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ANOTHER BIG VICTORY. -- â€"'â€"â€"‘.V,v day, 53333"MT- Lucy, the 'Purlla'ment- Accilamed by [her Devoted Subjects. flags ery represent-a tive of; the’Daily News, “and and People (litteredâ€"Thrilling says that the Govern-meat has as. Sec-nee on the «fly Streets. culed to send Gen. Cronje and. Ins tol- A despatch from London says.â€" lowers to St. Helena. forthwith. EThe Queen's entry into London on} The correspondent of the Mornzng Thursday, the commencement of heri Post. cablmg from Ostontein, under ; Visit to the 'metlrlopohs, was marked: date of March 6,clu'uns to have posx- : by scenes of enthusiasm nnparallel-l! trve ml‘ormatiou that the agitation of ; ell stnoe the Jubilee celebratxo-n. ‘ the peace party 111 Grant 'Brlmm lsLT;h1'ou'ghout t ' torment-mg the Boers’ determination the cheers that made the nim-rky to prolong the war, they hoping that tistreets: ring Were almost as much In *he’ Government will be demoted. {honour of the British V'itttot‘les in Acorrcbpondent of the Daily News ' Seagull! Al'rica. 18 Llhey Jgfere ‘23":exgg‘fi . ., . , itch utes 0; a oy‘a. p6 u ho “do captured by the Boers, but 5 arch whose womanly sympathy has Who LS now 3.1 Sterkstroorn, he havmg '_ been. so strikingly Shown since the been released at Bloemontein by hrs ; war began. captors, cables that while at the cape; The royal party’s departure from tel 01’ the Urange Free State he had: Wmdsor was marked by more than acutnternew with tresidentb‘teyn,whojm5w1 interest. For hours before the said that the Boers would' txght to Queen even started for London, in" 121°“- men. crowds gathered in the streets which lie uamttted the possibility of Preâ€" haul been announced as her route tona. Capitulatmg. but said- it would Imrou-gh' the metropolis, and which be preceded by events that wouldEWM-e decorated with flags. It was ”“7an bumpeé than and cold, but no one seemed 3“” it?“ Where“: ”’°i‘° °‘“°° ‘ ‘ ree Late wou . ’3 pay comâ€" -. . . r , pared with what. w-ould'follow in the THODWDS‘ “ AITLD' Transvaal. The correspondent says; At Paddington the railroad station that Mr. Steyn has appomted ade- 31nd been cleared of the general pub- puty President to remain in; Bloemr- ; lie, but outside thousands of people {omexn while he visits Pretorizu mivmited patiently. . the m’terests of the Free Stew. 1 .When the train from Windsor ar- ‘A AA The British Completely Routed the Boers at Osfontein. A despatc-h from London, March 7, says :--'1'-he War Office published at midnight the following despatch from Lord Roberts: -â€" " Poplar Grove, Wednesday, March 7, evening. --We had a very successful day, and have completely routed the enemy, who are in full retreat. “ The position which they occupied. is extremely strong and cunningly ar- ranged with a second line of entrench- ments, which would have caused us heavy 1058 had a direct attack been made. “ The turning movement was neces- sarily wide, owing to the nature of the ground, and the cavalry and horse artillery horses are much done up. “The fighting was practically con- fined to the cavalry division, which. as usual, did exceedingly well; and Gen. French reports that the Horse Artillery batteries did great execu- tion among the enemy. ”Our casualties are about 50. I re- gret to say that Matt. Keswick was killed and Lieut. Bailey was severely wounded, both of the 12th Lancers. Lieut. de Crespigny, of the 2nd Life Guards, was severely wounded. Re- The British Government Will Send Them There Forthwith. A despatch from: London. Thurs- day, says: â€"-Mr. Lucy, the Parliament- my re; reaentative of the. ’Daily News, says mm the. Government has de~ ended [0 send Gen. Cronje and. Ins: tol- lowers to St. Helena forthwith. The correb'pon-dent of the Mprmng Post. cabling from Osfontein, under date ofMarch 6,cLai.ms to have p051- ttve Information that the agitation of the peace party m wat ’Britam ls lnflue-ncing the» Boers’ determination to prOIOug the war, they hopm-g that ‘11:» Government will be deleatud. Acorrcepondent of. the Daily News who was captured by the Boers; but Who LS now a]. Sterkstroom,he havmg been released. at Bloeamontein by 1113 captors, cables tin-Lt while at the cap}. tal oi the Orange Free State he had. an tnternew with fresident Steyn, who said that. the Boers would: Ilght to the last. man. ST. HELENA FOR CRONJE. Lord) Roberts has chosen; Lord Ba» Lhurst, colonel of militia at .the front to command the escortto .St.:He1en'a., which was last month placed m cable communicmion‘ wiLh Cape Town» and Lowdou. 