The canadian gleaner, 16 novembre 1899, jeudi 16 novembre 1899

[" é Eas ER Canadian Gleaner HUNTINGDON, Q.Nov.16, 1890 Hotes on the News of the Woek.When the English-speaking scttlers of Anticosti were threatened with evie- tion the Quebec government intervened, and contested Mr Menier\u2019s petition for a writ by entering 8 plea that they had a legal claim to thelr holdings.The case was called the other day at Murray bay and went by default, the court granting writs to evict eleven settlers.The cause of this failure of justice was the inability of the settlers to attend and give evidence.Had they attended the court they could not,at this scason of the year, have got back to their homes in Anticosti, and thelr families, without their aid, might have perished before spring.This was represented to the judge and a postponement until the June teru asked, which was refused.The case of these poor people is an extremely hard one.They went to the island under & promise of receiving lots, and altho\u2019 the proprietor did not live Jong enough to give them deeds, their nigh 30 years of undisturbed possession goes to supporttheir claim.Mr Menier gets their properties by paying them 8130 apiece, which, in no sense, represents their value or is an equivalent for disturbing them, It is significant that the I\u2019aris millionaire has the active support of the French Canadian press and politicians in his treatment of these unfortunate people, altho\u2019 both are always ready to gush over the fate of the Acadiana.The prevalence of gaming in their city has roused up the decent people of Vancouver, and on the Gth inst.an influential and large deputation waited on the council to ask that it notify the chief of police to either euforce the law or send in Lis resignation.The debate on this petition was instructive.One of the aldermen, Skinner by name, said he wished to speak-\u2014 As a man who had gambled more, or lees, for dU years.He lovked upon ambling as one of the worst vices fuman vature was heir to, but felt that it could not be suppressed.There was but one way he believed that it could be stopped from doing the harm that at present resulted from it to the young men, and that was by licensing it and keeping it under strict police supervision: run it with open doors so that all might ree who frequented the place, a fact that would prevent many, who now indulged in it, from gambling.Or it could be allowed to go on in a moderate way, and the men brought up and fined once a month.as was done in the upper country.The only way to prevent it doing the harm that it did, if it could not be suppressed altogether\u2014 and the speaker was sure it could not \u2014would Le by having whatever gambling was going on done in a wide-open manper, 50 that the police and everyone might know where it was and who frequented the tables.Those among us who advocate licensing the liquor traflic must be annoyed to find thelr peculiar argument in favor of doing so applied to legalizing gambling.Their argument is, indeed, one that can be made to apply to any ein that has a physical side to it.A majority of the Vancouver councillors decided they would do their duty, and the required order to the chief of police was given.Tt is reported that the government returns for October will show a large increcse in customs receipts.This is due not to the larger importations, but to increased values.cept farm produce price, duties levied on value necessarily yield more.The increase in price in some linea has been remarkable.Thus iron has doubled, and some kinds of dry goods command 20 per cent, more than they did a year ago.That the present prices will be maintained is not to be expected.Every factory is working to its full capacity, and the increase in production will bring down values.In all kinds of metals the increase in production is simply marvellous.have been re-opened, new ones have been sunk, and furnaces are lighted where there were none in the spring.A slump in prices that may cause a commercial crisis cannot be far distant.Meanwhile, had it not been for an abundant harvest and an excellent price for milk, our farmers would be in a bad way, for their living is costing them more and they never paid so much before for the transportation of their produce to market, Despite the general prosperity that prevails in our towns and cities, affording employment to all able and willing to work, there is an unusual amount of crime in the Dominion.The country is fairly infested with fellows who steal with & high hand.To cope with burglars who have nightly been cracking safes, Montreal has armed its police with revolvers, It looks as if the tramp system, which our authorities failed to tackle when in the first stages of development, bas matured Everything ex- having risen in Disused mines into an organization of desperate criminals.Althe' it is now recoguiad that the Transvanl cpirodo has caused the winistry to drop their intention to bring on the general elections at an carly date, the Conservative leaders are not relaxing their cfforts to win the clectors to their way of thinking.A series of meetings now being held by Nr Foster in Ontario are proving successful both {in attendance and in rousing deep feeling.Mr Foster has the financial details of the Domin- lon at his finger ends, and has no difficulty in making out a strong case against the Laurier administration of increasing both expenditure and debt.The drawback to Mr Foster as an advocate vf economy is that his record while in office docs not tally with bis present preaching.In his specches he deals severely with Tarte for his course with regard to the Transvaal contingent.The electors of Ontario are being sadly misled inthis matter, The opposition to taking part In the African war is not confined to the Liberals among the French Canadians: the feeling is just as strong among the Conservatives, The sentiment of this province is against meddling in Tm- perial quarrels, and if a general elee- tion were to take place on the issue whether Canada in future send men abroad to fight, the candidates, whether Conservative or Liberal, who might declare for Canada's doing so, would not have a ghost of à chance of being returned.The habitants are for peace and every Freneh Canadian politician knows that.The mere proposal of an Imperial federation based on Canada\u2019s assuming a share in the Empire's wars ls horrifying to their minds, Like Sir Charles Tupper, Mr Foster assumes that all who disapprove of Canada\u2019s sending a contingent to Africa are disloyal.At Oshawa he declared that in his \u201copinion the French-Canadians ave being misrepresented by Mr Tarte, and they are really loyal to the flag which protects them.\u2019 Ts it either just or politic to speak in this way?Ie- cause a considerable proportion of our people do not think on Imperial relations as they do, is Sir Charles Tupper or Mr Foster justified in branding them as disloyal?Is it not possible for the habitants to be loyal to the constitution as it now is, yet object to the additions these two gen- Give aman a bad name and he may so change his mode of life as to deserve it.Call the habitants disloyal because they will not look through the Tin- perialistic spectacles of the Conservative leaders, and they may become dissatisfied with the present situation and seek a change that might be hard to put down, Mutterings are already to be heard, that if connection with tlemen would like to make to it?England means raising men and paying taxes to fight its battles, Canada had better sever the connecting cord Would it not be wise and patriotic for English speaking Conservatives to recognize and become independent.that to differ from their views of Imperialism does not imply disloyalty, and that their persisting in their present course may lead to consequences which they would deplore?In reconstructing the Ontario cabinet Mr Ross added Mr Latchford of Ottawa as representative of the Catholics.To find a scat he ran for South Ren- frew.The election took place on Tuesday, when he beat the Conservative candidate, who is also a Catholic, by Me Dryden is to try his luck again in South Ontario.a large majority.There seems to be a general disposition among the electors of the province to give Mr Ross a fair trinl as pre- micr, the more so as the reforms he outlined in reeent speeches commend themselves to both parties.Unless he wins in the by-elections for the seats made vacant by the courts he will not have a working majority.On Tuesday another election was quashed for bribery, that of Fast Elgin.The unseated member is a Conservative.There is no change in the produce market.Cheese continues to he in slack demand and butter to tend lower.The 2000 tons of hay bought for Africa has sent the price up #1 a ton.Instead of being shipped from Montreal, itwill go by Boston, for, owing to the lateness of the season, it was not deemed safe to let the Montauk go by the St Lawrence.The hay is to be specially pressed, so as to save freight, It is understood the Montauk is to get 830 a ton for transporting it to Capetown.It was election-day in several States last week, And, on the whole, the Republicans had the best of it.Mr Bryan draws comfort from the vote in the west as indicating the opposition of the people to militarism and colonial expansion.The occupation of Cubn and Porto Rico, and the war in the Philipine islands