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ST. GEORGE PRIVATE BANKER J. P. LAWRASON. THE VICTIM. le3.V.e-5 gu uu u in "st." 311. a fwgyq Ari-`estetl by lnspecmr 5 Made lburlna Four Up to .\ll_uuy ' 'l`I|om-mmls RETREAT. : llilecfosss ithe` Tugela Movement %Ef- fectedr VVi_thout Loss_ of .Men or Stores--Some Terrible Fighting-%--Cz_1 n nonading Near Kimberley. -.; *A desp1tt'(;li~ from London says:-`-T!`1e _1 rolnowingg is the text of` an dessratchi `from General Bullet, dated SD99-1": . . . I `m an s Camp :- An ctv, 4--.. A-Ann ouuu 5) wuauyoi "On Januiu-y. 20 Werren drove `back the enemy and obtained posses- aion of the southern crests of the high table-land extending from the line of Acton Homes and Hanger : peoort, to the western Ladysmith hills.` From then to January 25 116. remained in close contact with the _6f the Tugela. enemy: _ _ "The enemjr held a strong P3` - on _a range of small kopjs, 3t1`th" ing from north-west to" south-east zicross the plateau from Acton Homes, _ I . . through Spion kop, to the 1et.bank DA-S -'_. I....IJ tron n!`- III. ULIII a. 1.55 vall- The b.c'tui1l position held was P?!" tectly `tenable, but did'noL lend lt- self to'an advanbe, as {he} Sollthern slopes were eio steep `hat W`_`"n could not get an effective artnllery position, and water supply was 9` diffipulty. .'... 7 __........a...?I n. his l. Ins last despaltchl is dated Spear ` despatch frecm London, `sways :- ere was. heavy firing at Lady- ith -yessetelrday. Gen. Whi g and making a diversion. After the assault on Jan; 6 Gen. bite sernt toommandant Genetral interment seventy-nine u berl, for British .ad Boers collected in the ranches." . M b ' The Post's eorrres ca opeara1.Lon.s of the r can Jan. 17 to Jan. 28`, and greatly 3.1563 the pluck, devotion` and cheer- s of the 's0ld'Leary. He says that .000 shells I pendent describes elieving column in en. Warren's guns fired 3 uu.1.suuu.J. '-`On January 23, Igssented attacking Spion kop. *\ LM89 1` deed, a motmtain, which was 9 ly the liey of the position,-but \ more accessible from thenort the south. -lll\_. LL- _.!._LA -2 ."l'........-.2-v 9,.` t_ne south. `-On the night of `January 23 he at" Vtacked Spion kop, but/found it Vary` difficult to hold and its peljimeter was too` large, and water, whu_:.h hf; had been led to believe existed, 1n thxs ex-I traordinarily dry seaso_ was found to be very deficient. oe aencxent. 7 "The crests were'he1d all that day against severe attacks and :3. 1163-V3 shell fire. Our men fought with BT33`? gal1ant.ry.._ T cccc 1 111] 4\a1'\oan:nrII1 fV\n1'I";l'\'I'\ COD`. I would 'especially mention the con-`' duct` of the Second Cameronians and ` the Third .King s RRifles, who support-, ed the attack on the mountain from` the steepest side, and, in each case,l' fought their way to the. top, and they "Second Lancashire Fusiliers and Sec- ond Middlesex, who magnificently maintained the best traditions of the British army throughout the day equal ly well alongside of them. - ; Gen Woodgate, who was in com-., mand at `the summit, having been wounded,- the officer who sur'ceeded_ him decided` on the night of January; 24 to abandon the position, and did so . 24 to abandon the position, and did so Prices of Grain, Cattle. cheese. &.c. in the Leading Marts. -__ Toronto, Jan. 29.--VvI'heat-- Outside cal trade was dull and prices were un- `changed. Ontario red and white, 650.: but the undertone continued, good. Lo-` 2 s asked, and 6&0 bid, at Western points, Goose wheat, 681-2c. middle freightS;: 67 1-20,` north and west;' and BPVIDE-2 east, 65to 651-2c; Manitoba No. 11 hard, 76 1-20, g.i.t., and 75 1-2c, To- ronto` and west. \ - - - A L-=:-. mnim-n offer LIJIJLU {ll-I\l vvv-n-. _port agents bid $2 Flour--Quiet. Outside millers offer! straight roller, in buyers bags. mid-` dle freights, at $2.65 per, bbl.. and ex-; Single cars. mil offer at $2.90. and: wood, for local use. _ nds sell around. $2.80 is bid. Special bra vvv'-, --v-- - : $3. -l'O\1 . `I I V... M'L1lf_e'ed-Continues very scarce. Dir-; n ficult to pick up cartlots. Bran is ed. at $13.50 to $14; and shorts at $15 to` $16. atthe mill door through west` ern Ontario. . -Corln-Q1`1i`et. No. 2 American Y11W quoted at 40c, track. Toronto; and mixed at 39 1-2c; Canadian corn (11111 at 38 L20 track, Toronto. , Peas--Firm; Car lots, 580, north and west; and at 59c east. - . A. f Barley-Steady. Car lots of No: middle-freighnts, sold at 38 1-2 to .39c_. r Rye-Steady. Car lots 50c owest,.i ` and 510 east. . -, ' 0ats-Tone firm and demand fanrly _ good. White oats, 25 3.40, north" west; 26 1-40, middle frexghtsz and `V 26 34 to 27c east. _ 7 n.