-ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, AUGUST 25 1900

“LOOTING PEKIN

The Japanese Seize 60,000 Taels of

«. Silver.

French and Rossian Flags Flying Over
the Best Portion of the Jnpanese Do

MR, BELLAIRS AGAIN,

Authorities: >

says:

main—Empresa Dowager and Other High | ing examination on the charge.

OMeials at Sian Tu,

By Associated Press.

London, Aug. 25.—A Pekin cor-
respondent says: ‘‘Pekin is now
entirely urder foreign control.
Looting is proceeding systema-
tically. The French and Russian
flags are flying over the best por-
tion of the Imperial domain, where
it is beleived the. Imperial treasure

is. buried.

The forbidden nil is respected by

inter

Me Ile Takenia Charge by the Spokane

Kenneth Farrington Bellairs, for-
merly of Rossland, has again. been
taken into custody on the charge: of
‘linsanity, “The Spokesman-Review

: “Kenneth Farrington Bellairs,

whose claim for’ $6;6
UNDER FOREIGN CONTROL al damages is now: before the city
council, was arrested last’ evening
on a charge of insanity. preferred by THE LABOR QUESTION
Health Officer W. W. Potter. He
is confined at the county jail, pend-

600,000 ‘person-

“Since his-release from the asy-
lum he turnedfhis attention to indus-
trial enterprises. -He became inter- War Eagle Says.
ested in the industrial exposition
and, his attempts to interest. Mana-
ger Hawley proving unavailing, he

_ PRINCIPLES -

ment Concerning Mines.

STRICT BUSINESS

Mr. T. G. Blackstock’s cots Emphatis State-

Wants the Ommeaity to Otaasty Under-
stand the Company's Views on This
Bubject—What the Vice President of tho

contents.

any punishment will be ineffective
unless it is occupied. The Japanese
have seized a horde amounting to

50,000 taels of silver.
The empress dowager, the em-

peror, Prince Tuan and all the high

Officials escaped to Tai Yuen Fu,

province of Shan Si, from which

point they proceeded to Sian Fu.
There is no governor.”
Meeting Mobs.

London, Aug. 25.—Street fight-

ing breaks out intermittently in
Pekin, according to dispatches from
Shanghai, . the allies not having
sufficient forces to police the vast
city. As small. parties of the allied
troops, penetrate into new districts
they have tos engage half armed
mobs.
Forbids Communteation

Washing ‘Aug. 25.—Admiral
Remey reports -that the Russian
commander at Pekin has forbidden
any communication between his
forces and the Chinese.

German Transports.

Taku, Aug. 25.—Transports are
pouring into Taku. Three large
German vessels have arrived and

loadi that

friends in London.”

MINOR MENTION

two.

in Jast evening.

this morning.

:| Calgary, is in town,

business trip.

east.

Wis., George Mearne and ‘family,

are ig. One
has disémbarked is on its way to
Pekin and another is bound for Tien
Tsin. Three Russian vessels are in
the harbor,

ANOTRER MISTAKE,

—
v t Suffers

of Ishpeming, Mich., G. Mahon,

wood are at the Kootenay., :

today.

Pl

Heavy Casualties om the 23a
By Associated Press.
London, Aug. 25.—Lord Roberts
has left Pretoria, and has fixed his
h

noon.

d ters at W. ‘in, the

d west of Machadodorp,

where the bulk of the ‘enemy’s

army is supposed to be. Wiring
from there Aug. -24-, he says:

Buller reports the Boers laid a
trap for his cavalry August 23,
opening with several guns at fairly
short range. The English guns
silenced the Boers but when the
firing ceased and the pickets were
being placed tor the night, by some
mistake the Liverpool regiment
advanced fifteen hundred yards” into
-a hollow out of sight of the main
body, where they were surrounded
by Boers and suffered severely. The
Liverpools lost ten men killed and
Capt. Plomor and fifty-five wounded.
In addition they had thirty-two men
missing.

Gen. Buller’s other casualties
Aug. 23, were twenty men_ killed,
wounded or missing.”

Lord Roberts also adds that Gen.
Pole-Carew occupied Belfast, near
Machadodorp, Aug. 24, without op-
position.

Gen, French with several brig-
ades of cava Iry is moving east o
Machadodorp.

Dowet Escapes Again.

Krugersdorp, Aug. 25.—Com-

d: Delary ap
before Bank station © with a “large
force and summoned the garrison
commanded by Lord Albermarie to
The garri: d

cided not to print at present.