Is proving a heavy drain on the revenue, and there is po prospect of the war taxes being ! remltted.60,000 additional troops are on the way to the Philipise islands, where daily skirmlshes are repurted, the Americans making stcady progress in occupying the country, At tbe lord mayor's banquet, following his assumption of office, the wealth and influence of London was represented.Lord Salisbury made an interest- : ing speech, mainly devoted to the Transvaal.He made the important statement that when the Boers sent their ultimatum Britain had no demands before them, they having been withdrawn.Referring to the complaint that the opening of hostilities found Britain unprepared, lie said that was unavoidable, for while, by agreements made in 188§ and 1884, we made it poe.sible for a community obviously hostile to enjoy the unbounded, unlimited right of accumulating munitions of war which could only be directed against us, we were hampered so that we could not concentrate troops near the scene of expected trouble, so that there was an interval between the time when war was declared and the moment when our forces could accept contest and appear upon the fleld.Had we sent troops sooner, the Boers would have Issued their ultimatum sooner.The object of Britain in accepting the challenge to war was equal rights for all men of all races, and security for our fellow-subjects and our empire.He scouted the idea of foreign intervention, and declared there was no prospect of any government secking to interfere.Ileferring to the cordial relations with Germany he outlined the agreement made with regard to the islands of Samoa.They are ceded to Germany because she has the greater interest in them in return for her handing over to Britain the Tonga islands, which afford what Britain wanted, à harbor for her navy.The premier We took the harbor and Germany the territory.The agreement has yet to be ratified by the United said: States, which shared in the protector- | ate of these islands, In speaking of the United States the premier said\u2014 For several years our relations with and cordial feelings towards our kinsmen on the other side of the Atlantic have been constantly growing; and though neither we interfere in the affairs of their continent, nor they interfere in the affairs of ours, we feel we can now always look for sympathy and a fair hearing among those who share with us #0 vast a mission for the advancement of manitind, How far the Hon Edward Blake has got out of touch with Canadian sentiment is shown in à speech he made to lis constituents at Longford, Ireland, | on the 30th Oct.Throughout he spoke of England as a separate nation from Ireland, which she was oppressing, and against which he urged Irishmen to combine.On coming to refer to the Transvaal war, he declared his belief that\u2014 Tt is an unjust, unnecessary, grasping, oppressive, cruel, and most impolitic war, (Loud applause.) Ido not defend or sympathize with all the conduct of the Boers.But I say that the English diplomacy, which should | have been greatly better, was greatly worse, and unworthy of a nation.To us in Ireland the war is abhorrent: and still we are called upon to pay a proportion of its cost; while its profits of freights and supplies, of gold and stocks, fall to our neighbors.In closing he told his hearers he was anxious for the day when he could return to Canada.If he ever does come back he will be, more than ever, a solitary and disappointed man, Reports of the alleged alliance between Japan and Russia continue to be circulated but are too vague to have any importance attached to them.What is certain is, that Russia is borrowing money and straining every nerve to increase her fleet in the China sen, 80 that unless Japan strikes now she will not be able to do so a year hence.the unprecedented step of sending a diplomatic message to Russia, Germany, and France asking for an assurance that they will secure to the United States for all time the open- door policy in those portions of China which they have scized.As all these Powers discriminate in favor of thelr own merchants and ship-owners, their answers are awaited with impatience.| Should any of them anawer President McKinley, \"None of your business,\u201d would the United States declare war?The general publie of the British isles are contributing most generously to a fund to provide for the families of the soldiers serving in Africa.The amount ro far raised ncars two million dollars.Special sums to equip hospital thips are also being generously contributed to.American ladies resident in Britain have undertaken to cquip one such vessel, and have succeeded, and the good ship Maine sails on her errand of mercy this week.An unpleasant incident has arisen from the watch maintained by British men-of-war along the African coast to prevent military supplies belpg landed for the Boers.One of these cruisers The United States has taken | sighted a rteamship making for a port owned by Portugal, and on her refusing to stop brought her to by firing a blank shot, She proved to be a French vessel, and on examiving the manifest of her cargo was allowed to proceed.The incident has given much offence | la France and is being mado the most | of by the Paris papers.Each day the city papers have given | a page or more of alleged news from \u201c South Africa, yet, as those who bave wearily waded through these columns | will testify, nothing of importance has i happened during the weck.The press | despatches are made up of surmlses, detalls of Irrevelant events, contradictory reports, and comments.What ; there is of value in the mass we have culled out and given in another col- \"umn.Interest continues to centre in | Ladysmith, and the latest reliable | news from there Is a week old.It was a despatch from Gen.White, and stated\u2014 i The bombardment at long range by heavy guns continues dally.A few | casualties are occurring, but no seri- j ous harm is being done.Our entrenchments are daily growing stronger and {the supply of provisions is ample.; There Is an uncontirmed report that the day this message was written, the ! Boers assaulted the camp and were i driven back.There is also another | report, that Gen.White was waiting i until the foundations for mounting his | heavy guns were completed before re- | turning the fire of the Boers.As the | enemy hold the country between Lady- \u2018smith and Colenso, communication {with Gen.White is almost impossible \"except by pigeons.An attempt was made onthe 7th Nov.to approach f.adysmith hy an armored train,which, however, did not get nearer than a mile south of Colenso.The officer in charge reports that everywhere the i Bocrs had been they had taken every- , thing of value, leaving the farmers ! destitute, A balloon was seen in the | distance, believed to be one used by i Gen, White for watching the Boer , movements.Altho' it is understood Gen.Joubert has some 50,000 men be- | sieging Ladysmith, every confidence is | felt that Gen.White can withstand \u2018him until relief arrives, and that relief is being got ready with all speed.Every day ships are arriving at Dur- | ban with soldicrs and munitions of | war, and as they are landed they are |at once hurried forward by rail to , Estcourt, where a large camp has been i established.So soon as the column is | ready, it will advance under the com- ! mand of Gen.Methneu.He is waiting | now for artillery and cavalry, and may warch any day.The hope is en- | tertained that he may veach Ladysmith | some time next week.Should he ef- feet à junetion with Gen.White, the ' Boers would lose their present advantage in numbers, and be obliged to abandon Natal.The next ten days will be critical, for it is not to be supposed Joubert will allow the re- \u2018 lieving column to approach without ' either giving it battle or making a | desperate cffort to capture Ladysmith before it comes.Where Gen.Buller | is or what he is doing is unknown, the government prudently suppressing all | information likely to be of use to the | Boers.All that Is certain is, that the \"troops which are landed at the Cape | are sent at once into the Interior, to join a column which will either march | directly to the relief of Kimberley and : Mafeking, ov clsc make a diversion in j their favor by invading the Orange \u201c Free State, which would compel the : armies investing both towns to fall back to preserve communication with i The sentiment at the Cape is, that with the arrival of ! the troops from England the day of the Boers\u2019 opportunity has ended.Had they struck out before the rein- \u201c forcements came they might have overrun Natal and the greater part of Cape Colony, captured the supplies they \"need for a long campaign, and en- | trenched themselves in advantageous *qositions.Having missed that chance : by engaging in the sicge of Ladysmith, \"of Mafeking, and Kimberley, they ave now to be confronted by armies as large as their own, and hereafter will | be on the defensive.An official report gives the total I3ritish loss to the 1st November as 191 killed,842 wound- | ed, 1251 taken prisoners, and 20 who died from wounds in hospital\u20142304 in all, a heavy loss for an army of less : than 20,000 men in 15 days\u2018 Aghting.Turning westward we find the Boers have extended their lines into Cape Colony and now occupy many of the frontier villages.Kimberley and Mafeking, at last