Kragor Gruwing Uni-opular. . no .. 4-. -as -1-r NEWS SATISFACTORY; _)O\v-I I-frunn , nul'ler'(n Gllllh. An-I |Il`...._1. III A .a,__ . $6` 3333553`! Ao In six iiigt 4.13,. I .u`.:1t: '.\.;:r .l>: --, 1. 5?. ,g_ __ I -- ' `t ..-.- _ - .- _ -"`.': 1- .5 : I ?murId.I.r.?.` }15;-`. I Capt", curl ,Bfeichxna;nn.T_, the Unitadg `Staten. navy q/Gel detailed to ply; -ocvtthe cqndut` .1 the` iron Ithe Boer bide. retufned hero tmi E` niorning from the Modder River. ~ A 1 capj .' Town. , :l[a.1:ch 1'3 .--on the 19-- : tiative or Lord Roberts. 3 neW8PaP .4, _...g -4. . nI...mnlnn+oin fnr j In-at lune st Bloomfoitoln contain a ' ` _' Ktgllny rug. 1 luanve 9! porn nuuu ha, a. uvn..,..... has been started at- Blotmltontein for the adw-a'.tion_ of the troops. Mr. ;RuLva.rd Kipling contributed to the inatural edition yesterday the follow- i 1113' lines: . - O Terence, dear, and did you hear `the news that :-going round? The sha,mmck s Er! '9 edge by law, W here a: her none are found. From Bloemfontein `to Ballybank, "rls ordered by the Queen, We've won-our right In open ght- I The wearing of the green. ! 1-Ml) 1"-rherr< i4es_vc_e-` I-nr nuth Africa. -- -AA rut , _I___-._L-__.- London; v1A9;-l--The departure I of Lady `Roberts from London Satur- ` `who has gone to join her husband; day morning to:-._8outh Africa was; made the occasion for a, popular de- l monstration. 1 -Among her fellow- travelers were the Duchess of Teck, -Gen. Sir Frederick Carrington and sta, "Lady Chesham and Miss 3B.hodes. A large gathering of friends `bid Lady Roberts farewell. Lady Roberts Was accompanied by her two daughters, all in the deepest `mourning. Shortly after she entered the!` saloon carriage the Lord Mayor --es` of` shamrocks. presented the three ladies with bunch- `B-uvmors are current Wet Eoimuf :5-President Steyn is willing to eu.rreu- Mfuch unrest exists among the ._`Du_tch population. The burghers de. 1 evloribe the soldiers as loeuets, saying` `they were innumerable and of identical 20010: with them. -' I C.n..-_..I A'9__'I_-I-__ 3- _.LA.__, -10 '%,..ca.ne.'1:avvn, Sunday, March 18. - St. Patrick : Day was celebrated with iextraordinary enthusiasm through-out 9 Sauth Africa. In reply to a message ; from the Irishman of Cape Town, the ; Queen sent. the following: III |.-.'.- ..I......... :_14. '___.n.a-_.A AI__L ;_ ` ' 'd:u'ia-x (`HY Caipo` Town. I Capt. Johnson and Third Oicer 'Bo1ton,of the steamer Mashona cap- turedby a British cruiser and sub- sequently released, were "drowned in a. gale last night. ` Four others were drowned, and a boat's crew from the jCheshire is missing. , -* ; l"ro9ncI|`l lut to Kill Kitchener. London, March 19. - Vanity Fair says that. a..- French plot to kill Gen. Kitchener when he was leaving Khar- toum_ to join Lord Roberts has been discovered. The scheme was to wreck his train, but Kitchener outwitted the conspirators by getting the en- gine driver to accelerate his speed, which accounts for the unexpected rapidity of his journey to Cairo. Qnooh 8`ont a Wr Menage to the [rich- man of (`apes Town. 5% -. .-.. u up - A... vvgg nova. U A\IAA\J II 1145- `:1 have va.l;;a.ys felt Vcondcnt. that the spirit, courage and allegiance which have distinguished the Irish soldiers in the face of the enemy, ` would be.sha.red by their brethern in the colony" in support of the author- ity of my Government." Dublin Had some Disorder. Dublin, March 19.-The Lord May- or s `procession on Saturday was in- terrupted by many scenes of disorder, 3_ca.used by those who objected to his T attitude towards the Queen. His car- _ kriagewas stoned at various places] along` the route. Windows were 3 smashed and the enormous crowds} _ were much extited. Occasionally the j ;police were powerless to deal with; i the outbreaks. Several arrests were t |ma.de.. The Mayors `of Sligo and` I Brogheda; who had at first ascepted linvitations, refused to participate in I, the procession. ;ESQUlMALT GARRISON .:0nI' 30!! An In tint Form and In Ex- gallant Halth and Spirit: -Ac:SvoIy Engaged in Railway Guarding and Repairing-Arc Getting Better- Bnllonl sud Laugh at ' Hard Work. T It to Be Strengthened by the Ad- dition of Canadians. ICANADIANS AT BLOEMFONTEIN. l ~Victoria.,4B.C., March 19.