Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper, 12 juillet 1898, mardi 12 juillet 1898

[" Montreal Weekly Witness.= PIFTY.THIRD YEAR.TALK OF LONDON Effect of American Victo~ ries on the English Mind.(The New York \u2018Times.') London, July 9.\u2014Nothing else in the wae delighted the grest bulk of the English people s0 much as Lieut.-Comman- der Wainwright's extraordinary per formance with the \u2018Gloucester:\u2019 English naval history is enormous in bulk and shickly studded with remarkable achieve ments, but it contains nothing at all resembling this.People talk sbout it end- chi Jesaly with mingled amusement and wonder.Doubtiess they enjoy it tbe more because it completes and emphasizes the discomliture of the group of svlemnly omniscient newspaper naval experts whose warnings have been faldficd by evante, but in nothing rise ws conspicuously as about the Spanish torpedo-bout dewiroyers.According to these so-called experts these terrible destroyers quite made up for Spain's inferiority in battle ships.This being a country where vv- erything naval is of intense popular interest, the general public nut only read, but remembered, these predictions; and there were even founded upon them public complaints that the British Admiralty did not hasten to build more of these marvellous destroyers.Then comes the grotesque anti-climax of à converted yacht, taken by surprise, engaging two of them singichanded, dismantling and chasing them in half-sinking helplessness upon the rocks.John Hull could not have wmiled more richly if Wainwright bore the Queen's commission.ENGLISH NAVAL EXPERTS ALARMED.Many important subjects thrown to the top by the events of the past week are being anxiously discussed by British navel officers.It is hardly too much to aay that Santiago has frightened them.They realize that American gun practice must be infinitely superior to Îiritish.Lord Charice Beresford is going round declaiming in the lobbies that he warned the Admiralty and perlament of this years ago, siriving to incite a pariiamen- lary mutiny against the Admiraky's .=- pid neglect of gunnery, It in suspected, maotcover, that American ship ordnance and ammunition ave superior to the Hrit- ish, and it is known that its armoring is; and this is going to be talked about lit- terly.But most striking of all in the sudden perception here among naval officers that our Annapolis men are acien- tifically their betters.hile England has four military colleges, her immessur- ably more important naval nceda are supposed to be served by a single odu- cational institution at Greenwich, the ecope of which can he judged by the fa t that it han eight profemors and eighteen tutors, several of the latter attending once or twice 3 week.This sate of affaire is really ao preposterous that it ~an only require some such sharp awakening an Santiago has furnished to alter ix.There has been no British naval manoeuvres for years in which more collisions, accidents and mimmderstandings have not occurred in a week than the whole American campaign in Cuhan waters hat exhibited.When Itritich officers them- selven say that this is because they are not educsted like the Americans, as they are saying all oser the country, it is probable that thers will be a change.SPAIN AND HIER FALSE FRIENDS.who hive studied events in the Levant in the past few years will not be surprised now to learn that the sudden exuberant admiration for American valor and intellect, and the cool indifference to the heartaches and wwes of \u2018he wretched Spaniards are the present dominant motes at every European capital.A quarter of a century of militarism has transformed Europe ne # whole into a bowelless, treacherous, inhuman sort of entity, equally ready lo fawn on the Mrong ar to kick the wesk to pieces.Fxcept in the military and other expert circles of Berlin, which did not conde- wend to illumine the editorial mind, there waa a general idea on the Continent that Spain would give a goad ne- count of herecll in war.The English authoritics, like the German, were un no such illusion.Aa far back as April 30 1 related a prediction made to me by an English admiral that the Spanianis would be dtstroyed alone by their gro temo inability to sim their guns, a prediction which, in the light of recemt events, in remlly worth reealling.Hut le Paris, Vienna, Rome and elsewhere, people really belirves] that Epain had an even chance, and encouraged the hidal- 298 in every way they could think of to #0 ahead.There is something horrible now in the way they turn thelr backs on their etricken dupes and laugh at the suggestion that there could be any pos- ailte help fortheoming to hem from any quarter of Furope.The Spanleh rage at the demertion {a one of the important olements of the present situation.GROWLING RARE RUSSIAN BEAR.Although for s week or two the ex- MONTREAL, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1898, citing turn which the war has taken has nonopokized British attention, it is like ly to be drawn back sharply next week to the ever-shifting Chinese question.Two or three diplomatic provocations at Russia\u2019s bands have been submitted to with ostensible serenity since last the subject was discussed in perlisment.Now there comes another, much more direct and insolent, which it ia difficult to believe Salisbury will be allowed hy the stalwarts in his Cabinet to pam in silence, even if he is disposed to do sa.English capitalists have a concemion to extend the Pekin and Tieutain Railway northward to the tresty port of Niuch- wang, where the Britimh trade is annually over twelve millkms of dollars.The American trade there is also important, and the railway will double or tre ble both.Russia desires to hametring Niuchwung and divert its trade, like that of all the other ports of the Gulf of Pe Mo her own bands.The Ruaren Minister, backed by the French, has been putting endless preswure on the Pekin (iovernment to break up this railway scheme.He hos now finally made an open and formal threst that if the concession ie not revoked, Russia may feel compelled to annex the Chinese province of Kuldja as a compensation.Thæ is neither nr.re nor les than throwing the sword into the balance.and if the British Foreign Office imaistsa on ignoring such a challenge, there ia to be s dificult mutiny inside the Tory pariy which may very possibly hreak up the Ministry.The feeling disclosed in the lobbies of the House lsat night over this business by private members seemed to me deeper than anything of the kind since the Kaiser's Tranaveal despatch.Whether spread about from an official source or not, there was à consolatory statement, however, that on the pretext of the Black Flugs' rebellion in the two Kwangs a big British fleet, with trp transports, was going to be sent to Chinese waters at once.THE RETROTHAL OF HELENE.The Russian pres has been frank enough in all conscience in the expression of Rimsinn disgust at the advent of the Briseu Ministry.The French, however, long ago learned that the condition of a happy life wws to ignore the Rus sian newspapers, and so, since nobody on the Seine koows what ie printed on the Neva, no harm bas been done.But if the report from Berlin ia true, that the Czar has given his consent to the betrothal of Louis Tonaparte to the daughter of the Gnd Duke Viadimir, then the fat will bv in the fire.The Grand Ducheuse Helene, who is in her seventeenth year, is the oldest of the Crar\u2019s female coins.and in the natural order of things n great dynastic mar- rings should be ber portion.To give her to (ieneral Bonaparte, eighteen years her memior, who Is not even the titular head of his family, and practically without a fortune, could have only one meaning in French even.ANTI-ROMISH TROUBLE IN TRE- LAND.Prhably, as an outcome to the fierce wnti-Romish propaganda which bias been stirred] up inside the Church of Fng- land here, lt is reported among Irish members that there will he a peenliatly turbulent and blondy Twelfth of July tm the North of Ireland.Mr.Gerald Balfour himself expecta trouble, and will not only be in Dublin personally, but has made elaborate police and military arrangements to meet the probable ames gency.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 CERVERA SPEAKS.KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DESTRUCTION WHEN HE SAILED FROM BANTIAGO.\u2018 Ilerald\u2019 Special to the Gasette.\u2019) Porterhowth, N.H., July 10.