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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1899-12-6, Page 3t' ArITLE FOUG tileihnen's Coltumi Drives 8,000 Boers From Their Position Near Kimberley. Desperate Fighting for Ten Hours Without Food or Water= -British LOSSeS Are Very Heavy. -One of the Hardest Battles in the Annals 0 the British Army. 14On. Methuen reports :—"Recoonoita 'War Office, and no deepateltee eorteern- o d - lion on River 1Vients have yet come through. odder, and found them The War Offen announces tbet Geet red at 5 a.ra. 'Isuesday enemy's eesi- bag the battle rots war corresfa ME strongly °entrenched and eancealed, No LORD THUEN WoUNDED, means oe outflankeng, riser being ie Lord Niettiueu was slightly wounded eall fiend. ate the hattle of lYfodder river. A bul- nitetion commenced with artillery, let etruele hien int the thigh, inflicting nounted. eafantiy, and cavalry at 5.30. a ileala wound. The ,officials state that the general's Guards on right, Ninth Brigade on left. wund is very slight •athat be e wil VAinanked position in widely extend- 'prO'udba.,bly be sail right in a few, days ed formation at 6.30, and supported by le is probable that the wound wil the ertillery, eounu d orselves in front Prevent his being in the saddle, and there ie great anxiety to know, whe of the whole Boer foroe, 8,000 strong, ther ee will be compeeled temporarily with two large guns, /our Krulins, to abandou the personal direction of . ' • , . . •to, The Naval* Brigade rendered great essistanoe from the railway. 'enfter deenerate hard fighting, vvhion hinted ten Lours, our men, with- out water or food, and in the burning sun, made the .enemy quit his eon - tion. "General Pole -Carew was successful In getting a small party across the river, gallstutly assisted bet 300 sap - PI. speak in terms of high praise of the conduce of all .terlia were engaged in one of the 'hardest, (and most trying fights in the annals of the British army. If I call mention one arm par- ticularly, it is two batteries of artil- lery," , RESULT OF Tete BATTLE. As regards 'tee actual result of the battle, the London Morning Post mil- itary critic, who, it has been gener- ally proved, bas keen foresight, says: -Ito does not seem too:ranee to lee - semi& that ert was won by the British, though the despatch refrains sc,rupul- ously teem referring to a victory. The enemy was forced to withdraw from his position, which may mean a falling back of the advance to tee interjer lines, or the abandonment of the bridge head defences." Mae critic neetimes that there was a • bridge, and that the 'Boers at the out- set were defending the southern ap- proaclies to it. The former is tee more plausible, since General Pole -Carew was crossing with the help of sappers, which would • negative the hope that the bridge was in the hands of the Denten. The sap" ere were undoubtedly pontooning. Complaint is beginning to be heard against the employment of so many tiainors for purely soldiers' work so far • Crony • the coast. The complaint is Jawed -on the ground that the navy cannot afford to lose men whom Le • takes so long to make and replace There are also load complaints that m.ore artillery and cavalry have not been eurnished to General Methuen, It Is argued that at the start of his inarch be did not have sufficient cavalry for pursuit and to clinch the victories gained, and that branch must' now be So overworked as •to be practically t, worn out. The London Dane News says :— "Whatever comes, we must brace our ' nerves to meet it. Certainly, to -day looks as if we had before us a very stern and earnest struggle before we see our way clear to final victory." • BOERS' RETREAT FROM ENSLIN. The London Daily Chronicle's cor- respondent at Orange river says that after the .engagemebt at Enalin he climbed the kobje where the enemy's Main, battery bas been. He found that a gun pit had been oonstruct- ed of ironstone boulder, which prac- tically commanded the railway. Frage ments of British shells were every- • where. •'On the hills were