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 LONDON. May I8, 9.16 p. `:n._--[Special.] -News of the relief of Mafeking on A ~
Tuesday has been received.
 PRETDRIA, May I8.-.-{Special.]-lt is officially announced here that offer 
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ENDURlNli ANI) BRAVEST 0F THE BRAVE
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5lEGE_9F£‘lAlf.5lll‘§ RAISED
hchoers, Failing in Their Final Assault, With-
draw to the Transvaal. ` 
Qptifying news was received last ‘ of miles along every avenue of approach.
al the relief of Mafeking and gave _ The enemy began the siege almost at
.   uf* the war. 'l‘hey-niud`e
in Charlottetown. No most persistent and continuous eiforts
llny other parts of the Empire capture the town, culminating in a gran
is 5° same .l0Y0\1S S¢llSa%i0l1 9-Yld` final assault last week. One cause for thi
#nd a like enthusiasm on learning fpersistengy in the siege was no doubt the
*mt M“feki”S was 5 WW” °f fact that Lord Cecil, sonofLord Salisbury
B hm* "“P°1't““°e beff-‘Te "lei W" was within the town as one of its defend-
hh mi but win have is issuing fame em and it would have gregnygmtmed th
for the heroic, . resourceful Boer leaders to have made him a prisoner.
bg enduring defence made by Col. But an and every attack was foiled by
Powell and his little garrison. A gallant courage, and resourceful skill.
“itself awonder that any town The long and successful defence was
British Empire could have b€¢11 "the more remarkable from the fact that
ht up and besieged for nearly the town was naturally indefensible, and
Immths' That ` Such 8' the fevi cannon ssessed bv the defenders CI S - E A E 
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distant location in the interior, and f their assaiianw R _ 
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has Occurred is due w` were of much lighter calibre and Sl101‘¥»€
that is has been surrounded by a It was when they attempted to come to
Wpulation extending for hundreds close quarters that the enemy were fo,-L-ed
BOTAXIC BALSAM hi!-S ti Boer Iivinff in the trenches or iii
areputation which lzice‘ it in the le ' ' "` T
of curative §g°eiit?s. It has _bomb-proof shelters, half starved and ‘eat-
about thirty years. Itf _ . ` H .h f th two
the best phgsicians mg Scarmly °f h°r§e 3° or _ C
cures coughs and col every mouths past, the 'brave garrison have
an Dmgglsw made a record for pluflky dvfence and her' Hittin’ a man like us i"
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QM British history is read. All honor to
_Baden Powell and his gallant fellow sold-
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strengthening and invigorating t0ni_cs and
restoratives and for this reason it is un-
approached as a blood builder and nel'\’6
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restorative. It cures all diseases caused by._
thinblood and exhausted nerves and makes
pale, weaknervous men, women and child- _
ren strong and healthy. 50 cents a box.
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HALIPAX, May l8,~(Special).-Steamer
Assyria arrived from Hamburg with twelve
hundred immigrants. '
Three died on board of scarlet fever and
a number of cases were sent to quaran-
tine. The steamer goes to Baltimore.
Cnirie:i~;i.'roN,N. B. May18,-1_Special.)--
A crowd of young men on Thursday es-
' corted Donald D. Sharp of St. John ont of
e ' the city, paying his bills and giving him a
ticket. all in the name of public moral-
ity. `
A MULTI-MURDERER CONFESSES. 4
Srocxnomi, May, 18. ~(Special.)-
Philip Nordlund confesses thatjhe shot
seven men and wounded five others on
The ,S._ S. _ __Sa.n_iantlia,. »   A " in
to_l.Hii-stings,  .will »-_repair 5353539 ”EW3`Y'SN*»`M.E- , ' ` ` `
d here.
is 'rim iuim or monnnirr. » I
the steamer Prinze Karl and regretted
not hav-ng killed all, to avenge him-
self cn mankind.
WELLAND CANAL PATROL.
Orrawn, May, 18. -(Special.)- The
militia will be withdrawn and the Well-_
and Canal patrolled permanently by
Bgsrou, May I8.-(Special.-By Wash.
ingbon orders Dewey's name has been
erased from the handsome new navy arch
being; .reeiea in cim-renown Navy Yami
to oommemerate the deeds of the most
famous men of the Navy. ‘ __ - ‘
To wnairns nusn Pnnrins.
