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My companions were more solive and also younger, frequently making the whole distance in the saddle, and soinotimon doing so eran when we went up to s hundred miles in the day. But throw stations a day in the anddle was all I cared to anderlake and though I axmetimes role one of these in the afternoon I never polo ene immediately after tusoh
Boksnes by Mr Ford la not going to submit to the Old I had wisely chewan him in proforanea to a better / koreabook bulag mommonly an high on dfly villag 3. M. MZORALL, Hours Rd. Filcox and M, Worli any more; no, sir, not any more than it man because of his pretial knowledge of a day, while only once Ed I reach the sixty, Abessor were isoleerd directors, con egbritied a cantary shice, when the odds were Mongoliau,
"The CHAIRMAN announced that the sedente far worse. And remambor," he added, as a hedi bann audited Mr. A. O'D, Gouda, but it lincher, but when you wero Anrrying your THE PLAGUE IN MADAGASCAR."
was not necesty that the same gautleiman sould rules and your havien anross thres thangad One hundred and eight deatha in oli, iuclad-midit the accounda ovozy year, According to miles of ten to fight America, yon would love lo vognt with England who is certainly not holders to solvot an aditor, but it was usual for trieully to your enterprien," ing on Larposo, have cosurred at Tamziave the regulations it was it the power of the share-
the shareholders be leave it in the hands of theThis pat OLETE AND THE POWERS. The over Furogon Admits hove finally directorn.
On the action of Me, Best, escouted by Mr. left Groto.
J. M.MEARL, it was decided to leave the mat GREAT DRITAIN AND FRANCE. The President of the think Chamber offer in the hands of the dicooters. N
The CHAIRMAN Franzked that that was all Commerce in Paris-spaaking it & dilaner, said the burness I buy had some samples of ora to was able to slute that the Queen had decided from the mines and also some front Pinkerton's visit Nico, dieby proving that better folald, which was i mine adjoining the Zulu mins, and which had special Interest to losely joining to diplomatic relations provided between the Lava IWUM
their property, They would see that these conarios.
spesintons from Pinkerton's claim were of of gold he said it was the only specimen of their excoding richness. Showing a small motion gold at proscat, hat he hoped they would be able to give them som sery mack mom sub stantial resulta bofore long.
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The presoedings Liga terminated.
On arriving at our last stage for the day. unsally about an hour beforə darkness, tlo firet care nae to lay out our bedding in the tent, to expack our sleeping clothes, and to see what the matton we always had, beying a whole sheep and could prepare for the evening meal. Frash from the Mongole each day or two. Bico and potatous we carried in quantity for the whole trip, and brand we had for nest of the way, getting our supply of that repowed ut Kalgau and Gargs respectively.
Beyond that, we had from the Chino Mongo lan sondary to the Mongolian capital, my 5 six hundred miles, a Mongolian functionary of some little starding, and a iniser Mongolian functionary who assisted the lisad fotiorury generally. I call these mon functionarios, be Cause I can find no precise words to demoro AN EXTINGULAUER
their statui. I do not know from whauns they came or wie sant them, but I do know that the on the proposed ashame. Nothing more was,
two wero sortants of the Government of beart of contemplated intervention. It mover got so far as to be submitted to Bogllah. The Mongolia and that their orders were to take whole Breign was checked at the very outset by charge of our journey, the senior man being the entri agdity with which the rupertentative held responsible for our safety.
Of car party, I heel the host opportunity to of Austins played his cards in leaning the irma card of the Anglo-Atarian enfante appreciate how that responsibility weighed on which houosforth will play a lending part in all the head functionary. When I found that the dealings of this English-speaking people rede bat indifferently, and that I would rião, ha where around, picking out my, horses, and he with their jeniors and empleious neighbours.
I und very glad to be able to set forth the nazar saw me get out of the saddle for the day These two servants of the Mongolian Carr were told and at Orst-hand by the pexion mont astusi fects as they actually happened. They without a righ of relief, appear mediately concerned and you can absolutely ment wore invaluable to us 008 or other of thom preveded ses a dourior, got relays of rely upon the securacy of the above statement.
If the Old World regards American growth horses and camel ready, ea that tents were and expansion with concealed atac, the prepared, and presented the Mengol heiden Dribial Emples, which is sostel both in to The other looked after the baggage
With all these materials, and other stores the new departure with unaffected armathy and generally made himself useful in every way. transport, now that nothing was het blind, The relativis between the orbecies of Great They were not our corvata, but they were a
thousand times more helpfil than our servant that it would be needless to recite, it will ba Britain and America, af Constantinople, and at Rome, would hardly be closer and more cordial was. They were zestons, civil, intelligont, and 4000, that we had amplo resources for a full aud if there had been a hard-and-test, cut-and-dried, oopgoisations in the highest degree-a credit wholesome dinor, prior to which must signed-sled-and-delivered treaty of allisucs, to their country and their kind. I have had, ally Imd washed, changed into our stooping- uffensive and defensive, hetween the two Fowers in my time, a good deal to do with Chinese, suits, and rando all ready to turn in to sloop, Mayx, Hicks, Sikhe, Arabe, Japanese, and after a cigar and a half-hour's conversation. If things go on as they are going now, every Ringlish-speaking won will feel, as I have feil, Ghurkde, and I have found good on in every It was seldom we were awake after nine o'clock; race, but I never land to do with better and from thon.tif dawn we slupt the sound throughout this Wat, that he has not ono am beador, but two, in every capital in Europe men than these two Mongols, who desconded sleep of an open-air life. That was the day's that bebita kim, wherever he goon, he is shielden on useat of the unknown; and I'm glad to routine. by the might, not of one Exagure, but of two, remember that we rognised their qualities.
