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Have you selected your spring dress ? It isn’t any too soon, for To-day there's fuller stock than

There will be after a few days of

There’s a “‘move on” down in

Our Vress Goods Department.

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For never before have we shown

Early this Spring we had

Our Dress Geods Department

Re-arranged

It can easily accomedate

Twice as much stock as previouf seasons

In spite of all that It’s crowded now,

We'd like to The new thing toda

Will you drop in ?

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Lawn Srass Seed

By the proper blending of the varieties which constitute Carters’ Lawn Grass we have obtained a mixture that from early spring to late fal! will give to lawns made with it that rich deep green so much admired. For renovating old lawns, or making new ones, Carters’ Lawn Grass canuot be excelled. One pound will sow 300 square feet. Price 20c. per pound,

Carter &

THE SEEDSMEN.

WANTED.

At Kensington Tannery, two journey- men curriers, steady work to the right

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Ladies Shoes

Our ladies’ fine footwear that we have been opening this week, are just right; in style, qulity and hnish they excel our expectation.

There’s «an elegance of finish, theie’s beauty of style, there’s 4 goodness of quality,—you don’t often find.

Our Leader—A fixe Don- gola shoe for $2.10 isa beauty.

GOFF BROS

The Home Shoe Factory.

Provincial Rifle Association,

The Annual Business Meeting of the Provincial Rifle Association, will be held in the City Court Room, City Building, at 4o’clock, p- m., Friday, April 27th,

1900. FRANCIS DOGHERTY, Lt. Col., Preside: 8. F. HODGSON, Major, Secretary-Treasurer

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the news from the scene of action in the Free State. It looks as if the four or five thowsund Boers who hurriedly raised the siege of ecanaee and left General Brabant and

| Hart a free passage into the town, stand |hittle risk of being captured.

They have aclear road open to them, so long ae they start for the Basuto

border toward Ladybrand; for the whole of that portion of the Free State remains in their bands. It will soon pass of the British. General Brabant has a strong

into the o: upaucy

force of mounted troops in his command; but theyare rore likely to co-operate with French or Runile to irtercept the Boers ‘who hurriedly left Dewit’s dorp on Tues-

»day night.

‘be Boers are said to be hampered by ' wagons and guns and unable to move swiftly.

But, on the other hand, the character of the ground, which is exceedingly broken and hilly, makes the employment of cavalry exceedingly difficult and favors the rear guard tactics of the Boers at which they have proved themselves no mean adepts.

Kinberley is troops. Regiments of the Teath Division under Generai Hunter, are pouring into it. All eyes will now be turned to the route to- ward Mafeking and new interest will be felt in the skirmishes that have continaed day after day at Warrenton.

If a force from the south is really, at last, going tomarch towards Mafeking the British public will feel satisfied, for it had seemed to them that little had been doce lately by Lord Roberts to redeem his pro mise that that place should be relieved.

ANOTHER POINT GAINED.

Lonpoy, April 26—(midnight)—The War Office publishes the following despatch from Lord Roberte, dated Bloem-- fontein, April 26th:

General Ian Hamilton, yesterday drove the enemy off the strong position at Israel’s Pont ina well conceived turning movement which was admirably carried out by General Ridley, Commander of the Second Mousted Infantry Brigade and General Smith-Dorrien, commanding the 18th Brigade.

These troops are today advancing to- ward Thaba N’Chu.

Our losses were slight— only one yet re- ported, viz. Major Marshal Grahamstown, Mounted Rifies, severely wounded in the shoulder.

fil‘ing up with

BUERS ANXIOUS.

Prerosi4, (via Lorenzo Marquez)—The Ominous quiet thut prevails in the fight, ing at the frontseems to presage an im- portant British move.

The government is prosecuting the Free State Burghers who surrendered their arms, and severe sentences are beiag

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Loxpon, April 27.—There is a lull in|

Mafeking.

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THE QUEEN’S ADIEU.

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The Country Favors Boer Rear Guard Tactics— Kimberley Filling up with Troops—Interest in | hour it bad swept away over fifty smal! the Skirmishes at Warrenton—Movement To-

DIRTY CHIMNEY CAUSES FIRE.

‘Aull and Ottawa Suffer Greatly,

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DESTROYED.

Injured.

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Orrawa, April 26.—At eleven ‘o’clock this morning fire broke out in Hull, just across the river from Ottawa, and in, an

| buildings.

Borne by northeast winds it swept down towards the great saw mills and other establishments of the Eddy Company.

At 2 30 o’zlock it was pretty clear that the whcle of Hull was doomed.

Booth’s mills had been destroyed, with all his stock of lumber, probably worth a million dollars.

The Eddy establishments were either burned or abandoned.

| The Hull Lumber Compaay was burn- | Lu&bon, April £¢.—The Queea bas con- ed out, and five thousand people were) § ferred Barovetcies upon the Lord Mayors | homeless. : of Dublin and Belfast, the title of Lord |

On the Ottawa side the C. P. R. station |

Mayor on the Mayorof Cork and his! building bad gone. The McKay flour mills |

successors in office, and Knighthood upon

Londonderry.

Her Majesty gave £1000 to be distribut- | to the western part of the city, where it | ed among the poor in the Dublin hospitals. | has already swept a distance more than

Information Required for the Travel- ing Publicfrom the Hen. D. Farquharson.

