= ml ex SURPRISES F SATURDAY Economical housekeepers will always finda lot of surprising values told of in our ads. And they'll find the goods here exactly as represented, | A Clear up of Corsets Here's a few lines we're going to discontinue. In some of them we have all the sizes—in some we're out ofa few sizes. We've made the prices so close that it’s worth while look- ing for your size. One lot of about 100 One lot of about 60 pairs pairs nicely made coreets, | well made corsets, jean, good jean with sateen | faced with sateen, were facing, regular 59 to 90¢e | good value at 75c to go at value togoat Ge. 50c. A big lot of odd lines go into a basket, pick your sizeand pay just BALF PRICE. 4 9= Cent . Tr “ Shirt Waists. Here’s an attractive item; a zreat big table full of new and preity shirt wa'tsts. One of the nicest lots we've yet offered. Come in, look them over, and choose yours for 98 Cents SHIRTS | €omfort in _ White aud | Underweat Colored That Lig cab*net near the front Coming ef summer reminds you that it’s time to put on lighter, cooler Underwear. Half your worries these days are caused by to» heavy clothing, window is full of new ones. Come in and let us make you They’re al! carefully classfied— | happy. and accurately arranged—so that} _ Grey ribbed cotton Underwear vou can purchase your shirts in 40¢ Suit. about half the time you’d expect. Plain summer weight cotton, : 50c Suit. Pretty soft front colored shirts Cetton, in fine merino, finish cuffs attached or detachable. | with grey and white cross stripe, Neat colored shirts laundered, per Suit 50c. detachable or attached cuffs, Fine Unbleached balgriggan 65c, 84c, $1.15, $1.30. only 96c Suit. | Heave merino, knit two sizes, White Shi ris are 3c, 50c, 75 "| $1.16 Sui 5, 1,15, 1.25, 1.50. . 31.0 Fine grade, lightg weight, |}merinog finish, sizes 34 to 40, Two for a, he 30 Suit . ‘Comfort in Hose | We've an enormous supply of | All the good z.ew jinen collars. i‘n.one ef the! and colored leading ranges is an immense] honestly !ow prices, and at each assortment of new styles in pure | price we've a line that competi- linen at 15 cents each or 2 for | tion can’t touch, Quarter black hose are here—at ae , a Kilocs ot 25e, ae _& slack cotton hose 10c, 15c, - 119 ‘Straight.” “ ‘orner.” | . ‘ememadl ent, ” turn corner, | Black cashmere hose 20c, 25e, } : ter Soe « sal ‘ ow o~ ’ turned down,” “standing-turn-| 30, 45c, 55c. down. } Tan cotten and cashmere, : - ‘ | Undyed nz "aS Newest cuffs 20c, 25, 30c. — A naterel wool, coamaes | Cv, -_- _-. | | MUOKE: - & - MeLEOD The Busiest Store on Charlottetown’s Busiest Srreet. cS A | CROSSED TH ee This is T i ree Bi | : saat ; is T'rue Liberty, when Free Born Men haviag to advise the Public, may speak free,”—Evxziprpas eRe — E VAAL Official Announcement From London at Laing’s Nek, But NEAR THE VAAL, Lonpon, May 26, 330 a. m.—The latest intelligence from Lord Roberts’ head- quarters at Vredefort station, filed on Thursday at 5.45 p. m., was that the British were rapidly advancing. General Hamilton had effected a juoc- tion with Lord Roberts The country in front of them was clear of the Boers to Viljoen’s Drift. The Boers were evacuating all their positions south of the Vaal River and 5,000 had already crossed to the north bank. General French’s cavalry reconnoitring the fords of the Vaal. Tie War Cffice observers expect that the next despatch from the fieli marshei will be dated in sight of the Transvaal frontier. Benue't Burleigh wiring to the Tele- graph from Vredefort on Thursday even- ing says: “‘Lord Roberis would doubtless cross the Vaal en Saturday or Sunday. “While tne British, in overwhelming force, are thus rapidly approaching the Transvaal, the movements of the Boers are enve'vped in mys:ery ”’ The Daily Mail, in a second edition, publishes the followimg despa'cb, dated Friday, from New Castle : “President Steyn is reported to be at Velde, where the Free Staters are concen- trating preparatory to moving to join the commandos now at Laing’s Nek. ‘‘Little opposition 18 expected oo this side of Veikestnest. “Occasional rifle shots are exchang-d with Laing’s Nek‘outposts. ” ACROSS THE VAAL. Lonpon, May 26.—It is Officially an- nourced that the British have crossed tne Vaal River. I A © BRITISH OPINION. is already Large Accession to Liberal-Unionist Party. [Sproran to Tae Examiver. |} Loxpoy, May 26.