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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
Is FRANCES FRIEND.
ITALY JOINS THE FRANco-Rus-
SIAN COMBINE.
commercial Treaty Concinded which
Promises to shiu the Haisnco OF
f""er In Europe finances De
feat In EGYPT Caused her
TO Look for AiiIsa

London, Nov. "a. France and italy
after a decade Of tariH warfare. bav,
surprised their friends and enemies b,
concluding commercial treaty, which
promises TO shift the balance Of power
10 Europe. But for the friendship of
the United States. which emboldcns
Great Britain TO comparative indiifcr.
ence regarding continental combina.
lions, Great Britain would he alarmed
at this prospect Of Italy deserving the
triple alliance aud adding her formid.
able navy to the Frnnco.Russinn com.
pact, which Is held TO be the newt.
able result Of the union Of the two
estranged nations. The critics here re-
gard the treaty IA n sequel 10 the la.
shoda incident Frances defeat In
Egypt opened her eyes to the necessity
Of Increasing the number Of her
friends. Therefore she hastcncd 10
Initiate negotiations with Italy. and
viii give her weaker neighbor the ben.
eht OF tie minimum tariff. long aud
Naihly sought by the latter.
The Italians estimate that under the
new arrangement million hectolitres
OF heavy southern wines. which are
used in mixing the lighter French
wines. will be exported To France. re-.
sulting In great Impetus to the Ital.
ian Industry. In return. France cN.
poets 10 remove the dangers Of having
to cope with the Italian navy In the
Mediterranean, In the event ~ Ger.
man war and also to nulllfy Gcrmany's
policy Of isolnting France.
Free trade Britain has mo- snbsidics
she can offer 10 retain lialy's support:
but Ia the present position ~ the
worlds politics, she IL not m sollcitous
for Il ~ she would have been a wear
ngo What Great britain lose, In Italy |
The Westminster Gazette declares |
She gains In the Philippines.
Prominent politicians aud statesmen
express the belief TINT once embarked
N colonial acquisition, the United
states will be- compelled, ~ Great
britain has been. 10 constantly add 10
ier colonies possessions which may bc
brown ON the market, merely to pre-.
tent them falling into the hands Of her
.ivals. ID
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
THE BALDWIN BURNED.
San Franciscan. r,iatiaI Cara,an.ary DC
struyed by Tire.

San irsnciscn's r,iatiaI Cnn,ansary De.
struyrd by Tire.
San Francisco. Nov. et.-The Bald-
win hotel. FOR twenty years one Of th,
principal land marks Of San Francisco.
was, early this morning, destroyed by
IRE Four lives were lost. while "A
number Of people were more or les,
seriously Injured The lire broke out
In th>propcrty room OF the baldwin
thcatcr The flames were confined 20
the baldwin. but much adjoining
property WIS seriously damaged by
smoke and water.
The financial los"rs arc very far
reaching, almost every branch ~ com.
mcrcial trade being directly affected.
The ground door OF the hotel was al.
vidcd Into u number Of stores. and few
OF their occupants saved anything
worth mentioning. The majority re.
ported total losses. Two Of the most
handsome cafes Ia the city were Quilted
ana their stocks destroyed. The Bald.
win theatre, the fashionable nmusc.
ment place Of this city, was totally
destroyed, with the rest Of the build
ing aud the Secret Service company.
headed by William Gillette, now play.
ing AN engagement at the thcater, lost
All l's parnphernnlia, Many Of the
members Of the company lost most OF
Their belongings, aud trunks contain
ing the official papers Of the company
were destroyed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
DEATH ON A STEAMER.
SIS People KILLED aud Eleven Injured Nea
iofkion. california.

