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L. softtcedcofcfidect d \ P E 1 1 E Tater than Saturdar noon, The copy 1or | ConYeniently spread oyer soveral gonâ€" meatere«t Â¥rom Bouglas to Belâ€" * ‘cbanges mustbeâ€"left not later than Fuee | ©FAtions without entailing any hard~ menkt~â€" -r-, Gave Up Their da» noon. . Casual Advertisements as| Ship, and also for the reason that . it :":“.;“;.'m-‘“â€"‘ ~_ . capted up to .con Wednesday of cachweek |nffords a needed and desirablé means| _ ny, ;_". J â€"~T8G ‘"l“ t. * Ludon. an. ~ u. pâ€"'==â€"â€"__=, ez er ons p t of the morning‘s news M‘fim:flo' ‘fur ther ‘_ EDITORIAL NOTES. Boer ‘;n-thom of debt ::lw mm the situation, The exact %~‘ & mm £ tion have to be suspended an a Leno 90. gat is "Phe total mumber of accidents in | increase of not less than $250,000,000 | Met). Coagvrmentg ;:,‘5’% Ontario factories for the last year reâ€"|added. It goes without saying that pn:t:.:eo‘. w-mfl',i{:;fl;tnt the ported to Factory Inspectors Barber|the whole of that sum, and even much | British forces are ng 4o . . atâ€" and Brown, is 302. Last year the toâ€" | more if it should be required, could be| it is fully expectod that neat woek tal was 182, which was 120 lese than|raised without difficulty, the reputaâ€"| Will see a heavy battle on the Tugela ported to Factory Inspectors Barber|the whole of that sum, and even much und Brown, is 302. Last year the toâ€" moroitln.bouldbomulnd‘oonldhe tal was 182, which was 120 lese than|raised without difficulty, the reputaâ€" the figures for this year. ‘The increace{tion of the British Government for in the number of accidents reported is | fnancial honesty and soundness being Sttributed to the rush of business durâ€" | beyond question all over the world. It ing the year and partly to the fact|is true that consols have declined from that employers are more careful now|112 at the beginning of the war to a to report accidents which occur in |little below 100, or par, at present, but their factories. that is merely the ordinary aud exâ€" ‘The Liberals of East Middlesex are to be congratulated on again having Dr. William as their standardâ€"begrer. He has made an excellent run in the general election of 1898 and nearly redeemed the riding, even against so popular a riding as the late Mr. Hodâ€" gens, whose untimely and decply regâ€" retted aeath has opened the constitâ€" uency. Dr. William‘s record in that scontest immensly increased his presâ€" tige, and has steadily grown in favor since. The electors have t311 adâ€" mirably impressed by his strofig comâ€" mon sense, his grasp of public questions and his moderate tone of disenssion. His quiet persistency is, we believe aâ€" bout to be rewarded with success, He has inspired the Liberal party in the riding with the utmost entbusiasm, and be will derive considerable support from hisConservative neighbors on perâ€" sonal grounds. The war in South Africa is said to be just now costing the British Goverrâ€" ment the enormous sum of ten million dollars a week.â€" [t is calculated that should it continue for six months, that is,for As fong again as it has lasted,the total cost will reach about two hundred and fifty million dollars. Parliatment in its coming session will have to proâ€" vide for this vast expenditure, and, as it obviously cannot be met out of orâ€" dinary revenue, the government will have to resort to a new Joan. There will be no diffcuity in the Chancellor of the Exchequer raising all the money he may require, as British Government secureties are regarded as the best and safest investments in the world. In this connection a glance at the state of British finances will be interesting. It may be said at the outset that Great Britain was never in a sounder finan-‘ cial condition than at present, or betâ€" ter able to prosecute a war to a successâ€" ‘ ful termination. At the end of last yearâ€"the figures for 1899 are not )‘ct‘ availableâ€"the national debt amounted. in round numbers to $3,190,000,000. About fiveâ€"sixths of this amount isin the form known as consols, a term abbreviâ€" ated from ‘consolidated annuities.