—The election for @ member of the House of Commons to represent South Manchester in the place of the Marquis of Lorne who resigned when he assumed the title Duke of Argyle and who has gone to the House of Lords was fought on @ khaki platform and resulted ina very large increese of the Unionist yote, Hon. William Peel, the Unionist candidate being returned. The result of the voting was as follows: Peel, 5,4973 Lieut. Jones, Radical aud pro-Boer, 3,458” Unionist majority, 2,039. Atthe previous election the vote stood : Marquis of Lorne; Liberal-U sionist, 4,457; Sir Henry Roscoe, Homeruler, 4,979; Libe: al-Unionist majo-= rity 78. — LIFE IMPRISONMENT. —_—— Sentence of Welland Canal Dyna- miters. 6 Oe Pee [Speoiat ro THe Examiner. } |The Boers Thought to be Preparing for a Fight There is Little Known of Their Plans or Movements. SpecIAL DeEsPATCH TO THE EXAMINER. TRIUBLE IN JERSEY. English and French Residents Quarrel About the Boers. —_— — - (Spxreta, ro Toe Examiner} Lonpox, May 26 —Serious trouble is threating between the British and French residents of St. Hebers Island, Jersey, owing to the pro-Boer attitude of the latter. There have been several coliisions and yesterday the troops were forced to charge with fixed bayonets to prevent the demon- sira ions from the invading the Frencb quarters. Thirty arrests were made. Th- Freneh Consul has represented the the British Foreign Office, thai the latrer bas wired to the Governor holding him personally responsible for the maintenance of order. situativoa ts with the resulé —— — PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE. Fripay, May 25 House met at 12.30 Mr. A. A. McLean asked the Commis- sioner of Pablic Works whether it is the intention of the Government to open a pew road from Alexandria, Lot 49,to Lot 48 road; and for what purpose was the $25 dollars mentioned in the Public Works Report, 1899, psid to Dauiel Mc- Lellaa. Hoa. Mr. McLean said it was the in- tention of the Government to open the ror? through. The $25 was for right of way. Mr. John A. McDonald asked the Leader of the Government if it is the ia tention of the Government to pay Johu Hickey the sum of fifteen dellars as agreed upon for lands taken for the pur poses of openiog up a new road from the main road to the shore of Darnley River. fon. Mr. Farqubarson said the money had been paid. Upon motion of Hon. Mr. Far- qubarson the bill amending the act incoie porating the Cornwall Creamery Compan, was read athbird time. Upon motion of Mr. Birch the bill in- corporating the Hall Company ot the Tig nish Branch of the Catholic Mutual Bene- fic Association was read @ third time and passed. Upon motion of Mr. A. A. McLean the Act incorporating the Central Coristien Church was read a third time and pass ed. Upon motion of Hon. Mr. Farquharson the billincorporating the trustees of the Hampton Public Hall was read a third time and passed. House adjourned uatil Monday at ten o'clock. RovAL Baking Powder Wade from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards: the food against alum. Mowrngat, May 26.—The Welland Canal dynamiters have been found guilty all three sentenced to life imprieon~ j RO ‘AL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. eens neem ee enema A epee and ment. 1 | Alum i - menacers to are the greatest of the present day. “ar —— SLAND, SATURDAY MAY 26, 1900 THE TROOPS HAVE IN SOUTE AFRICA. | | @trong Assertions as to Just Whar —_—_ F. McRae Writes ~ At One Time Only | Nine Islanders Were Fit for Service. Some letters have arrived from Fred B. McRae, dated from April let to April 23rd, ian which he states he isin hospital. He left the 19h Brigade Field Hosp.tal, Bloemfontein, for Naauwport on April 20th. At that time there were 1800 cares of fever in Bloemfontein. Describing the bospital arrangements at Naauwport he says the tents are large and square, with floors. Hach contains eight beds, a table, bench and eight wardrobes. Every Led is provided with plenty clothes aud each patievt receives a com;lete new suit for use while in the hospital. It con- sists of blae pants and coat, undercluthing, mufler, socksand shoes. Everything is kept in applepie order, and the doctors and nurses