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HITE' PATROL
TAKEN BY BOERS
After a Severe Fight Against
Great Odds
CRE4T LOSSES OF BOERS.
Story of the Viakfontele
FIht-
I)t.cbshres Reeover (lams by
elayonet, Wurit-The story of
Cn-
eeut.'&itlon Cameo told in the
COIIIIII0118.
London, Juno 12.-81r Henry dinen-
tail-Bannerman wilt ask the • Govern -
meta in the House of Commons. to-.
morrow whether It will give full,
information as to the °audition of
affairs in Siuth. Africa. It will be a
surprise If he elicits. anything very
definite. What most ,people ' would
like, but do not expect tee Govern-
ment to give, 14 the exact truth con-
cerning the bests or the various peace
rumors, which are daily becoming
more numerous and more emphatic,
but which are bewilderiagly divergent:
There is daily some fresh version of
tho iniaelon to Europa of Mrs. Botha,
wife of the Boer commandant -general.
The latest comes to the Morning Post
from Brussels la the form of a sum-
mary of a statement issued by the
Truusvaal agency there. It says .in
effect that Mrs. Botha Li not acting
as -an intermediary for . the •purpose
of terminating hostiatieis. She. Is' fie -
Ring, Mr. Kruger as the emissary of
her husband to explain the situation.
in South Africa to him. The initia-
tive of any pace negotiations ls In
Mr. Kruger's hands, Neither Gen.
Botha nor a, ny other Boer leader will
abandon arms except under orders
from Mr. Kruger.
The Standard's Brussels correspond-
ent, however, attributes ta the same.
eourea a statement that negotiations
are • possibly -passing- -between Gem -
Kit ch ener and Gen. Schalkburger,.
although Mr. Kruger hasnot been
informed to that effect. •
From other . Boer and pro -Boer
sources on the Continent 'come stor-
ies which almost compel belief that
negotiations or tenative proposals
in that direction are under way. The
correspondents in Seal* Afrlen:•eon-
tribute to the 'runfors. -One declares
that the Consul 'of the Netherlands,
With. Gen". Kitchener's permission, has
return -ed to Standerton from -.Pre-
toria and resumed uegotiatione with.
the Boer leaders. -
The Cape Times optImistleally pre-'
(Bete an early peace, declaring., that
the Boers ere only. noxious to purren-
' der,
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More motes captured.
Pretoria., June 12. -General Pelt-
ney's division has captured a party
of Boers, Including a brother of
Aeting President Schalkburger, on
the Swaziland border.
Many i3oers •DIe.
London, .Tune 12. -The Daily Newei
to -day prim ts etatietics,•with -names;
silo -wing an enormous death rate
anaong the Boer refugees at the. Pre-
toria race course. The "race course
has been used as a refugee mime
Once the occupation of pretoria by
the British under Lord Roberts,
libelee, a year ago. The report gives
the number of deathsat the camp
during the past three weeks respec-
tively. as thirty for the first week,
twenty-four for the second week and
t wenty-elx for the third week, _a
total of eighty.- 'Ilhe reumber of re-
fugees at the cotmp is 3,125. Thus
the death rate is 435 a thousand an,
Alleged Famine. .
Berlin, June 12. -The Magdeburg
Gazette publishes a letter -from Jo-
hannesburg. which states that 'a
regular famine is raging among the
Brittle' and Boer population there.
One day recently 12 Boer women and
children in an entampnont died Of
hunger and want. Entire families
are dying of starvation.
•
No mounted Men Need Apply.
Montreal, June 12. -The Star pub-
lishes the following special . cable
from London:
London. June 12. -The Imperial
Government's refusal of a Canadian
corps is the subject of Linley Sam -
bootee's chief cartoon in to -day's
Punch. Canada. is represented 'hold-
ing out a written offer to Brodrick,
while on the ground lie papers don -
tabling such headlines cis "Heavy
\A -British Lorsee," "Severe Fighting,"
"Renewed Activity of the Boers,".
Brodrick is made to say to Canada
'In view of the present-er-promis-
leing-um-outiook in South Africa we
tan now afford to refer you to our
minutes of October, 1899, to the
effect that no meninted men need
uPnlY."
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Formerly or Stratticomes.
London, June 12.-A recent eas-
unity ast shawl; thateCaptaltilie M.
Armstrong, of the Devon Yeomanry,
was ki led at Vlakfontein. Ile wag
a on of Major Armstrong, of Sher-
tourne, Warwick. Hewent out from
Canada with Strathcona's Horse, and
was inter granted a. commission as
11 utenent in the Devom, Yeemanry,
being made a captain a few( Weeks
ago. Ile was 82 years or age.
New York, June 13.-A deepatch to
the Wor1.1 from London Sitre:'
The British Government has de-
ri led to levy $250,000,000 on the
Traegivaal gold mines to help pay
the cost of the war.
sir Davi I Barbour, formerly Fi-
nance Minister for India, who was
commissioned to report upon the
tn 'cable capaclty of tneee mines, ad-.
vieed Colonial Secretary Chamber-
inin to levy W5,000,000, bet Mr,
Chamberlatn, after constiltatIon with
Lord Milner, inereatled the nattelinun
to the amount stated. This action,
when it becomes known, is certain
to °num eoneternatioll among the
Kaffir stockholders, who fancied
• that the idea of taxing the mines.,
- whieh aro mostly owned in triglatal,
had been abandoned. As these Very
gold mines were tile real underlying
cause of the war, many have main-
tained that their Dritielt °Ventre
•RhOnld IX) Made to bear a ALPO
Flare at lenot of Ito heavy burden.
s The 'Wet e (lute It aiii«
Bombay, India, June 18. --The
coon has Woken.
According to , a despatch to the
London Daily Mall from Filinia n,. fa-
vorable inealimein had darted there
;rune 1, atel "'eine wee evereewitere
etarteel untlagally early, and it 14
hoped theY vvill greatly improee the
crop prOppeete.
