l-. in the wiy of surrender. His present attitude in attributed to pique, bis previous advice hivilit* been scoute.il. Ill- correspondent say. thit shortly after the lliiti.ih entered the Trans- v-ii I'r s d.-nt Kruirer propo-*d re- ne[fol i it ions, hut President Stcyn strongly demurred, pointing >ut tb it, a. cordin* to thrt treaty between the Republics, neither could conclude peace without tbe consent of the oth- er. He, representing the Free State, refused to re-.,|>-n negotiation.. I'rcs.denl KrugrT had no altern i- tive but to continue the campaign un- less be wis willing to incur a charge ] of lir.- H h of futh. It is notorious, tbe correspondent ulds. thit he is in f:t- j vor of peace on almost any terms. | 40 375 3 40 3 00 350 WITH FIRE AND SWORD. German Minister Reported Killed and Pekin Legation Burned. A denpiiteh from London sayn: A i|uih/ed < lie puliln- mind. |>i 1 1 icularly dertjRi'i'h leceivrd from Hong Ki>ng in viww of d..fj>. i-li i.-cem-.l iu ihe 4.* 965 3:iO S73 400 400 3U5 4500 10 UO 6H71-2 MI) (JJ.-i >00 I ronto, Jun 19. Wheat lhe Chicago market xa strong at tb. Of -ning, but e.i.-ed off toward tb. clo-w. Mauitoh is were easier, and On- tariiM jlmut *l-ady. Quotations are .s follow.-: On i i no red and while, 65 1-2 to Ui.', nor' li uiil west; eitl, ill) lo CO 1-Uc; spring. it, i,7c; M mitoha No. 1 bard, 83e, Toronto m.i ,x.-.,i, >t l ;,-. g.i.l., Iske and ruil, and 77 l-ilo, Owen Sound. Flour Steady; straight roller, in Satunliwa-ed. hat all foreign I,g.i- fiein,,,, capitalfro,,, Tmn T-,n .1.1. b >"' lugs, .dale frei K his. $J..V, FROM LORD ROFiERTS. BOTHA'S FORCE RE iRi-ATED tlons In I' -km hud been deslioyed and 'hit Ha: on von Ketl.-ler, the io-i m ' \' - idor bad biv-n m,, snd 'bat ihe Legations were isol.n.,1 by the Boxers. ih.it Juun I h* Boxers entered IS and allaiked ihe. Leg.- lions. I, emu revulsed wHli ibe md ot Maxim*. .^-.pitch to 'he Tunes from IVkin It U lobe noi..d tint aspecial des- | d .: ,.,! J., u ., 11, , a y. then. w.sanantl- patch from Hong Kong. re- f oll> i gn outbrwik \\edmdiy n.gbt porting the d.v>nure of the ,, hun ,,reds of native Christians u cruiser Tinlili. for Tiku Naturday. add-i iha. mint mnaaacred but no Kun-i" m were w e I ,- current, but makes no mention , \v.,.,bington then. w. an evi- of the destruction of ,he L.-gat.,.,!, ,,,. f ,,, r ,, , he alllrmJnB ,,.,,, and Ibe murder of the (i.inini Mini- ster. Berlin finds il difficult to credit the report. N.-..-I I,.- es, .in ofij. in not* lo the effect ihil n ronfnuia- tion h .d been received his not i,n bbl, bill and SJU.IiO asked; -|.e,nl I.I . lids, IU woo.;. S < 10 fit 10. Millfeed Du.l. Hrjii $1.1 to |I3.5U; .nd shurls, f 1 1 to |I45H west. Corn KIIIU. Mo. J Am i>. .n yellow, 45 !-*>. MI track here, ind inn. i it 4Sc. dv ..nd in f.nr .1 m n I , car loti ir quoted nominally at 68 1-J t i &llc, north ..id we.st, md UUc. Surrender of Plet Kruyer, Son of the Transvaal President, A dep:itih from London s:iys : The Wit offic.- his i,c,-iv^d the following message fn. in Lord Rolj-rts: "Pretoria, June 16. Ku-tenb^ri; wa. occupied yeaterday by Hidcu P.<w>'ll. A column starts from this plaod to- morrow to meet I) iden-1'owell ind re- in ir th- telegraph between Pretoria i II I |{llxte||li-T|(. "Hunter i. moving from 1'ot. h f- .troom His .i.lviii." hi i.- 1 le expent. to reach .li.li inncsburir .lunn l!i h "Duller, I hope, i.s it Standerton. Heidelberg will be occupied from this pi ice shortly, and than ' Ii Oringe Kiver Colony will be coiniileiely out off from th- IrmivanL HAl)KN-l'0\\ 1.1.1. 'S 1(1 I'OiM. "ll.iden-l'ow t-11 reports th.it th dis- trict through which be pi**cd i-, s.-t- tliiu down a.itisfarlorily. Over l.D-U M. m, Is i, f .inns were surrendered, and (I Mi- filoff .ill.l 1'iel KlUrfel. son Of ill.- ('resident, were to mike suiiiius- -i..ii i.. him > -i.liy. hiving been pievioiisiy ilii i riiied on (heir farms. "Holh.i's aiiuy h.is ret,r.-<l, mi ! .-.! to be it Mi Idleburg. Ills rear guard w . . -nrpriaed and entire- l> iMiit.