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ISLAND, MONDAY OCTOBER 30, 1899 NO 254 i wc t een TR _ ae A . —_ , " : ~~ ~ = a ee eee Pe ee 4 3¥ SS SVHSIrws RS ESS SS OS Ee De DS DS Ee Be TS TP Oh Be Wo ho de be he te wos wo es Sp | LVR EATARRAVRW TEREX TRIAERIRARAERARTRERRVD T ry < S j T U AT j Oo N f Be : | ‘ , , T D Y x = A LA xe g ye > sf : x Boe rs Su d Cc | Whi f * rroun enera ite : 4 dh vi ted G » an ave ounte uns. rr 3 ' To-day’s bargain is of men’s farm winter underweai We've b ine & iti ‘ a 5 . . c , ° v 9e ‘ o ° . +>: we over our stock and have picked out nearly 200 pieces, shirts and di oa Bhan e British Force may have to Retire—The Arrival ot the Military Baloon— an v 7 dad Ss c : s=— § e . ° : } must go. They are odd sizes and ce _ “ Kaffirs thought it a God — Mafeking Bombarded, and its’ Surrender wust go. y ave oad sizes and odd lines - some are a little soiled. TT] tly “a average about 1.20 » carme i “oe — — ney mostly Demanded, but Refused. S: ye average ne er garment, Some were as high as 2.75. They are all to goat Ww . - > 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT y s Lonpon, Oct, 30.~ The Standard voices Generals White and Hunter both as- Cecil Rhodes bas nounted and fully . Warm Nobby the general er regarding Sir George cended on Sanday and thoroughly recon- equipped a town guard of 4 0 men ata } ' = Stewart White's position by remarking } noitered the enemy’s position. cost of £1500. 4 ~ Underwear | eck wear. upon the adaptability and able strategy of| ‘All day yesterday” continuesthe corres Remz, Oct. 30.—The Pope celebrated 4 = A lot of new shapes and the Boers, for which thev had hitherto! pondent, “desultory skirmishing weot on} Mase here yesterday in memory of Genera) i on Here are some low priced comfort | colors, in four-in-hand not been given credit. aiong the Newcastle road. he Boers,| Sir William Pena Symons. He had al-« i ‘X~ : 4 4 o> ° ” * s i. i id- makers. | knots and bows. 25e is: 7 to my their atrategy 1a 60 probably Free Siste troops, are trying reach | ready senia despatch of condolence to te hibhed Cotton underwear.39c. suit. | Trim dainty new things vt ae that it is im possible to doudt the south ot our camp ia the direction of Lady Symons. Some time ago Sir William H ab Heavy ribbed,warm and atrong 70c. « in knots, four-in-hande, that it is the brodact of some Officer trains Pietoretation, with the view of cutting the | visited Rome and had an audience with . r- ae ribbed Gai " ea aed bade-da 586 ed in the best European echool of war. railway between Ladysmith aud Colony. | the Pope. f a § Ibbeac ink > Or ~S1 ( ot | -s . iis * ce 4 =~ All wool p} . k ee ee ~~ A big line of new puffs, —— *peculating upon the probable in- | Pirrermarrrzpurc, Oct.29.—It is offi- Pretoria, Oct, 3¢.— Commandant. i ‘n- rg v00 pay nitunderwear $1.10 “ und flowing end tie at tentions of the Boers and the possibility | cially announced that the British troops | General Joubert has left Glencoe for the i F 9. hee , bo > —_ vool ribbed | Black, all-wool, plain cash nere 25¢ 58e. and The, | that they have been adie to bring oy who left Ladyemith on Friday to meet the | front. 