a &zee hdrses, all of which had been killed by shells. Inside the fort there was evidenoe of a hasty Boer retreat. Saddles, overcoats, rugs, and cartridges were abandoned. A British cavalry cap was found in • the fort on the next kotpje, where there • were over a hundred dead horses. , The correeponeent adds that it is • impossible to estimate the Boer losses, as they carried off many of their dead, but there was evidence that the British guns had done terrible execution; near- ly all the Boer wounded Were injured by the shell fire. Paekagee of dum- dum cartridges were found in several • pieces, , The Daily Males correspondent says that the wound caused: by a diem -dime bullet is settall where the missile enters but where it leaves .the body the wound is the size (31 a five -shilling piece. . • BRITISH LOSSES REVISED. A despatch from London, says :—A neevised list of the British casualties en Pelmont shows :—Officers killed, 4; • Wounded 22 • ton-commistioned offi- cers and peivates killed, 46; wounded, 225; of Avhich taunter the Guards had 85 killed and 1.59 wounded. The re.vised list of casualties sustain- ed by General • IIildyard's forces in their ecatie from Estcourt, Natal, at I3eacon Hillebows: e- Killed, 18; wounded, 64; massing, 1; prisoners, 8. LA.NCER SHOT BY WOMEN, •, A despatch to the London Daily • Telegropli ftose, Enslin says that on Sunday a patrol of the Ninth Lamers rode up to a farm,. A. number of wo- men outside the house directed a heevy fire anairsat the troops, killing one of than • CASUALTIES AT InIODDER RIVER. A despatch from London snys :--The aa,sualLies in the 'Madder river battle on Menke', so fax as known, were four officera killed and , nineteeh wounsled• , , t, The losses among the raek arid file neve not yet been anno'uncee by the affairs. His next in command isC Colville, comeaanding the Gun LL Brigade. Be has a rePutation as an excell.ent officer. METHUEN'S PROBABLE FORCE. The original arrangeinent of Bul ler's troops by divisions and brigade has been materially altered by the ex igencies • of ' the military situation. Ladysmith's early peril led to plans. being made to .sead the whole first di- eisien, under Lord Methuen, to Dur- ban, whence it should move northward to relieve General White. • For some reason, possibly the belated arrival at Cape Town of some of the; troops cone - talking the first division, this idea was given up. Lord Methuen was put in command a the Kimberley relief ex- peclition, and General Clery, who was originally intended as the leader of the second division, went to Durban tol. di- rect: opexations designed to push ;Thu- bert's array back. Of the original first division most of the second brigade was sent to Dur- ban, while the nest brigade, . comprise Ing the Guards, went north to the Cape Colony border to form the nuc- leus of Methuen's command. The only • clues to the com,posibiont of the rest; of his force are founi in the newspaper and official despatches. Apparently the nalaran is made up about as fol- lows: - 1 • INFANTRY. First Brigade—Second and. Third Grenadier Guards, Firsa and Second Colds treans G uards, First Soots Guards. ,Ninth Brigade — Second 'Yorkshire Light Infantry, First •Northumber- land Fusiliers, Second Nortnanipton- shires, First Loyal North Lancashires Second West Yoreshirest •• ARTILLERY. At, least three batteries, including the Seventh and probably the Four- teenth. QA.VALRY. Ninth Laucers. NA,VAL BRIGADE. Bluejackets from Cape fleet, B,oyal Marine Light Infantry. , !NEWS FROM MAFEEING. Colonel Baden-Powell, under date of Mafeking, November 20, has sent the following to the War Office through General Forestier- Walker at Cape Town:— "All well here. Cronje has gone with a commando, and •wite about 20 wag- gons, to Richters, Transvaal, leaving most of the guns here with tee Mexico and Lie.aeaberg contingents, with or- ders to seen us into submission: "Boatabardreent and sniping continue with very. small results. - -The enemy's sentries drew us out Saturday by :making a show of going away and leaving a big