• A letrblue Boat Test.
London, Juno 18. -The Naval and
Military Record, 'commenting on the.
three weeks/ trial of the Dritheh tur-
binetorpedo boat destroyer Viper,
which WAR conducted under regular
service conditions, and dung
Which she (developed a mooed of 80 jee
knota and was pronounced capable of
going 81, awe her coal coneumPtion
was enormous at to speed,
the paper acids, militated egainet the
plan which the Dover -Calais Co. Is
nowmaturing, to build two. turbine
011411.001 etearners- and tedium the
time of arming between I'lglarld
and . France to la minutes. The
Viper's trial wee pronouneed to be
coinpletely sattsfastory. Although
she was handled ay an leexperienced
crow, she showed a remarkable ina•
umnity from beettaIng down. The
Viper wae, steady iii all weathers.
To Close Soma
Pekin, June 12,-Indiciatione point
to a probable, definite settlement
of the indemnity crneetten at the
Peat meeting of Ministers, which 14
expected to take placte*Saturday.
Mitasters reel it Is -absolutely ne-
cessary that a • strongfront should
be made to -terminate the a,frair„
. (*cremes Protest.
Detain, June 18.-T1ie 'report of the
Dritisb Transvaal eoncesSions commit..
tce is severely condemned here by the
whole press, as being high handed and
denying private property rights In
war,. aghinet the practice) and the cry
of all civilized countries; ,The core
respondent of the Associated Prose
iearne from a reltable •source that the
German Government bas. instructed
the Geeniceny embassy in London to
protest agatast the gross- wrong medi-
tated against a large number of
German stockholders in the Nethere
!tondo South Afreean Railroad when-
ever it appears certain or even 'likely
that the 13ritish Government will
adopt the committee's report. Ger-
many takes the ground that the Gor-
man stockholder's bat% an andoubted
right to fell .eomp,eneation from Great
Britain for their shares. Germany
recalls her owe proceeding after tho
war of 1870-71, when she. purchased
at a high:price tlie French Eastern
'Railroad, in Alsece-Letraine,
thoegli the road aided 'Fraece.
eyery possible. manner durleg the War.
London, • Jame 14,.-e•A late. lesue of
the London Gazette Says that Major-
General -Sir Q. , F. clerY,
let.G., is placed ou.ret(red pay. Dated
Feb. 1, 1901.
Geri. Clery, had, ehargeaf _oiled. the
divisions under General Buller .at the
rrthreakeof-the'evaleeerciarlatiedeto
distinguish hbuself at the Tugela
River. " ' •
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Boers Carrying aggers. ,
Pleterniariteburg, , atm 14.-1,'i1ty:
Boers under ti renegade named Ken-
nedy imee. 'ralaed tlie hetise of 'the'
Hoe, Dirk Uys, aletnher f the Natal
Leglslativ� Asspnibly for
carrying off all his pattin•'exiiept a
few• cows, whichwere. left it Atra
Uys' 'entreaty:
Before -leaving the Bee told Mira
Uys to tell 'tee husband that they:
had raided his cattaJ because he had.
twice brought news of,the condi-
-Worts of earreadete aver he line, and.
eat) Alias .beaa".1iie eaueee of all the
surrenders thathad taken place.late-
1Y ou the Nieto' 'border; al4o that
now he had gone to attend the English
rated they were haying thelarevenge.
The Boers mere web Mounted,- had
a good supply of ..ammenitien . with
"sporting 'aitteeerie" and •ltd new
clothing, One itelug dreseed• in a khaki
.uniforne. All of them Carried aliort
daggers in their belts, • • '•
Boors .Heitett eetre.
literkolorpe June 14,a-Eetaile of the
attacka on. tlie ',coilyoy at Venters-
dorp saiive that the Boers Were detere-
m lied at alt risks' to obtitiaepsses-
Oen el It. Their plait was skilfully
hill. They waited till tha Meeting Of
the fle I•ati 1 entity out voye with their
escorts neer .Witpoori:je. 1Vhete the
convoys separatedto return home,
the enemy, who were waiting In aMe
bush., occupied 'the site of 'their late
camp, an 1 thu.e Interposed_ between,
the convoys, and potired a ifeavY fire
into the rear of the Ventersiorp ee•c-
Tne Potchefiltrotim escort, hearing
the oeune or liring, returned to the
assistance of the eunyey, and found
a strong party of the enemy'oecupae
ing come rough...ground, and admit: -
ably covered. A• detachment of the
Imperial 'Light Herat a company or
the North Laneashire Regiment, and
one of the. Weleh Fuel:fere deployed,
the first two to thie left,' the latter
to the right, and skirmished* fox' two
hours, graelually. approaching. the
enemy. Then, fixIngebayoneta they
1)4v:tamed with a eheen, and the fine
ate.eatipped, line -took the position..
The Doere, not daring to Wait, bolted
incontinently. •
Later, when near ICaairceetein the
cohvoy Watt again attacked, but it
wno ealdept that the enemy were
on y half-hearted, ranete they fired .at
very long range anti did no damage.
• Dotal:a have now been receivedof
weather desperate attempt on the
part of the Beers to wreck a, train
on the Delagoa line. .•
The Boer leader Hindon led the at-
tack, Ho wan dressed as a British of-
ficer., nal all hlo followerif were like-
wise attired' le khaki. • ilindon laid
eixtY "eaetrldges In position on the
line, and When a train approacbed
they explected tinder tile engine..The
driver wee kleel inetantly, and the
'fireman and ninny °there on the train
were injured.,MI the paeisengers
were invalide, and belonged nhieflyth
the Ntreleh ileglMent.
Hinden.-thensordered a number ,of
the Pore to the top of the carriages',
from Whence they could fire on the
ocCupante of the armored truckie The
officerie of the °meet on the train
Mede et gallant attempt to clieek the
Doer eald, shooting all Who 'attempt-
ed tociliary off loot.