--An or- I (let received from Ottawa states that .'the rlghtvhalf of "A" Company, be- ing raised in British Columbia to form part of the provisional battal- eIon _to garrison I-Ia.lifa.x, is detailed Ho assist` the Imperial troop in garri- isoning Esquimalt until [further no- ' 1 inn --v- --v \lQIIl ; :' .HlV1`;'C:)-llungs has been appointed, glanddrost, vice Papoenfuu. deposed.- f and Mt. Frau: will set aslllayor. ! - .`l3......._..... -..- -___.._- `I A . ~-~~- I I British Columbia men will there- ` fore" go into barracks at Work Point in thiscity. This will probably` [stimulate recruiting, which has been ' very slow, only seventeen men having offered for service. .':unm_a'uu-s uc Bloemfontein. . Toronto, March 19.---The following cablegram was received `by the Globe on Saturday from its special corres- pomlent with thle Royal Canadian 13 _P.eg'imentL: Bloemfontein,`March 17.- The Canadians arrived at B1oemfon- j _tAihi on .Wedne_srlay, having partici- 'pa.ted in Lord. Roberts march. We % had no casualtiee. We participated in the Poplaji` Grove light; but, acting `as supports, `did. not take part in the -actual engag"'ementi- The health and splriteot the men are excellent, We 'a.r_e_nowi getting an extra food al- lowance, which "is much enj&\_red after V3'I`.'4 Rstsxosn I'n....{l .AA -A .----1 I tice. vvvul_u.A=, I'v_uu`.u La, uxuuu UIIJUJBU uxwr the haifd campaigning. The regi- ment will `robnbxy. stay here some e:~r_c-k Iiamiiton. oadhm`-ti W A E_ arih_ court has given judgment 'di`retihg `the proprietor or a hotel jhofv to _to a Boston lawyer nam- _ t, I$.0b0,,whsh Em-dott had -tm1umn:a must. in the ham. He had Em It .to the clerk, who said -he - ua3oaaa thlboowhor, but Bur-dott did ;...V"t`:."T..'a.?b . . ST. PA`.l`8lCK's 1x souru A_FRICA. LORD ll_)8lIi.'l'I' xoysrsrnn. vuuuu vv sun 1.11331. General Grobelaar in attempting to`. fboqotpe to the north . He has 1 large- uommand and abig convoy of supplies, 0 IIIIC *nIfI7 nf `Wu: fnnvnnngnnlg an Aagxd 1; fair amount . -'-"--us 15 Tortmto, March, 20_Thu`_ Q-batter ton to the mark: f ` - .. dqne. 0 bu _oo_ld briskly, _ left over._ The export trade conti fected by the depressing M` the United Kingdom and - of space on the steamers. pm` from 41-4 to 43-4c, with em. tions selling up to 50, but um only occasionally obtained_ Good butcher cattle was - . _ W much 0` the stuff was held at too high a . Tuesday's value, quotably changed. For choice butcher cattle the H from 33-4 to 41-40 rect quotations for _-_ ..v-u uul. ca, Feeders, stockers, ex light bulls were uncha in` moiierate request. there was perhaps a li ` -~-~v- -v uuJ. -Lambs ate quoted at from; 60. per 1b., with from an HEM quarter more for choiue Sampj Sheep were selling well `M-. from 31:0 33-40 per 11L A few 800d Injlker: are wan About one thousand hog prices steady and unchanged For Drifnll. .h~no'u at-ally... 1-- . I""""" ""'.`-``-`J MU. l.l1l(.'Uangw_ F0!` prune hogs, scaling from` 200 1_bS., the top price is 51.2`; ,and fat hogs are bringing 47.. 5.. 35 ? 9.11 pez -Ch;Jice lambs and were wanted to-day. T.`---L- - Shippers, per cwi. . Butcher, choice do. . . Butcher, med. to good. IButcher, inferior. . Stockers, per cwt. . . _._.-`cw : Ina.Q\J lhep, per cwt. . `Lambs, per cwt. , Bucks, per cwt. I ..-... I IALIU ; lb. u.yu1';uuuu auu rung convoy 01 suppues,-* : The nus. ority of the townspeople an- ticipate t at the'Free Staten will of-. .16! no further resistance. in Loan ROBERTS pm)fn"ns_E. wiibllowing is the range tions:- Cows, each. . Calves, each. IJ\I.'$I I { Stags. Tann- Choice hogs, per-c'\:;. Light hogs, per cwt: Egfavy hogs, per cwt. ;-Hanan-. o u u . . ..LV 5 ! Toronto, March 20.-\".L-1-:1!- 'Wheat markets were qu11es' ;during the day, but ch~sed'0fI ` the.best. The local ma: kul was lonfario red and whim, 05 tot {according to nearness lo we EWestern Ontario points-.; and 466e, east; goose wheat. 69, !RK -65; H.1 Gnu XI.`-.31.!-\.\ X7" 1 i 3510 "EE ilzc ;"Si an-u';i;?.j` ` 791-2c, North Bay; and 3193! `B10, g.i.t. Ii`! nnIr_,.n11:n 3111} ":1-rn l`nl.'H| ll_L auu. I M-illfeed--Qliet and film. Br: ,quoted at $15, to $15.50, M115! `at $16 to $17, at the mill dom It! I Woaternn_0ntario. lV-A.. `Y. O A --\4~n:ltllI * u:.v, `any. brand. Flour-Quiet, but firm. Out:-id: lara offer straight roller, int bags, middle freight-es, at 5:` SW! and export agents bid $3.55.` brands in wood, for 1-.c~:xI a_s. sell trem 2.85 to $3, acvordl 1t:u|n__: r\-_2-;. ___..1 12.... D VVCULUIII \.II..IhIIlI\.h Corn---Firm. No. 2 American. low, quoted at 42 1-20 to 43-, tract route, and mixed, at 41 1-'. to Canadian corn scarce and firm I! track, Toronto. Dana Gl>..