gun apparently in a state of being dismantled. Our secrets found. tbe enemy hidden in force, so we sat night. "The enemy's 94 -pounder became •derataged, and has been replaced by an- other snore efficient. "I am deny pushing out our advance works, with, good effect. The health of the garrison is good No casualties to report." "GOING STRONG" ON THE 24TH, Capt. Wilson, in a niessege from Mafeking, under date a November 24, says 'We going strong. We are still beleaguered. There is intermit- tent shelling." • • • DID SOME HUSTLING. A despatch from Cape Town says: —While everybody is talking: about the good work of the Naval Brigade now fighting with Gen. Lord Methuen, it rnay not be amiss to' tell .how, they hustled to the fent.. , During the train journey northward there was a serious collision on the .Victorial road. Considerable damage was done, and it was necessary to transfer the baggage and heavy guns to a relief train. The marines and bluejackets went to work and made the transfer within four hours. Teen they made another start, and reached Belmont in time for the'batt1e j• ANOTHER BRITISH DIVISION. 111, TIMBS "%WO $90Xlee eve teen, niake an our mina as( to the Magnitude of the Work 04 lined tate Mosier it: vain be aceoma iplished," HEAVY WAR CARGO, A nespande feom London nye :—The eteaetner Inartone palled, on leriday 'fee Seale Africa, taking oee of tile betty - lest war eargooe on xecoed, it includes 40,000,000 rounds of Knell erne entenanie teen, 7,000 shrePnel ehells, 4,000 lyd- Cate shells, 851 boxes of fuses, 40 eostes oa pistol ammuoition, ena a large num- bee of star ehells for discovering the eine:antis position, at night, and for eig- nallban. Each of teem 'sheets contain ens Magnesium light stars weicia leurr for 14 ;seconds, and seven stars, wnteb burn from 34 to 30 seconds, LIKETISH LOSSES. A clespa telt eroarc Lyndon says •—.,k Lull official list of the 'British cas- ualties at Belmont has not yet 'been re- ceived, and it is awaited with uneasi- ness, as it is feared that it will ex- ceed the first estimate. The estimated, losses at Belmont, with 195 cesmalties at the • nettle of Graven, or as it is officially called En- slin, brings the total numbers a Bett- ina killed, wounded, and anisetng since the beginning. of the 'war up to 2,945 of all; ranks, •-KB,UGER'S PLAN OP CAMPAIGN. A nespateh from Berlin says e -The Deutsche Zeitung, °hams to have re- etved the following despatce from a dinloralatie source :— "President Kruger land President Sbeyn instructed Generals Joubert and Grotaje, the cona.manders of the Trans- vaal and: Orange 'Free State forces re- spebtively, not to split the jaeleaguring forces, 'but to strike vigorous blows. Gen. Joubert concentrated three corps, the eirst at Lanysmite, the' second at the Tugela rimer, and the third to the eastward of the Pietermaritzbur.g-Est, couet railway to cut off the British retreat. • "Gen. Ornaje is operating at Kimber - Ley end Modder river, and in General Lord Methuen's rear." • BOERS KILLED BY BOERS. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says :—The ooreespondent of the Daily Telegraph cabling under date of November 27 from Naauwpoort, says that a Dutchman living near the scene of the skirmish of November 2a declares that a party of Boats dress- ed in khaki, while approaching their own position, were fired on by their comrades who mistook them for Bri- tish -soldiers. .Five or six of them were killed. RESERVES RESPOND WELL. A despatch from London says:— Lieut.