Yo LOME XU.

By Telegraph. ~ YoaJ:, Julrl&;

.\ ill'lpatch reeehed atSL ~.ce 1111 fr••OI Xnnkio annouoCH U1 dnlle ru~n hu mobilieed u;;,ooo . ·'I'be nouHrntnt edcndt o'n &M'eodre em·

l ~..O,ooo Jap.ntae uoopa uri 'Hid a& :-1ttngbai to=day, 11od wiU proceed to f loW.

1 hcre are no aduiUoaal adrica l10m J'dtiu.

PEKIN MASIACRE. ~

Russian Am b......,. Tluowa Ia· to a &Jila( C.IGrw.

, t\ew York, Julylj.-TJae tollew· in,; dupatch ia prin\ed here: St. Pelereburg, Jolyl.f, Tia ~ laly 13.- Tbe Cur hu recef.,.cl with grtal emotion lbe dreadf\11 .. rti· culllrll or tb~ lfaRiC calaatropbt a\ rek io. Tea1'1 ooaned down .H& MAjeF.t,;'a coeeks u be read the rahlegram from Admiral Alai~l'. at l'orL Arthur, con:;.~~~~· hor­rible detail• of th naUon or ~r. n,: Giere, wlilcb, merely ln

, f11r1t1 of rumor bad alreadr reacblcl nus ia., -

The aamiral declaru thai

A Strawberry and Ice ............ ~Festival~

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Arcade Building, St. John'a, 'Nfld.

'f/lii:aJUST REOEIYED,

ex. B. B. DAJIARA,fromLIVEBPOOL. QARDIEN, AGRICULTURAL.

'AND FLOWIER BEIEDS. ~ aoo, a llltall quanlity of

· ehoice Early Potatoes. W. H~:-THOMPSON & co:~~~-• Wa~r Strtd, Harbor Gra~.

•••ovouR Cleaoiag and Dyeing, abo your Shirts, Collara; Cuffs, Lace Cur­t.aina,~Pillow Shame and all old

Garment. to the

Globe Steam taundry and Dye ~orks,~

to be made like new goode.­W ork done at very sm~ll ooet. Orders will recei'Ve prompt at .. tention. GOods ahipped every Monday, and delivered on Sat-urday: S. J. THOMEY.

All'm.l, BarbDr Groce., Mn. C. MoCA.RTHY.

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.a.Liock, Jane, 11, 1897. RIOBAllft Oo. •

- ABO'S LIN UIE!fr Nai~Jiw BURALGIA, reu • .,.. at ooce.

A. 8, McDONALD.

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RheUmatis'm and Dysjiepsia, lumbago, Neuralgia and

.. Kindred Diseases. Tbll oew Frencl• m~ic.1l tlilro,·ery

h.e ben Ullild tU'h rem rka\t\1· -ure< N lo BeUnal ;~pUal ~tw Yorlr:; Bowud ba.plw, Pbii;d'tlphl" · }\at)'· land and John• Hopki01 1Jnf~e ..,i ly , B&llimorc(; <..'jwfo Hoepn&l1 Mvmrl'tll and iu .. rloua ulbc:r bOipll.ala In tho prominenl clUte.

WHAT A rHYBJOIAN S,\ \'6 : Joan HOI'CIM U•1narrv,

• BaJUmore, April tstb, JS:.t'i. The ~meo&a m&do hl'ro M the

hoephal WI~ lhe Po11nlce Oil, wHnc_,. eel tiJ me, b&Ybil been Tuy IIIC!rro f11l, I benb1 ftOOinmond IL In &II CAne 11f rhea19~am.

(IIUD) l>R. F. L. ROGER.

POJ;..YNICE OIL Sen& ~d OD receipL of pti&o, i>:ty ceM1. Ia mouey order, by tbe rl\nw:t! I'NiMib I)Mieialla'-

Dr. A. Alexandre 1218 G·Street, N. W.,

Washington, D.C., U ...

-THE-

QUEEN Insurance Co.

tiol) the 6um

.$541,000 and the

INSURANCE CO. ~ out to 398 or its patnm~.

whose policies were invoh-ctl in the fire, exa.oUy a simil:u amount, vit:.,

$541,000 JOHN CORMACK,

Agent, St. John\ . JOHN Jt'O[,E' .

Agent, Hnrwr (~r:H'\'.

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OONOEPTION DAY AD\'J; Id '

I • prlntold ana pabll•liO'd u • ry Fr•·l • ~· lJJt al \bt blan•llll\l lltnt'<·. V• ·•· • • • •

Bu~o._, b•)tmO• •' 01(1'. Wt do QQL bole! UutWh'"' ~~·J1(lD 1

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lbe oplnlona,e_.pr~t.,..;d b)' our "''"' ·•""" tn\a.