The Beene were badly engaged in
, emtreiting the earriagee and stripping
I the -sick an I wounded, men when n,
(Shoat wee heard of "Fix bayonets!"
The Marauder% Seeing that another
antlered train had now arrived, 1m-
in:drat:ler decamped, They retreated
to the adjoining Welt ,and their hue-
, tied' flight wee hastened by the
nitrating &Mello front the train .whielt
had ea opportunely come upon the.
tootle.
The elole loot' of the Doors' was a
t'n of leSoulte. It wad evident that
they were much (Ilse -tufted at the fail-
ure of their attnek' .
The Injury tame to the Inc wee not
eierlowee ant the Mat were quickly re-
paired, ,
•
Yerttgee and Botha. •
ilteteseas, Jane 1.4. -The eorrespond-
ent et the independence. Beige et Am-
eterdam telegraphs that for some
&lye past Kruger has been in
direct eorrespoadenee with the Doer
leaders at Standerton,
lie rulde that Lord Kitehener author-
ized lam tramliniselen of the despatch-
ee between Mr.; Kroger and the Doer
leader.. The Nene of the Consfel-
Cameral of the Netheriande is being
need.
expected In India exeept 10
northern portions of the Piluifib:
The monsoon • rano/have thua The If
* If
Mee liotha and %trivet,.
us, June 14.-44rs, Botha
SUPPIMMENZ TO THE OLINTON NEW ERA.
Itaa aerived here, and le domiciled at
a hotel near Schoveningen, ;whence
she will visit Ur. Kruger title after-
noon.
Selloveningen is a risbing village,
and popular bathingpiece, about a
miles from The Hamm. ,
Wur Compeneation Claims.
Pretoria, June 14.-,A. Mil tary Com-
mitiction has been appo%utojl to consid-
er all claims for com nsation in
South ,A,frIca for datuage Ile by tile I
British troops,
The Commisolon 14 cone/tame as fl -
lows;
Mr. Fleetwood Wilson, C. Chair-
man.
Cocoll.. Mwerogicigt,inD, IrDecirtootioorf 0Srepirplrirt;a.
port.
Mr. 'Flynn, financial adviser.
Mean' Ilutteberg, eompeneation of-
ficer ; and
Lieutenant Cooke, secretary. -
Tbe preliminaries bave been die,
eussen, and the elaints already made
are close on three thousand In num-
ber, for damage suetained prior to
the end of Mareli last.
The total sum claimed exceeds a
nallion sterling, but the British re-
fugees have not yet beell able to
sribmit.their claims to any appre-
°table extent.
On tile return of the clyillan pop-
ulation several. thousaua additional
claims will be submitted, and it le
confidently expected that the set-
tlement wifl. take at lea.st a year
or two. 4
Tile appointment of the commis -
aeon forms tile completing link in
the adjustment of outstanding claims
for damages °done tii Soutit Africa
to the property of Boers and Brit -
!Phe. Lennon Civilian Commission
now sitting, and prepared to pro-
ceed to South Africa, if oecessarY,
is °moldering the elatms of foreign-
ers, and the new military• mounds.
together with another one
shortly to be appoint:ea, will practi-
cally cover all the ground.
Many cases have occurred of &im-
age to farms, buildings and property,
inolucliug standing crops and stock,
whielt may rightly •come within the
scope of these commissions.
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London, June 13. -Lord Kitchener
has cabled from Pretoria, under Ace
day's (late, as follows : • .
"Near Weimansrust, twenty miles
south of Middleburg, 250 Victorian
Mounted Rifles from -Geneial. Ileat-
on's Column, were eurprised in camp
at ateenkoolspreit by ' a • superior
force of Boers tee 7.30 P. ii., June•12.,
Tee, peemy,er"ept apeto within !heat
range and peered a deadly fire Into
,therranfP;kllrng two officers and-fer
non, and wounding four. officers and.
38 men,. of whom twenty-eight.
Were slightly. wounded. Only two
officori and 50 mon escaped to Gen-
eral Beaton's. camp. The reMainder.
were taken prisoners arid released,
TwO pom-poms Nero coptured by the
enemy. Full •detalls haVe . not yet
/nen received."
•DeWet 'Again sellers' Defeat,
• London, June 15. -Lord Kitchener
telegraphs the War Office fieeni Pre -
torte; under to -day's date, as follows
"During the marclefrom:Vrede (Or-
ange River Colony) Elilott's teletnn
engaged the enemy under DeWet on
Japeaand after. severefighting
captured -a convey,or a71 loaded
wagons, 45 ptisoperia, 58 • rillea, 10;-
000 rounds of ammtleitien, and 4,000
•eattle. e• • . • • ' .
"The Beers lett 17 killed . and 3
wounded on the fleide Onr• en.stittl-
ties were 3 officers tend 17 men kill-
ed, and 1officer. and 24 Mee wminel-
ed." • ' •
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Boer Comma nann t Himself eip-
.
Klerksdorp, lune A.—Col. *Williams'
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column has arrived after a fortnight's
successful trek: At Leetitykole the
force eightedea party of Boers; wins
abandoned thieteee • wagons contain-
ing • women,. etaldren .and 'chattels.
• On -May 27th .another donvey' was
•sighted,. The enemy made strenuous
efforts to.escape, and event across the
drift, over the Vaal, callea.Koodoes
drift • hat the 'wagons' got blocked,
• and there Was 4 fight. • . •
The 'enemy lined heal. benke of the
river. •There were many women and
children .in the wagons, •from beneath
which the Boers farad, regardiese of
the safety of ' the non-combatants.
Owing to their presence our ,Men
were obliged te refrain from return-
ing the, flre: •.
• From the. opposite 'side, where there
were no women, our troops killed and
wounded taeveral of the enemy. .
At tile point we brought a ponaporn
into action, and. the enemy instantly
.crossed to the Transvaal side, aban-
doning thirty svagene, thirteen. darts,
and other *vehicles; 5;000 rounds of
ammunition and twenty rifles.