-d l.y I in II mill. Hi's mount- ed inf mtry." IlarlrySteiidy ; N.v i. 4Uo west, seriou* ibe Chinese situation general- i ly is consulni ed to be b> 'lie authori- ties lliiMe is evidenced by deoiilou to send einfoi, cm. -His from the piln-s. FROM GRN. BULLhR. Wanton Destruction of Property In Natal by the Boers. A de-pit, h from London says: The \V 1 1 Olfn-e has leceived thn followiiiK d.. pitch from lien. Hiiller: "l.uiiK's Nek, .luni) I'. Sow lhat Nii.il is cleir of thn enemy, I wish to c.ill ittenlion to tliH diNgracetul way in which private, property wa. / led iii the p.irt of the colony thtiy >< copied. 1 Iieil wilful llld II Hess d'lnii^,- is visible everywhere, .md bous.-s, when not romplei e,ly wi k .1, hate been genuity. Thii ibis h. thi.iii done with the consent of lh' Imd.-i-- i- linn-Hill rresident Steyn and his ser- eii or eiirht th.uisiiid follow ei-. I'.rt of Chnsiiin llnh.i's for. hm halted n 1'iirdekop, IX inil.-s norlh- w.-sl of X'olksrust. Hi-Hir pirties i rr still neir Volk-mst. HIH! fir.- in oa-io u - iilly up in 111" llnlisli pi'k.-ls. CANNOT LA5T LONG. Boers Will Not Kemaln in Lyden- inst !..-[ Without i untl, .Ic |...icb from London, ays: 'I'll,' m. un i >>>.. i uulit to pti.ce in .-Miinh i- .LSI. Onus Quiet . xx hite oatJi. north .nd WewKl. 26 l-L'c , and east, 27 l-Jo. ltnckwbt.it Quoted at 5l)i- went, and 61o east, Muffalu. June 19. Spring wbeit- .N I Nur'hurn c.ir loiids. 77 j-*- , \,. 1 Northern, round lot-., 7ti :>-rtc. U in- ter wheat -\ i. '2 red, 7So asked; No. 2. while n,, I iniied, 77 1-Jo a.sk.'d. t'oni--KsMnr , No. Z. yellow. 43 I Jc ; No. 3 yellow, 43 I -If. No. 4 yellow, 4Jr , No. > corn, 4:! 3-Jc , No \ corn, 4J 1-Jo. D.its yiiiet, bui firm. No. 2 wliite, ii7 8-4o ; No. 3 whiln, 27 I Ic . No. 4 win:.- Jii I J lo Jii l-|,-. , N , j niixc.il. ;;: 1-lc , No. S while. 2 io Kye I- Liu Ki 1 ui ; Kootl |.. N- mm il in i n.l < hicigo. June 14 The wheat All ic i is th iinpr iiMicabiiily of end- kl ' desecrated xvith filthy in- , ing , h.- war by iniii-ii... or neg.dia. '*" xt ould ceuse at i n-neials could TOUCH WORK rUH RELIEVERS. British Force Advancing to Kumassl i elayed by the . alns. A despatch from London, Monday, nays: The l>uily Kxpress has received tbe following despatch dated Krid iy, l'i ib-u: "No additional HH.VS U to baud from KIIIIIK,SSI. The incessant raina are de- laying the advance of the relief col- umn, which is likely io see some tough work Seven wounded off.cers and ISO \xoui, -led men are. Kxpected he-re from the front. "There i. . general rush >f unlive. t.iw.ints the cuiiat from Obuassa ind tliu mines tiorlh of the 1'nh river." EIGHT MEN KILLED. Roberts Finishes His Report of thi Battle Near Pretoria A deapatch from London aay. : Lord Roberta reports to -li- \\ m Of- fice, uinlrt rdate of Pretoria. Wednea- fice. u:i-l -r date of Pretoria Wedne-s- ' day, as follows ; ". \letlniein advanced to Honing spruit yesterday and found all quiet Ki' otiatad is strongly held. Metbuen returned to-day to Rhnoster rriver, wbera tbe railroad in being repaired. We were engaged all yesterday with I! ilii's army. The enemy fought with considerable detenu. na. i .n and held our cavalry on both flanks, but lii Himilton assisted by the Hoards lingnde of I'ol C 11 .-w '* division, pu-hiiig forward, took the hill in hi. front, which caused tbe enumy to fall back on their second position, to tbe eastward. This they .re still holding. It is slightly higher thin the one we have captured. 'I'he rreal extent of country which hu to b* covered un- der m .dern C' ii.ti u>tis of warfare ren- ders prugrejs very .low. " Details of the casualties have not reached rue. but 1 under.st md i h 'y are moderate in numbers. The only fur- ther ca.su ilties reported to date ar. two officers wounded. ' [n tlie afternoon of the same day L, ill K .berts cables : " lhe en my e acn t d the r st r ng p wit ion during ibu ni^h; an I hav. ietn*d to ibe eastward. " liuller's force and mine have af- fo.ded each othi>r mutual assist. uce. Our .s'uiip.-t i'Mi of l'i. '.on. i cau-.-d niinibers of Hours to wrhdraw from Laing's nek. md liullor's advance to Volksrn.st made them feel tbeir rear would shortly be endangered." lion lhe (ihniK onie if , he lillll-Il pi.n.d by lhe f.d lint wli'le in , lnl ,| ltl j,,,,.,, , 11V ,,.,,, ,,, u{ I Im n-alown MVi-ry bom,, was wru.