--`-...1.....+__nniat- Car lots, east, L zill, which opens. a cleft in the`! '5 lines. - The ogject is no 1911801` II n the Bow. right. tut by Intro" . up 2 :1 wedge of infamry into the : cfl .0 split the right from the cen- 8. - . The gap was widetned during the say, and Gen. -Wa.rrexn s right cotm- ' letewd the capture of the whole edge I the p`.n.ten'u and occupied thefirst ne of the Boer trenehes. ` In the trenches he found about 200 ' f thr enemy who had been killed by he shell `fire. - [T The roznrespondent tore-shadows uu.sd:1y s atiack on Sp-ion ko and de- lares that there is absolute confi- enco nnd determination throughout` he army. ` 4 No anxiety, he says, iefelt concern-E mg the result of the movement for` he relief of Ladysmit-h. _ l .1 1 I .1 Z0 6-`! LU can; can... _Buckwheat-Quiet. 49c, and west, 48c. - an 4--rnnn 430, allu WUBL, Xuvo 0atmeal--Rolls oats, `track, Toronto, $3.25 per wood,$3.35 per b_bl. n..;.n..~ _ Rnnnints al`< W000; 0.0u pus w_-u. .Butt'er - Receipts are promptly as they arrive at buyers are, however, only ough for immediate requir they anticipate lower pric here sell to the trade as ' Dairy; tubs, medium 15 to `ly choice, 18 to lac; large 1 196; small dairy, lb .~p-rints, -----.-.... mi... and boxes. wood, $3.35 _ i - absorbed 1 arrive full prices; buyers taking en- I laugh requirements. as I lthey prices. Dealers 1 `here .ollows:- _Dairy,- 17c; striot- 1 ly rolls, 18"_to small .-prints, 19 to 200; icreamery, tubs and boxes, 22 to 233; ' ponds, 23 to" 24. ` "Cheese--Market is very firm, and some enquiry. Stocks` seem to be " light. Sales are made here at 12 to, 4121-2c.- A _ o ` 1 E-ggs-Strictly new laid and limedl stogk are in fair demand. Cold stor-: `lend 'andNo. .2 stock hard to move, as there is too much of this grade on- the'_ emarket." Jobbing lots of new laid: Isell `at 21- to 22o;`held fresh`, at 16 to` _-1 180; No. 2;at 13`to 15c; and limed at` 16c. Ten-case lots will sell at stran- " ition .below these-tig'J.res.- I . ~-4-=-I---._n.min+n fair and market ' ` tion .below these llg'.1l`8. ., Potatoes--Receipts fair _| without _change.- Car lots are sold on _ track here at 38 to we per bag, and at Jarmers wagons at about 45 to 500 , per bag.` Out of store choice stock! _ 3 b_ein`g'about 500 per bag. - - . m.:..;......." Jan- 29.-F1a'xseeJd-Closed:, 1081113 uuuuu V..- 1 Chicago, Jan. V---N.orth-Waste-`r-I `*`-` 1_K'\o N Being about 500. nag. T , 29.--F1axsee!d--C1osed:`i ?-North-Western and South-Western,` leash; $1-:53; _ `May, $1.49; Septemben, |$1.05; Duluth, to arrive, $1244; May,`. $1.48; September, 81.08. - - Detrgit, Jan. 29.--W__heat-C1os1ed:-- N651" bite, cash, 69` 1-4cv;`No. 2 red, cash, 691-40; May, 720; July,; 71 1-20. V. Biiffalo; Jan. 29.`--Spring' wheat - No.11 hard,` 7317-80; No. 1 '?'NqKH-'_th81`i1%, 72 1-80; No"; 8 Northern, 70 "__1_48fi to: 70- Winter Whe9;_t--Nomin- fo. Amerlcan ycuu" .ra.ck. , 1-1..` ml! nnrth ss vefy Dif-` -lots. is quot-. $15 001' xlle. .-- Off. ers.- . . I{:1;1K and- File. ':'-unded:-- Officers.` . .' Rank and File. :- nted to his! rge hill, in-it vas exidz;nt- ` but was far.` . north than Ca'r A 'bbi.";' bags, and in .ne1ore uuwn January as. . 3 "1 reached Warren's camp at 5 a., m- .on January 25, and decided that 8 I00- ond attack uponspion kop was 1186-. less, and that the enemy ; right will too strong to allow me to torceit. Accordingly, I decided to withdraw the force to the sou_Lh of the T118013. HAL a - __ . _ . . ..............n..m-I with; tbeffbrre dawn January 25. 5'] rnnnlunpl 1lT..........).. llh IIDC IOI'08 [0 [I18 S0l1_lIJI 0]. I415 J-B'_0 `fAt 6 a. m._ we commenced` with- drawing _the train, and by 8 a. m. Jan- 28 (Sunday) W-.xr1'en s force wa_s con- centrated south of the Tugela. W1U1t the loss of a man or a pound of `stores. - T nrn1__ n-_L 41...; LL- 0--.... nnnl kn ' SIOIOS. H The fact that the force could be withdrawn from actual tour h--in some cases the lines were less thin a. thou- _'sand yards apart--.with the enemy in nthe manner it did, is, I think, sutfioi. ' ent evidence of the morale of the . troops; and that we were permitted to ; withdraw our cumbrous ox and mule transports across the river. 