81JIItO&lPTIOl' ItA Tell :- t ,.l" t •H iller : ll 00 ,., ht1IC ,..,.r; w fond en • •»~ r I ,. ratu will bt n.GJo AI>YaaTII<I~Q lt\TI' .. :-... lC!'f\1• f • • I

for 111~ IDHrllnn; 1 • l-ral) ,., n t> I ' l , , -b con\lnuauoo. b~J«i• l r .• lo·• "' mon -Dibll, Tbe nurabcr or ln•··rl ad._rlleellltaLt mu.n 1.- optelllul 1>1 ll· "" T.n~MJ,

t~l~tic, r;rip!ug, pl.::t'>-ln~. U:Ja:t:­

unl \;-:l>'-1 :Jt ~:e:Jtly.

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.;.; :.tUR: 1 .. \dlJ• <' l it s ho:.t!J be .C.:1r in Clicd a!W:&ys ~t'Jij;

/ lbily use of

mu po&itively keep~ in~ Jae.Jth. Jlake-lliiiiOI'eba tiM11diEbt·cirlldSD~Jdli! Get n bottle ofAb~'a S:llr aa4 Ile:alth 1 following statcm=ta by Clllioeat pb)"'iciau

Dr. Morse's Indian Root llilllltl•

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The lnLenR iA Lord BOber&l op· eratioM bu bMil alrooe' oompl• \ely o•enbadond by lbe ~io ei.Ale of aftalra lathe fareut. ~e work of pacillca\lon of \be t'{O Doer al&tea it tominc ollt *'» be ~ l1arder and longer t.aak tb• l'll&DJ critics predicted an.r Lbe Pall or Pretoria. 1' doee oGl ... m likely thd tbe Brltbb commander iD-Oblef

· will be able \O tJ)Ue &nJ but & trifti ng portion or bb f~ for op· ftratioos in Chloa for roootba yeL The Traos .. al Boers &N ahowiDI an equsl darinc with their confrerM or U.e late Oraac• State. Lord RObute had recentl7 to re· JtOrl n aoriou.1 r .. ereo similar to LIUt one that befell hi.8 ~ 'al the Hloemfma\ein waterw~ two month1 befo..-. T.be eM~f

• after falllDI a few ch71 WON CO make an lmpnwioa on hla rlih' rear 1uc0eedecl on lhe lUb la O&p· turin1 Niln.la Nek a alro~ poet commanding the road to Raalen· burg aod situated oo1.r 18 milea wut of P~ria. ~t dawn the enemy auddenl7 appeared in OYer·

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' wbelroin1 nambera, aelaed U.e billa commandloc the Net, an'll after an en1azement laltlnc all day, took Ule poelLloo from the Bmiab capturinc two 1811'1, and ne!lrly all the ~Q&droa of the Sco&a Gro1• and nfoetr mea of the fiwe compaoi•oftbe Lloaolulll..,. which foroes:-fona.a tbe&acrieoD of the plaoe, betidee1nllotin&wba' Lord Rorbeaia feaNd wu a DeMJ loea lo killed and wounded. The BriU.b Gneral~~e~al nlDforce~Dente promP!Y *\bey • .,... 91aa1 too

. late. Tile eoem.r at the cl&te of tht ·--··· re~\ held tbe aa~nd poe\. Sim· ultaneoaalj' ailat\aokwamade on the Brltiab out~ porib or the toyn lo which th.e1tb Drapou were eopced. The ~men' we are told wu handled wdh coodd·

' erable alrUl by Llelitellant Coleael Low and kep& Lbe enemy in obtcll unul they reLired on their aup_por&a and wonld probabl.r haYe autrered bot all1ht IO...bad not our tl'Oope mlatakeo aome Boers io the tiutbee for' our men.

On the eoutb eul, abo, an attaolt wu lately made on tbe Britiih line of communication near Pre· &oria. Boller found the enemy

d•at?C,wirl• the railwaJ near ·~tel iD.

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-A. hoavy ahock or earthqual:r ;~• let~ h~ro at G.lG yultrdlly ll'l()rnll • Tbe tboek held (Qr 10 aewnt!a, an11 ~ , ;;: uaJ men at tbe l!allway St.&tion J,, .. ,,1 n plainly. I~ Wl&t It) IIWt:re lhatth"' building a book cooaldcrably.

-We have been informtllthat ")ear old roal it in tho Wood& n.-ar B.,w~ .. Pond with one or ita lelia IJroken nr/ Lhe akin kceplnlt the pi~c to the ~JI~~ ~ pan ol Lho leg. 'fl10 loal ia r~ 111 ((l ~r aod huaomo l.an-colorl!d I wino li"l •.• ; l'- !.ail. The owner '•r tho aulh11rhlt~ abould ·have the aoirnal killed 111 ~ 1;1 prenot further aulleringa.