11;. L3 also asserted that the Cabinet resolvell‘ neither to propose nor to entertain the proposal at the present: juncture for an exchange of prisoners. ' The Boers Are in Full Retreat Froml Dordreeht. A despatch from Dordnecht says zâ€"r; Following Sunday’s success General! Brabant again engaged the Boers on’, Monday with advantage, holding the? position captured Sunday. 'llhere was! some smart fighting, the British los-* ing five or six men, and capturing the Boer fort, thus vastly improving their : position. The Boers fought tenacious-' ly, contesting every inch of the ground but ultimately they retreated sudden- ly, carrying off their guns and wag- gons. A mounted force pursued them, but the result is not yet known. The British casualties during the two days were 12 or 13 killed. 30 wounded. The Boers’ losses were un- known. Throughout the arduous fight- ing and severe fatigue the oolonials have behaved splendidly. Five Thousand Kamrs Employed in Building Them. A despatch to the London Daily News from Lorenzo Marques reports that 5,000 Kaffirs are employed in building trenches round Pretoria. BRABANT’S VICTORY. “fly Dead “dies Taken Out and ”any sun Entombed. A deep-atoll from Fire (freaky Va., mumâ€"The moat disastrous 1mm ex- plosion ever known in the New River dwtnct occurred at the Red. 'Ash mine shortly after the miners went to work ,on Tuesday morning; Al- though the most heroic Work of the ween-mg party has been going on "m- oessantlyc all day it! is impossiblaz ho- mgh-t toesttmaxe the Full extent of the 1058‘ at [lie and property. Mdro than 50M: bodies have already been taken out. and the numbes‘r of thedead. may reach 75 or more. In: is sthought- toâ€" mgbt‘ that at Least fiminefrs are ye; mtox’nbed in the wrecked mine. VIRGINIA MINE HORROR. AT PRETORIA. plilceu UUH- VUAV¢..\I v .._V _ _ 7 _ ing the Canadians. on the north bank, and Generals KellyKenny and. Tuck- 'er’s divisions, with cavalry, on the 53011:}; bank. ' l “ 'he cavalry division surceeded in iturning the enemy‘s le t flank, open- 'ing a road for the sixth division, which lie advancingi without having been :0bl3ged3 to fire a shot up to the pres- Ient time. The enemy are in full re- ‘: treat towards the north and east. They {are being closely followed by cavalry. horse at filery, and mounted infantry, ,wh'le Tucker’s seventh division, Col- gville’s ninth division. and the Guards 'br'g.:de, under Pole-C'arew, are mak- 3. 0 . Hnd their wav across the river at POP- mining casualties will be telegraph- ed to-morrow. “ Gene. DeWet and Delarey com- manded the Boer forces." Earlier in the day the War Office received the following from Lord Earlier in the day we Wu]. ULL;w received the following from Lord Roberts: . “Osionte'm. March: 7, 4.30 p. m-.--Our operations toâ€"day promise to be a. The enemy occupied a , ‘ iles north and eleven miles south of the Modder River. I placed Gen. Colville’s division. includ- ing the Canadians. on the north bank, I.".II_- ‘fnfin'! and Tuck- ingvlhveir way across the rwer at rcp- lar's drift. where I propqse to place my headquarters this evening. __3n T L.....‘- 1‘- four w’ wuu‘iuu- â€" â€".. - “Our casualgies “Till. I trus‘f, be few, as the enemy was qu. te unprepared for being attacked by tue flank and having their oommunipgtions with Bloemfon- {31â€"h th reatened.” THE QUEEN VISITS LUNDUNE At Paddington the railroad station had been cleared of the general pub- lic, but outside thousands of peeple vmited patiently. . .When the train from Windsor ar- rived at 12.30 p.m., a tremendous cheer went up. Her Majesty came down the slaying pLa‘Lform leaning on 2R MAJESTY RECEIVES AN ENTHU- SIASTIC WELCOME. the arm of n {u'fbaned Indian at- tendant and entered an open andau in which. sat also Princess Henry of BIttenberg and Princess Victoria of Schlesavig-Holstein. They all wore black, and round her neck the Queen had a sable oollarette. From