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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-04-24, Page 7prase their views on any proposed iaw . BOER LEADEIIS , "4'a88e18 for (•anlltfg(t(It, i Y dJ South Africa. '!`0 tjt st l and the Winitradian, of filo Lay- 1(Lnd Lino, and rho Corinthian, of the Allan Lina. 7.'he report that Cymr been engaged or the (fame purpose turns o to be Commandoes, will stake 7 0 men ani herees Liners and the Corinthian 5'00 men and horses. The former vessels will leave Halifax early In May, The Ceetrlan, Captain Thomas, is the oldest ship of the three, having been built in 1.890 a ,'t Belfast. She is 512 feet long, 59 feet beam and 135 feet depth. The le of 8,823 gross. tons, Tho Winifredian, Captain G. W. Muir, was turntdi out at Belfast in 1899. Iler dimensions ore: Length 552 Riot; beam,. 69 feet ; depth 86 feet. She . has a gross tonnage of A, 1 -,. Ottawa, A 1 200e -The Militia DO - r T p at a'e r i mOnt q n t t e4 t `ane• l # tI a th. t pretfourth hapicot# 3etailecl to eonvo . l Ctanadian contingent to ow' t r a. They are a Ce. ran Will Now Confer With Thur the to had b f u • • WHEN VOTE WiLL BE TAKEN Tentative Peace Term8. Reported t0 Have Been Agreed Upon --lien. NS' arren Talks—\'Sasois 1'or Cott- litigant—More Canadians Leave for Halifax. London, April 21,—A despatch to the Standard from Pretoria, date(! Saturday, says there is Considerable reason for believing that a tenta- tive agreement regarding peaee has been arrived at, svhleh, unless some- thing unforeseen happens to .vitiate it, will prove mutually cordial. The correspondent adds that he under- stands that the basis' of assured peace on the initiation of the Boers themselves has at; last been reached. The Boer leaders left Pretoria Fri- day night. Gen. De Wet goes to Heilbron, Acting President Sehalk- burger and Gen. Delarey will leave the train at Klerksdorp, Gen. Lucas Meyer goes to the Lydenburg dis- trict, State Secretary Reitz and a companion will meet the burghers be- yond Rletorsburg, and Gen. Botha goes to Dundee and thence to Vry- held, whence he will reach h1q main commando. Arrangements have been made by which the burghers will be summoned to the different rendez- vous, where on agreed dates the British terms will be clearly laid be-. fore.them. Meanwhile there. is noth- ing in the nature of an armistice except that nd attacks will be made on the Boers on the actual; dates of their yarious meetings. While it is. possible that some of the, Free State burghers will prove recalcitrant, it is confidently expected that the Transvaal. Borers almost to a man will acquiesce in the wishes of, their leaders. Tele Pretoria correspondent of the Daily Telegraph concludes a des- patch to that paper, saying: "As most of the Boer delegates have or- dered clothing and groceries here for early delivery you may draw your own conclusions,' • Gen. Warren I)ksatisfed. London, April 21,—Gen. Six Charles Warren has written to the news- papers regarding the Solon Kop des- patches published 'by the Government last Wednesday. He states that they do not contain some of the ,nowt important documents bearing on the subject, give a totally incorrect view of the matter If considered by themselves, and reflect injuriously upon the military reputation of him - Kelt and those who served so wall finder hint, He trusts that the Gov- ernment will publish the complete documents. Meanwhile Ile stays he 'vial refrain 'from making any further etatementte , Boer 71ea,lors at 13aimorttl. 03a1moral, Cape Colony, April 19.— Gen. Lucas Meyer, commander-in- chief of the Orange Free State forces; State Secretary Reitz, of the Trans- vaal, and the other members of their party arrived here last night and this morning proceeded to' the north. They were accompanied by a Brinell escort. It is their intention to con- sult with the Boers in the field. Word From Garruther•. Kingston, Ont., April leO.—Mrs. Bruce Carruthers this morning received a cablegram from Klerksdorp, in the !.Prausvaal, from her husband, Lieut. Bruce Carruthers, which contained but two words : "Never better." This Is the first word received since the battle in which he won fame. Suffering From Gunshot. Ottawa, April 20.—A cable from the Casualty Department at• Cape Town announces that farrier William'Hun- ter is dangerously ill at iilandsfon- tein from the effect of the gunshot wound received in the Kleinhardt's River engagement. Hunter enlisted at Winnipeg. Corporal William Blan- chard is ill with enteric faver. He 10 from Peterborough. Boers iq Europe SOIL '1 alk. London, April 20.