‘ At one time the national debt consisted of nine separate loans, bearing variovs rates of interest, but all were consolidâ€" ated into one debt bearing uniforin inâ€" tereat at three per cent, and known as anpuities, because the bonds yield a fAxed amount annmally to investors. These bonds are held almost wholly by the British people themselves, who reâ€" gard the debt with satisfaction on acâ€" count of the unquestionable safety it offers for the investment of moneys belonging to a large class of persons who live upoh income, can take no part in trade, and are content with a low rate of interest for sake of the absolute security. The Electors of East Middlesex need not be reminded that a vote for Dr. McWilliam is a vote for the Middlesex Premier. Hon. Geo. W. Ross is a ‘"local product", a brilliant son of Middlesex, of whomâ€" Middlesex is proud. His public policy is one that should command the support of every farmer, and the farmers of East Middle sex, in voting for Dr McWilliam, will have the double satisfaction of proâ€" moting their own interests and doing & good turn for the Middiesex. Premier. The interest on consols has of late been about two and threeâ€"quarters per cent on the selling price. ‘The nationâ€" al debt reached its greatest proportions in the year following the battieâ€"of Waterioo,since which time it has been graduaily reduced, the amount ro deemed being $1,410,000,000. _ Preâ€" vious to the revolt of the Thirteon Colontes and the long struggle with Bonaparte the debt was insign.ficant, but during that period, which was inâ€" eluded in the long reign of George IIT, this hugedobt may be said to have been incurred. ‘Thus at the beginning of that reign the debt was only $700,â€" 009,000 ; at its ending the figures had THeen to $1,800,000,000, or a â€" maitipliâ€" eation of siz and a balf times, in sixty EAST MIDDLESEX FOR Mr. ROSS tice of changes must be lo‘t at this office not later than Seturday noon. The copy for changes mustbe_left not later than Tuceâ€" da» noon. _ Casua)l Advertisements as â€" cepted up to ..con Wednesday of cachwooek Wiealaia tss ts ol ce Ne m t ns 0 NT B rendea “ “ ' |â€"|.| ‘.*“ VID BEAN, Proprietor, l"“".....,":":m._.... â€"soult THE COST OF WAR. London Advertiser. and German, in bis, and will be wonl W'Wul-'w ‘.m‘ <maral Aricage ever since. As atmatter of fust, the whole debt could have been paid off before now, had such a policy been considered advisable.> It wis not #6 that is merely the ordinary aud exâ€" pected effect on all government stocks in time of war.â€"Witness. . The astounding stoicism of the vicâ€" tim, who thus witnesses the bargaining for his limbs, is only equaied by the callousness with which he walka forâ€" ward to meet his fate. In explanation , of the ettraordinary indifference thus displayed it can only be assumed that ( denth is robbed of all terror, life under | conditions of stavery efering so little The Victims Led From Place to Place, So That Prospective Purâ€" chasers May Mark Portions The» Desire When the Killing Occurs. Of the numerous instances that might be recorded in illustration of the organâ€" ized traffic in human beings which exists, reference may be made to the conditions which hold in the district through which the Lulungu river passâ€" es. This river, which constitutes a conâ€" siderable affluent of the Kongo, empâ€" tics into the latter river, on the south bank, at a point some 800 miles from the Atlantic coast. Within a short dis tance of the confluence is to be found a series of strongly fortified villages, representing the headquarters of the Ngombi, wherein numbers of alaves are Imprisoned pending the periodical visits of traders from the Ubangi country, which is situated on the opposite side of the Kongo. HORRIBLE PRACTICES OF THE MAN EATERS OF THE KONGO. A visit to one of these siave depots at the mouth of the Lulungu river reâ€" venls a condition of savagery and sufâ€" fering beyond all ordinary powers of description. At the period to which these remarks bear reference, it was no uncommon experience to witness at one time upward of a bundred captives, of both sexes and of all ages, including infants in their wretched mothers‘ arms, lying in groups; masses of utterâ€" y forlorn bumanity, with eyes downâ€" cast in a stomy stare, with bodies atâ€" tenuated by starvation, and with skin of that dull gray bue which among colored races is always indicative of physical distress. in cases when a suspicion existed of an individuc! captive‘s intention or ability to escape, such unfortunate creature was doomed to lie