-.lu nnr `:\`u `-if LI`U.K, 1. UIULI LU. ' Peas-Steady. Car lots, 61 1-icni and west, and 62 1-2(: east. ' D.` -1.`:-v t`u--\r\I-+ Ann: I) n A 99" M-Roberts The*m%%Fi1?st ;5f>`Position in Charge on`P I' etoria. all VVTDL, auu IJQ L":-U (u Barley-Export dnnmnd con good, Choice heavy mnring ha I taken readily. Car lots, .\'o. 2. ' heights, 42 1-2cLand mm at No. 1 is quoted at 44 to ~.`.-"K. 0'-5` Rye--Firm. Car-lots, 51c west. K0.` Ana`- klatl--3-`.IJvu.nuuu `iv- north and west, 27; 27 1-2; and east, 280. 1).. :s`tD`\ An 5- n1\:nI- i.Car lots, outsxde, quolen :1: 1:1 I Buffalo, March 20. :~`pring W ',No. 1 hard, cnrloads, 77 I-'_`c; rcund 770; No. 1, round lots, 74 1--_n~. wheat-No offerings. (`um--Unse weak; No. 2; yellow, 4:: 3-1: : .\'0-' low, 42 /1-2c;`No. 2 corn, 4. 1-461; corn, -12c asked. O.~1ts--Du1l; white, 800; No.3 white. 3m- ; N03. 29 1-20; No. 4 white, 29-.-; .\'u. 21 27c; mixed, 27 1-2c asked. F101 `and easy, , _ Duluth. March 20.-\\'hen. . hard, cash, 66 3-4c; May. (37 3-ff_? 1 Northern, cash, 65 1-4c: _\I:1_V of, !July, 67 1-80; No. 2 Nor7hr-ri1.- No.~ 3 spring wheat, .19 1.2:-. 0- '28 1-2 to 24c. (`orn-33<~. 1-'=-A-~__-1:.. -m......1A. ~n_\\'he1'~ `g -5.; 51:11 cu.IaI., nou- ( 1 _ _ ; } Buckw.he'at-Q11iet. Offs-nn`g> `L %.Car lots, outside. quoted :1: 4.9"` 1-u__p:_1A. `In . ....I. on .`-u-inn ' '40 13% LU RIC. \.U1u* V -\ - Minneapolis, March :0 March, 64 3-40: l\`Iu_v, V. `.65 1-4 to 65 3-80; on tr.:<'}<. '66 1-40; No. 1 N0i=.theru. I [2 Northern, 63 1-4c. rn_e..__._ ll'_.....\. an ,1 ! pk Loeipts were 562 cars. c.nmP11T 0-only 256,000 bush. Rcceipis. 95 2 Northern, 63 1-4c. ' C`hica3`o. March '.10.--1 3-uh '1; corn took at step in thv W ` tion today. Wheat closEz;g 1 and corn at a decline oi 3-8c~ . receipts totalled 590,000 bush. Ch receipts were 36 cars: Nm'tl1- W4 last week and 2'79 .1 year 839:, lantic port clearances amount? edtor Friday--Wheat, 63 carszf 485 cars;Aoatn, 270 cars; 1:035 ' KRUGER EHSING ms H011 _'i`h6 _ '1`!-ans vaa1 Burghers turning to Their F3?` ~A deapatch from L0H* . ,'1'L1e correspondent of ihtj. D . .\11\Q -THO cornesmnuenll 01. um u~-~. J C93 W" at . ' - Lr'W0 Marques M arrived 50 P: `V130 have recentiv re .0353 dbclarethat iho Boers= I thh` cause is hnpe1c5S_ E! T "30 continue khting, and r id, has L" Meyer, itis sa 1 ctuf` j_tnal'. tnexr cause I-`J uU1"-*~" Lucas Meyer, 'it_is said, to continue tightms. 9" his farm. 7 Commandant Schalktu (done the` same. . 1 The burghers on return by hundreds. .'z..uL,-Ongmnnhfh nd [1 Notes of Proeeedngs in the "Nation? V 3.1 Legislature. .ugt 9! nunureua. statements nee " are true. it 1-". . . ' - light is 103! (1 1'0!` F "L ng` K300 m( )ats--De.mand quiet. .__.l.l. _...I ......J. 071... I11 I81` cwt. . 225 Milkers and Calves. v1eevvz'1n;1 Lambs. ate `F0; 13 perhaps little hm. Cattle. A QUESTIONS ANSWERED.` M1-.'Casgrain was informed by Mr. Mulock that the Government has con. Jtructed 221 miles of telegraphjline on the north` -shore of the St. Lawrence. The line. when completed, will extend to Chateau bay, a total distance of 820 miles. It is expected to be finished" next July. ' - -Schalkburghef 800d veall _,fef.urnEng I 01. White_ middle f 2500 t\Al\ 300 450 -u vv 9 {M -) __ L0` Mr. Clarke was informed that there are no negotiations now in progress between the Governments of Canada and the United States looking to the resumption of` the meetings of the -joint` commission appointed to adjust `all dderencee between Canada and the United States. A_ Farms. 1-~n.,. Non 3'-4c; {o1 ,\VP. ] n.-ma t-mt` ` In Are` Mo}! LUIO0 Ulil (.115 .135 OI duly HBXC. I` ` Mr. Bell, of East Pri-nee. was inform- ed. by Mr. Blair that the number of 1 Jlules of railway in operation in Can-,1 calla are as follows:--0xitario; 6.779; ` Qilnhnn ' Nam nI|III\II!hI" 1 loa 1 ,_.!-nu .into force on the let 0! July next. -- vvb uai$vVDI . Sir Richard Cartwright informed Mr,` Fraser, of Lamb-ton. that the contract- for an `Improved -service between Can- Ida and the British West Indies goes MI`, ll` null.` 'D~n:nnn I-in-3-'ou1Iuv|_ VIVA . -V . :ls M1 ked. SW8 I` A.r1I 3 ne (in The 121 ening ivien L 'stanL 'stant haotogr II C E1; lvvn ["Shall- Fked Jo! pan. \4\a ch: {L V DINO I as say red. nd 1 II delig issed e you J`h;u h-0 Sui vrgott HM". nr .. L.I\Jr|p 17( f lift`, 1' mtg 'l`8t 'l( earin nv verhea? 