School of Mines

has written letters sui- Conti d From First Page.
cide. - These letters have led to his
arrest, Mr. Hawley. called the at-
tention of the health officer to their | pable of explanation. We have the
utmost confidence in our manager
and you must remember that he has
had almost untold difficulties to con-
Division street. He was indignant] tend with, We know these and
at the arrest. ~He asked the officer | are quite satisfied that he will suc-
tor time to write four letters, and| cessfully surmount them all as
his request was granted. One of | quickly as it is possible to do so.
the letters was addressed to Presi-
dent McKinley, another to. the Brit-
ish ministry, and “the ‘others to

“‘Mr. Bellairs was taken in cus-
tody last night at Main avenue and

John Moynahan, the well known | high grade. The bodies
mining man is in town for a day or of low grade ore that we have in

T. G. Holt, of Vancouver, came

E, J. Roberts, H. A. Jackson and | ment and could doubtless now get
F, S. Forest of the Great Northern | a still further reduction but not such
railway, arrived on the early train | a rate as would justify us in making

P..Burns, the meat king. from | amount. The whole matter is now

Jj. B. Ferguson, the- insurance
man from Vancouver, is-here on a

Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Lee and
Miss Lee paida visit to ‘the War
Eagle and Centre Star mines yes-
térday. “They leave ‘today’ for the

R. Angus and tamily of Madison,

Long Lake, and F. Ehrich of Green-

Messrs. Gooderham and Black-
stork visited the Norahgort smelter

Police Magistrate ‘Boultbee and
were- T= on the
; outgoing’C. P. R. train this after-

The city by-laws as consolidated
have been finally passed and
pp The council have de-

As te Shipping
“Are we geing to ship? Yes, cer-
tainly, Arrangements have. been
made to ‘send out from 3§0 to 450
tons daily, and this will commence
very shortly, but the ore will be of

when it is too Inte you will find I
am right.

6:00 P, se Er 6:00 Ph

ROSSLAND'S BIG STORE.

Call and see Our Swell Display of

The Two Properties .

“Tam going to be here some|g
weeks, and will thoroughly acquaint | @
myself with the situation at the
mines, So far as the drop in stocks |,
is concerned, neither Mr. Gooder-
ham nor myself have dealt in them
atall, and up to the last moment
before the drop came, our own rela-|@
tives ‘and immediate friends were) §
the heaviest purchasers, When ‘the :

‘nolders heard my explanati
at the annual meeting, not a word
of hostile criticism was offered, and
I think they were more than satis-
fied with the statement given them.
Personally, we are in favor of amal-}
g the two panies but] —
the other shareholders would prob-

ably object. 1 was misquoted in i
Toronto in this matter. What I P. B l RNS & ( % O. ;
said was that shareholders of either b
the War Eagle or Centre Star WHOLESALE MARKET

would object to having the stock of Rossland,. Nelson, Sandon, Revelstoke, Greenwood,

the other unloadedon them. We Grand Forks, and Vancouver.
have. perfect confidence in both —_—__
properties’ and I would not 5 RETAIL MARKETS eS

be understood to reflect on either Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Ymir, “Kaslo, Sandon, New
one at the expense of the other. Creme Phen slideway TCA Forks,

We are perfectly well satisfied with , , ys P anneys Revelstoke

Ferguson, and Vancouver.
the. way both properties are now —

coming on.” ; William Donald, Mer., Rossland Branch.

NEW FALL AND WINTER
JACKETS, SUITS,CAPES
NEW YORK PATTERNS,

Large Assortment,

HUNTER BROTHERS,

DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT

Just Received and Put In Stock. Elegant Garments,

RECORD.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA; MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900

PRICE § CENTS

(HAIN BRACELETS... a

let always makes a ‘Nico Present to
fad rea 9 Bescele megs ‘Large and Well-Assor'

. GOLD, ‘GOLD FILLED AND SILVER BRAGELETS ve

leased to.
unition of buying ry please for a lady,

|'MUCH MORE coLD
| THE. JEWELER, :

eesoeecacesceees
A GREAT CONVENIENCE .

"ROLLS OR PACKAGES, BEST BRANDS,
SPECIAL PRICES IN .CASE-LOTS,...

New Oreaks
Graval—‘The Aniliat Ohannel Supposed :

roll Papers
Toilet Fixtures.

Oval King Holders, Nickle $1;: Handy Hold-
ers for House Use 25 cts. Economy f Safety?

DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS
It pays to deal with Goodeve's,

quesesesseusoeeeseesoon:

Goodeve Bros.

‘The Minto Reception.

“Mayor Goodeve presided at the The Arlington.

joint meeting of the Minto reception

both prop is
tion. We have already obtained a
drop from $11 and $q down to $6,
and lower, for freight and treat-

a contract for’ any very. large

under consideration, bat no agree-
ment has been arrived at. I had
not heard that the B. A. C had

last iz The
question of a banquet or a smoking
concert was discussed but no de-

THE LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL}

Haverty, Proprietor

All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken,

t d the Trail « ~» Tun-
derstood that the C. P. R. refused
to sell, It might be a good thing
it the railway dropped out of the
smelting business, We are hot
mixed up in any periding deal’ at
‘Trail, but I have long been ot the
opinion that we should own or con-
trol a reduction plant of our own.
if Mr. Breen obtained,$300,000 fora
one-fourth interest inthe Northport
smelter, as 1 understand he did, it
must be a paying business. .
“I see that Mr. Hosmer is ‘re-
ported to have said something in
Montreal about our shipping
$2,000,000 worth of ore annually.
I am informed that, under existing
conditions, we could now ship rovo
tons per day, and could maintain
that rate if the charges for treat-
ment were sufficiently low, so that
you see the figures quoted are not
very far out, as the tonnage men-
tioned would gradually increase as
our new machinery gets in shape.

the Rossland school of mines, was
elated today, at the government
grant of $2500 for the school al-
ready voted. -This will enable the
school to give a series of lectures

this winter and to make astart gen-
erally.

On the Winnipes.

Nick Tregear, superintendent of
the Winnipeg, has made an import-
ant ore strike on that property by
coming into six feet of excellent
sulphide ore at just about the point
where he had expected to find it,
although the ledge dipped a little
more than at a ‘higher level. At
present there are about’ 20 men
working at the Winnipeg, and a
box car is almost always on the
track being loaded with ore for the

Alderm Lalonde, presid of

Referring to the provincial legis-
lature, Mr. Blackstock said: ‘I am
strongly opposed to some of the
Proposed legislation. Mine owners
are being taxed out of existence
and if it continues, British Colum-
bia will be known as a good coun-
try for the capitalist to keep out of.
Just to the south of us valuable
mining properties can be obtained
today, cheaper and on hetter terms
than in British Columbia. You
may be sure that if you continually
drive the capitalist from your door,
he willstay away for good, and
without capital and plenty of it,
your mineral resources would lie
dormant. Is it wise? Is it good

Trail d Times,

P. McL. Forin has j just "completed
the improvements to his office on
west Columbia avenue. The build-
ing has been :moved forward flush
with the street line and the interior
has been freshly painted and
Papered.

—_—_——_—____.
Lumber Yard sold,

R. Miller, whose ‘saw. mill was

destroyed by fire early in the week.

has disposed of his lumber business

in this city ta E. A. Rolf. The

In the meantime Dewet took ad-
vantage of this ruse and crossed
the river towards the Orange River

cplony.

4

was not stated. The
stock in trade consists of '125,000

feet of lumber in the yard at the
head of Washington street. Cy

McDougall will remain in charge of
preseat,

the business for the

policy to hamper and
frighten away the investor? We
have time and again refused to con-
sider tempting offers of mines else-
where than in Canada, chiefly be-
cause Mr, Gooderham, from high
motives, thinks it his duty to invest
in Canadian industries in place of
going into the. United States.
Other capitalists are not governed
by the same consideration, but will
go where they can make the most
money. Competition among capi-
talists for your properties is what is
most wanted here at the present
time to” promote prosperity’ for all
hands. The whole trend of legisla-
tion in this province, in my opinion,

<"— Headquarters for Conimer-

, | cision was arrived at. The electric cial Men....Splendid Sample Rooms,
light company’s offer to light up
The school children will be as- £1
sembled at the corner of Washing- :

6 c
where they will sing for the benefit CUNLIFFE & M MILLAN,
of their excellencies.. The decora-
efforts had been very well received
among the business men. The
day evening and a general meeting specialty. N Pumps kept in stock. for Wm, Hi
will be held on Friday evening when a, en Fins, Concentrator Be

Columbia avenue was accepted.) WEXCELLED TABLE.