the packed sidewalks and from every available window came a con- tinuous roar olf cheers, while hun- dreds of little flags were waved all the way to Buckingham Palace. The side streets were packed ten, twenty and sometimes a hundred deep. {But it was around. the palace itself that the chief throng gathered. By nine in the morning carriages, cabs and vehicles ofevery sort, people from the city and the west end and distant parts of the country congregated in St. James' Park, on u hich the palace [fronts , Boers Abandoned Ambulances Full of Sick and Wounded. Lord Roberts reports to the War Of. fice as follows:â€" “Osfontein, March 6.â€"â€"Gen. Bullet reports Natal as practically clear of the enemy, and that he cannot hear of any formed body of them any- where. The Boers left some ambuâ€" lances full of ‘hoir sick and wounded. from which the mules had been takâ€" en for tmnsport purposes." Boer General Highly Pleased “11h (fon- due: or Brlush. A despatch from Simons Town. Cape Colony, says:-_Twent3'ofive of Gen. Cronje's officers are due here on Wed- maday night. They will be confined aboard the transport; Mongolian. Four transports, with 3,700 prisoners, are now anchored off here, and there are 800 prisoners in czgmp. _ Gen. Cronje and staff express them- selves as well pleased with their treat- ment. The general says he has simply been overwhelmed with: kindness. Anxiuos for Peace, and Request the ‘ Intervention of the Powers. A. decpatch from Rome says:-â€"The Agenzia Libera announces that the Italian Consul at Pretoria has tele- graphed to bus Government that Presiv ’dent Kruger and President Steyn are lpljepnredfo accept peace on the basis at .the status qfio rante-bellum, and that they request the intervention of the powers to bring about that end. KRUG ER AND STEYN. CRONJE TREATED KINDLY. NATAL CLEARED. SPERKE EREEM EHE EEEEEE‘ Newsy Items About Ourselves and Our Neighborsâ€"Something of Interest From Bveri Qurfis ' ter of the Globe. The Masonic be rebuilt. The. Northâ€"“fest Legislature Uycuol about March 30. ; Christian Sharp dropped dead while‘ shovelling snow at Hamilton. The issue of three, six and fifteen cent. stamps has been discontinued. It will cost $33.23) to run the police depaerent of. London, Ont., this year. The Montreal Street Railway direct.- ors unanimously voted 31.000 to the Canadian Patriotic Fund. ~ Glen Campbell, of Winnipeg, miss. mg for over two years. has reached Ednmnton from the north. A Montreal despatoh says :----Mr. Geo B. Reeve, General Traffic Manager of @the Gnand Trunk, has resigned. â€"- nL-c The Oar‘b-olite Comp-any. incorporat- ed \Viih a capital stock of 31,000,000, will manufacture calcium carbida in Hamilton. A by-law to raise $300,000 for a civic plant for light, heat and power, is to be submitted to the ratepayers of Winnipeg in May. ; .Sir W.lliam Mzicdonald has present,- ed {our pounds of tobacco to each non- commissioned officer and man of the Stmxthcona Home: Anather professor is to be appoint- ed to the faculty of theclogy in Queen’s University, to relieve. Principal Grant ctf a part of his duties. {ern Canada Press Association at Win- 'nipeg it was decided. to have an ex- ‘cursion during the coming summer to Bufdalo and Toronto. ; The Hamilton Patriotic Fund has? reached $11,901.99. notwithstanding: ‘ythat at $10,000 it was announced to, 1 have been closed. The local Red Cross 1 9 Fund amounts to $638.20. I 2 The Canadian Order of Foresters in‘ 7 London have offered the Masonic bro- ltherhood the use of Sherwood Hall ‘u-ntil definite arrangements are made by the Masons for new quarters. C‘. E. Somerset, Principal of the In- ldustr-ial School at. Red Deer, Alberta. lofferé'amfla reward to anyone who 'will restore Miss Maud Lillian Wald- ibrooke to her friends, or 8590 reward ito any person or persons who will fgive satisfactory proof of her death. t GREAT. BRITAIN. ' Negotiations, are being carried. on lfor the amalgamation. of’the oLayland and Atlantic Transport steamship companies. é At the annual meeting of the West-i Mayor Teetzel says he will have the Irish flag hoisted on the Hamilton City Hall on March 17H the Irishmen will provide the emblem.