85 yards broad, with 20-toot banks, and every ' swift current, unmolested, is, Ithink, - proof that the enemy has been taught a U0 respect our soldiers fighting pow. I ers LFnnaqAni `A1 despatch from Loni.e;)_sa3;a:-In- dzcati-ans that Lord Robepts is prev pa-rrng plans for an advance across the '1 Orange river come in a despatch to the. ` Daily Chronicle from Sterkstroom, '_| dated January 25, which says that The- `; bits. an important positnon near 'gSteyn-sberg, on! the Stromberg-R99 mead line, is now occupied by the But- I ish, who are repairing the railway 3.` and bridges , 'l`k.. .... ..,..........1..... ..I........m.a H-m+ f-hm CANNON SOUNDS NEAR KIMBER- - `LY, . A despatc-h from Modder Rwer, says: . --General Hector Macdonald, who _ succeeds General W-auchope. killeds at _` the battle of Magersfontem, arnved LT` here yeaterdayya-nd assumed command , of his brigade. He aid; an Informal ,'v1s1t to the camp of -is command: this -'morn1ng. and conversed with; the of-. , hcers of each regiment. IL `is said he 3 had a message from General Lord - Rcberts, which greatly pleased the brigade. rm... ..,...,.,1 -6 nav\1\r'\Y\al`.['Y\(7 was heard `GUN. Ul |UgUo ' . 1 The correspondent observes that this Will facilitate communication between` [General Gatacre and General; Kelley ` Kenny. . ROBERTS GETTING READY. [ nrlgaqe. ` The sncund of cannonadfng was heard 'in the direction of Kimberiey during ,tho night. V The Briusgh long ra-nge guns shelled the; Baers this morning. The spirit of all the troops is excellent. l }:`lour-bLeauy; llcuuugcu. _ Duluth, Jan. 29. - \Vheat-No. ,1 _`hard, cash, 657-8c,; No. 1 Northern, 164 3-8c; May, 663-8; July, 675-8c; No. H 2.Northern, 61 7-8; No. 3 sprmg, 58 3-80. Milwaukee, Jan. 29.-\Vheat--Flrmz ;E No. 1 Northern, 660; No. 2 Northern. 65c. Rye--_1`1rm', No. 1, 551-2 bu 56c. " Barley--Steady; No. 2, 46; .~samp|e, 1! 26 to 44c. ..-_- ____ ....t:.. Tan `)0 _.\\'h9af-Jan.. al; No. 2 red, 711-2c; mixed, 70 1-2 to "He; No. 1 white, 70 1-20. Co - `Strong; No. 2 yellow, 371-2c; No. _8 yellow, 371-4c; No. 4 yellow, 36 3-40.; No. 2 corn, 36 3-4c; No. 3 com, 30 1-20; Oats.-"Dull; easy; No. 2 white, 29c; No. 3 white, 281-2c;`No. 4 white, 28c; No. 2 mixed, `61-2c; No. 3 mixed, 260; Ryle-'-Quie.L; `No. 2, i.l1'_ stare, 590. Flour-SLeady; unchanged. ..__.__..u. 1.... `)0 _ \Vhp.af-No_ 1 Z0 LU -1-xu. Minneapolis, Jan. 29.-Wheat-Jan., 631-40.; May, 641-4c; Ju1y,~. 641-2t to 64 5-8c;'No. 1 yard, 651-2c; No. 1North- ern, 610; No. 2 Northern; 62. Toledo, Jan. 29.--Whe:at-No. 2 c.'\.=h, . 693-4c; May, 713-40. Corn-No. 2 mix- i ed, 32c, 0ats-No. 2 mixed, 231-2c. Rye g No sales. V Cl-overseed-Prime. caah. ;old, $4.90; January, new, $5.771-2 bid; `- March, -$5.75. 0il-U.1changed. `` Minneapolis, Jan, 29_--Flc.ur-Good. sale; hrst patents, E3.45`t0 `$3 55: other ! grades on that basis. Bran--Un'-hang- B318; IIFBL pduzuba, -.,-on-u yv ,, Bran- -2 The Posluloe. Autlmrltles lblsulu-y orders to Fnmlgiue !lalls-l'c-emutlona In British I oluml)la. | A despatch from Washington says :- ;The Postoffice Department, has re- `._ceived :1 report. from Spokane, \Vash., `showing that the orders to fumigato ;maiis leaving that place for British fColumbia have not as yet been carried gout. The reports state that neiher the postmaster nor the healthofficerg -there believe it necessary to disinfect the mails, because they think the smallpox scarce to be unwarranted. The epidemic now in evidence there, they say, is chickenpox. The Poetoffico Department has, however, reiterated its instructions, directing the post- office officials-"there to disinfect the mails.` - ~ . .Roes1and, Jan. 27.-No letter mail was received here from'Spokane yes- te-rday- or to-day, the mail bags being `held at Northport until the question of fumigation is settled between the Canadian and American authorities. [1 Victoria , J an. 27.-In view of the pre- e Ovalence of sxmllp-ox in Washington _e.\'- a trVeme.