THE DAILY EXAMINER TH U RSDAY SEPT. 28th, 1899 "YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY INIGE DRESS GOODS HERE” was the remark of a lady at our dress goods counter the other day. She had been looking round town, and of course found ex- actly what she wanted—here. We can suit you just as well too, if you let us try; and the more particular you are the surer are we of your order, We would like very much to show you that handsome range of black e-oods, Plain effects and figured, the largest line we’ve ever shown, And then there aie so many elegant things in single dress leneths— black and co loved . nut five minutes showibg 1S worth an hour of telling—let us show themto YOU foee— NVigore & McLeod as ee a —_" Wire Mattress We would like to caii your attention to TWO LINES whic are civiag perfect satisfaction. The s recia A real good ~attress at the price of the cheap kind / MUEG AL —price $2.85 The Queen th Psi eS, ad : we consider the beet mettress on 1 may pay faacy price: for fancy polDlse JOHN NEWSON TTL Have You Made Up Your Mind What kind cf a boo ae “aie -: you will get for fall wear. We cannot crowd all our different sty es of boots into the window-—just drop in and say I want to see chat boot at such and such a price. easy at ¥ McQUATID’S “| LO WERJQUEEN STREET BOOT. «& SHOE'STORE, ¥ ALAA Ged AAdLLALAASbAbd QAAAb Add dauaddddddddddbdddddddsdddaddeddcaddere The rest is SC USMAAALLALAbAU CALs names, but you will not get better value than the “Queen” no matier how high you go. We would be nleasei to have see these springs We will explain their zoo « a : Reading ‘Roouy, P a NTT ETON ae a eri ferms Four Dollars per Year House of Dommont This i is True ee, when Free Born Men having to advise the Public, may speak ire,’ «aaa Single iris ea —— Se ns. | ma VOL 36 CHARLOTTETOWN P:_E. ISLAND. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1899 NO 228 THINGS LOOK Latest Intelligence From the Transvaal | BOERS BUYING UP PROVISIONS AND ARMS Col. Otter to Command a Canadian Contingent. (Spzcran To Tue Examiner ) TcRroxtcs Sept 28.—Military men state that arrangements have been completed by the militia department for the despatch cf a Sanadian contingent of 1300 mea, 800 in- fantry and the balance cavalry and artillery to England for service in the Transvaal. Col. Otter, of this city, it is further said, has been selected to command the brigade which will be ready to start on the declaras Loxypon Sept. correspondent of the Daily News pass of Laing’s Nek will be occupied this (Thursday) with sufficient strength for present needs under the belief that the Boers will attack Natal immediately hop- ing to foresiall the landing of the Indian contingents. The Daily Telegraph has the following from its Correspondent in Cape Towa : “ I regret to note the uciversal opinion that waris very near. Everywhere the Boers areactive and bellicose. They are arm ing, equipping and storing supplies fora protracted siruggle. “Boer agents are scouring South Africa to buy campaigu provisions, Proof ac- Cumulaes ofthe existence of a great Dutch conspiracy against British supre- macy ia South Africa. The Orange Free State is believed to be involved and there is a0 doubt that the Orange Goverament 18 Intent On war. **Many Boers in the northern districts of Cape Colony are joining our probable enemy. ‘The Dutch republics will tozether be able to muster 35.000 men nearly all mounted. I learn thatthe Free State has declared to put 10,0C0 into the field. “Ocher despatches from Pretoria and Johannesburg speak of the probabilitise of hostilities within a week.” The Cape Town correspondent of, the Daily Mail says :— “The Boers, it is believed, will cone‘rie the occupation of Laings Nek as ao act of hostility. “British members of the Cap? House of Assembly freely criticise Great Britain’s unpreparedne3s and predict a serious reverse fullowed by grave rising of colos nists at various points in adjoining republics. ‘*There has been an enormous run upOn The price of mausers ba3al- vanced from $7 to $22, supplies of all kinds are quickly bought up. President Steyn, it is reported, is about sending his revolvers. family to the Cape.” Lonpon, Sept 28.—M. De Biowitz Paris correspondent of the Times, mers a rumor in circulation there that tlready broken out ip tlons hostilities have South Africa. } , MORE WARLIKE tion of war, ‘ 23.—The Cape Town} says the BIG CONSERVATIVE RALLY. eee To be Held at Ottawa During the Next Month. ([Spectaz To Toe Fixamrver.] Orrawa, Sept 28.—A movement is on foot for holding a monster Conservative rally here next month. The affair will take all day and the city of Ottawa and Carletcn, Russel, Prescott, Lanark, Wright ani other countries wil) be represented. The speakers will be Sir Charles Tupper and Hon. Mr. Foster. SCOTSMAN ASHORE Al ‘BELLE ISLE The Dominion Line Comes to Grief ON HER WAY OUT FROM THE OLD COUNTRY . Two Hundred Passengers Taken off THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL Says He Cannot Visit Chicago Next Month. (SpactaL to tHe Examiver.] Orrawa, Sept 28.—The GovernoreGen- eral has wired the Chicago authorities that he will not be able owing to pressure of business to visit that city next menth. we te Good Reliable INSURANCE at -Reasonable Rates- —APPLY TO— FW. Hyndman 1 YO0 Wall t : sinians aboat him Ten Eyck Wins From Norris. [Speciar ro Tae Examiver,] Hawirax, Sept 28.