- '"li' NNi'h hnh Eleven iulursd Near
siofkion. california.
stockton, CAL, Nov. es.-Thc most
disastrous accident in the history of
STOCKTON occurred near Fourteen Mile
Slough. when part Of one Of the boil.
ers OF the river steamer r. Q. Walker
was blown out, killing Xix and danger.
onsly wonnding eleven persons. while
probably fifteen or twenty others were
more or less badly hurt. The 4. c.
Walker n owned by the California
Navigation & Improvement COMPANY.
aud ran between san Francisco nnd
stockton.
The majority Of the passengers were
In bed when the explosion occurred,
aud were awakened by the report.
which was ~ loud a. cannon's rom.
People rushed from their rooms In their
night clothes, aud found the whole
forward portion Of the steamers upper
works blown away. The electric lights
had been put out, aud the cscapipg
steam developed the front portion OF
the boat until II was impossible to see
how much Of the boat had been chr.
rled away.
Captain John Tulnn was blown from
his bed against the door OF his stnte.
room, receiving injuries which pre-.
vented him from moving. aud he was
literally roasted TO death where he Law
Chief Engineer Henry aud his wife
were blown through the roof and dled
short time aftcrward, both suffering
horribly W. A. Blunt, passenger
was Instantly killed, while Jerry Daily. /
the fireman, was 30 severely scalded bv
steam that he died few hours later
Underneath the lower deck, where the
deck hands slept, groans and scre,ms
were hcartrcnding. The unfortunntc
imprisoned men received the full ,fT.ct
OF the steam M IL came from IA, boii.
ers, Il ghtof them were almost roast.J
alive. Those who were able made
their way 70 the deck as best tbcy
could, while the more scriouslv ig.
Jurcd were unable to get out. Tbe
arms aud faces of those near the main
entrance were frightfully scnlded
what caused the explosion will prob.
ibly never hc known The steam
lrnm burst with terrible violence N
nAd spllt completely across the upper
portion aud the whole sheet turned
outward The four walls of the engine
room We're demolished by the force OF
The explosion. The lower deck burri.
'au deck and Texas decl, were wrecked I
"a the portion directly over the ENGINE ,
Dom. The direction Of the 1ying
iebris was upward and outward 40. 4
ward the bow, II II had been Inc =
'thcr way the loss OF life would be I
much greater
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
wAH nErwetn solnleRs.
Outbreak Among Negro Voputeors al
Anniston. Alabama.


Admission, Ala. Nov. Members
Of the Third Alabama. negro rcri-
mcnt, with murder la their hearts.
caused the greatest excitement last
night that this town has ever known.
Shortly after darl, Private Gildhart Of
1 company -. Second Arkansas, while
returning to camp from town, was
shot in the head by negro soldier.
who also stabbed him ia the back.
| Gildhart was taken 10 the rcgimcntal
hospital. A little later member OF
Fourth Kentucky is reported TO have
been shot on Walnut street by negro
soldiers who lay 10 a gully shooting at
the white men who passed
Firing was heard In Liberia, tho
negro quarter Of the city, which is not
far from Walnut street. and a squad
OF the provost guard went TO investi-
gate. As II turned the corner on Fiji
tcenth and Pine streets, large crowd
OF negro soldiers, without warning.
opeucd IRE upon the guard with
springhelds, the gun In use In the rcgi.
ment The guard returned the fire.
but had few cartridges aud soon had
20 retreat When endorsements aud
ammunition were secured the ncgros
had disappeared
In the engagement George Dodson,
Third Tennessee, was shot In the arm,
aud Private Graham Third Tennessee.
In the stomach. One negro soldier has
been brought in dead and another was
found fatally injured. Two members
ofthe provost guard are missing.
There Is much cxcitcmcn there, anda
general race war IA expected Citizens
are arming themselves, and the armor-
les Of two local companies have been
broken into and every gun aud cart
ridge appropriated
A negro soldier was dangerously
beaten by some white soldiers ON Tenth
street, aud this incident is suppo sed
10 have caused the riotous actions on
The part Of the negroes, who are said
10 have slipped out Of the camp
through the guard lines.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
ARRIVE AT HAVANA.