-k- td. Ill VolksiU.st, t .X o miles Off, bill unconiii ion 1 1 -<ui i.'ii i.-i 'ml is l.oij Kol, ell-, I. Ill on t ,...ll- iiein til ills- 1 III I lie rilllHVail.eV.lv House was in i e.i,,, to I he i I films ml -itimll . sc.l." \ d. sptlcli from Limit's u.-k sa>s n , i ui .uly I hu II^IIIIIIK , mi, i nue-, Griiri.lxlii.sii.il. H .. li t -. u. -t.nd u In ,*ii,-ii, l .. .:,vcn, i ,!, 1 1 .01 Will b' .1 I'.iarlek.p wbil- w , h alguaid iciion- I US I ill l - w is ,lxpte..sed lodiy by r-ii'. in ih. Nonh-\Nesi, . n I 'he .v.-, ih.i uf. f I. .' picdii" n>n of -liowels fill the llakot.is tn.l Minnrsot i. July .'losr>,| .">-< undnr yesterAi). corn closed 1-lc lo.x.-i; ami oats &-H lo l-.'i improved; l hi* p ovisinii nit i km c o,.. i j i-j t,, ...- .low n New ^ ork ie|>r ed ill.tols ' I I..K-.I-. Ill" i. .-iii u iin'.il- llll, i .xii fan- and Mill inn , ..s.lde u, II, in. h iuie, lk'i> st Ibe SIM boa id for expon, an.l le.i iiini'N. iu wheat and flmir were i. |ii.l to .'I.'. KH) liusheU piuniry le- ,'CI|>I w n h int.. I'll" ocil s wern BlI.iXli bu-h.'ls, .oinpue.l TlMIOiMinsliels laxl ye. r Mm- I. II I .pi III., I lit l.fllel ll Illlllel II >. been .-elll lo lllllli.il. ,\ hfll e II will be , 11 .Weil lo i ei 111 n lo ih.i T i . i v i l,'l i|<oi liny. ill. Ml of .loll un .IX-IMII,. |, ,s d,. pined '"''I'" 11 - "I I HullHh lepoili-il l.'iUcn, WHAT WILL UULLHR DO? Believed He \\lli try and Capture kiuner of a Im iiina hise f, o , ..inlii, ' i, m the , ,i u i h e x|.en-.< of loicirfii .sii 1 1 1 II..MCI s md .. Inle i h.. l.y.ii'iiluiiK d. 111.1 m it I..- ue I ,,i , '."I i I. lloel irf .. I'.S an, not IBS. w eek. and 117 i year .!-<> Loc.l lec.'lj, - VI .'I !.><! of cniil i ici MI i, In Ksi mined ..-..'ipls tolllol Mttx Vx ||.- I. >l| n <t ooru, BOO cars; oats, jail uti*, h x-s. A drspntch from I. m l.oi. *-inndi\ . l.ord llolii's' d.'spil. hes I.- ivn f in . u d of l'i t n i w it h t h llu.-i* ttnhli.xn I OIK- tv | si i ion" Tuesday N.-W- of i'ies|i fiKliiuir ' "xp" ' .' I it the Wa r Office, lint none ,-iiu- lisi mm lit lien, i s I Uundln's pitrol b > I . .11 -.li Wllhltoer videttes a n . Ml VVcd- >--d . t on. i w outer Is eiprested here as lo what b" is doing with linen division*. It ia assumtd l>y some that Oen.'i il Mul I. T Will 111 ,v Into iJiaiiKM Kiver ( Hlony vitid co op.-rats with I & Dtr.U" li i J , t vi |>o r I .Nlethueu and il-nei il Hun. lie in l mil the t.lr' likely to remain l..n w in hiding. They -' '*'" I|K '" 1 lack both the cmiiit in .< ,.| i ul,,,, , . t iioi- ml I hit malice of Malay snipers No Jii -. 1 1 V\ |,,< , m I Noi t hern. 70 .14, July. i. 71 7-Hc. On t tick- S-to; No. I Noi hern. ..iilM'ni, 70 l-4c. Flour- Hi in. ill hulk $11 io i m 71c, No. 1 h.ir.1. 71 S-4o; N.> 2 1 in lioiik'.'l. ill .> Ihilmh. June 19 VVhMit No Mm. I ci>l| 71 1 -I.- .In X 71 .VHc, Sep'.'iulier, 7o 1 .'.-. No I N .n hern, ra.-h, 7J 1-lc.; MORE TKOOl'S CAPTURED, London Volunteers and Yeomanry laken With Derbyshlres. A despatch from London. Saiiitd.jr .ays ;- I lie Tape I'own cor , .-.pondeiil .|,,, y 7, ,- ( . Sl . s.-pi emlwr, 7.". "l-'J*); So of the Daily Te.|grsph, in a despit.h, j N ,,, , ,,, ,. 7J l-lc ,lu|y. 7J S , dated yesterday, says; "1 un. I. -i .si . n. I that lien ll- Wet, in addition to the Derbyshire. Haltalion .'.Iptllled tWO coll.p I Illes of III" City] Volunteers, and two roiiipimns of miy I wo men only cit aping to Irrrlltlr I x|ii >si,>n .o <i. U Ml-.-, Illtnls. A Csnmote. Alher'a, pecinl says: Hit most seiinus gns explosion ib.t ex. 'l Ki-uired ill C'UIUloIe III i lie look place on Wednesday afternoon, re- su mg in . be instant deith <>f.i>, r hi in-", ind sever il slightly injured llm names of the d" id are. , - l'i ,xs- er Iliye, Amind Regard. Tony Hol- lini. Pi'iei I'uilt'ield, and three tubers, ners. whose ii lines ue not yet km'xxii Tbe first ilnee leave large f 'inilies. The. fxplo-ion is -upposed to have h-.-ii due loone of . h" miners unlock- ing his.wife.iy limp wi'h a key xvrong fully oh' iiiiB.1. KRUGER'> PAPER MONEY. Notes Are Being Vanut'acturad In His Railroad Car \ .Uvip.it ch fi-.