'as lik he sni her "n 11 CV 91' port cund ..4 I I (I-0: &VLlIl, Llgiill Illllao 'Mr. Blair said that the "Government 1 -hid not yet` decided as to whether the?" Government aystem of railwayewould ' be extended westerly beyond Mont-` '.."l'\:U'. ertaipl 'E}&& ving "I ..1_ MALI E/e`re I. 11!} Int M... u\lC. 'ble gree `he ife 3{1`obet;g3.8'r2 ; ova otia. 901; Prince Edward Is-, "land 210; Manitoba.` 1 563; British `Col-I umbia, 1,129; North-West Territories; 1,988. Total, 17,250 miles, * ` "I! 1111):`! nn::l' `haul LL. "[1 .... unmnn-alt *9?! IUVIBJUII 01. L119 .lJUIllllll0Il Bllatlllle. Mr. Mclttuuon was informed by Sir. Wilfrid Laurier that the total cost .o1odminiataring the Dominion Fran- ohiao lot during all the years that it was in operation was $1,156,261.89, has 315,444.96 received from the sale A lrnfnru `in!-n Iv|n1 :Isln J-L- -`AL I--1-..I' uuugup nut. . _, gh ahivier to Mr. Prior. Hr. Mulock *_Ip.1d thgt uzyino axis has been made '15` the tovisina .al.bw`an9p given to , the pass `office owns add letter-cam. V.-`yrs at tht Victoria ponouwu fol 35 a ;m.aIt.h. to bnvloyepu whose Iahrw was :'4i_I.ot;mor than no 9. DH`. -in abun- Hhuihhd .n` . f isununn-Q Anni `'1 l:-:&.._ I jl Sir Wilfrid Lanrier told Mr; Cowan `that the Government has under con- sideration a. proposal to provide for a. rextision of the Dominion statutes. .. 'hl'_Il"..II_- .....-_.. .'..a_......_.I 1.... 242.. aqua J.U,'`II-U I voters Ii: T~ 1141.31o.99.% `it `3In.I\nu awn gsu,'st|.au 1'uIJm.VUu IP03! U10 I816 01 141,316.99.` ar Richard Cartwri ht stated, in reply to Mr. Fraser, mbton. that he llnbunt of subsidy paid for the utsbltshment and maintenance 0! a line of steamships between Canada. and Manchester up to June '80 last was $26,130. Since then nb seeeunt had been render d for services and nopay-` in-enls had nmade. V . : 7' `In answer to Mr. Campbell, the Pre- mier said that the number 01 cases ,-heard by the Supreme Court in each were: 1895-6, 72 cases; 1898;-7, 77 - uses; 1897-8, 81 bases; 1898-9, 89 -mass; 1899 to date, 22 cases. Thb eourt hnf I-huh .nI`bihr{h1L L..nh.I..q... ..h :.I-'_.. I- of voters lists, making the not total` uen. rose-Usrew has arrived at Bpringfontein with e. detachment of mounted infantry and will patrol the lower portion of the line` between hero and there. Thus the entire line of `railway between Bloemlonteilitend _ Sp;-lngfonteln .lsv now. in our heads, -w and there r `is "practically an pl!-rail 1 eominunicatien botjwe.en__t.he late Fees j stat: cspmi and cape `frown. '_'l`ha`e ,` is a. number ot..re|ie.irs to be made to ,1 the ralliihyr lihf between _Blocmion- : rem and Spun ' ontem. hhl the -Can-. seam will be an geain this work. tor some days.'. ewdefsjlatch with- whlh but men `did slhi Work on the line 6! ca` on between. in; A..'_ xx.-Li V2-`.;;'n.;_ -;._ ~-_-ILIA..L`L`- In`n:`Sr"t;`if73';inpbe11, ' i'ni`e'r ,1\ e`ard ,by Court in ` {ear wore: aqua; 81 nabs; to lays; 1897-8. 71 days; 1 but the follbwing humbbr or days in each year :-l89-5-6, 70 db. 0; 19547, 66 658-9, 62 days '.` 99vto date, abftiays. He slio we the 3 number of days on which outs `of the? `Judges sat. A .` 'h a's`1 :'r'Am `WK -3 $2-3.5.-. -`E:..`IA-Iiu] than_ SE0 yeti`. in come- pgxeggi q ; the _mc.raaI`.ed cost at livi .. *.1"!..Ql!imbiu---' ;f s_t`;J%_o:I mnnanazvas mm ROADS. r,-._Prior. inauirad whuthar it :3 Ya Hint lit, Ohqrlfb&'.oA;` when an _"_`g- ~_tug: pqpgtrgoauuu :9: we G , am. ,_ ` _;'-glggcrn-nl_:V` to. Bit` -, 4~ _ b11.l.Ir'b.;._gIiaItitit's % i -_v-v_ --w.-u.u..uu- - Qusqgvgauoga. General Lard Roberts, in fan address. 4 , -vwiw mama 0: mm . -_ Writish cotqmua hom%.t`e%u,n `gum: 1 ' ~`, *."".` _`puwQ\I U5` . . .B;'ti!.:is '23?! - `congratulating the Guards? Brigade on ;{.its.maren of semstes in `28_houra-, am , he regretted that he was .acoi_deuta_1ly prevented from leading the br1gadeu_I- ':to Bloemfontein. He promised that It ;suou1a be the first to enter Pmt0i`ia- nu_- l`l_I__.!_I a____1._ .