$3.50 W th' american Troops ItsueIt
the Capital city.
Havana, Nov. ej..-The entire dc,aIis
OF the evacuation Of the province OF
Pinar del Rio have been arranged
The transport Montevldoe sails on No.
vemoer "a with e,el5 troops; the cova.
donga on November rs, with $50; the
Gran Antilln an November 20. with
1855 the Maria Cristinn on November
90 with i''o3i San Forgas ON Decem-
Der D. with 1850; san Ignacio on DE.
eemoer o. with 5000, making total OF
lo'O77 troops leaving Plnar del Rio bv
way OF Havana by December 8.
The United States transport Florida
arrived here at daybrcak today. She
wiz come close 10 the MORO castle.
WIN be slgnaled and will then proceed
TO Marianao without entering Havana
hnr9or The steamer win Law outsld,.
tnv oar at Marianne and land her men
NM stores ON the lighters, which win
TAKE them ashore at the new wharf
General Blauco has announced his
Y, Intention Of leaving ON saturday ar
Monday neNt by the steamer Vila.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
MAY SEC MORE FlonrlNo.
Aguinaido and III insurEsat. Vet to be
subdusd by our Volunteers.

sabdusd by our Noiunt..r..
Washington. Nov. 30 The nppr,hep.
ilon which manifested itself some time
ago over the attitude Of Aguinnldo
All che Philippine iugurgcnt.. ha.
not entirely disappeared. though the
administration believes they viii nc.
eopt the situation without conflict
with the United statcs. The matter
was discussed a. the cabinet meeting
yesterday. and SOME ~ the views ex.
pressed Indicate a possibility that the
insurgents may yet have 10 be- dealt
with. Meanwhile however, the prcsl.
dent expects serious trouble with
Aguinaldo will boz avoided. but at tho
same time has guarded against an out.
break by taking precautionary meas.
urcs. The American force already ln
occupancy Of part Of the Philippines
Ia regarded IA altogether adequate b.
cope with any emergency that may
arise The future government ~ the
Islands came up incidentally. aud See.
rotary Algcr made some suggestions as
to details Of a military government Of
the islands.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
WI MoRg IeLANps.
Tho caroline and rsicv urpup. Needed b,
Infte sam.

Washington. Nov. %. There g. rca.
con i1 believe that the administration
would be willing 10 purchase from
Spain. not only the Philippines aud
ITALIAN island, but all % the CArolines
and the Pclew group
Behind the proposition 70 buy ITALIAN
lies The hope in some quarters that
Spain viii make counter proposition
for The ression Of the entire group aud
the rclcw islands for an increased
compensation
The occupation ~ Guam by this gov
eminent was based upon belief that II
has magnificent harbor.and would be
an excellent stopping place between
Honolulu and Manila. The American
commissioner have now learned that
tho barbor Is exposed 10 mousoons; that
It ia shallow, and that the island is
subject to earthquakes.
In the Carolines most Of the islands
have excellent harbors, which are well
sheltered. They are heavily wooded
and supplied with fresh water and
earthquakes are unknown. In add.
ton they would, II required by the
United states. be- the outposts for the
Philippines They extend In a belt
along the ninth degree Of latitude, and
arr only 800 miles TO the southwark OF
Guam and $50 miles from the Philip.
pines. The Pclews are about GOO miles
from Mindanao.
The belief prevails here that the Ger.
mans will bring pressure to bear upon
spain to prevent her from selling the
'arolincs to the United states. Such
'clion would undoubtedly be looked /
ipon A. cause for a breach Of friend. |
nip
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02

Canea, Island Of Crete, Nov. as-
During the trial Of the murderers OF
the Isangalsi family, the deposition OF
Mussulman was read II Is said that
at the time Of the massacres. Edhem
Pasha' the Turkish commander. Assem-.
bled the influential Mussulmans and
Invited them 10 massacre all the
Christians found in Gambia twenty.four
hours after the meeting. Major Church.
ILL., commander OF the gen d'armie.
protested strongly, and was ordered by
Edhem Pasha TO leave the room.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02

When Peace Negotiations Are Completed
10000 Men WIN Be MASTERED out.