-m London. Kn.lit, i>.-:- A .t.-i i h from L"ren.o Mar- l|ll'--., d't'-d ye 'eidty, -av-, l',,',i d-ii' Knu'i < lioltling on to his gold nd is.-uiiK p'p-'i no'ejs from i pi "Ss in Ins Kxccu.ix >t t'li 1'b- Boer (!ov- eriimiuii'- .in -to.'k .s > li . >isi ., 1. ind ib- tit-i.is ire now paying out plain tcold d -cs unist uii[i-.l .".i i in,, who hixe ;e. 1'iietl t accept not,is h iv t .ken their salaries in gold bars Th. i: -i (internment is .-till pixing out much gold in (hat way." KLERKSUORPTAKBN. Cronje. Jr. Surrenders an Impott- ant Strategic Position. A despatch from London, says: Tbe War Office has i.-aud tbn following d.synlch from Lord Huberts: "Pretoria Ue-iden.-y, Thursday, - Kl.-i k-. lorp surrendered on June .'lh tu in u in.- 1 party -nt .111 by Hun- te.r. "Kitchener reports (bit the Boer. attacked a i e.-on-t met i.>n tram early ibis morning, a few miles noith of I he. Kheno-iei liver. H -ent out mount ed troops nd drove off the enemy before ill.-, -.mil do dunige Due mm A as killed in, I eleven wounded, including two officers. "A inMNnatfe fnuu Klerks, I rp re- |orts .hit ft'Mij.. who coiiiiinuded i here, deierninied to surrender i- soon a.s he knew f,r t-.-rt un ih:il I'm, . w*. in out i^.^s-L.n Hi.s example hJut bee. u INIOI,I by many iu the ne.igh- bourhiK.d The 'ourt-hou.se in now suj to ! full of nuts." STUL DRAWING SUPPLIES Two Steamers Arrive With 4sOJO Tons of Caruo tor Boers A .le-piich lo (In- London Tuiies doiu Lorenzo M.IJ - sayi ihsi th lloei* con'inuu to >liiw suliiti.nli.il supplies fioni hel igou liny. Txvu > e ineis line nrn\,--| th-'e with 4.- (Kl'l on- of ci n;. i .li-niiuad ft>r I h<l I'l mi. i il 7I> n ."> *c, \o I Nor' h ' ' v. 1 -tirinir (P Vic Oi l^io j:i,. f.ii 1137 7-8 President of fhill i.s airi with pnnil/sis of tlr" In mi. k-n UISING IN WEST AFRICA In l.snthln - ,,I.,M, Murder I .. ., to . , .i, i . ,,, i, - ..i H, . \ d-i'itch from Rat hurst. O*uibia Colony. We.t Africa, .says -V iit'iv., MSIIII( his ocourrnd iu 'h liimbla Colon) I' wo III Itish Comiu -s. . . i <lol Sl\ III' 'Mil. "< >f 'lie police '. I ..... ll killed ll -< ' '111 i llll|.|i. .U ' l|.< s.u'h tnnk "f in i, m on river, by FIOHTINO IN ASHANTI. Items.*! tt.-llr' I..H-. | |H ln ln c .J >> i I. u. i: i. ,. Th I. .11, 1. ill Plllx l^plevi his Ill.l folliiwim; lioiu 1'ii.h.i. .111". I Ih'ir.s- day:- Ili.-i- hi* been mother fuhi oi> the line of coinniiiiuc it ion of ihe Ku- llli-.-l rrtli.-f e\pedil I'll N.J d'-t lilt li.v- been ..ffic.illv -..ippli.'.l lll'M-.- -lie Itl.lPIIO \ himts till rtl.lll.i- HIM K..-II.--I uul i.'UHi fii- in; ih- r.i- I h.. I,- u|. . - of > b rebe.1- V^.uu'uib. (JU-'.iU Jt Ofe- SUMMER HATS. a cream tinted ribbon with floating enda. She wa. auch a swne.t-faoed i eirl and no one wondered why with all | j th aimplicity of the toilette she st- - .. traded Mich attention Her irown was fraction of pride in her summer ward- cut low at the throat, with a flat I.,, e robe ha. at least one organdie dress, many number a dozen in tbe vary- ing, tempting tint, so prevalent now. With theee thin affects old-time mod*, are revived, and would seem Indicated by Parisian importations- the full .kirt, much gathered at tbe band, made to drag at the aides, and have a decided dip at the back Ther. mH< " 1 lo<>ket H " flash * Pikih collar pinned in front with an old- fashioned de id-irold brooch, and her fair brown heir lay in .tuning coils quite low upon Ibe nupe of her bare neck. Thrown over her shoulders and reaching to ihe bust wa. a narrow black velvet ribbon, with a MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH, PEN ^ KETCH OF LORD ROBEBTS'S CHEAT CAVALRf LEAUEH. to a stud.ed .implicit, and airinea. cream ' tied in the baok Vi-arral Who Hti-i MM.I Krrelvr si ll.'nir Ihr rr.lli .n.l Ikr PlalKlll- > I. . h II.- M.I. t. ili...l tr.,ni Ihr trill, III- >:illlr Will Kvrr lir < ., ilnl Milk ' ..I I. n . ! Ih!- Wsr. Chance is si ways a great factor in the succe.