'D ander weaf $1.30 suit | Sor seul dete hates atede I8e serve batteries from the Transvaal without ! enemy returned yesterday after a slight A report has been received here that if Soft p'ain all wool unde wear medium | Heavy black worsted hose 30e knowledge of the British spies, The Stan« | b rush,the Boers retiring on Elandsiaagte- | Mafeking is burping. : ~ jf beavy weight, in three sizes, | All-wool, soft, heather mixture 34e dard saye, “Lt iv not impossible that we | Disquieting rumors are current regard- | Care Tows, Oct. 30—The following | Small Men's $1.25 suit. | Heavy ribbed cashmere hose, smooth may hear of Sir George White retiring | ing the Umivote country; but official | de-patch, dated Oct, 23, has been received : Men's. $1.35 suit. | and soft 45e southward, where he could fizht at greater reports say that all is quiet there. from Mafeking :—The enemy began the 4 : large Men’s. $1.45 suit. | Pine, plain cashmere medium weight, advaviage.” Capa Townx, Oct. 30.—A despatch | bombardment of Mafeking at 7.40 a.m., | # Natural wool, wide sib, very heavy| grand wearer 48¢ Pine fair weight| Lapyemira, Oct 29, 5.45 p. m.—Every- | to the South Africa News from Pretoria | today, atarange of two miles and a hal’, ' and warm. $1.50 suic. HW dk hief doe skin aes bas remained quiet here today, and eay?: “The Boer loss at Elandslaagte | their battery ofthree Krupp guus throws | 3 Here's a line with double fronts | vor ercnie vm . for fall. 95e, }the water supply has been renewed. A} wea 26 ki'led and 64 wounded.” ing seven pound, nise pound, and twelve , : . i j ery ODDurLu ‘ ri > we } ce ; . ‘ ; : ; @ le and backs to the shirts, several nIZOR | at this a * ge uler ng Uniined, ran-/nombe r of resident civilian: have been Doxsay, Uct 28.—(Delayed in trang. | pound explorive shells. At the outset the ; & air ely made’ 1.90 | Irieh i sae al garoo gloves PIGue ordered to leave the town under penalty mission.) The Natal Mercury has the! firing wasersatic, but ultimately the Boers i ii _ Very choice fleece line] underwear, | and 10c. | ee ee stitching $1.10. | of arrest. ‘ following from Ladysmith: “The Boers | got the ranze and cent a number of skells 5 finely made alis ze3 $2.10. Fine cambric with 1 inch oe li : os Lieu’. Meikiejoho, of the Gordon High uave been seen dragging heavy artillery up | into the town. i ) Ta 1; > »s > ad t . +) i e ° . - . ~ . . : t. i ce lined, with fleece of wool ~ la 14 ty ! Hattned | lacders, who was wounded at Elan is'aagte, | Tinta Iogoni. Ji is expected that they wil! Comparatively little damage was done, ; ) > ce : ; ; =: os r 9 res e . a he : . mite . ° . F ¥ utside Z atton —unshrinkable $2.45 Fine, all linen, cord edy. ' %0 i + bag "$1 1b. in the arm, is improving after the amputa- | adopt tactics similar to those they pursued | a convent, which had been converted into . Ss : rable ' eer at th ae «UC -LU,],. r ; } . : : si “ “ee elds unshrinkabie underwear | 29% and 28c. a oe Tee tion of the member. at Dundee, demonstrating in cne direction | a huspita!, being the chief suderer, This : n al! ‘ 2 3 : sik id : d e : a . —_ je Lapyrsmira, Oct 29,7 ¢. m.—The Boere | wuile attackiog in asother. building was struck three times. i, n ‘Ask [ne clerk to show vou why the; are gradually closi d Lad ith ‘DON ret 3 scordi: } rent! Boer iti : a . . . ® gradually closing aroun adyemith. Leypoxy, Oct 30.—Accoriing to the Apparently the Boer awmunition was 4 “president brace” is a; ce 5c | Shirts of Hcnea ; : = : 7 : president brace” is a good brace 55 } Shi st Value They Lave mounted two biz guns on Tirta } Jatest reports from Cape, Town Genera) | inferior. Nocasnaities were sasiained ‘ We don’t | Tagoni,4,500 yards from the British camp | Joubert bas joined with the Free State | by the British and only one shot was re- : Coil- ane i think it’s por- An attack |s expected. forces, and there has veen some outposi | turned. This,however, was so well direc~ i = ; | ; ; o . - ° , ; ie iars Eee <2 sble that any Se eee Loxpex, Oct 20.