when Peace Negotiations Are Completed
| 10000 Men wan Be Mustered out.
Washington, so. 30. One Of the
first results ~ the determination Of
the peace negotiations at Paris will be-
orders for mastering out a. many as
10000 men Of the volunteer army.
The orders thus FAR cover about rs. 900
men, but not more than $4,000 have
actually been mustered out The
present army consists o about Ilo. 900
men, exclusive Of all ordered mustered
out $1,000 u whom are regulars. The
forces contemplated for the island are.
For the Philippines. 10000. for
Puerto Rico. about 1000; Tor Cuba. not
more than 10000
This. on the basis ~ "a. 900 men for
The regular establishment which IL
the number now rcckoncd on by com.
pctcnt military forccastors herewith
leave 1000 men for frontier aud sta.
ton work In this country. Secretary
Alger recommends 100. 900 men.
There are now 10000 volunteers who
arc entirely useless, In view Of the
technical cessation 81 hostilities.
Orders for the mastering out Of these
viii be issued without delay. which
Nill leave 100 ono In the army.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
WAsHINoToN Anvlsrn.
Expected That treaty WIN Be signed rbi.
Nsek.


Washington. Nov. 20 The govern.
ment has been officially advised Of IN,
successful termination Of the Paris
peace negotiations with spain, a cable.
gram 10 this effect having been re-.
ccivcd from Chairman Day by the sec.
Rotary u state by the terms of the
treaty. which will be- signed during the
present week, spain surrrndcrs to the
United States her sovereignty In the
Philippine islands aud Guam island.
one 81 the Iadromc group In lieu Of
All claims 10 Indemnity, the United
States will pay spain the sum Of $50.
100000 In gold, or its equivalent
before returning 10 the United states.
our Paris commissioners will secure
from the Spanish representatives. N
possible, q proposition for the sale 10
the United states Of Strong island. one
OF the Caroline group, some distance
east aud south ~ Lusou. Tor cable
station. should Spain. however. de.
cline 10 sell the island Tor a reasonable
sum- the matter will be- dropped. for
The present, at least The po,siLl,
'cssion Of this island Is not involved In
the pending treaty. and no pressure
VIII be brought 10 bear To Induce Spain
10 part with Il.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02

Ne" York Nov. a7.-The sailors and
marines OF the battleship Texas. to
th' number OF several hundred. held
tn''F annual ball last night at the
i''"oN i]reum, Captain Sigsbee OF
INC I'NA'. and Miss sigsbee led the
grand march, Ia which 400 couples par.
u''pa''1 Captain Sigsbee was yocifer,
ou''y 'neerei during tho march.
ln'.e were many noted characters
present. hni Perhaps the most popular
ones were sailors Deignan. Clausen
ana Phillip. Who sailed with Hobson
on the Mcrrmac
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02

Manila, Nov. 90 -Adyiccs from IL
folio say the native, Of tho Viscayn
Islands have established q republic
independent OF Lulon. In some OF the
Islands hostilitlcs are proceeding be.
tween rival republics
IL Is reported a section Of the insur-
gents, called theguarls OF honor, who
are opposed 10 AguIualdo. have can
tured san lgnacio, In the province "
PangarIn' island Of Luzou, at the iu'
stance OF the Spanish priests.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
SOLDIER TO Be SHOT.
Private Ia Tenth Ca,air, sentenced ror
Mufd.r,

Huntsville, Ala. Nov. 80 privat,
Lindsay r. Holt, troop D. Tenth United
States Cavalry, now encampcd here. 9,
resting under death sentence. the re.
suit OF recent courtmartial, at which
u was proven that he was guilty oi
murder The origin Of this man,
trouble Is easiest told with these
words Mean whiskcy aud pistol r
His best friend was the victim and the
unfortupatc's remorse is awful
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
IN FAVOR OF PlCoUARr.
immsn's Mass Meeting In rar. In T.,.
or Colonel