five dollars for the two) was cousikad liberal but I believe that they were still rare gisteful combination beneath those shades the whats belioco that the present we nude to thom (sixty for our obvious recognition of their Findness workt way yet learn to rost in peace:
and their inerts
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ATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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Tinnod mesta, and vegetables, biscuits and hatter and tum und the liko wo had ample quantity; and we had a cape of elaret mxl throu or four bottlesd of brandy. But oliefy our drink was tea. I, also drank at mosis a good cast of water, boiled and botted overnight, and fortied with the usual gaixture of brandy, Between monis, if thirsty, bausally we were,
masl we drank sold tan, also boiled after the droning
Chim should not be as goeil n qusicmer för! meiobardine from the United Kingdom as fodia None, Exospt the obalaolen to tho extension of true in the sapo of squcere system, the defective communion- tions of the country, and its general "A graut propertion of catarrots and diseases lack of development. The potentialities affecting those advancing in life occur to the of the China trade thorefom make it avisg some dolcimney in the construction of well worth our while to cultivate it with
eyes, the many years of Eye Simie Fic in serious forms of diseases. Glasses usainity. The Philippine Islands, 100, will" ROTAL HONGKONG YAUHT CLUB sally adapted in youth to those requiring offer under their new ownership a splendid
The course for this race, which was sailed on then save and proria the sight,
field for British trade and cuterprise, and to 18 December, was round Channel Rouka, Constantly mourring ludaches, spells offered as things stand they do wit merit the Kowloon Rock, and Mayor's cartooy; all to port, twies round; 13 miles. The following boats dimness who reading, weak ayes, the leftor: running together; any of these syraplones indi- sneer directed at them by the Graphie writer startal, & eine at 1.15 and B fase at 13)-
to a delicior in the form of the ego ragair
We not profess to hail the extension of Motor, Maid Maria, Phebe, Erica, y, ing Canoss only to corrent and onre
Russian influence in North Chim with the Canticleer, Donita, Prices, Dart, Payne, Lilybird, and Shos The wind was east at the enmo córdiality as that with which we wol-start, very light but stronger in Kowloor. Lay, come the establishment of Aurican rule in and the boats were spend over the harbour,
Mr. William Steal, writing from Rome; the Philippines, but we believengvertheles thore being differences of opinion as to where the wind would ba sizungent. Erise cu the that
its chief conalnajons, mys :- the opening up of Muchuri Hongkong shors and Phabe na Kowkohortly before the Tone Commission reached The anavor to the guestion" What does the under Russian influence will contribute Dooks, the two extreme heats, weiv, most favoured, and they Jak the foot round all the to rather than detract from this valve marks, Erica with a 4 to 5 minutes-load until World think of the New World," has never of British trade in that region, and is Mayer's boay was rounded the sonord tin, bon mode with greator emphase than in the Eternal City. The oldest Old World regards unat acount to be approved rather than when Phicebe carried the wind along with to the newest Now with feelings of anger, disgust,
It may be asked what kind of saimals were.
Bybit was 'third, boat, and class up
day, and changot station by station. Well, naturally, they varied. Where the grace was cindemned. It would be tudignified as point. The thrao drifted down towards the and alara, akpost too grant for words. The
these Mongolian ponies that we ande day by
good they worn strong and full of mestie Where the grass was sears they were loss fit well as opposed to our own interest to fishing line almost together, and they sack Sentiment of indignation differs in intensity in izen got very asar the line, bel only to be but it is univocalThere is a sympathy for enter upon a policy of pinpricks" with drifted back by the abb tide coming round Kow the United States, either among whites or
We bud two dorered wagons, aselt on two for work. Hometimes one got a pony that had : The Maid Marian joined the blacks. In fact dislike for the American
whools and without springs. These wire to by chance a pleasant gait on the trot or run, carry ournelves, when we felt so inclined, and but gonorally spanking, the only thing to sto and at time koked like vinuing, bat Briese of the Philippines and a corintion that making a lack close in to the Prays wall got the humanitarian enthusiasm which made war.
ench portion of our baggageas wenhost to have was to ride them at the gallop for a few miles, MERE MASK OF CANT, across the line first, followed by the Sybil, with possible was n
always at hand. These wagons were not driven; and then walk them for a bit.. Our own saddles, Maid Marian third The times were
in the ordinary sense of the word. No animal of Mongol patioch, we carried with ns, having Erica...
4 59 51 first, 10 marks assumed in order to facilitate conquest, are almost tho only sentiments shared in common
was put batween the phafia and there ang no bought them at Kinkhta: a wooden frame Sebil...
4 67 59 Avond 4
by the ciril camps ex the Quirinal at the
YO. JEN THE DESERT OF GOBL
driver. The one shaft was ansponded by repes poaked taforo and palind, sad slightly padded Maid Marian... 5 225 third
Vatican With the King's meu, the sentiment
Wo maut eighteen days in passing through from a wooden polu, the ends of the pole being with a rough rod or blue volver.