hobbled with one foot forced through a hole eut in the section of a log, while a spearhead was driven lnto the wood close beaide the limb, rendering it imâ€" possible to move except at the exâ€" pense of laceration. Other means to insure the prisoner‘s safe custody conâ€" sisted in binding both hands above the bead to the king post of a bunt, or in binding the arms and plaiting the bair into a braid, which was made ‘tut to a branch overhead. « AFRICAN CANNIBALS At intervals these villages were visitâ€" ed by the Ubangi, who came in large dugout war canoes, and the process of barter commenced, elepbant tusks being the medium of currency used in the purchase of the slaves. Upon the conciusion of this unnatural transâ€" action, theâ€"yigitors retired, taking with them as many of the Individuais as had been transferred to their possesâ€" sion in the tedious process of bargainâ€" ing. Upon reaching their destination the captives were, in most cases, subâ€" jected to many further ordeals, being exchaunged into other hands, until eventually, after having been deliberâ€" ately fattened, they met their tragic fate, and their bodies were consumed. There is a prevalent belief among many of the riverine tribes of the upâ€" per Kongo that the flavor of buman flesh is Improved by submerging the prospective victim up to the neck in the water for two or three days preâ€" vious to the sacrifice. Indeed, upon two separate occasions it was my privilege to release several poor creatures who were bound hand and foot to stakes in the river. In certain native market places, notâ€" ably in the vicinity of the Ubang!, it is an ordinary occurrence for captives to be exposed for sale, in most cases with the sinister fate in view of being killed and eaten. Proportionately, a greater number of men than women fall victims to cannibalism, the reason being tat women who are still young are esteemed as being of greater vailue, by reason of their utility in growing and cooking food. This rule does not, however, hold good throughout, for in the vicinity of the Aruimi river our obâ€" servations revealed a contrary order of eustom. Probably the most Inhuman practice of nall is to be met with among the tribes who deliberately hawk the vicâ€" tim plecemeal while still alive. Incrediâ€" bte as it may appear, the fact remains justified by an only too abundant proof. Captives are led from place to place in ordér.that Individuais may have the opportunity of indicating, by external marks upon the body, the porâ€" tion they desire to acquire. The disâ€" tinguishing marks are generally made by means of colored clay or strips of grass tied in a particular fashlon. 1 *A scommpany of : v " U * P encss ©**_ * | undte CAiirate Chas revarnaiteres To f oree on the north bank. FRENCH AND CAFARCE FIGHTING We rpbell Torce on "'&“ Cc hy . mss *‘. | ugn or French is reported." s Atrong Booer Ferces Driven From Koltene Fud ""“‘m k and ‘COrporgat ~Oah . Pebet‘* 9589 [ cwcen General Gatacre und the Doork Reterned. From Douglias to Bele | . toâ€"iay, show that mont â€" Canadians Gave Up Their mm.ua artillery, .attacked '..-r_u.po‘o-ud .Wh‘mw ® Childrenâ€" War Kotes, and ted 1 * Gzfl'zm.nh 4 "London, Jan. u.--.(g.o.m.)â€"-v'!\" moved out in tront of Sterkstrom «nd morning‘s news" throwe;no _ TurtWer found the Boors ‘:lmm at light upon t::‘ situation. The H‘“‘: Conerberg, whence fi..nm tion at Leno m dislodged. ‘YThe Doers the.diâ€" ::‘.vet clear; but in"a; tase‘ these rection of seorm. ‘The Boers used little engagementg are of gmall im |ing, British guns coptured Dec. 10, portaneg, beyond proving:<that . the |ang shot well, but the British kept British forces are begidfing to. atâ€" under cover, and there were no casâ€" tain a greater degree of uidbility. _ | uajtios on either side. * It is fully expected that next woek will see a heavy battle on the Tugela River, which is now the pivot _ of the campaign. The Boers appear . to be working incessantly with shovel and pick. The extent of the Dutch rising may now be measured by taking a line from Pricska, on the west, to Herschel or Barkly, on the _ east. Along <the whole of this line, except at points actually occupied by the British, the population seeirs _ for the most part hostile. The â€" Admiralty program embraces the stationing of small squadrons at Durban, Simongbay, Port Elizabeth, Lorenzo Marquez, St.. Vincent in the Cape Vorde Islands, and Cape Town, and sending an additional ship or two to Aden. It is announced from Rome _ that British agents and detectives . are secretly watching all Italian ports. New redoubts are being buill . at Kimberley, and 17 miles of works now encompass the town. Aftermath of the Doings of the Cansâ€" dizus at Beimont. Belmont, Cape Colony, Wednesday, Jan. 8.