-* of a soldier, and chance h.is Ijee i so ^ood 10 General French a. to send him to tbe eist. the middle, the wont, and the north, nearly always around him splendid in '1 view of his back nugKmttm the thick- Asahnteee are sHM loyal to the old art, nec.klivui >bap ( Ge.m-ral Grant, , native dynaaly, onie! though its ai- and I su-spect there is a great deal of ' arntae o/ power was. and they may dogg(ine.<ts in him Like i.r in, !.'< tli<iught. aftr bearing of tbe too, h show.s no concern for externals, H- is guiei unileniou.-i r >nve, eu.y j Brltiah d<-fent in South Afrtcc\ that an op port unity prevented itauif fur and gentle. When jou ar e with his throwing off the Britiab rul. c, mm uid you don. nonce him, you] They ba. aJo not forfro.ten tb. don't think about him-unless you are rasjjw. thiit :d to the great war at a. tidier, and then you .... f ,,i you 1HT3-74 and it. rwruits. Th* rroubl. a* there. He ,, perfectly accessible ' then a rose ou: of the tranafer by one. hut -,eak v.-ry little when ,he Dutch of their right, to Eimin. II iiiu.1 be a fine judge of ' and the surrounding terr.tory which men, for h- bas a .sulemdid ,,.,ff tlveT neW umier a lea-e fr(Jm , ht sense tb.it i King of Annan tee. dating bank to th. Bat of black wings. chip, trimmed with mousaelins de toie and L' ick and while . 'hey are all soldierly like himself, and ' Laat reuiury. to tb British ' | iu time to do, or to help in, amm- m as- ter stp,k.. It can almo.t be said that aF a, -live ni.t u-efu;. Judging from ' change for tbe eetllement of A--heen h- fibred in every great nucc.-s ,,f , i h- w it his men live in the country In -Sonuitra, held by the Britiah un- ihe Uritish arm.- from EUndalaagte "hen they are swarming oxer ,;, h der fcimilar conditions from the Sul- U is-iufontein-wnd Mnce writes must. I.. s true, soldiers ire in tan of t hat count ry t'niler the treaty t bough the discip- erf .e<ieie th* 1% ch wore pledged, if Julian rltK.NCH AT KLANDM.AAUTK. H- hail but just lauded i. Natal fr m Eiilfland, and been at the frunt fortt- eight hours, I believe, when h in charge of the Naial ,-ax -a . i -\ . and eul l fight the ternljlM \ ! n .ttMtlMH line of the r:mk m.i f .- i- -\i-ellent \.>u do n ..r " b "" 1 ' 1 " '"" '" ^ m<>re Sl ' r - Ijle ih.iu .mart. \Vn.,i he Hi,t '..e, t,, Th.itu .N Chu f. .111 li..iuC,,,i en, ,,n i l.i-l-ticking ever they gave up the E mirvi aettle- lid n(ragemeni at Elandsia agte. K r m S**" * 1 *" ""' '"-">''"" "' Lord Natal be went to ihe northern fron- .'-..11.1.0,1 w .u- c,,le,i. b. tier of the Cape Colony, and held the Boers in check there for m.u> <eka, never succeeding in vanquish- ing them, but preventing their farther into the colony and the con- rising of the disloyal Dutch subjects of tbe Queen in ihn Urge district. I was not with the armies either in Natal or around Renbburg. bui w here I 00* continually heard of the ex- traordinary work Cnsneral French was accomplishing on tbe Kiee. Stale burdteX. U0 liKiutl .lined a pmilion thirty to tbi.ty fix-*, mile. ,n length, 'and tbe tt ers told to* that >n all Ibi.' In- dre-s, but if ;, ,,u ment on ii Goid Count to hand U buck lo thn King of A-hantee. Those wli<i m. i'li! tbe trintfer tu England in !>"- were ei'her ignorant ot the ex- e of thi. speculation, or disre ga rdeii ii , mil xx ueu the t ben King t/ioie.-ied aguinal tbe breach uf ihe irient he .. rn/ei red lo th. bi n IBJI (iovernmeut. Kncnving uoaat- ifact..in from it h took the mat- sho,l by his lie.iiiiien< .>f ihr I) , . 'b..t li-tuda ,er, k.u.ily n.Hure. He : at n.,;ht in the B-.er bouses, whloh accord, perfectly with the mn- dreamers to the hem of her dr \gx\nr trial and the summer season, and the I akirt. ana the slippers were bronze bronze clipper, which many fashion- | The end i* m> .. , NUT able, have donned for garden partle. jttse.. if we try ver w fcird will noi U'lM-^n Wh w ir bi wts Ufore Lor. I taken command, no I hid general and gr,i on very well w ;b tbe fj m i iea. ter in'.i lua own hand., and with an wrb ii: of wb.se members be shook army eiimiited at sixty thousand ha iioa, while saying p.easant th.ugslo men m . r -l.e,| i n to tbe d:.sp,,ted ter- >n " m - n'ory tu maintain hi* ri^ht of o- lu one caae a Boer suid to him, "I oe*s to ta. s. i u r .H.I.