I might not have ridden so much without 5 3 4
is comparatively mild. They do not believe Mengalia, of which the larger part was in the rosted on the peaked saddles of the two Mongol Phabs
5-15 35 The other hosts did et fish. The talain the least the disinterestedness of the Am-dosert of Got" and I will ever remember the bersonen, hotween the peals of the saddle and acontent; but for two conditions. First, the orican War of Liberation. The American de- journey as one of the must pleasant experiences the Is. Then two, and in bad banntry, four, ponise, although strongly inclined to bolt, ware marks in the competitions for the Club prizes declarations are alufost aniversally decided, as of my life; wrtainly I will rate it as yielding is, or brin oight nurs horses, cash with a absolutely without vics, and never read
a bidoor example of words-than-English the pleasures of travel
the very Lighost rider, were kitchot on by the dimple process of hacked. Shoppd, is the plains of Mongolia to data are
bypocrisy. Uncle Sam," they say, dotermined dagron.
arm to shy, sud there are no obstraction of traille. in all things to surpass "John Bu)," as ontelone
It was on Thursday, the lat September, at the rider fastening a rope to the wagen and there is nothing to startle a horse or muss it
passing it round his waist, is him oven in Pharisaism and cont. The friands
as regardics of it unavailing to hold it, I simply sit tight and of America wring their hands in innaffected we set forth from Kalgan, about eight o'clock or his saddle, as he felt inclined. Then When a pong talted with me, and who I found grief at the fall of the United States under the the morning, to traverse the first stage of of went the wagon
any field gan let it go. When the track was well-inarked our Mongolian journey, Kalgan is the last obstacles as 'over Temptation of the hat of territorial expuusiou outpost of Chizo proper, nor the Mongolias basting to battly. Up, or down a hill, over a I would let it continue straight ahead on Her enemies shoot ant the lip, and can shriek frontier Immediately beyond Kalgan, at a dito, through a ravine, amongst rocks, stones, the trail. When the track was
Every I would guide is it a wide circle till we rejoined Leight of about five thousand fast, is the origin or boulders, the wagon wont right on. is derision ever what they regard as the un- GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDOmistakable demonstration which the demanat Great Wall-more loosely built than the thing that was in it jumped up and dewa and the main cavalcade Around, a front, and to the
NIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY,
grouud that I have soon. The only risk is that for the Philippines affords of Americaninnar Great Wall, with which tourists are around, and mixed up together in one muscul- side all was level grassland the farat riding. cupidity, American bad faith and Amerionu familiu. Beyond that wall are the rolling laneous jumble ambition. "Wo told you," so they exelnim.
grass plains of Mongolia stretching before the
It may be asked how any traveller could stand the pony may put its foot into some hole made by with no limit save the horizon, a sea of all that. Well, in the first plaou there was not by a burrowing animal; but of thatthantes The cond ordinary general meeting of That is what the auctions rectitude of the (dividend at the rate of 35 per cent, por Anrufbaraleldors of the abate company was held at Anglo-Saxon always ends in. Ho always be
complacate and anlivena porasionally by the went over bud cutry. But there was not often stamble they seldom fall. Only ones in Lieta Hebsch, the hero of Santiago, has been Queen's Roal Contral, yesterday at noon, for desire to help his naghbour but he always eude slow ping a scamel caravan or the swifter much bad country. There was enough to break the whole journey did any pony that I reds
Arcoxling to telegrams in the Manis papers
dated at long intervals with Morgoi en inch of it. I have described how the wagoz themselves are well aware, and though they
the purpose of receiving the report of the diese by stealing his speeds.”
It is unpleasant for the Anglo-faxon to hear progress of the Margel riders, who carry the two sont axles (we carried spare axis), and to come down, and it was su easy fall, doing no
shake doors and roofs to pieces (ws carried ham harm to man or ha
It can be nuferstood that with willing peniss, tora, tagether with a statement of accounts for this on every side, Int viuus the peace nogatin Russian overland mail.
Our march for the first day was sololy in ourts,mer, sails and card), and to forge us be lonso one Thren regiments of United States regulara the year ending June 3065. Mr. B. C. Wilcox tions have developed a demand for the complete ar, as we chose, a foot, the swiftar progress by of the wagons bubind us, for a time, soins sixty frequently changed, the place of galloping are under orders to embark at New York for (Chairisan) ovenpied the chair, and there ware Manila, via the Suez Canal, un or about the also present: Mesara. A. Denison, H. Ahesser, cession of the Philippines, Americans will de Mongolia ponics king, se understood, all rail from the Mongolina capital, but get the in bright sughing ever the plains of Mongolia Nor are the plains devoid of life. Antelope and G. . Cos, directors. Blx. L. Lambatto wall to recognise that sach a statement as the arranged for the second day. The distance bod country was scarce. For hundreds of railes is vory great.
covered was about thirty-three miles am at the wagens rolled over grassland as free from. 19th Jannary.
secretary: Mears. A. Best, J. M. Michael, S.
seven o'clock at night we reached our first hion dieulties as if they wore being deifen over we occasionally saw in the distance, and one H. Michael, E. Coorg, K. Eduljee, F. Forst
of almost every one in Europe who pays our golian statica. There we were received by the Richmond Park. Abo on the bustom of day a bent of saveral thousand passed witbie war, and T. H. Vägəlgesung
The SECRETARY road the notice convening sory attention to what is going on abroad. The Mongol headman-most courteous and omniable sach wagcu were spread three stantly staffel few hundred yards of us; but we had no guns. immense majority of Europeana are of course gautioman who inspected our passports and bags of Abre, and above there I had a mattress Weizied a royalvor shat, but that was in the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN Sal-Gentlemon, with your absolutely ignorant of what has happened. I produced a letter of advios informing him of stuffed with row gill, with a pillow of the same effcetral. Duck, goose, and anlpe, were to be
tent on their daily toil, they neither know not
onr eaming; nad thou told as that although he
few blankets and a sheepkin oraronat; se that we wonki pass a camel caravan. Frequently Lord Charles Beresford lef! Hongtong for permission we will follow the nsual proction, care what occurs in another. hemisphero. Bat had been fally advised aboating, yat, in the ab./material, while around and at the sides I had seen wherever there was water. Occasionally
and take the report and accouala as rent.
the Europeans who read nowspapors, who form sanca of one particular document, from the in the absence of bad entry such as I have we would meet & Mongol family on the mora. Once, and once only, wo mob a follow. European Canton en Wataseday night for a day or two. The asconate bare bos made up to the what ay bunsoribed as the public opinion of Kulgan yaman, or magistracy, he sunlit mnt decoribed the warez was comfortable czuagh. M.le: Couto Eugene do Zichys, a member Prince and Prinours Henry of Prussia e 90th Jun, the latest dato could,
the Old World are practically of one mind on give us borsen to proceed.
