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Almost a Tie i iii Manitoba But tli Green way Government Undoubtedly Gone. A Remarkable Change of Publio Feeling, liberals may Make it Half and Half but Can't do Better, While may get Four Majority. (Special to tha jeurneX) Winnipeg. DaoLi, m. Atthto time it louka a though the geoerai held la Manitoba yesterday bad resulted ia a victory tor the Coneerva-tlvM under Hugh John Macdonad.

At all events, tlx majority which the Oreenway foventMiit bad ia tba last legislature ia wiped out, it not worse. The standing of parties at the cloea of taat legislature waa: Ltberala, 41; Conservative, Independents, 2. To-1 tal, 40. I. X' By tba return at yesterday.

tbla hour, the reault ia: i Conaervatlva. v. JL tie (will go Liberal) aW. 1 Independent (will so ConJ 1 i Electlone not yet held 40 Tba Liberal are behaved to ba likely to win tba two alcctiona yet to coma, bat even that wULonly rive them a chance of tlelng tba Conaervativen in tha Legislature, aod aa they would hava to elect a Speaker, they would go to tha wall. Umeaa aome of the re-' auita atated at this boor ara wrong, tha government decialvely beaten, and Mr.

Macdonald must ba called on i to form a gevermnent The Coneervetivee won thirteen testa i (mm tba Llberala, and one now seat. Virden. Tba Llberala only got two i senta ormarly Conservative. In almost every oneutuency the Liberal rota we ereaUy reduced, e-ren In tha thirteen of their old aeata which they aueeoeded In ivtaJning. Attorney- General Cameron waa defeated in win-nine South by Hugh John Macdonald.

Mlnlater of Publte Worka Wataon waa beaten in Portage La Prairie by Mr. W. Oarland, formarly of Ottawa, Ia Brandon, Mr. Blfton'a constituency, tba Liberal candidate, Franer, only aerap-cd in tjy T. Premier Greenwav cot a majority of only 40 In (Mountain, where na waa returned mat time by acclamation.

Provincial Traaatrrar MdMWan. elected In Winnloer Centra laat trr acclamation, omy eat Mayor Andrews tbla tlm by about 10ft -Following? are the Tetura at hoar: lIBERAL BEATS. Beautiful Plains Bnnia (won from Independent). 1 BlrUa Muckle. 200 majority (remalna Liberal.

Acclamation last time). Delorelne Tonne. 106 majority (re-malna Liberal 20 majority laat time). Lakeside Mackenzie, amail majority (remains Liberal; 251 majority laat time). Lansdowna Norrla (remain Liberal; 23 maj.

laat time). La Verandrya Lacemodlera (won from Conaarratlvea, who had 41 maj. i laat time). Lorn Hidden (ramaiaa Liberal; 14 maj. laat tima).

aflnnadoaa Myara (ramaina? Liberal? acclamation laat time). North Brandon Fraaer, maj. -Tnalna Liberal. Liberal majority on Fab. 16.

ISM, Mr. Slfton being i Llbara) eaadldate, waa 144. Mr. Slfton raalgnlng to coma to Ottawa. Fraaer Lib, won by 138.) MOUNTAIN-Premler Oreenway, CO i maj.

(ramaiaa aeclama-. i tlon laat time). Rhlneland Winkler, 7i maj. (remalna Liberal; maj. laat tima, 147).

Rutaell Mulllna (Wons from Inda. Vota laat tima, Ind. J37, Llbi 115.) St. Boniface Bert rand. (Liberal gain! Lauaon.

180 majority laat I tima) a South Brandon Fowler (remains Llb-J eral; acclamation laat time). Bpringfleld Smith (remalna Liberal: I acclamation laat tima). Weatbourna Morton, 104 maj. (re-. maina Liberal; acclamation last time).

-1 Winnipeg Centra McMillan, 100 mj. (remalna Liberal; acclamation last tima Liberal Summary. Liberal seats hald.l..w......... IS Oonaervatlvo aeata 2 Independent seats 2 i Probably Saskatchewan will also (rive a Liberal. There ia a tie betifeen McConnell.

Liberal, and FerRiiaoni ConaerratlTe. The returning officer la likely to Tote Liberal. Formerly Liberal. Tbla would make the Liberal atrength 18. CONSERVATIVE SEATS.

i Avondale Argue (won' from Liberals; vote last time. Lib. 377, Con. 283, I Ind. 169.) Brandon City McGtnnlsv.l? maj.

(won i from Liberals; Lib. maj. last time. 99.) Carillon Marlon (remains ConaervaV tlve. Maj.

laat time-27). Cypress Steele (won from Vota last time. Lib. 412, Ind. -262).

Emerson McFadden (remains Con. Vote last time. Con. 232. Ind.