ton street. and Columbia avenue,

fon commites repored tat thee ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS.
s will meet again on Mon-| ore Cars, Wheels and Axles, Buckets, ane Shaiting, 2 Hangers snd Pallers, Pipe work

all the reports will be.in,

Thira Avenue Bosslana. BP. O, Box 198,

All Roads Lead to. |
PRINCETON
The Only Established

Similkameen Townsite
and Capital City

of The Similkameen District

Copper Mountain, Kennedy Mouittate, Friday,
Boulder, Granite and Twenty-Mile Creeks
Aspett Grove and Roche River are
all Tributary to Princeton,

Which is also tho

GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS

For the Sitilkateen District,

Pri : F
Title Perfect fast sdsus a Sepsseiest Fett

Princeton-Keremos Road to be Built at Once, Su
rvey Hope-Prince-
ton Road Ordered, More to Follow when Estimates Pass. the House.

You are Espectilly invited to Call, or Write for Fatt Information to’:

CHARLES E. BENN, Agent...

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

is along wroog lines, aud perhaps

FALL OPENING .. «

eoee One Thousand Patterns, Men’ s Suitings eoee

We are showing a Grand Assortment of the Fineat
Imported Worsteds. Tweeds and Serges. We have
already a Large Assortment of. New Patterns to
choore from, and more Goods are daily. being
opened, which for Elegance of Design and Rich-
ness cannot be surpassed. The most fastidious
can be satisfied. Ordered Clothing is Our Great
Specialty; we Guarantee a Perfect Fit or no sale.

corm M. J. OHEARN oureirren

Rossland’s Greatest Clothing Store.

htors believe in it they have found

the North,

‘Ginescug OF CASTAWAYS|.

Nome Developed Pay

to’ Have “Bete Pound—Masy “Passen
_ ora Come Hite,

By Asbotidted Press. :
Nome, Aug. 17.—No doubt now
remains of. the ‘enuineness of the
Kougrock- strike. Harris: “ahd
Quartz. creeks in that country are
tich, and the former shows: from
25 cents to $1 50 to the pan. Ore-
gon creek and its tributary, Hungry
creek, in the granite district have
developed ‘much pay gravel. At-
tention is now centered on Hastings
creek, eight miles east of Nome,
There prosp ; have
a gravel bed. 15 feet in, thickness
and of unknown breadth. “Prospec-

the ‘Ancient Channel.” Already.
Several pumping plants have been:
set up on the creek and it is be-
lieved that the next season, Hast-
ings creek will be the scene of most
extensive operations.

The steamer Albion left yesterday
for an island in the lower: waters of
the Arctic ocean, to rescue: casta-"
ways. one of whom is Coupt Du
Paro, of -Paris. The men’ had at-

Have your “diamond reset_in one / of our new TIFFANY or
BELCHER DIAMOND RING MOUNTINGS.

right here and give you just exactly what you pay for..cecae ase

jpted to reach Siberia by a small
schooner, but the high winds pre-
verted, and thé little craft /‘was
driven off her course and into the
Arctic ocean,

‘Treasure Ship Arrives
Seattle, Wno., Aug... 27.—The
steamship Ohio ‘has arrived from
Nome with 338° passengers and
treasure estimated ~at-.$2,000,000.
About one-third .of the gold came
from Nome, the Klondike contribut-
ing the rest. The steamer South
Portland arrived tast night, with
$4,000 in gold from Nome and 113

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Chemicals aud Materials of. All Kinds.

Developing and Printing for the Amateur Trade will receive our Bi
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We Make the Best Photographs in B. C.

f yon want a Kodak or Hand Camera, it will not nay you
e will sell yon one, delivered
You can gave Money by buying at home.

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‘Betore making a aS

No aaetrauts is complete ‘without jan Atomizer. We Keep all varieties,
‘The best cost more monev than the indifferent,
but are worth more. Have you seen our new supply of

Hot Water Bottles, Tooth and Hair Brushes, Toilet
Soaps, Perfumes and Cologttes.

3 E. COLUMBIA AVE.

el ate
The Rossland Drug, Gompany 7

age P

ithe Ithperial, Palace. The Japanese

‘sons of the’ Empress Dowager, an

cat Tai Yuan Fu.” >" j -

§: By Associated Presa,

Eondon, Aug. 27.—A dispatch to
the Times says: ‘Li Hung Chang
has'recéived a méssage from Pekin
that the Japanese alone will occupy

government “has renewed its assu-
‘rance that it will protect the per-

THEY HOPE
TO REGAIN

PEKIN

Chinese Have ‘Not Aban-
doited Idea’ ‘of Re-Cap-
turing: City

J APAN’ S- ASSURANCES

Removing the Wounded, as Well
=! as Women and Children
to Taku

allies’ wounded, the women and
the children to Tientsn.