Votrawach of these wagons, in urdinery coun the same place toxt Tuesday.
Laving regard to our distance from the mines,
All this, it pay to explained, was aid in the try, we had four hans and four men. For the of the Austro-Hungariar Dist. 1 happened tiram Free its London correspondent, dated Furchased (and here by this time at non-Americans wlis dil net dielike the ex-Mogel tongue, und had to be translated to us fanatiouatios there were two kerses, with three the line to be riding, with one of my
The N. C. Daily News publishes a special conveniently adops. Since that date wo have the matter. Outils of England I have met no
sion of America ner do I think, in the whole of by car Chinese servot. Consequently the talk for their servant and baggage. For our per fellow-travellers, well in advance of our mala our tour around Eprepe. I have met nue proceeded aletily and with much confasion; and anal baggage, and for all the month's supply body, when we saw two open wheeled vehicles 21st December, stating that Bussia has agreed up a battery of twenty bead of stamps with equivalent berdan pans, and those swald soon to make Port Arthur and Talisuwan open ports.be engaged in crashing the 800 or 1.09) Long of European who did not receive my protestations it was dark, and we hui beat afoot sinco days of fundstalls, drinks, and cooking atenate there nearing us. As we approached mere closely we drow rain. At the same time the frat vehicle quartz that bas been brought to gmes from the us to the gommins sincerity, with which the light, and ware hungry! But the Mongel were a variable number of horses or camels, said, Surely these are Europene," and we or stopped, and out jumped a gentionan of mature Yesterday Coretanwler Hustings fiueda Chinn-
An office has been erected at American people entered into the War, with hoadoan was excedingly civil, and after a little depending on whether the baggage was takin
we found garselves comfortably bestowed, act with us in rengh carts, or in rack-pules, or years, whe promptly bad courteously told us $10 for unrarthing the carcase of the mines, and the dam has beeia con plated, or a los mocking incredulity.
It in all versed" they say in effect, "to in the
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toy drain travelling sale camel transport, for purpose Who the way He was traveling for pleasure.
put in handsomely szen." who cez bazied on the hillside thus asSUELATSKA SEX-as-co 8-ka-poradique ou-stairs 11 was all very well to proclaim Jonge, for this was a wealthy Mongol of family of present calentation, it may to assumed that towards Mousow. He locked exceedingly wall
raiufall varablo-salicient supply for all pr
the baggage transport by Lore aloné repre- and happy, and after a half-hour's conversation By nine o'clock we were at dinner, with the seated about ten horses que four men. But, in
we onch departed on our ways. That is the At the Magistracy postardzy a Chicosos. With regard to the mines thouiecivos, your disinterestedness, but thy should yon size and position
the Philippines," Jou have nodoabe read the reports from unrmmaus-
More national brigadago, merkadly mcas boy was churred by J. Ergbrotsen, chief
consoling prespect that everything that would addition to all that there was nially a string only European we found in Mongolia, coupl ODIOUR PHARIBAISM," ficer of the steamer Ariel, with stealing $35 er sunt by each rail, and are therefore protte
be done for as would Is done ill the Yamen cflel horses, to allow of changing this enimals when we ranched Gurgs, the capital of the wall posted in the progress of the work of dore-- from a drawer in his catis pal was sontenelopment & grout deal of work has how dena is a phrase which roughly represents the judg-document antved, or till we returned to Kalgan attached to the wagon or that we were riding, country
Betore, however, reaching Oarga, the Mon- to six months' imprisonment 851.8 was found
in opening out our property, though of coursement of the Out World on the recent develop; to demand it. Then, after dinner, one of my and that horse-reserte may be taken on the en defeadaul, nid this was returned to the
much more remains to be accomplished before monts of the Now. Team which may be foarme Fellow-travellers decided that he would ride back sverage as six horses and two men. The whole, relisu capital, we had to leave the Desert of proscutor.