â€"Colonel Pilcher, it is offiâ€" cially announced, being only off . a raiding expedition, and for military reasons being unable to _ occupy Douglas permanently, bas evacuated the town, bringing off all the loyalâ€" ists. He has now returned safely to close proximity to Belmont. . When he announced the _ necessity of evacuating the place, the inhabitants of Douglas declared their lives were not worth five minutes‘ . purchase after the troops left. Colonel Pilcher therefore invited them to accompany him to Belmont. The preparations were speedily completed, but the vehicles of the town were lotally inadequate to convey the refugees, so the troops gave up the _ transport wagons to the women andâ€"children. The Canadians acted as an escort of the refugees, carried babies for the women and kept overybody . l{vely by singing as they marched pluckily along in spite of sore feet‘ occasionâ€" ed by the heavy sand. The force received General Buller‘s congratulations on the success of the expedition with great satisfaction. German Steamer General Had to Unload â€"Kanzler‘s Captain Afraid. Berlin, Jan. 5.â€"The Imperial mail stcamer General bas been detained at Aden and occupied by British troops, with the object of searching her cargo, which is to be discharged. ‘The General is owned by the German East African Linc, the owners of the Bundesrath, previously captured _ by the British cruiser Magicienne off Deâ€" lagoa Bay. Discharged Part of Her Cargo. Rome, Jan. 5.â€"The German stcamâ€" er Kanzler with the Dutch and Rusâ€" sian Red Cross detachments for the Transvaal on board, discharged _ a quantity of her cargo at Naples yesterday, as it was contraband . of war. The Kanzler belongs to _ the same company as the â€" Bundesrath and General. General French‘a Casunities. Rensburg, Jan. 5.â€"The British casualtics to Gen. French‘s force up to the afternoon of Jan. 3 were five men killed and 24 wounded. A detachment of 25 New Zealandâ€" ers had a narrow escape while adâ€" vancing on Colesberg. They were diâ€" rected to occupy & kopje, but met with a bot reception fron a concealâ€" ed force of Boers. Another body of Dritish troops, seeing _ their danger, doubled to the rescue of the New Zealanders, and â€" their retreat | was succéssfully accomplished, under cover A detachment of about forty Bocrs attempted to rush Kiokfontcin this morning, but were beaten back by the mounted infantry. . Possibly this force consisted of fugitives from Sunâ€" nyside. More Troops For Fremch. Orange River, Cape Colony, _ Wedâ€" ncsday, Jan. 3.â€"There was a small skirmish near Belmont this mornâ€" ing. The British fired a few _ shells and the Boers did not respond. Reinforcements of infantry and arâ€" ‘ tillery have been despatched to Gen. French from De Aar. . Shelling Boor Trenches. : Frere Camp, Jan. 8.â€"Captain Thorneycroft‘s patrol found the eneâ€" my in some force at the Little Tugela bridge. _ ‘Their presence was discovâ€" ered by scouts. 1t is reported that | five men and m _ lieutonent of the party have not réturned. Noors 'o‘nod to Shift, Frere Camp, Jan. 4.â€"A vigorous shelling of the Boers‘ trenches on the plain this morning forced the burghâ€" ers to shift their position after their horses had stampeded. Ail White Men Mast Fight, Cape Town, Jan. 5.â€"Intelligence has beenâ€"receivod here from the Free State to the effect that President Steyn has issued a prociamation deâ€" claring that every white man, irre epective of nationality, is to be conâ€" gidered a burgher, and is liable to be compelled to fight for defence of the country. of the guns on the hills â€" westward. Colekop is now the principal scene of the fighting. s BRritish Artiltery Opened Fire at Crpergat aed Rormy Retired. london, Jan. 5.