—The opinion of the continental press on the peace negotiations is less favorable than that formed by English journals. The Boer agents in Holland are asserting ,that the conference has been broken off and will not be resumed. Their pessimism may be a sign of irrita- tion Ore the minor part which they are playing 'in bringing the war to a erose. While they have been secret- ly consulted by the Boor leaders In the field, their work passes without observation. Optintletic View. London, April 21, 6 a. m.—The Pre- toria correspondent of the Standard takes a very favorable view of the situation In South Africa. He is of opinion that a general understanding Jias been arrived at between tate Brit- ish Government and the Boer lead- ers, althougb so far as any indica- tions can be gathered it would seem that the temper of the Transvaalers is more accommodating than that of ;,heir kinsmen from south of the Vaal. Mr. Kruger Without Influence. ' London, 'April 21. --The oorreepon- dent of the Daily Mail at t7treeht says it is recognized there that the Boer delegates at Pretoria have full power to negotiate without refer- ence to the Boer leaders in En rape , Who have no real influence 0 the peace negotiations Most Consult ilurg.hers. ' London, April 2O. The reference of the British terms by the Boer mili- tary leaders to their commandoes chows that the delegates are seting strictly in. aeeorelanee With their twat Constitution, which says: "Treaties of peace require ratifi- cation. 'by the Volksraad, tvhieli must be t,tnnmoned as quickas poseibtc for that purpose.,, To -day the old Voiksrtead is scat- tered to the \winds. Many of Its mens- mere are killed, have been captured, or have fled from their country, Atltere have died. Orily a bare rem - dant remains, Henn the delegates aro obelofisly resolved to subnitt the (natter to the people themselves els represented by the fighting btt'ghern. Besides, under the Transvaal (pond- teflon, the Volksraad le hound to ill - love die titno for the people to ox - the refurntshing of the bowies of loyal Johannesburgers, which have been prootioally looted Of necessaries (luring their ttbsenete, An excellent start 'was, however, nsdo aest erda by Messrs, Iot hs- ehld, who forwarded to the Lord !!layer's fund a cheque for 1,000 guineas expected that provision Will have to be made for no fewer than 1,000 families, and Lord Milner thinks that an appeal to wholesale Houses, both in Landon and outside, for the gifts most urgently required would leave a good result, and would be the means of alleviating much suf. tering, , • Canada \'Neots the Boers. London, April 18.—(11Dall despatch.) —The question of what to do with many of the Boer prisoners has been a matter of tate most earnest con- sideration on the part of the Gov- ernment. A good cleat of correspond- ence has taken place on this subject between tate Colonial .Office and the Canadian Government. COL. BOULANGER, Selected to Command a Fourth Contingent Regiment. 10,400. The Corinthian was launch- ed at Belfast 1n '1900, and has a gross tonnage of 6,227. Ste is 130 feet long, 5;e feet beam, and 28 feet deep. • Recruiting satisfactory. Ottawa, April 20.—Recruiting in, Ontario and the Eastern Provinces is proceeding most satiefactorily. Up to last night 880 men had been accepted, leaving only 170 to make up the required 1;000. It is possible that more than the 1,000 will be recruited, in order to make up any deficiency intate west. Frank Gibbs, eldest son of E. F. Gibbs, Dominion grain inspector at Port Arthur, has been appointed lieu- tenant In the contingent for active service In South Africa. Lieut. Gibbs is a graduate of the Royal Military College, and wears time gold spurs won by him as the best horseman of his year, and has the reputation of being one of the best marksmen with the revolver 1n Canada. Mr. Bishop, of the Customs Depart- ment here, who was out with Strath- cona's Horse, received a lieutenant's commission yesterday. Quebec's Quota Fourteen. Quebec, April 18.