London, Aug. 27.—Another dis-

patch from Gen. Yamaguachi,
dated Pekin, Auguet 16 says:

-“The city is now cleared - of

‘Chinese troops. The Japanese cav- |

the Emperor... Mr. ‘Morgan ‘of, the
China Inland ‘mission; reports | that
thirty-seven foreign missionaries and)
thirty converts, have been ‘massacred

"London, ZAug. 27 rr hes follow-'
is” from Bard -Robérts: Bell
Sunday, Aug-- 26. 5,—Engaged the.
enemy the greater part.ot the
day over a. perimetre., of., near!
thirty. miles: »Lyttleton’s division
and two. brigades...of,,cavalry,. all
under. Buller, operated- southwest
of Dalmanutha.” French -with two
brigades: of’ cavalry moved: nortli-
west of Belfast,‘driving the ‘enemy
to Lekenyly on “the™:Belfast-Lyden-
berg road. As soon as French
reached Lekenyly, Pole-Carew ad-
vanced from Belfast in support.
The enemy’s inconsiderable strength
posed d Buller's and Pole-Carew’s

Against
By. Associated Press.
Vienna, Aug. 27:—It is’ asserted
that the French government ‘ex-
pressed its readiness to interchange

Faction. The fire until dark was

advance. “Ye- ‘brought three long’
Tom's and | wmasy other _guns, and
petpoms. (quick: firing guns). into

opinions with the powers reg re
more stringent measures against
anarchists, believing: that the pres-
ent means of repression are inade-
quate. x

“WNEURIATED PEOPLE -

—— —
fnrrounded the House of Mrs Br

Wright at Gilhnan 11

Gilman, IIL, Aug. 27.—Michael
Ryan, who accompanied constable
John Milstead, to serve a writ for
malpractice on Mrs. Dr. S. N.
Wright, was fatally shot by an un-
known inmate of _ the Woman's
Lying-in hospital. The victim of
the alleged malpractice was a 16-
year-old girl, who died and was
buried secretly. The town in ina
fever of excitement. A mob sur-
rounded the house of Mrs. Wright
with threats to fire it. The inmates
have not yet been artested.

es

Duel With Razors

St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 27-—Don-
ald Gray and Maurice Hutchinson,
colored, last night fought a duel
with razors, which lasted more than
half anhour. The fight was wit-
nessed by a large crowd of specta-
tors. Both were seriously cut, and
Gray will die. The trouble was
over a woman.
The lieutenant-governor has is-

sued a proclamation declaring Mon-
day, September 3, Labor Day, a

JNO. JACKSON, un.
 NONINN Pet enrtn,

hot and: persi Buller ‘hopes
his causualties will not exceed forty.
Pole-Carew has not yet “reported.
‘The Boers are making a deter-
mined stand. They have a large
number of guns, the country ‘is diff-
icult and well siiited for their tac-
tics and i8'lésSfavérable to cavalry
‘than any we have hitherto worked
aver, .
Hope to Retake Pekin
London, Aug? 27.—Gen. Yama:
guchi, d of Jj

alry to reports

that. the Chinese imperial family
left Pekin August’ 14th and set out
for the west, after a short rest::at
the village of Mansan,-.escorted by
Gen.’ Ma, -five hundred horpmen
and 20 waggons.”

‘There is absolutely no truth. in

‘ithe dispatch from, Chefoo of Au-
gust. 24," saying it was rumored
ithere- ‘fon good authority,” that
‘Russia, Germany and Japan had
Geclared war on China and fad in.
vited Great Britan and the United
States to retire” from that country.
Inquiries made at St. Petersburg,
Berlin and Tokiu, show that the re-
port is-rejected at those capitals as
unworthy of notice.

Beturmed to the Frout

-Toronto, Aug. 27.—A London

cable says Private H. Andrews of
the 5th regiment, Victoria, injured
at Paardeberg last February, and
invalided to England, has recover-
ed aod has returned to Pretoria.

DEATH AT THE STAKE

Aun American at Tangiers Mobbed
and Burned
+ By Associated Press.
Tangiers, Aug. 27-—A United
States warship has arrived here to
snpport the claim arising out of the
murder last June of Marcus Essa-
gin, a naturalized American citizen,
who was manager for the French

troops in China, informed the Japa-
nese war. office on (Saturday, that
the chinese had not abandoned hope
of retaking Pekin, and that nine
thousand men -with fifteen guns
were advancing toward Pekin. from
Shan Tung,.-probably intending to
cut the allies’ communications,

_Japan’s Ultimatum.