-General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, it is reported, will be the com- mander of the 6th division. , The latest pease of the mobilization of the reserves has proved as satis- factory as have former calls. Out of 9,786 men summoned, 9,553 have rejoin- ed the colors. STA.T7JS OF TELE BOERS. The action of Lord Pannenfote andr other British Ambassadors in notify- • ing the powers that a state of war had existed since October 11 •between Great Britain and the Sottth African Republics laa.s prompted enquiries by the various London Embassies regare- ing the nature of tee hostilities. It is officially seated that the notifica- tion has in no wise ohanged the Bri- tish views as to the Boers' status. The Governnaent maintains that giving the Boers belligerent rights does not [constitute an acknowledg- ment of their claim to independence, evidencing as proof of this contention that both foreign Governments and the Government of the United States treated the Confederates as belliger- ents. • A despatch from London says Speaking on Thursday at a dinner given by the Scottish corporation, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley Coin - mender -in -chief of the British army, said he had no intention of criticis- ing anything that had taken place in South Africa, but he would( say that this evening it was decided to call out one more division of the second army corps. Perhaps before the week was out, certaiely before four or five days, it would be on ;the way to South Af- rica. REOEIVED WITH SATISFACTION, A.8 met are needed in all direetions, Lord Wolseley's announcement that a new dialstau will be erabarkee with- oult deley 'has been received with the greatest satisf eon on. The transports will soon be returning eront the Cape and it in Loped that the men will be deseetched speedily. On .this point the Morning Post says; ' FRIENDSHIP FOR FOR BRITAIN. Very Pleasing American Demonstration. hi London—Ambassador Choate Speaks. 'A. despatch from London says :—The annual thanksgiving banquet of the AmericanSociety in London was at- tended by 275 guests, and was marked by enthusiastic eemonstratione of friendship for England in ,the war against the Boers. striking speech by Ambassador Choate along that line, and the presence of the utniforraed nurses and doctors of thee American hospital ship Maine, were the features of the occasion,. , Mr. Choate, in response* to a toast to his own health, which was .receiv- ed with loud cheers, said there could not be a better prelude to what he had to say than a remark that had been made to him: "Let England and Am- erica clasp hands across the sea, and the peace of the world is absolutely secure." He referred sympathetically to the losses sustained by the British families through the wax', and went on to sayne "Fortunately, 'Englishmen have not far to look for living proofs of this human. sympathy. Neutral as nmeri- ca roust be, her women could not be neutral. To neutralize them would be to spoil them. Those All'ISTisala NVO- mea in London who have! Eitted up a hospital ship have done a deed that will lire for all ;time' as a blessing to our common humanity." After declaring that the action of the United States in endeavoring to look after British interests in the Tmnevaal was merely an endeavor to reeipa•ocate kindness exhibited dur- ing the war with Spain, Mr. Choate staid:— • "tenfortuna tely, the local authorities at Pretoria seemed to think that this world not be quite the proper thing. Yet, 1 oan but hope that the prohibi- tion will ultimately be removed so that WS Mae be permitted to act in this errand of mere leatnanity,9 Yo-ahou-Fu, at the entrance of Tonting Lake, was formally opened to foreign trade on Monday. This is the first port Opened in thci anti -foreign province of Hunan. Mr. In, Hired, formerly pf the Jap- anese War • Department, who is it Ottawa, says Japan will unquestion- ably drive Russia otat of Mina arid deprive ,her of Vladivostock toad Port Arthur and, her positionssent entinebue tea. AUGMENTS IN FACTORIES CIRCULAR SAWS CAUSED MANY DEATHS DURING LAST YEAR. Annual Report or the Factory Inspeetorti FroVas guktoresting. (Ilhe Ontario Provincial Department of Agx•iculture has just published the eleventh annual reports of the prov- inpiat factoey inspectors for 1898, Tbe volume ineludes repeats front Robert Berber, James R. Brown, and 0, A. Roeque, inspectors for the western, eentral, and eastern districts respec- tively, awl from Miss Margaret Oar- lyle, female inspector. Tbe laws for the proteodon of factory employes, more especially women and children, appear