â€"â€"The War Ofice has _ received a report from Cape Town, dated Wednesday, Jan. 8, roâ€" porting the situation in General Gatâ€" acre‘s district. It says . ‘Dordrecht is now | evacuated by v-flé'.;io;i;{lction of the wrecked train included 22,000 rations and a supply of rum. Boer Expected Next Week GATACRE MEETS THE INVADERA AFTER CONTRABAND CAEGOES. oun BoYs CaRRIED DABI.I- , who occupies Bird‘s The Duke ol Westminster, who is A.D.C. to Sip Alfred Milver, will re main in Cape Colony during the war. A near relative of President Bteyn of the Orange Free State has gone to the United States to take up the inâ€" terests of the Boers. The American hospital ship Maine arrived at Los Palmas, Canary Isâ€" lands, on Wednesday, She reported all well. The New York papers contain a description of the elaborate kit which the Duke of Marlborough intended to trake to South Africa with him. . surgeon, The British Forcign Office knows nothing about the report that" the Berne arbitrators had made their award in the Delagoa Bay Railway question. h Cl . â€" 2o Jt is an interesting fact that Col. Pilcher‘s wile‘s sister is Maude Gonâ€" ne, the soâ€"called "‘Irish Joan of Arc." The depanuri of the seventh diviâ€" sion of the British army for South Africa commenced yesterday. _ â€" ‘The famous tennis player, W. NV. Evans, and the old Oxford athlele, U. B. Fry, are joining the British forâ€" ces in South Africa. L _ An army order has been jssued diâ€" recting the embodiments of sixtgen additional battalions of militia. On Jan. 13 next 262 Victorian officers and men, with horses, lcave Melbourne by the transport Euryalus for South Africa. An Australian insurance company has offered a lifcâ€"long pensjon of £1 a woek to the first Australian who gels the Victoria crost. The traction engines have atrived at Frere and have been | successfully tested. They pulled trucks over the roughest and most sandy ground without difliculty. A report was current on the Paris Bourse on Thursday that Gen. Bulâ€" ler had imet with another check {n his efforts to relieve Ladysmith, A Kimberley despatch says _ that pains are being taken by the Boers to conceal their losses in the recent hattles; that Boshof is full of woundâ€" ed men, and that at Jacobsdalt there are at least 250. There is a field hospital containing ano(her 100, at~ tached to the camp at Oliiantszam. The War Office has invited Bir William Thompson to gccept the post of chief surgeon to the forces in Kouth . Africa, instea@ of consulting The seizure of the Impcrial mail stcamer General has considerably agâ€" gravated the situation at Berlin, and the indignation agairst England is intensified. A report comes from Perlin . that Great Britain‘s reply to Germany‘s representatives on the subject of the Bundecsrath is regarded as unsatisfacâ€" tory and procrastinating. Captain George M. Kirkpatrick, son of the Jate â€" exâ€"Licutenantâ€"Governor, and a gradute of the Royal Military College, has been appointed to the staff of Gen. Sir Redvers Buller. Oftawa, Jan. 5.â€"Ottawa, Kings ton and Toronte troops will arrive in Halifax at 6 p.m. on the 15th inst. That was the decision reached at the Militia Department yesterday. Ottawa men will leave the Canada Atlantic station about 10 or 11 a‘clock in the forenoon of the 13th inst., and will start from Montreal by the Intercolonial at 6 p. m. There will be 169 men and _ five officers and 137 horses leaving here. Resides, there will be five fatcars, with. wagons and guns, two cars with harness, and one baggage car. The Toronto party wiil comprise 13 efficers, 159 mon and 175 horses. From Kingston there will be ten officers, 181 men and 153 horses, and six guns. Oitaw», Kingston and Toronto Troops Must Be in Halifox in Ten Daysâ€" Leavetuking All Over. Halifax, Jan. 5.â€"â€"A cable from Capt. Stairs to Lady Daly, dated 1) Dattery Hots London, Jan. 5.â€"Londor district‘s quota to D Battery of Artillery, for gervice in South Africa, left for Otâ€" tawa yesterday afternoon at 5.10 o‘clock on the â€"CP.R. They were were given an enthusiastic reception by the citizens. \Boer Sympathiters in Victoris. Virtoria, B.C., Jan. 5.â€"A number of busincss firms in the city having, it is alleged, been subscribing funds to afd the Boers, prominent bustness men have formed an association to boycott them. Nineteen Drantford Men Gane. Brantford, Ont., Jan. 3.â€"Ninetcen of Brantford‘s bost citizens have left for South Africa. YÂ¥. F. Best, secreâ€" tary of the Y.M.C.A., leaves for Bouth Africa with the second . conâ€" tingent. Petrolea, Ont., Jan. 5.