As a passenger on the steamer South- port and Hitl*borough I would like to Know :—

1. Is it true that there is neither life buoy, life preserver nor life jacket on either of these boats? Certainly the S 8S Hills- borough 1s without either.

2. Is it true that the boats hanging on the davits of the Hillsborough are “in such a condition that they cannot be launched, --io factso bad that a man can push his hands through the seams ?

3. Is it irae that the Southport has in her engine room, as engineer, @ man that knows no more about a boiler or engine or engineering than the ordinary farm-~ er?

4. Is it true that this man hae had hie only experience inthe fire hold of the Hillsborough, and that for avery short time,

5. Is it true that a true and trusty man oftwenty years experience on the boats (George Warrie) has been passed over and set back to the fire hold, while this farmer isgiven charge of the engine room of the Southport ?

Surely, surely, these boats should be properly equipped with mecessary boats, life preservers, etc.

What would the consequence be if an accident happened and none of these at hand? And why, oh why, are they not supplied with proper boats, put in readi - ness for launching if—unfortunately--they should be needed ?

Think what an awful calamity it would be if anything happened our ferry steams | ers and they nct properly «quipped; what an awful crime our respected Premier would have to answer for.

When these questions are answered, I have £ome more to ask for ANOTHER PASSENGER.

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Baking Powder

Made from pure eream of tartar.

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QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED. | blocks wide.

} worth half a the Mayor of Cor and the Mayor of . loss. |

million wili be a total |

The east winds keep the fire, so far, |

half a mile in leagth and coveral |

The whole of the suburb of Hintenberg | must go, |

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Among the residences surrounded by fire |

(ia that of the Hon. G. E. Foster, which |

can bardly escape.

The loss already musi be in the neigh |

berheod of ten millions. CATER.

Ortawa, April27.—All the business portion of Hull and over yhalf of the resi- dences are goue. Tie Roman Catholic Cathedral aod Eddy’s sulphate works have been saved. G@lmour and Hughson’s Mills are also standing :

The fire originated through a dirty chimney, and the high wind, with cloude of dust and sand fl ating in all directions, caused the flames to soon epread on the Ottawa side of the River and that pcrtion of the city east of Division Street, the old boundary line of the city before Rocheste- ville was almost entirely burned down.

Here and there a building remains.

The village of Hintonbergh, still further wesi and in close proximity to the city, has not all been destroyed. The greater part remains,

HEAVY LOSSES.

The Ottawa Insurance Company, a new institution, will be a heavy loser by the fire. Al)of the Canadian Companies and some of the Eaglish and American Companies, are interested.

A prominent lumber man places the loss from the lumber piles «one at from four to five million dol.ars. This is thought to be a low estimate. The Ex- port Lumber Company alone has lost nearly one million dollars.

The same lumber man estimates the ea= tire loss at $15,000,000,

A. T. Wood, M. P., of Hamilton, a pro- vincial business man, said that he con- sidered that when all the losses were made up they would be nearer $30,000,900.

At midnight the fire was completely under control.

J.R. Booth’s priasipal lumber yards at St. Louis Dam have all been saved ; but from that part north to the Ottawa | River almost everything is consumed.

On the east side, the burned area is bounded by old Ottewa and the St. Law- rence track, and on the west by Division Street.

It is estimated that 1500 residences in Ottawa and over 8C@ in Hull have been burped,

FATAL CASUALTIES,

Orrawa, April 27.—The combined

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‘ ] eR, far ren rte i. sre Mias { rok, a li womar Ww » lived on Wel Pers ! Street, was burned 1a her houge to a ersp an unknown mao was feund deai on t Ps

i James Nav f Qieen Street, weet i3 r ed to he fatally injured

i S me peces of timber fell on Jams Morryfie'd, who is nowin the hosp tal.

| Wa'king-,a fireman, and Scarpe « team- Bier are le 4

' Cnief Bencit, of the Hall fire brigade is injured,

Che government is supplying blankets and is doing a!l that it cao for the suff-r- ers.

WHAT THE TIME3 SAYS.

Loxpex, April 27.—The Times eays editorially this morning that Great Bri- tain must help Canada who is levishing her blood aad treasare in South Afric: oy contributing to the fund for th? victims of he Oitawa fire.

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I have used SURPRISE SOAP since I started house and find that it lasts longer and is better than other soap I have tried.

j. Johnston. Fredericton, N.B., Dec. rsth, 1899.

Having used SURPRISE SOAP for the past ten years, I find it the best soap that I have ever nad in my kouse and would not use any other when I can get Mrs. T. Heury Troup.

St. Thomas, Ont.

I have to wash for three brothers that work on the railroad, and SURPRISE SOAP is the only soap to use. We tried every other kindof soap, and I tell every- body why our overalls have such a color, Maudie Logan.

Montreal,

Can't get wife to use any other soap. Says SURPRISE is the best.

Chas. C. Hughes,

SURPRISE is a pure hard SOAP.

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is is not like Whitening and other articles — Positively no after dust.

[t is sold for a reasonable price

[5 cents per hottle:

A. W. Reddin, Phm. B.

Central Drugstore.

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