—Quebec's quota for the fourth military contingent for South Africa so far numbers four- teen, four more men having taken the oath tat the Brigade Office to -day, W. Walling, G. Goudard, W. C. Hous'• ton and E. M. Degrace, while F. C. Tracey reached town from Sher- brooke, where he recruited, making six in all from that city. Several more Quebecers have taken out papers, but have not yet succeeded in passing the medical examiner. It is reported that at the last moment fifty, men of the R. C. G. A. have vol- unteered their services, • as have .a large number of those attached to the Infantry S^hool, who are anxious to go to South Africa. Recruits Leave Kingston. Kingston, April 20. -So far eighteen men have been, enlisted here for the Mounted Rifles. They left to -day for Halifax. The latest recruits are: Thomas Railings, Brockville; George Bridgen, Tiehborne ; Ernest Roberts, Kingston ; John Mayor, an ex -mem- ber of "A" Battery, Kingston. Capt. D. I. V. Eaton, who gods to South Africa with the Mounted Rifles, wan dined by his fellow officers. at Tete de Punt Barracks. Bo left on Sunday for Halifax, where Mrs. Eaton will join him this week, and remain till the troopship sails. London, April 20, --Forty-six bright looking and sturdy young recruits, who have joined the fourth contin- gent of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, left here this afternoon via the Grand Trunk Railway. Mr. led. Nolles, of this city, was made sergeant, and he will have oharge of the !nen on the •trip. to .Halifax. Trooper Leslie 1)end. Ottawa, April 18.—A cable to the Governor-General announces the death of Trooper Wm. J. Leslie, of the 2nd C. M,. fl•. His next of kin is Mrs, Leslie, ICinburn, Ont. Trooper Ernest Atkinson, of the 8. A. C., is dangerously ill from emterio fever at 1?oteheretromx. Hits father Is J. At- kinson, New Westminster. After the War is Over. London, April 18.— An army Order issued by the War Office directs that whenever• officers or reeklierie are taken prison:ere by an enemy a Court of Enquiry snail be assembled to enquire into the cbnd(iot of the senior officer or soldier of the party, and, if the general officer commend- ing considers it advisable, into the conduct of any other officers ori soldiers of the party. When- in nonfte(lu•enee of time as- sembling of a Covert of Ientiuiry an opinion adverse to the character or military reputation of any officer or soldier is fortued by the officer who (determines the else so enquired into the adverse optinion shall be e<Ah- munleatetl to the officer ar eoldloi' agtaixiet whom It has been given, Foe Ousted Ultlaiicders. London, April 18, -..It Ls early yet to say what responno will be made to IMrdi, etiltter's appeal for a su.tit, of £50,000 to pn 'e naso articles for Canada wants men, plenty of men ; to the Northwest Territories and to- wards British Colombia there are thousands o: square miles that are lying waiting for settlers. The Boers are the sort of settlers that the Canadian Government is looking for. The Dominion Government pro- poses to give a full homestead, con- sisting of 160 acres of land, to each head of a family that will settle, down, as well as to each male over twenty-one, to assist them with money—as settlers are at present assisted—ancl to admit them to the same terms of civil liberty as any sett Ior. • The t'anndian Contingent: Ottawa, April 18.—The Minister of Militia and the Major-General Com- manding were in conference all the afternoon, selecting the officers for the third and fourth regiments of mounted infantry for South Africa. The Minister told the newspaper correspondents that he did not feel at liberty to give out the names un- til they had been; approved by the Imperial authorities, as the com- missions would be issued by the Home Government. He mentioned, how- ever, that Major Williams, of Toronto, will command the third regiment, with Capt. D. I. V. Satan, of .King - sten, as second in command. The medical officer of the third regiment will be Surgeon W.H. Tye, of Chat- ham, Ont., and Capt. Van Strauben- ele, who was out with the Mounted Rifles, under Col. Evans, will be ad- jutant. Ho is now with the third special service regiment at Hali- fax. Major Boulanger, of Quebec, will command the fourth regiment, with Capt. O'Farrell, of Halifax, as second in command. Surgeon -Major E. El- liot, of Quebec, will be the medical officer, and Capt. Papineau, of the third special service regiment, Hall - fax, will be adjutant. Capt. Papineau is a cousin of Mr. Bourassa; M. P. Junior commissions. The names of the captains and sub- alterns will not be announced for some days, but among those offered commissions are the following: Ser- geant-Major Butcher, of C. School, Toronto, has been appointed as lieu- tenant; Quartermaster Gunnery, Sergt. Scully, of Quebec, will likely have a lieutenancy, and Master Gun. ner Leivie, of Quebec, the rank of lieutenant and quartermaster, Mr. George Sparks, who was in Africa with tate Strathcona Horse, will got a commission as lieutenant, and Capt. Agar Adamson; of the G. -G. F. G,, and a Strathcona Horse man, a cap- taincy. Major Good, of the Wood- stock, N. I3., Field Battery, will get a commission as captain. Major Os- borne Pope, commanding officer of tho 58th Compton Regiment, has ac• oopted a captaincy of a squadron. Major Pope is son of Lieut. -Col. Pope, who has served in the militia of Canada for 82 years, and was at one time Brigacle•Major at No. 6 Military District. 