to be working eetisfactorilte much improvement having been made in sanitary conditions and regulations looking to the safety a,nd comfort of the operatives during tate years. The inspectors note a disposition on the part of emplonere generally to carry out the law fairly, and complaints as to its violation have not been so num- erous: The age of children employed ia a chronic • difficulty, as it is fre- quently impossible to get information es to the subject, or prevent J:aisre- presentation on the part of parents. Theespeoially important question with which this document deals is that of • ACCIDENTS TO WORKERS. concerning which some details are giv- en, which show that much remains to be done in affording protection to the lives and limbs of workers in danger- ous vocations. The number of acci- dents in the western district during the 13 months covered by the report was 110, eleven of the number being fatal. Of these 31 took place among einployes engaged in the wood -work- ing trade, and 26 in connection with metal -working industries. The num- • ber of accidents reported in the cen- tral district was 81, which includes 4 of. a fatal character. Circular saws caused 18 of the number. The casual- ties occurring in the eastern district were much fewer. A large portion of the report of Mr. Robert Barber is given to the con- sideration of accidents occurring in the hazardous occupations, with some valuable suggestions as to their pre- vention. It also gives full instructions Lor the treatment of persons who have apparently been killed by electricity, who, by timely attention, can often be revived, with illustrations showing tho method of resuscitation. There is also an elaborate paper on explosions caus- ed by commonly occurring substances, by Prof. Charles E. Munroe. The re- port ought to • be widely circulated among foremen and engineers. KliALIFA BEAD AT LAST, A BRILLIANT VICTORY WON BY ANGLO-EGYPTAIN FORCE. Osman Digna 'Fled Early in the Eh...Maud Escaped—Karma's Sou Killed. • A despatch from Cao says :—Lord Cromer, the British Minister here, has received the following despatch from General Kitchener :— "Wingate's force came up with the Khalifa's force seven miles southeast of Godid, and attacked it. After a sharp fight eve took his position. "Khalifa, who was surrounded by a bodyguard of Emirs, was killed and all the -principal Emirs were killed or captured except Osman Digna, who ens caped. • "The Dervishes were utterly defeat- ed, their whole camp was taken and thousands suirendered. A large num- ber of women, children and cattle also fell into the bands of the Anglo-Egyp- tian force." • AT DAWN OF DAY. General Kitchener in a later de- spatch said :—"Wingate's Arab scouts located the Klaalifa's position at Onede- brikas. Our force marched from Gedil In the moonlight and frequently had to out its way through the bush. It arrived before dawn on' rising ground overlooking the camp, which was hie - den in the trees. We heard 'their drums and horns before dawn, and at 5.15 the Dervishes attacked. Our guns opened fire and soon the action became general. Half an hour later the whole line advanced and swept through the Dervish positron for over two miles, till the camp was reached, The mounted troops pursued and cap- tured most of the fugitives. "The Inealifa with most of his men and the Emir's bodyguard made a gal- lant stand. Among the Emirs killed were the Inhalifan two brothers •and the Mahdi's son. Osman Digna left immediately after the firing began and is probably concealed somewhere in the vicinity. I hope eventually to get him. We took the entire Dervish camp. All the Dervishes not killed surrendered. I cannot speak too high- ly of the excellent behavior of the troops and their endurance during the long, tedious marches preceding; the final action. From 4 o'clock in the morning of Nov. 21 1111 5 o'clock in the morning of Nov. 24 they ntarched sixty miles and fought tIwo decisive actions. " The Soudan may now be declared open." • $3,100 FOR HIS INJURIES. Parry' Sonata. Railway Mulcted Heavily