reports, continued to withstand their beslegers and their commanders were confident they could hold out until & relieving column ar- vives, This Gen.Buller is preparing to do and the reconnolssance made by Colonel Gough on Friday was with that view.Of the sièges of those two towns we have only fragmentary reports.On Monday, Oct.30, the Boers | their base of supplies.began to bombard Mafeking in carnest and continued their fire the following day.when they attempted to carry the south-east corner uf the town by assault, which was repulsed, with 3 killed and 5 woundid on the British side, The Boers being exposed must have lost heavily.That night the British made & successful attack on the enemy's advanced trenches, getting into them with the bayonet.The British loss waë 6 killed nod 9 wounded.As a result of this sally, the Boers moved their lines back.On Wednesday, lst Nov., the Boers endeavored to capture the town by assault.The report received says: The enemy were cventually driven back after a very hot engagement, throughout which all our men behaved with great spirit.The enemy's loss is estimated at 50 killed, besides wouua ed.The casualties on our side were slight, Shelling was resumed by the Boers at an early hour on Thursday morning, when the M-pounder was again in evidence.Later in the da the enemy, to the strength of 2000,too up position to the westward, with the evident intention of making a general advance, when a heavy thunderstorm broke out and the Boers retired after tiring a few volleys from thelr rifles and Maxims.In all the fighting of these days on the British side there was little loss of life, due to the excellence of the shelter in the trenches.The health and spirits of the troops are good.Kimberley has not been so hardly pressed as Mafeking, which is due to its situation in the centre of a vast plain, preventing the Boers from getting close to it and affording no advantageous positions for mounting their siege guns.They do not appear to be able to get closer than 4 miles to the centre of the town and their lines extend over 20 miles, so that there are many gaps in them.The Boer mounted skirmishers watch the town closely and as opportunity presents itself dash into its suburbs, capturing cattle grazing in the fields and in several instances picking up horses.A report, dated Nov.2, says: \u2018During the last few days the Boers have become more venturesome and are now actually stealing cattle quiteclose to the town,\u2019 A report, dated 2 days later, says the Boers were becoming more daring, and in a fight with the British patrol while lifting cattle they lost 6 men, while the British had one killed and one wounded.At one place they got off with 40 head of cattle, at another a number of cattle and donkeys.\u2019 The report goes on to say: The Doers are all well mounted, and from the dips in the prairie they appear and disappear with marvellous velocity, bent on lifting cattle.These operations, however annoying to the besieged, are not of the kind to capture Kimberley.On the th November, having got their cannon into position, they began to bombard the town and during the day 70 shells were thrown.Owing to the long range, over 8000 yards, the shells fell wide of the mark and did no material damage.The following day the bombardment was resumed with no better effect.Later on, getting the range of the diamond mines, huts in which dynamite was stored, were struck and exploded, without causing loss of life as the huts were isolated.I\u2019rovisions of all kind were getting to be dear in Kimberley and to help the poorer class Colonel Rhodes was giving them work on a large scale.The narrative of Father Matthews, chaplain to the Catholica in the Dublin fusiliers, is the first account we have had of the deplorable surrender of two battalions.It shows there was a lack somewhere and that a court-martial will have to be held to bring the responsibility home to whoever showed the white feather.Assertions are freely made by our men that the Boers are tricky and unscrupulously use the white flag to obtain an advantage.The first authentic instance is given in a despatch from Gen.White, dated Ladysmith, Nov.0: The Boers sent in today a number of refugees from the Transvaal under a flag of truce.A flag of truce from Ladysmith met them outside the pick- eta, When the party separated the Boer guns tired on it before it reached our pickets.Tt is only fair to state that the Boers make similar charges against the British, declaring they use the red cross, (that is the hospital flag) to protect their military movements and military property.There is à story, in which there may not be à word of truth, of a Boer, Nathan Marks, being held a prisoner at Ladysmith for having act- cd as à spy, and that Kruger's secretary sent word to Gen.White that unless he was released six British officers, prisoners-of-war, would be hanged.DEWITTVILLE An acetylene gas generator has been installed in the post-office by the Ormes- town company, which is an improvement on kerosene.The making of the remaining portion of the road between Connaught and New Ireland was sold on the 13th.This will give connection from the Chateauguay to the St Lawrence.ORMSTOWN At the cheese board on Thursday, | cach and every casc.The organist has good opportunity to display bis Nov.4, the offerings were 673 white ability in voluntaries without spoiling and 173 colored cheese.Bids were l0te for colored and ic for white.Only $0 changed hands on the board, but about 300 were sold after it.The last meeting for this season takes place this week,when buyers and members of the board will dine together.To-day (Nov.15) shipped 1 car of cattle and 1 car of hogs, and Neil McCaig 1 car of hogs.The services of C.W.Ford, who has been principal of the Danville academy for the past two years, have been secured bytheCoaticook academy from September next, at a salary of 8800, or $1000 if he can raise the average attendance in the academic department to 35 or over.All who left here for Manitoba on the harvest excursion have returned.They all speak well of the country, HOWICK Mr Stewart has sold one of his horses, Bouncing Boy, to Mr Hasgkill, of Dalkeith, Ont.William Hamilton, who went with a party {from Montreal to the Yukon via the Edmonton route, is expected home this week.Sufficient snow fell to whiten the ground here and the river was frozen across in some places.The weather is again mild with appearance of rain.Most of the factories in this section are making butter, and expect to continue manufacturing till the middle of December.STE MARTINE The ground froze on Friday and on Saturday snow covered it a few inches, so that on Sunday there were more sleighs than wagons in the village.Today (15th) the snow is melting, but it still covers the ground in the fields.The fall of price in cheese and butter has caused a great falling off in the delivery of milk to factories in such bad roads.All cheese factories in this parish closed this week.The creamery in the lower village will be kept in operation as long as suflicient milk comes in, but it seems farmers do not see any advantage in feeding cows at the price that butter stands today, compared with the price of hay and bran.The farmers\u2019 club has bought all the tools necessary to bore wells for the benefit of its members.Everything is to be here by the end of the week, and the club will have a man try the apparatus next week.BEAUHARNOIS About an inch of snow fellon Friday.The new dry kiln of Messrs Kilgour & Bro.will be finished this week.Nothing has been left undone to make it a first-class kiln.Several nice buildings have been erected on the Beauce road this fall, and the present indication shows that, before next fall, all the vacant lots on the north side of that road will be taken up and built.Beauharnois is going ahead slowly but surely.The boat stops making regular trips to Montreal on the 24th.The manager reports a very good season.Friday afternoon a warrant was issued against a young lad for having stolen property in his possession.The warrant was taken out by a person who keeps a restaurant, and who has a niece working for her.The young lady was somewhat attached to the lad, and to show her affection for him gave him a number of presents, which amounted to about $100 in value.These presents were claimed by her aunt as her property.The matter was brought before magistrate Deslauriers, and was postponed until Monday, but before time of hearing came, the matter was settled to the satisfaction of all concerned.All's well that ends well.VALLEYFIELD Snarley\u2014They're a bad family: the father plays with stocks, and the son plays with races.Yow\u2014You'd think these were virtues if you heard the daughter play the organ.We had occasion to attend a choral service in one of our churches some days ago; the voices were well trained, the choir,well balanced, sang in good tone and pitch, but the whole effect was marred by the un-artistic performance of the organist, When will organists learn that,when accompanying a choir, they are simply accompanists and not soloists\u2014that the function of the organ is to assist the choir and not drown it in a flood of unharmonic sound?Then, at the end of each verse, at least, one bar's rest should be taken, to allow the choristers to attack the next verse in unison, especially when the music chanted is part music.By a strict observance of this rule, the attack would be simultaneous\u2014altos would not start an accelerando movement to catch up with the sopranos, and the dignified bass would not have to jump 4 or 5 notes to catch on to the tenors.There is also another great fault with organists in general, that is, to drawl out a long finale on the C.C.C.bombardon stop, at the end of hymn or psalm.We have no doubt choirmasters would be much pleased to have a change effected on the lines indicated.It lies in their power to do so, and they should insist on it ia t | | Peter Cavers : the effect of a well-trained choir by injudicious handling of the organ.Messrs E.