wn cut expect a sullivisatly large output, to
cape mora the old truth, that a man's to Kalyan to see the Chinese Yamon, Noxt on the atoyo calculation, acode to thirty-two dobi, About a day or co before we renohed keep our battery fully and custantly at work. judgient of his eighbour's molives we see the morning he mounted, and, with a guide, set out Lorses and twenty-ono men; but, it varied Orga the character of the country began to Wi have to acknowledge reacipt of the" Fran At the end of June the Great Tinstern shaft inirror of his own oharacter. For the most on horseback on that oxpedition and be retorn-greatly, according to the country and the change. The wide expanse of treeless grass laud theal. Kngineer" Pocket Book for 1899,
had been sunk to a depth of 181 feet with part they express no sarprise, they exported ed about midnight on the cams day. With the on:futies or soaroits of horses, Ou ouerged into hell and valley, and whom the published by the Technical Publishing Co.,
A cross-cut to west of 31 feet und oue to east of nothing butter from those English of the kindly help of the Eussian postauster at Knigan occasion, I remember, we rode unt, in party of change bagius is where Gobi ends. We were, of course, eager to press. on, and yet reluctant Limited, Munrester. The book contains an 35 feat. The Caledonian main shaft was thon New World. They are true to their ancestry he had seen the chief magistrate, and hul been twenty-five xan and forty-two horses. immouse maer of tables and technical informa-1 feet deep, and the crom-out 6 feet. The bat there is in every country a minerity of told (a) that the partenlar doumont, we de
At night we slept in. Wongs) tenis. These to think that our sojourn in Gobi was al un end; for, as I said, the memory in the Desert of tion useful to engineers in all branches of the Zila akaft kad got dowa to a depth of 29 fost thoughtfal meu, who having for all their andad was unknown; (b) that it had been sent tents are of an inrarlable circular pattern, nad
made of a rough thick foli, stretched on an frobi will ever remain as one of my most plon- profession.
and that in the Rise and Shine to 81 foot. Gys been the staunchest friends of the Am-on ahmady; (0) that it would be sent after ne..
At this stage and with Russian cononsense, umbrell-shaped framework of tant pelea. The sont experiences of travel... The prospecting shaft had been sok to a pricus Commonwealth, ars now.confounded and We have received from Messrs. Kelly and depth of 107 feet and work was then sns utterly put to shumo at what is universally re my friend said that he wanted that document earthen floor is covered with raga of the same
Noat Work-FLOM MONGOLIA TO ŠI BEBLA, Walsh, Limited, a copy of their Imperial paned up ilin or that our rescurces garded as the apostasy of the United States, the by four o'clock in the afternoon, and that if he felt, which is manufactured of elese wool coa Bev. R. F. Cobbelt, dr. f. i. Swax, third Boglish and Chinese Diary and Almanao for might be concentrated in «pening at the other abandonment of their national policy and the net have it by that hour he would be at e prersed in water, and is exceedingly warm. Tho telegraph station (the line has recently been walls were also lined with, cloth hangings, aad of Won. Swan, Monghas, Ireland, to ANNIE 1898. This useful work is now in ita thirteenth shafts. Since that period the Urent Eastern adoption of the Old World policy of conquest.
LATE TELEGRAMS. When I base listened as I have been listen-openele Kaigan), sending a message of com- around the widower fixed raised divation which Puate Faragon, third thingher of the lule Tuanyar of publication, and as a dok diary for drive has been out 79 feet worth, with a rise of
Ercantile offices in Hongkong and Chim it 15 test; in the Zain shafts drive of 18 festing for meatus pash to the alternate tanuts and plaist to the Tsung-li yamen of Pekin. Then we spread our bedding and sat to take our meals.
A HARD TASK, Z would be difficult to improve upon it.
has been effected month; the Caledonian main lamentations of the fose sed friends of America, the aspect of affairs changed, and the document Wonlways had the chief tent of the ensarep-
London, 3rd December. shaft has a drive of 8 feet opened; and drives the bsbol of Foices mood at las: to merge into was promised for four o'clock, and was actually went aloaned and prepared between las period that olapsed batween the arrival of our courier,
The Times, discussing sditorially, this morn- At Kennedy's Causeway Bay Repository have also been commenced in the Bank of Eng. uno chorus of volcome to "Uncle Sam." Hell ready at that hour.
It was found, ou examination, to be a most and of ourselves.
ing," the strange and embarrassing problezas yesterday afternoon seven Subscription griffos lead and Riso and Shine shafts. So for very from beneath is moved for thes, to meet thea at
The size and the appointments of the tent facing the United Stator, that spring out of which arrived per steainer Kulgan word finder satisfactory progress has been made, but the thy coing, it steroth up the dead for thee, comprehensive document. It ordered, every Baxoro, Desember 30th 1898. For, the winners being Dr Jordan, Messtsalons is usually hand and we are ut some diseres all the vhiat ones of the earth. It bath Mougeliau headnau on the roata to Ourga, a suried, of course, with the waith of the hoad-be novel Imperial policy," says "It is im Nosan, Gray, Brook Smith, Faltag, Gillies. advantaga in upt pissowing rook drills. We mised up from their flirouse all the kings of the distance of eight hundred miles, to supply us man of the etation. Several times it was a tent posible to view the policy disclosed in doorclary al Lawkins Subsequently Mr. Hongh hope bye and bye to obtain powerful rook-ations. All they shall spek pal say unto thee, with ton horess for. cnob wagon; with ruling of fire apartments, or, otherwice, a series of Alger's report as completa or even intelligible, Is an editorial tote suggested by a scheine Ingles Hongh) offered for sale drilling plant, as our manager tells us lae could Art thon also boocan as wask as wef Art thon horses for ourselves and car attendants, and are small toate connected together. Oftenor audit it is known what the Washington Go advanced in the Westminster Gazette for y auction a umber of horses and pizzies. with advantage then empley more than 200 herome like unty us? How are thou fallon with additional transport for one hagegit was a tont of two apartments, Frequently verument means to do for the Navy. If the hards, who could turn out plenty of quarts at frem heaven, O Lucifer, Son of the Morning!" That, deement, I may add here, was carrion by it had but one room, in which the three of us Philippines are to be effectively cooupiad, a promoting the development of British Lande
You may argue, protest, engo as you please, a concier abend of us all the way, and it was ware a bit excided, fire was always offered inrge naval and transport power will be necess Manila papers received yesterday state that a great saving in the cost of winding it. What upen the Continent the Daily Graphic mys: Gekend is was making reparations for the wo week is a large and steady cut put of quartz the work has made up its mind on the subject mest fully hondured. We never travelled a stage bat as the fire in bat an open fron framsy The United States rast show themselves Whether, Cais jaurtienine sehem is er genation el lloilo. It was intended to trans like they are getting at Raub According to and nothing that an be said or done in the with less than twenty- horses, and sometimes filed with dried bores-dong, and as the smoke ready to repel any attempt on the part of the feasible read not here bo discussed. Its fle scoops to Zaniyanga, in the land of the assayer's reports, it would appear that the United States will alter its judgment. Tho we had over forty. besides carols. How wearehes the tent before it escapes by an open-Powers to attack a position which for some Mindanao, railes to the south of oil, gali is uerely all extracted without busing to American Government se sumo out of its managed to use so money horses will be adoring in the roof, we usually found it wiser to time can hardly be regarded as secure or to *immediate importanca ties, in its reengui- Most of the sick and wounded had already been use the venido process, so are making no ring-fence; it has thrown its laf into the areas stood when the method of transport, is explained.jost the fire and beap on moro slothing. assort a claim to a share in the spoila of dis
the world. It has launched on
After a slay and a half's delay, we set forth The clothing had to be pretty warna fer ve ware organized vorquest.' tion of the fact that it is with the older einbackel for Spain. It was reported that the provision for the acquisition of a cyanide plans.