The Japanese government have
notified Earl Li,. that negotiations
will be impossible until plentipoten

PP Japan the
viceroys of Nankin and Wu Chang
and Earl_Li. ‘If these are appoint-

ed and. China expresses a willing-

ness to make full indemnity, Japan
is ready to‘assist to the‘utmost.

Escorting the Wounded

was being formed at

legal holiday.

taries acceptable’ to the powers are

Rome, Aug., .27.—A dispatch
from Taku, dated August 26, con-
firms previous reports; sthat a convoy

anarrow street in Tangier, jolted
against the mule of a Morrocan
and a dispute ensued, the crowd
siding with the priest. In self de-
fence Essagin ‘drew his revolver and
fired; wounding anative. This was

the American, who received dozens

counts, before life was extinct,

A Canadian Killed
By Associated Press.

duct, under a “strong. escort, the

that date.

firm of Br ick & Co. Essagin.
while riding on horseback through

the signal for a- general attack on

of knife wounds, and whose body
was burned, according to some ac-

Ottawa, Aug. 27.—Sir Alfred
Milner in a cable from‘ Capetown
announced the death of Private
Arnold of the Strathcona Horse, a
native of Cookstown, Ont., from
wounds received at Standerton,
Aug. 11. Private Norris of the
same corps, reported missing at
Greylingstadt, July.5, was killed on

UNDER HOT FIRE

Geteeal Buller and the Boers in

Battle

THE ENEMY'S STRENGTH

Long Toms and Quick Firing Guns-in

Action—The Boers Were Beaten Back by
Hamilton—Thoy Stubbornly Contest Their
Ground :

By Associated Press. © ~~

Geluma, Aug. 27.—General Pole-

Carew came into . touch with the
Boers at their main position at
Kalmuth on Saturday, and shelled
a plantation east of Belfast. The
Boers replied with long distance
guns. General French on General
Buller’s Nank, exchanged shots with
the Boers, but no damage was
done.

An artillery duel occurred on the

British front also, the twelve pound-
ers bombarding the Boer’s position,
and the latter, displaying great en-
terprise in handling their’ guns
which were strongly placed. The
enemy evidently intends to consest
stubbornly the. ground between here
and Machadordorp.

Boers Reaten Back %
London, Aug. 27.—The war

office has the following from Lord
Roberts: ‘The Boers have been
beaten back by Bruce Hamilton at
Winburg. Gen Oliver has been
captured.” .

Motiu the East
‘By Aseociated Press.
Montreal, Aug. 27.~Intensely

warm weather. prevails throughout
Ontario-and Quebec,” The mercury
ranging from 80 to go degrees in
the shade.

Baretay Webster Nominited
Kentville, N. S., Aug. 27.—Con-

servatives of Kings county have
nominated . Barclay Webster, ex-
M. P. P., to oppose Hon. Dr. Bor-
den at the coming elections. °

- To Oppose Carrot!
Quebse, Aug. 27.—Kamouraska

conservatives have chosen Liniere
Tasohereav. to oppose Carroll, pres-

ent member (Liberal) at the coming
elections.

Sir Chartes Tupper .
_Halafax, N. S., Aug. 27.—Sie
Charles and Lady Tupper arrived
here Saturday.” “Sif Charles is still
suffering: from the | sprain to his
knee which occurred at Amherst on |
Friday night, He is obliged to use
acrutch. Théinjury, however, is
not considered serious.

Seatded stim
_ By Associated Press, :
St. Thomas, Ont., Aug. 27.—

‘Glen Tyler, a Michigan ‘Central rail-

way engineer, is in-.a precarious
condition, suffering from a.severe
scalding administered to him by
Mrs, Halbert, who alleges Tyler
was an intruder. While in‘an out-
house Mrs Halbert threw_a pail of
boiling water on *Tyler,: terribly
scalding his, head, face and arms,
legs and body. Mrs. Mrs, Hal-
bert has been arrested.

the Track

Charlottetown, P. E. 1, Aug.
27.—The west bound train on the
P. &. 1. railway, Saturday evening
jumped the track at Blucbank.
Engineer Pound received severe in-
juries besides being badly scalded.
Passengers got shaken up and the

engine and cars wéte badly wrecked. ,