& D.Dion have acquired the farm of Mr Madden, situated on Grande Isle, for the large sum of $14,000 spot cash.This iv considered anextrahigh price.Councillor Billette has purchased one of the Buntin estate farms, for which a pretty round price was also paid.Both of these properties are to be subdivided into building lots.What with the sale of tbe Sangster farm, the St Onge farm, etc, real estate has received a large impetus this season.We understand the Montreal Cotton Co.have also decided to turn part of one of its farms into building lots, which will place over 500 building lots for their share on the market.We hope that the future will provide purchasers for all these properties, but are under the impression that a good many lots will be on the market 25 years hence.A change in the management of the Northrop Loom Co.has been effected, Mr M.J.Bigelow, the present manager, retiring, to be replaced by Mr Chas.Bethell, superintendent of the Laurie Engine works, Montreal, who comes highly recommended as a practical mechanic and business man.There are a lot of rumors flying about as to other changes in the various departments of the above company.Time will verily the correctness of these rumors.A second attempt at incendiarism was made on another of the Buntin sheds Saturday morning, about 12.30.\u2018When the brigade arrived they found a large bundle of waste saturated with coal-oil, and which had been ignited close to the shed.Thanks to the promptitude of Mr Fred Goundrey, who was passing at the time, he gave the alarm.We cannot, by-the-way, see the necessity of ringing the alarm 20 to 25 minutes after the apparatus has reached the scenc of the fire and is at work.The fire was put out before much damage was done.Mrs and Miss Simpson reached Valleyfield last week, after a long sojourn in England and on the continent.Their numerous friends are glad to see them back.Mr A.E.Follows, private secretary to Mr Simpson, has also returned, after an absence of 6 weeks in England.An inciplent fire started on Sunday in Mrs James Anderson's residence, but was fortunately soon extinguished.ST STANISLAS We had the first snow storm of the season on Saturday and some cutters were out on Sunday, but it must have been to scour their runners as there was no sleighing.Old weather prophets say this snow will not stay and that we have still the Indian summer to get.It has been a fine open fall and has enabled farmers to get thelr work pretty well wound up.We were in dread that the war would raise the price of flour, but it has not done so as yet, and I think it should be lower instead, for if they keep on killing each other as they have been doing since the war commenced there will soon be nobody left to send it to.FRANKLIN CENTRE The ladies of the Congregational church held a social at the home of J.T.Elder Thursday evening, th.Roads and weather were fine and a large crowd was present.An excellent tea was served to over a hundred.Games, vocal and instrumental music, &c., made up a pleasant evening.Proceeds 825, Our secret society (of councillors) still meet the first Monday of each month to transact business.Will not one of the members take down the minutes and send them to the Gleaner?ATHELSTAN The W.F.M.society held their monthly meeting in the basement of the church on Saturday.Miss Nellie Clark, missionary to the Indians, was present, and gave a very interesting address on her work.The C.E.topic for last week was \u201cDr Duff and mis sions in India.\u201d Rev Mr Rowat took charge of the meeting and gave an address on Dr Duff, whose lectures he enjoyed for 6 weeks in (Glasgow college.We are glad to learn that our worthy citizen, Mr Saunders, has recovered from his illness, and is again able to attend to his duties as customs officer.Mr Malcom Elder intends taking up his residence in this village, and will occupy the house formerly owned by Miss McLaren.DUNDEE Last year we had a snow fall on the 10th of this month, and about 3 days of sleighing.This year we had a slight snow fall on the 1ith, but not enough for sleighing.Our river has been skimmed over with ice, which is now going out (14th.) The Grenada was about ten days in the dry-dock at Cornwall and ran a couple of days last week and on Monday, but not today (Tuesday.) This will be the last week she will run.Duck shooting so far has not been what sportsmen could desire, but no doubt this snowstorm and cold will bring the birds to stay with us until the freeze-up.It is à wonder that the ducks are not exterminated, for every means that man can invent is ured for thelr destruction.It iv not here alone that they are hunted, but in the south, where they winter they undergo greater destruction.Wm.Hogle, whose notice of death appears in the obituary column, was an old resident of Fort Covington,aand was a quiet, honest, and respectable citizen.He was at one time engaged in the mercantile and in the steam- boating business.He owned the greater part of the steamer Lord Elgin.There was considerable opposition at the time and by the wilful doings of a certain person on board, she ran into another boat, which was sunk.Through lawsuits, etc., Mr Hogle was wrongfully beaten out of all he possessed.I heard a person telling of the case,who was conversant with the whole circumstances, that it was a piece of rascal.ity the way Mr Hogle was used.The Rev W.G.Hamilton, pastor of St Paul\u2019s chureh, Fort Covington, got married on the 8th Dec.last, and went to Europe on his wedding tour.Ho expected to be gone about a year, but he has cabled his resignation, as he intends staying another year.His successor, It is said, has been appoint.¢ A meeting is to be held on the 23rd to try and get the people of the town of Fort Covington to vote $1000 more for the finishing of the town hall.There will be desperate opposition to the vote, if the talk onc hears is any criterion.The lower part is intended for a store.What business, say some, has the town to build stores and make the people pay?Stores don't rent very high In the Fort.THE TATEHURST SCHOOL.A question of considerable public interest was decided by the superintendent of education, on the 8th inst., at Quebec.On the 8th of May, 1893, the school commissioners of St Malachle d'Ormstown erected a new school district, known as number 13, which is situated at Tate's Corners.The school was kept in operation continuously from that time until the month of December last, when the school building was burned.Three-lourths of the ratepayers of said district, in the month of February, 1889, petitioned the school commissioners, praying them to erect a suitable schoolhouse for the use of the pupils of the district.The school commissioners, on the 20th March, 1899, rejected the petition, and passed a resolution abolishing the district.This latter resolution was confirmed at a subsequent meeting on the 10th of April.The parties who petitioned for the school, petitioned the commissioners again on the 12th of April, 1899, asking them to revise their decisions of the 20th March and the 10th of April, and to cause a new schoolhouse to be maintained in said district number 13.The school commissioners, on the 8th of May, refused to consider this petition, and adhered to their decisions of the 20th of March and 10th of April.On the 11th of May last, D.McMullan, Alexander Mac- Dougall, and several other ratepayers in district number 13 appealed to the superintendent of education, from the decision of the school commissioners of the 8th of May.This petition was received by the department on the 26th of May.and, on the 30th of said month Inspector James McGregor was ape pointed to hold an enquiry into the matter of the petition.This enquiry was duly held on the 10th and 17th days of June last, at which both parties were represented.Mr Me- Gregor forwarded his report to the superintendent of education which was duly received by him on the 24th of June.The report remained in the hands of the superintendent for some days without action being taken.On the 19th of September the superintendent of education informed the parties that, owing to the late school law having been abolished and a new one adopted, that he had no longer any jurisdiction.Mr Alexander Mac- Dougall, the donor of the MacDougall hall, took the matter up at his own expense and placed the case in the hands of Mr Duncan McCormick,Q.C\"., who gave an opinion that the superintendent of education was wrong in his interpretation of the law, and that he did have jurisdiction, basing his opinion on two grounds, that the appeal was made before the new law came into force and that the delay having expired for going to the circuit court the petitioners would be deprived of all recourse.A copy of this opinion was forwarded to the superintendent, who