__- .......I.:-up inn `QIIUIIIEI. UU DUB LIKED LU Bl-lloul LlQ"V"" The Colonial Soouts are wo_x-king to the -northward of Bloemtentem. The `nearest Boer `scouts are reported tobe |l3 mile! away. . - * ' A `Finn `H4 If-nilvn Inn`? `I'll! hnn W Iuuou away. After. the .Union Jack had been "hoisted on the Presidexioy. Lord Rob- erts visi_ted.the (0.01, where he releas- ,ed tour prisoners who had refused to ,tight against the British. Then that `portion of th-e ,troo.ps necessary to man the no1"th'ern heights began to march through! the town, amid the cheers 0!. the people. __When thehorse better- ies passed` the contrast between the `well-fed citizens and the` exhausted 3and worn-out gunners, who set their` :h1orses and oaissons without a sign of iexmotion was most striking. l .'n.. fkllu #33; Ohm Mn`Q lulufnhin "|n ElI.l\J|.l|Jll. DVBB IlJU3|a BLLl&ll..I`- By this time the `plain outside the gtown was gradually lling. with infan- try. regiments and immense, transport _oonvoys which seemed to overrun the "ground like water. Graduallyout of the. chaos order emerged, each brigade J and transport establishing itself in its properposition `in `long strai ht lines. miles in extent. From thehig er kopje ne-ar the town to far beyond could be seen a longyellow serpent, represent- ing regiment- after regiment of khaki. ; clad. troops marching on the town. Minister of Public Works, and that these matters were not. within Mr. Tarte s knowledge, because Mr.Charle- son, in view, of the success which had attended his management of the con- struction of the line, had been allowed to use his own discretion in purchasing supplies and in_e'ngaging men. "Mr. Mulocli also said that the Government did not at present contemplate build- ing a line from Dawson to Circle City, 50 miles, because there was no vote out of which! to take the cost of such, construction. GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS; Some discussion occurred over abil1_ introduced by Mr. Casey for the es- tablishment of aGovernment system of telegraphs. The measure which he pcroposes is not very definite. On one point Mr. Casey was specific. He wants the telegraphic rates made ten cents` per ten words for private mes- sages, and ten centsahundredworda for press despetches. _ ` nu. -..--an... __ . __-, __ _.__._- --- vw - ---an. QOIILL Sir Charles T2yp:*:.ma':as*d+wsa't 31 APIT.`.'&i.1Jer`wo.s prepared to give the `uousesny statement with regard to the re esentation of, Canada at the -Paris xhibition. Sir Charles pointed out that, inasmuch as the Minister of 1 Public Works had gone to Paris and] was said to have gone as the repre-_: sentatlve of Canada, it was time that the-House {should be taken into the confidence of the Government in `the: matter. ' ' ` (`l!_. IIVlIA_,ll `I I -- - >- fltilclb `- Sir Wilfrid Leurier replied that the Government had some to the conclu- sion that they would appoint the Min- ister of Public Works chief commis- sioner of Canada. at the Exhibition. He added. that Tarte went, of course, without any salary, and the Government. had rather reluctantly de- cided to let him go, because, though they were loath to partvwith his ser-. vices during theisession, yet it was `well known that Mr. Tarts was not in good health; In fact. his healthwas . in such condition that his friends had thought it. advisable to press upon him" `to take in rest. Mr. Terte, however; had thought that a change of labor i would give him sufficient rest for the present, and, therefore, the Govern- ,ment had appointed him to represent Canada oat `Paris. feeling that he" was quite-able to fulfil the duties" of the `I office. _ _ L . II he Guarding ac-pail-ingot Iho i mun-unmu Rummy-..wm no at T It sumo Time. ' M Blomfontein, Orange State. 'March 16.--(Montreal Star Cable.)--- The Canadian troops were this morn-.7 ing ordered .to the outskirts of; Bloemfontein to uard the `nort.hern`l section of the ne 01 railway _he- , tween this point and Springfontnoiu _ Gen. Pole-Co.rew has. arrived It 'II........_.a__ -a_. _-nn. hll 11113 US UUULLIIUUIUGDIUH UUIIVVBCII * De La? QM! Kiliibefiy his evidently ` iimpreiubd, the Britih onimagxdersj Iwith th_e engsaeegmg, -grail u Wo__l_1 as I itho hti qualities `of the Uahadlgn troops". V ' * A 1 I 11...; '....`:..-Ad. g.. up vuy-vo A may for 1,800 Bods nuke ourrai1- I d -ta :l:h'IBi'! t1ah, g'ivl'x_:g up their equipments of arms and ammunition % `LE-'nI.'_h.I.l-._ L`. ks. ;n-.-..`..I ;- .;_-4..___ E13" `It?!/. 315.5590! : . .`.*"L`:'.'**.*r, -:r-'.---,' `-99 -' -P 1; pg aav.o1at3;h;x_1qjr the (hmdiun robp; have been ordered to. be sent hm 2; as M: '6? 6 fa. w'`a. or 't'6jii NW6 _ this hizborhgod. fut ;ke1y that cam- V . 