Reading b eave use of He Ottaws LE? @CALEND a eceaeesiipiiaeneetiithinis dennis — _ ns TR, cine | Dollars Per Ye dicti by teas ‘a rerm ee eres to , hdvien the Public may st, dake: Ses: aibeiee si1gle Copies Two Cenis Se | — hanes ececsiooranecanioreneee en - v VOL 36 CHARLOTTETOWN. ee ISLAND, MONDAY, DECEMBER | 31, 1900. NO 28 3 OTT ” a aerate cae emetic Seen encemrcaeene ease ; ws w vA Kimberle is ) ted he . are: § . mie . wan seinen weitiite " +A] AE RICA, | Kimbertes is isolated, the Boers are CHINESE SITUATION. {A NOTABLE RACE I S \/ he | \torce enough to have captured |} fa stron tion at He ivetia, in the : wees” \ , Sree tT d istrict, while judeine; Emperor Yields tha Vhole ! p..; p > | Bi to e i. dging iC | Begins In One Century —Ends In Y “pe t ote x ‘ ee ty sf cen Minst by ged Case. r 7 s Another Disas ey tO th a | a se t. the Another. 529 a ‘ ‘ oO1oOny. i | s . ) oe | ei (SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. ) 4 ° S, eget i ai rthey telegrams | LSPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER i ; BS* Britis At sth ¥. \ escerday Geerust is prac : ‘ ‘ DOSTON, Dec. 31.—Seventeen men Sie SK - l tically eged, but has ‘provisions }. PEKIN, Dec. 31.---The Chinese are i start in the six day race, this re F | tor five ynths | gre atly astonished at receiving the afternoon : Gougoltz, Kasera, Ryser, 4a ta , ? : ; J uaa \ despatch trom Carnarvon,dated | imperial instructior s. Neither Li’ Muller, Fredericks, Fishor, Accon- Bs O95 50 MEN KILLED AND WOUND- yesterday, eports that the Boers, Hung Chang nor Prince Ching had trier, W altneur, McEachern, Bab- . , : ne - 4 cma j 80 have been threatening that penne cted suc cess in persuading the _ cock, Ferville, Gunn, Walters, Stim- = ED, 202 TAKEN PRISONERS | part, were driven off and are being | Court under ten days. The Emper-|son,’Hugh McLeod, Dubois, and | pursued } ors instr uctions are to agree fully Downy. This will be the first race Volunteers For Baden Poweli’s Force \ > rO THE EXAMINER. ] 31.—T TOLO' | SPECIAL 1e War Office ing despatch at Pretoria reports that captured 30ers. Abo iT wounded an soners. ports that he | force in the Helvetia is Belfast. LONDON, Dec. has received the from Lord Kitchener ‘Genera! Littleton our post at Helvetia, as yest ter day mor ‘ning by fifty were kille d and two hundred taken pr “Colonel Kitchener r is following with a sm: track of the enemy ing reinforced from | Militia severeiy wounded at Hekoort, membe , Ocean SCOUT WOUNDED. Milner cables to the Department th: it Sergeant the Canadian scout. was Dec. ved to have beena r ofthe Canadian Mounted sr Alfred Vood. a Woo i iS belie tifles. i . <—————__ TERRIBLE | EXPERIENCE. St saan is Megantic Return to Queenstown. Has to [SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. ] to the Powers Note, but to endeav- or to get the best terms if particularly inthe xatter of limit- ing (the number of the legation Qui irds and also as to the places where they will be located. - © pt ssible MINING CRISIS. Excitement Abating in London. [SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER]. Lonpon, Dec. 31.---The thirteenth tailure of stock brekers was an nounced before the close of the Exchange on Saturday, 22nd. Bar- tholomews & Jacks. The fact that the crisis had been reached in the speculations of the Whittaker- ever started in one century to finish in another. cL <A a ‘ ASHANTI REBELLION. All the Chiefs Have Surrendered. (SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. | Lonpon, Dec 31 ,---Coionel Wilcocks has cabled the Government that | allot the rebel chiefs having sur-| rendered. i cc > elit ne WEATHER BULLETIN. Probabilities for Next 24 Hours. the Ashanti rebellion has ended, --- | in any other way. | | Thanks ee) , QUEENSTOWN, Dec 31—The British | Wrigbt yroup of mines and that the | “Heivetia was a very strong posi steamer Lake Megantic, Captain | worst was known occasioned a feel- Toro Dec. 31.---Unsettiee and rion on the Machadoodcp-Lydenburg |p pee eS antic, Vaptain | worst | Se ae ee ae ny secs 2h. U RECTUS: 28 Se a ore [iat ) adi faylor, Liverpool, Dec. 25, andling of relief after the strain of | mild with rain. Tuesday: strong To our friends and patrons railway end was ? _- — —_ Queenstown, Dec. 31, for Hailfax,. anticipation. winds, becoming west and north- who have made this Holiday ment ot ene Laver aus regiment. . |returned to Queenstown harbor While the mining marke: has con- | west: occasion: uly rain or snow ; Season the busiest and best _ ? amasking for fur ther intorma- yesterday (Sunday) morning, after) tinued depressed other depart- | colder at night. we have yet had. _ id as Bh a terrible experience i in the gale. ments quickly recovered from the a CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS Some of the crew were seriously | excitement. — == ee GiFT Seat proposed injured and one of the seaman kill- Set ee 4- saise a Voiunteer «letac hme nt in this city to serve with General Bad- en-Powell's Colonial Constabulary Bath ‘hertee woviding another | (O™- It was difficult work to steer m Souta Atrica,—providing anocri i : : aban ‘ia oll ae hed sich | the big ship, but he managed to - Agia! “"y Ds s Sis Aka. be ° ‘ . is re cee ee ee 1 | anchor her without an accident. \ number @i soldi« rs Who serve i ; Ts The passengers and men were ex mt have sig- | with the firs nified their t Conting intention of enlisting, | others who ami there are max by failed tto get on any contingent, ) who are anxious to gi’ to the seat] of war. | BAD NEWS. Lonpos, Dec. 31.