—James Ten Eyck won the single scull race against James Norris, of Halifax, on Bedford Basin yes, terday. ——s McCoy Defeated McCormack. (Special ro THe Examryer.] New York, Sept 28. —Last night McCoy knocked out McCormack in the 8th rouod. THE SOUDAN AGAIN. Abyssinians May Join Khalifa Against England. Loxpox, Sept 26.—-There have beet indicutions this week thatthe governmeoi is taking advantage of the Tranevaat hullabaloo to concesl some dark statecraft over Nortbern Africa, Genera] Lord Kitch- ener, afier lengthy secret exped tions into * Darkest Soudan,” has retarned to Kbar- toum to pertect a scheme for the capture of tbe pereunial mischief-mak-r, the Khalifa. The censorship is so rigid tbat newspaper correspondents are voable to tranemit mess sages, but private letters trom officers in Kitcnener’s command show that the geveral’s plaus are net meeting with un- qualified success. They write that the Khalifa’s forces have been so considerably augmented that he, hae subdued several petty uprisings on the part of the subore dipase chiefs. With these viciories his prestige Over the Soudanege has been re- established, and he is securing a formidable supply of arms and ammuunitioa from the Abyssinians, In this last fact lies the secret of Kits chener’3 aoxiety, for it threatens to des- roy his pet plan ef capturing the Kbelifa and the cousolidation of British overlord ship over the Suudan without the aid of reinforcements. 1: also leaks out through the same reliable source that Kitchener had an incipient mutiny on his hands last summer. The trouble was confiued to regiments of Soudanese who helped to crush the Khalifa at Omdurmao. They complained of excessive drilling and inter- ference with their tribal customs. Some of the mutineers were shot and others were impressed in chain gangs aod the discipline was re-estabiished. The general is chiefly concerned now over the uncertain attitude of the Abbys- He is said to have by the Mounthope. [Specian To ra#eEXaMINER.] MostreaL, Sepi 28.—The Dominion Line Steamer Scotsman is ashore at Belle Isle. The steamer Mounthope has taken off two bundred passengers. The steamer Scotsman has been posted as overdue but it was thought that the delay in her arrival was owing to the fact that she had been forced to take on new firemen on account of the strike ia Eng- land. {The Scoteman was built for a freight vessel but was afterwards transformed into a passeager boat. Several of our citizens have made trips across to the old country in the loet vessel.] Dreyfus Must Pay the Costs. Paris, Sept. 26.—Tne Aurora estimates that the cost of the Rennes court-martial, which Dreyfus will have te pay, will arm- ount to 20,006 francs ($4,000) In addi- hon to this, Dreyfus will of course have to pay his legal auvisere. The generals who appeared at the court-martial and made speeches against Dreyfus received 20 france (about $6) a day. Struck an Iceberg. St. Jopy’s Nild., Sept. 26.—-The echr. Liiy of tne West, from Labrador, with 30 persons On board and five Landred quin- tals of codfish, struck an iceberg off the Straits of Belle Isle, sinking almost imme~ diately. The crew managed to escape, but were threedays in the boats before they were rescued. All hands suffered severely from want of food and drink. Taey were picked up by a passing veseel. Earthquake in Asia Minor ConsranNTINOPLe, Sep’, 25.—The district cf Aidin, in Asia Minor, waa visited by a3 earthquake on September 20, and accord- ing to late acvices, over 200 persons perished. The chief cities of the vilayet, or Province of Aidin, are simply ruined. The city of Aidin is 80 miles south of Smyrna. It is the residence of the Pasha, and a focus of s fleurishing trade in grain carpets, figs, opium, and spooges. Drafted 1000 Horses. Lonpon, September 26.—Nearly 1600 London omnibus horses have been drafied by the government within the last three days and are now doing duty st Aldershot, 80 unw lling were the public as to the right of the government thus io call on the omnibus companies for aidin an emer- gency that the announce m -nt Caused a great sensation. The principal Loudon company. bas 15,000 horses in ts stables, a majority of which came from Canada, bat it takeaa year for them to become inured to the climate, eee Rossland in Flames. Vancouver, Sept 27.—A terrible fire is in progress in Rossland, B. C., a bigh wind blowing flames over the whole city. , sent messages to the London War C'ffice that are too important te be made public. Meanwhile King Menelek, of unsavory British memory, has concentrated his} troops in such a way that he is sus- pected of contemp’ating a renewed re- sistance to British plane. It is eaid that Kitchener is possessed of proof that (Menelek has been negotiating with the Kbalifa and that he has actively abetted the importation of Abyssinian supplies Should the worst come to the worst and Menelek openly array himeelf, ov the Khalifa’s side it will be necessary to send reinforcements to Kitchener, and such an event, should war in the mean- while come in the . Transvaal, would prove a more awkward twis: to affairs than even the most bellicose Briton has been bar- gaining for. — a nes vw Prince of Wales College Ie- . Boyt Q Prince ¢ OF Waxes Coie STUDENTS can procure at tr “4 all the books required for first, second and third year sourses at the college, Students’ Memo Books Noie Books, Seribblers Pens, Inks Kram. Pads, ete Special discounts to students. Complete priced catalogue of beoks on application. = TESTAETSEDEGESACOOURGUSUESEERSUCEROEODDO impoverished Blood Our British Beef, Iron & Wine feelz autumn’s chills. 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