^MH and the would be fighting you U 1 had not got BriluOi .-ui.ter rif^. aide.! by : be de- conumpti.n." Th* general replied, fection of some of lh tnbu' .. . y ind Oh. I am sorry to b-ir thai you are ::! tr:bfc. ende.1 bi power of re- I hope you will noon gel better." "ist-inc* and a treaty of peace wa. A .napj-boi of h.m receiving Ihe sur. I <"4fneil fu 1874, whi.b bxouKbt i be render of rhabu N'Chu from lhe land- j country virtually under Brii.rJi ,-on- dro.1 would b.i.e been an interest mg i trol. It w.. not, however, until 18UC picture. ~ hats on "" '" ' *" w ' ith thl< ' r tlxat lb *' Uil ' < lh U ''' {3U> V ***** the blue Msh. List but not least, give. MM final touch of tbe film, ind thereabout*, which m.ule our moth- ers .o oharmim; in their _ girlhood. White sjown. which are made up in thl sinq>le. pastoral faahion. have el- bow sleeves and transparent yokes. wer. sent fr..iu s taken f r "in M.i>:ei -f.,nte n to what will noi happen. Who would ln vl%- '"'t t - ne-.ied to have had the courage evn to bint -""nn..e' eh f nv . . that the next t.irny uf whimsical 1 *" t tfOTil, wb. uamueied iway in V\ II VF HI Win LII H\ . i I" .s, ft*hion would be entir. suils u, -ountry. u it were, in ib* morn- of tsblecloth.sf Well, some very '"*-'' nl "> ano. h^r on tbe >auie after, fetching toilet, ar. already be 1 "- * worn made of wltit.. blun or m-ru I iuddroi hud hi^ h.inds shoved deen in in Jni-inde>ndenc ~ ;:; . , . t ; o ,,, . no , Bat of ecru straw, trimmed narrow black let ribbon. with lilies and Liberty silk and rosette, of .nd to further orry out the girlish blecloth*. wiib tb.- - md lior Jus, tief,,|e L.>r,| Kuben- took coni- ffect .knot, of ribbon is worn, in j ders very effectively ut iliied in decor- muid i star] >'i,< , . n .,,,,,, K |, , he the hair to match the dress, garniture ' tion. One of blue w,th a red pi.ud multitude of off.,,.,- u, - | - the field .xa- to t h.- ifeui ib.t General Krench hid ,iif..im',i .|. iu'h..rn e- thn he coul I force li s x i> througb lhe enemy's linen ant n t . . he Free >iate if be could homl-ar,) (.'o.e^berg. He w i.s tleoirou. of di.niK so, it was lull the pel un s,. -n A is nlnse.l I cinnoi a> bow true this is, but it was not c. i ; i,, my one. Little by lilt la and ui'vt .|inell> . be cavalry were wiili.liawi; d. m th.t tioniM'i after Lord rival, i<> I* ni i^-e-i a t tirelwks genri i in Ibe lt>l-i t s'.s ir- iiii uiio.'i .Ins eigb'n.r h. >o I ..f <io.verninent l n.illy oX a boh. b- nis p<x-kets, .m.l Krencb stinul with ''"uu: ry ao.i 'urniutr it into his legs apart .ike a Imle 1'olo.sus. ' A CHOWN Cl'l.i ^^ . who waa .1- King I'rempeh. the 'ai of the A*h- li.-ently the alll ,., Klii^. * now Btriiiah po.i- ' hl '- -oner bui tb emblem of MMT. . be. her l, ,.,;.., ,. r ,, n ,. n ,,,, n . u , to or wb-ih.-i he fe the command nt mflaen.e -tl ibe tfeuural who ku.i , givest tbe astute leu-tor. oQ the prevent -. . 'revoit aifiiiiiHi Untisu rule the ju.ti- ENOLAND'S TiiOUBLE IN ASHANTL r '' ' ' on for <Ju 'l >u '" 'i .eg.ility of - -. ,.!.. *'' T. t \, M | ihr Hmi , r ll .lrer r | "' a "' "' "'' A-han eee are armed The ti.,1.1,,, i ,.,|. ,, njo< i HII , ri fi eBi ajjj ,i, e y are aid Ttir ifle WHJ tthi.-h t^re,it Britain to navt? "''' machine guus. Their hhl on it. bun-Ill n Wsi Africa is *"" "' MI.II.I:. !:u...-n.| renders ik"ly. arctirdiiiir m tbe I, tbitw ^in 1 . at doubt fu v i , ie. in i heir IMTlieM f:nm _ Vf hv.ud, 'lie r'tea.'b li. %ei m:.ei,i th some t rout.'* 1 ,.f. re it i ovr. Th* bor. lerriory jim.s ui.i aniinuni- iiume<l'.i'.' .'ir-e ..f in- diffiru'i v with '^"" were bemu smutctf e,l mio A >b- t.he nu!ive i. incident.' to'the trin- an " AS prohibited tbe trade u T ion thiough A-hich they irs pass- *rm* on tlu-ir ca.t during the tmuiiu-e o/ tbr tro.il> s I'he reliev- ing (orue, which h.b ben s-nt up from tbe coaM to ru.se tbe siege ol Kiim imi . met * rheck. which xvill encourage thuw) IrilMw that have hitlicri.. bed on in winch ' P-.i'l in I trade w . | ,, in kind Hnd xitl> cunrien 'o that of money-lining community. Tie , x.,-.