1 be ivli Wij exblueiirr Iv the t-9k.9*. 9vv_"*$. wen we "*1-` "F~9!55:`1..`_49"`tV .. B. ` & . A r_T;iu_E.iT. nip my at havfola ment, ans! It ` tun-l Io`: `_lh_0 (hnndian i ..u I..L;.~.n L:.z.1.u.. `.-L:'uI.'s`- . nil' .. 1.. --4.4. . IN` CANADIANS HANDS,- 7;.l:Ai'%"i`L}.i2:"E.".:L--IRIS `TRIP. VI` all `IUHIWWIUH to b'e `allowed to. return _.~.:.s.. ` Also Givii1g`UoThemse|vas ] ' and Their Cannon. 1 [THE emu SIEGE or mm-zxma -elsewhere. The oicer commanding at London. March 19. _i-- The war} Oice received the following despatch ; from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfon-` tein, . Sunday, March 18: ` The- G-uuds brigade returned yesterday lrom Nor-\za,l As Pent... Several Burghers have laid down `their nrms `to Gen-C; or'e.l- Pole-Carew at Edinburgh i and Belmont reports that some deserters have-come in with a.-Maxim, "a nine- pounder and another gun. Another nine-pounder has been brought into _ Colesberg. The cavalry brigade has: gone to Thaba. Nehu in order to re-'1 assure the inhabitants of the district I and" to distribute copies of the pro-; clamation to the Free State. These; proclamations are being eagerly 1 sought after. ' ' % (ll `-13 'IInJ~Inu~:n~. unn nlniar` "no wanna`-nil , sriiuiu `gang. .80 T'r_po_1: acme: if-rt none: In: Ddtutnlnod-Ph|mor'l Io:-co !o_t Far Away Naw~8oO/ I Inc SSIIOIZI Bu-under as Eda-Iferg. \I Hall 0 II. I DUI a ! Lord Methuenb reaclfnecil 'Wa.rrenton I, on Mafujch 16. He was:_in< time topre-.= _vent the deviation bridge `from being , {completely destroyed and. to _secure2 the pont on t.l1e.`y'aa1. f cunt... 1:`.".....1.'..1. ..;.;n um}. .-I..a`no+.v-hnrl lpu p_UuIu pu. I.-ucz_ My ways. V ~,. 1`he English mail wa_.s. despatchcd hjom here _by rail .yesterday. and to-" mqrrow the regular railway service with Cape Town Will be r-opened. .11-a_1-:...... ............ 51.34 on man ` \'V.lhll.\JB:[JU ,l.\J.vvu. vvnta. no nxruyusuru. ; ` Mafeking reports that all was ` well on March 6. ' r V lii<.:;-,';n'sber Improgmuble. , JI- ._ `IU....-L London,` `March 19.-A despatch to ' |The Daily, Mail frbm Bloemfontein, |da_tod Friday , March 10, says: We lure getting ries surrendered faster than a factory could them out. It is quite certain that, if a. British of- ficial can reach the northern laagers with Lord Roberts proclamation, the whole Boer popu-lation will declare peace." ` ' lIl'ilII nuwn 5 .u.,.. `.....-...... G1encoe,. Natal, Thursday, March! 15, via. `Lorenzo ,Marquez, Friday,` March 56.--The Boer defences along` the Biggarsberg have been completed, ! and are said -to render the position} } i1npreg'na.b1e. ` ' ' V 1 I Bloemfontein, Saturday, .March 17. { ---Gen. Pole-Cax`ew s [force has re-E turned from Springfontein, where a. % junction was effected with `General; Gatacre. - . 1 '1-`,1 rt-__-__.._ -1..-` -an-atuapnllad` I-A Ready. to Accept Paton. London, March 19. -- A despatrh! to The Daily News from Bloemfon-? "tom. -da.bedoFr.i-day. March 16, says: _ Events have oocurred which in-'; duce us to predict that the war will ? only last so ._long as it takes to`? march to Pretoria. -- The T educated; Boers, oven the Tra.nsva.alers, ,a.re. ore armed." ready to accept the inevitable. `I5 am told that a. cox-p_s o!_2,000 women has been formed_ at _Pretor:ia.. It` is; called the Amazon corps. All the; members are `uniformed in kilts and ' ' ` 1 ` PO10-CIl'QW I For-co Returns to Bloomfono 1 thin From . up . .41: uabuux Cc ' ` Gen.'Po1e-Carew_al_so' proceeded` to! Norva.1's Pont, from which points he! `heliographed to vGen. Clements thatj ` 800 Free Staters had submitted at; % .. . . , Icing Iurrundorod Punter Than I Factory Could '!`ur_n than Ont. uvvv --~.v ` Edonherg. ` _ ~~- --~ L-395$-Rxfns comma IN FAST. _.deI patoh mm Bloomlontoln, Mar, ; ,2. Lou,(yc':-5-Gnoral Prttyv_nnn _b am-, adminbly nu Governor of the t`o yvn;- Ho issued` -9. proclamation -W: requesting the burghors within a 5 :_:-nfadiuu or ten miles to deliver up their .`fj;`n_o'aa_;gnu. assuring them they would be l T` fpnid for this conscation at their pro-I V. put . v_,.;jv\- . a . . . . .` Lorbhzo Marquez. Sunday, March 18~v- A 'despatch from Mafeking, ; dated Saturday, Ma,rch~10, says: : The garrison Is holding its own.3 We have heard numerous rumors that 3 the -siege will boy raised, but so far ; vthatvis not the case. We are pegging I away` patiently on quarter rations, 4 supplemented by the occasional cap- ' turn of cattle. `Our homo-ma.