consulted with the attorney- general.The latter confirmed the opinion of Mr McCormick and informed the superintendent that he did have jurisdiction.The matter was taken up recently by the superintendent, and his decision sets aside and declares null and void the resolutions of the school commissioners of the 20th of March and 10th of April, and orders the school commissioners, within a delay of 30 days, to provide for the erection of a suitable schoolhouse within district number 13.The following is the superintendent's decision: D.McMullan, Alexander MacDougall, and other ratepayers residing in the school municipality of the parish of St Malachie d'Orms- town, Chateauguay county, appellants, and the school commissioners of the said school municie pality, respondents, Whereas, on the fin of May, 1803, ét the school Gommiseloners of the said school municipality did erect a new school district with the designation of district No 13; Whereas, the school commissioners thereafter rented part of a building in said district and opened a school therein, keeping the same In operation continuously with a good attendance of pupils, as shown by the government lnspector\u2019s official reports; Whereas, after the burning of said building in December, 1898, another building was rented and school was continued during the school year of 1898-1899; Whereas, some three-fourths of the ratepayers of sald district No 13 petitioned the school! commissioners in February, 1849, for the erection of a suitable schoolhouse for the use of the pupils of this district; Whereas, on the 20th of March, 1899, this petition was rejected by the school commissioners and a resolution was passed by them at the same time and reiterated more definitely at a subsequent meeting held on the 10th of April, to abolish said district No 13; Whereas, the petitioners aforesaid did petition the commissioners under date of April 12th, 1899, to revise the decision of the commissioners, made on the 20th of March and on the 10th of April, and to cause a schoolhouse to be erected and maintained in district No 13; Whereas, upon the 8th day of May the school commissioners refused to reconsider their action as requested in the petition; Whereas, under date of May 11th, 1899, D.McMullan, Alexander Mac- Dougall and other ratepayers of district No 13 did petition me, the superintendent of public instruction, in appeal, which petition was received on the 26th of May; Whereas, on the 30th of May I did appoint Tuspector McGregor, with power to act in my stead, to hold an enquiry into the matter of the petition, which enquiry was duly held on the 10th and 17th days of June last, both parties to the case being represented; Whereas, the report of Inspector McGregor with the evidence of the witnesses was received and filed in the department of public instruction on the 27th day of June, and the case was thus closed and was before me for judgment while the law under which all procedure was taken was still in force; Therefore, after a careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the enquiry held In June last, of the report Inspector McGregor, and of all other documents filed in this case, whereby it appears that district No 13, with a property valuation of some 879,463, and some 25 children from 5 to 16 years of age, who cannot conveniently or justly be provided for in the neighboring districts, should have, in the best educational interests, a schoolhouse of its own, I do hereby maintain the petition and declare as follows: 1st The resolutions of the schoolcom- missioners of St Malachie d'Ormsatown of March 30th and April 10th, 1899, having for effect the abolition of district No 13, are hereby set aside and declared null and void; 2nd The school commissioners are required, within a delay of thirty days from this date, to provide for the erection of a suitable schoolhouse in and for district No 13.Given at the department oi public instruction, in the city of Quebec, this eighth day of November, 1809.BOUCHER DE LA BRUERE, Superintendent GEO.H.PARMELEE, Secretary ELGIN SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS MET on the 11th instant; members all present except Commissioner Graham.The resignation of Miss Rowe, teacher in school No 5, was accepted, and the chairman and secretary authorized to engage another to take her place.The school collection roll was examined and confirmed.The sccretary was instructed to sell the contracts of furnishing wood for the schools, by public auction.The commissioner and manager of school No 2 reported that the school required & new sct of desks.They, with the secretary, were appointed a committee to purchase them.The board agreed to visit the schools as follows: School No 4, Wednesday, Dec.20, at 1 p.m.School No 1, Thursday, Dec.21, at 9 a.m.School No 2, Thursday, Dec.21, at 1 p.m, School No 3, Friday, Dec.22, at 9 a.m.School No5, Friday, Dec.22, at 1 p.m.HUNTINGDON VILLAGE COUNCIL AN adjourned session was held on Monday evening; all present.The secretary laid before the council a list of arrears, as required by Art.371 of the code.He was instructed to hand over to the county secretary for collection, by sale of lands, all arrears unpaid after due notice was given.He was also instructed to collect all arrears of electric light and water rates, by taking suit against all who neglect to pay after being notified.The fire and water committee were fastructed to organize a fire company.The board of health were empowered to employ & competent person to in- confit spect the plumbing done id this village, if they considered it necessary.The secretary was Instructed to pay Messrs Robertson, Floot & Falooner $200 on account of costs In the Chisholm case, The council, without admitting any legal liability, decided to pay PP.Allard $35 for damages sustained by him in falling through the upper bridge.WAR NEWS FIGHT NEAR BELMONT.Having been ordered by Gen.Buller to reconnolter the country in the vicinity of Kimberley, with a view to send & relie! column, Col.Gough left camp at DeAar junction and found no Boers until he reached the Orange river, 70 miles from Kimberley.On November 10, the officers of the patrol first came on a Boer position taken upon a great semi-circular ridge, standing out into a plateau.They endeavored to make the Boers develop their strength by demonstrating with two squadrons of the 9th Lancers and a fleld battery on the left wing, with one and one-half com panles of mounted infantry on the right wing, and with artillery in the middle of the plateau, with infantry fire.The enemy began by firing at our cavalry from a gun at the north end.As the cavalry, In open order, began to circle around them, the hills seemed full of sharpshooters.The mounted infantry endeavored to outflank the enemy\u2019s left, in order to discover the camp, coming under a heavy and unexpected fire from a few skirmishers.Our guns fired several apparently effective shots, but the enemy did vot respond, having withdrawn with the wounded, The enemy did not fire on an ambulance.Col.Gough withdrew his force after a demonstration lasting 3 hours, and returned to camp the same afternoon near Orange river.The guns and a few horses were brought in by rail.The wounded were sent to Orange river by rail immediately after the action.The enemy's strength appeared considerable, apparently 700, with one gun.The British loss was Colonel Keith killed and 5 wounded, 3 of them officers.Colonel Keith was a cousin of the earl of Kintore.He did good service in the Soudan under General Kitchener.FATHER MATTHEWS DESCRIBES THE SURRENDER AT NICHOLSON'S NEK.Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bay, Nov.9.\u2014Father Matthews, who has arrived here, says with reference to the surrender of the Irish Fusiliers and the Gloucestershire troops at Nicholson\u2019s Nek, that, after the mules stempeded, the force got hard pressed by the enemy.They would have held out, however, but some subordinate, without instructions, hoisted a flag of truce on his own responsibility.Nothing then remained but to surrender.\u2018We were sent out,\u2018 says Father Mathews, \u2018to occupy a position with the object of preventing two Boer forces from joining.We started at 8.30 o'clock on Sunday evening, marched 10 miles and got to the hill about 1 o'clock Monday morning.The first mishap was that the mountain battery stampeded and scattered the whole lot of mules.We formed up again, and gained the top of the hill.The guns were gone, but not all the ammunition.I do not know what stampeded the mules.They knocked me down.It was pitch dark.We had an hour\u2019s sleep.The firing began just after daybreak, being somewhat slack for a time.But finally the Boers crept round, and then the firing became furious.Our men made a breastwork of stones.Soon after 12 o'clock noon there was a general cry of \u2018Cease fire,\u2019 but our fellows would not stop firing.Major Adye came up and confirmed the order and then the bugle sounded cease fire.In our locality there was a rumor that a white flag was ralsed by a young officer who thought his batch of ten men were the sole survivors.But we were 900 alive, having started with perhaps 1200, 1 think many of the battery men escaped.Our officers and men were furious at the surrender.The Boers did not seem to be in great numbers on the spot.But I heard that the main body had galloped off.Our men had to give up their arms, and the officers were sent to Commandant Steene- kaamp.The officers then ordered the men to fall in.The officers were taken away from the men, and sent to Gen.Joubert the same day, travelling in mule waggons and sleeping that night in some store on the way.The next morning they took à train at Wasch- bak for Pretoria.They are very well treated, and 50, I have heard, ave the men.There has been no unpleasantness in Pretoria.The officers are in a school bullding, and are allowed to walk as they please In the grounds.The surrender, in my judgment, was & great blunder caused by a misunderstanding.Major Adye was much put out, The white flag was not holsted by the Irish Fusiliers.