:..9n.LL Ro~"NI~l. -Tho alc:.tntcr II P. Ioaubam arrived at Tilt wtu ,,.; Friday. Oo her pauage to Ori~utlalre meL much alack leo and t~y wratlu r. Tbe Ice ruoniog through the trau1 obllatd the aohoooera Gehiog at ll•lle Ialo CO run tor aheltu ; l()lll~ h••l l•l lea we their anchora and obair~ hchlud. There aro abou~ ~wo hundreJ Y!'l.l\'ls ou •tho Freoob Shore waiting fur a oha~>oo to ge~ aaron tho Su-.ita. Tu111 aloog the .route have dono farrly wd l wiLh lith, bu~ hook·aod·line men h,,11 dooe -ooLblog. Salmon catchu! hue doae •U'! woll. 1

-Tutt P£4R~ EJ;P£Dinol>.-AIIn•i1,0 wu mado In laeL iHuo to tho dt-t~rtu"' Crnm Brigue for 'ihdoey on ~loo•lay week, of Lbo aleame1c WlndwanJ c. ~ &m1_1el &.rueu. Sbe~n ro!'~· t•• So ArcLrc r~ON. M re. pbme Dt in. tlaon Peary, Lhe upiC'Ire 'a wire an 1 Hiu Mari~, hla dllUJ(ht , join~ "' Sydnei .~ho accretary or the Arctic (,, nh He~rL L. BridJ(man. A PhiladtiJihi; deepa&ch or July l3, lllllea that the bttque-c.Jdum, C. pt. Smith, hum hr '· tuL, Greenland, had anivetl tlu re th;t day wllb a urg<l or cryaolitc. The barque w:•• uptclt'd to brio~ ullin;;; from LieutenAnt PC#ry, wbu ia in the ArcLio rqioos io aeareh of lhf' XC1rth Pol~, bul there wu much ditappoint· men~ wb~n C. pt. Smith annonnc~~lth•~ bo bad no newe of the uplort'r. I --

-On Wt'dncadaylu~ whtU 1r1' n~r proving a fatal accident took I'IRrt at 8Areooed, and wu ooly proven lui fl'l n1 beln~t ao L'lrotlRh tho bra \'O etmtluet r.{ ' Mr. Henry 0. D.1we,lhe Church of t:n~:· la9d acbooi·Leachcr d thf' furt'·rl.'"'"l ee"lomenl. A boy nanttd }~1"\!nch, at-~,\ II yean of Age, venturing too ncn th•l l'dp of lhe pt: bllo •h11rf, ff'll «'tcr int•l the d~ep 1ialt1'. JL WI& biOIIiO): hal( .1 galt! or wind ·~the lime, lint! thr '"''" wu bome away on tho lullo1U 11 I•» ~ dietancerrom lho11·harf. &rl'r.alw•·mcn and a few old mrn wcrceLAnclin;:rn tha wharr feelio,~t thl'm•chet b~lp!N• to 11'14110 tho drowning,l••'Y· Mt. lhwd happenlog to come along llllht' m rnr t:L .immrdiately Laking in Lho aiLuati• n tl a gl&nce, plunged Into theetormy wu. •, and awlmmlog out to tho bo)•, r.q:LL him, juu at ho wu •lnkillJ:', hoLJrc~ him up unlll a boaL wen~ otrnnl t• oJk them both ln. A.(~tr thr UIPOftt•llt· ali "fl tho boy rtcorertd, hnl M ia fetrt-1 that the ri!,ICUt!f'l •ilv! r ... ueh, a hieh he had not time to umo1·e fr.ont hi• poeket, wu apollw from th~ ell~ta of tho ul~ wller.-'fell'jtl'llm. ,