\u2014The auxiliary cruiser \u2018te, Louis\u2019 reached this port to-dny, having on hoard as prison- em of war Admiral Cervern, bis slaff of the flagehip \u2018Infante Maria Teresa,\u201d Anger Cervera, hin mon, awd ail nf the surviving (upaine of the defmtal Spanish fleet, except the desperntely wounded firet captain of the \u2018 Maria Teresa.who was put on board the hopital ship \u2018Solace,\u201d In addition to the fifty-four officers, the \u2018St.Touis\u2019 han on hoard aix hundred and thirty-eight prisoners from the * Vizeaya,' * Cristobal Colin,\u201d *Admira} Oquendo,\u2019 * Mars, Terem,\u201d and the wrecked torpedo boat destroyers \u2018Pluton\u2019 and * Furor,\u201d To gurd ths large number of h.stages an exxra farce of marines was put on hoard the * St, Louis\u2019 before she sailed from tiuonta namo, Cuba, last Tuesday.The pri- acners gave no trouble whatever during the voyage.There was a general in- pression among the bluejacket privoners that they were to he keel hauled or hanged, and they du not appear to have quite recovered yo from the astoniah- ment Drought about by the exceedingly kind treatment that ban heen accorded them.Many of the officers and men were brought atward in a condition that would have cxcited the pity of less mage nanimeus conquer m8.Tall clad, hol starved, entirely impecunious amd whlly downhenrted, they took 1a litle inter es in thelr surrvundings at first, and dd not seem to care what fale had in store for them, but theic interest in life soon (New York revived.Ceptain Goodrichb took Lheus BATTLE-FIELDS ABOUT SANTIAGO.Map showing locality of the fierce eny\"zements of Friday and Saturday week.The American line of battle extended from Caney on the north to Aguadores on the south.in hand at once, made an address to the officerw in which be explsined in cour trous but clean-cut English that if they would sign a parole giving their word uf honor pot to incite the men by word or deed into amy effort to escape or des troy the ship, or to ect in any manner not consistent with the position of paroled prisoners of war, he would permit them to go where they pleased, within certain restrivted limits, wnd would oth erwise treat them in every respect as if they were his guests.The officers listened attentively and hastened to accept the offer, all but one, He is lieutenant Caprites, a volunteer officer, former p.li- tical governor of Santiago, and whoe U's misfortune and my own are very ing Hob\u2019 in allowing Lim to retain was serving on the \u2018 Vizcaya\u2019 when thét vessel was demroved, Caprites era to sign the jiarole and was prompt! | placed in confinement, and under charm $ of a sentry.The paroled officers were quartered in the various siateroome of the * St.Louis,\u201d and were messed in tie main dining saloon.Admiral Cervera and hia staff officers had a separate table.Such of the offi cers ae had Jost their clothing were, on the order of Captain Goodrich, fitted out from the government wupply vi clothing on band.The bluejacket tri- soners were quartered in the steer ge compartment of the vessel and were «up- plied with the same kind of food that wan furnished 10 the crew.Unie charge oÀ a guard the prisoners of the steerage would be brought on deck u portion at a time every day for an air ing, while their quarter were iyo cleaned.Some of the men were il when brought on board and were immediately placed under the daror's care.They are affected with a type of \u2018ow fever, due, the doctor thinks, to bad and insufficient food and debiktation.Sev.ral new cases appeared during the ver- age, among the victims being Admiral Cervera.Most of the 1 ma were able to move around and it is believe that they will Te entirely recoverc! within a very short time.Not until the \u2018St.Louls' revebed rel were any of the prisoners permitted tr know where they were gong.Ther were naturally very curious to kim.That as evervone except the captain wie! equally in the dark they did not find out.While all have rem for mr.row, Fulste, of the ' Vizcaya.\u2019 sxwma to be the met depressed of thw lot.He, I am tol, is the only oun of the op tine who hus mot an independent in: come, and there seema th le a general Impression among them (hat they wil afl lowe their commissions for having lost | their ships, THE CAPTURED OFFICERS.i Following in a list of the cxptured.officers brought by the \u2018St.Lois :- From the * Vizeaya'~Captain Faulate, Second Captain Roldan, i estmints Caprites, Quorija, Suanzes, Tenfo Fa pass: Enaîgns Costro Catanada, À jon and Sobrini, Chaplaën Biesa, \u2018 TTuradi, Cadets Morts, Manjo: Quesada, Fossi, Olertin and Benthæ.From the * ('ristobal Colon\u2019 Comme dore Don Jose Pared and Captain Moreau, Captain of Marines Lenn, Licuten- ants Marina, Butmn, Cal and Peres, Surgeon Numex, Sif Lientenants Orn.cibin and Vitor lerbe, Paymaster Co- banillar, Second Surgeon Mciczes, Chap- | lain (ironers, Engineer Chapell.From the \u2018Maria Tere - \\dmiml Cervera, C mmauder Maccrohan, Paymaster Melladn, Lieutenante Jruquet Ranez, Geran, Cervers and Catrasco, Fu- sign Morena.rom the * Furor'\u2014Uieut.Cartier, Fr- gineer Curnen.From the * Pluton\u2019.Liewt, Voces, Ene nigu Jordy, THE ADMIRAIS STORY.| Admiral Cervera told me he had re | ceived these cablegrama from the Mini ! Lieut.Hum: to shove off from the flaming ral, apealing of hia own advintures, \u2018and - hombardment of Santing Garcia's Cubans leave Santiago.Knowing the force he would have tn encounter, he felt enn- vinced that obedience would spell \u2018sui cide\u2019 to the imprisoned fleet that faced Then came another despatch, a peremptory one, that left ne choice but to obey., It maid: \"No matter what the cons | quences are, go to sea at once and fight the enemy.\u2019 i \u2018So T went out,\u2019 said Admiral Cervera.| My plan was to attack your \u2018Brook\u2019yn,\u2019 sink or disable her if possible, then run tc Mavans, a the blockade there and reek refuge the harbor.But I failed in my purpase, as you know ; lnat all 11 had, my fleet and everything.My coun- t.; FE ane the admiral if he thought: the destruction of his ficet would end : he var.! + \u2018T cannot speak.I am unable to speak of that.Havana | am sure they will meet wi terrible resistance, and will lose shipa | and men.\u2019 were to the north of Santiago.\u201cTexas\u2019 during the fight of June 22, and gave high praise to that vessel for the splendid way in which her guns were bandied.Of Captain Robley D.Evens, of the \u2018lowa,\u2019 the admiral spoke in glowing terms On board that vessel he liad been received more as a ennqueror than as à raptive, had been allowed to retain hin sword, and had seen the marine guard of the ship stationed to re ceive him as though he was a visiting admiral instead of 8 haif-drowned and sudlv beaten hostage of war.Eulate, captain of the \u2018Vizcays.also spoke in high terms of Captain Evans, and appreciates the courtesy of \u2018Fi his aword and also for the way in which he allowed the \u2018Vizeaya\u2018a® dead to be buried.Aîter the Spanish Hag had been wrapped around the hodies, the padre of the \u2018Viz.enya\u2019 committed them to the deep, the volleys over the dead.Cervera told Commodore Schley that one shell which had burst on board the\u2018 MONTREAL WEEKLY $1.00 reid) oe Sopye { Shalter\u2019s tent, two miles from tbe front.\u2018The letter was couched in the coid, ecurteous terms of such communications and was very brief.[t bore the signa ture of Generai Totral, who onnrmands : t Santiago wince General Linares van wounded, and stated that he was pre.jared to mrrender the city, provided his army be permitted to capitulate, \u201cwith henor.\u201d is, lie explained, meant that the Spanish forces should Le uninolested and go in any direction they widied with arms and flying colors.The Jelter concluded with the bold statement that surrender under any other terms wae an impossibility, \"and would not be considered.GEN.SHAFTER DECLINES.Cieneral Shafter immediately cabled the facts to Washington, and sent to General Torral a refusal of his proposal, Tut added that he would rommunicate with his government and would extend the informal armistice until Sunday at noon.AMERICAN LOSSES.Washington, July 9.\u2014The War De partment received two despatches from General Shafter during the night as follows: \u2014 \u2018Plays del Fate Camp, near Santiago, | duly 9: \u2018Adjutant-General!, Washingtou: \u2018Complete report received to-day of loss on July 1 and 2.Kiiled, 22 officers; 208 enlisted men: wounded, 81 officers; 11,203 enlisted men; mising, 79 enlisted imen.The report giving the names of the killed and wounded is being rapidly prepared and it is hoped to get it off tomorrow.\u2018(Signed), SHAFTER Washington, July 11.\u2014The War D> purtment to-day made public three de- «patches from (General Shafter received \u2018in the early hours of thin morning, and about one o'clock this afternoon, The following wns received at 1.30 am.\u2014 \u201cPlaya del Fste.\u2014The navy has pro: mised after the bombardment begins 19 get in close to the harbor with some of their light draught boats, If the bombardment to-morrew {to-day) is not quickly conclusive, they will make the i attempt.As soon as Henry's reinforce.i nents arrive we will surround the town jand knock it to pieces with our light (gunn.Captain Goodrich, of the \u2018St.| Louis,\" assisted me very ably in dis:m- Larking troops.\u2019 Twenty-three minutes later the following was received :\u2014 If the Americans attack \u2018Iowa's\u2019 guand of marines firing three | \u2018My plans for to-merrow are to keep tp the horubardment of the trenches and | city, and complete the investment on the north-west by the troops which have just \u2018Do you think Santiago can hold out, \u2018Maria Teresa\u2019 killed and wounded arrived at Siboney, one regiment of now that vour fleet has been withdrawn from its defence.\u2019 \u2018If Linares is mot heavily reinforced it must fall.Bat on the day before I leit he was joincd by (wo thousand men.He wns expecting reinforcements from all parte of the inland.If they join him lic city may hold out for sane time.\u201d \u2018Tas the cable connection of Santiago with Jamaica heen cut.\u201d \u201cNo, when T came nut we were in com- munivation with every city in the world.\u201d The conversition turned to Hobson and his forlorn hope, and the admiml had no word of praise ton high fir that little band of hernes and their exploit.Cervera then spoke of Captain Wainwright, of the \u2018Gloucester.\u2019 and hie brave, highearted executive officer.Lient.if, Mel.Po {luse.Cervera thanked them Hoth from the bottom -f his heart for the manner in which they stood hy the fire-imperilied \u2018Maria I ern\u2019 who heated guns made a fearful danger acene, and whoer magazine threatened to dash the life from every one mar by.Seeing the danger, Cervera begged wreck.\u201cThat gallant and noble officer.\u201d mid Cervern, \u2018replied.and anid.\u201cNo, admiral, net nntil T have rrecacd all your wound: ed\"?