`_-precautionary measures have wbeen adopted by the civic authorities. d Mayor Hayward to-day - pro lrimrd _-- `that general vaccination is` impera- Lsvtive. Chinatownis also to be Whor- ie'!oughly overhauled. All mm for the ,dEKootena'y goes hereafter via the L`.t . instead Puget Sound. U` `l H-"` . - V .. RI`lk -nd 0 0 0 [`he killed include Lieut. J. W. 09` `rne, S:,'ott;1s-.h Rifles, and. Col. Buch- n Riddell, ot the King's! Royai flag who served in'the Niger warm u.lau.u. - Rossland, Jan. 2'7.--Nc here from` te-rday~ or ma held Northport Victoria, Jan. vi-e ~-~- -8 0--u\r\l\.l'\`? in W9 tonirrnl Yunn:z .\!-.u flmrgc-cl Wills Inm- ` In: a $15 '||-'qm- `m $l.5Mb } A despatch fgom Momtreal, .~ays:-- E. Scott. a.you-g Vclerk employed by Oswald Bro hers, sto kbrokcrs a: hr- -Lrested tmnighl; on a charge of forgery. Apouple of months ago, it is alleged, 3__he_"raiseId a cheque for $15 to $1,600. Subsequently` he went_ to New _Yosrk.I .re`-.t`u1jning yesterday. , . V. _ The. se of Pastor Datum, Luu:2 V... man mgssioniury, arrested in Natal last mont_l_{ `for aiding: the Boers, continues mnsettled. '-_ % - . SMALLPOX IN WASHINGTON. HE ADDED ve cxpaszas. Egse. _ Pastor Sarms, thhc Ger- -'-- .. -an nrr.nEl"&I(`- if! 13st pwards of 1,000 Men Killed in the Spion Kop Engagement-Many Ofiicers Slain. V A `d-espatch from London says:- -peciul from Frere camp, says: I have just ridden in here, having I left Gen. Bu11er`s forces in the new 110-` I sitions south of` the Tugela to which 15 they retired in consequence of the re-` verse at Spion kop. . - _ The fighting both before and after the occupation of th-e mountain was of ` a desperate character. Spion kop is a precipitous mountain, overtoppin gthel whole line of kopjes along the Upper . Tugela. tnin faces Mount Alice, and -Potgieter s drift, standing at right angles to the Boer central position` and Lyttletonsi advanced position. The southern point descends in abrupt steps `to the lower . line of kopjes on the western side, op- posite the right outposts of_ Warren's` force. It is inaccessibly steep until the point where the nek joins the point to the main range. Then there is a gentle slope, which allows easy access to the summit. ` A "` The nek was strongly held by the. Bu-i-rs, who also occupied` a heavy spur pans--aliel with the kop, where the ene- my was c0nce.Lle;l in no fewer than 35 rifle-.piLs, "and was thus enabled -to bring to bear upon our men at damag- ing C-1'0.\.`:.-flI`e, the only possible point for :1 .Buitl~sh attack being the south side, with viriu:-iily sheerp-recipicesion the left and right. , , . _ % . _.-_..n... e....+ nnth admitting men On the eastern side the '!noun- - Inc lbll. uuu Item: A narrow foot path admitting in single 116 only `to the hummit opens inLu u perfectly flay table land, prob- ably uf 300 squxre yards area, ' upon- xvhich the. Board had h`.stily.cVommenc_-T ed to 111;-ke :1 truuajvew a trench." Our l.L|6:n were ablu to ucuupy` the further end of the Labia had. where the ridge } dc-soeu(ls to another at, which was ag Cm succeeded by'a round stony eminence held by the Boers 'm.'g1feaE strength. V ~ T ` rm... vhirrn held DY 0lll' men W&8 Streng-Ln. . The ridge held by our was M faced by a number. 01' strong little` kopns at all angles, whence the Boers E? sent a eoneeuLr.xLed fire from Lheirfw rifles, supported by a Muxim-Norden- `.. - fr-lit. and a `big long-range gun. - . Wh-u.L with the rule-.1-and, the ma-, chine guns, the eummiL was converted ".0 into a perfect hell. T The shells ex- 64 ploded continually-in ou-r. ranks,-and the rifle fire, from an a'.bsolutely_un- ` 'seen- enemy, was perteatly appallmg. d ; Re1ngfo1'-cements were .hur_ried -up-;. by Gen. Warren, but they had; bocrose E a stretch of at,groumd, whlch `was We literally torn up by the flymg: lead: at the enemy. ` The unfinished tren-:2h On `,1 the summit-gave very `quet.1o-jpah_le..;.`c shelter, as `the enemy s,:maehipevAgun`e `,1 .. were so accurately` rangecl ,upOn"f.the_ (1.1; place that .o*tt'en_- 102.;ehel1s`_ felB""1~n the " ttetich in e .eingle_rh~in_ute; ' plice U; Nwl as In 81j|iD1 ere. ' I g. .. jpa wer;-. n. . leLt on Jan. 21 I1 . l:r\/\.1 'l`hn nxia no admitting 111991` . er.