... THE TRANS YAAL. I REFUGEES FROM THE RAN]). DISTRESS IN PRETORIA. FRE[B STATES' DANGER FROM BAS UTOS. /PREss ASSOCLXTION FOnEIGN SP'ECIATL.) Cape Town, Mlonday. t The political situation continues to absorb public interest here, anl the likelihood of war is much disicttss-ed. it is stated that the de- spatch of troops does not necessairily imply z anytlhing in the nature of an ultimatum, .since ...

... I THE TRANSVAAL,l THE RAAD ANI) 1R f CHAMI3BERLAIN'S DESPATCJH DETAILS OF BRITISH DEMANDS. EXPECTED ACQUIESCENCE, (RrOTMt's TELEGIIAilS.) Pretoria, '1lbesday evening. This afteruoon's sitting of the R.aad, at which Mir Chalniberlain's despatch was read, was attended by President R-ruger, the Executive, and the principal offitiaLs. The Transvaal Government's reply is asked withish 48 hours. The ...

... t .ilerd een crim, OlF~iev-BROAD SnErTF, ABXERDEEN. LoNVON O1'Fpamf-5 NEW OUDGEX WVRErT, B.C. I RLI;ORAMS- AB~FRDEE [N JOUaNAF., ABERDBEIN. TfELEPliONF-N(. 37. ABERDEEN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1899. NEWS SUMMARY. It is semi-officially stated that, as the result of vesterday's Cabinet Council, the Government has, in the absence of any reply fom the South Atrican l'epublic to their last despatch, ...

... THE STORY OF THE AMERICA CUlP ! It-. -s now 48 years since the cup' which Shamrock .-has. gone to try to bring to this aide ofwthe Arlantic.was-won-ia the race round the .iat - iof Wight by the America. In 1890 ibis schooner yacht of 170 tons wvas built by George -3teers, a well-known builder. .in the States, for a New York syndicate; the nominal head of which was Commodore Stevens, and so ...

... Th.sey Trcho the b I T ' K 0 f ITLE-- IVER- ' &RFSfl TE V(URE Small Pill. Small Price. SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUSNESS, TORPID LIVER3 INDIGESTION, CONSTI PATION5 SALLOW SKIN, w WY 3mall Dose. ~ ~ GDEs FURRED TONGCUF ONE AT NIGHT. . .r . ef y a. . A. PILLS The Phy~aisuans 0twe fo Goat and Gwa'rel; thq safest andmost gentli Theo Uivesal Rtemedy for AoiditY? of the Stomach, ChLoenL , HDMge MeOR ...

... ITHE TRANSVAALdI .,.D u rclIMEN STILL DELIBERATING. SIGNIFICANT ORDER TO BOERS. L THE FRUE STATE RAAD, .111 IV FRA SER'S APPEAL FOR NFEUTRALIT'1 (It !Y (REVTEB's TELEGRAMS.) e ~Bloemfontein, Wednesday. The Free State Raad continues in secret it There is a circumstantial and pro- t bably authentic report that Mr Fraser, :-the late Presidential candidate, has de- e livered a powerful speech, ...

... - THE SEADMEN'S AGITATION, I I.I STRIKEP ]J3tUN. Tie menberiw of the Sailtrir and Firemen's Uttitit cotninrnicud a sitrike yesterday ane a protest agittmt ithLie refusal of Ltue MlattAeri' Fe.dert-iontioiiL meeot t itt-itt illiat~ etic and to tiemaudt that cemotitn titd fir utui oit setuuttrs sltouud be paid LLu pir jitultu-tb tl~t-t ,tuioI,,; gltitilti tt-:eivi I jar' Anl~ nuotl esta ws ...

... -IS LIFE AT CXRPENTrAS. (DAZIEL's TsLEOGA&l) Paris, Saturday. The Figaro's special correspondent at t Carpentras has visirted Captain Dreyfus at s the Villa Marie. Three detectives remain rin the house for the time being, but tihe 1 attitude of the local population makes it certain that no untoward incident will arise. I Nobody is admitted to see Captain Dreyfus unless provided with proper ...

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... They tell us fame is fleeting, The world forgets us soon, The brave deed of the morning Will be forgot at noon; But, Gordons, thine endureth Bright as yon Polar star, Nor God alone renemb reth The make of men ye are. My powers are all too humble, My pen is all too slow- Not mine to set to stirring tunes The deeds of long ago; Far less to tell of yesterday- To reawake the cry That leapt around ...

... FARMS FARMERS, AND FARMING. THE SEASON. Harvest operations, where not yet com- pleted, are being pushed on With great vagour, and a good deal of Iwork has 'this week been aecoimplished. The cereal crop is ,very variab'le, being in some cases short in straw and scanty in grain, in others prolific in straw and fair in grain, but in nbt a few eases badly laid and twisted. Showers of rain fell on ...

... Yesterday afternoon, at a J.P. Court in Aber- *deen-Messra G. Sinclair and J. Harper on the bench-Alexander Chalmers, NI.B., Ch.D., lately residing at 438 Union Strect, and now at the Grand Hotel, Union Terrace, Aberdeen, was brought up on a charge of having contravened an order under the Aninals Diseases Act, granted by the Board of Agriculture. The complaint set forth that Dr Chalmers, being ...