\u2018I jumped overinant® mid the admi- my son followed me.1 could make na headwav, and would have been drowned had not he helped me.and borne me up with his vounger and stronger arme.While we were struggling in the water the Cubana on chore fired at us, but the Americans drove them away, and would not atlow them to molret ne agnin, Then I waa taken on board the \u2018Gloucester, and then ta the \u2018Towa\u2019! FIRST BOMBARDMENT OF TIAGO.The admiral was acked about the fist \u2018It waa a creat surprise,\u201d he confessed.He had ferred that the \u2018Cristobal Colon\u2019 won'd have been ennk, na the reat of the fl ot war not within eupperting distance, and the forts at that time were bu: imper- - feetly defended.mounting tat fos quon Me could not understand whe the Amer iran ships dil nat close in and strike SAN.the \u201cColon! en masse, ne eh had none of her big gine on oan, \u2018Pid not have her big gune ?When! were they ?* was the yucation that interrupted the admirat'a talk, \u2018Te Ttalv, or perhape in the pockets vf onr chief of ordnance was the reply, given with an expreemive shmg.Continning.the admiral «ad that during the attack of June 6 the \u2018Rena Ver.codes\u2019 wan etruek several times, and that | the captain aud four of the vowels erew had heen killed, He was greatly tax une nations \u201cyellow wall of the cighty men.GUNS BOOM AGAIN.Fighting Resumed at Santiago.Washington, D.Jus 10.\u2014Shortly after nudumght the department give wut the following degatch from General Shafter: * Playa dei Fate, July 10.\u2018Adjutant-General, Washington: \u201cMeadquarters Fifth Carpe, July 10.\u2014 Encmy opened fire a few minutes past four with light guns, which were axm silenced by ours.\u2018Very little musketry firing and the encny Rept enticely in theic entrench- merts.\u201cThree men slightly wounded, \u2018Will have eansid rable forces to-mot- row, ¢nough to completely black all the roads on the north-west.\u2018Goreral Garcia reporte that through.The best, I think are the sos They travel \u2018with large mail, moke good on and most have tents an board or a shanty, built with shebe.With their stoves going, they look quite nt home.They throw aut their anchor at night and sleep on board.or a pany of ol four or five that is better than 1wo bos: Resi FIRE DANGERS.The country up bere is grand.It would be a splendid trip for any one who wanted to spend a month or two in the mountains.Everything ie getting pretty aud green.The only thing to be feared are the bush fires.Some arn thoughtlews for anywe but themselves, and go off and leave their fires burning.comes on about twelve o'clock, when rises eguin at 1.30 a.m., æ that we could niil all day and all night, $f we desired.\u2018Three steamboais run from Bennet to Tagish, but are not making a fortune, ss the wind is »> favorable that neither tugging nor freighting offers, and unless they get Tote of passengers there will be no money in it.While in Hennet fifty steers Tac over the trail and two scow loads sheep passed us last night.There a be a good deal of inoney in thie business.We have a gun now, & rip uw ok leather corduroy reversille coat tons.\"FOUR R MILES OF RAPIDS.Writing from the Foot of White Horse Rapids, on June 8, Mr.Kennedy fur cover a length of over four miles.From the beginning of the canyon it is small rapide for about two miles.Then we #tike Squall Rapids, where there were r couple of wrecks.Half a mite further we have Wreck Rapids; and it ie well named.Hulf a mile further we hét the White Horse.To do the whole four miles took us about twenty five or thirty minutes.The worst is now over; and bo to our health\u2014if you could only To describe the trip from Bennot.would (ake & book.The scenery picturesquely grand, the lake and river alive with boats and mils glinting in the sun\u2014the tents studding the shores and reflecting the dazzle cé light tha floods them.It seems like one continual pienie.While pie into Lake Tagish 1 counted forty boats, and while in Lake Marsh there must have hoen over one hundred.Then i in not a bresk-neck pmce.If you are pasming à boat, they are mure tn have some excuse for not being able to keep up, and from the hoary laughing ard singing, and sometimes u little instru: mental muale, one can easily nee what rort of health and wpirét these Klon- dikers are in.To see everyone building fires and cooking, eating, and pritch- ing tents, one would take À fr a Sun- day-ectionl plenic rether than a rush to the gold fields.After leaving Tagimh we got through Marek Lake and about tent miles of the Twenty five mile river before putting up for the night.FISHING FOR BREAKFAST.We tried wome fshing; but the river do #0 dirty and muddy that it was hard for the fish to sac anvthing.In the mornings 1 tric a beautifid fly, after having failed with it the previous day gite « men near by onurht four white Archie had breakfast ready, and ! Pi the fly in the water ta commence fast, when n renk shout came from firing \u2018There's a fish,\u201d aad in five min- Mes we had white fish landed amd ready for breakfam\u2014a grewt treat.We had to row the rest of that Twenty-five mile river and cvmped for the nigh before ming into the canyon.The name of Deman,\u2019 attracia asention.Army bout flying the flag, \u2018All for Jesus,\u201d [ asked them whet they thought of their company.They more than mw the joke, and all dey we bung together, Their boat and ours were tied together at the mme stump, when we cooked dinner, and last niglt they were on the sme stump with us et supper and re wained there unt this morning, when the \u2018 Demon\u2019 got off first, mad we are shesa them.THE LION OF SCOTLAND.I am awfully sorry we did not bring oe flag to fly at our mast.There are lots who fly them, and they set things off fine.1t makes everything pleasant- or and picnic like.On one tug-msow there were three flags.The top one was British, then the Union Jack, them the noble Scotch standard, with the lion upreared ; and we could have shouted when we saw her.1 belicve we would give five doNare to have that flag.Two little things a fellow shrald bring\u2014s good fisg and a lot of fishing tackle.The mowjuitoas are busy, and quite a lot of people have their nets out.partner, writes : To begin with, 1 have just dropped my entire stock of writing! paper over the boat, and by this time it is about two miles down the river.There is nothing to buy up here except whiskey, and I shal! have to depend on \u2018fom for paper.You should see our boat leap through the water.We have an wight by ten sil, and can pass nearly everything.There are about twenty or thirty pilots here who take bxats down the canyon and White Horse Rapids for from fifteen dollars to twenty-five dollars.Under date of June 10, Mr.Archie | ¥ Bain, Mr.Keonedy's compauton, and Undertone.erawi to sleep, up to the twenty by thirty with the brazen sign \u2018Saloon.\u2019 Think of it! Three mloons und gambling tents in that csnon running full Liam, night and day without hwdrance and no effort made to countermet the evil or to remind the people that they owe al- Jegiance to God, the great creator ! At the people a glimpse.They are all moving on, impatient at the delay.Many of them are provided with horses, mid pul .en hundred pounds on tws slods tied together.The clumey ox, slow but sure, does good work.A cou- tinuous procession is formed an far as we can sce, and we who are behind wonder why the long delay.Ilye-snd-bye those in front move on; we follow and see the cause.The ice bas given way\u2014e deep hole is formed.The poor animale have to plunge down into the hole and\u2019 scramble up the opposite bank of ice.lt is a terrible eight.Mem stem to lose their humanity, and abuse their animals and one another.The.silence ie eomewhat broken, but sven ot streams ui foul langusge flow in an The dog teams are numerous.They travel very rapidly, pass and re-pass the horses, traveling over places where horses would break their necks.The reindeer are warce and are so hard to manage that one is not much encour aged tr think of the success of the, American relief expedition.But, per hape, the saddest might of all is the poor fellows who are trying to pull their own sleds.With two hundred pounds on « sled, their shirt fronts open to the breeze, their heads bent, their tecik for this gold-maddened crowd, rushing to the Klondike.For all the gold in 1 those vast regions | would not advise a \u2018friend to undertake the perils.But | should the voice of œur King and Head caMl for more men, nvy esrnest hope ard prayer ie that the men of the summer session of 1898 will one and another say, \u2018Here am 1, send me \u2014' Manitobe C- lege Journal.\u201d PRODUCTIVE FORCES OF CUBA.With an ares about cqual to that of the State of Pennsylvania, a length of seven hundred snd seventy-five miles, a [width varying from thirty to 8 hundred and sixty miles, Cuba mands in a geo graphical position which, together with her productive soil, mineral wealth and climatic condition, \"should entitle her to rank among the foremost communities of the world, a distinction to which it is | believed rhe will soon attain whenever « atuble goverument offers to the home., seeker and investor conditions that wilt make home pleasant and capital secure.Although founded and settled more than fift; ars before the United States, Cuba has still 13,000.000 acrew of primeval forests where the wuodmau's axe has never been heard.Thcze forrats are timbered, besides other woods, with ma- \" hogany, cedar, logwood, redwood, ebony, lignum-vitae and Caiguaran, the latter being more durable in the ground than iron or steel.|, The soil is a marvel of richness, and fertilizers of any kind are seldom uscd, ii en; im AT a MR.THOMAS KENNEDY.We had to gat one.Tom and I were ot the frmt with the oars\u2014the pilot at the stern.Hundreda of people have been swamped, and their goods are all strewn along the beach to dry.We have been very lucky.\u2014 MEN FOR THE KLONDIKE.