â€"Captain Thomas W. Vantuyl of the 6th Field Battery, London, and Lieut. Charleg F. Colter left here at noon yesterday for Bouth Africa. ‘They go with a battery of artillety from London, ‘There was n large crowd to see them off. The citizens presented them with m purse containing $100 and $23 each. ‘Their brother comrades of the Petrolea volunteers gave thein a very fine gold watlch apieco. Merehmer Ha« the Horses Regina, N.W.T., Jan. 5.â€"Commisâ€" sioner Herchmer has â€" returned from the west, having purchased horses for the contingent. Many of the ranchers offered horses as gifts. Every train now brings horses and men, _ and trooping is proceeding rapidly. ; revious year, Delmont, Jan. 8, says: "All well." The earnings of the Grand Trunk Railway for weok ending Dec. 81 wore $802,128, as campared with $794,848 for the same period of the THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT. Petrolen Men liave Lefi. All Well on Jangary 8. is not known. was 8 Te s 4 DYNAMIIE . AT signation to the Premier. The Paris Discovert a Leak in ‘The Pry Book #% Mi4urs itâ€"104â€" Moree Tiief Kear _ brici6 i4â€"â€" Tuwn Young â€" Dadics Sanq 1sjuced by s ‘ a. ¥¥rain striking Their ‘¢:Prsary, ikon kis tour of inspecâ€" Jan pf i&&fl‘;-‘t:utm He in ;E: E.‘J: Davies, Commissianer of rowh Lan‘s, has arraned for â€" a visit / to the Bodoury mining centre on â€"the 16th and 17th of this month. :'l'o will be accompanied by Mr. A. uc. A Italy has returned a favorable res ponse to the r.¢unt note of . the United States State Department rcs pecting the open door in China.‘Ital, was the last of the great powers to be heard from, Charles H. Morissey, whose home is in Emilly Township, Victoria Counâ€" ty, was killed in the Philippines. He was one of the crew of the cruiser Yorktown and was shot at Baler, in the Island of Luzon. John Hutton of Brantford was at Cainsville on Thursday evening. He lied his rig in the Maple Leaf Hotel drivingâ€"shed, and on his return to the shed soon afterwards the rig was gone. No trace can be found. xiarton, The body was found under _In order to save our subscribers the trouble of making two or more the snow, close to the house. | He | remittances we have made special arrangements with the publishers by :‘l:‘:‘tgd alone and was probably intoxâ€" which we are enabled to offer the following publications in connection Nouh Phelps, President of Grimsby »:nh The Chrom_cl;-'l;elegral'h: for one year at special low rates. Specud Park Co., ciâ€"d on Thursday mornin, |~\Ubbing rates with all other Canadian and American newspapers an in Toronto. He will te buried from | nagazines quoted on application, the old homestcad, St. Catharines, â€" & " where he spent his li‘c, and was for Ch < . i. ronicleâ€"Telegraph and Weekly Globe, ... .... ...... ....$ 1 50 many years prisident of the Lincoln s i Paper ‘Company. Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Weekly Mail.................. 1 40 For the third tine since the strcet car mon‘s strike was inaugurated at Springfeld, 1l1., GCynamite was ore sorted to on Thursday night, bein; placed on the street car track. No one was injured, but the car â€" was badly wrecked. Thursday morning the body _ of Robert McMullen, an old man _ of about 60 years, was found near his home at Clavering, four miles from iarton, The body wars found under the snow, close to the house. . He lived alone and was probably intoxâ€" icated. Altopetber thirtcen villages in the Achalkalak _ ci:tiict of the Tifis (Russia) Government have experâ€" ienced oarthquake shecks. Six . of these places have been complotely destroyed and cight hundred dead bodics have already been recovered. When water was let into the dry dock at Milford Haven on Phurscey. the Amcrican Line ~steamer Peris, which is to be tazern ‘> Selfast for a thorotgh overkauling, after â€" runâ€" ning ashore near the Manacles, May 21 last, and being reâ€"floated, began to fill, owing to an undiscovered leakage. Considerable anxicty is again felt as to the condition of the > Lev. Pr. Edward McGlynn, the single tax pricst of New York. His case was at first diagnosed as a kidney (disâ€" ease that had caused other cemplicaâ€" tions. On the right bip there is a mysterious growth which has given him much trouble. * â€" Tre new royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, which