` 1 ha -.sm11miL ODGDB 12 142 A A des peto_h`~ trbm _Dtirban. Stories of Genera1_WarreIt7s Sunday" brought -here are to test that the Brit'xa.h;found in the first` Boer lines, and_ prisoners. ` _ ' ` 'I`hn n}riannA'I"R_ who `Were DIISODGYB. _ The prisoners. who "were brouig'ht_v There`. stated" thatfthe`Boer Mauser 1 ammunition Vvas `nearly exhausted, "and that` the burghers were using ;` cartridges which had been condemned 1 by Commandant. Gen. Jouhert. ' BOERS AROUND . LADYSMITH. A despatch from London says :--The I. Boer laagers in. t_he`nei'ghbourhood of-. the beleagured town have notibeen re- moved since General Bu1le_r s move- ment began, not ev.en those behind the ridge overlooking" the Tugela river. Parties of Boers are continually riding to and fro on the roadtrom Bester s to Potgieter n drift. T They seem too be concentrating to- wards the plateau at'Acton Homes. RD"- Darently with the intention of check- -`ing the relief forces. The correspondent of the Times at Frere, in a desputch dated J anuiary 24. ' "==-~-=m- Hm nntivitv of the Boers. F;rh`E_`0i'P8SP0ndent of the znmua on. 8P6. In J dewfibes the activity of hen They '3 digging within range w. and theshells allow them to d-o `so, _outs'.d-e. the they are always gt -work range. _ _ _ 'l`hev are also briuginvup fresh uaugv. ` They are T `also guns. V I`-u..cnw '\'IV:lN'\ A1` ins, x B';S13ez3 i` -\l\f1nI'VI camp exceedstn-wt; or me p'd.Lu=uu.u W. ing sent there. The supnlies are spin- ning out sp-lendidly, all the troops hav- '1ing sufficient wholesome food. ~ ! rmm hoof is terrific. the thermometer ` uuum. if Owing to the dry weather? th has diminhhed. and the nun c-onvalescents returning from 1 exceedsthwt of the patie V2..- -....+ 4-harn, The suzmlies a1 jug sufficient. Wl10Ie;~su1uu um... The. heat is terr1tc,, registering 107 degrees in-the shade. `TWENTY-TWO OFFICERS KILLED. A despatch from London;says:-The War Office has posted a list. of casual- tzes `among the officers of the fifth divlsi-o'n and mounted brigade atspion k-op on January 24`, totalling:-Kil1- ed. 22; wounded, 19; missing, 4. They `are as follows:- 7 . - . . KILLED. Staff Captain_M. H. Virtue. Captain S. M. Stewart, Liexuts. F. R. ~ Mailock and E. Fraser. Second Lanca- shire Fusiliers. r1._..J. (1 1|.1.-..:..1 `l'.:.\.ul-.-. `X7 Tnunn BLI1.l't'I J: uauxuxa. Capt. C. Muriel, Lieauts. W. Lawley. 8/nd H. A._Wilson, Second Middleusex. Major A. J. Ross Capt. M. W. Kirk, and.Lieuts.. A. H. Wade .Second Lance- a.shi.re~ Regiment. ' ' ' ~ 1' I...-& 11:.-.nuu `IT;-u1n-nn+nm| u5ulul G LUUGILLIULI I40 Lieut.-Piper` Wolferstam Second King's Scottish Borderers. Capt. C. G. Birch and Lleut. F. MI. Rachael, First South Lancashires. Lieut. H. W. Garvey, First Bor- detrers. . ' 1 t Captains the Hon. W. H. Petre and C.'S. N; .Knox-G-otre`. and Lieus-. 0..-G; Gremfetll ,P. F. Newtau, P. S.` McCor- quodale. and Hill-'1`revor,_ 'I`horney- ` c;'oft s Mounted Infantry-. -r:_--.u... n_...:|-n -...: 'w......I......I.......I ~ I1` UL`; S HL\Iw1ID`J Illa"! ' \ `Lieuts. Randall and Knockschand.` Imperial Light Infantry. : WOUNDED. Colonel` Blomfield (taken Vpmisoner), Major W. F_. Waller, and Liesuts R. S. Wilson -and L.` E. Charton, Second Lancashire Fusiliexrs. - " Cl` 0 `IE 1`, IN `II A O Q` I J4III.JUKnL7ul.sJ.l V J.` lhblllulkallu Bo Major W. W Scott-Monctrieff and Captains G. W. Saville, R. DeH._ Bur- ton, G. W. Bently, Second Middlesex. "arm!-. `X7 gnhknnk nut` T:l:II+n A LIILL) El: V1. LICIJBKJ, LEUULIMI JYJ-I\.l\nllU3U&o Ca.pt- W. Sanbach and Lieuts. A. Dykes. J. A. Nixon, and G. R. Steph- ens, Second Lancashires. , General Wondgate, dangerously. Capt. F. M. Carlton and Lieuts. A. V?-gorster and J. W. Baldwin, ofthe s a . n-_;_ -n -A -n_A_;.2_.._;.-_- _...1 I'!_-_A. \m?`:t.AR. A. Bettington and Lieut.` Howard, of Thorneycroft s Mounted, Infantry. ~ - ' IV-uni (":x]n~n-rlnvn Trnnnu:n1 T:1u`;` -`I-n:` IlIL(II-Ill-JV Capt Coleman, Imperial Lig1_it ` fantry. In-qfiruv-194`: I % Captains W.. F. Elmslia, Hicksqmd ,.G. B. French, Second Lancashire Fu- 'siliers. ` - - 1 Lzinca shires. _- ~. Major G. A. Caftop, Sec'on'd' Royal 1 _--L 1)-:--.\_V W `I:.. 'I'\`n\n_..nvv)|.-A24 `.. .1_.4uucmsuI.I 06- . V _ . _ : Lieut. Power-E113. '1`norneycr0t`s v ` Motnted Infantry. -' . ; . -._,..A.....n4u-nnunf A-C l'.`...-.n..n1 `X7...-{A U10u,uLuu J.u.