- Tie Grand Theater at. Islmgcon, where SI: Henry Irving and oLhet stars have been in the‘ dnpit 012 be- gmn_i_ng provincial tours, was gutted By fire. Charles L. Davis (Alvin Joslin), the actor. died at Pittsburg, aged 52. “VVVv‘ The Plattesville, Wis., powder mills were wrecked by an explosion in which three men were killed. ‘ Hawaii is to have a territorial form of Government; The United States Senate has passed: the bill. me proposed combine of American steel and iron industries will have a capiatl of one billion dollars 1 The will of the late Philip D.: Ar? mour, jr., at Chicago. disposes of an estate of $8,w0,000,‘ of which! $6,000,000 is personnlty. , The steamer Homer, from Santos, is in quarantine at New York. She lost two of the crew from yellow fever dur-. ’ing the voyage. ' The U. 5. Court of Claims has.de- cided that the fleet destroyed at Man- ila by Admiral Dewey was‘ inferior to the United States fleet, Dewey’s con- tention to the contrary. and awarded the Admiral only 39,570 as his prize money . Honolulu has now only 50 cases of plague. A British syndicate has obtaineé an important concession in the gold min- ing region of Abyssinian. The Danish Government “in not ac- oept any offer from America to ac- quire the- Danish Coast Indies. The British cruiser Pomona and gun- boat Sphinx are watching the Russian cruiser now: at Bandar Abbas, on the Strait of Drama, connecting the Per- sran Gulf with the Arabian Sea. : Section Fol-cinch and Track laborers Ila celvc an Excra Ten Cents Per Day. Railway System; has issued instruc- tions making 9 fectiva on April 1 next an. increase: in the rate of: pay to 'sec- tion ioremen on. lines in Canada afl 100 per day, and :1 like increase of ten cents per day has been granted; to all track~la’borers who are receivir-g one dollar per day. This increase will af- fect a. large majority of the section men on this portion of the Grand Trunk system. INCREASED WAGES 0N G. T. R. 'West L 0 gisl'ature opens UNITED STATES. GENERAL. ’ BMW PHRURMEM Synopsis ‘oi’ Proceedings in ‘the Ottawa House. ' ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. Pettit was tel-Ll by Mr. Fisher that the Government had under con- sideration the advisabifity of introducâ€" ing legislation for the inspection of apples and the protection of the apple trade. Mr. Richardson, learned from Mr. Sutheriand that the 03.1%. has been allotted in Manitoba 1,876,785 acres for its main line, and 500,000 acres for branch fines. â€"7 Mr. Roche was told by Mr. Fielding‘ that 300 saddles were bought from Adams Bros. for the cavalry of Can- Mia at $35.50 each. In reply? to a question by Mr. Fos- ter concerning military regulations. Mr. Fielding said that the regulationg in 1896 as regards the service limit of‘ commanding o.£icers of independent" squadrons. batteres, and oompnniew were as tollowszâ€"All appointments ne'- commanding oziicers are for a tenured 0'; five years. Any extension oilétenx" ure will be [or three y'bars. angfiy‘ill only 'be granted upon the recommenda- tion 01 the D. O. (3.. who should submit his recommendation one month before the expiration oi the tenure- _â€"-L-4.LA.. (feet. . ‘ Mr. Paterson said that the number :0; bushels of grain brought to Calling. wood by water last year was $3,711. In reply to an enquiry by Mn Gauv- remu as to thu manner in which in- SPK‘ICLOI‘S of wefights and. measures are paid, Mr. ,Ficluiug said that their sal- aries varied according 'to the import..- ance (If the office, and that all fees collected by them are paid in to the l Receiver-General. l 3 CI-V-v Mr. Tame declined to say whether the Government intended placing in the supplementary estrmates a sum Eur deepening Collingwuod harbor to :10 LWULJ‘VUA “v“v-“-_ Mr. Moore enquired whether the Government intended to .put elevators in the Parliament_ bgildipsgfij.’ rtgh‘ts. THREE YEARS FOR A SPY. Signalled to the Enemy From Kim- berley during the Siege. An elderly Russian Jew named Ben- jamin Silpent, who is alleged to be a naturalized American citizen, has been Sentenced at Kimberley to three years’ imprisonment at hard labour for signalling to the Boers from a. housetop during the siege. His pleaof insanity was rejected. Wishes the War Office to Make a Suitable Acknowledgement. A: despa-toh t!) the "War Office from Mdysmim says General Bwller re- Imdysmi‘uh) says General. Bu-ller' re- ques ts (the, publ Ration of the! ackn ow- I-e-dgmem: of his gratit ude for.f the con- gramu'latory messages mbuch are pour- mg m from India, the colonne-s, and towns, and from. ;[Â¥ri:tmsth assocmr tmnss m all parts of the worm. BULLER IS GRATEFUL. The National Theater Burnedâ€""as! (‘rowds ] “'alch llu- Blaze. 