203, Lib. 198.) Kildonan and St. Andrews -Grain, 184 maj. (new constituency. The two previous were Kildonan, Con.

by 9, and St. Andrews, Lib. by 79.) Klllarney Lawrence, defeated Speaker Young. (Young's maj. last time 249.) Manitoba Rogera (won from Libs.

Vote last time. Lib. 239, Con. 261, Ind. 217.) 4 Morden Ruddell (won from Llba.

Lib. maj. last time 3s.) Morris Campbell (won from Llba. Lib. maj.

last time 124.) Norfolk Lyons (won from Llba, last Lib. maj. 170.) Portage La Prairie Wm. formerly of Ottawa, defeated Hon. R.

Wataon (won from Llba "Watson's maj. last time, 11.) Rockwood Riley, (0 maj. (won from Libs. Lib. maj.

last time. 60.) Bom-jp Thompson (won from Libs. Lib. by accL last time.) Tattle Mountain Johnson. (Remains Conservative.

Maj. last time. iM- VirOtn Simpson, SO maj. (New constituency.) Woodlands RobHn (Remains Con-cnrvntlvA. Afal.

last time 339). Winnipeg South Hugh John Maodonv am Conservative Summary. Conservative aeata held Liberal seats New aeat won Total. a. ate- INDEPENDENT.

1 Roaenfeldt Hespeler, maj. from Libs; Lib. maj. last M). I 'ELECTIONS TO DOME.

Fresh to Fresh to 13 1 (Won time Daunhla Laat election (general elec- tlon, 18i) Burrows, W3; CammbelL 677. Dennis Laat election (by- election, July 15, 1897), Kennedy. 541; Eider, ina 383. THE CHIEF PARTS ORGANS. (Special to the Journal.) Toronto, Dec 8.

The Globe has special despatch, from Winnipeg, giving the election returns up to 1 a. m. The despatch! gives 18 seats to the Oreenway government, and 18 to the Coneervativee." while one is Independent, one 'doubtful and I two elections to be field next week are considered safe for the government. The Mall and Empire says that 11 Conservatives and 17 Liberals have been elected with one Independent and 1 i iwv gcaiB iuu THE GLOBE'S COMMENT. to the Journal.) 1 Toronto, Dec 8.

Trie Globe says edt tonally: "It Is beyond doubt that, the Oreenway ministry has -lost heavily In the elections. One lot the causes perhapa Is -that In tha absence of great issues the old party divisions have been resumed and the parties in Manitoba are fairly evenly divided. In the last election the province was In the midst of tha struggle over the Manitoba school question, and It naturally sustained the government, which took strong grounl lor the rights of the province. Now tha question la settled, and gratitude is notoriously a weak sentiment. It would appear also that on the railway Question the government was between two Ores, attacked by railway influence on one side and on tha other by thoae who thought tha government should have taken mora advanced ground on tna popular aide or the question, what ever may, hava been the causes, tha si' tuation mnat now be faced.

If the parties are almost evenly divided, and if neither can command a majority un der present conditions, a situation exists which is unsatisfactory both to the publio men of the province and to the people, and which ought to be cleared up as soon as possible. A party con test characterised by keenness and bit tern est without great Issues, involves all the bad and none of the good fea tures of partyism, and la demoralizing Instead of being educative. We bope Manitoba win not pass through such- an experience. XN The election returns! were received laat evening by Sir Lonls Davles. Hon, A.

O. Blair and Hon. Sydney Fisher at tna opera House, and ay Dr. Borden, Hon- W. 8.

Fielding at tha Russell. Hon. David Mills left for the west. Hon R. W.

Scott received the returna at his own residence and the premier received them at his The returns -were furnlshd by the I Canadian Pad fie Tel. Co. The other ministers were out of town. LATEST RETURNS. Winnipeg.

Dec 8. Latest returns give opposition 2V government 16. Two doubtful and two elections to" be held. Winnipeg. Dec Saskatchewan, conservative, elected by majority.

THE WEATHER, CVEATHE Dec 8, 10 a.m. strong wes terly winds. Fair weather. A little lower temperature. Saturday, fair and cold.

SCHOOL CONTEST The vote up to 1.30 to-day was: KtNT ST- ELGIN HINTONBURG COLLEGIATE. OTTAWA ARNPRIOR H. 8. FIRT HULL ST. GEORGE ST OTTAWA CARLETON PLACE ST.

PATRICK'S. OSGOODE ASHBURY HOUSEi CEDAR RIDEAUVILLB RICHMOND WATCH TO-MORROW NOUNCEMENT PRIZE. 5,495 FOR 3,531 2.263 1.997 1,973 1,781 1.723 1,72 1,003 9S0 914 863 782 226 308 2S6 235 230 168 148 135 104 101 100 100 5 63 26 22 AN AS TO SECOND AT GLOUCESTER STi CON VENT, 1 Apoatolio Deleeata Said Itaaa and Visited Class Rooms. His Excellency the Apostolic Delegate celebrated mass in 'the chapel of Our Lady of Angels In the Gloucester street at seven clock this morning. assisted by the chaplain.