We also, made twenty-seven prLeon-
.eree There were also. meny voluntary
surrenders, nm.oxig 'the latter being
Commandant potgiteter.
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.1,000 Boers to Surrender.
Durban, Natal,- .June .16. -it Is re-
ported here that the surrender of
100' men under • Commandant Van
Rensburg at Pletersbueg is prelimin-
ary .to the surronaereof :1,000 men
In that district. , • • .•
13oers Vigorously Aetive.
London, June '17.-Wbatever may
be thetruth in regard to the re-,
ported peace. negotiatione in South
Africa, the commandoee in tile field
are evidently not a party to them.
In addition to the defeat at Steen-
kool Sprat, keperted by-Leed lettelie
ener, which offsets the- report of
the -defeat -of General -De -Wet near
Vrecle, there aee reports of vig-
°rade abtivity cie the part of tile
Boer% especially on the border of
the Orange niver, and Cape Colon-
ies. It IS stated (rem a British
source that the Beers and Cape
rebels there continue to increase in
numbers, and Commafichiett Kritzin-
ger, on June 18, told a farmer in
the neighborhood that the movement
ot the commandoes southward Was
only beginning, and tlatt the Doers
intend to compel the larlitsit to de-
vastate Cape Colony ea they have
the two republics to the north. The
Doer tooting are the Flame as. for
reonthe past. They avoid conflicts
when possible, snipe at every. ' op-
portunity, and manoeuy,re for (Jur-
prises. Many British troupe who are
now in Pretoria are refitting af-
ter tirduOus operations In the
north, widelt have left marks upon
them. They say it is very difficult
to locate the email bodies of littera
whit* coneeal their gook and
stores in inaccosible ravines. It Is
one contintione trek atter hidden
enemiete whose fresh horses enable
them to escape when lotatted.
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and poteribly trebled if theY gall a
victory over anY Britieb force.
The nuntber of Doer prleonere under
guard exCeeds twenty thousand, and
they are anxioatt to bave tile war
eat. A conenlerable force of surren-
dered Doere le now utuler arum for the
protection er their terms and horde,
and it, le Ow anxious to have terms
or Peace arranged.
The Dutch dietriete of Cape Colony
where General French le now in corn -
maul are weary of tile depredations
of Doer melees wleen they nave to
feed an clothe them, and a decisive
victory.over the guerilla bande le ex-
pected le that quarter. Importent
peeve from General French is looked
Inc In the next -ten days, by which
the pacification of the country eoutit
of tile Orange River will be effected.
The eourcesof resistanee of DeWet,
Botha, Steyn, DelareY. and Schalk -
burger are well-nigh exhausted, and
they weiell tueeurne the reepossIbrity
for a, surrender if Mr. Kruger, with
ids fanatical faith in the final tri-
umpe of the Doer cause, were not an
obstinate oil man who Imo ecured
Ids own' safety,
War news tema,in meagre and the
reports of peace negotiatIone are
illusory. but • experienced men are
convinced that land has been sight-
ed after . a long voyage against
strong headwinds and many °roes
currents. They are counting much
upon the moral effect of the great-
ly needed severity at Pretoria by
which burghers' on parole,etica'ping
under arms and being capured, have
been -condemned to death. . They
are convinced that the end will be
in sight as soon • as the tigers find
out that they cannot tun with bares
-and hunt with hounds.
Several 'versions are given of Aire.
Botha's interviews with. Mr. Kruger,
but •there is tic) authority for any
statement, Mr. Chamberlain re -
Mains inseruta,ble, and Lord Milner
r et Men le
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Cape Town,' ;Tune 1$.-8ir Cordon
Sprigg, the Prinee 'Minister of Cape
Colony, reports that am Boers•in
the vicinity .of Calvinthe in the west-,
ern part of the colony, under Com-
mandant Maritz, surrounded a Brit-
ish patrol of 29 Men. The Britleh
had' two killed, two wounded, and.
twenty were • captured. The 13cere
are being closely pursued,
A. ferce or: rebels at Kaltamas, in
Gardenia, setae, miles to the eaet of
Prieska, in 'the Cape • Oinony, pinta
baring about 200, has moVed .to the
southwest.' •• •
teol, Doran has engaged 100 Boers
in the Midland district.. The burgh,
ere had .two ;men killed, and three
wounded. ' •
• 4A.8lother„part..of.' Scbgeperese emu,.
anemia enteced......Murraysburgli"
'Thursday and !doted the stores.
.,The. • chase •after Cenimanda.nt
Kritzingere who broke back from the
Barkley' :East elsitrict, has .not as
yet .led to any result other than
keeping the invaders moving In sev-
eral detached parties; which' are
spread over -"the.' Albert and Igara18-
hart &Stria..
Another `VOW of It.
London, Jane 1 de -The record or the
Military operationin tile Transvaal
is regarded co satisfaotoi.y by mili-
tary men Without regard for the ve-
salte or Mre. Dotha's diplom.aese Mr,
Dela:Mee eetittlete 01 tile threw etili
ln tbe Gehl Ageing the ilritist artilY
14 coneldered to be grossly exagger-
ated, And 11010 censured for repeating
it. In lel not believed that more then
five -thousatel Deere/ are under amble
nitliough their nember Call .be defbled
Wearleg Them. Out. • .
.' -Lord 'Kitchener, in a despatch from
Bloemfontein, -sends the follewlag re-
port .of Boor -Casualties since hislast
Weekly telegram, exclesive of the
killed and wounded. accounted .for in
the • heat with., De Wet, mentioned,
in his despatch ..01 fast . Saturday: .
Killed .: -24
:Wounded ' .... . 114
Prieonerti • , .
Surrendered - • 4. ,. 165.