A CAREER OP CONQUIST SAN again. The attendants, the transport, and the all straight from the tropica, end the outside troops, formerly stationed in Caha, Mindanao, The stone at Mount Macdonald is fairly rich, countries of the world that the mirstam, and the Cachings had already be con- but the gold is not by any means evenly dis which will be all the more praistory hecause it hours of journey were not quite in order at first; temperature at night was seldom above 38. Fali- "valuable portion of our trade is done, antcentrated at Zamboanga, when they ware to tributed. We are far been forbaaate uis maasked by randtorianism. The American and the spool for 4 day or two was less than it rouheit, and was frequently less. Indeed, as
beauvoyed to Spain.
striking good lodes which seem to yield more Commantelth, they hold has succumbed to the was afterwards, Ehretoro, when I sack to often as not wo found the grass corerad oca called upon to face some questiona of interest that we hold this trade solely by the os
ruling from the "expansion policy. The than the average, but of course sense of them matady whloit has so long plagued the Old door:be our onstatary party and our customary morning with light hear frost.
Imagino nu asleep fr such a tent, aul I will British Govorament, some time before the an "cellence of our wares. Torile, it is in- W yesterday halus pppianity at Mesars. tay rary in width and riohuese. If, however, Word. A bright hope for the human rucs, was arch, it is to be understood that 1 describe it
sketelt an average day's roufiue. Shortly after noxation of Hawai to the Unital States, Med teresting to note in passing, lave far less Deals and fam's Office of inspecting the we can only develop the mines eficiently we extinguished on the one non military graat uit Snally evolved itself.
Power, which eschewed all, schames of sggres- The road on whkh we travelled, although it five o'clock in the morning the cook would come with Hawaii a zumber of claims for redress for affect on the direction of our ride thara plans of the Louw, to bo created a Glevenly ought to continue to sonura surly aut
to call us. By half-past six or thoroby we had ill-treatment and illegal conferment of British Road. The disfiguremont af the reeloty, while turn. 1 Mr. Car) Georg we have an in- sion and annexation, rolled itself among tho be neither stroyed nor made, is one of the cl
esramon hord of conquering states...
routes of the earth. It is the road by which the popular wind imagines. Turkey, for much lo be vogtied, will probably be found defatigablowanager who looks stier every-
washed, dressed, and enten a breakfast, analy subjects involved at the revolutionary move- Somun talk overywhere in Europa Whether Goughis Kher swopt with bordes of Mangel of fried mutton, hot rice, bead, butter, and tra, ment which overthrew the Queno. Thuso sample, is. a practically
free-tende in the result to bo consitoribly less tha has thing, who will, we may be sure, do his best
be anticipated. Beimau ile end of tho to keep things going aul to prevent the they regard the old American ideal with sym-horsen to what seemed like the conquest of Then after deawilling a little, to see the breat amount to several hundred thousand dollars in country, yet in proportion to her popka house and a pumping station the ground, waste which is a coxepinuses feature in pathy or with coatsinnt, they all agree in to the world. Betting eat from the Mongol platen, net dishas passed, wo would start of cross the the aggregate; and the question is; the Hawai **Lion she spends on British goods less than 10 ft. in length, belongs to the Goverruny sining onterprises. The choice of the lieving that it has been ablaned, and that the so-called desert af Gobi, the geographical grassy plaius on spirited little ponies, the usual ion Government having failed to settle then,
conditions that Genghis Khan to China ou
ping boing to furnish each of us with a Mongol whether the United States Government does "a quarter of the money spent by profeet and li to be affnied by the building most suitable and scanonical machinery ou The annexation of the Philippins Islands the East and to Moscow on the West, must
operations Between the pathway and the cupied a great deal of his and our attention.