Rev. Father Murphy.i O.M.I., and by Father Fisher, O.S.F. At the conclusion of the mass His Excellency enrolled ten of the senior pupils In the Sodality of the Children 01 Mary, ana addressed them in a very Impressive allocution. Dointing out the great privilege thev eral Camerop. (Won from Libs; had attained to.

After breakfast, at nmeron last' time by accl.l. which were His Excellency and the Wlnnlneir' North -r Nellson. 250 maj. (Won from Lib. maji last time, 238).

i 60 iIatb WijLABsmc XtiVm ANTED An experienced general acrvant. Apply Mrs. Small. 150 Maria street. YVANTEI- OM tot general house-' work, in a small family.

Apply at Cliil a treat, other were the guests of Rev. -Mother Superior, he received the newly made Sodallsts In the parlor, where they presented an address to hlra, to which he replied In a most felicitous manner. His Excellency attended as before, then visited the different class rooms, and expressed himself highly pleased with all the arrangements. Excellency received the Sisterhood In the parlor and bestowed bis blessing on taam. 1 THE MESSIAH" CHORAL SOCIETY'S CERT PLEASED.

CON- ALaige Audience Showed ita Appre ciation. Criticism by J)r, SauBders, Tha nerformance of the "Messiah" last evening in the Russell Theatre ad ded one more -to tne list of mgniy creditable concerts given by the Ottawa Choral Society. The forces under the control 01 tne conductor, Mr. J. Edgar Birch, consisted of about 200 singers, an orchestra of nearly 40, and an exceedingly modest little oraan.

The chbrtis was well bal anced, the tone quality of each part was excellent and the singing was cnarac-tetized bv crisonessi precision and force, together with Icominehdable accuracy of pitch. The moat successful choral numbers were f'Ahd the Glory ol the Lord," "Glory to "LHt up Your and the Hallalujah." A little more dellpacy would: have Improved "Surely He Hath Borne Ojir Grief and "For Unto Ua si Chlldj is Born." failed to make lu pj-oper Impression, owing to the slow time In which it was sung. The was scarcely up to the usual standard, ana inougn tne Instruments! were pretty will In tune. the playing waa rather unsteady. Allowance however, bfe made for the fact that it la lmpoaslble to have th Drnner number Of full i rehearsals, owing to the great distance from which many of the players nay a 10 pa brought.

Of the soloists, MrfWatkm Mills naturally claimed the greater hare of attention, though the audience rewarded them all with liberal applause. In the ainglng of the base solos. Mri Mills displayed his fine volqS to splendid advantage, and his apparently exhaust-leas supply of breath enabled him to sustain the longeac pnraaea wimoui the least visible effort 1 1 "hy do the Nations so Furiously Ragfe 7" proved hi. mnat Tuiuia.r niimben knd would have been encored if its potttlon In the oratorio had Mlss Shan- nah Cummlngs, taa uomua, heard here laat season and; Is a favorite with many. Hat! best number was "But Thou Didst NofLeavpfHls Soul," generally allotted the (tenor, but which she sang remarkably! well.

Miss Edith J. Miller has Injprovedivery much during the last two or three years: the break In her ioice having been moved down so Iot it la now scarcely noticeable rul The quality throughout (ha greater part of her compaif Is very rich and pleasing, and she sifga with ease and finish. Mr. Holmes? Cowper possesses a lyric tenor voice iot even sand agreeable character throughout which he displayed to good advantage In all hl solos except "ThouiS)ialt Break Them, a number requiring: much dramatic I i 1 t. Altogether tha performance of the "Messiah" waa mott tuccessful and reflected great credit! os tha conductor and thoae associated with him In this good work.

Th sadlenca was very larse. fi-j I i Mr. Watkln MlllaJ will give a vocal recital in tha Rusaell Theatre on pec. 7tt a Saunders. The paorue.

The chorus was Made up as follows Sopranos Miesel fNeUle Abbott, Na-n Aheam, Jean jfcAdrew. Eya S. An-nable. Jessie BalteBtyhe; May Bal-lantyne. Mrs.

C. H. Beddoe, Mrs. A. K.

Blackadar. Mlssei Sibyl Bowles. Maggie Brook. E. L.

Burgess. Nellie Burns; Christina Campfeil, Gertrude E. fhiin.h. Mabel Clarke. Mrs.

H. 8. Conn. Misses L. Cook.

M. Si Cook, Mildred T. Dawson, Mrs. jueo. ueanng, mrs.

j. L. Doney, Mlstesl Esther E. Dunne. J.

W. Dunnet, Lena Evoy. Jennie B. Farley, Jferguson, ElBe Frost, Mrs. Warren L.

(Green, Misses F. K. Hamilton. EtheJJftaijlngton, Mrs. Har-ringtonw'Mlsses nnie Harris, B.