- since I lie Hn i.ih i,ln,,,,ist ( , r ,011 his liken over ihf ...untrx. hive Iwen Besides Organdie*, these dresaes are made ot abvej 1 book nmsnii. limp) mulls .nd delicate grass linen. No one would spoil tbe sweote.t charm of Mich a toilette by we-inux .< hut which w IM iu of b.t in >ny so tbe moat dclicat. lace straws are se- lected with ti minimus o/ white In. silk or tulle, and the flower, are qaiaintly and tjMiringly used, exi-ep: In one caoe. whre a fl>ipt>y bii.l brim had a coni)ilele wtech of Mue- cluil Neil ro.-es tied t the Iai-.k with border had tbe cuffs and revets iimh ed with '.nine torchon lac. dyed f-1 and w.m very smart wil h a rough blue straw h.i ' trimmed with cherries ind leave.. Another in the cti.rae | ,'cru of the natural linen bad a border .f while rnotit siyhslily used in a w .-li xi oni i n ,liiped KKIII and .sailor nlou.se No one will tlare venture a sag- 'ii is In xxluit next, lui those t.bleclu 1 h uits ire re.!!> stiiiin tin on t lie lix'li' kind of .1 youtivt worn . i. I >niy of st x le in.i chi<- to .i.-p.iii. whence he ma. ID ..nia^! enl UKircb lhal w a.s truly s.id Iu be tbe aduiirali.Mi of (be whole irmj. t rom It.iiii'l.uu io .lacoii-d.ii and onto I'lt-l.efg he .h.-e.l ind heid.'d be Uoers. a.s be b <s , ^ i n ,|. ne -o \ ei x i . c*nllj from U .M-mt'oniem to Fietoria. L^-axinn l'i.. n je in full flight, iii-nei.il Kiencb wi,h..ui (.in -inn flew over lo \,lnl. i :e\ an, | i ,., , ii ^urgeil its Ii o.l of 11, .ei-. lien- he added he relief of .he diaiuond city tu his imi| h- I'hi- w ..s Ion., under Loid i..l ,- 1 - - s i 1 . M ii M^ ..n.l 01 del H. x ei |xer.v great cie.ln leni.iiiis to Kreucb for ib-' ma liner ,n which it was done and .be obslackvs lhal he bad to ox * . couie. A OISI'L.V\ DK ' Ml'UII 1T\ Urhout wining for .ipj.liu-*' or ret at K'UlI.eilex he |.ushe,l h.u-k to Lord Kolwrls'.s uiaiu arill.v. an.l leu-h- e.l iu uuie to win a great -h.i i e "f I b' cn-ilil for I h' ul'e.ife-l i-oiip of the xxii. He re|uls-il he Bei remf iii.-.r-. uid I believe th" In uii.i/ing J ceM.iitl position III lhe field he In i le il evident I" Cti.nie and hi- .li-he.u riiroroii.% y e\ ,. -.( in money, eapeci- ""f. to join n .! imt i tye liritinh. '< hi. -i which hus been the c itute- at ueurly all Ihe i. li.'xx.-.ei, on y i HUMS ion uf time, iw <MH>U ibe .isiiirf wi.i be pu down, - ngainst , luttionty in though th* rainy ne.ison. when m - \ . I'hi' pieseni A* hi n tee trou- liv hciK its nr.gm IB I bis .- .uise, t bough the (tu <ien MM,I| p|y ,| part in the uunter The A-lMnt.v ,-onlent.o,, ,p. . be >i ... taxes are on.'y lex , bkt- bjr S<1 iH-rU|>'iu' of Ibe liojilen "I. lbfeis nu!y 'iui hei way at thul I hey rwfuse to iM<'.. t , he Mutliori.y of Ihe Mr t ii.li ll.ner- nor to demand or teic.x.- . xes Tbe the .iKsence of THK i.OI.HK.N ST(M>L a subterfuge. The rn.il point i ' I,H !.. ,|e being p.rliy unable and parley uinvillimr ... pay Ibet.ixea im|>oe<l l>y the British nit hoiu ieii t he cover l iw c*t of its coiisliui-l ion. 'I.eratioiiB will lie ex. e*-dinly ia at bond. A sufficient force of U.iiLns i ;i! b.--t ma loi at'Alier. in Wes- A i i a xxith . s f- I.'IIIIIH of b.Ur .1 K,- . i II, I , lie U..-I .> |;Miun<l ilnl n.ir liinit 'o ihe . of tb Iwmegesl li.nern.-i i nd ifitri--.il The great difficu ty .t IM--?II i tbe transpx>rt of supp .'. llt h.i' i-> Is-ing oxer.^ome by the emp iiynient of women /carriers. M uiw hi e 01- . I ^..iie out fi .'in Knu a n.l '<> hut ry on t be. pio,onri ' ion of 1 be 1IU -...!> lilt now Mint. flolll Sekondi o.i ',. 1 tie t" d mines at Tarkwn !o Kumaai. a Iota: di- . n. e of 141 mi e. m.l Ibe sum of !*< mil Imn IHN-II provided to You Can Have Confidence carry the mole i,,l n.o look dowdy t>llt " 1 '"''" '' >f< >''> m tbe A BACHKLOll S He loves l.i.si who loves beai. The average man never has any use for a fancy lable thai be can't tick hi. feet out under. Wbeu a girl is in love she would a lot ralber have pneumonia than a good cold in the head. The average girl would rather ad- mit she xx. is not a Christian than to admit she had been eating onious. When a woman goes traveling she alxxavs wears her beat satin corset. for fear she might gel killed on Ibe ears. POfsSlBJJS EXPLANATION OK IT I txon.lei nhHl's th* matter xx it h CON VI- NII-ACK. I reckons we'd beMer get up some agitation on de ul>jeck. ti i- u> P\ nkU'.x .s:iid Mr. Whit's de sulijei k.' Aluminum Thompson. iu. <U ire,l Mi. x.iiou- lixel Iieil xx i- , ,11 of lhe | II.