700 Rcet'udtc(1 for Eastern Corps. Tho number of men to be allowed to enlist for the Mounted Police and the permanent Corps has not yet been settled, but the Minister indi• Crated that a fair proportion would be allotted to those regiments. A number of the men in the third regi• ment at iialifox will also be psi'• mitten to go to South Africa, The two Eastern regiments, the Third and I•'oeirth, will require one thous. and men, and up to this evening, with four days" recruiting, tele- graphic advices from, the enlisting officers show that 700 have been enrolled, a splendid showing. All preparations aro being made to rush the equipment of the regi• meats as they are formed. Col. Mac- donald, Chive Superintendent of Stores, has already forwarded four carloads to Halifax. and will keep the supplies moving steadily. Lieut.. Cal, Donaldson and Sergt. W. A. llial, of the Steven Jimmie will leave here on Sunday for Halifax to Commence outfitting the men. Toronto :Sten Sworn ln, Toronto, April 19.—The cottoning were sworn In yesterday : C. 1. Lick - ante 18th, 14 Ottawa street ; Itain- ilton Hall, Aurora; 'P, F. .Prior: 59, Shirley street ; Edgar $. Mathews, Toronto ; Wm. Wheeler, 240 hlincoo nereet ; i,. 13mitl#, Maple View ; W. J. Cummings, 14:3 tiimoo0 street ; W. Mulligan,140 Amelia street ; 11, b'ol lucktinwood C. A. I i1ke i, 11e - Moro 0.1 T. (t Proctor, 472 Kingb street east ; Walter McAdams, le Beaton street ; W. C. Laur, 157(1` $pa- dina avenue; W. G. Connolloy, Cain - town, Ont.; W. Bear, 228 Vlotot•la street; and 3, Dixon, Brookville, The 37 leen who passed the doctor theoughout the day were as follows; James Il. Downello, 107 Broadview( avenue; Wesley J. William, 45 Dar* ling avenue ; Albert Lambertea, Wal- kerton, Ont.; Charles A, Wheatley, 01,5 Ontario street ; Henry W. Gor- don, 22 Mansfield avenue; Charles )3. hooker, 60 Shuter street ; Fred. A. Weir, 2nd R. 0. R. I., 277 Mngdonald ti•venue; Thomas Spirts!), 483 Ger- rard street east ; James E. Boyne, 83 Manse le -treat, Montreal; Wm. Stove ens, 268 Bordon street; Robert Dem- piier, 826 Bathurst street; Jahn Scott, 95 River street ; 'William Q. Bragg, 869 Seckvllle street ; Ashton. B. Fish, Linwood, Ont.; John lefoNlsh, 28 Sor- auren avenue ; Russell MoClements, Milton, Ont.; R. Mulcahy, 103 Bond street ; Walter H. ]:1111, 145 Mark - land Street, Hamilton ; John Gee, 64 Barton avenue; James Smith, 193 Farley avenue ; A. Tweddle, 21 Wick - son avenuo; James 1). Walter, 22 Shannon street ; Robert Stone, 56 Ed- gar street; ; Charles C. Dorian, 540 Manning avenue ; Francis H. Smith, 86 Isabella street ; John W. Porgies 13 Ossington avenue; Henry T. Bitch - ley, 59 Teoumseb street ; Robert Beal, Sarnia, Ont.; Edwin Braman, 9 Wick: ion avenue; John Cartwrights, 33. Trinity square; W. G. -W. Wilson, 196 Lippincott street ; Jerry Corner, 78 Lombard street. ; Stephen D. Dud- ley, Colborne, Ont.; Walter Pl, Part- ridge, 9 Lakeview avenue ; Fred, 1--I. Wiett, 310 Jarvis street ; Robt. H. Finley, trumpeter, 215 Farley ave- nue; Arthur W. Biggar, 66 Denison avenue, and George Bates, 66 Wilton crescent. Samuel Beckett, of Hamilton, made the 280 mon in the party which left for Halifax last night. He was taken to fill the place of one who was expected to stay over until the next batch goes down, which will in all probability be to -night. A despatch from St. John, N. B., states that John Joseph Maher, a commercial traveller from Toronto, has enlisted there. Toronto, April 21.—A second de- tachment of 65 recruits left here last night on the 10 o'clock C. P. R. train for Quebec, where they will entrain on the I. C. R. for Halifax. The men went separately direct to tate Union Station, and reported there to Col. Otter. The following men successfully pass- ed the doctor during the morning : Wm. G. Couch, 27 Homewood avenue; Robert M. Martin, 88 Powell street ; Robert M. Wilson, 250 McCaul street ; Nicholas Davey, 728 Euclid avenue ; Joseph Humphrey, 157 Ontario street; Geo. P. Patterson, 327 Church street; Clarence Simpson, 30 Hazelton avenue; James F. Green, St. Cath- arines, and William F. O'Brien, 16 Manning avenue. Farewell at Preston. Preston, April 18.