C. Henderion.i Jeeslfc Henderson, Madge Higman. C. Holfeate, Mrs. O.

J. Jol-llffe. Misses Violet Kennedy. Edith Helen Lamb. Aurora Larose.

Eugenie La rose, Margaret Low, E. Lawson, Maud Lyon, Ms n. Lyncn, Agnes i. McDonald. Isabelle Mcintosh.

0Mary Mcintosh. Mra. Thos. McJanet, Misses Essie J. Gertrude E.

McKay, C. C. McNicol. Jl, N. McNlcol.

Isabelle Macfarlane. Mary L. Macfarlane; Mrs. L. MacLean.

IMtsses Isabella Mac- MUlan: Gertrude 1 A. Martin, Lixsle i Ma. G. H. Mather.

Mra J. E. Milled MissesL. B. Maun der.

M. Masgrove. C. Ethelberta Os trom, Edythe Paary. E.

Percival. Lena Robitaule, Mrs. waiter itowan, Misses Emma RusselJ, Jennfe Sayer, Maude Scott. Margaret seaton, Mrs. A Sevbold.

Misses M. B. Sinclair. Mabel Sinclair. Mrs.

L. A. Smflh. Misses Edith Marie Stephens, Roberta Stor- ey; Clara Walker, Bertha M. Wallace, Mar on I.

Why. Lulu Woodburn. Woodburn, Mrs! Clinton Woodburn, Misses Carrie Gjj Young, Edith MacL. Young, Margaret L. Young, W.

Abu. Grace V. Gilleiau.1 Contraltos Misses Isabel TB: Bell, A. M. BIyth, L.

Bryson, Florence Campbell. Mrs. J. B. Donaldson, Mrs.

W. L. Donnelly, Mra D. B. 1 Dowllng, Misses Alice W.

Dowsley, May M. Drummond, Jennie Fisher, Mde. O. Forest, Miss Mary E. Garrett, Mrs.

G. W. Grant. Miss A. D.

Graham, Misses F. A. He' ming, Jessie Hopkirk, Mrs. Dunbar Hudson, Misses 1 Amelia Jones, Helen Kennedy M. E.t Kearns, Mrs.

E. A. LeSueur, Miss M. Lowe, Mrs. J.

A. J. McKenna. -Miss Fairy Morri.Mlss Pou pore, Mrs. Rlmmer, Miss Lillian Sav age, Mrs.

Vl South. Miss M. Stalker. Mrs. S.

Surtees. Misses Emma Telford. Eva V. Trivey, Minnie Tweedy, 8. WalHs, Annie Mr Warne, Lima Wattera.

Ethel A. Whyte, Btrouiger, oiiti, Tenors Messrs. F. C. Anderson.

J. A. Ballantyne, IC.VW. C. Bate, H.

S. Conn, Gee Dearing, W. L. Evans. Rev.

J. F. Gorman, E. L. Horwood, Victor W.

Horwood, Herbert B. Low, H. F. McNaughton. P.

A. Maingy, Robert Mavelty, H. Miliar; Andrew Miller. J. E.

Miller, R. W. Nichols, Joseph Potta, C. Ross. Harry Saywell, E.

A. Selwyn, W. Small, R. J. Smith, H.

S. Thlcke. W. H. Thlcke, I W.

Throop, W. A. Warne. F. W.

O. Werry, W. Binka, Christopher Boland. Sidney Walton. Basses Messrs.

Geo. Ardouln, C. Ballantyne. Chas. H.

Beddoe, M. G. W. Briatow, Frank Buels, Clarence J. Bur- rltt.

W. J. Cairns, Wm. Carter. H.

W. H. N. P. Chesley, Joa J.

B. Donaldson, D. B. Dow Hng. S.

A. Dunleyle, W. Duthle. Ar thur. J.

Forward. John W. Fraser. R. W.

Grant. J. Sj Hale. J. F.

H. Hill. E. P. Hunter.

Geoi E. Hunter, A. Ken nedy. J. Kennedy.

R. H. Kenny. Kilpatrlc, W. i H.

Lamb. Walter T. Lamb. J. Hertiert Larmonth, Geo.

A. Lindsay, Thomas Macfarlane. D. L. MoLean, S.

R.I Martin. Geo. A. Mother-slll. John BIbbert B.

Newton, Walter H. Ostroni. Dr. R. P.

Robinson. H. V. Rorke. Chas.

A Ross. 1. A. Smith, W. Strachan.

C. S. Taggart. C. Thomson, J.

Arnold Thompson, -S. S. Thome. F. P.

B. Whitney, R. B. White, W. W.

Wilson, H. B. Bor-brMga Accompanist Mle Evelyn Lane. BILLIARD TABLE, $40. A 4 by 8 foot, quartered oak parlor billiard table (Carom game), complete with balls, cues and cue rack, will be sold for the above price.