Itiflee captured .137,
ammunition, rounds 8,200 -
Wagons a.... • • ..• 198
Horses • • -1,500
Cattle:.. .• , 3,000
• Amongthe ,.lateet prisoners, • cap-
OYetne.. Brit le Mr, eTengleeke
gen, the Lancitleest of Mria Dotha,
the wile Of the Boer cemmandent-
getieraa.who 14 now in Europe. Land-
tirost on Brandiet, of Piet Retief,'
has also been taken' prisoner: -
81700,1* 0FVJ4KFONTlfl. N
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ali e Qittln et .DerbYsitiree 'Recovered
• (1 ens With "Sheir Bayonets.'
'London, •June 18.-DeSpatches, from
,joluentiefinurg report that the 'men
wounded in the engagement at
Vlakfoetein. have been. -conveyed here
and are new comfortabl)r. lodged let
the Sixth General . Field .1Ioepital.•
It appears that the fight; .Whieh
Wee ott 'a most sanguinary nature,
forek placte at • Viakfontein, 15 miles
west' of Naa,uwpoort, Transvaal. Col.
Dix.oWs ceiumn, Winch hail been in
clone touch.. with . the enemy for the
three previous' days, moved out
from camp on Taursday mornings' as
information lied :been received re-
gardiug some buried guns. • The
Boers were found in considerable,
numbers in the' surrounding 00011 -
try, and it was deemed advisable to
return -to camp and there await
reinforcements before an attaek on
the enemy was Made.. The column
was only about 1,400 etrorig, being
-composed of four companies of the
Derbyshire. Regiment, -four compan-
ies of the Xing's Own Scottish Bor-
ders, • the 2811i Battery, sonie 500
Yeomanry and a Scottie!). }Terse, vrith
other details.
In the meanthne the Boers had set
fire to the Veldt between the column
and the camp, . and great cloud 0!
sireeke aroma tinder cover or vvhich the
enemy adVaneed.on the right of the.
rear of the colurriet. They then made
a rush anti sueeeeded In taking two
guns, killing mostof the section In
charge, The enemy actually turned
'the guns on our troops, but the, shell's
failed to explode, as the pins had not
been withdrawn.-
Mettle point theTILirb-yeltires were
ordereilto retake the guns. They car-
ried theni at the point of tile bayonet
In a most duelling Manner and splen-
didly Upheld the traditions of the Bra
tieb infantry, Nearly every Boer near
the guns was killed: Finally the
enemy retired., and the ooltimn -reach-
ed camp Without further Itieta. It le
believed that the enemy- nembereci
1,200, and were part or Delarey's
force, under Commandant ;Kemp.
The hard task of baryIng the dead
and bringing in the Wounded Was sue
etalsfully rtecoinpliehed. It Was feeted
thnt our calamities were 60 killed, 6
miesing red 120 wounded..
A Boer rettadhed to the Boer ambu-
lance, whieli was collecting their dead
and wounded, stated that they had
lost 56 killed, and out men saw large
,ennabers of wounded Boers; being ear-
-Pied away. rt is now estimated that
the leases on both sales were about
the eane. The Doer losses throughout
the country from aloe 20 to May 27
IVere over 400 killed, 'wounded, Cap-
tured or surerndered.
ln Coneoutration Camps.
Lohden, Jetly1.7.-Iteplying to (pima
tame In the House. of Coalmen; toelay
Drodrick, the War 0 eeretary, eat()
there were, 40 229 persona in the
'concentrationoanmeg of the Tritnte-
Vaal and Orange Inver Colony. The
deaths in these' camps for the month
of May numbered 98 women and 818
children.. The announcement of the
mortality was noised with groans
from the Well members, and cries or
•"Seniulttiotte." Mr, Drotiriek added
that the ituthoritine were arranging
for the release of the Women and
children who bad friends to receive
WM; bat,thef Government could not
undertake to feed them is 1001a/tad
poeit lops.
Tbe Liberal Split,
The division in the House ot Com-
mons on the ntotion made by Mr.
Lloyd -George (Welsh Nationalist) to
adjourn the House on the question of
treatmeeit of Doer women and Olin.
dren, whitoit was rejected by a vote of
238 to; 184, served to accentuete the
eplit in the Liberal party on tbe Gov -
element's, war policy. air UettrY
Campbell -Bannerman, the Liberal
leader, supported Mr. I,Joyd-George in
denOuneing the policy of concentrat-
ing women and children in camps, and
With Str William Vernon Harcourt
(Liberal) and the Right I -Ion. William
Byree (Lib:irel) voted in tile minority
on Mr. Lloyd -George's motion.
About 150 Liberal Imperiallets led by
the Right Hon. II. 11. A.squieli (Ad-
vanoed Liberal) and Sir Edward Grey
(Liberal) abstained Dorn voting as a
protest against the Bannerman -Har.
court-MOrley sectioe of the House of
Commons Identifying themselves
closely with tile extreme pro -Boers,
The Cape elonstitution. •
Louden, June 17.-A deed -patch, frOM
Graaf Reinet says that reports from
13urgersdorp, lVfurrayeleurg, Peareton
anti elsewhere state that the petition
for tlie suspention of constitutional
goverament in Cape Coleny is being
readily signed by all classes. Two
Dutch papers strongly oupport the
-movement. Mr, Jnrgeisi H. Selith and
the Hon, Mr. Xlerholda, who was a
member of the Schreiner Ministry,
are reported to be canvassing wfth.
great sucoese. In. an Interview, Mr.
Smith steel be had always had great
sympathy with the republies, but
would 'lever be disloyal to his own
flag. He had strongly condemned the
Invasionof the colony. He was • con-
vInced that the time had arrived for
the °lionisation or both the Bond and
the South African League, which
have relit -ilea their Miesion. •
•
111110. PAIS THE MONEY?
Sheriff Seized :Superannuate'
•
Cash in Bank
BEFORE... HE RECEIVED, 'IL
•
Ottawa, 'Jane 19.-eTbe validity of
tile" -Siterifee. officer 'seizing* the
amount of Me. Lall's Government sui
perannuatiori allowanceon May 27t1i
Inet,urzdercui alleged eXecutionheld
bee-Wititerateireelis lioaF likerrero
form the subject ofjudicial, inquiry.