in • Damages by Ottawa Jury. A despatch from Ottawa says :—In the ease at the assizes of Richer against the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway Company the jury awarded the plaintiff §3,100, finding that the flagman had been negligent, that the proper warnings had not been given front the engine, arid that the train was running at too high rate of speed at the time the aceident occurred. Mr. Richer was driving aerose the company's tracks when struck by a train. His two eompahioris were kill- ed and he was badly Injured. TIOST BRUTAL TUBBER WOMAN STABBED BY HER HOS- BAND AT NIAGARA FALLS. • suitroe, Witnessed the Cranac—ASSIISSin CrOtiSCsIt the 1110131101, itS.4 1VISSI 14441r Vantureit—The ratites were litaliaii6 1A, deePainie from Nianara Falls, Ont., says;--. cowardly flattener eves oommitted nere on Wednesday even- ing about 6.30 o'clock, the eeenet of, the crinae being in a dingy lietle frame building in tbe Italian settlenteut on First Concession street, bank cte the Brundage stables, on Ferry street, just outsiee of the tewnlimitss neer the village of Druennondville Frank Werke, a.e Italian labourer, sixty-two years of age, who is lenown to be a, worthless drunken one, quarrelsome man, lived with hie wife, 50 years of ago, in flee above-mention- ed place. With them lived, another Italian as a boarder. The husband spent most of his earnings in &ink, and would come home in this; condition and abuse hits wife, who was a hard- working thrifty Italian woman, and through her economy and hard work accneaulated enough to buy the little home where she was murdered. STABBED WITH A CARVING KNIFE. It is supposed Werke came bome Wednesday everung drunk and in bis usual abusive mood, and in the alterca- tion struck his wire with a knife in gthaesheesorehead, inflicting two ugly She then screamed to the boarder to get up, shouting, "He is killing me." The man, who was in bed asleep, jumped up and ran out to the room where the man and his wife were. He found the woman standing holding a towel to the wounds in her forehead, from welch blood Was freely flowing. Behind her stood her husband. As soon as he saw the boarder coming to his wife's assistance, the husband grabbed a large carving knife that laid on the supper table, and with a terrific thrust plunged it into the back of his wife's neck. The woman, with a scream, fell dead upon the floor, expiring in a few min- utes. MURDERER CAPTURED. Werke, turning to the man, who was completely paralyzed with the horri- ble scene enacted before hina, Said, "If anyone asks you who did tees, tell them I did." Werke then hurriedly left the house. The boarder ran to give the alarm, The Ontario police were apprised of the crime, and the two bridges were no- tified by .telephone. The bridge Lend- ers held the man wnen he attempted to cross the upper steel arch bridge, t ut let him go before the police got there. He walked across to the Am- erican side and Chief of Police Youngs, with a posse of men went in hot pur- suit. He was subsequently captured. Dr. McGarry, the coroner, was call- ed, and found that the woman's jugu- lar vein. was completely severed. The couPle had three grown-up ohiad- ren, one son and two daughters, one of the girls being married to an Ital- ian, named Frank in this town. THE KAISER DEPARTS. Prince aud Francess or Wales Bid Fore well to Their Majestles. despalch from London, says :—The Emperor and Empress of Germany left Sandringham on Tuesday, and took a train at Wolferton for Port Victoria at 10 o'clock. The Prince and Prin.