It la In perfect order and cost 3125. May be aeen 4 at J. I Onus es Son's, 139 Spark St i THE OTJaVa ETEMNG JOUBKAi: FRIDAT DECEMBER 8. 1899 Canadians may -Have Been in Fight (Continued from page L) Transvaal rs and tha Free Staters. Hmnt.

OUtttng Transvaal officers In command of tne Free State forces, and says tnai latter will not flght. Boer Officers Klmberley, Monday, via Modder tiivu Wniiwninv a trustworthy na' tive who escaped from the goers atates that he drove his master, AndrewCron-Je, ajd head commandant away in a cart after the battle of Modder River. They quarrelled all through the lournev. Weasels severely blam ed the Transvaalers for not coming to the' assistance of the Free Staters. A KAFFIHGRAIM.

It Said Boera Had Made Last Stand at Ladysmith and Lost. London, Dec. 8. A atory was cur rent at Durban on Tuesday, Dec to th effect that the Boers had made what waa thought to have been their final effort to capture Ladyaujlth on Dec 4. and that they bad been defeated and naa retreated.

As the story wus brought by ruiraers It should received with caution, as the unrelia bility of these "Kaffirgrams" Is notorious. According to thia report the Boera ooened a furious bombardment during the morning of Dec 4. After several hours the British allenced the Boer guns, made a sortie and hard fighting followed, the Boera retreating after very heavy losses, estimated in hundreds, It Is reported from Oranta River that 107 dead Boers were taken to Kafflrs-kop after the battle of Belmont. The despatch from Frere eamn par tially confirms a retirement of Free State burghers from the vicinity of Ladysmith. but does not Indicate that the retreat was the result of a defeat on the previous dav.

while the atate- Tnent In the same despatch that the uoers were firing into Ladysmith snows tne 1 tioer guns were still active. It is also pointed out that all suggestions of weakening refer to the Free Staters, Apparently' the Transvaal Boers are still fuir of flght, though It is reiterated that they are short of supplies. r-ernaps an explanation of tha retire ment of burghers from Natal can be found In a despatch from Modder river, Dec 3. aavina- that a strone Boer force, estimated to number 3,000 men. was reinforcing Gen.

Cronje from Natal. The tame despatch says everything PQlnts to the fact that a great engage ment will be fought at Spyfontein. The Boera are massinar on the hills there. vigorously building stone defences, and are digging rifle pita in every direction. The Boers redoubts on Lasaretto Ridge, west of Klmberty.

are also being extended and strengthened, allow ing tne rumors of the Intentions of the Boera to abandon the attempt to stem Gen. Methnen's advance are unfounded. The British have shifted their camp a few hundred vard inr from the battlefield and settllnf down for a week. There are some cases of fever among the trooos. Muttt depends oen.

Oatacre's advance. There la undoubtedly a large concentration of Boera ahead of Gen. Methuen. Prac tically the Whole Of their MnteHna- iorra-B nave joined tne Klmberley e- BWKers. I President fitevn.

of the has Joined the Boer forces near Mqdder river. IOS.770 MEN. x. Such Will Be Total Strength of British i'J V- (Cable Special.) London, Dec. 8.

J. Powell Williams, financial secretary of the war office. In the cqurse of a speech at Queensbury aald that when all the troops arrived in South Africa the total, including the colonial and naval eon tin ronta be 105,770.. AT LADYSMITH. Situation Becoming Grayer and More 1 Difficult Every Day (Cable Special.) London.

Dec, 8. The Times this morning publishes the following despatch from its war correspondent- Ladysmith, Dec 2. The situation here la becoming graver and more difficult every day. The enemy la keeping up a mora eystematic artillery are, and ia concentrating It on given points. With the result that considerable damage has been; done.

It has also been found necessary to remove the wounded from the hospitals to tha banks of the river. The Boers hava placed a large calibre gun 4.000 yards distant from the western defence Thus, the Boera have in position: Three crezot 6-inch guns, four 47-lach howitsers, two batteries of high velocity long range field guns, several mountain automatic rinea "Long Tom" Disabled. An Inspection of tha shells fired from the Boers big gun on Lombard's Kop show that this is a new gun, and not the original "Long-. Tom." This confirms the story told to-day by two de-aertera that a ahell from our 4.7 naval gun wrecked the "Long Tom" on Pepworth's farm. The exploded charge blew out the breech block and killed five men.

The deserters also state that a field gun was destroyed by the sailor's lire, and chat many of the Boera bave been killed and wounded lately. It is partly confirmed by the growing shyness of the enemy. To-day one of our battery commanders, wishing; to empty and clean his gun, fired on a group at Boers around an automatic gun. The shell fell 150 yards short but the enemy acutUed, deserting their gun. Hospital Shelled-Yesterday the fifty second 'shell landed near the hospital, whose walls, windows, and roof now hang in pieces.