It will be remeinbered that -
Complalett wasthat when the
teller of the Bank of' Montreal' was
In. the net At handing,out $00 tel.. Mr.
-Hall, • the Sheriff' beilift seizes', the
numey• before •Nee.. Hail 'race:tee:1 pay-
ment. iteeasrs, Lewis & Smeniesuttee-
sequeutle. protested en •Mr. be.
half, denying that he hati eceived
the, Money, and claiming, paymeet
from thebank et...a•.rettern of air.
'Hales superannuation certificate by
the -bank. •- , . -•
The eolleitore of the Bank or Monte
real' have ;now written officially 14
the Sheriff, .notifying the.. latter -or
Lewis' iteStimillea claim aneletrifoiaWng
hlni';thatethe bank. Wili Aced the: Sher-
iff 'respopsible the:. bank for ilaY-
inent of the seized "money In lease it
Is decided by the .courts that the
money belonged to the bank and .not
.to. Had, at: the...time of the seizure.
Also that' If tbe Sheriff now. *tee
over .the money to Hatch, he will. do,
•so -at his petit: e . •
• The solicitor's :furthei inform the
Sheriff that he and his Bailiff. Were,
au the -bank's opinion, guilty ot oetres;
pass in entering the -billeting tie:the.
bank' for the purpose of inakitig, ketch
te seizure, at a time when . Hall liad
no chattels - exigible 'under the said
alleged 'execution, and- that e repe
tion of any •euelt trespass will neces-
sitate .the bringing of an action -by
the bank lagainst .tile Sheriff ':andails
officer. . a •
111[11111(Efi HILL.
Defendent Again olithe Wit
• ness Stavd,
GTS JN FORBIDDEN STATEMENT.
jersey City, N-. 3.,, Jame '19,: -Thos.
Cr. Barker was re -called as a witnees
to -day Ja his trial for assault with
intent tO kill tile Rev. John Keller,
in Arlington, .N., Je, on February 8,
last. In reply to a question of his
counsel, Darker began to deecelbe his
inovemente on February 3, the morn-
ing of the shooting. • He said he left
home to go but, to buy a newspaper,
As he nea,red the .corner of Beach
Street and Midland trienne he said
he met Mr. K'elier. Ile said Xeller
stopped and Bald "Good' morninge.Mr.
Barker." • • • •
Here the witness Said "I replied
to Keller and said, 'You villain, you
outraged my wife,' and I then"- Ob-
jection wee _made, and the • court,
ruled 11ot te allow further testi.-
inimy on this point, Then 'Barker
etatted t,01 tell What lieppened af-
tee the shooting. He sleet he jump-
ed on nacar and wentl to the town
hail at Xearny, where lie.. eurren-
dared *nista.
Barker mid that he went alone
te the towel hail, _which tvas In
contradietioli of the testimony for
the State that he was accompan-
ied by a, Mr. Buckley, a neighbor.
Mae witness stated as to what a
sleepless night he had vent alter
Ilia shooting and told about his
nervous and excited condition. The
proeecution objeeted and Was sue.
tattled. Darker related his move-
ments on Peb, ard and said he did
not remember averything distinctly,
as lie teu-s in a dazed condition.
leer Three -Cornered Race.
New 'Yorks Janie 19. -An American
magazine line cabled to Sir Thonias
Lipton nnd vritten to Thorium W.
tia,Wriblt and, W. Butler Duncan offer-
ing to provile, a, gold eilp, valued at
t3,000, to be competed for atter the
cup races, under the atopicee of some
well-knowet yacht club. .
air Thomas Imo cabled la reply that
he will send his American repreeenta-
tiv'e, err. liarrie,etosseestlic_editor of
the magazine. Mr. Lawson line eignl-
Bea hie" Wilinignese to enter Xfulepen-
dence in sueif a cent -et previously to
July tiLlt. Mr. Duncan'ff reply has not
yet been received,
. 25 Coot Halt itt National.
Boston, Masa, June 11-1he direc-
tors of tho Boston .Natienal League
Halt Itiree decided to abaridon 50 -cent
beetled! and conf.orm'to the schedule
cpr prime Which exists In the
Arnorl-
fean Lieteette. Hereafterachniesion to
the armee ttt the notith end grounds
-
Will hi 25 dente, Thief neves has Wert
eontettmlation for Nome time, and
after yesterdarti game, whielt Wait
attended by 125, the announeement
of its adoption wag nutcle. Treasurer
Dilliegs Raid that, it wan the only wity
to met eorapetition,
E -METED S'
VICTIM DEAD.
Rev, C. G. Adams 'Must Face
Murder Charge.
ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
..n.P
.liWria Charge Against a leratsita, Ill.,
Mutt -Seven Desperitaoes Break
Jan nt Notne--One Shot and Hee
• coptured-1(entiody Vets Bail. ,
Plymouth, .June 19. -The Hamburg-
.A.merlens line Steamer Deutschland
arrayed here at 8,13 a. n, to-daY,
,beaten her :own speed re -
She cieveted 3,082 Miles In fiVe
days, 11 liours/,, al 'minutes, at an
event& speed. of 28.8.8engalnst 23.30,
her beet prevlims speed' record:
, 10114.d %Jen% ;inn Self,
New York, June 19. --. !Tattoo. F.
Ahearn, employed as an iceman by
the American' tee 0o., .shot iiie wife,
Louise, and titen sent a bullet
through - las own brain in n yera
in the r'eler of the fresidehee of
antlanue13,
IsIeriT: Warnkvegiat 811"Grl%tivierenil
icks
teGravesend,
early
early this. Morning. Both were dean
when found. • Anger at .his wife's
habit's, widen were •somenrhat dis-
sipated, is supposed to have furnish. -
ed a motive. foe Lae crime. .Allearn
was 40 years old,. and las 'ivife, who
Intel been nuteried ,before, was, 38
years old, and was formerlYein-
piloycef as a servaht in the - nouse
of Mr. Wternke. .