*A GLIMPSE OF THE TRAIL.(By R.M.Dickey.) In order to avoid the rush, we start away long before daylight, and reach the mouth of the can«n by eigix o'clock.We have been traveRing fairly repidiy over pretty good ice, riding where the trail is good, or where it passcs térough water, x DESCRIPTION OF THE FILET, | and helping the horse in hard places.Reaching \u2018the forks,\u2019 where the Skagumy and Porcupine rivers meet, we turn abruptly to the left, and the canon opens to our view\u2014a canvas city\u2014an army of gold -ecckers in possesion.human life: tbe activity.it is um a whisper.The grandeur of the scene has commanded the awe-strick- .en admiration even of this maddened crowd turing for gold.apart, blak and uninviting, bearing still which has not yet warmth and light this deep rece.thing that opposes ita mad mee towands the sen.Bot now it is frozen for the\u2019 most part.Here and there the strong current forves a passage out through the ice, of tlic continuous tmvel above wears i away and gives a glimpae of the spark: line water below rushiog lowards tue hy trail lier along the centre cvnlinuous row of tents and piles of pro- | visions that would feed an semy.tenta are motles.From the little sx MR.ARCHIS BAIN.set, they struggle ou, lured by the greed of gold.Js it any womler they «om- tract disease, toiling thus all day, siwp- ing in cold tente at night, often too weary to onok themselves a palatable mipper * No king, no tyrant, ever compelled his slaves to work as these men toil for King Gold.And, like all tyrants, he may richly rewund the favored few, but for the rank and file 1 fear there is but dis appointment cr death.\u2018There are not many women on the tra, but they are able tn hold their own.One is driving a team of dogs to break them in.A big surly follow grate the chain, and says, \u2018That is my team.\u201d The woman quletly lifts a heavy stick and gives him three or four arguments over the hesd with it, and replies, \u2018Is & your tem?\u2018No, ma'ann' he says; \u2018| made a mistake.\u201d And be «vi- dently had.Every nationality m represented.The Jeww are much in evidence, and seem t- make money on the trail, es evervwhere, buying and selling.The Americans are in the majority, and can be heard nx- suring those who will listen of how they will deal with the Canadian pike when | they reach the summit.There, how- The narrow pave literally swarme with ! evor, their better sense guides Shem, rn eyes are greeixd by i they settle up their duction like men.The every imaginable sight, but no sound German and French blend with Italian meets the car\u2014wilence reigns supreme.and Spans in ordinary conversation, Men are full of activtiy,but it is noimelcæs but when it comes to swearing, they can When my companion weuks all use the English fluently.What surprises me perhaps most of all \u201cin the large nuniber of the boys who know me.One after anther has n ) cheery word, and they seem pleased tn Un every side stand the mighty precipi- meet some one who has the time and tous wells, scarce one hundred yards.inclination t> shake bands with them and enquire after thelr welare, Few of the mura of conflict in the great convul- ! them are personally known to me.They sions of nature many centuries 4g0.must have heen among the crowd that Away through the gorge a glimpee is! oaually sande at the back of the church, caught of the mow-cepped pralu, bril- | Sunday nighés, liant with a tinge of the moming sti.[unused ta the Klondike garb, they are penetrated with difident about mowing up to the fron\u2019.being new-comers and They lond me with many comminsions.Through this cunon in the spring and | One, a Salvation Army man, has à part- suminer the Porcupine river madly rushes, | ner nick in n bunkhouse, and he wants awerping before It trees, rocks, svery- {htm Tooked after, Another has à bmther dangerously ill in the hospital.Another wants me to get mail Av dom, and that in no easy matter in Skaguay.A line ; rende at the post-office wicket all day.A man can only get mail for one at a time.He mrt go back again to the end of the line for each man's mall for which he enquires nnd take his turn.And an, with many good widhes and Them hopes to meet again on the other side, 1 went my homewnrd way, humbled to boat, = we cought up with the Éalvation by eight, into which thre or four men, thunk how Httle, after all, we are doing 1, of the have usally a lit of half & dogen, and «> deep valicy, and Gas on either side 8 watch 8 chance when the line in short.THE \u2018DEMON, HER CREW AND THEIR OUTFIT.unless in the case of tobacco, even though the same crops be grown on the seme field for a hundred years, as hes already happened in some of the old sugarcane fields.The mountains ure of coral formation, while the low.ande of vastern Cuba, at least, seem to be compos-d largely of fossils of wea matter from prehistoric tines, and are extremely rich in lime and phosphate, which accounts for their apparent inexhaustibleness, If all the land suitable to the growth of sugarcane were devoted to that indus try, it is estimated that Cuba mught supply the entire western hemisphere with sugar.The island has already produced in a single year for export 1,100,000 tons, while its capalilities have only been in the experimental stage.The adaptabilities of the mil for to bacco culture have long bern the envy of the world, until a cigar that has no some preteumon of having at leamt a hit tle Cuban tobscco stands condembed without a hearing.Cubs takes great pride in the quality : of her coffer, and until the rebellion oi 1868 she raised a large quantity for export.It in the mountainous regions of Santiago, in the castern part of the is iand, that are best adapted to thu in.duitry, but the insurrection begining that year completely destroyed the oof: for plan ations, They were just getting nicely started again when the present rebellion broke out, and there wili pro bebly be but a few, if any, coffee plan tatious remaining when the struggle ends.Coffee, unlike sugar, can Le | raised profitably on & emall scale, and is \"eminently the poor man's crop.Tropical fruits, such as oranges, lem one, pineapples, mangroves, guava, 1ama rinds, and many fruits with a local value, Y | but too short-Ived for export, are here entirely st home, and never catch the unlooked-for frosts, as so frequently hap.peas in Florida, Theme fruits are in digenous 10 the woil, and but little labor in required lo make them grow suecccas- fully.The cereal craps never have had, and probably never will hove, profitable cultivation on this island.Corn is raised on 8 smail scale, while wheat und (an sre never grown at all.No flour mill exists on the island, In mineral wealth Cuba is capable of , taking high rank.Gold and silver have \u2018not found in paving quantities.Copper was minted at Cobre by the natives before Columbus ducovered the is land, and there is strong proof that ne- tive copper was corried acrom to Florida and used hy the Florida [Indians huirdreds of yen age.The mound.buildera of that state buried with thee dead copper ornaments and utensils ham mered from native eopper, which always! has an admixture of more or lees foreign matter.As no copper ore is found in Florida, nor in the United States for a long distance from there, and as thal | fourd in the United Staten or in Mexico | does not correspond chemically with\u2019 that buried with the mound builders, :t occurred to Prof.R.H.Sanders, of the.Academy of Natural Kciences in Philadelphia, that it was possible that those mound-huilders had water communica- | READABLE PARAG RAPRS.tion with Cubs, and got their copper! |W from there.Te therefore procured a sample of native Cuban copper, which proved, upon analysis, to be the identical kind used in the copper ornaments men: tioned.In the early part of the pres nt century some English capitalists pur- chewed these mines, which are nine miles from Santiago.From 1828 to 1840 an average of from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 worth of copper ore was shipped annually to the United Ftates from these mines.How much was shipped elsewhere there is no means of knowing.These mines continued in successful operation \u201ctil 1867, when a combination of circumstances, and not the poverty of the mines, closed them up, and the va- ricus shafts, from nine hur dred to twelve hundred feet deep.filled with water, all save three hundred feet below the level of the sea.In later years considerabl\u201d copper was taken fiom these mines by pumping the water from the shafts to tanks, into which iron scraps were thrown, The copper held in solution by the water was deposited on the werap iron, which in time was brvken off and the iron used again.