listed â€"thisty . degreca to port when an attempt was made to undock ter at Pemi:tole on Wedw nesday, her starboard lilge keel bo» coming jamized, and the strain on the vessol being so great that her position was considered critical,was successfully undocked on _ Thursday worning, after being partially rightâ€" ed with hallast, Rev. Mr. Brooks of the Church Misâ€" sionary Society, stationed at Pingâ€" Â¥Yin, in the Province of Shanâ€"Tung, China, was captured in that vicinity and murdered cn Dec. 3, by members of a seditious sociecty called ‘‘Boxâ€" ers," who have been dctive lately, destroying many villazes and killing native Christiars. Robert J. Johnston, a young Canaâ€" dian from Toronto, was placed under arrest at Detroit by Detectives High and Larkins _ for passing _ forged cheques. Since his arrest the police have also recoived information that Johnston is wanted at Dunnville and Simcoe, Ont., for passing _ forged cheques. At Dunnville he is maid to have obtained $900 and at Simcoe $100 by his forgeries. Umployes of the Rossin _ House, Toronto, on Thursday found in room 148 the dead body of a guest named Abraham Finberg, who rogistored at the hotel a little before noon _ on Tuesday. When discovered the body lay in a pool of blood close to a sofa," and near by was a 32 calibro revolver. â€" Deith cvidently resulted from two bullet wounds found in the mouth and neck. From the conâ€" dition of the remains a physician who was called in said that Finberg har apparently been dead about 86 hours. He had come from â€" Chicago, and business troublés are supposed fo have caused the rash act. While in the act of crossing _ the railroad track on Thur:day evening after a freight train had passed, the two Misscs Weir of Strathroy were run into by a horse and rig bound from the other side of the track, and were baidly injured, oue having both her ankles broken and the other susâ€" taining a bad scalp wound. The French Consul has refused to accept the san Domingo Governâ€" ment‘s offer to pay the amount of the Boismareâ€"Caccavelli claim of 280,000 francs in three instalments, every fortnight, and insists on an immediate set(lement. _ ‘Three days have heen granted for the payment of the claim. Charged with killing Mrs. Hattle Rogers on Pec. 16, City Engineer Rust, Manager Keating and Superinâ€" tendent Gunn of the Street Railway Company, | Robert Fewster, motorâ€" man, and Arthur Kinsella, hackâ€" driver, appeared in the ‘Toronto Poâ€" lice Court on Friday morning and were remanded for a week. ber curls, hbis cournge cozes, and he flees the field without even learning of the cowpath that leads to matrimony Netter be old darky ‘Rastus in bis cabin, there be holds old Dinab‘s band and aska, "Who‘s sweet?" and Dinak drops her head on his shoulder and sys "Befe of us."~â€"Shawnee Dally The Bachelor. A bacbelor is a coward and a fail ure. He shaves and primps, but is too cowardly to put bis arm around sncâ€" cess and press it to his bosem. Te reâ€" solves to marry every day for 40 years, but when the bour for the duel arâ€" rives, when in the presence of tremâ€" bling. rosy cheeks, when beruty shakes . J. R. Stratton, the Provincial Cash must accompany all. orders. M..ke remittance by Postal Note, Registered Letter or Express Order to 15 only, men‘s waterproof coats, best Euglith make, some with 30 inch detachable capes, others Padâ€" dock style without cages, sewn seam stitched ed%oo.rn ber faced bottom$8, checked linings, sizes 36 38 men‘s single breasted sacque suits, all wool, grey checked Canâ€" »dian tweed, strong Italian cloth lining, bottom facing extra well m a,s _ (+ i(« 42inch chest meaâ€" sure,regnlar price $5 00,this week$3 75 50 men‘s single breasted sacque suits, all wool dark brown Canâ€" adian tweed lined with strong Italâ€" ‘an cloth, regular price $800 to clear out quick.,..................# S$. R. Ernst & CGo 75 boys‘2 piece suits,ehort pants, darkCavadian t,woedn,single breasâ€" ted line1 with strong Italian cloth linings, ‘izes 23 to 2£regultu- price 12 25 ana 2 50 for this week..... .