\u2019 AN INSIDE VIEW.À correspondentof an English paper, taken prisoner by the Boers near Dundee, had an opportunity of seeing what the Boers are like.He thus tells the story: My enforced stay with the shemy was not without ite amusing features.I found them & greas deal less truculent in manner than in appearance.At first sight, thanks to the inflaite variety of their costumes, they might have been mistaken for a pie- turesque band of brigands, The majority of them were attired in shirts and trousers, with red and blue fancy patterned scarfs, and formidable slouch hats.But, unsoldierly, as they might seem to an eye accustomed to the neatness of Aldershot, there was no mistaking their physical fitness.Nearly all of them were strong, powerful built men, while a few were veritable giants, They were all in the highest spirits.For instance, on the night of our capture, the Field Cornet was induced to preside over an impromptu smoking concert.The Boers are extremely fond of musie, and it was amusing to see & Johannesburger playing the piano, with his gun still slung over his shoulder, while his more rustic comrades stood around him spellbouud, They sang the Transvaal \u2018\u2018Volkelied\u2019\u2019 with immense fervour and volume of sound.The one subject of their talk was their resolute determination to fight to the last for the independence of their country.On Friday night our field cornet,although nodding in his chair for want of sleep, presided for an hour over another smoking concert, when the utmost jollity and good will prevailed, We prisoners slept on the floor, while the majority of the Boers withdrew to a short distance from the railway.On Sunday morning we were startled by the sound of the British guns, and began to hope that there might be a prospect of rescue or escape.Our desire was soon realized.The Boers, including our guards, found enough to occupy their attention without troubling about a handful of civilian prisoners, and in the course of the morning we made our way unmolested to the British lines.Durban, Nov.6\u2014The officers land- lng here witli the naval dutachment for the defence of the port did not take .their swords, but were equipped exact- ' ly like the men.This has been decided upon with a view to reduce the sacrifice of officers.The village of Klipdam, in Cape Colony, was entered by 15 Boers unde the cover of à white flag.As soon as these were admitted 150 others burat in.The Boer use of the white flag throughout the war has been unpardonable.It has been used once outside of Kimberley to prevent the British firing until relnforcements could be brought up by the Boers, In the Elandslaagte fight 400 men of the second battalion of the Gordon Highlanders were engaged, and 118,0r 29 per cent., were killed or wounded.This was the heaviest loss sustained by a British corps in the combat, and one of the heaviest that the record shows in any war for a long time.London, Nov.12\u2014The Allan line steamer Sardinian from Quebec, with the Canadian contingent for South Africa, called at St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, today.Rome, No7.12\u2014All Rome ls talking of the Vatican's views of the war in South Africa.On Tuesday the Popolo Romano, in the course of an article, observed that Italian public opinion was virtually unanimous in supporting England, to whom ltaly owed her very existence.On Wednesday the Osservatore Romano, the well-known Vatican organ, retorted with a fiery editorial, It was true, it said, that the Italian Liberals had rcason to be Anglophile, because it was England they had to thank for the triumph of Freemasonry and the fall of the Pope's temporal power, but England would sooner or later find to her cost that she had assisted in the triumph .of the devil in South Africa.Frpiet uyy ht | py : NN ovryheid ON .L ÿ Hoñoo GA A ÿ GiourBAN SCENE OF WAR IN NATAL.The relative positions of Ladysmith, Co'enso, Estcourt, Weston, and Pieter maritzburg and Durban are shown on thie map.A detachment from (jeneral Joubert's forces holds Colenso.a-d the British are iu force at Estcourt.A Boer column of 4,000 troops from Mel moth and Eshowe, in Zwuland, is marching upon Greytown, where there is à small force of Natal police and volun teers, and is thus threatening Estcourt, Pietermaritzburg, and Durban.ITEMS.Durban, Nov.11.\u2014The government has received à letter from Col.Schiel, the German officer captured at Elande- gaate, expressing gratitude for kind and humane treatment.The Boers and British are treated exactly alike.The colonel further expresses his appreciation of the civility and humanity of the British authorities at Lady- smith and Pietermaritzburg.Cape Town, Nov.ÿ.\u2014Many of the Gordon Highlanders who were wound: ed at Elandslaagte have arrived here.A majority of them declared that they were shot after the Boers had exhibited four flags of truce and the British bugler had sounded \u2018\u2018Cease firing.\u2019 The Highlanders admit that their heavy loss was due to their action in unanimously refusing their commander's offer to let them fight without their tartans and in trews.The following is the full text of Mr Chamberlain's cablegram to Lord Minto in reply to the Canadian government's inquiry as to whether additional troops would be required for service in South Africa: \u2018\u2018Your min- lsters\u2019 generous offer to send without delay a second contingent for service in South Africa bas received the attentive consideration of the secretary of state for war and his military &d- visers, but they regret that under existing circumstances they are unable to accept it.The offer will, however, be borne in mind, and Her Majesty's government will have no hesitation in availing themselves of it should events make it desirable to do so.Her Majesty's government attach great importance to this fresh proof of Canadian sympathy and good-will, and desire to express their grateful appreciation of it.Chamberlain.\u2019 A special depatch from Cape Town confirms the earlier report that it was Gen.Buller who ordered the British evacuation of Stormberg and Naaul- poort, as he considered the frontier line too weak and too extended.Strong bids are being made by the Boers for the support of the Cape Dutch, but without much success, although it is believed that the Dutch farmers, especially in Ploquetberg dio- price are artned with Mausers, and are v ng the course of events.Cape Town, Sunday, Nov.5\u2014Sir Alfred Milner visited the wounded today.They are all doing well.Some of the wounds are of an extraordinary nature.The Mauser bullet makes a clean perforation of bone and muscle.Soldiers shot through both cheek bones have lost the sense of smell and taste, but are otherwise quite well.Most of the wounds are in the hands and arms.The wounded are recovering in a remarkable manner.The Mauser wounds are small and heal quickly.Many of the wounded are applyiog for permission to return to the front, Pietermaritzburg, Nov.10.\u2014The Times, of Natal, urges the home government not to be carried away by the spiritof magnanimity.Inthe eventual settlement of the war, it says the rebels\u2019 farms and stock should provide the compensation due the loyalists for losses incurred through their loyalty in the shape of wrecked howes, burned stores, looted stock.Lieut.Charles Carrol Wood is the first Canadian officer to meet his death in the South African war.Hewas a graduate of the Canadian military college.On Saturday, at Windsor castlo the Household cavalry was reviewed by the Queen, and greeted by her in a tender and affectionate message of farewell.Helmets were swung on to bayonets and the Life Guards and Blues cheered lustily for the Queen, and the great concourse of spectators was fairly choked with emotion.The Horse Guards did not wear their beautiful uniform, with blue tunie, glittering cuirass, scarlet plume, white overalls and big boots, but appeared in serviceable khaki, in which the cream of the British noblesse will fight the enemy in the South Africa bush.These popular troops were wildly cheered in the streets of London.Three members of the Dominion government have sons in South Africa.They are: Major Robert Cartwright, son of Sir Richard Cartwright; Capt.Gustave Joly, son of Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere; Lieut, C.M.Dobell,son of the Hon R.R.Dobell, and there is also Lieut.