|.uuu._y. ,2 The announcement of General Wood. gatws death in the` press` deapatches-, -was apparently erroneous. ; ' 1 ; Rep-reasentative Roberts, of Utah, ac- cused o-E pxractisi-ng polygamy, was eur- pelled from `the House of Represe-nta-` ; tlves at Washington, the report of the ;committee recommending thieaet. -.on' ; being adopted by a vote of 278 to 50. A I W A report-t_rom`F_`ra-nkfor-t`, Ky., says i800'men.. armed -`with ries, `reached . that city to~day", and'= have been ,s`up-' _ plied'with'badgee bearigg th'e portrait _~ of Governor Taylor. A "!f`.ght bei-ween` ~the Taylor -.o.n`t1~ Go_e.bel* -pOlifi(a.l.-gzuxif v "5673> .-i`*"= !.99d` . ` `News domes` from Presque Isle % Colin-ty. Mich., that John Smith. a wood desperate struggle. . ' ' estimater, formerly cf` Detroit. stray- ed away from a loggyng camp and was attacked`; and eater "by: wolves` at_ter a ` bringing 11? M1ssiNG.. II'e1 gag? _th_at- the . nmhgh reach Inioyn Gov'ernmant:_\f6 "0! the 100th Regime V uponby the St. Jan Gazette says that ` proposition should 1 Newsy" Items About Ouxselveb and % Our Neighbors-Something. of, Interest From Every Quar- : terbf the Glob - ;`M:r.7E. P. Flynn} ex-'Mi.P- #0 T359" A-mond, N. S., is dead. Earl_Harker,_ an '11-793*? byj ms % drowned at Kmgstom 1, L _ _. @Q1+`:"(-'p GTOWDGO. an 1lI18B|-bulh `b Pa The Standard` Bank has contn` 11.8 ` $1,000 to the Patriotic Fund. . w A `II-.. n u1A`]_`fn\Wn Q1,UUU LU L115 Iatlxvvsv -- I---- ' ' f-Mr. 0; Stan Allen. _a_ well-lznovyn lwes_t.er_n Ontario .i()urinal1s,t.n died 3* -Lorain, Ohio. l ' . _ _ Grants at 350!) to the Nat__1onaI- Pat- riotic Fund `have been made by 1f .County Councils of Welland and Du - `ferin. 4 . ._ _' ' The western railways W131; F119 `g c_%Dt_i_on o`_the C.1f.B_..`h8V d`dd | 4.... ms nnnn-Q91` . western iailways. Withl th" x"l ception of the C.P.B_..*have d.idd_` 3 I abolish" all commsisalons to P9333r agents. V ` ' A York County Counci} asks the..0n_ta11`01! Government to. a_Lppo1_ntA9- commmfll. to control electno ra1lwaysV0P91`9- 33 in the Province. - V _ . V ._..I '| ..nnrnn-\ i-xv -ov--o--- The Canadian Engine and locomo- tive Wovrks, of Kingston. Ont.. MY? gone into liquidation. The works W11 continue running; 4-- -- - , ra_...'._J... l'\..unn has colnunue running. _ A J The Frontenac County Council has I decided. to` petitionthe Ontgrlo L98,`3"e ] lature to so amend the law in reletiony too the summoning of jurors Vas 11,0 re` 3 duoe the expenditure without` lessen-` ing- the efficiency of the ~ser_v1ce. Chancellor `Burwash, of Victoria` University, whowas B.tI`l_0kn Withl heart failure, while preaching at Ann lArbor, Mich., on `Sunday night. W33` brought back ,to. Toronto on Tuesday- He is very much better, and no _ser1ous results are anticipated. `Juv- L. mont he thing I make f will In-i `tre scrimmage for the Granite Foot- ball Club, was fined $10 or 30 days at , Hamilton Police Court for assaulting . his wife. . . . Grave fears are entertained for the ' steamer Ashanti, which left Moville Jan. 6 for Halifax, with mails. She` has nopnssengers. The Hamilton Horticultural Society has decided to give 6,000 young plants to school children next April, the plants to be shown in competition for prizes at the society s exhibition. in June. _ . ~ Mayor .!l`eetzel asks the citizens of Hamilton to.ma.ke"all the demonstra- tion possible bythe ringing of bells, blowing. `of whistles, etc., when auth-, oritative news comes of, the relief of J 11116. asks (Ha-miltotn to , make "all rs e` oritative newscomes Ladysmith. 4-K uni` \ Ladysmltn. The thirteenth annual provincial convention of the Y; M. C. A. of On- tarld and Quebec will be held in Wood- gfopk, _0nt., from February 8th to the L51 IL! (Ill!-I u stock, 11th. '9? LI.I.|JI Mr. `J. K. Osborne one the Ma-ssey . `Harris Company, T-oron-to has rece1.v- ed a. cable from the: War`0ffIce stat-" mg that 1118 son, Lieut, J. W. Osborne; of the Scottish "Rifles, Oamenonisans, had been killed in action in the Tu-gela district on January 24. Herbert J. Somerset. operating `manager of the Winnipeg Electric Street Railway, has received and ac- cepted a position as general manager of the tramways, Perth, West Aus- tralia He is a son of Mr. W. B. Somerset, business` manager of the Winnipeg Free Press. ' The Canadian Grand Lodge o.Free . . ,--_.L-.: Mnnrun nail] 8. Vi. t0 \Aa:_u-- Heri)'erVtw J ; Son A manager ha a -5 4~|r-u. frnvnwnv. ea`. Col. Gough will not be gried tor. a- leged disobedience of orders. General Methuen not having p-referred `accusa- tions ggainst him. 001. Gough him. elf isreplorted as denying that he re- fused to order 9. cavalry charge at.