- ee Lord | itchener sends bad ews for Eng- land on the closing day of the vear, the pre*s continues to take a sur- prisiagly hopeful view of the situa- tion. The iens showed an enormously wide fieli of Boer ac- tivity, General De < , | > reveiat Wet is still at large, ANOTHER We are ini out doing the s Province. Wey f. ed on the dec Taylor decided to return to © Yrs Sai eae When the ites 1 moderated Capt. ieens- | hausted. To everybody's surpr se the | Be. aver Com) ony directed Captain favlor t) tak® thé take Mepitatic to Liverpool, aud ske proceeded | this evening with all her passengers and mails to be transferred to the Lake Superior, which will leave the Mersey on Tuesday. GE ef the adventures of our icrs beys from the day of their jevarture to their retura home in “Our Boys Under Fire,’’ by Miss Mellish. Forty-two illustra- bound---paper ve. . Fat 4 Aunie th ms cover OV t’rice 7o cents cents. CANADIAN LLOYDS, An Act to Incorporate Will be Passed. [SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. ] Montrreat, Dec. 31.- will be made at che fortacouig Parliament for an Act to incorpor- ate the Camadian Lloyds with a capital of five millions. This may be called the sequel to the agita- tion which has been in progressf against the alleged Uiscrimination \ pplieation * Baking DNewder cream of tartan, «i en the part of the British Imsurance4 | companies against the St. Lawremce route. a + <i or — 4 MERICA’S Greatest Medicine is #% jLood’s Sarsaparilla, because it pO sesses unequalled curative powers and ‘a record of cures is GREATEST. IG SLAUGI READY-MADE CLOTHING,FUR ( Safeguards. the foed against ; alum. ome ai 5 naw wre se eo ae ee en een 6 U Ate beth 5 ee Bea Oe cf 3 ‘ ; Made Sais pure | | GIVERS will still find in our stock pleasing suggestions for New Year's Gifts. G. F. HUTCHESON, Jeweler and Optician. Sunnyside | TO ) LET. That centrally situat i: one tenement keuse ;oR Prince St., mext to the late Thos. Alley’s, | TICKET AT ONCE. There’s more enjoyment for your money than If you can't skate get a season promenade ticket and hear 40 concerts by Vinni- combe's splendid orchestra for $i.o00. PROWSE & McMILLAN, MANAGERS. During This Holiday Week we will seli anything we may have You in kind re- left at cost figures. may wish to return some Xmas Gift, if so, member us. ‘A. W. Reddin, Phm. B. The Square Druggist, Sunnyside. NOTIGE! Netice is hereby given that im virtue of the Act of the Dominion | Parliament, 63 and 64 Victoria, Chapter 103 and Chapter 104, the name of the Merchants’ Bank of Halifax will be changed te “The Royal Bank ef Canada,” | containing eight aa aie: with stable and | i from and after the second day of — h house, at present ecct upied by Rev. HM. B, Morris, who is removing frem the Island. Possession given the 23rd inst. Appiy to THOMAS McQUAID, Loaver Queen Stree di tf We will not stand by and see our neighbors giving big discounts to their customers wi is one of the largest and most attractive ini» a cheap sale because the goods are cheap, | for ours. Our stock of men’s furnishings never gather together a lot of old time goods for t | | January, 1901. E. L. PEASE, General Manager. Halifax, lst November, 1900. ng 3mos D wi rad i es © buy the best our experience of our 21 years enables us to make. Genuine discounts will be given while ¢‘e lasts. ER eT AES ATS ’ furs Coats, lee Ready-made Ulsters........-eecnecsescecceess suns i esas * eke: a Oe ene One-thire es EE tii ee eee i 9 th At Gost | Ready-made Overcoats..........-- iwihie cs bac ki o lore doe ......QOnesthire $ Me ge ie oc ccceaeceresOmoethind off | Ready-made Suits.........2.-060+. ee . ‘One-thirc MA ee ae Pek ka ..... Onesthird off Underwear.........--- esse reese ri saa bed SRS Sack ks so s.0 5 0 ae One-third r Gloves of a]! lg oak | a A ree NOCKk WOOT no 6 inns os Bb was ces seers Sei ae. «34S vs ; oo Top Shirts. od... One-third off | Tweeds, all kinds..........-.--+5-. i pees oe i thd -One-thirs! 547 Colored Shirts. o £6 FURNISHER One-third to one-half off 'Valises and hand bags..... lis i decode ee Pe D. A. BRUC =< pr eee ee ae pe One-iisir: a | MWWRRIS BLOCK, CHARLOTTETOW Md ee ee