-A SAD .<\rr.ua.-Al St Jo\u1't, on. FridA)' oveoing,litllo Florrie Badwroru wu rnatantly killod by the 1lrctL c.r oppoeito the Promenade, and n~ar tb~ rtaldenco oC Miu Teuior. The lillie &lrl, who wlt'playlng with acompsni n near her (atber't bome,ran out 11111l.e Lrack when car No. 4, in chal)l.•· tf motorman Walab and Con<luct• r Huabea, came alonJt. ':fl1o muo):irl was only abou~ ~JcM fel't rcom the car wlr1n Lbe mokirman aaw her. H e wu in the act of alowlng down to take on • P·"~­tencer 11 ben the car alruck the htll~ aid, and, knocking b c· r dowo, c\n otu her body. Before tho car cont.l Ia ·~~ abe wae dragqcd bcn(ath the wlaeela aod cruehed to death in a IJ~r· rlble manner. When lhO"wbedJ wue reftlled &nd lho car DlOYe<l barl;. 11 W&6 (OUDd that the poor little tictiDI "" m&ngled beyond rccos;nilivn. The ~maf111 Wtte 1atbtrcxJ Up in II lht.& &nd laken to brr home. Dt11. Mt'l(~r·tie and Harfty were unt for, l>ut noUJir: co!Jid bo doot'. Thoeo who wrre ,.1!­aerren In tho vlclni~y aL the tim!' t.f the accident 1t.y iL would bo unn-:~! ,-;. able to attach any aercro ccusurt t•l tb11 moton:nan1 aa it w11 impca.~ihlr lu him to avotd 'no aceiJen~. Tbe ~iclim ia a daughttr or Mr. Frtluk R1chtr•'"'• wAtchman on tho rlock, wn ~ir Y"'" or age, and wae a brigh~ ehlltl. 11~1' mother, who bu been ill foreomc tinlt, wae completely p~rtlt~. The ..,. malna or the liLLie airl wt'ro lnterr.,lro tbe R. 0. cemetery.

BniTtJH CIII,_A SQt•Aonos.-'fhl' JJrit· ltb Ree~ In Chione waters is rvuHnlf··l· Cld by Vice-Admiral Sir Ednnl J!,,U,'!' • Seymour, K. 0. D., llnd bit II t)tshlr• " tbe Centurion. The eccond in root· mand, llagahip lluneur, is llcar· \•I· mln.l Jamee A.T. Bruce. Tho lie• t • ~· alata or four baiLiabip, toil: Itt ~·rni" ,..., tiX JUnboate, LWO torpedO loOJI,o, •1.1 ibree aloopa. The Ycuelt •·ith th• '.' atmarnenL and equipmt"IJL nt• •• '"·· lon :;&ttlcahips Oeuturi\ln,lO.:~- ~~t.r.•, G!lli men, 4S guna ; ll\rUeur, to.:~-~ tot·. C..02 men,-t8 gnau; \'ict.orion~,l t!••~r.r•. 767 men, 66 s;uos ; ·r~rribll', 11.~ 11· • , 810 moo, 4J guru. Croist n~-.\llr r-, 5,0?0 tOOt, 4S1 men, ~lj JtUIU ; ~~ '' I''": lure 4,300 toue, Sl~ men, J ~· ,;·" • Dritk 1 770 10 111 ~i3 m~n, ]ti R'""' : ~.r..· d,mlon: 1 SSO.ton•, r:.u men,~· th: · : Jiflrmione; 4,300 ton•, !II! nll'll, 1;•. u •; l pblgenia, S,GOO tona,Z'lll mf n. I'• cr.r.· • Orlando, 6,f.OO tona, 4 I rnrn, ::,. ~:ur. • • Undaonttd, o

1ooo lont,IS I IIH'II, ::' s:ur.;:

Guoboat.-L nnt't 70oG ton'~}""! nt~u. ,; guoa; Peacock 7Nj toM, ,,, Ill< n. l cnna • l'igmy,

17,\j tonJ, ;,; mrn, I•}

$tUlll ; Plottr, 7.)5\tlo~. i'ti nu.·n, Ill ;<i,1 •;

Jt.Uier 715 toni 7tl mrn, ,; tm·• • 1··;1· pole $\;tons iii' rot'n li ~tm:J. 'l'••fl""1

t.oAl~-~·•nrt',' 27v Wt.;, &J rnttl, ~· ,:u• •: Whiting, 300 101111, t;tl nu·u, I• • .:•u•. Sloops- A IJ(crine I 0:111 t(ln•, 11~•111111• 10 aune · DAphne i 1111 tor'•, 1: - rt~ttt,.

e ' , • I . n Jol S gnn•: Pbctnl.t, ].(lj() ton!~. " • ru•· • .. ~runt. 1'ol41, tltl,U!ltl tons, ti,~~.l3 nl..tt, '" flune. H. M. 8. ,~o·orte i' " H'"'~ 1.-t"' crul•cr or -1 3/l') tons disf'l:tn m• 11111;

1 7ll00 Lon• horae power. l'iht ,·u:lt • ~ ,~, .. and her nomin:1l •r•··• I •~ 1' ' kno~. Sho It ootnm.tndl·•l loy 1 ''1!1"1~ ~-~ ' r. Jnnr~. an•l Is on th ,. r r I ""

Wu~ African •l.llli" "· ilt•' fn·' • l '11rtriJ ... 11f , ~'\t \ •Jl"1· l• ,,)

C t ~ • f _;:111 I *me etAlton. ~~~~~ e~rr1 '1' 1 1.1 men aud b C. oUllll \1 'u I

aod oOmm&nder Alliin 1'. uu '