-. c.ess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke of Cambridgeand other merabers of the Royal family, paecedecl their Majesties to the rail, road station, the approaches to which were lined by crowds of people assem- bled from the surrounding country. A strong force of constabulary guarded the route. The Emperor and Empress affectionately bid farewell to the Prince and Princess of Wales in; the waiting -room of the station. The Prince of Wales conducted the Empress, who WM a lavender costume and violet bonnet, to the Royal saloon carriage, and the Duke of York accompanied the Emperor, who wore plain clothes, a dark overcoat, and a derby hat. ; The Empress smilingly acknowledg- ed the bows oh the few privileged per- sons who were admitted to the plat - Poem. After their Majesties had entered. the train the Prince end Princess of Wake stood at the door of . the •car- riage repeating their farewells. They embraced the Emperor and Empress and the train moved of amid the, ac- clamations of the officials and All-, agers. The Duke oil York accompani- ed their Majesties to Port Victoria, where they boarded the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern., CANADIAN TROOPS ARRIVE, The Sardinian Arrived at Cape Town on Wednesday. el. despatch from London says:— News was received Wednesday after- noon of the safe arrival, at Cape,Town of the Allan liner Sardinian with the Canadian contingent, under Lieut. Col. Otter, on board. A11 well, The citizens of Cane Town had been waiting. for several days for the com- ing of the Canadians, to show them, in common with the Australians and tae detachment from New Zealand, how much the British people ot South Af- rica recognized the importance of this outward sign of the sunny, of the Em- pire in the hour oft stress. • When the Sardinian was signalled from Table mountain the popular en- ahusiasna became letense, and mans:, hundreds of people made their way to the wharf to be the Best to oheer the bearers of the visible helping hand trone distant Canada. Details have not yet mine to hand Otmeerning the dentonstra.tion vshich will be tendered te the colonial repre- sentatives, but there is no doubt that it wile prove an historical event in the history of the Empire and the world. NIARKETS OF THE liOltril), Prices of Grain, Cattle, Qhoose, In the Loading Marts, Toronto, Dee. 5,-4bnut, twenty ear loads of offerings were received at the Wester n cattle • yarde tine morning, lueleding a small run of cattle, 2,000 hogs, about 800 sbeep and lambs, and a few minters awl calves, • fiew odd jette of export stuff were pa-sal:lased, and repreeentea the Ship- ping business here to -day, Ali unal• tered. Oely the best butcher cattle ap- pears to be really wanted, and what else sells is at weak prieee. The qual- ity generany is poor. • Stockers are 5, slow sale at from 32.25 to 33 per ewe:, nhe Buffalo mar- ket is still off. :Export balls, feeders and springera are just about the same as. on Tues- day. Ewes were weaker to -day, and, sold at from 3 to 3 1-4c per pound Lambs were steady at from 3 1-4 to 3 3-8e Per pound. Bucks are unchanged in price. ▪ few exera choice milkers are in demand. Geod veal calves are wanted. About 1,500 turkeys were eeeeived. There is no chenge lu the price .of hogs. Choke hogn stealing irora 160 to 200 ebs., are selling at $4.25 per cwt.; thin hogs sell at 33.75, and fat hogs' at $4, per cwt.; stores are not wanted. Following is the range of current quota clone a— Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. 400 3450 Butcher, chf e do. 375 425 ButcLer, na:d, to good. •3o0 e Butcher, inferior. . 250 275 Sneakers, per cwt. 225 300 Sheep and Lambs. Ewes, per cw t. . . 810 330 Lambs, per cwt. . . 25 • 385 Bucks, per cwt. . . 225 275 Milkers and Calves. Cows, each. . . , 254)0 50 00 Calves, each, . . 200 500 Hogs. Choice hogs, per °wt. . 400 425i Light hogs, per cwt. . 000 875 Heavy hogsper cwt. . 375 400 Toronto, Deo. 5.—Wheat—European markets were about steady. There was no change here. Red and white On- tario, sold to millers 'at 641-2 to 66c, according to nearness to the mill. Goose wheat unchanged at 70e, middle freights, and 69e, north and west. Manitoba quiet ; No. 1 hard, gee., 76 1-2c, and Toronto and ...wean; at 751-2e; and traek, Midland or Owen Sound 12c. Flour --Dull and unchanged. Straight roller, in buyers' bags, middle freights', 32.60 bid, with 32.70 asked. ,Same in wood, for local account, 33 per bbl asked, and 32.90 bid for single car lots. Minfeed—Steady. Stocks light. Bran is quoted at e12 to 512.50, and