-do; gun ; erratically hombamdan the Boer trenoh- as. `Horrible stories are current that g the Boers` are` inflicting nameless tor- f turep upon captured native runners. i These may not-be true. but they are tending to iname native passions to such an extent. that it may soon be -Impossible to hold the natives in `Lani. dun-hon Boldlu0ntvonT9ua1-tn-.RntIon| A on the loch of llIl'0vI-Tile Native: 1 Au Au-Inn]. 1 4 "`":v(.).1"7vin( to -the Boers having de- lzlberately bombarded {be native atadt, which is full of women a and 1 chiidren. Col. Baden-Powell has arm- .; ed the natives, but he has only allow- ed them tn act. on the defensive, al- though they have clunored to be al- lowed t3 go dut and attack at the point ofthe Asaega-1. ' `"1"1nk1v7 man 3... .'...-...-.......z...a -... a-.._.._ -_ They W31 -fl-;;V{`:l.`.I`\'7en'I:ed as Icing as possible tram inflicting repaalg on the Bears." iii` ieiiaved. ` . Lobausi, %mwa.y, 1ziIai"`c;1--10. 'g_-- It is` _r`p"oi"t;d. hat C6ii1mq.ngla;1_t E1-. 83. Ulfoh 5! tfmmlip. has left Zoruat Ibr lllk ~ ` . ~ ccmmmigg "in`n; id .i1reh.f.ning_ th'o_ railway mar` _ Aasvogel kop, north at LobI.tsi.. .1 !:..u.1..I. ;.-;...-1 ..2u_a._u _, , ant 's$hak_'eii2,_ with 150 Aasvosm Kop. noun 9: Lobutsi. , _AV 'BIjiti pa 01. which teclghhbitp and within 1 mien `bf Mfkihg, ` found In-ha .1-n,-i1u%h.u.r nninhnm.-I ....A 41.... Au--on nu uL,u.u:.n:u3 }'3I'x':';a"1'{.".-ai133.',y uninjured and en; ,_ % u'!h`.wirn 'unoughed'uorth gm` % iii. . . wmjsiqi is xningihh. 2 .1`_`5se%L?i*axafm..%1Ia:c1j 1 1's..m - 3 many n) ..".'.". .`.`). 0.`./.::`.`..7.-"'h'a..3.h.;.=..1_-.~.- '_.._-.;'.L.'.|_-_,,.'_ L, - ` - ! ...;.f'V!{*.-'!'*"-.'0|1 1`--"Int; monum- _"!*} !,* 9`! ggrsifrlv ."-'ebdin8 to .99`? 59? .._.`' 910, has. up mmd soo mum srnnns sun.urrn::n. Il0MlNl0N PRlIAMENI. Pretoria 'Fx-iday., March '16`. ...a. It 3 o_mcia.lly denied that tha siege. of; Kaxaking has been raised or the town % thus an at `Bun m%..,....; sneer: OFMAFEKING; 'Uuu:noonm- lnfdiini. I W.` `x. "V 7` A i 1 V To um-r ;...us.ma. ` Pretoria, Friday, March 16.-The chief of the Intelligence Dopar'tment,j % 2 Molengraaf; announced that the fed- ` era] losses, prior to the `relief of I Kimberley and Ladysmith were: Ki11- % ed 677. wounded 2,129, a.ccidents,_ .. sickness and other disabling causes, he asserts bring. the total to 4,351. u bettar t tish, but `that. the Hottentot .c.h,ie1I ` sun` the of thc` war are sewn: rcudyto bartheir _eI- the Boclr `side. here` this` and as fair ' - - .|` morning: from River. done. r om. r uuxsv4_u: norm wtuu Free snug: will Be" Kept at `lewd m ' ' ; -otherlrto 8;, Ielene. _ T [ Londen,` March 19; --V A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company . from (hpe Town, dated 8a.turday,_- J says it has been decided to send the . ` Transvaalers only _to St. Helena, the! . a.uthorities- nding it dicult `to 'pre-'! 1 ventecon,icts~ between the Free Sta.t- ' ers and the Transvaalers. IZ AuI,,A __.I__* . l. Schiel, the German ocer who was captured in Natal? in. the early part of the war, has a. special sentry at his door to prevent him from do- ing himself bodily` violence. ` ' '0 Hum-'l risouers Sick. } Cape Town, March '17.'--- The de-i V parture . of the trans-ports with the Boer prisoners for St. Helena. has 1 been delayed on account of the fact that 70 Boers are sick, including lmany infectous cases. The authori- ties are striving to complete the iso- E lated hospital by Wednesday, and the 5 transports will probably sail `that? I .1-.. . _ V..-` . j Mr. Casgrain was informed by the " Premier that the Government consid- ers itself bound to give effect to the b Act of the Quebec Legislature increas. ing the number of the judges of the A ` Supreme Court from 31 to84; provided` tn. the Legislature has not acted improvi- `f dently. t ` ` Mr. Casey was informed b.VYM_l_`;. Mu,` ,.o-Lou. _ rd . J-L ` ti-tue"`G'o"\r`ei-ninient was not yet- ewsre that any Australian Govern- ments had granted concessions to the Eastern Extension Company. It was hoped that none such would be made as would warrant a change in the `dotnpaot between the respective Gov- ernments. ' we v 4 ans. vusun - vs~--4 Lord Roberts probably ascertained. from Mr. Fraser, the new Mayor of` H Bloemfontein, before desiiatching Gen. . Pole-Oaxew