1 A despatoh from Paris says 2-â€" The fire which destroyed the Theatre Fran- cais broke out at about noon, on Thursday, but :was not discovered im- mediately, and the theater was burn- ing furiously before the-fire brigade Igot. to work. Even then the appli- '-,anoes were quite inadequate, and by 1.30 p.111. the interior oi the building was a roaring gurnaoe._ \ . The dense column of smoke rising from the fire attracted crowds from all parts of Paris, especially when the news spread that it, was the Theatre Francais, which was regarded as a na- tional institution. - L The theatre stood almost. isolated with arsquare ‘in front, and the Gard- ens of the Palais Royal behind. Both these spaces were thronged with peoâ€" Based on a total population of 3,- 5463%, the Australian authorities have decided that the! resrectjve colonies are. entitled under the Federation SCh’m‘? to file to lowing representation in Parliament; New South \Nales 28; Australiafi; and Tasmania 5; a total of 62. GREAT LOSS T0 PARIS. .d the GEN. BULLER’S FORCE. The Hero of Ladysmith, Gen. White, Going to Stormberg. A despatch tram the London Daily News from Ladysmith, rapprts mat Gen Haiku” 3 force is now ready I( «.ld- vance after a. much-needed rém t its future employ ment is unknoyv; Some readjustment of the e’o'muia.‘ is is being arranged, and, eccording' to the Standard’s correspon at, (36:11”) White is going to Stor berg, v ilei Gen Hunter 11111 be given co and of the tenth divisibir. Gen. \Vhi~ ' and Gen. Hunter, by We way, were {1111111113 toattend the reception to We Govern- or of Natal 0111mg to indisposition Col. “11rd, 11.1mm Gen. “(him 11111 other day described as the ’best (0111- missariat officer since Mceés will join Gen. Roberts. 43;; - " The naval brigade, 11iLh the guns “but seved Lad) sm1thuhas gone 111211111. I D -.- Repairs to the railw‘ay as far as Colenso ale nearly comjhletesd It is MARKETS BE THE WORLD I’1b., but, we had Loo Hum 01' it; medium iouule sold: an; Iron». 6 1-4-4 LU 6 b-b‘c per :11)” and. ime-rior Lo common sold. How :3 1â€"80 down: to Z 5-86 per 1b. :‘omu cat.- tle remained. here unsold. Prices of Grain, Cattle. Cheese. 31.3 in the Leading Marts. Toronto, March 13.-â€"â€"Receip\,s Were small here toâ€"day,; as only 16 or 179 car- loads came to hand, though more were on the, road but. blocked, nut. small as was the supply we had. wiLh what was 1311 unsold from the Lugmning of the week, more thun an; i (.ian. import c‘auue «s in tight.” demand. and prices ure.easy at 1mm 4: 1-4 tu 4 3-40 pcl‘ 1b., with. 5c as an exceptional price 10: selected lots. The. better grade of butcher cattle sold well an Luna 3 3-40 Lo 4 l-ic per Not many awoken; cums in. The enquiry. is easy. and. prices are un- changéd at; from! 2 3-4 to 3 1-20 per lb. $45 each. There 16 a continued demand for choice veal calves, and the light sort W411 sell up to ten or twelve dollars each. Tame «as no chunb e and flute en- quuy. tor feeders. . ‘- 1'1.“ I Nexmer‘does "small sLqu“ show any aheraauom b‘neep. are quoted at: 31-; 1.0 49 per 1b., and Jami): u; 1mm 41-3 Lo 53-40, aam occmsronully 50. was paid 1'01" alew choice selecuou-s. hue-Ks are sLea-dy :11, from 31â€"4 to 23â€"40 per 1b. Choice lambs are wwnted. Hogs awe nominally urn-unauged. but have .a downward tendency. '01! - ”‘7' v 'V Q b‘or pHniehogs, scu‘liugvlrum 1630 Lu 200 1m, the top price is 53-80; fight and 10.1. 11035 are brmgmg 6.540. per lb. Cattle. Shippers, per cw L. . 3435 Emma, cuoxce do . . 673 buwuer med, to good. 325 Butcher, Lnlemur. . '2. 75 SLo'ckers, per 0va. . z 5 $500 ~12). 3 (1 am» 300 .J:‘«ollp~\'m»g is the range 01; quom- Hoaxâ€"- Sheep, per cwt. Bucks, per cw». . C'ows each. Calves, each. Hugs. Chowe hogs, per cwt. 500 Light. 11034 per ch. 4:15 Heavy 111188.901' cwt. 425 Saws. . . . . . 300 Stags. . . . . ._-2_b0 5 371-2 4 7:5 Saws. '. . . . . 