Ît in generally believed that large quantities of copper still emain unmined in that locality.The iron mines of Cuba all of which are located near Santiago, overshadow in importance all other industries on the eastern end of the island, constituting the culy industry that has made any pretence of standing up against the shock of the present insurrection.The Juragua and Daiguiri iron companies, with a com- bired capital of over $5,000,000, now np- erste mines in this vicinity.and employ frem eight hundred to fourteen hundred men, shipping to the United States from 30,000 to 50,000 tons of iron ore per month, the largest portion of which ix used at Bethlchem.Steelton, Sparrow's Point and Pittsburg.The ore of th-se mines ia among the richest in the world, yielding from sixty-two to sixty-seven percent of pure iron, and is very free from sulphur and phosphorus There are numerous undeveloped mines of equal richness and value in the region, In the Sierra Maestra range, on the southern coast of Cuba, from Santiagn west to Manzanillo, within a distance of oun deposits of manganess, an ore indin- persable in the manufacture of steel.Anerizan capital opencd a mine about twenty miles distant, at a place celled Ponupo.and built a railway to it.After ehipping one cargn the mines were stopped hy the insurgents.As nearly all the manganese used in the United States comes from the Black Sea regions of Europe, and x smaller quantity from the northern part of South America, it is hut reasonalle to suppowe that the products of these near-by mines will he in great demand when the consiitions are such that they can be operated in safety.Railways and other highways, im proved machinery, and more modern methods of doing busines are among the wants of Cuba: and with the anward march of civilization these will doubtless be hers in the near future.Cuba, like other tropical and semi-tropieal countries, is not given to manufacturing ; her people would rather sell the products of the mil and mines and buy manufne- tured gonda, inland are great, rain an unsolved problem: The possibilities nf the while its probabilitics -The Rand, sance THE Lasts Long\u2014Lathers fe fre à pure, highest fag he price, ~~ in ty,\u2014t most economical f for.every we.That Surprise Way of Washing Clothes makes child\u2019s play of wash day: Cl the sweetest, cleanest, whitest Clothes, with easy quick work, Follow the directions.ST.CROIX SOAP MFC.CO , St.Srepnen.ne.' i | FITS ~~ ALL FITS STOPPED FREE ~ BY \u2014 Dr MLINNS GREAT NERVE RESTORES No Fits after the frst day's use.wellous cures.Treatise and $2.00 trial bot- Mer.tla Free ta Fit casen.fend te DOCTOR KLINE, 851 Arch street, Philadeiphls, Pa.SALE BY 4 A WARTE, Bruagaint, 1700 Notre Dame street, Montreal.D° YOU WANT A FARM! Advertise (6 the \u2018Weekly Witbess.Twenty-five cents for (wenty-five words each Insertion.ENGLISH DEMAND AND GERMAN SUPPLY.Mr.Punch (Chief Correspondence Clerk) -='Any vneancles for foreign clerks la this office?Yes, there sre\u2014pleaty; and will be until John Bull's sons learn sense-and Didern languages!\u2019 (\u2018Much of tiie commercial knowledge of Geimany bas been supplied by young Germans, who bave béen empioyed aa clerxs in Great Britain, mostiy as foreign correspondents.British clerks cannot be used as foreign correspondents, because not one in a thousand can correspond correctly in any foreign language.'\u2014Consular Report from Stettin, issued by Foreign Office.]\u2014' Punch\u2019 THE LIMIT OF VANITY.Mamma- \u2018I don\u2019'l think much of dot young man vot's callin\u2019 on Repecra.' Papa\u2014-ife\u2019s too much shtuck on himselluf.Vy.dot young fool vould £a soon be paid a Compliment as a bill!\u2019 \u2014 Puck.\u201d OLIVER GOLDSMITH.They were giving \u2018She stoops to ronquer\u201d the other day in a small provincial town.A penclless Individual.anxious to see the play.stalked past the ttcket office (n « rareless, independent sort of way.When stopped sud askod by what right be went in without paying, ho replied: \u201cBy what right! I am Oliver Goldsmith, tho author of tho plece they ers going to perform!\u201d \u2018Ab! beg pardon, taker.naking a bow.Aoû Goldsmith walked in to see his play, \u2014Tt Bi.\" sir\u201c said the check- On the drink of a creek in Ireland there ia-or used to ba\u2014a littl: stone containing a carving of this inscription, iotendrd te Lelp travellers: \u2018When this stone is out of sight, it is not safe Lo ford the river.- \u2018Tit Bits.\" Mr.Litchfield.the art dealer, when ex- bibitng some panels of tapestry.telsgraph- ed for the return of one, thus: \u2018Scad panel eight by ten Venus and Adonls, Litch- field.\u201d A puzzled clerk sent on the message to the rity of Litrhfleld, And received the reply, \u2018No such firm as Venua & Adou- in kntwn here.Try Mancheater.\u2014 \u2018Tit Bite\u201d \u2018It's all very well to talk about tbe man vho makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before.but .* The Harlemite sared around bis new flat Giscontentediy.\u2018But tbe man who bullds two houses on a Tot where there was only one\u2014\u2014.' Moing an old sufferer.he soon mastered his emotion.\u2014'Puck.\u2019 Tommy\u2014'Did4 you do much fighting during the war, pa?Pa.\u2014'1 414 my share ot it, Tommy.\u2019 Tommy\u2014'DI4 yon make the coemy run?\u201d Pa\u2014Toure right, I did, Temwy.\u201d Tommy\u2014'Ind they catch vom, par \u2014Tit Bla\u2018 MIB TRAINING.\u2018How did Rpudkins get his appointment us Hrigadivr General | nev'r knew that ie waa connected with the army.Oh.yes, by murringe, nls brother.in.law 18 & United States senstor.\u2014Brooktyn \u2018Lit.Quickeure far Pimples Quickeurs for Soree Quickeure for Wounds Quickeure for Rbeumatiem | 15e, 230.Iw NO HELP NELDED.\u2018Tlelp.help!\u2019 cried the man who wan being robbed.\u2018Calm yourself,\u201d said the bighwayman, \u20181 don\u2019t need any amistance.\u2019 TUE WAY TO THE DENTISTS.\u2018Can you show mo the way to the den.» Yes, ga down that strect.then turn the corner, and listen til you bear à whrik Children Cry for CASTORIA.Children Cry for CASTORIA.Children Cry for CASTORIA.Young fe lftor- Wake sourself casy.my dear alr; Iho successful managemen\u2019 of your case rbait bs the task of my life.CASI ORIA Pot Infants and Children my es a\u201d ite, « THK MONTREAL WKEKLY WITNESS.Jory 12, 1898.The Boys\u2019 Page.A District School Genius.(J.L.Harbour, in \u2018The Youth's {\u2018'ompanion.\u2019) CAN ses the ok schoolhouse -0s clearly in my mind's eve, as 1 saw it én reality that October morning, nearly twenty years ago, when 1 \"walked up the path of ashes and canders leading from the country \u2014 road to Lhe little platform before the aouvol-house door.1 remember the dingy aspect of the schoolhouse itself.with ita unpainted weather-bwanding bl hy the storme of years, its curtanloas and shut teriess vandows, with here and there a pane of glam wang.and the sash whit- tied by the knives of mæchicrous boys In the midlie of the room mood a \u2018rusty old box.stove, with a brick taking the place of a fast leq.\u2018The floor Tmoked as if una! held for year, Un the walls were names of pupils and caricatures of former teachers, in charcoal or red chalk.And here and there a thymed wittichen set forth the foilv of inecribing \u201cnes name in public places Rank weeds had #rung up around the echovl-house and along the path of cin dor.The leaves were yellow on the lig evtgon-wiuel tree in the vard.and wome of them hol dnfial down ¢o the little platform, amd a sudden gua of wind ment oo fluttering down around me as | put th ev in the lock.A hon, me worn that à was al moat ses, 4 in a corner of the room.1 was trung to do rome little eer vice with ot + my firet pupile appear + 9 Shorey\u2019's Clothlag\u2014' Remember th more enterprising wnerchuit elsewhere.See that Shorey's Guarantee Card is In the pocket of each gorment.SHOREY\u2019S becomes a necessity.personal appearance ?the want of the people, and whose business depends upon supplying those wants, will give better results than a tailor whose opportunities are limited and trade local.ere are others '\u2014 Write to a larger and J Ready to Wear Clothing Who can afford to ignore his A large manufacturer who studies If your local desler does not keep | | | | | | i j dut tected them.GRAPE VINE LEAF HOPPER.The leaves nest in are as above named.The inst makes ils tics appears sree on the leaves wn June, luting {hen in the larva state.The \u201choppers inert their beaka into leaves, sucking t Juices, and remaining quiet 5 of the time.When datnrded they feap from ons to another.They get therr wioes in Aogust and hibernate an tufla of grass, | and under falen bay The only tng is to dust the vines with tebacco dost or insert powder, may be caucht on a pièce of cloth « hed on a frame, and seguratesd with Lerimenc, fallinge when disturbed, if the vinrs ate shaken or beaten.This is the best remedy as late in the meamm oan this, 1 1 rds mixture may reach ame sf them VATER LILIES.\u201cLily * has seme roots of the wild wa- tor hly 1 wishes ty know if they will gro, LÉ pou have 4 god tub there need not be any trouble.Water Baca lave thok fochy leaves and roots and must be snk in order to grow, Dot ter peg them down or tie a stone to the Nota to hoid them down, From six inches ta a fot of water ia sutheient and the mul at tie bottom mua Le half manure, anid half rich loam, weit mize A sunny place ie best, ant if the water becomes atagnant or full of insects stir in n tle fresh slacked hme.Meter to keep it freah by draining off the water If #4 becomes impure, A lttie soil at the boom of the tub helpa the rts to hoid more firmly, and in winter tho tub may he kept in a cellar, We Jo not pay sublicient attention the aquatie plante.They are +wrtaule ve Ù worthy the attention of tie amateur, anil it will be pleasant to learn the result of \u2018Idly's\u2019 stitempt and to know ta i ; \u201criting and \u2018Te words It must be he might got more than \u2018bis peck «1 - when the aiëumn cemes if Nymphaea A Little grass placed wider tne has become domesticated and reconciied not far to be moved.It makes a differ- | berries, nlorg the rows, would have peo- | to a washtub.\u2014_ GLADSTONF'S FRIEND, Many stories have been told wince Mr, Gindstone's death: of his sympathy with poverty and sutfering.Fhe latest nor lated by Dr.R.