-the` battle. of Moddr River. A woman at.Northampton diedfrom 3 grief for her two sons, severely wounded in the war. _ ' ` _.- . . _a ___ I. A:..... if - Prot. Max Muller has sutlered a re. ilanpse, and his -condition is caiising anxiety. - ' A` memorial service inhonor o Mr, Ruskin was held in \Vestminste'r. Ab-, lbey this morning and was largely at. tended. ` ,, ' -A) request by the Dean ot Westmin- lster Abbey that John Ruskin should be buried in Westminster Abbey has. be.e'n declined by Mr. Ruskin's rela- 3,tives. who say in their reply to Dr. ~5Bra(1ley that it was" the professor's ' own wish tosleepp in_(`oniston church- 5 1 ya rd. where his remains will be inter. red on '1`hursday.. ._ , ,__.A_ r__.....:.. 1.`... -haters nun!-. ` Sntpt .l!.|.ruuw. -r _ININ] Wouneu In Luv Wax. -The American ladies resident at Cape Town held a reception an '1`uesdu y, in honocot Lady Churchill and the en- tire statf of. the American hospital .8hi'p\ Maine. ' ` . V .. n :<|n.'- _- 'n`| ns~ Ban l1f."nl`Ad 3 re-' [Wu U -Ll-IILI. EVAIDJ I . The transport Cyvmri has been snt` from Cape -frown to search `for the dis- abled t,ra4nsp`ort Manchester .Oorpora- Itiqn and tow harhetre. 5 V _ vv|,2L_ _._._.....- l`I.-.~.`.~un'I (Inn; `-1011 I111 `LUV! INUC uvuvu I Montagu White, formeur Consul-Gem eral of the South Al_ric- am Republic_ in London, had a conference with Seore~ tary `Hay,`__at Washiggton, _on Tues- 5-... v .'l.`i1e Australiaan coloniels `have declar ed Adelaide a plague` infected port- ... .-._...:n.-...... 4... 2. `N-..m-In? nnnnfnh from Ga AQGIIRIQE H. pluguu Lulvvhvu Eggs.- V V According to `a special deapntch from VP:reto`ria,,itL is reported there tlgat fourteen eld cornets (will be e'x'ohang4 ed for fourteen British ofticexfs. . -;_1.._ --...- 1---; :31- 31 I,-U1` -I-UILI DUDE aJ_I-f-I--nu v----v--`-~ _ A`,,reg'unem_,t of cava1ry.,w[as kegptjdle at De Aar for a fortnight, because the Wdr Office had sent no_ bridles with. ':the ;hd.rsss, but had; desp.,tched" them aomewbegre` aise. = ' - `- ,_,_A_;__'. .I .1 I.....~,-I-I... ~nn.~._ U'l.l1U W ulcu. U r--av "The scheme 4 ptrcuposd " ithe fD5m- `CANADA. o;bo1ne. o~t'he Ma-$.86!` _ m-..-..L.. Inna rAr-nl.v- `Ta-nd Ioc6m0" n._4. have ghsv and 3 ill at` = i.;I_\ilo;I1V.Gover_I1m.BsIitf :oi;;et;m;~ronn;triat1#j ; got the 1oot;b~ Regimemuels _c,omme9t<- npdn _ by f St,` `James ~_Gzette._-* T119 Gazette says than r;eD8't1`1t."9' proposition should meet with no 1113* couragemetnt m B1-'1tain.. _ ` UNITED STATES. - . Manager." Ramcay, of they Wabash. `pnflnraw `lung up. -{nail nnflnif and _A .ma.n-ager. ,|:{,a,m =ay, 0; ma vvau...,_.. V ailway has-pr: -isedndehnite and early reply` to the demands ob. thalam- Ployes for higher wages. ` -u .-- -____ ,. ,__ .7-.___ xv-..;..1r1+hnt I`"`3 I-U1 LIISIIUI W64?- It isiannouncod in4 New. Ytirkl tha_t William F. Miller. of Franklin Syndi- cate fame, has been loca.te Canada and Is under police surveillance-` . 184.--, 1 II: - -_....n Iv U--av. no.3: `w` w`;\Jv g; 'vlQIau-vw: - After -deliberatiixg for ` aver "_th1' hl-`U-`8..the jury, ht Albany, N.Y.: In 919 case; of William N. Clemlinehxrti and M0y;Loy, charged with alleged. con- .=mracy..1n smuggling Chnnese into the `U xited States from Ga-nada. returaned a; verdict of not guilty. Judge Coxe thereupon discharged` the accused. H16. CUNIINGENI M1(3[PI[D\ Oneiundred iVIen'or More to Go to Africa on`a Separate Steamer. `A despatch from Ottawa sa'ys:-.-It is settled thatthe British Columbia sep- arate contingent will be accepted, and will sail from St. John,AN.B., on; one of `the Vessels chartered to carry hay. Dr. Borden had a conference with Prof- % Bdbertson on the subject to-night. and this decision was reached. The Min- ~|is.te_r has wired Premier Semlin, doth "British Columbia, to this effect. 1 -......1.. IJIIIIIQLI \J\JIHI.I.I_IlI(I UV lvblnw v--w-v-v | `].The Mariposa. one '01 [the vessels "ch=artere`d, leaves St. John on the!10th lF_ebri._1 afy: and the Janita; on the 17th. The`B1"itishjCo1um`uians wiil have to get a mov on to catch the latter ves- sel, but it necessary she will be` held a day or" two. . ` ` ` A ?\`.EJ!_I`_ (`|_`I...