A shrapnel shell pierced the roof and Sung ita bullets amdng the 111 and wounded orderlies. It killed one and wounded seven others. Though every street Is now pitted with lit ia astonishing the esqapes that aire dally reported. A soldier escaped unhurt although a shell passed so near him that its blast tore hia shirt to ribbons. BOMBARDMENT.

CONTINUED. Boers Were Still Sending Shells Into Ladysmith on Thursday. London. Dec. 8.

The latest advices from Frer Camp shaw that the bombardment-of Ladysmith was continued Thursday. Dec. 7th. A pneumatic gun on Umubulwana Hill commenced the work. The Tugela river is low.

Free Staters are reported to be looting Acton Holmes on the way back to the Free State border. According to a special despatch from Pretoria, Gen. Joubert recently proposed an exchange of especially Lady Sarah Wilson for a Boer woman taken prisoner a Mafeklng. Lady Wilson is an aunt of Winston Churchill and the wife of Capt G. C.

JtVllson of the Royal Horse Guards. This waa the first definite news that she waa a prisoner. Lady Wilson had been acting In the double capacity of a newspaper correspondent and Red Cross Biirse, and there fcas4een much anxiety about her. When laat heard ran Lady Wllaoa had left Mafaklna; on horseback with her maid aa her sole companion. She was reported to bave reached Setlagoll.

From Capt. Rogers and Lieut. Lawless T. (Continued trom page 1.) hardly eat anything, and spent moat of my time hanging over the rail of the vessel, too sick to care whether I fell overboard or not To look at the fellows after being at sea tor about tour daya you would never know them to be the same crowd who left Quebec They looked more like a lot of in- invalid or consumptives than anything else however. I am all over it bow, have got my sea legs on and an appetite that would do justice to a horse.

It is almost worth while being Bea tick for the way one feels after It. "We have been hffvlng lovely weather lately It Is Just like what we would have In June in- Ottawa, but I expect that In about a week from now we will be nearly roasted. Our time on board ship is preyy well taken up. grub we get Is not very elegant but we are all getting used to It For breakfast we get a pound loaf of bread and a big mug of coffee without any milk In It and all the butter and cheese we want Dinner is usually barley or pea soup and roast meat and potatoes, with some times apples. Each company is divided Into messes of twelve men each, and each fellow has to take his turn at washing the dishes and setting The table.

Jim Dunlop and I do ours together, so that leaves us one day In every six to wash the dishes of twelve men. I am getting to be quite an artist at dish washing. "On of the bovs of the Toronto com pany has 'his violin with 'htm. and sits up in his bunk at nltrht and plnys for ua Our company held a concert up on the quarter-deck last night with Capt Rogers as chairman. We had comic songs from Major Buckham and several members of the company, and an exhibition of sword swinging by Geo.

Lamothe. who was at the Exhibition In "Ottawa this fall, and wound up with a two-round boxing bout between Charlie Clark and Morgans of Ottawa. Taking It all round we had quite a programme. Tell Edith and Bab we were very much obliged for that ca ndv they sent us It la just In a place this where the fare Is not anv too sumptuous that a fellow can relish It." Fred Wood. Nov.

18th. 1899. FROM OLLIE BURNS. Mr. Ollie Burns, late of 99 York street, wrote an Interesting letter to hla parents about the trip out Ollie waa popular and well known and hia friends will be glad to hear the following extract from hia letter, written on tha Sardinian: "Wa are Bearing the equator, but we do hot And the heat too bad, only at nlghta We are a little too close together for comfort Two of our company are Bleeping out on deck to-night How does that catch you people In Ottawa Juat now "We are going around with only undershirts and pants on.

The captain of the Sardinian says wa will be tanned like negroes. "The coffee and tea doesn't go as well aa it did with cream at home. The grub all might be better, but we are not complaining. I am writing this on Y.M.C.A. paper, to let yon aee'liow they attend to ua on board.

I am well and content." FIRST DAYS OUT. Private1 Dunlop Writes of Them to an Ottawa Friend. In a letter written early in the voy age to an Ottawa friend. Private Dunlop describes the arrangementa on shipboard. He says: "There was a re arrangement of bunks ao that every company will toe together.

The -first night we were on 'board wa were all 1 mixed up. Thia of course would sot do; 1 we had to get togetner. uaaing tne changes caused a great deal of confusion for i the time being, but now we are all O. K. In the top row of bunks for six down there is Herb.

Eagleson, Billy Brady, Billy Parr, BiUy Switzer, Fred- Wood and Ollie Burns. Under them are quartered Doug. Lyon, Billy Wendt. Joe Matthews, Geo. Lamothe, Billy Shillington and myself.

Right across the two-toot passage there are. Allan Gilmour. Harry Cotton, Cam. MacCullougb, Fred Living and a whole lot of others, for this row of bunks is a great deal longer than the other. At nine o'clock to-night we wlH tie past Cape Ray, and will have said goodbye to the Canadian coast for good.