¥.Horton, a Congrenn- tionalist minister, who tell of a ving he enve mid a ponr sufferer who kept a Fittle shop, just after Mr.Giadatone had been staving at Dollis 11, Led Abr deen\u2019s place, near to Willeuden.Ia bedridden, relling th any chance eus tomers.Benide the Led was à lex, ar na she talked she pulled out of it a boot, ord passing it te her visitor sad, °M Gladstone gave me (bat® Dr.Hoe opened it, and on the title-page van th woman's name in Mr, fe sne'x hand.moher friend, WE, Gladstone\u201d Mr, Guadsone Jud gone in again and again and road wel proved with her, and had givin hor th.little hank of devotion an a memaris| f ther friendahin, \u2014\u2014\u2014 HOW TO DETTCT POISON IVY, The prison we and the innoeucas kind differ in one particular, which is foo ey of remembrance © + te mverinohed bu unv one who is enmeeh interested sn the +=\" Vænt-huel leaves of autumn des ee gathering them: (Le leaves af te mer pr on cluet.rw ot three, and * of the latter in fiver.As somebody iow œuggests} in à juvenie story bod child sind be taugist t> nev-aie Lie five lenves in a cluster with the finger on the human hand, and 2 ven to under: wand that when tluse number oes they eu De Deorght rte mentee veh perf safety Te nov apare out pere eme no hitle suffering \u2018a bear thie juan in mind dumng ther Octohor ramires in the fields.Syracuse (N.Y) \u2018Herald MER.HUMBLE she menager > | | he > ia DID SHE LOVE HIM?Some Bright Visions\u2014Miss Slack on Her Wheel.CULTIVATE CALMNESS.- -MISS FRUIT INSTEAD OF CANDY -A ROYAL SHOE-RPRAINS\u2014CHILDREN'S SAYINGS \u2014USEFUL BAG8\u2014PAY YOUR LITTLE DILLS\u2014WASH YOUR HANDS.NURSE KMILY\"S STORY | Sy Mis Annie À Preston.\u201cWhere am 1.purse?\u2018Ward 10.New York Charity Hospital \u201cWheot la the matter with met \u2018Yea have had a severs attack of detir- fun tremens, aod are oow suffering from extsustie \u2018Exhzustion?| ohouré Mick so! Iam poturally a =itang man, but vow | am as Nelslers es an fafant\" \u2018t would not 1k \u2018Excuse me.You would.! am aure.vore vou la my place.Those daisies In your belt make me feel Nike à boy, and yet I mm forty.Can i havc one of then Ir rages \u2018Ob, cortainir They were sent from my father's tugged farm in Connecticut where Just row the fields ars whit: with them.\u2019 \u201c1 was sure you wer- country bred, som thing about you told me so.| was raised fo Vemnert Our firm was called Turkey Mill, on account of the f-wis my fathes reared for market.\u2019 \u201cIt peams to me now.lookiog lack, that 1 was always carleg (ue the pretiy, stupid thirgs Watching in the spring to see where they stole thelr nests, looking that they min {ot moive'ed by faxes while Setting: CaTitE for he tender young ones, and as lv grew older meeping track of the varius © «ha and driving them home to rorst at right.1 have thought thousands | of times (Hat 1 withad there was some one to 1zke Rolf the care of aie as 1 used wo] take carr of the turkeys.Every full my father soll a great many of cur birds to be used ns targets ot 8 turkey rhoot he'd annually by the landlord of no disroputabl- tavorn #4 an adjoinine tows, and all my Bettor nature revolted at « the tdes of ny pretty pets being, while yet | alive, tind to R past to be shot at by those | wauteh >portemen.\u201cMy father, who was an intemperñats man, always attended these questionable gether.1ngn.ard { sometimes i:eard him talk over with the lazy flows who bung abeuz our \u2018der mfii, about the sho's, the raffles over the dead birds, and the disputes and drunkea bro:ls that .ften grow out of it ali Jnr day L 1ad about Ty ow) age came for the turkeys ind asked if 1 war aotuz tu the shoot.1nd when Le found 1 newer hal been, agked my father If 1 might return with him, and 1 remiers\u2019s © his curt reply, \u201cThat In as his mother says.She man.AFCA the younz once; be can 20% hort \u2018 When | did sc che, fer a litle Destin.ton, consented.When my father was told ! Ba muttered.\u201cVity well.he dies aot love the boy.ar I rupposct she Mid \u201cThe words wrat thenugh my hear: lke & Knife.for they were but the echo af mp : «wn thovght, and they stayed with rue the tao days at the shoot, where | drank wy first whiskey, smoked my first vigne.and had my frm fight: for what did ft mat.| ter.mother 24 rot care.She would ad 1 let me cot §f sho had loved me \u2018Years Inter, when | wan plunging Lead.lang to destractton, | reproached her with this \u201cFather Zid wrong.but he trusted vou with kis children,\u2019 ! sald, \u201cand you dls- appointed him.\u201cTt was a mad mistak-\" sha rald, with \u2018rars.And it was à sad mistake, and mY Ute Las heen à sad mistake.\u2018Hr whispered the words over snd over until hix life went out: r, hut publish tt in the hnpe that some reader of the \u2018Wit.hess\u2019 may be able to furnbh it.editor refreshing beverage.Water doesn\u2019t seem to quench the thirst these hot summer days.What is more, itis hard to get good drinking water.A most refreshing and invigorating | beverage for the warm days is a teaspoonful of Abbey\u2019 ey\u2019s Effervescent \u201cThe Canada Lancet says: \u201c This preparation deserven every good Salt in a tumbler of water.It braces you up, and fits you to stand the oppressive heat\u2014makes you feel like work even on the hottest days.It ia heaith-giving, too\u2014regulates the system and tones the appetite.Sold hy druggists everywhere at 60 cents a large bottle.Trial size.28 cts.word which Is being sald of it\" 14 ADVERTISEMENTS.A CANVASSER'S EXPERIENCE.Sublered From Kidney Trouble and Rbes.matism - Was Becoming Usspondeat Whea Ald Reached Him.From the \u2018Journal,\u2019 St, Catharines.One of tive most recent vritneuses ahout Foothill and vicinity reganding the virtues of Dr.Willimus® I'ink Pills is Jahn F.Price, who is widely known in the Niagara District as be has bcen on the road as an advertiser and canvaseer for six years, and bas thousands of acquam- tances.Hu complete cure bas added iresh lustre to the repulsion of this great mehuine.Hearing of Mr.Price's sutferings and restoration, a history uf his case was requested.His story in ;\u2014 \u201cI am 26 yours of age and have bren afflicted with rheumatism for seven years At timew | lmve been unable to gt my clothes on or off without assistance, and have often been compelicd to have my foud cut for tue at table.In the winter of 1897 1 was attacked with La grippe, which settled in my kidneys, | then Do- camo so ill that | was compxiled to aban- dun all employment.At that tine my liver and kidneys combined in what semed to me their lam attack | usd several medicines and doctored in Buffalb and St.Catharines without getting any relief, so my confidence in medicine was sbowt gone.1 was getting no rest day or mpgly and vas hecoming dospondent, finally 1 was persuaded to try Ir Wiiilams® Pink Valid, 1 dd mo and bave usd mall aight hours and am aow able to state that 1 feel Inter than in the past ten years Thea pills atv the ncarest to à specific of amything 1 ever usd, and they are the choapo and hem medicine 1 corer tested, having ¢horoughly reaciwd my ease ind effected a cure.| feed gratifiad for the relief | oinve oltamed that | think ic my Jey to publicly make thie statement.If all who are suffer ig will give De.Wilhame\u2019 Pink Pills an honest make a briel answer to Mr.Huxtable\u2019s letter, and to state.few facts on Dr.Grant's side of the question.Now, the latter gentleman is mide to mv: \u2018Under the Scott act the commitials to jul (for drunkenness) in.creas steadily.They have tren growing lesa under license.\u201d Mr.Huxtable ana this stat?ment is not correct, and pposing statistics, which he claims tr ave derived from Ontario government returns, but does nat supply either the particular name or the date of these returns.so that they could be re- (erred to.Since Coofedermtion D have reglarly received all the Ontario hlue- ADVERTISEMENTS.PAR: RADWAV unnaatied be Rrredy.18 instantly eel Kpraing, Bemis, Sot Munich, Cramps, Wun burn, Mewnite tas, Ba -ks he, Hiemaene! fool ache, Rhcumetinm, Neoralgia.Intern A CURE FOR ALL SUMMER COMPLAINTS DYSENTERY, DIARRHOEA, CHOLERA MORBUS.Atty years as & Pain and Gian aly cures ail A trasprontil of Remly Relief in $ hu tumbler of water repeated as often as oe, and ä flannel fired win Ted Ay] lared Aver the stomach an mela tmediate relief end snon effect à cure.' ig the Heady Relied In water will in » few Stomach, cure Cramps, HN Bear = mine.Moutimm, Nervonane: heu Mot ae, Colle, Plutaleacy and 8\" Internal Paine There ta nov | remedial agent in the worki that will cue Fever aud Aue 7d ol ther Mularious, Bir amd other {overs id Aran saquickiyas H DAL\" LEE ANE ke.iy 25 omits per bottle, Bois by Uruggiste.RADWAY &00.Mestroal Coa.{ lor books but cannot recollect ever having seen a return of this character in any them.But in any event, or whether Dr.Grant made a mistake or otherwise, the committals for drunkenness supply no orrect data as to the greater or less prevalence of intemperance.For example, if the times were good, and money plentiful, fines would be promptly paid, and but few committals would be made.The convictions for drunkenness, therefore, and not the commitials to jail present the only reliable data in the premises.Now, if Mr.Huxtable would be 20 good as to turn to page 420 of The Statistical Year Book of (mnada for 1896, a work prepared with so much care and accuracy by the Dominion statistician, Mr.Johnson, he will be able to see, in a momont, that in point of fact hia contention is entirely wrong, and that if De, Grant had used the word conviction instesd of committals (which waa most probably the case) he would be entirely right.In the Province of Ontario during the Scott act years, that is from 1885 to 1880, inclusive, its aver age annual convictions for drunkenness atood at 6,243, whereas in 1884, the year before the act came into very general force, they were only 4.664.In 18%, the last year of the Sentt act in Ontario, its convictions for drunkenness stood at 7.080, or one in every 205 of the population.Since 1898 Ontario, under a well- administered license law, has been growing more and more sober as time pro- wrenaed, each muicieeding year witnessing à decremaing number of convictions, until in 1805 they atood at 3,132, or mfout half the averags of the Frott act period, or nine in every 702 of the population.These figures show, beyond all cavil, that the Feople of Ontario are much more aober and orderly under a2 good license law than they were under prohibition.In the Trovince of Nova Scotia to-day about two-thirds of :te municipalities are under the Seatt act.Tn 1884, before this act came generally into force there, the convictions for drunkenness stood at 501, or one to every 751 of the population, tut in 1883 the total couvirtions for the same cause atond at 1,567, or one to every 290 of the population.In New Brunswick, where the Scott act now generally prevails, the convictions for drunkenness average one in every 257 of the population, or nearly three times more than in Ontario, where not a single county municipality is now under the Scott act.The prohibition question is a very large one, and covers a wide range of facta and figures at hoth aidez, and no matter how careful one may be some mistakes cannot but be made, Dr.Grant in like others in this respect.But T contend that his main positions are thoroughly sound, and that he is right in every leading feature of the question at issue, gevgraphicnlly, financially, morally and religiously.alw, if we take holy writ as our standard in the premises.WAKEFIELD HARDGRAVE.leeds, June 23, 1898.