LUXDON, May 18._(Spocia_ll-The Irish
parliamentry leaders regard the recent.
anti-Irish ,speecliesof Lord Salisbury and
others as a political move to weaken the
Irish united parties, which may hold the
balance. of power in the next Parliament.
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tofeel the superiority of the Britoiiovcr       
hraled in a Royal Manner.
“W’ha.t’s the use Dian old fool like h im.
Brass blaring, drums rolling, crowds
cheering, fireworks popping-that`s the
Mafeking. The news arrived at six o'clock
an u etm oa s asked for .-ii general
way our people celebrated the relief of
and the iU°im“ti°“ was herald*-d by ll __ out their very best and largest flag. Kent
WHAT IS DR_ CHASE-S NERVE FOQDQ l whistle. Then the fire bell rang out and the f Street, too, was bountifully def-0;-Med,
In appearance Dr Ghase.s Nerve Food is citizens enquired t e cause of it all. The 0” Grafton Street Bags were flung to t but the blaze was extinguished b ‘
muster at Drill Shed were issued. Queen
Street was particularly demonstrative.
Flags were stretched across the* Street
from one roof to another and many of
the leading stores displayed D. flag from
the poles overhanging the street-all put.
_Boys vied with each other to place tire `
crackers just where they would forcefully
1-jmind the spectator that he was celebrat-
ing. _ ' '
DeWcy’s Name Erased-A Multi-Murderer Con-is D ’    
fesses -What Irish Leaders Say,  S BRILLIAW
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All the Generals Advancing and Rik ll
dictcd By Qucm’s Blr%
Gen. Hutton’s Mounted In£antry,includ-
'wil  
others thirty miles north west of Kroon-
stadt.
nmrnuns rms 'rwo nonnicnsnnns.
Lord Methuen entered__,Hoopstad on
Thursday unopposed and '
and Daniels surrendered with 40 men.
THREE DTVISIONS IN A HIE. ~ T
Gen. Broadwood has entered
This brings the three divisions of
Robertsarmy on a level and a  ld
vance will be commenced again im
ately.
BULLER A1* DANNHAUSER.
Gen. Buller reports that the Natal farm
ers are handing in their arms.
He entered Da.nnhauser,ten miles north
of Glencoe this morning and a ni
rebels were arrested.
nu'i'i~oiv’s ornnn rnisomms.
Feld Cornet Gassen, live Johannesburg
Police and 17 Boers were among the
force captured by Gen. Hutton.
Mr. T. C. Burns, the wellkiiown Mantel
man, says: “Kumfort Powders are just
the right thing.” ,
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NQES.
At eight o'clocl: a. firecracker set dx-e
tothe roof of Mr. A. W. Reddiifs drug
store and the ure department were called
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an oval, chocolate coated pill. In this con- military men were alive to the situation the breeze from new-ly every Sammi an d ’
densed form itcontams an of natureys most d b H ° b rd ' third st0I'.Y window. rr few buck-ew of waive? D
During the evening a young man wal
struck in the eye with a. cracker. The
injury indicted was very painful.
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Torpedoes. _
A Fire ¢rackers,
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_ Crimson Batteries.
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“GGUSAVI OUR QUEEN’
The route of the procession was literallv _ V_ Mugford meeived g, seven shggglh
lined with people. The beautiful evening by` the pmmamm explosion 01 5 wrpdnf
bwuehwut an immense crowd. many Of which news. herding in his was it r
W.h°m b°1°“g t° _the Stay at' h°m° dass' took some timeto restore circulatidn ln the `
Shortly before nine o'clock a military injured umm * 
parade under command of Capt. V. L.
Reg. No 2, 4th _Reg.- Engineers, Nofrrby the 4th-Reg] Cf A* Bum we
Infantry, headed by the 4th Reg, C. A. 
Band left the Drill Shed and proceeded to
to Fort Edward where a. Royal salute of]
twenty-oneguns was fired » by a detach-
of No's 1 and ~ 2 Go’s ith Reg. C. AQ;
under command of Capt. Bartlett, Lieut.
Peake ond Lieut. C. Leigh, Jr. After the
Bring of the salute the parade reformed
and returned to me ‘cil:y. The route oi.
procession. was from Victoria Park up
Kent toQueen, down _Queen to Richmond,
coed..-in sznansg composed of No 1 4 ni The P““"i°“° "”"°“° "“"‘“"“"3 “°"'°1
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