sou'thward,. that in all likelihood. the railway .was clear, I ;The next move will be to collect at`. Blom1fontein by railway suicient` : stores for the immense `army Lord `tltoberts will have when the Orange imveri forces have joined him. This will `probably occupy from two to 1 three weeks. Therefore, the next im- porta.nt operations may be expected 4 in Natal. L ` ,2 The cavalry `brigade which Lord , Roberts has sent to Thaba Nchu, 35 ; ' miles east of` Bloemfontein, is desl,in- ' ed to cut 011 some 2,000 Boers who are escaping from the southward. ;The Boers are reported to have des- * `troyed the railway in the neighbor- ` hood of Kroonstadt. ! Q . Lord Kitchener is still quiefly or- .. ainizingv-in the n'_or_thea-st of Cape] V; olony. [Predictions and bettingfare Jbeginning here that the war will be ' ended by the middle of May. . not tight at` Fonz-teen screams} ` F -'()`.':ae Tbwh. Sunday. March 13. ..;.+ 1_`he..Maiek.inge.reli_ef column, Colonels Drunxrnond and Peakiiien command n nl-`nine:-u` Km _.A-.."._..._..A' ,. LondonQ - Naples correspondent of The Daily Mail tele- graphs an interview he has hadwith ' Mr. Webster Davis, Uhitedv States As`- sistant Secretary of the Interior. According V to. this Mr. Da..vis_.sa.id : V When I left,._Prel;o'ria the-Boers were`; ` becoming desirous of peace. Presi-- ; ; dent Kruger and `Gen. Joubert were L the strongest opponents ofuthe peace iparty, but they were becoming ex- ceedingly unpopular. I do not be- lieve tho Boers will resist much lon- Bait! Admit: it : Sarinns. j London, March 19. -- The corres-' pondent of the Times at Lorenzo Marquez, telegwpphing under date of March 16, says: o-Avcgvnn 4v, nxvtgnv State Secretary of the `Transvaal, in the course of an interview, has said that the Transvaal Government `considers `the American reply highly satisfactpry, and that he believes the United States` will bring such `pres- sure to bear as will result in a set-. tlement agneeable to the people of : the two republics. II7`I..'I.. ...I...d.d-.'..... AI... _....l_...u....-.. A8. . Belle! at Matching `thought `to Be Ex- tremely Probable To `Cut 0!! the Board at Thaba. London-, March 19. -- 4.80 o..m. --'11ne news from South Africa to-day ' is entirely satisfactory to the British public. The relief of Mafeking is not" ` yet announced, but it is extremely` 1 probable that this is already accom-i }plished by Col. Plumer's a.d'vance.] h Lady Charles Bentinck at` Cape Town i has received _ i` telegram from ' her; ' husband in Mafeking, dated March 12, saying that he expected to join {her shortly. j T _ _ 9 { The actual relief movements have! snot ,been published in detail, but it ` Q seems that Lord Methuen only start-' i ed very recently, and is rather en-E I gaged in dispersing the.Boers of the`- district "than aiming at actual relief. ' Col. Peakman has dispersed 500 Boers- at Fourteen Streams. T w-an. vvvv nvlannvnlvuu While admitting the seriousness of" the situation,` Mr. Reitz says he isi convinced that the burghere of bothi republics will defend the in ' gnd ' 0f th_Q`Tl' W:_..... \. Ac km.` W . .. 1 1'3; lint-1' tinnuunlllcn. 4 `pl! uu;usuu\A auu .rcuKuu:;n 9Ix_1'g, had a -sh.rp' engagement at Fons-teen Streams. ` The British sue- L ceed'ed in driving the Boers on. They i had only a few} casuo.lties._ ;f...,,._ J9}-}&iL%%I3:_H1 ' :l'espawF.tch -no 1 The _.T1-mes from Ladysmlth, dated! '3 -`lmlvii M51511 3-3. 83498: On? unhmnil nnnnn I- ..'.'. n.:.....:,_--r. in .--.----.v, ---.uov-u mu, Duoguo U01` HRS` vnneeii camp. is on 8undo,y b River, two miles north of Elnhdblangte. The Bberi hold tw pbsitibnia (_m the Big- gursbag range-, afabtit. ten miles I_`l`1e am-bhgest is` fan the New- p`.st1`o rota; several guns have tlfbmd ` y `lndted-, and Whfe they are digging wxtmsave tr-enc!ma.~' The weonu pbauioag, whfleh 5 on the :nunaee msaa-. It? not so %t?bhg';- ` lD'llI1_I'l 4-`I19 In BllO_lI$I.- 1 ., Lad-1-`mam. maay. `lihrch 16. .._'j L'di`d `9'.ti.n'tlbt"i3 i2a.3Ii1Ii`.)* "patrols re--j ;soim:o:%;ered the Free stat: Border 01} Basrutoiund- to De Be.eI"8-1aam a blight skimnisIi,.1occurr_e'l in wh"i_'x:h .;,w.;; v Bu -fuiftish ' sv4=.; * -` .v ` - . `I .. -`--;Lord-Roberta in about l.o~iune fresh V /prqclamntions which, it is believed, fWi:,l!_l17aV_e thqeftoot ot disarming fur-_' that opposition on the part of the: l`re staters. ~ = -' ' 1