$ * _ You may consider this a petsonal invitation to visit us this we even though you don‘t care to buy, come anyway and see the clâ€"thing We welcome lookers as well as buyers and it you be »me a buyer and aiterwards find you can dg better or are in any way dissatisfied, come back with your purchase and we‘ll give you your money. â€" Piles Were Sapping the Life From Him â€"Dr. Agnew‘s Ointment Cured. Mr M. Beemer, of Knotmaul,Mich., says : "For seven years I had suffered from itching and protruding piles. I tried all kinds of cures, but got no reâ€" lief until I used Dr. Agnew‘s Ointâ€" ment. One application did more for me than any remedy I had ever tried. I have been such a sufferer that I would willingly give my 500 acros of land rather than bave a return of my soffering _ from â€" those _ tormenting things." 35 cents. Use Dr. Agnew‘s Liver Pills for liver ills. 20 cents. Calls answered day and night Klippert Undertaking (o, First Class Watches, Clear Understanding at Start. Newlywed (after the coremony)â€"Do you reaily think 1 shall make a good mate, darling? E Mre. Newlywedâ€"Ob, you‘re all right How de you like your captain?â€"Phils "soo ACRES FOR MY HEALTH." Undertakers and â€" Embalmers. Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Weekly Globe, ... .... ...... ... Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Weekly Mail.................. Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Farm and Fireside............ Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Western Advertiser...... .... Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Family Heraid and Weekly Star, with premium.................22.20..2... Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Farmers‘ advocate.,....... Ohronicleâ€"Telegraph and Montrenl Weekly Witness Chronicleâ€"Telegraph ‘nd Daily World.............. Chronicleâ€"Tel: graph *and ()niYy Globe, ... .......... Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and T «routo Daily News...... Uhronicleâ€"Telegraph and Farmers‘ Sun...... ...... .. Chronicle.Telegraph and Country Gentleman.... .. Obronicleâ€"Telegraph and Toronto Sunday World ... Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and Toronto Daily Star...... .. Chronicleâ€" Telegraph and Northern Messenger.... .. CHEAP READINCG FOR 1900. *4 <aleit > try had such opportunitres mt time to secure 4( date clothing as we are (made in the fit reform style) for quality and wormanship «qual to madeâ€"to:order; and in a great -::l instances, far uyhr We in particular to draw the attention of the public to a few things bere mentioned. ~ ‘These are material, workmanship, colors and fit, sewn with the best linen and silk threads all backed up by the best manufactâ€" urers in Canada. and we are conâ€" stantly adding the best that is offerâ€" ed and that cash will buy, Do not be misled but come direct to the place where you get the assoriment, Has Berlin and surrounding counâ€" 14 King St DAVID BEAN, 8. SAUDER & CO. For one reason and another we are williny to do some profit sharing with you in clothins for oue week _ It‘s no half hearted attempt e1th« Weflkgleal libcraily with you if you come © the respective lots are sold out. Are you. ested? _ If so read thes particulars of our = > programme on sale Wedncsday morning. MAAA MV 1 WEEK SALE Clothing ~â€" Waterioo. Watch Repairing a specialty. Having had 20 years‘ experience of Watch Repairing, I can guarantee first class work. Prices Right. 3. W mnaommw.mum nearâ€" l‘andu the Commercial Firatâ€"clase and cakes manuy kept on hand. mo. M Han®, _ _ WOdK.:+:.â€"4:zzrcersca0es s .\ . #5 00 Men‘s Freize ulsters in grey or brown, 52 inches long, Eood tweed lingings and well made, regular price §6 00 â€"sale price .......... .$% 50 Men‘s overeoats, medium heary weight, single breasted fly front in navy blue beaver, choice linings interlinings, well made, sizes 3610 42 regular price $7 50, on sale this week......2.....2222.2220. e : Men‘s fine imported navy blue or black beaver cloth overcoats, sinâ€" le breasted, fly front, velvet colâ€" fiw,ul- eves and sheuldersatin lined regular prive ¢14 00, for this sale ouly .... Sneieiprera rar‘s. on oo WB Sanderson‘s Bakery King St Waterloo. Fancy Bread, Buns, Rolls and Fancy to 44 regular price $7 00 and $8 00, this week ... .....2 0 22.2.0 2220.2% 26 haevisan veneresnas ererenraress #D 00 Men‘s pants all wool, $1 00 to. .$3 50 NY sz 00 Ayeiciahesshaycs «+ 21000 Boys‘ overcoats and ulsters £2 50 _ OPPOSITE BAND STAND. Jacob â€" Bail Clocks and Jewelry. Hahn‘s Bakery Cakes always on hand 32 KING ST., BERLIN Publisher, Waterloo, Ont M Haxx, ing St., W 115 1 40 Ont .