\u2014\u2014__ \u2018TEACH THE GIRLS NECRSRARY , THINGS.\" (To the Editor of the \u2018Witnem.\u2019) Sir, \u2014 Will you allow me through your columns to reply to the excellent and ealle by the bad behavior of the lave.Boys who play treant from school, who break windows ja empty houses, who steal and commit other offences will be introduced to this linle mer with the blue ribbos.\u2019 LATE EX-ALDERMAN RODDEN A BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS CAREER AS MERCHANT AND CITIZEN.Mr.William Rodden, whose death occurred on July 3 at Plantagenet Springs, was for many years a well known business man and citizen of Montreal, active in all kinds of social life, as well as deeply in- THE terested in agriculture! puremits.His father, Mr.Thomas Rodden, came from Irekund with his family, and settled at first in Burlington.Vt, William heing then three years old.Here Mr.Rodden, er, became acquainted with the late Mr.Harrison Stephens, who was engaged in buying hides m Canada, tanning them in the United States and sending the leather back here for sale.Mr.Stephens LATE MR.W.RODDEN.and McGill streets.Here he took an active part in both choir and Raidwih- school.He afterwards united with Zion Congregational Church, under Dr.Wilkes's pastorate, and was one of the active officials in this church until his removal from Montreal, He often used to drive Dr.Wilkes and other ministers out on their mimionary tour in the winter time Deceanad leaves a widow, a mister, Mrs.Richards, and a bother, Mr.R.J.Rodden, to mourn his loss.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 MURDER AT LAKE TAGISH, An American Miner Murdered by Indians.THE.HUNT FOR THE MURDFRERS DESCRIBED BY A \u2018 WITNESS\u2019 CORRESPONDENT.Lake Tagish.Upper Yukon, May 2, 1808.\u2018Although I have heen a reader of rour valusble paper from boyhood, this ie the first time that 1 have ever writ: ten to you on any subject.Koowing, however, that your many readers are interested in this country, its people and resources, | have ventured to send you sa account af a murder committed here on May 10, by fur young Indians, ali of whom wcre under twenty years of age.The victims were two American miners, William Meehan and Christian Fox, of Juneau, Theve two miners were ten persuaded Mr.Rodden to come to Montreal, which he did, opening up a whole- cE eme shoe and leather business st the corner of what was then known an Coffee Exchange Court, opposite which the \u2018Witness\u2019 had its first building.The late Mr.William Rodden was odn- cated in the Comumervial School of M.and A.Workman, and was brought up.to the hardware business, serving his time with Mr.RBrewaler.He engaged in business for himself when quite a young man, starting in a store on the corner of St.Paul and St.Francis Naver streets.Then he moved to the comer of Nicholas sireet and afterwards to Wt- liam street, where he bought out the Tiedge and Bonner Foundry.Here he continued in business until in 1875 he mld out the fonndry to Mr.William (lendinueng.and retired lo his farm at Plantagenet Springs.As n husincas man be waa fair and upright in all his deal ings, earning the respect aml confidence of all wha dealt with hm.He was well-known in municipal circles, sitting ae alderman for St.Aan's Ward for fifteen years, being first ehoct- ed in 1857; in the following year be was elected as a member of the Finance Committee, He evhecquently became chairman of the Market, Police and Finance Committees, retiring from the Council in 1872.As chairman of Conrmittees, he was frank, open.conciliatory.mim- ming up the questions under discussion fairly, and by such conduct enlisted sympathy and support in favor of his views, When the preparations were made for the first visit of the Prince of Wales to Montreal in 1960, he was chairman of the Civie Reception Committee, and the success of the processions, fetes, etc, were Jarçely due to his inmpiretion and guidance.Mr.Rodden was deeply interested in agricultural pursuits and in 1860 and the following years commencesl the importa tion of Ayrehire and other high-class graden of cattle, lle was instrumental in publishing the firm and second volumes of the \u2018Canadian Ayvehire Herd Record,\u201d and for fifteen yearn he was one of the successful exhihitors at the Enstern, \\Veriern and American exhibitions, and nt the Centennials in Philadelphia and St, John, N.B.in 1878 and 1883 took firet rive medwia and dip lomas, He wae president of the Impor ters and Breeders\u2019 Amwcintion, a life member and former president of (he Trish Protestant Renewlent Society.a founder of the Royal Mercantile Library, alsa a life member of the Mechanics\u201d i Tnatitite, and an active member of the Council of Arte and Manufactures, snd of the Oddfellows.Hin fit church relations were with the American Presbyterian Church that or twelve miles up the McClentie river, e THE OLD RODDEN STORE IN EXCHANGE COURT., building their boat preparstory to start jing for Dawe City.Just as they lad launched tie bmi, a number at fud.ns | came up, two of wion askcd if :ney might ride with the mine Lo the root of the river, where ihere à an Indian village.The miners willivgly coraen:- ed, but the Indians, after consulung anrag themselves.decided not to go, land Jeft the miners\u2019 camp, prosuinably to hurt moose.When the miners bad finished loading their buat they started down the river on their journey, but had not procecded very far when they were fired ut trom the hank of the river.The sh as killed Mechan and wounded Fox severely.The wounded man, peering cautiously over the cdge of the luat, zw one of the young Indlins named Joe, who had ash: ed for a ride in the boat, running quick ly through the buses.Knowing hat the river was very crooked, he concluded that the Indians were taking a short cit to head off the bat; so he paddled across to the opiumite side of the river, using his richt arme-the left being brok- en-and hid himself in the busher, When the wounded man felt alle to move, he went in an opp site direction to that which the Indians had taken, stepping only on etones and fallen timber that he might avoid being tracked by them.At length he reached an Indian village where there were sever! white men encamped, waiting for the ice to break np that they might proceed on their journey.Theme miners immedintcly organized a posse and started up the river in pur suit.They found the bost drawn up and hidden in the bush, but there wus no trace of Mcehan's body, Rearching the miners\u2019 cache, half a mile further up the river -they found it disturbed, with the shovel and pick missing.They eur- mised from this that the Indians had buried Mechan and so (hey returmed to their «wn camn, The North-West Mounted Police, of which body | am a special cotmtable, received word the next day at Tour o'clock, and by one p.m a detachment of us had renched the village, thirty-two miles from Tagish.We moon located anid ambushed an Indian camp, four miles shove the lace where the murder wan committed.tere we succeeded in capturing the Jend- er of the gang.He had no arma except a revolver, which we did not give him lime to draw.The Indian women and children fled in every direction, but with n little trouble we purwued and captured them, Shortly after this we were mimprized to sre smoke curling up from the river bank, some distance lelow the camp.There we found a youog In- THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS - 1 seal care of ope of our men.afterwards ascerteined to be « signal (arminged between the Indians in case of need.We put this out and brought the lad into camp.All that night we hid in the bushes near the Indian camp.About one o'clock the dogs began to bark and rum in the direction of the river ; on ateal- ing quietly down to K, we lay in ambush waiting for some one to make use of the raft that was m.et tn 0c the dozen; caulifiowers at 3% 40.; turkey! 