—Down the sun- lit streets of Preston this morning swept a procession the like of which was never seen here before. The rank and file was composed of the grime -covered moulders and other workmen employed in Clare Bros. & Co.'s foundry, who quit work and marched from the moulding shop to the G. T. R. depot with Tommy Martyn, a fellow -moulder, who goes with: the fourth contingent. At the depot they presented him with a purse and an address, and the train pulled out amidst ringing cheers. The Guelph Men. Gueiph, April 18.—A batch of 23 recruits for South Africa left yes- terday afternoon. for Hamilton, and were escorted to the station by a larger number of their young friends, and bidden good-bye on the plat- form by those of nearer ties. Just before the train" left Mr. W.1 J. Rob- ertson presented Mr. Gordon Pat- terson, on behalf, of the Young Men's Bible Close bf Norfolk Street Method- ist Church, with a bracelet watch. Mr. Patterson suitably acknowledged the present. Swore in at St. John. St. John, N.B., April 18.—Up to to- day Col, McLean has sworn in about 60 men for the fourth contingent. Among those who enlisted to -day is John Joseph Mailer, Toronto, son of Mr. William Maher, Kilkenny, Ireland. Ho gives his occupation as commer- cial traveller. The recruits enlisted at Fredertoton left for Halifax this evening. Five liospeter hien Going. , Iespeler, April 18.—Five of the Hes- peler boys successfully passed the mili- tary examination to -day in Guelph before going with the fourth contin- gent to South Afrioa. Amongst them was Mr. A. M. Kerr, the junior clerk in the Merchants' Bank Here, who Ieaves to -morrow morning. The citi- zens to -night tendered Mr. Kerr a grand banquet at the Commercial Hotel. Lieut. (lartshore Going. London, Ont., April 18.—Lieut. John Gartshore, of the let Hussars, has received a commission in the last con- tingent, and will report at Halifax. Lieut. Gartshore is a nephew of Lieut. -Col. Gartshore, formerly offs: er commanding this corps. The officers Of the Hussars estimate that 20 per cent. of its strength have served In South Africa. • Departure Front Montreal. Montreal, April 18.—Tho first de- tachment of Montrealers for the fourth Canadian contingent left for Halifax at 113 Q:kbock to -day on the regular Intercolonial e -r -press. The boys were heartily cheered as they entrained. There was no official de- monstration, but Lieut. -Col. Gordon, D. 0. 0., was present, with Capt. Ken• noth Cameron, to wish the boys God speed. At the station the Montreal man met a detachment from the west Proceeding to Halifax. There wore 125 men from Guelph, Peer- boro', Toronto, St. Catharines and Kingston. There were no coiner: - darted officers With. the party, the squads being in charge of sergeants. SEVEN ViCTIMS Or FIRE. Charred Bodies !Found in the Rules of a London \Varehouse, • London, April 20. --?t fire broke out at midnight hist night at tittekney, a populous suburb of London, to a printer's warehouse, three stories high, the topfloor of which was used for living - cons. A den oten fire Ines and escapee arrived promptly nt the scene, bat the flames were of over. mastering power, and it Was lmVOs- Bible to enter the Inflicting. When the flames Were finally get under control the charred bellies of a man, two Women and four chil- dren were found, HE CANAOIANS' PLUCKY FIGHT. Full Details of the Hart's River Battle, BEA DELAREY BADLYBEATEN. EN. E Y The Galisat Stand hada by the Canadians --The Boers Lost l3eav- e Ila,. -(%barged lOany '!`tures and 'fried Different Tactics, Tho London Standard of April 9th contains the oomplete destatcli from IClerksdorp, dated April 4th, giving tan aoeouut of the fighting near Klein Harts River an Matreh 31st, in which the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles took such a prominent part. The despatch says: ; , ; t . 'T'lie engagement took place at Rooival, on the Braksprult, about sixty melee to the west of Klerksdorp, and resulted in perhaps the most de- cisive cheek that the Boer General has met with during the whole course of his remarkable military career. General Walter Kitchener, who had deft Klerksdorp at the head of a body of infantry and mounted troops, reached a camping ground forty miles to the westward on Monday morn- ing, and at 2,30 despatched a mo- bile column, under the command of Col. Cookson to reconnoitre to the direction of Harts River. The force consisted of about 1,700 men, all mounted on good horses. Col. Keir was assigned the command of a por- tion of the coduinn; composed of the 28th Mounted Infantry, the Artil- lery Mounted Rifles and the 2nd Re- giment of KItchen'er's Fighting Smuts. Under the personal direction