Dear old Canada, if aha could only realize hdw much the boys on board the Sardinian love her- shores and her protection, and still more how they long to show how they can flght Just back of us the Toronto boys are bunked. They have several violins, and make it very In the evenings before the bugle aounda for "lights out." Another amusement which the boys Indulge In la reading. We have been well supplied with reading and It is well used. Norman Cluff was the first of the Ottawa boys to succumb to the sickness. He left the table at noon and Iras been In his bunk ever since.

Bill Shtlllngton has just as though his last days had come. Fred Wood Is looking down upon htm with a gooa-natured smile, as much as to say "Well, old boy, you are there, are you? You have my. sincere sympathy. I have been there toe" Fred fought it hard, but had to give in at the end. Arthur Bennet alsqastood out for the afternoon, 'but had to go at last Yesterday it was dlscotered that two young fellows from Quebec military school had ran away from the achool and stowed away in the boat They came up and gave themselves up to Sergeant-iMajor Moreland and explained that they had offered to enlist at Quebec, hut had been refused owing to their 'being under age.

They were taken in charge and will have to work like galley slaves for the rest of the voy age. When we get to South Africa tney win tbe put to work along with the rest of the soldiers. Lieut. Gordon Stewart Is doing nicely. He Is very popular with the boys, but of course has to keep his place.

We who have always been his Intimate chums just look at blm and say "Well, old boy. we will be on even terms with you when we get beck to Ottawa and can then speak with mora freedom." CITY HALL NOTES" Mr. Gait haa prepared plana of the new C. P. R.

entrance to submit to the joint meeting of the railway and lighting committee and the board of works to-night The plan shows a atraigal run from Concession to Elgin street on the north aide of Isabella street The tracks will be in a bee line for three' quarters of a mile, and wilr pass through the same subway as will be Used tor the C. A. Ry. The city solicitor has also written on the legal side ol the question, ma let ter Is not made publio yet, but Hit understood that he has found that the city haa the right to uae tha street (Isa bella) for tba purpose or a railway Dr. Geo.

Baptie ia able to be out again after a couple of weeka confinement to the bouse. Tha (blood poison ing wWeh followed the ecrateh on his hand at an operation at tna nospixai, has almost entirely been eradicated, and hia friends will ba tfwass) to see him ares aces I SATURDAY will enjoy. Sale Flannelettes DEC. 9TH Saturday Sale Mantle Cloths To-morrow the whole department at Saturday Sale prices. Our object is to make room, which we greatly need-for other goods.

Prices will be the lever by which we will clear hundreds of feet of space before nighf. Arty Kind of Cloth You Need, Heavy Camel'a Hair Cloths, for women and glrla coata. All Wool Montenac for chlldren'a and women's jacketa. Navy and Black Kersey Cloth for Boys Coats. All wool Whitney Cloth for Men's and Boys' Overcoats.

Irish Friezes for Men's and Boys' Overcoats, Reversible Plaid Back Golf Cloths, for stylish capes and street skirts. English Coating Serges for winter -and Bleating Costumes. Empire Beaver Cloths in all weights and colors. Melton and Boucle Cloths. Eskimo and English Box Cloths.

Cloths, now so fashionable for and chlldren'a coata and costumes. Sale on 2nd Floor, near Mantle Department VISIT THE CHRISTMAS STORES All are welcome, their tomorrow. The vast Christmas stores on fifth Take one of the passenger elevators. floor will look Old and young The dolls and toys and games and picture books. -The lovely ch.ina from Bavaria, France, England and far off Japan.

The art 'amps from New York. The thousands of beautiful pictures at 7c, 10c and 17c each. The wonderful basket store, worth coming to see in itself. The leather goods store one of the most interesting in Canada. the curios from Japan, from China, from Austria i and many other countries.

The Christina? Booklets Did you get one Many are coming and writing for "Hundreds of Suggestions for Holiday Shoppers." Only a few thousand left. The book- let is free. Ask for one on fifth floor or ist floor or drop us a postal 7 lOc. and ISC Plaids for 5c, TO-MORROW, "i WE FUTON SALE ALL: THOSE PRETTY DOUBLEFOLD PLAIDS, WORTH 10 AND 15 CENTS A YARD, FOR THE DAY AT CENTS A YARD, OVER 100 PIECES, INCLUDING FANCY AND BRIGHT TARTAN PATTERNS, PLAIDS FOR CHILDREN'S DRESSES. PLAIDS FOR WRAPPERS.

PLAIDS FOR LININGS. AND FOR A SCORE OF OTHER USES. NEARLY THREE HUNDRED ROLLS. ALL THE ENGLISH ANT) AMERICAN DRESDEN EVERY COLOR AND PATTERN IMAGINABLE FOR WRAPPERS. HOUSE GOWNS, CHILDREN'S DRESSES, UNDERWEAR, ETC ETC, AT TWO PRICES.