bur as aeited our personal notions and the op-sto da were filled by the late Secretary Gros- *tonist Germany. The Unitel Suites | houses there is also a strip of Governmut and we beliero we have now acquired, the best way, sena but a small thing, but it is decisivo hara led him over the 83o hide of country that guide, so that we could independently goimb or { not inherit the ability. The cinitas ars just
ogain, with its almost savagely printer-
graund the width of which sories with the that could be obtained at the prics and the kind Who so at the apple I was put the set of a stravareed; for it is a country whera, sithongh alities of war respective out. The distan. ham against the Hawaiian Goverment, oh bn- tionist tariff, spends early thirty tioses wading of su puth, being shout. Test in the meat adapted to our waste. Minars as a class moment, but it hard against bor for ever the there be a river, water can always be hof byes between each surament varied from six hall of a number of allegal Aimerionts citizen, teen to renty-fire niles, bei oighton may be most of whom afterwards turned out to bealigns. widest part, and it is only at one indentation are diffealt men to deal with quakes the gates of Parmiise. What tus Old World, says digging i woll
It is not ap all over the Gobi phateau, and taken as an average lengte. Usually we would Nose of the latter clairs were pressed, but they "as much on British goods as free trade that the Ent setually testes the road. This mining mangue is rary diligent and obseriantie that the New Worki bag now eaten of the
Chica. Even Russia is a far better cup of grend will be replanted with ferus to work is apt to be sadly neglected. Mr. Gorg forbidden fruit, and that the faming sword there are parts of that pistonu to which the arira at the encampment come half-au-hour formed the formation for the British claims.
corwapend with the der portions of the mrius, as experbuged many difficulties of this kind, which turned every way will prevent all returne desert muy fittingly be applied. Bat the after one heralt, and was all-an-hour hafeza Author question of more importance is the determination of the status of ace of the newly- "tomer to us both absolutely and re-and above it will stand three two-storeyad Buro- but he has profiled by his experience, and has to the poucefal tradition of the Fathers of the route that we traversed goes, speaking broadly, our baggago Bay HA The acquired oftirons or subjenter Already & China-
over eight hundred miles of rolling grassland. Jatively thau China,- The explanation is pean hanses of handsome ebration with ons- found it must advantagoons to track by contrast Repablie.
man, by birth, tat a Philippine by citizenship, wLenover possible. I am glad to say the colls In the course of my tour, Iam now compelledi. True børe are stukes of deer, where the simple. The best manufacturers in the mental iren balepules.
have bron responded to very adily, sil being to suit that I found proof of the existence of al shows ou the ground like lour-frost and
aitien. Another Chiaaman in Hawaii wanta world cannot ali to priple who are so The al mesting of the District now paid izy except those ou 137 shares, one let u disposition on the part of the Pourers to in- there are matches of rocky grand whore as chiefs, revived is boring, we we dismounted, has applied for recognition as an Ameţican coy that they either want nothing orein-end Lodge of Hongkong and South Chips of which would have "bei pažlint for the terseno in behalf of Spniu, which might Java animel but a stay goat might feed, but gene selves. The each of the chief men cantabály 'i & passport showing that he is a citizen of the was held last night, at which Wos. Era E. C. death of the holder, wild seether has been di-boon very serious but it not been chooked in the nly the venutay is one great rolling plates of presented each of us with he soul 16tle United States The Annexation Law prohibits mot atbord to pay for what they want. Iney presited. The Fallowing appointments layed by the zocidunt of facing the serif You Biz by the knowings that England would have short grass panett
It in on that grant that the Mengola feed usually a handsoma pécimen of glass and mutal the coming into the linuite of the United States "comparison with this barrier of absolute were rando and officers inserted District wil oborre that the directors fous igaro tais nothing to do with it. Whes I was in Paris I
poverty, Laritis · are an signifenut Senior Grand Warden, War. Bro. W. C. Har for only $500, which som was voted to was positively tell told that no proposal had eror their flocks of sheep and hords of penis. They work and after sniffing, or professing la enff, of Chinese from Huwait, unt the constitution. Iatings District Junior Grand Warden Mr. Denison in consideration as been made to intervene and that therefore Eng-build nothing Save for a few, Thihatan lamas such of a preian fail to use headsan a cigarette ality of any set that proposes to discriminate obstiche. By all menus, thes, let our Wer. Ree. J. Bryant: D.0. Chaplain, Wor: nistrace, trust, aideration of protusional use land had never had the womblon or opportunity barin, sting shoot out in the pain, suas for casey from which he took a cigarette sul pro- against Ameriosa citizens has been raised and These are a few of the questions that hato ettes for that purpose alone avaraged fifty a "enterprising rivals make a profit if they L. 1. Salinger; DIG. Treasurer, Wor. Bro. telegram front theitjans nost untath sunouncing to put her tool down on the anti-American mud wailed comprunte erested in shelter the deeded to auke it. The sumption of cigar this Chinaman is a citizen by adoption,
T. F. Hough D. Registrar, Wor. Bro. W. a satisfactory crushing that will ensounge condition. Then, to doubt, me tre as far as exttle from the winter wind we saw no by selling shoddy goods on lung 1. Ford: D.G. Frosident Beard of G. P. Woz. un to loviloy the mines thoroughly que quiet oral action on the part of the Government was buildinger for runny days the Mongal, la o day; but we bad made dne provision. Next we already arisen and cibers are expected to follow
available, and Mengel tea. The latter ja vile
Vienna, 30th November. "credit to Philippine islanders and other ro, A. Caldwell, D.G. Secretary, Wor. We last hoped to have given you this cous concerned. But it in nut loss true that, immo nomaat He lives in tents; and it was in tents were tanlored gost's milk, it there was any in the aor fatura.