10c per Ib.ducks were plentiful at from &c to 70c the pair; fowls at Mc to Thc do.; spring chiekena at He to fic do.Tub butter at Ii to 17e per Ib.; 1ri0t butter at 1Br to Mc à £2 m uate sell at about 13c th In baskets bring from 150 ta 18e, docen.8! and à few are sold at MWe the .Straw- of poor quality sell at 5e to Gc the Box: renpborries at $e to 10e du: red cur.fants at éûc to bôc the pail: gooseberries at Tos to #0c do.: blucberriss at 90 the box.containing shout à neck: American toma.tsee at 4e per Ib.; oranges at $2.50 to $1.00 the bax; lemons §2 to 83 do.; bananes $1.26 to 91.7 the bunch.Old hay sells at from 26 to $8 per 108 dundles of 15 Ibs, & few loads of halt dried new hay has been rol@ at considerable less.Straw sells at from $ to H.60 per 100 bundles of 12 Ibs.GROCERY MARKET.The local situation La unchanged\u2019 1a spite of the downward tepdency of the foreign market, very littie business is passing at Jats quotations, as follows: Standard granulated at ¢%c; Canadlan-German at 4 3-16; Austrian at #%c; yellows, at 4c to 4c.In New York during the past week depressed lish markets heiped to weaken ratce here, and importers Buaily accepted lower bids, although few transactions were made at the deciine.Both sidca are very stub- boro and litie business is done.But nom- ioalty all raw grades are quoted a shades lower, Jobbers seut orders for a fal thy of refined, and brokers Gpd trie mors encouraging, iteBners contius their guarantes ,and quotations of cul loaf and crushed have not altered since eat.y iu The domestic crop is reported it oud +ondition in rpite of excessive ruios In ans.Byrups.\u2014Business is exceedingly quiet and tho market is duil and steady at 3%c per tb.Molasses\u2014Ay there have betm no spot transactions during the week the general situation may beat be judged by tbe latest mail advices {rom Batbadoes, as follows: \u2014 \u2018Reaplog operations have been fnished ou A largo aummber of estates.The sesson is Dow ragidly drawing to a close, and there remains but little produce Available for shipment.The market for sugar bas again ge- clined.8alcs have been made during the fortnight ai $1.66 per 100 lbs, and hbd.$5 for refining grades, For molasses, buyers are offering only $ cents per gallon and puncbeon M.In view, however of the small Juanuy remaining for sale planters are not lisposed to accept thess figures.Cauned he feature of the week bas been the Advance of clover leaf brand of salmon 15 e-nts, making ft $3.85 f.0.b.coast, asking price.Other prices are unchanged and we quote aa follows: \u2014Toma- toes, $1.15 to $1.30, corm, $c to §0c; peas, Mc to $1; beans, T0c to 0c; strawberries, $1.38 10 $1.80 for two-ib, tins, and $2.40 for three tbs.Coffes.\u2014The market has been very quiet on Lia the only sales reported being some emall Foros of Maracaibo and Santor.New York No.7 Rio bas decilued another fraction, and 614 is the ruling price.There is 20 active demand even at that figure, and probably = good order at 8 cents would tempt some holders, The market is (n \u20ac vary weak position, with fairiy large re- celpts reported on the new crop year.The decline in the world\u2019s visible supply during June was only 35,048 bags.making the total stock July 1 5,136,000 pags pegnioat 3,978 000 à year ago.Deliveries of ait kinds of coffee duriog the year wers 6,008,311 bags in the Un States, apd 8, 1 tn Kurops.Tha only demand In mild grades is for good Junlitien, which meet with prompt buyers, t medium and poor lines fail to securs bids, una sre very fiat, Tea\u2014To this market also applies the designation \u2018quiet.\u2019 but here the conditions are ones of strei .Wisher & Co.'s circular, Shangbal, June 11, says: Black teas\u2014 Our advices from Haokow extend to 7th Jo- stant, and report an active market for any good teas aisn for common grades; medium quality tesa Bave been neglected, and some of these have sold at prices which showed serious losses to tes men on producing cost.The two crack chops of Ichang tes sold at ® Us per picul, agsinst 65.50 tls last mea- ren.je Jowsst quotation is now 98 tla, On this market only seven email par- cela of Wenchow bave been shown; they have found buyers at prices ng trom M to 20% tis.Green teas\u2014Tha first musters of new Pingsuey leas were shown OD Sth Instant; to-date rnly tix chops dave been put on the market; tue teas are of very good cup Q but somewhet lacking style.The rage cost to the tes men is some 3 or 4 taels Over last season; tasl prices od are some 18% percent over season's opening prices.Wenchows will be shown next week.Country teas sre expected In about three weeks: prices of Irsf are sald to be 6 to 8 tasls higher thau Ins CEMENT AND FIRE BRICKS.The feature of the (rade this week bi been the private cable advices recelved.noting a furiber advance of 8d per case on all angl b brenés.Locaily trade has been somewhat guleter.the demand being chiefly for oad lots.but the uadertone to (he te Ori and prices arc fully main- We qunte Englien brands at $2.3 German at $3.30 to $2.45.and Bel.$100 to 92 per barrel, ox wharf.2,200 barrels English sud no Felgiao or Q .as Agsinst 1,110 Moglish, 3,800 à German.Det « total to date rel ish for the previous week, making hin sesson of 12.300 bar.of à 76,012 Belgian and German.Large arrive are expected from ihe letter ports during the balance of this month, owlox to tbe fact that the reduction of $8 percent In the duty wilt po longer exist after the first of Adgust, ss on that date the old it will go into force again.The receipts of fire bricks for the past v.eeX were 27,000, ne agalnat EVERY MAN HIB OWN COBHLER.Address JOH.clreul Dou- su ia ke Wirni » ï Fae whee 16 Lake Baperior .From MONTREAL I London, Glasgow, er perticulars 75 to freight or passage, a \u20ac MACITI = oe, it Water Street TV ERPIOL M.WESS vw re Mana pes Rivest, AAT TER ace, \u2018a hee.EUROPE, EUROPE.EUROPE TICKETS BY ALL LIN®S.Jour 1%, 1898 FARMERS\u2019 EXCHANGE, For Sale and Want Advertising, ONE CENT A WORD.For the benefit of the subscribers of the \u2018Witness\u2019 many of whom have during Be year, something to sell or some want to be Alleé, wo h: acts 0 te take advertisements of this © to this page and under this heading, Cus ok tremely low rate of one cent a \u2018word eae Insertion.The a Just a -third the eet lar price.Witness\u2019 has & sworn Eirentation of over 26,000 COPIES.Twenty-six thousand families sre a rely fu many and means that the \u2018Weekly itaess\u2019 must have about 180,000 READERS.The address must be counted as of the advertisement, and esch Initial, or a number, counts as one word.Cash must Accompany each order, and advertisements must bave address on, as we cannot forward replies sent to this office.Copy must be received not later than Friday for the paper pubilshad où the following All \u2018Farmers\u2019 Exchan advertissmen will be condensed, no re pi lay roe belng used, thus making a 1 adv.as dotlresbls as a large on Bubacribers to the mens wil find that an advertisement in this department >i fem a paying investment, and only LY 5 rubecribers may avail themselves of Pérou deux DOUGALE & s0X, Publishers of the \u201cWitmess,* Montreal, - A FARMER'S BON WANTED WITH A knowledge of Sock talr vocation, to work in an office Par Veterinary Bclence Association; =» « ; personal interview necessary.Must vo on ore te one years of age and able to give $308 security.Apply in writ! i fall particulars, Head Office of Be V ainary Science Association, London, On \u2014_ PERSONAL\u2014BOBTON TAL AL PARLO=S of Testh for Tea Dottare.Pit ind quality guaran or Ten q - Sxiracting a spacialty.tesd._Painl All charges BROCKVILLE BUSINES3 COLLEGE.Established 16 years.Pernin System of Shorthand.learned in one-half time of any other.Single aod Double Entry Book- Kkeeping, according to common pense Prin- etples; Chttecn students lu positions fn twe months attests the superiority of thls m- stitution; rates redu: Write for ea talogue.d Brockville Business College.Brockville, Ont.©.W.GAY, Principal.» ANTED.ke speu months [no telling he matchless oy of his ite.We teach you how and guarantee success.From ce te & day adsolutely sure.There is no fear of fatiure and it will be enjoyable work.Par- tienines furnished free.BRADLEY- GARRETHON co, Lure, STOPPED FRER Permanently Cured INRANITY PRETENTED WY Dit, KLINES CREAT NERVE RESTORER Positive cure for all ror, dHorance, Fite, Briierey.Risse and\u2019 St Vius Twas.No a ae Serge ee Troatise and Cauadian A geac Khoi Ja Trova Iphis, Pa.1 7OUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.696 BoroMestir Bérset.Permancat Board for Young Women from $3.00 Lo H.50 per week.dies travelling alone or nsleats, $1.00 day ues tours at special rates.Single meals; break- Pr of \u2018Medicina, 831 fast and tea, ($ cents each: dipner, 20 rents.Applications may be made to the General Secrctary.CIN DMIL ES.THE- CANADIAN STEEL AIRMOTOR Por Power or Pumrne le à honsrhold word from cesem ter nes a Workmansbig, Development of Power GUARANTEED.Galramzod or painted.JR Cancun ve ventes: \u2018LE the work of Mx LI Pampa, Grinders, Nay Tools.Tanks, Wood: ward Watering Basins, ONTARIO WinD ENGINE and PUMP CO, Limited, Liberty St., Terents, ATENTS JPROMPTLY wuz Interest) ool ain aad \"How you a vere you ere vo raperience Ju the lutricats patent model free advion, MARION à MAR ow eu ite Butisres, Montreal, ond To intesuce Dr Weatons Improved Pink Irom Tonle Plila for tivo, for pale people, fo.vz, Witness* nd for sample coples aud Address JOHN DOU SON, \u2018Witnass' Office, Montreal LL à ALLAX.pers! debit we ive oh gold GUIUN Pri {i mT AX, Plated wate ih, fadies or Gents, FREE nicely ra WHITE CUNAKD, NETHER INA Pen relia bio time keeper, warranted fre yearn.Lu VLUŸD, VRERCI Fille ere 0 cents per box.$360 for \u20ac bozen, LM tal amount and you receive} boren Sapin voie CAP rom a porta of Ei ami LA.YE Ep PIC CO of pe ant br rms = a iota outs $7 a es Y.= finds Is 91.Telephone 1379.SATTSRES \u2018at Montreal THE WEEKLY WITXESA 3a printed asd pub The BAILEY Op Mahoë 8% the * Wiinoet' Building, os the corner OONALDSON CO, TEACHERS AND STUNENTS\u2014 WANTED, of Craig and SL Peter sirocte, Ia 4be city of » .in covery School District throughout Can- Montreal, by Jun Relpath Dougall,of Montresh Montreal, Lp clube lor the \u2018Daily Wit- Al bestoms comaunientions should be nédramed *Johe Dougall 8 Bon.\u2019 snd sll lettars be the Editor should be adéremd \u2018Hétu of the * Wimeas* * "]