Faris, Nov. CAN Immense meeting
was held last evening In favor OF col
i''lnar1 Thousands Of people. shout.
ins OonsPuez Rochcfort,' aud ICON.
Nherche Drument" marched TO the
Nn'r'he Midi prison where Picqusrt is
confined and eheered and demon.
stra''d thus on his behalf The anti.
Flequariities rallied, aud there were
several several conflicts between tho two
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
LoApgp FoR nANnlrs.
rrain nobbsr. Hun ~ Against q ~I.o.dsa,.
Train.

sedalia, Mo, Nov ao.-An attempt
was made by three men To hold up a
Missouri Pacific train which resulted
diaaslrously for the would.bc robbers
Il seems the officials got wind u the
plan to hold up the train aud had de.
teetiyes ON the train when the robbers
attempted Ia hold IL mp. The engineer
was signallcd to stop aud the robbers
opened lire, which was answered by
the officers ON board, During the
light one Of the robbers was wounded.
aud one, Jim West, freight engineer
In the employ Of the company was
captured. A posse IL after the other
TWO men aud their capture Is only
question OF time.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
HOME RULE AT SANTIAGO.
OH hs'idcnt Appointed Mayor aud once.
RULED by 0uiaus.

Oh he'ident Appointed Mayor aud Oniee-
Pulled by Cubau..
Santiago de Cuba. Nov. 20. Some
timc ago Major McGcary. whom Gen.
eral Leonard Wood has appointed
mayor ~ santiago. requested to be re-
hcvcd of his mnyoralty duties aud to
return Ia his military post The re-.
quest was granted yesterday. Ia the
opinion of General Wood II IL prefer.
able 10 appoint 10 the mayorality a
civilian acceptable to the Cubans, aud
he has appointed us Mayor McLcary's
successor senior liacardi, an old resi-.
dent llris anxious to give the mayor
~ much authority as b. compatible
with military jurisdiction. The new
mayor Will conform to General Woods
ideas. which are to give the Cubans
every opportunity 10 show themselves
capable ~ sclf-goycrnmcnt.
The hr,t official act Of the mayor
was 10 discharge the entire clerical
force IL the mayors Office. aud TO EN-.
Jloy 'uhans who had served In the
var lie will shortly issue manifesto
10 the effect that he Intends cncourag.
ing the city's development, aud giving
employment, ~ FAR as conditions will
Frmit' TO worthy persons. lilo will
Promise TO look closely to the general T.
interests Of the community. aud will /
'all upon all Cubaus 10 obey the law. /
and Thus promote the prosperity 81 the
country and To insure the happiness
oiis people. General Wood has high /
hopes OF this frat attempt at civil gov.
lrnmNni nnInr InI.u1. ......t.L
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
OPPOSE EXPANSION.
""''''hpsfsiist League Protests Against
an Imperial Policy.

Washington, Nov. e7.-The Antl.Im.
peria''st League, an organization orig.
mating In Massachusetts, aud Of which
eN'"o'eraor boutwell, Is president. has.
through Ia secretary, Mr. Ewing Win.
slow of Boston, presented President
M'N'n'rya protest against any ca.
'''''"n oihc sovereignty Of the United
S'.''' o'wthc Philippine Islands many
event ouiovcr nny other foreign ter.
l''"Ty Without the free consent Of the
people inrnnf. believing such action
N"''u hr DISASTROUS 10 the republic
W''''iuI uiits resources. in VIC alton
OF 'nn'l .mlional principles aud
,,"ushi " % moral aud physical evils
To uur people
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
AWFUL RESULTS or STORM.
One Hundred Vessels Lo.t and s.,..,.
sailors Dead on IN, Ati,,.,t. - wv