are most attentive. When Private McRae was at Nasuw- port there were about 1,00@ other cares there. He was very near being sent to Cape Town, and could bave easily gone ; but wished to rejoin the Canadians, and the doctor did not press him. Private James Walker was iu the same tent as he, with an affliction of the lunge. On the 23rd the patients were moved into new quarters. The convalescents oa the 22nd had an open air feast,— the firet in five months for Private McRae. Lady Heury Bentinck was one of the waitiesses. Ber ides her there were a great many of the nobil- | ity nursing. While at the table a photo for Eaglish papers was taken of the pa- tients in which Private McRae had a good position. The lettera state that on March 3let when the R C. R. marched out of Bloemfontein for Bushman’s Kop, 14 milee, only vine Islanders were equal to the taek. The others who were not killei or wounded were either sick or footsore. | Mr. J. Thomas Wright, of West River, brother of Mr. Arthur Wright, has been 8 resident of South Africa for many years, At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the Colonial Imperial Light Infantry and has sioce been with General 3uller, tak- ing part in Spion Kop and other engagr- meats previous to the relief of Ladysmith. In a letter to his brother he details some of the experiences of a soldier, the labours, eutteringe, privations aod bair-breadth escapes. Bat through all he bas been in good health and epirite, untouched except ty a few passing bullets which left mere scratches. Concerning the corps in which Mr. Wright has been fighting, we extract the following from B neti Burleigh’s graphic account of the Spion Kop eo- gagement;: ** The Colonial Imperial Light Infantry went isto sction upon Spion Kop st 9 a. m., and remained upeo the mountain un~ tilS p.m. Out of 350 men they had 39 killed and 90 wounded, including among the Jatter a brother of your correspondent, Mr. Falconer,woo was struck with a piece of shell. Mo+t of these volunteers were all Uitlanders, and at least six ot them, whose bodies were afterwards discovered, had been clubbed to death by the Boers. Two of those slangatered in this way—Corporal Weldon and Private Daddon—were ex-Pretoria men. Lieute:- ant Kudall, of the I. L. [., whilet ieading the reliefs towards the right about 11 a. m., was hit and killed by a pompom shell.” We may add that the I. L, I. distin- guished itself no less conspicnously at the severe fighting at Pieter’s Hill, on Majaba Day (27th February.) on which occasion, among “ther casnaities, their major (C. D. Alay) was severeiy wounded, and the corps was in the front fighting line, and material- ly assisted in carrying the day. cL — i I HEN YOU are feeling tired and out of sorts you will find Hood’s Sarsaparilla will do you wonderful good. Be sure tt GET HOOD’S. oonuddddesssiisdesncoudias Not a : Woman in Town That doesn’t admire a nice box of ournote paper. — = OSS5 20509201 6906 6900 0402 0608 : We have all shades, qualities and prices, so yeu see we will be Do sure to suit you. you want a box? VUMULECUUEEEOUUBUNDUGESHRDSAAUEOOUUNEECH ADUONUEEEOOOOEEERCUBOGUSEENECDS NO 123 ~ MUNYON’S GUARANTEE, the Remedies Will Do. 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To Smokers Several odd 'ines 10: Cigars at 4 for 25¢ Other bargiinsa in this line Reme vn erth: 24 his a big day this year and we will belp to maxe is so. A.W, Reddia Phm B Central Drugstore. Sunnyside. ; te PMGETERESRULSTRORRRRRRRR Se” NOM C RSE SPORTING GOODS Foot Balls, Base Balls, Tennis Balls, Cricket Balls, Base Bail Bats, Tennis Bats, Cricket Bats, Catchers Mitts, Gloves, ete, Wasks, Infielders Miits, ete. 59 Croquet Sets, 4 ball, 6 ball and 8 ball, all at lowest prices, GEO, CARTER & C0. Chidrens’ Tan Strap SEPURAERGORGUDADADSDOREAGGUDURADERAARGRGESAI GGUS CR GRL SSORRARRGRR ARES Slippers 39c. MITCHELL'S BOOKSTORE. Queen Street Opp. Prowse’s..... OPO 8 SEHK SEL CWSU SHEE OD OY FHS? HESS FOR SALE.— Desirable residence, pleas- ently situated at the heed af foktiee ens Hea water, € e lig large out stables, etc, etc. intending purchasers can inspect the premises every Thursday | “fternoon. Full particulars on application te drs Uns worth, 3 wks tues & sat, bai GO*F BROS ! 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