, 131g Veteade Selifile. •
Pittsburg, Pa., June 19. -The at,
CalreFurnaee Company, owned by the
Crucible Steel Company Of Antericiatoe
day started to bulk) three setehinielre,d
ton' daily capaeity blast furnaces 14
Th C. PrIck'S new, town, Clareton,
the Monongahela River.- The furnacsa
Will coat, when. completed,'$3,250,000,
. Inteley Boileiwin .111. •
, .,Ften Fran:deco, 'June 1P. -b. JBa10
win, widely knovien. as "Lucky" Beide
win, Is, in -a.private Mesta -tea .a very
tack pan:, TIe wa,s.taken sick in -Seat-:
tie, as hewas about, to ambaric for
Nome, and was •eempelled .t� return
to. San Franelyeo.• Instead of linprov-;
lag, he has grown, 'worse.' ,
. • !Little for ..1.41'le. •
' Buffalo,' N. Y., jam Ie.-The:argil-
meat cif the appeal or ;xtotato B. Molt-
iteux; alleged poieon,er 'elf Mrs, Kath-
erine ,L. AdaniS,w.ne resumed befOre
the Court of Appeals this morning.
erowd that clamored: for admis-
sion was larger than on either of the
preylous dlevie. and -tbe: re-
quired. reInforeenients to -force- the
more insisteht ones. back froXn' athe
door. • . '• • se" •
Daeid for • the .people, con-
tinued his tiacirese, .and 'is stated ta
speak until 1.15 o'clock. , a • • '
bead In the 'Car. • •
Springfield, Mass., June 19: .•
anknovva men were .crushed to: 'neat
under. herivy Irian -beams on 0 • car
between Alliana. and this city.•liest
night. The 'men were Omni on the
Can when' -the. trate arrived .in. this
ray • this 'Meaning. The beams bed
been Plied.alottg 'the sidee. Of the cars
and the Men Itad evidently told down
to. sleep between the two pileS,•and
eomehOWe when the train 'waseSwitch-
ing, the 'iron -bad toppled pvee • and
klLled the *lion. The "belies lie ander
many tona ereirOti. • • .
' She Brought Joe\ to -
St Ps ter she rg, -Jan e 1 b. -15i of °sear
Otti'sul1otin says the coeditiou of
the Czarina and her child,- is entirely
satisfactory..
The Czar has signalized' the birth
of his daughter by 'setting a ukase
'Ponneuting theeptutiehinent of the
riotous studentilf; Saute" of them are
.6x -emitted from -further. military
,and: others ate oredited..with
their period of punislheient aS i)art.
of their regular nillitary,serviece.
Berkeley,. Cal.; •June 19. -Di. • G.
Tesup, who was shot by Rev, Charles
Ge Adonis, has died from Itheinjuries.
Adams 14 1W:the county 'jail at Oak
land. • • . ....t
Charged With Homed Orin -nee
Watseka, 'Ilse aune.'elee-DertA.
Maggee. is in jali here Charged With
murdering axis 'vvife, his , 6 -year-old
child • and 'his wife's ,mothere Mrs.
1VIary J. Hersabarger, the morning Of
May 28th. • •
,The aneusecl' was the only Wring
witireas of • a lite in which the three
victims perished. Maggee retnItined
alone around the fire until the house
was conetuned' and then drove four
miles to this city before raising the
alarm. The fact that lie . escaped
with ail late 'clothing, -and that he
was the :benefteittry .of $2,000 in-
euranee upon his wire's death., •led
to bis aireest.
At the :coroner's incluest Maggee
reamed to gate any testineolly,
Desperadoes Break ,
Nome. City, lune 18, via Seattle,
Wash., June:la-One of the most dna',
ingetna sueneetaful jaildeliveries that
has 'fifkaarfilifee.-Iti liana- nee ft Weer
on lefay 200, when seven prisoners In
the rederel jail escaped, and at last
•adYiee8- four were still tit large. Tliose
who got away' Were named Dowers,
Teat is, Miller and Lawless .while Smith,
Libby and May were recaptursd.
./n, the capture. May was shot
through 'tire-head-atullawvianci is" in
preen.2elotte condition. The escape
Was effected by metting through tho.
roofs of the esile, arid afterWarels
cutting through the corrugated iron,
rear of the jail. As soon as the prie-
otters 'were mimed a _detachment of
soldiere was eent ream Fort leaks:
Everyone Teaeing 'toWe was quote.
tioned, aed "dodgers" advertising the
eseape were freely circulated. Libby
wart first captured, hiding la a cabin.
Smith and May were found making
their Way Oyer the ridge, and 'were
called on to surrendet. The 'former
did so, but May made a break for
liberty,aed tvao shot and brought
downt
Kennedy thee Hail,
New York, June Ire -judge New -
burger agreed togloy to release Dr,
Samuel 3, Kennedy, who has been
tried three thnew for the murder of
Emmeline Reynolds. The $10,000 bail
was furnished by Eleanor L. Hand,
Louie 11. Searles, one of thejnrors
who voted for the acquittal of Dr.
Kennedy, called on -Judge Newberger
In his chambers before the opening ot
court to -day to request the release or
the derenclent. It is said that in Mak-
ing this reenest lin repreeented not
oni,y tite jurors In favor or acquittnl,
but also those went Voted to conviel.
It; IMS bnct'71ecidcd to formallv
open the Canadian building at the
Pan-Anteritan grouridd en Dominion
Day, July. 1. ;
L
Sozodon
4. Perfect 14,4d4 ear pia
Teeth Ind Breath
25°
Sozodont
Both formsef Sezedent et the Stem lg
.Tooth Powder
Male Price, tase. each; large Sizes, be/00os, 7
HALL & RUQK.EL, MONTREM.
IMPUGNS
COURT'S' FAIRNESS
Molineux' Counsel Attacks th
Judge's Course.