of Coil. Cookeon were the 2nd Cana- dian Mounted 'Infantry, Damant's Horse and the gone that acoompan- ied the force—namely, two sections of the 7th Battery Royal Field ar- tillery, and three pom-poms. The supreme command, it should be again stated, was vested In •Col. Cookson: Chasing a Boer Convoy. "The expedition, which was not en- cumbered by unnecessary baggage, covered the grouud rapidly, and shortly after daybreak lighted upon the spoor of the enemy's convoy. The trail was closely followed up, and by about 9 o'clock the clouds of dust stirred up by the convoy were clearly visible ahead. A report was brought in to the effect that the escort consisted of about 500 Boers, Shortly afterwards the Mounted Infantry, who were moving at the head of the column, were or- dered to advance at a gallop, nad after covering eight miles at a good speed came in touch with the enemy. They at once dismounted, and en- tered into action. Both sides sus- tained a few casualties, but the Boers kept the convoy moving on stead- ily, and succeeded in getting it away over a ridge. The Mounted Infantry were restrained from a pursuit, as the information had been obtained that a further force of over 2,000 Boers Who had been marching con- siderably ahead of their convoy, were hastening back to the scene of the fighting. Whole eoree Surrounded. "Colonel Cookson had by this time arrived at the front whit the whole of the column. Orders were given for the men to halt and encamp on the Brakspruit, while outposts were thrown out to guard against surprise. A few minutes later, however, a shell from one of the three Boer grins, which had been moved up to a long, low ridge 4,000 yards dis- tant from the camp, dropped into the midst of our men. At the same • to coup do main. x 8o t alter els heavier gine had opened fire on the camp, a pom-pom was trained On our men, who were ifing down along the Sprott. Simultaneously 1500 Boors, ridingIn 11ne awl in Widely ex en i led Order, were launched trope the ridgee,. and galloped straight for the Tarin - house, was undoubtedly the key Or our paeltton, The enemy came on at a headlong pane, and. _lid not thaw rein untij time, were within 1100 yards oat the 'hultging. Volleys were directed at thane from the house and Its vicin- ity, and the Boers halted, and with the reins thrown loosely over their left arms returned the fire from the saddle. The moment they came to a standstill our guns in that corner or the MAP opened fire on them at a range of 1,200 yards. Subjeoted to this cross shell fire anti to the ate sly vol[eys from the farmhouse, the Boors Were compelled, after throe or four minutes Ot a particularly wahnn time, to wheel about end gallop for cover under the ridge from which they had come. 'Vhe Canadians' Resistance. "vs tbte meantime the email band of Canadians and Mounted Infantry on the smiler flank found themselves' op- posed to a force seven times their own number, About 600 Boers ad- vanced upon them, under cover of the belt of trees, and charged upon the thin line, galling upon them confident- ly to surrender, Lieut. Carruthers, of the Canadians, promptly sprang to his feet, and crying, 'Back 1 No sur- render 1' shot down the foremost man with his revolver, at a distance of fif- teen panes. The men were not slow in emulating their gallant leader. There was absolutely no Dover for them, ex- cept the short grass, but, lying down in it at full length, they fired stead- ily and straight, and forged the Boors to bolt back to the screen of trees. The enemy, however, were deter- mined to Capture or annihilate the little bia'led. While some of them climbed into the trees, and, from that position of advantage, fired down on to our men, the others extended their line, and quickly brought the defenders under a decimating cross- fire. 21 of 21 Canadians 1111, "But every man of the seventy proved himself a hero. For two hours, until all but 15- of their num- ber had been killed or wounded, they kept the 600 Boers at bay. It was not till then that the enemy ven- tured to make another rush, and suc- ceeded in capturing the handful of survivors. The Canadians had 21 men out of 2; killed and wounded, and the Mounted Infantry lost 30 out of 45. Lieut. Carruthers Was the only officer who was not either slain or seriously hurt. He had several flesh wounds and his clothes wore perforated in irtany places with bullets, but he stoutly refused to go to hospital. When he was taken prisoner some of the Boers wanted to shoot him there and then ; but they ultimately thought better of it, saying that he was 'too brave a man 'to dte in 'that way.' Every one of the dead had been shot re- peatedly, and most of the wounded were struck more 'than once. Sur- geon Hoops, for instance, was hit twice in the wrist, as well as In the heel and the thigh. 