shorts at eV, to $14.50, west. - Corn—Easy and quiet. No. 2 Ana- ericar yellow, quoted •at 41.c asked, Toronto; and mixed at 40 1-20 asked. Canadian corn deil and easy, at 390 asked, track, Toronto. Peas—Steady.' Car lots sold at 57c north and west; and 59e east. parley -e& trifle steadier, especially for choke malting barley. ..Ca.r lots of No. 2, middle freights, sold. at 390, and No. 1 was quoted at 41 to 42e, Rye—Quiet. Sold• at 50e west and 51c east. • Oats—Steady and in fair demand. White oats 26c, north and west; 26 1-2c, middle freights; and 27c, east. niuckwheat--Dull. Car lots, east, 49 1-2c; and -west, at 48 1-2c. Oatmeal—Rolled. oats, in bags, track, Toronto, 33.35; and in wood, 33.45 per bbl, Montreal, Dec. 5.—The grain market was quiet to -day; wheat was lower but coarse grains are unchanged. No. 1 hard Manitoba wheat was quoted to- day at 65 1-2c, afloat, Fort, William; No. 2 hard, 21-2c, below No. 1; No. 2 oats are e I d at 381-2; and No. 3 -at 30e in store, Montreal peas, 65c- barley, No. 1 47 1-2e; rye, 580; buckuCtheat, no enquiry, nominally at 50c, Flour is quiet and values steady. We quote Manitoba patents at ein90 to $4.:10; strong bakers, 38.65 to 33.75; winter wheat paeans, 33.55 to 33.90; straight rollers, 33.35 to e3.45, in barrels, and 11.60 to. 31,67, in bags; Manitoba ebran 315, in bags, and Optarie bran, ,315.50, in bulk; shorts, 317 to $18a andl nxouib- lic, $18 to 320, per ton. PUT A BULLET IN HIS HEAD. J. Totritele.Doutledge, Son -In -Law of Sir Hugh Allan, Connults Suicide. .A despatch from Montreal, says:—A sad occurrence took place at George- ville, in the Eastern Townships, on Monday. Amongst the most pronain- cat residents of this summer resort were J. Turner Routledge, a young Englishman of good family, who came to Canada severat years ago and mar- ried the youngest daughter of Sir Hugh Allan, of Montreal. Routledge for a ntunber of years was engaged in ranching in the North-West, but had lately been living quietly at the fam- ily's summer home at Georgeville, Monday he was found dead at his resi- dence, and it was found that he had committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. He leaves a widow and young child. TRIED TO BLOW UP A HOUSE. Dastardly Attempt to linjure a 'Family N A deepatc°11" from2r4 e egr. st o , Ont., says :—A dastardly and partially sae- cessful attempt was made on Sunday night last about nine o'olock to blovvt up the residence of Free Kellars about three milenorthwest of Bridgewater. The report of the explosion wasplain- lyheard in Bridgewater, and the eon- cussinn was so great that nearly every witdow in the village rattled. The general belief was that the powder works in Tweed had exploded, and it was not until the following morning that the villagers heard just what, had happenetle O e Side ot M.e. Intoner's house was paxnally blown out as the result et the temptation, and it eartition inside coin- pletely demolished. Mr, a lad Mrs, Kela Lir were sleeping Upstairs, and, very fortunately, °seeped without injury. Y81-)e,P$14 CO111111011 di$ea$OS, but hard to 0, c0 cure with ordinary reinediep, yield readily to Mamie Celery -Nerve Compound. WI. OUCkingillatn, 390 King st, east, inieliton Oet., say;—" I • was trauble4 with Dyspepsia and Indigestion for ei long time. and • 40 could get no rcilef until I tried Manley's Celery -Nerve Compound, which cured me, and 1 cahoot spent toe 1414 la its Praise." •The Neva river soid two canoes are in st n teeeeetinerpsg_ at)guer,cauaing great alarm • It Is reported that 10,000 troops will soon leave Odessa to reinforce Bus - skit garrisons in the far east, A epeoial despatch from Vienna re- iterates -the report which was denied clausptiewditeeker, atth.at the lluesiane had o - c Seventeen schooners were driven ashore on the coast of Newfoundland during the recent gales, and all were wrecked. Aguinaldo, Filippino leader, says he wutulifteraepsariatetshepaail,01000,0s0p0aitnvhfioerh Philippines, to be allowed to establish a republic. 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