-..I |, ,11 During fhis XMX ef * nionlini i y Hxxfi-l ' ll ' I he m.i. le fiom liia-p.tn aiouml tfl K mi lift ie. he did con-i nit .lim.^f, .-.| lliiug I r.ili.sp.'l l wag- golls. dvi ro. in the medicines that have stood th test of year* In private praotio? and made famous the name of Or. A. W. Chase. ,,f It,,,.,,. Violeiii i, m .s. f..niul ibuudei-ioi m-. .-h-'kuig dust pur-ue<l him |. i ,|,,- wen- the yece ec ip-.-s \\henexei d . i s an eclipse dey tells me ill de chickens lv->ei hindrances in hi.- wax. K's'.s to roos', rigbl in de. middle er de day. An' if dut's d- c:is les h.tb mo et-l I.MS. I', tired o' dis waitin' round' (ill 1 an' 2 o'clock in de ni.-iwnin'. 111, uieiii-i one.- xxere .be result upon his horses of the fesiiful si i un io which b'> weiv put lhe scarcity of fodder, the difficulty m getting waiei, .n I .be I, mite. I quantity of food .1 hi. disposal for Ins men. ".\ SHORT. THICK cm \K As t<> his pe iso it., lit > .ibe phi .s,. -| be Square lin'e genei.il" would -en,- t., Well, pa, when I handed em to her 1 d,*c,ibe him , ,,,> c,,e!e- xx.th,.,,, ALL THAI' WAS N rX'KSSARY. I'u I mait a nice H^wech w ben gate m' teacher thoee flowers. What did you any, Toiuuiyf 1 Mm. Joneis. fia me t' you. Willie 3. nkins He's been ge . ing made . kow bow an' then, p. I said: mention .f bin n.i me lie has i |,e hi|iv of hrick as xxell it ihe I.est ch.i inerislics of one. He is .1 |i,,, i th;ck chunk of n man. who alwat s ERIN TO TUK FRONT. Into all sorts of mis. ln.xl of lue. s- pe'ially Thursday Afternoons. Ob. that s easily* expl lined. That's <he aftei noon Mrs Jenkins goe.s to . mothers' meeting in discuss .be piopei method of i-hiid eduoii i iun I London toee. I Dwnny Yi.s, but they Seldom if *ver has a pby-i i.m s<. thoroiiicbly won ' h ' coniid Tii'H of the people .s bas Ur \ W Ch.se. thiouh lhe atimilut* relnbility of his ency of hi* gro.it prescriptions. SALT MHIIII. Mr. John H:o|pnck. NewutMrkel, Ont.. writes: "I have been troubled for thirty years with suh rh. -11111 I used remedies, ind xx is t i ,. i , t ,l by physicians all that time, but all fail- ed to cure me I'he doc ,. s , id theie was no cur* for me. I spent hundreds of doll.rs trying to get relief, but .11 ui vain. My sun brought me a trial sample box of Dr Chase's Oiut- m.-n' 1 found nre.it relief, and bad the first nirfhi's rest in years. II topped Mi' .1 h.tiu immediately On* box curi-d me Publish the*)* faots MIRVOVS HMIITT. two b<ix,>. and my h.-.ilth improved so fip.diy thai I o i..ied twelve m.'r.' "I can s.iy frankly tb.it t.U treat- ment h.s no equil in the medical world While IIMUK Dr Ch.se's Nerve Food 1 could feel mj, -xslttiB t>eill|^ built up until no x I im strnnir snj hettlthy ' >nnot recommend it tos> highly f r weak iierxnus people" CONSTIPATION. Mr.. W H l-'i-h.-t r're.siori (Int., Ktntes. -"I r,n r...onniend l)i Ch i se'. Kidney-l iver Pills for i:onsnp. i n I wa. troubled for ibout nine yars. snd have spent h indred- of dollar, with doctors in I for rern"dl I h".. ' d of, hut they failed to even rivo relief. Hearinu of li I'h's -. Kilner l.iver I'nl.s Ipiocured i boi and t h"y have cured me of this Ion* standing uorn- Lu vx Th' jude'o potent lithers hov '<rk sole.. , pi unt I don t have to us.. th*m iny more it all. hi h no.>s to -h > th.if Mr A. T. P. Lslame. rsilwsy i\gnt the cine is ooinpo-in ind peun.ireir " st Clsrenceville. Qu.. writ.s : "Kor luntitoit of l)r Ch-.se's stands isilb his fe,.i , U ,J i r us well sunn and iit h,,., h 'he,l up on h.s addle like a lied ludian squaw. \ twle years I have been run down don't dare, to repr-xluce Ins p-irt nit wllh nerT " u " debility I suffeied n nd xiunatiire. whi-h . i .in e.-.T ttiu.-o i nd c,.nul'..H doctors, snd used !>,. .,f his ir-niiine r.-m.'die.-. Kor s., I. t ,cin, in T, in 8on>e months R I , .1 daler or KUiuausoa, BatM * ar<l uf IJr. Cliasw . Ncr. k'ouJ, used C^ujp.iu/. 'iuiuat*.