'i'he Fighting [elsewhere. `•'RThile the enemy had gained this small advantage on the right flank they found it impossible to make headway eisowltere. The 500 men who lied charged down from the ridge at 'the beginning of the ac- tion worked round towards one end of the farm house, and made their way into a mealie patch. Tney, too, extended their line till it reached slightly to the rear of the farm and tried to beat down the defence on that side by sheer )narksmanehip. On the other side a line of at least 1,000 Boers extended round from the belt of nlie trees almost to that point on the ridge where the enemy's guns were still busy shell- ing the camp. Our position was by this time practically surrounded. Generals Delarey and Kempwere directing the attack from a slight eminence close by, and were urging on the commandos to renew the charge, but our men were keeping up too active and spirited a defence. One of the pom-poms was brought down by Col. Icier near to the farm house, and COL. MACDONELL, Selected to Command a Fourth Contingent Regiment. tinio masses of Boers began to show on all sides, especially on the flanks of our cohunn, "A general engtig inent engined. The disposition of Colonel Cookson's force was, roughly, as follows ; A mile and a half away fiom the camp, on the right flank, was a Mali body of men, composed of 24 Canadians and 45 Mounted Infantry. They were posted 500 yards in front of nbelt of tree:;. On the left flank, about 1,000 yards from the camp, stood a farmhouse, which was held by' two companies of the artillery and Mounted Rifles. Along the lino of the Braksitru[t, in such a position that they Could cover the farmhouse, were the remainder of the Artillery Rifles. Next to them tame the 28th Mounted Infantry, Kitrhener's Fighting Scouts, tlio Indic of the Canadians and Damant's Horse. All the horses that it was posslbla to safeguard to that way were placed under shelter in depressions in the Sprott. The floors Charge. " .An in his previous and more suc- cessful engagements, Delaroy's obj'at wile to 'rush' tilt) British defence by raked the outer shelter of the mealie field, while the guns posted both in the southwestern and north- western corners of the camp contir,• ueci to shell the enemy's -artillery and to throw shrapnel wherever the Boers ventured to show themselves In any number. The Boers iieatett. "The practice made by the enemy's gunners had •at first been good en• ough, but by this time their firing had become rather wild and irregn. tar. In order to escape our shells they kept their gens on the move, and. as they were evidently unable to tltne the fuses aright, their simile fell either (short or wide of the objective. By 4 ('elack the attaelc had been beaten at every point and began to fail. Half an hour tater Delarey with. drew, carrying with brim such of his killed and wounded as he could roan• age to get away. 'rhe official state. ment of the Boer 1088es is 123, but those of One Wounded, who as they lay on the field, had the opportunity to note the extent of their catatattic% place them without hesitation at be. tween 1150 and 800." A SiEEPI,KEfl!S FEE Crawled wl d Along a Narrow Board &O Feet High FIXED ATACKLEAND DESCENDED .Batk, April 20..--A. r.eMarkable case. .of somnambulisnt was witnessed at than home of William Crozler, a tar - mer residing near Buttermilk Falls, in this town, Thursday morning. Mr. Crozier data, 10 Ilia employ, together with neveral other farm hands, a lad, John Throb, whose parents resltle at 15 'heeler. Wednesday the raven hands bad been engager to placing In the largo htey bare on the Crozier farm a rigging for unloading hay. It was necessary to fasten a tackle blook to the highest rafter i'n the barn,. This point Could only be reached by crawilug from a mala beam along an ingh boned which steed edgewiso with ndtlling for ono to cling to save to root botards, and a fail, should one tales his footing, would mean a Plunge of 50 feet. After ooneiderable discussion, in whioh Birch led, the matter was postponed until the fol- lowing day. Birch stayed awake for some time that night discussing with his bed fel- low a plan to fasten tite tackle block. Birch's corepandon, a man named Wagner, was awakened at daybrealt by Broil getting out of bed. Birch left the sleeping room and Wagner beard the outside door open and close. He sprang