1 THE 121-2 CENT DRESDEN FLANNELETTES FOR 71-2 CENTS A-xAKD, THE IS AND It CENT DRESDEN FLANNELETTES, ALX TTOB 10 CENTS A YARD. Curtains and Rugs THIRD FLOOR. Any of these articles would make a pleasing and practical gift 27 pairs J6.50 Iriab Point Lace Curtains? beautiful new goods, flfl large aises, Saturday per pair U.U 25 WiltonNletvet Covered Hasaocka, for churches, bed rooms, sitting rooms, etc Regularly Ii00. Sat- -j urday .10 60 pairs only, the beatagpestry Portiere Curtains you ever aawWat will be sold eaturaay ai. rtn per pair.

Z'0O Saturday, S3 Goat Skin Rugs, uring III leer, silver grey. ten Special, each 1.0U Gloves for Saturday A big department teeming with Holiday ofteringa, many thousands of pairs to choose from. These special lota-at 8:30 a.m. Children's Kid Mitts, splendid quality, wool lined. A capital rn Christmas box.

Saturday .01) 148 pairs Women's Fine French Kid Gloves, all new shades, regu- 7 lar price 1125. Saturday .10 200 pairs Women's and Men's Fine Mocha Gloves, wool lined, per palrf 1 00 pairs Men's and Boys' Dogskin Gloves, wool lining, splendid juallty. Saturday per Shirt Waists Saturday tit 75c One hundred and nlnety-lx Shirtwaists of pretty Dresden Flannel, made to sell at $1.35 each, go to first comers on Saturday at 75c Please note only 19C Slaes 32 to 40. 2nd Floor at 8:30 a. m.

Silk Waists $3.75 A group of pretty fancy Silk waists In dark shades and evening colore. Aa prettily made aa 38 and 310 waists. Tucked and corded fronts and collars. All lined. Petticoats, Night Gowns, etc.

To-morrow, Women's English Petticoats with corded and lined Empire flounce, black and assorted stripes. All new. Special .10 dosen Women's Flannelette Night Gowns, lined yokes, rolled qpllars, trimmed frills, pretty colorings. pn Worth 5c Saturday 2 dosen Children's Elder House Jackets. Something new for the little ones, large Bailor collars, dainty colors.

Saturday each Saturday, balance of our Chlldren'a Elder Flannel all lined and interlined, trimmed Thibet Angora, etc. Prices will run a Eft from W.72 to O.0U li Bargains lor the Men To-morrow A chance to buy best furnishinga cheaper than you've ever bought the "like and to test the reaourcea of thia big stock of men's requisites. uW imiT Brace leather ends. and1 harness buckles, atrong and dur able, regular 18c and 22o each. Special, per pair .15 Men'a All Wool Underahlrta.

and Drawers, Scotch finish, double breaet- ad, ribbed skirt and cuffa, (in ault wll 10 dosen Boya" Fall Tweed Caps, new designs, ttned. till each AU Men'a and Boys' White Cashmere Mufflers, large else. Sat- aa uiway .03 Men'a Flannelette Night Ehlrta, all sixes, made with lota of room, pink, Mae, andj grey. w-m 8.1 .01 Large assortment Men's nobby In-hand Ties, all satin lined. ne Special Men'a -Seamless Cashmere Half Hoa and All Wool Ribbed Socks, with spliced heels and toes.

Your-v choice Saturday, per Laces anil Chiffons The following lines' win be laid eat for Saturday and priced aa follows White, cream and butter laces, 2 i inches wide, 4c a yard 2 Inches wide, So a yard. 'j' Lace Remnanta, containing about yards each, various aorta and 6 cents a yard. I Hemstitched Chiffons for Ties, 41-2 "Inches wide, whit and black. -45c a arard. New Hemstitched Chiffon, with pink and blue borders, inches, wide, 65c a yard.

Pretty Keckwear Fe4ncer Saturday, a few Silk Ties, with cream lace cascadesjwere Fn 81.00, for One lot Chiffon Bows and other styles Neckwear, were 00c, -oil' One lot Cyrano Silk Stock Collars, with bows attached, were a ft JL10 and 81.25. Saturday .0 Also Women's Puff Ties, nice range colore, were 60 cents, for tyftl Sale Dress Lengths 8peclal Bargains for tha Christmas trade A full aix yards in. each robe. Each robe neaUy A chance to get a bargain for oneselfpor present for aome friend. Best 'to choose early and- share tha prettiest v.

i COLORED DRESS ROBES 31.00. U.50. 31.75, 32 M. 13.00. 23.50, 31.50 and 35.00.

BLACK DRESS ROBES: 3LB0. 32.00, 32.25, 32.65, 32.90. 28.75 and 34.60. of Ottawa Lirnited. i-.