One Hundred Vessels Io.t an, s.....-
sailors Dead On tho Atlantic Coast.
Boston, Nov gp-It Ia known d.a.
n''ely that more than seventy live,
nave been lost In the wreck Of TUGS.
s'hooners aud coal bargos during The
storm OF Saturday night aud sunday
morning aud n the steamer Portland
mas also gone down, A. now seem, NOS.
slolc' the list Of casualties will rise IN
l'o, with over 100 vessels OF NH do.
''r'pi'ons ashore, two score Of them
seem to be total wreck, and nm nm.
known number probably beneath the
waves OF Massachusetts BAY.
There is scarcely bay. hnrbor mr.
inlet from the pcnobscott 10 New Lon.
"'n mat has not ON it, shores the bones
VI some 'iaunch craft, while AN along
Massachusetts bay and e,peelnIly
h"'ton harhor the beaches ar, pl,J
nigh with wrcclnrc of ,choop,rs and
,'al hargcs. The record nltbor,,h
l"uf'N lrngthcuiug. is stIII iucomnie,,'
i'' 'u"l ocean graveyard OF Cane Cod
rs s'ili TO be heard from Wv
Ger Wood han issued an order nro.
n'''''ng gambling In any form In San.
t'ugo' with penalty Of $1,000 for the
lnffaetlou uf the law.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
ANNEXATION INEVITABLE.
nui cub,ns Desire nrlsf Period Of Ind.
pendenre.

rfhhTufrs
Havana, Nov. e5.-Domlngo Mende,
capole, late vice president Of the Cuban
republic aud now president Of the ex.
ceu'iVe commission, has expressed his
beliefihat the future Of Cuba would
inevitably be annexation 10 the United
states This, he snid. was the n,,urpl
outcome OF recent events, but he denied
thal Cuban leaders have that aspira.
ton The Independence which 30 long
animated the Cuban people is TO be
temporarily satisfied They wish. for
short period at least, To see their
own nag waving over free Cuba"
They recognize that annexation will
eo'ue' and that shortly aud by the
unanimous voice Of the Cuban people
themselves, but they desire TO nee the
cause i9r which they had fought
crowned with the success II deserves
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02

h'meerg' Nov GA dispatch from
. n.V'nu' near here, says an umbrella
matter OF olenburg, who boosted that
We hn' been chosen by lot 10 assassin.
ate Emperor William ON tho later
return from Palestine, has been sen.
fenced 10 three years imprisonment
mhieste. W WV
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
MIGHT AGAINST RIoAr.


Madrid Nov sS,-rhe newspapers
mere comment bitterly upon the peoco
conditions Of the United States ana
upon the landing OF American rein
Ior'ements in the Philippine ISLANDS
Inc impartial expresses the belief tb,t
the American eSaetions are becoming
harder and harder" aud adds ua,
there appears To be an European plo,
In favor Of might against rlghtn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
FIVE MnESOF GRAnNGDDNE.
sKAGWAY RAILROAD Is BEING
PUSHED WITH SPEED.
Engineer Hawkins Writes That He
Has Several Hundred Men ut
Work and II Increasing the Force
Dafry-Nore Material Going To-day

Nearly four miles OF the White Pass
railroad Is row constructed said t. Is.
Hussey. VINO has charge Of the affairs OF
the syndicate in Seattle, to a Post-Intelii-
gencer reporter yesterday. Continuing
the conversation with the reporter, Mr.
Hussey sad:
II received letter this morning from
f. c. Hawkins, who has entire charge OF
the construction work, and also Of the
selection OF the route. and he informed
me that the road had been graded from
the tide lands 10 a point i've mics dis
iant, and that everything was, when the
letter was written, Ia readiness for the
rails and ties. The first shipment CT
ties and rails was sent north on the Ai-ki
some time ago, and / presume they have
arrived by this time, and have been laid
over that portion OF the route that has
been graded.
Mr. Hawkins Instructed me to send ma
ter!ai 20 Skagway as rapidly as possible.
as he has several hundred men at work.
and Was increasing the force from time to
time.
'''The vessel Columbia VIII leave tomor-
TOW with another large consignment Of
material, and the Camden will take a
good-siZed shipment next Monday. The
Skoskum. which started at O'Clock yes
terday morning, carried oiS tons OF raRs
and fastenings, 500 piles and a number Of
hand cars. Mr. Hawkins has. since he
wrote me, gone to Lake Bennett to in
spect the route surveyed by the engineer
ing party. which has been there for some
time"