from the bed and ran to the window in time to see Iliroh, attired in a nightshirt, walking towards the barn. Hastily donning his Clothes, Wagner loft the house and followed Birch to the barn. Birch, having sev- eral minute.,' the start of Wagner* was standing on the main beam lead- ing to the narrow board from whioh it was possible to fasten the tackle. Wagner spoke to Btreh and told him to come down and not be so foolish as to hazard the attempt to fasten the block. Bench did not ap- pear to hear and slowly began walk- ing in his bare feet along the narrow board. One hand steadied hie progress by holding to the roof, while In the other hand was held the tackle block. Wagner thought Birch insane and watched what wooed be fills next move. When he had reached a point midway upon lets narrow footing, he inserted the hook in the head of the block between the roof rafter and the roof board, ponied upon it several times to test its strength, thew turned and carefully retraced hie steps. Here ho was met by Wagner who notttced the lad's eyes were wide open and staring. He spoke to him and Inc did not answer, and Wagner then realized that Birch was .walking In his sleep. Birch returned to the house and retired again to bed. when awakened for breakfast he was told what lie had done, but would not believe it. The proof of the story was found In the position of the tac- kle. Bireb has no recollection of his perilous feast. t THIRTY NATIVES EXECUTED. Nall Murdered German Woman and Baby in New Pomerania. Berlin, April 20.—A horrible story of native outrage and cruelty .comps from the German settlemeut of New Pomerania. ;While n German planter named Wolff was away from home, a number of natives invaded his plantation and killed his wife and baby by chopping them( to death with axes. The Germans took a terrible vengeance. Thirty of the more guilty natives were put to death and oth- ers less guilty were imprisoned or banished_ New Pomerania is the German name for the large island known on English tend American maps as New Britain, ane of the islands of the Bis- marck archipelago near New Guinea. About 200 Europeans aro settled in the group. The natives, numbering nearly 200,000, are mostly eannihals. The group is owned by. Germany. NO CHEAP BRIDE SHE. Husband Too Stingy to Pay $10 for Her, She Left. Campden, N. J., April 21.—A court- ship of two weeks, followed by a marriage and a honeymoon of one day, with an application for a dissolution of 'the marriage on the second day, is the record of John Miller and his bride, Mrs. Sadie Miller, formerly hiss Porch, of the east side. Miller, ,according to the story told in court last night, contracted with Frederick Hess, of No. 627 Cherry street, for $1.0, to furnish him with a bride. Hess intrgduced Miss Porch. to Miller, who proposed after one week's wooing, was accepted and was married April 7th by the same justice of the peace who heard his story last night. The newly wedded pair departed on their honeymoon. Miller, how- ever, refused to pay the $10, as agreed upon. Mrs. Mi1Jer, the next day after the marriage, disappear- ed, and it is asserted that she told her father that a man who wouldn't pay $10 for a (bride didn't deserve a wife. Mr. Miller was informed that he wouicl have to go to the Court of Chjaneery if lie wished a divorce.. THE NEW ZEALAND MAORIS To be F.iirolled in the Volunteer Corps. London, April 18.—A despatch from Wellington, New Zealand, reports that the Maoris recently held a great meeting', at whioh the chiefs delivered orations. They hoped their great father, the King, and their white mother, the Queen, would accept, through Mr. Seddon, their addresses in token of their devotion, loyalty and Jove None Would rejoice more than they on Coronation Day. Mr. Seddon announced that Maori volunteer corps were to be formed* and that in less than six months there would be 6,000 mounted Maori infantry. A. better fighting force the Meg would net have within tho Em- pire. A native chief said : "Let our people roam a short time in Africa. That wcntkd bring peke. The Pakeha (white men) are afraid to hurt the Iloers% We in days gone by never gave our enemies to second Chance of hurting us. The Maoris are desirous of sending loyal and loving messages to the Prince and .Princene Of Waled, whose pretence among them as- suaged their grief for Ilia loss of Queen Victoria." I1 trausd)ired at the mooting that, according to Maori custom, the to- huughs (wizards) had been consulted, rind that the, olnene for the torona- ttan and for the i eiade ttn0 heppineee elf bottle raoce were good.