—The special corres-| fighting. President Kruger las arrived | ted as todisable ove of the eaemy’s guna, ‘ | ’ Lie g 7 . . - 2 mf ool | one could give a ‘drill pondent of tie Daily Mail at Ladysmith | at Glencoe. After three hours the Boers sent an oti . better value in nicht robes ‘telegraphing on Sunday describes the There is no fresh news from the westera | envcy to ask the town to prepare for eur- 4 a Fine, _— shirts, we'll let Th. Gna.‘ well arrival of the war baloon on Saturday. frontier. render. hnen | ; i os fC, ’ : / i , : : as Gi ‘ : . ke ? Hares! | you judge made, flanne!. “It was welcomed,” he said *‘with awild| The mines are still working at Kimber- Co!. Baien Powell, the British com~« , collars ' ' “— ; aa a ; me ; v ; the \~ a ette night , dance by the Katlirs who regard it as aj ley where there are provisions enough t>} mander,replied in the negative. The shel - : : : nites _ de . fen's fine robes &0¢c, deity.” \ last pive months. ling was not resumed. : new an ee well made un | ia. 4 ' : sia pe s LQ) : hated : ae ae gl 1.00 White vwill . _WV nn iaundried shirts, 35c 50¢ 75¢ & 1.06 ; SS Se er See ” ; Weeach TI (ag ¥ t —e . hes cotton, with “V am 1 TRADE ALAS 4 Ve A MARK) Men’s laundered chirts i5e Heece lining i Nice col] ars, new shabes.in Sourh Grand value in laundered, ready 1.00 | on A 2 Ee, Tet Es GA : Carolina linen lOc ee) to weur shirts 1,00 ———— - t Cuffs, plain and lined, 20, 25c, 30° Finer stil! ac 1.25 and 1.590 Heavy white cotton, finely weak i a ; : A . $1.90 fo evd firished Die é : The busiest store on Charlottetown’s busiest street. . i IE Ta - ns ; ' : cere Ks x ener name scinnmitiaiamminiienianieeiinidantineiitediamnetieadialdiaie: ae : 5 cuUGRS2EDRDERUDEDIDRS202RS2300 209500209005 0%— ‘ ) olian Ty : oe . a i i = 10 = co (ca ~~. =a @ e@ = @= = =~ @ — = ~ — + > => oe = % i ae “S GS @Ve @OG GOOG ou. 21 eue. = = f - m1 O ers = ot O F ® Ww . i = i= = t ‘ IMPORTED BY US DIRECT, FROM OVE|E om nt 7} D0ers ened ire ith e€av ii = The line of silver mounted = : , om , a — . vw 4 rh . ! Y “36 vo . cf — be OF THE MOST CELEBRATED GROWERS OF |= No. 1 Briars we are show s | = ing at 25 cents would be & u n Be, a ni e n Va n ce s E 1" HAARLEM. HOLLAND. i = cheap at 40c.—See them. = . | | ; = ter — ‘ Bae i : = Greatest value in cased = . 7 |= ‘nes eve show See . - ° : Soe ae Hyacinths; = Pee ee eee is a = LapyemirH, Oct. 30, 11.50,a. m.—Fire/ morning which was sent by an express | Apparently the Boers have concentra‘: d : om _: Pe "ices ‘ styvie : : i . . " ae ‘ : hai = eee for prices ane ‘= = ing commenced at 5.20 this morning, the! ‘rain came through in the remarkable | for a supreme effort at Lidyemith. . Tulips: . = of et = Bsers shelling Ladyemith with forty|time of two hours. It shows They have withdrawn forces from other ; CS = Six brdxen b:xes — odd = pounders. After steven shets the British.|the crisis which at the present *iage | pointe, which they consider momentarily i TOCUSs — lines 10 cent cigars— Good = guns succeeded in silencing the Boer fire. | of war preparations has been reached and | to be of less importance. Unless the pre~ e N RICR = goods = A force ot Boers is now advancing on} that the expected attack on Ladysmith by Fent attack 1s merely a feintio occupy the ; al Cis sus. = 6 for 25c till Snished mithe British left flank. | joint Boer forces has op-ned {| British while invaders are cutting off co ~ ' oan 5 i= » for ~VC 4 jAhished. a . a, oanad Time | omen nrhayr imed } . ae — . f : FINEST NAMED VARIETIES FORZOUTDOOR = = Deaar, Ocl.30—A despatch from Kim . A pre age from Durban tin : | mun see: —- ; wn thoughg ; cee = — : iat ma. W y sisi gh | 9.55 this morniog supplements | ¢, ttle whick aed this mornin : a AND INDOOR CULTURE. = A VW. Reddin Phm. B, = berley saya: We have provisions enough ee oes os ; pre tie att owe ™ ope 7 1 a 4 { pS a oP. ' ™lto last for nine months. There is no} Meson oo Pern cespes a sRsOrms may decide the issue of war as fares gat ’ Sg ee ee |= ‘ nen = ; |that tbe Boer shells were directed at the | ine in the open is concerned,--as upless ' Re - i = Central Drugstore ={hurry to be relieved, But it will prob-| ° ’ . of - ’ 64 = : , {station and that no damage was done up ! the 18,000 or 20,000 Bver : rE AS TER LILIES 4 |= Sunnyside. Bl otic be i ll cs Se a ; g J | AS |= we | ably be impossible se nc ~~ + to the time the meseage from Durban | g; Ladysmith are able to destroy. the ; 2 FROM BERMUDA | F MUUUANGRTIGORDSADRSTAGGATREREREUMEEEEEDSS | patches until we are relieved. (was forwarded: that the heavy guns! 12 990 British there, they can hardly hope . | BU LBS are the easiest to grow of al! f>wering plants. They may be grown in| oo asinine ——« |A STORY FOR (DUTCH) MARINES | of the Boers from which so much was ex- to cope with Geveral Builer’s Army Corps. : ae ted in pots of earth p’aced in a dark place for three cr four } Be i Berry, Oct 30 —Areport received hera pected "should be silenced so speedily as * i. 0 Oe OO a odie c th ij] immedia‘ely Orvexs are coming in thick and fast fo: ng Ee ne e i giasae , ey make roo ;(hen brought into the room, when they w! y} ‘ ; from Hollaud says that the whole Briti:b | jydicated in the aseociated press deapstch ‘ h 4! i ot long fill the hous? with delicious perfameas the beautiful} the photograph of our Island contiogeut ~ ae Highwaymen held up the stage coac ii i weeks owing, aud ere long ‘illthe hou with delici pe Pe . : army at Ladysmith has surrendered and | from Ladysmith iga@ matter of great sur-| . . | id ‘ f ights . 4 hegir a ' You had better get yours in right away : . ; : ° from Liverpoo! to Bridgewater a few nig ii = a ee a. ear bulbs se : ich | that the troops there are now prisoners Of| prise. But the subsequent advance of ago androbbed the passengers of all the ; , f flower? i} re with foweriny Lulbs, is caused by using poor bulbs. They will be filled in the orderia which ; ato) m dol} if e Farg De tive and Priced Bulbe!Catalogue tree lo al! } ived. The photograph | ¥4- }the Burghers force on the British left | money they had, about twenty dollars. — S bec ” . : . - ° <- : : _ Carte’ ; escriptive ¢ a © they ei —" + wi andere LATER. flank shows that the attackers The warships at oe _ conte . : ddress— isa splendid one. Leave you : - ae ‘adele :. 30 way dismayed | their full capacity, aod are ready to 3a a . A E R & ( »( } | Robert L. Cotton, at Johason & Johnson é] Hauirax, Oct 30.—No arenes weTee ae still tull of the enme | ®22our’s notice. ‘The naval authorities - G E . * | down-town drugstore, where <the photo | ‘o the report of Ladysmith’s surrender. | ereby and were sti m seme | ay they have no ordera to-move. The | tudi Loxpon, Oct 30.—A despatch to the} s2lf guidance and daring they have alreedy | Crescent is due to sail for Bermuda ou a SEEDSYEN & BOOKSFLLERS | may be seen, at Westlake Bros, studio, or NDON, 2 = hibit dhhiies Waiaka November 7th és SEEDS Un 9 } aTus sa —_— office. Associated Fress from Ladyemith this} exhibited On Various OC as NOVeMmODer ; . bi BARLoiTETOWN, P, E. I:Layp. pee ‘ . a - - wrt eee Se a A BF atti i .