We travelled as a party of three Europeans, lainous sur To begin with, it is made of
To-day's opening of the week's jubilen semi-anvages. The more they preaper in B. & O'D Gourdin: District Senior Grand sarlier, but the manufacturore failed to Esop intely after the War broke out, a diplomantic that we raised, and enjoyed his hospitatiiles, Deacon, War. Bro, M. Mitchell; District Junior their time for delivery of some of the machinery representative of the Powers commucicated to this or any other trade, the batter cas- Grad Deuson, Wor. Bro. E. P. Good; D.G. Hunze the delay in our fast or or linen uran toxican Minister of an European court, with a Obfuese nook. The latter we hut engaged brick to cheap refuse leaves. Thuu it is
as Peki, on his own terms, not on the strength mixed with fat and salt and is stewed for an foelebration, commemorating the fiftieth an "tomers they will become for solid English Superintendent of Warks, Wor. Bro. JB gentlemon, that is all I love to say on this in plain and unmistakable terus,
of his cookery, which was hidifferent, nor be detaite period. Yet it is warm and nourishing, niversary of the Emperos Francis Joseph's of schny of the Saver; D.G. Dir of Caremonics, Wor. Bro, H. occasion but if you Love any questions to ask, "wares."
THE UNPLEAGUER OF THE POWERS
This view attracts attention by its Wor. Bra. Gen. Piercy, Je.. DG. Sword formation.
1. A. Hoil; 1.6. Assistant Dir. of Ceremonies. I shall do my best to supply any further in and their desire to express tant displeasure causo at ony beguiliness or sunsetness, whier and in the cold of the oarly morning I was often accussion, was shora
pallidly and forefly. The communications were sadly scking; hebbenpure in trdition to glad to got it, but later in the day cover spectaosiar feature originally planced, the With these formalitier a half-hoe pael Coari being yet in souring for the deal E- Hatchion; ́D.G. novelty, and it has some element of truth Bene, Wer. Bro. J.
Mr. G1020 ssil bo should like to ask what we mficiently serions for the contingency of his own guayu le spoke some words of Standard Bearers, Wor. Bros. J. H. Pastron fands shaid the nse foress of the Huropean Mongolian and a little English For ight sway, and then with fresh-hers and fresh men, press The Capital is thronged with visitors, in it, but it would be unfortunate if it had to and T. H. Simeon, D.G. Orgatial, Brods, they had in hand and how long that they that one of the validate (as United States Rantred milos in had to be our intarpester, as supplied by the sacampment, we would start off however, and the official mourning will not in Again, the horses and men of the provis station terfere with the carrying out of a brilliant be frankly discussed betwem the two dipla. well ar ant cap. any underestimation of the importance o. A. G. Ward; D.G. Parstraat, Wor. Bro. They expantol
These Bors, by the way, althongh reckoned returning faor at their lefens, The head features of the elaborate festival, frógraboné, matiste. The result of that dizension was to developing truds with backward countries, J. Brember: DG. Assistant Paraujant, War
that the cook should fnvel with us from Pokin camposjed us to the next setion, where there then a your past. The latter are poor, in the majority of caro. C. W. Spriggs, 1.6. Stewards, Bros,
pathammars stop to all motions of European liberal, wars rct costly. The arrangement was man of the campment anaily personally preparations for which have hap making for D. Ball, F. D. Goddard, F. W. Clark, W. E.
intervention. Mr Gsona-That te apart from whatever
to-day's promopies "If you intervene,"
e," said the American Hints to Kishte, on the Siberian-Mongolian trostier, mis kindly formalities were againgent through. To the general public the most in- nn court of their defective organisation Kasy, E. Q Cooper, and 7. Naismith D.G
Our routine was to ride tub and stations portant festure being a Journy estimated ut rather Jon the a we may get from the craling?
ter, "if menee WAY "- rather than on account of any natural Teler, J. B. Grimble 3.
The CHAIRMAK - Tos.
"Yes," replied his visitor," and the faroos at month. He should then travel back from there bofors we caded a halo for lanch, and then to was of course, the procession from the Mr. Cleono-Como pople think we have not the ginnt Huropean Powers noting in siliano, ta Pakia, at his own risk and spons promerest for about an hour and a half, discoming Hofburg to St. Stephen's Cathedral, where Bufficient money to go on with
would overwhelm any opposition which Americably joining arvan on a two mortar trip) another meat of het mutton, het rive, and bread grand "To In was song. Before leaving and for the whole journey there and beck, and and batter. Thon by hal past two or three the Hofbarg all the Imperial Minister and The CHAIMAS-op the crushings could offer
"No doubt, mid the American, but you for expenses of his own, he should receive o'clock we were off again to do two stations men of great prominenos in the Empire, the will be sollisiont for all parpesan
There being no further questions, the report i would have to bring forces across the Atlantie the sum of soranty silver dollars may seven more before we stopped for the prening foreign ambasadors and ministers and visitors was adopted, on the etion of the CHAIRMAN to the other hemisphere, and keep them there pounds of English money Ho was an indifunt confess that my own traveling aftor of distinction,sembled in the alience obam seconded by Mr, GEOBU.
for the rest of your satural fe. The Nyw front cook, and a troublesome servant but we lunch was always in the wagon, my average on bar and proffered their sangratulations to the
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disadvantages. China, for instance, enjoya LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS natural advantages n great as those of India, or nearly so, but whorens in 1896, The E. & steamer Guthrie, tecm Bydooy, nocording to the figures given in the & left Port Darwin yesterday for this port The M., steamer Tape, with the dext Izst edition of the Statesman's Year French meil, left Saigou yesterday, Thursday, Book," the exports from the United: 62 pm, for this port
The CHAIRMAX replied that at the prosent time they had a balance of about $35,000, which wetid lust them several montčas.
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Then followed an invariable' ronline. lendeman, with one or two of his relatiços or
and conducted me to s tout where we seated our-
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