-Col.Oscar C.C.Pelletier, son of Sir Alphonse Pelletier, speaker of the ssnate.MILKMEN MEET.Montreal is to have à milkman\u2019s association, one ul the objects of which will be to have a standard price for milk, and to secure a better inspection.At a meeting of the milkmen held Thursday afternoon, in the Monument National, uader the chailrmansbip of W.Reynolds, it was decided to form such an association, to be known as the Montreal Milkmen's association.Thomas Trenhoilme, Montreal west, was elected president; I.Priace assistant secretary, and Messsr Duncan, Butler, Bonhomme, and Jubinville the committee, The delegation appointed at the previous meeting to interview one of the city dairy companies reported, through Mr Butler, that the company did not see their way to come into the association.Milkmen, the company stated, did a credit business, whilst they did a strictly cash one, and they thought that the public should get milk at a little cheaper rate when they paid cash for it.T.Earle suggested that it would be well ifthe aystem of inspection was extended throughout the city, especially as regarded grocery stores, where milk was sold.He expressed the opin- fon that it would be well to appoint a delegation to confer with Dr Laberge and the health committee on the subject.Mr Butler advocated that milk in- spectore take two samples, one of which should be left, sealed, with the milkman.In such case the latter could, if he desired, have the sample analysed, if the inspector reported that the milk was below the standard.Mr Earle believed that a lot of poor milk was sent into the city, and the reason it was not detected, was because the system of inspection was not extensive enough.He pointed out that one of the objects of the association was to get the farmers to cooperate with the milkmen, and with each other, s0 that milk would be sold at a uniform price, and thus ensure legitimate competition.The price should not be exorbitant, but such as would ensure the purity of the milk.À.Anderson, White's Station, said that the farmers of that district were willing to combine on a standard price.H.S.Tannabill said that a meeting was going to be held of those in the Huntingdon district who shipped milk into Montreal.It was decided that the secretaries draw up a circular on the matter for distribution among the farmers, and after further discussion, the meeting adjourned until such time as the committee and the officers have prepared a constitution and bylaws for approval.\u2014(Gazette.CANADA The Dominion convention of the W.C.T.U.was in session last week at Halifax.Addressing it Mr Murray, the premier of the province, said he was proud of Nova Scotia, because since 1867 no government had ever undertaken to supplement the revenue one dollar from the liquor traffie, and because outside of Halifax there were only four licenses in the whole province.Toronto, Nov.9\u2014During a desperate battle with two burglars, who sought to rob him of his valuables, John E.Varcoe, a grocer at 182 Queen street, was shot by his assailants, sustaining wounds which caused his death shortly after 7 o'clock this morning at the general hospital.Henry Williams and James McIntosh, charged with the crime, were arrested after an encounter with the police,the latter being shot down while attempting to make his escape.Varcoe was awakened about 2 o'clock by hearing a noise in the hallway leading to his room.He called to his clerk, Noah Thomas, who was in the next room and, as he arose from his bed a pistol was pointed in his face.Varcoe grabbed a chair which was near the bed, and was in the act of striking the thief when he received the two shots in his groin.He fell exhausted on the bed, and his assailant ran out of the door.Thomas could not offer any assistance because he was overpowered by another burglar, who also carried a firearm.The thieves got into the house by forcing a cellar window with a cold chisel, Going into the shop, they took everything of value.After ransacking the place, the thieves sat down and enjoyed a hearty meal, prepared by them, using canned goods from the shelves.The robbers had almost completed the job when dis covered by Mr Varcoe.The wounded thief has since died.The immense biscuit and confectionery manufactory ol Viau & Frere, on Notre Dame street, near Sohmer park, together with their bonded warehouse, known for many years and managed until recently by Trotter Brothers, was totally destroyed by fire Sunday morning, and the loss will foot up a total of probably 9400- 000, partially covered by insurance.\u2014 Montreal Herald.The steamer Porto Rico, 225 feet long, and 36 feet beam, passed through the fourteen miles of the new Soulanges canal on Monday, in three hours.The time occupied in the main lock was 5} minutes.The vessel being light drew only 9 feet of water, s0 that her experience was oniy 8 partial test of the canal\u2019 capacity.She ls, how ever, the largest craft to come down the ait Lawrence canals unbroken, ber length being 23 feet greater than that of ihe locks on the Beauharnois canal.Ottawa, Nov.W\u2014Lord Minto has received a letter from Katin, India, stating that there is a severe famine there, and the writer would like to obtain the prices of cheap grain, such as wheat,barley, and beans in Canada, with à view of purchase.Montreal, Nov.10.\u2014The inclement weather this morning had no effect on the condition of business at the St Gabriel milch cow market, Centre street.The arrivals today were very large, and the quality of stock offered for sale was of a very superior kind.Milkmen, and other buyers, were out in fairly large numbers, and a good brisk trade was done all morning.Prices were about the same as laut week.The best milch cows sold from 830 to 840 per head, while the medium were quoted at from 828 to $34 each.The offerings were equalto the demand.UNITED STATES.The local poultry dealers here agreed among themselves that this year they will purchase nothing but dressed poultry for shipment, thus protecting themselves and paying for just what they get.\u2014Oscar F.Chase raised 276 bushels of oats on 3 acres of ground this year, being an extraordinary yield.The oats were weighed in order to secure the exact yicld.On the same ground last year Mr Chase raised 900 bushels of potatoes.Chateaugay Record.A Sun, N.Y., correspondent of the Chateaugay Journal justly complains of being disturbed by the shouting and noise of parties returning from the saloons at the *\u2018Lines' and pertinently asks: \u201cWhere arc our professed temperance workers that these places Are not investigated?For about J0 years Burke has refused to grant license for the sale of intoxicants and we have in our midst a strong organization whose professed purpose is to stop the sale and use of iiquors, yet we are often obliged to submit to the sight of and listen to the lewd talk of drunken men and boys.It would seem that some one is neglecting his duty to allow such things to goon.And again are the professing Christian parents of these boys blameless in this matter?Had the home training of their young minds been of the right kind would they have gone astray so soon?These are questions of importance to us who have young children growing up.At a meeting of the consolidated milk exchange at New York last week, the price of milk was raised from 81.51 a hundred pounds, or 3.24 cents a quart, to $1.61 a hundred pounds, or 3.45 cents a quart.After deducting 31 cents, or the average cost for freight and ferriage, the net price to the farmer is $1.30 a hundred pounds, or 2.79 cents a quart.The advance in price was due to the increasing scarcity in the supply of milk, it was said.The present price is 10 cents higher than the highest price which was paid last year.The retail rate in bottles, as sold by local dealers, ia 8 cents a quart.Some of the members of the milk exchange gave a different reason for the advance from that of scarcity of supply.\u2018We might as well have some benefit out of the good times just the same as other people,\u2019\u2019 said one member, Admiral Dewey has been a a widower since 1872.He was warried Monday.His choice is Mrs Hazen, widow of Gen, Hazen, formerly chief signal officer of the army.Mrs Hazen is wealthy, and about 40.Now that all eyes are turned toward the South African republic, there is a natural curiosity to know what manner of men It is that the English are warring with, As it happens, so competent and unprejudiced an observer as the Right Hon James Bryce, M.P., authorof the American Commonwealth, has visited the Boers within the past few years, and in his Impressions of South Africa he thus describes them: \u2018\u2018Severed from Europe and its influences two hundred years ago, they have, in some of the elements of modern civilization, gone back rather thao forward.They are a half-nomad race, pasturing their flocks and herds over the vast wilderness, and migrating in their wagons from the higher to the lower pastures according to the season of the year.Living entirely in the open air, and mostly in the saddle, they are strangely ignorant and backward ir\u2019 all their ideas.They have no literature, and very few newspapers.Thelr religion is the Dutch and Huguenot Calvinism of the 15th century, rigid and stern, hostile to all new light, imbued with the spirit of the Old Testament rather than of the New.They dislike and despise the Kaiflrs, whom they have regarded as Israel may have regarded the Amalekites, and whom they have treated with equal severity.They hate tbe English Also, who are to them the hereditary enemies that conquered them at the Cape, that drove them out into the wilderuess in 1836, that annexed their republic in 1847, and thereafter broke the promises of self-government made at the time of the annexation; that stopped their ex- ansion on the west by occupying echuanaland, and on the north by occuping Matabeleland and Mashona- land; and that are now, as they be- lleve, plotting to find some pretext for overthrowin their independence.Their usual term (when they talk among themselves ) for an Eng shan is \u2018rotten egg.