300 _ 3:35 thugs. . . . . . 24,0 L25 Toronto, March 13.â€"\Vhe:u. ~Loual prices are unchanged, Busmess con‘ Linnea quiet. Quotations are as 101' lowszyâ€"Ontur'uo, red and white, 64 1-2 to 650, according to newness to the mill, Western Ontario points; and 65 to 65 1-20, east; goose when, 69c, low Heights to New York; spring, east, 6:) 1-20; Manitoba, No. l hum, 78 1-234; North Bay; and at 80c, g.i.l. Grind- ing in transit. wheat scan-ks. .£._. Flour -â€" Dull. Outside Uliiivl‘s infer straight. roLler, in buyers' hugs. middle {Wit-{11”. M $3.65) per bbl; :um (‘5’)01‘1 agents. bid $2.50. Sales of; straights, in wood fur local uccountfare made at $2.85 to' 83' according to brand. Millfeedâ€"So'ere and firm. Bram is quoted at $15 to $16; and shorts at. $16.50 to $17.50, at the. mill dour Lhrougb \V’cstcl‘n Ontario. , 1' Cornâ€"Steady. N0. :5 Amcrimn yet- low, quoted at. «12¢, truck, '1‘m‘un10;and mixed at 410; Canadian cm'n scarce and firmer, at 410, track, Toronto. Peas-Quiet and easy. Car lots, 61 11-2510 6:20, north and west; and 621-2 to 63¢, gast,_ - . -_..' A- bu VUV, 34.... a, Barleyâ€"Firm. under good export de- mand. Car 1015. No. 2, middle Irmghrs, 42c; and“ 0351., at, 43; No. 1 is quoted at 44c outside. Ryeâ€"Quiet. Car Ions, 510 west, and 7 R):eâ€"â€"quiei' . $20 ea st. Vav D“ u m . Oatsâ€"Demand quiet \Nbite oats, nortth and wesL, 261-2 to 270; middle frmgms. 2-7 to 271-20; and east, 27143 to 280. . . Buckwheatâ€"Quiet. Offerings light. Car 1018. outside, quoted at 40 to 500. ! Minneupoiis, March 13.â€"â€"-Wheatâ€"-l May; 64 1-8 10 64 1-2: July, 633-8 to; 63 14.0; No, 1 hard. 3 1'20 ; No. 1 North-' em, 64 1'20; No. 2 Northern. 630. Flour â€"Steady; first patents, do., $3.35; first clears, '. ' dog, $2.05. Bramâ€"Quiet; In bulk, $11 to $11.25. Buffalo, March 13.â€"-Spri.ug wheatâ€"- No. ] .ba-rd, nmnd lots. '76 340: NO- 1 Northern. round lots, 760, (231‘ lots 75 1-22c. \Vinter Wheatâ€"No sales. (Torn â€"Firm; No. 2 yellow, 39 1-40; No. 3 few mfilkers sold. at. from $25 to Mi ikers and Calves. 2.500 200 ~15 00 10 00 3 75 exyected that passenger traffic willbe resumed on Saturday, but it will take some time. to complete the temporary br}dge across the Tugelzl river It is announced u‘om the Boer side that the Biggarsberg mountains are strongly entrenched. indxcating that the apex of the Natalian triangle north on Dundee and Glencoe is stih in their hands. - A- deSpatch' from the Boer Hoofd Ia: gm at Glencoe records that a gen- eral council of war. held on; March 5 1 appointed Louis Botha lieutenant gm- eral Ur Natal with Lucas Mayer Schulkburgm, David Joubert Dapiel Erasmus, and Fourle as assistant gen- eruls. The app; intments are thormgh- ly endowed by the buxghersa That such pronunenl leaders wiu be in Nat- a] is taken to Show that. a large part of the army remains to glam the !southern mountain barrier to the Tmnsvaal. A British report states lthat the Boers are stro; g y massed at ’Nelson’s kop behind the Drakensberg .muunurins. yellow, 390; No. 4 yellow, 38 3-40; No. 2. corn, 33(:; No. 3 corn. 3-3 3-40; Oatsâ€"â€" Firm; No. 2 white, 29 to 2:) 1-40; No. 3 while, 28 34c; No. 4 white. 28 1-40; No. 2 mixed, ‘26 3-40; No. 3 mixed, 26 1-40. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 64c; No. 2,011 track. (Sic. Flourâ€"Dull. Chicago. March 13.-â€"-F1axseed closed. ~~â€"Nortip-Western and South-'WeStern, cash, $1.60; May, 81.58; September, $1.10 1-2; October, $1.98 1-2. Detroit Maxed 13â€"W hwtâ€" Cwlosed No.1whfite 72 1-26; No. 2 red. 720; May, 7:2 3-40; July, 71 3-40,. __ NORTH OF ORANGE RIVER. Boers Blow uP Norval‘s Pont Bridge Behind Them. Ailesgmtch. fro-m London, Friday, March 9,:ayszâ€"Lord Roberts wires as {aliows to the War Office:â€" "Gutacre reports that he intends 0c. cupying Burghersdorp to-dny. cupying Burghersdorp t(;-d.ay. 1 GehTISir Francis Ciery; K.C.B.. w- “Repairs to the railways towardsflls With the "0095 m 33”; has ap . Iexoeilent record. as a soldier. H‘ both Stormberg and Steynsberg are ; first experience of battle was gain being pushed. xin South Africa. in the war with t “Ciements now occu ies Normlkzums and he won distinction to '- p 6 bravery at both [sandhlwana and UL" 910m; on the eoutth bank» 01‘ the. Orange ‘ undi.’ In 1882 he was campaigning in river. The bridge was blown up Mart-h 5 Egypt and fought at E1 Teb and Ta-g 6.31m the enemy are holding the north , maé' Wgerfi heI “1:38:18 brivet colonelcy . - . -~ - _ian a . . n 5 eaccompane bank of the 11x er, but. not, ”1.1:. believ ied the Nile expedition as deputy ad- ed, in any great atrength.” . . ‘ . , ‘ _ . _ a .. . _ Jutant and uartermabter eneral. An é Emu“ “(film Molteuo ”‘13" that the i idea of his genre may be hagd from the British occupied Burghersdorp unopâ€" , fact that in the fighting around Suao [Weed last mght. ikin'). Clery were a red tunic. where- ,Beyond the meta that the Boers have ; as ail the other officers wore khaki withdrawn north 0: the Urange river 1 suits. As a resu“: he was a constant All Norval's want. and that (ien. Gab. ' mark for the Dervighes, Gen, (fiery ha? I ‘ , . . -.._V_ _ _ , r98 Boers Slam by Concussion, Their3 lent to the {085 of a limb, may. in u Beards Turned Green and discretion of the. authorities be 8 Their Faces Yellow. lowed a gratuity of from three 1 {twelve months' full pay of the a; A. deepatch from Durban, fatal]: pointment held by“ him at the timer sayszâ€"Lieutenant And-anon, who com-" the injury. It. at the expiration i the period for which the gratuity mended a. section of the Natal Naval , , . V ‘ t r3 t Lad Rm’th h ‘ . . . . t the period for \VhiCh the gratmt 0 un 3‘3 a 5" ' v as “1”", been awarded. the injury he eer ed here. In the course of an inter-f to be likély to be permanent i view he said that towards the closeieffects. a temporary pension at : the rates prescribed in the scale ). ‘ .» 1". x of the Iieterhs. hilllezétitgenglrlzltlsthh: drown may be granted to the of 1 imv" guns .‘ ‘6“ 5 “T9 ' , :Such a pension shall be renewa 4- a kopje 2,500 yards distant. “ hen from year to year at the discretion the place was evacuated by the Boers} the. Secret‘tary of Statfe. 1131:0.(tox‘d‘infirt ' ‘-t * the trenches and counted: S“.’,S°quen' T999?” 0 , e regu aw gem ex‘liinety-eight dead Boers who. mihtaryhuthomty. If the tempura; {had been kiiled by the concussion of: ffnsfiéldfi‘renewed. for fweyears, at fthe lyddit‘e not one of them having a. 'le . "3 disability continues, ‘» ‘ pensxon may be converted into ape weund of any kind. . . " .. d t n declared that the manent pensmn. mm A” 8‘ ° BOER AMMUNITION. ‘iumes oi the Iydrl'ite turned the hair n to 3‘90- The statement in the account 33nd beards oi the dead me While the colour the battle of Modder River sent. 'cul-Lar greenish hue, ellow. the correspondent of the Aseocnat their skin was a strange y . , Fifty-two Boers were captured in one‘ Press that the Boers did not fear tot the trenches. They were unable to; expppd ammunition again directs r flee, having been paralysed by their teptnon to the .gfaneml belief amo‘. tfezu‘ (If the lyddite shells. mliltary authOTltlQS that tht‘ BOG ' suppiy is (30108531. It is estimated th i '05 I.""""""‘ ---- , u , yond the meta that the Boers have Withdrawn north of the Urange nver at Norval's pant. and that; (len. Gab. acre has occupied Burghemdorp, there is little news L'rom that district, and nothing has been rcceived enabling judgment to be. formed as, to thq pro- bability of the Britih crossing the river. IL will be seen that the Boer reports claim that they have repulsed the British. Noxhing has been heard from Gen. meant for two or three days. Gen. Gatacer's headquarters is now at Stormberg. Form a Burghers to Go to the =. A. R., A‘ despatch from Pretoria. .. March 6, noon, via Lorenzo Marques, swayâ€"x very hopeful View of the situ- ation is entertained here. Notwith- standing the reports of 3091' reverses, the. pznx'iutlc spirit of the people shows no diminutwu, and everyone is will- ‘ug 10 give Ins servwes to aid thesGov- ermuent. . . r l),--..-.