~\i~:n \ ' same. 11 Va. A message from British Columbia says that the province is on fire with patriotic `fervour. The Citi- zins' Committeeof Victoria decided to equip 50 additional men, and other cities have been requested to do the `ll UVVVO _ L-1_.._-..L:Q an-v\vun1uv\:lIa":l\fI A No telegraphic. communication has been received from Col. Otter since Christmas. The department has, _ therefore, no official knowledge'of the 1 death -of Private Jones. of Victoria. 4 RECRUITING FOR THE S'1`RATH- ? CONA. An official notice was issued to-day ` stating that recruiting for Strahcona s . Ho-rs-e will commence" next Monday. at the following `Mounted'Po1ioe posts in the Territories :-Regina, Maple Cree-.:, Moosomin, Medicine Hat. Lethbridge, Ma-cLeoad, Pincher Creek, Calgary, Ed- monton, Battleford, and I_ rince Albert. ` In Manitoba the recruiting stations will be Brand-on, Virden, Portage la Prairie, and Winnipeg. V - 7.. "l'I_.2L2_|.. l`|.-.l..--nlnin nI1'h{a(`.i tn Lord Prairie, and Wmmpeg. In British Columbia, subject to Lord % Stratheona`s approval, at Golden Fort. Steele, Nelson, Revelstoke, Kamloops, Vernon and Vancouver. o - -. The ldeais that` one squadron shall be drawn from Manitoba ,Assinib`ofa, and Saskatchewan, another from 1A1- berta, and the. third from British Co- luzm-bxa. _ _ Ild: luzm-ma. . A few men from 'Strathcona, s Horse will be recruited in Ottawa, but this `will be the; olnly eastern. point; Ac- ceptaneeso will be confined to survey- ors and their assistants--men who comply? in every respect with the con- ditions of service, good shots, -good horsemen and who have had experi- ence on the prairie. ----"-- -I n r1r\\1'7l\T\Tl1'li`.RT'I SUCH Ull Luc PLKLLIIIJI BIGGER B. C. CONTINGENT; A despatch from Victona, 8.0., says: _-The Cmzens Committee of Victoria passed 9. resolution the mormng. 1n- inviting the co-operation` of other cities and -municipalities in the pro- vvmce to raise and. equip 250 mounted men to suppmment the Provnnclal Gover-nment's offer of 100, Vic_to'r1a's `qu-ota to be 000000 00 $0,000.00 ` I-`ormcr Acconnmnt . " 4----- - IInnnuI I I l0l'III\:r l'I.I.a\.r\- .. .- . .\lm-my lIepo:_a-IVA; Ihlrlll ; Years v'l`oI.nle1l Up 0|` Ilollnrs. ' - . A despatch from St. George says :- Arthur E. Laing, a resident of St. George, in Brantcounty, was arrested by Chief Inspector John W. Murray` on a chaxjge of having folen sums to the amount of between $8,000 and $10,000 from h_is_forn1er employer, `J. P. Lawrason, of the same place; The caseis a remarkable one, and has in- volved a great deal of -hard and credit- able work on Mr..Murray s part dur- ing the past couple of months`. ' -1 `D Iaurrnnn -is a private banker past. couple or l.l.lUl..ll.uB. J. P. Lawrason -is private banker `in St. George, and doesa very large ' business with.the prosperous commun- '1' ity in its neighborhood. For about seven years he had Arthur E. Laing -`n his employ as-accountant, cashier, and general `clerk. Laipg is amarried _ man, with two children, and was in re- ceipt of a salary of $35 a month. "About ayearl ago Lawrason became` suspicions that. everything was not. right in his office, though _e could not find tangible {goof that his suspicions. were correct... .e spoke to Laing, who,i it is stated, made som_e admissions to him, with tl1_e`rgsult_t_hat_he vacated` ` 1 Warn UUILUUBI 1-pv nary..- V- i{ some ad] hxm, wgth the result that `his posxtion in the "office. T.;\:v\nI urn}: `I`YI'P.|'.Bd. N ` at St. George,jwheI`e he has been car-i ` rying on business recently as a deal-; his position in we Ul..|.uJ_b- .. ` Lziing was `a`r1'eSted by` Mr. Murray: 1 1 em in agricultural implements, and1 was Lakenbefore W`. G. Powell, Police `; 1 Magistrate . at Paris. ms __wa.`sl re-! manded at` his- own request `to .Wed--! nesday,` Jan._- 313;, and taken mean-mi` time to Bxjantfprd "gao'l.' `He'br'oke'. L 7d_ow~uf've;-`ywpvitifully when arraigned` before the`Magist`1`ate, ' - - u-._ 11;: z.1'~_....mSnny3 : Ind}:-nr nearly} `fifty pages` have been burned out. before the maggsuruuu. . , In. Mr; Law~1`nson"s` ledger nearly! Laihg `clauns tha_t-this--'was' done by a lamp falling on the`o"pen book, butthe statement %xa1evidentIy. u1_1t-rne,- as the }ea_xjes ?.c,oul_d' 'n`ot possibly; 1 1__x`a'\}ioAl.aurned ..- -.l\- 1'. :1i2"a'i!. ,, HENEE