\u2019\u2019 This hatred is mingled with a contempt for those whom they defeated at Laing's Nek and Majuba Hill, and with a fear born of the sconse that the English are their superiors in knowledge, in activity, and atatecraft.STRAYED on the farm of J.R.Me- Calg, a yearling Heifer.Owner can have the same by paying expenses.J R.McCaia, Beaver, Que.HUNTINGDON ~\u2014Both smoke-stalks at the power- Louse collapsed during the high wind on the morning of the 8th.They bad become much corroded from coal gas.| The electric light will not be as satisfactory as usual until new smoke- stalks are put in place.\u2014Thankegiving day for the States | fal 6 on the 30th and buyers are scour- | ing the country for turkeys.The | general price here ls 7e à pound live weight.\u2014The social of the Good Templars | Tuesday evening was fairly well attended, and an agreeable time spent.Mr Wallace Johaston, a divinity student, made an acceptable address.\u2014Despite bad roads storekeepers have done a fine fall trade.On Tuesday the stores were crowded and lots of heavy goods and furs were sold.Competition has cut prices close in this village, \u2014The village is again free from infectious dieease.DIED At Covey Hill, on the 4th November, William Palmer.At Hemmingford, on the 8th Nov., Richard H.Toynton, junr., aged 17 years.At Fort Covington village, on the Lith Nov., William Hogle, aged 88 years.At Hemmingford, Q., on Nov.10, Marion Stewart, wife of A, W.Loudon, aged 54 years.A SOCIAL will be given, by the Ladles of the Methodist Church, at the Parsonage, on THURSDAY, Nov.Ith.Tea served from six to eight o'clock.Admission 20 cents; children l5cents.All are cordially Invited.FOR SALE Any one in need of a Threshing Mill ( Boyd make) can purchase the sume on reasonable terms.The Mill is in good working order, and almost as good as new.PETER FINLAYSON, ' River Outarde, i D.A.ROSS'S AD.1 | i Ladies and Gentlemen: T say Ladies, because they want to have a nice SLEIGH AND ROBES as well as Gentlemen, .2.2.2.2 | | | | i | The Only Place to Get a fine Turnout Of that kind, along with a fine HARNESS, at a rcason- able price, is at D.A ROSS'S)gzmones, To be Sold by Andw.Philps, Auctioneer On SATURDAY, Nov.I8, at residence of JOHN CAMPBELL, New Ire- | land: 10 milch cows, 10 young cattle, ; reaper, mower, implements, vehicles, ! hay, &e.10 months\u2019 credit.Sale at | 1 p.m.On TUESDAY, Nov.21, at residence | of C.W.POTTER, 14 mile east of Covey | Hill post-oftice: 2 working horses, 4-year old horse, 7mileh cows, 2 2-year | old heifers, 2 yearlings, 4 ca ves, | 7 sheep, 12 pigs, 12 swarms of bees, ; farming utensils, dairy utensils, vehicles, wagons, harness, robes, hay, grain, straw, cornstalks, and potatoes.12 months\u2019 credit.Sale at 11 o'clock | a.m.84 | Montreal, Nov.15\u2014Manitoba! Strong Bakers\u2019 Flour, best 83.60 (@83.70; Straight Roller in bags 81.65 (@81.70, i Rolled Oats 83.53@83.60P bbl; 81.70 | (@81.72 P bag.| Oats, No2, ¥ 31th, 284@2uc Peas 654c (@ G6c ¥ 661b ; Feed Barley, # 401b, 48¢: malting 51e | Bran ¥ ton Manitoba $15.00a815.50 | Shorts, 817.00(@817.50 i Moullie, 818.00(a¢#25.00 Hay, 0 1810.00(a811.00®ton; No 2 88.50(289.00.Cheese\u2014104(à10}c ; 15 Creamery, 184(a lic; Dairy Eggs\u2014Newlaid 22(@23¢; candled 20§e: ordinary le Potatoes, 45c à bag On the street market Oats sold at 63ai0c the bag: Buckwheat, Yce(asl do; Beans, $1(a81.25.Turkeys 9 to fc ¥® Ih; ducks & to Rie; ; chickens Gf to Te: and geese 6 to Gic.McDONALD & ROBB'S PRICES We are selling Feed at these prices: Peameal ¥ ton.,.824.00 Cornmeal, old corn, # ton 17.00 Barleymeal, ¥ ton.20.00 Middlings, ** .18.00 Bran ¥ ton.16.00 And are buying Grain at Oats ¥ 40th.30 to 31e ; Peas W 70h.ide Barley, feed, ¥ 50th.40c to 00 McDoNALD & Ronn, Valleyfield | LATEST.Thursday morning\u2014There is nothing new from the seat of war.It is believed the situation at Ladysmith is unchanged.Fuller details of the sally at Mafeking on the enemy's trenches | show that town is in no present danger.: The total reinforcements that have : arrived in South Africa since Friday ' are 19,000 men, chiefly infantry, nearly 13,000 horses and mules, three batteries of field artillery and a number of quick-firing guos.The column to\u2019 relieve Ladysmith may march at any hour, as it is ready.A petition is béing signed by the depositors in the Ville Marie bank asking the government to assume the payment of the overissue of bills (which they ought to have prevented ) and not take the money to uo #0 that otherwise would go to the depositors.The Old _ Kelso, Nov, 11, 1849, ; 2tc P ; over 600 head o NOW IS THE TIME \u2014AND\u2014 HUNTER'S Is the Place to Buy Your Winter Goods.Leok at These Prices How de They Strike You?Men's Tweed Overcoats.$ 805 Men's Tweed Ulsters.Men's Frieze Uluters in black.Men's Frivze Ulsters in brown $4.50, $3 50 Men's Ulsters with Corduroy Vininge.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026rrcrrencre ve 600 Men's Beaver Overcuats.5.00 Men's Frieze Pea Jackets $2, 83 Men's Cardigan Jackets.Ge Men's benvy Winter Paote.91.25 Boye\u2019 Wiuter Pauta, per pair 50e Boys\u2019 Winter Suits.$1.75 up Men's Wool Underwear, su t.90c, $1 Men's Raccoon Coata.3 Men's Wombat Coats.Men's Marinot Coats 15.00 Men's Moscow Lamb \u2026 18.00 Ladies\u2019 Raccoon Conts.\u2026 30 up Ladies\u2019 Astrachan Coats .30 up Ladies\u2019 Electric Seal Collars.1.75 Ludiew\u2019 Electric Seal Muffs.1.25 Ladies\u2019 Benver Caps.Ladies\u2019 Wool Vesta.Ladies\u2019 Wool Hose.Ladies\u2019 Cloth Jackets.Crystal Glass sets.Sauce Dishes.25c¢ doz 44 pieces China Ten set.$8.75 44 pieces fnney figured Ten set 2 65 07 pieces Dinner set.4.75 See our Kersey Horse Blankets at 1.25 See our Blizzard Horse Blankets at $1 See our tirey Goat Robes extra large size 35.50 KEEWATIN FLOUR, Bran, Shorts, Moulee Cornmenl, Middlings, Granite Feed, Coarse Salt, nnd Lime always in stock.Stove, Furnace and Chestnut COAT, always in stock, say Highest price paid for fresh Exga, Butter, Beeswnx, Tullow, Dried Apples and all kinds of Grain, \u2014AT \u2014 Hunter Stand P.S.\u2014Just arrived, 1 car Bran.85 Pay Your School Taxes Province of Quebce ' | School Municipality of Elgin 4 PUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given, that the School taxes for the year ending June Auth, 1900, are now due and wus! be paid, at the office of the undersigned, within twenty days from the date hereof, otherwise extra costs will be added for collection.W, C, GILLIES, Si 0 CARD OF THANKS On behalf of the Union Plowing Association of Elgin and Godmanchester, I beg to thank Julius Seriver, M.P., for #5, Hon, G.W, Stephens for a silver piteher, A.M, Ferguson for %4, and all others who contributed to the prize-list of the late match, _ _M.T.Ropu, Treasurer CANADIAN \u201cPACIFIC KY.TOURIST SLEEPING CARS TO THE PACIFIC COAST.A fully equipped Tourist Car leaves Montreal (Windsor Street Station) EVERY THURSDAY At 9.45 a.m, FEATURES OF THESE (CARS ARE: EQUIIMENT of lows and clean linen, TOILET ROOMS Separate for Jadies and gentlemen, supplied with towels, soup, combs, rushes, cte, RANGE ennbling passenyces to make tea or coffee, or warn food, WATER SUPPLY, abundance of water, PORTER competent to Yok after all requirements, same as in flrat-cli sleepers, Any Canadian Pacific Agent will Kindly furnish necessary information, and secure uc- cuinmodation in one of these cars, THOS.B.PRINGLE, Agent, Huntingdon vurtains, muattresscs, pil- large (lanks Holding Will be kept by the undersigned for improvement of stock, & pure-bred Berkshire Boar (improved).RG W.C.& FB GILLIES, Kelso TAMWORTH BOAIY at stables of JOHN HARRIGAN, Huntingdon.Service #1.LJ] PEDIGREED YORKSHIRE BOAR at stables of JOHN CUNNINGHAM, Huntingdon, Terma #1.; st Will be kept at the barn of the undersigned, a Chester White Boar, 12 months old, Terms $1.GEO.A, MCCRACKEN, 85 Boyd Settlement Montreal, Nov.1:31 \u2014There were about 1200 head of butchers\u2019 cattle, 70 calves and 100 sheep and lambs offered for : sale at the East End abattoir today.The butchers were out in full force, and there was an active demand for all prime, or nearly prime cattle, but the common and inferior stock was hard to sell, excepting at losing rates.Joseph 1B.Gigeuere, of Bonsecours market, who supplies the boats of the Richelicu and Ontario Navigation company with mcat, bought 4 prime cattle at 44c ¥ M., and 33 others at from 3tc to 4c ¥ Ib.Mr Geo Nicholson bought 16 good cattle at tc ¥ 1h.Pretty good cattle sold at from Sc to 4c ¥ th, and the common stock at from2to%cdo.A large number of small bulls and other leanish stock were bought today by the canning companies at from It to a little over 2c P _fb.for the bulls, and from 2e to fb for the other cattle.Last week the canning companies hought this sort of cattle, Calves sold at from $2 to $12 each.Shippers paid 3ic ¥ th for good, large sheep.Good lambs sold in lots at from 3fc to 4c P _1b., and tha others at about 3ic do.Several lots of culls were sold at 3ic ¥ 1.Fat hogs sold At from 4c to 4éo P 1 "]