-0 \I'IIYIIStn have 0(- 05 Ian-'â€"- A 110.1an of Boer feted to form‘ a born to enable iho bu‘gu: pel‘fn-rmir 3 that. duty front. Speculation as to Manner in Which Union Will be Effected. A despatch from London, sayszâ€"Ix is conceded that General Bullet will effect a junction with Lord Roberts, but how is uncertain. It is held by some (hat he will move through Van Reenen's pass, while others believe his .men will be transported from Durban by sea «3 East London, thence by rail to a junction with General Gat- acre .at Storm'berg or. Port Elizabeth, and (hence by rail to Norval's pont. pRE'rORlA WOF‘IEN. MAY JOIN ROBERTS. er of. Boer women have of- )rm' 3 home guard in order aha bu‘gm-u who are now t that. duty to proceed to the one of the Fluent Weapons In the World- Amendments to Military Pension lulu -â€"Boer Ammunition. The 4.7-inch gun which is used by the naval brigades in the South Al- rica war is regarded as one of tho finest weapons in the world. It was designed for a position gun, but by the exercise of considerable ingenuity" it has been made available 1n the fie It forms the main armament of all eept the largest cruisers in- the Bri- tish navy and is worked with remark-i l minute in the hands of a skilled crew. lIt is an eminently adaptable weapon! AWAY IN SOUTH HEEL" SOMETHING ABOUT THE NAVAL . BRIGADE GUNS. as it can be used to tire lyddite, ‘ men shell with a base of fuse or shra’ , nell with a time fuse. The (gun be sighted to 8,000 yards or more than; 4 1-2 miles, but it is effective at from 6 to? miles. ' . '4 CALLED CECIL RHODES. ‘ The Cecil Rhodes, asmall steamer .‘ of the Tanganyika Concessions which i is ‘to be used in laying the wires 0! a ’ the Cape-to-Cairo telegraph line along . the shores of Lake Tanganyika, has been launched in England. Owing to E‘11)01‘t813‘es which must be made in getting the boat to its destinaion. :1 it has been constructed in detachab‘ 1,? sections and can be done 'up machin- . cry and all into 40-potund packages. ”It will first be taken to Chinde, a. 1' the mouth of the Zambesi. Thence it will be taken up the Zambesi and Shire rivers and across country to .iLake Nynssa, where it will be pu‘ I together. At Karcnga on the north- ‘west shore of the iuke it must again 9 be taken out of the water and toted across land to Lake Tanganyika. The ,, Cecil Rhodes it 80 feet long 14 feet ” 1 wide and 7£eet deep. Its freight cap- 8 acity is 40 tons and it has a1commo- ;da1'ions for four passengers. 3-i GEN. SIR FRANCIS CLERY. _‘ mall; LL’L Lilo ug‘ v . the name of being the “ sprucestand best-turned-out-man in London, yet with nothing of the dandy in his com-_ DOSition. He it was. it will be reme bered, who took a French chef afield with him in South Africa and who advised his Staff to take all kinds of delicacies with them. MILITARY PENSION RATES. The large number of British officer: ibeing wounded in the war with the Boers gives special interest to a recent amendment to the militaryfi i I which though severe, is not equwa-. lent tothe loss of a limb, may. in thoi discretion of the. authorities be ’ i pointment held by' him at the time ' .. .‘ the iniury. It. at the expiration norm AMMUNITION. The statement fix the account a! the battle of Modder River sent a the correspondent of the Associat Press that the Boers did not fear ta expend ammunition again directs at. tention to the general belief among miiitary authorities that the Boer! supply is colossal. It is estimated that it would last for ten years at the pr sent. rate of use. Most. of the Trani vaa’ ammunition has been import" from Germany and France, some has been made iii-England and Sax-m9 by! the Government works near Prexorim The latter institution is must care; fully guarded and the pubiie knows nothing of its operation. It. has even been stated by Outlzmders that no an1 mnnition is manufactured there, bu the cartridges are simply made up from ingredients brought from abroad: . _ , ' ..-‘An" n.£ Liv“. .u°.vu-‘..l_ . U According to one of the London pars 00m Paul‘s people have found French ammunition generally 11] satisfactory than that made in ( many, whiie there has been less h‘ ery and corruption in its purch shipment and delivery. Farmerâ€"Yes. 1 Want a man. A! you :1 good jumpefi. prlicnnl-Jumper‘.’ Well, yes! You could jump a barbed-wire tent without much trouble, Is'pose? Umâ€"I s’pose so. Well, that's» all right then; you'll d. You see some of our balls is a leetl Bobbie. apxiou.s_lyâ€"Doctor. financial? worry is kxlling me: can't you ’71 me somet'phiqg t3 spop igt . .-, DOCtOt, 'drylSuâ€"Perhaias it you gaw me something a large part of it “0ng gamer; OF ATHLETES. A SIMPLE REMEDY.