HE ALLEGES PARTIALITY;
Buffalo. N. Y., 'Tune' 18.--erhe ardue
meet of 'elle appeal in behalf oeRoleeint
13. Molineux, under, sen nee of death
as the alleged poliione of Mrs, Kathe
erine 3. Atiame, was •estuned this
'Wonting before the C rt Of Appeals.
Therewas, anothor r b for the lim.."
'tee number .of seats, .nd the bailiffs
and •doorkeepers • were Urea .te repo
off a passage way, in the cierridor. •
It 14 probable that the argument
Will not be concluded to -day' .but ,
will extend into to -morrows seselon.e
Mr.-114.11bern to. -day objected :to
use of ,Moitneux's inquest testimony
at the 'trial .without any testimony
to shoev. how it had been obtained,
Molineux had been forced to take t
stand under theeateof oontennit
compelled.Recorder Goff had
re-
slsted evel'er attempt to get the mr- •
cumstances under •which the testi..
'stony or the defendant -had' been,
obtatned.. Mellemix shouldhave had a .1
chance to explain, • . • .
new. approach another importa
ant phase or tins case," meld Mr. Mile-
• b.urn., 'And. I reigreei I have not mote'
time: The defendant. hied not a fair
notenefairetrial beeause--4;
Tot 'the "Litt itade. of. nu:Dike/let .Atteree-
etey and.. the attitude of the -pourt.
In the twenty-fiVe.yeare 1 have been,
before Yoer ',Honor's court • I.., intee •
• never had • occasion to coinplain
trial judge. 'I approadh:. the titivation..
With a feeling 9f regret, but I ,do se
lionsthe less freely:The Reecirder
pen red in this case, front beginein
endens 'an active participant on
side,. of. _elle 'prosecution.; -1111 a
et Cif. Ione .nnd •croseeexannineilee'
nesSes'in behalf of the State: The D
tert Attorney Was •allowed•the wI
lietituae; ndMr. Weeks -Wm held. to
-Chest riot est,rule. Mr, Weeks was de-
ii,t red unpeo-eis'encil yet the records,
of Ilt6g0 pageg 06 net showethht h
aeted ungentlemanly Or Iniprep'1'.1r
'a Siagle instanee. The -Recorder Con-
stantly referred !to,.Mr. Weekeu la an •
improper manner, tb.diecredit ,him he-
fore•the.jnry." . .
WEAK FlION1 INF
Unfortunate Condit'
Miss Ernestine, Clobber.
,
As sae -Greve Older Her Trott bleb
(mine Igere. Pronounced -0 c
Seid Iler Case Was Oneof ( en
Deblelty, and Held Out Stan 1
or Recovery --She la Now VV
Strang. -A Lesson for parents.
.(Vvora the , Telegranh; Quebia
•Ne disco -veil luamedielne in
, ern' theme na0e,0ene;7atinfotritilt
back the rice glow Of health and th
mature' activity of healthy °yowl',
womanhood to Weak and alling-girl:
ase has Dr.. WilllaMS' Ptak • WIS.
Girls delicate from ehildhOod , ave
used these pills with • rem•ar
• nenelecial effects, and the ;0404
dough t er, of many ,a howl/dead
been traneformed from a pale a
sickly girl int() a happy mai robu
condition. by their use. ..e."---". 57 --
Among the many who have iegalii
ed health' and strength through the
use. of Dr, Williams' Pink Pliki 10
Mims 'Ernestine Cloutier, the fifteen
year 'old daughtee Of Ma GA. Clou-
tier, residing at No. 8 Lallernand
street, Quebec) elty. Mr. Cloutier 1
an tnterview with a repreeeritatt
of the Telegraph. gave the tolletwin
account of las daughter's Illainis, an
recovery: "Almost from illfan0Y my
daughter luld Mt enjoyedgoo
health, her conetetutioraleatirg
frail character. We did 'not* pa
much attentionto her Weakness as
we thought that she wouid .outgrow
it. Unfortunately, this, was .not this
ea"Meso Wak
ge' andletff 81'1 ha
e grew golidaltraMettshe
bba• ai ..".
her condition. For deers at aletinte
She' was unable to take oat Of 'doors
elMerelee; 5110 lemma listi6ss, her ap-
petite failed her, and as time ;went
on. she could net standavithout sup. •
porting herself against schnething
and at times she woeld fall ' in a ,
faint. / called hi O. doctor, but lite
medicine did not help- her and She
was growing weaker than ever. Atte
other physician 'Was then sailed ,
Who pronounced her thine one ot gen.
eral. debility, and gave nee very little
ii
hope for her recovery. SOMAS ;seethe
ago while reading one of the daily
papers 1, came across the ease of 4 ,
young, woman cured by the tote ot
Dr, Williams' Plnk Pills, so 1 &taro ,
mined to give them a trial. After
She had used about three boXes tile
color began to come back to her
cheeks and she began to grow strong-
er. Greatly encouraged by this, eke
continued to use the pills for eeeerill
months, and now Ole is as well as any
girt of her age. Her appetlte le oo
ttnd she lute gabled thirty-flite un
In -weight. Dr. Williams' KO Pill
have built up her OVUM and haVO
nUUle her healthy and ,active after
doctors failed to 'benefit her. I be.
Mire that Dr. Williams' Pink: Pills
are lite greatest known Mechelen for
growing girls, and I would xidvieti
their use in all cases elitillar to
ctAinlisYS (dlotitgitillterert;Lu
story' should
• hope to many thousands '01 ot
young giris,whe suffer tts she
nettle Who are pale, lack alVet
mirror from headaellee ahd pallet/a
of the heart, dizzlneits, or a feel
of conetant Weartnetta well find
lumen health and atretigth in the ulee
of. a few boxes of Dr. Willisavir Plak
Pills. Bold by' al
moll, poet paid,
s14 boxed for
ihe Or. Will
Brockville, Ont