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BRITISH PRiRO�
TAKEN BV BOERS
Atter a Severe Fight Against
t Great Odds,
ht r ka r t«
CREAT LOSSES OF BOERS.
!Story of the Viakroulelu Fight
Iporbilshlres Recover Uuus by
'� r;ryeset Work The Henry of Ccu-
reutratiou Campt• fold lot the
Cpinlaors.
London, Jule 1S, --air Henry Camle-
bell-Bantterman will ask the Gh veru-
ment in the knurls of Commons to-
morrow whethdr It will give full
information re to the condition tet
�nrfairs In a)ulh Africa. It will be n
burprlse if be elic•lts anything very
definite. What Intent people would
like, but do not expect the Govern-
uteat to glee, is the exact truth con-
c•ereaing the basis of the rarMmm pence
rumors, which aro daily becoming
amore nutaerfM and more emphativ,
but which are bewilderingly dlrergent.
'inhere is dally some fresh veredon of
the mismloa to Europe of Mrs. Botha,
wife of the Bose commandout-general.
The Intent comes to the Morning Pest
from Brussels In thio form of a' mum-
mery of a statement issued by the
Transvaal agency there. It says In
eftect that Me*. Botha is not actLag
its an intermediary for the purposes
of terminating hostl lti-•s. (`file Ir vis-
iting Mr. Kruger as the emlmsary of
her husband to explain the attention
!n South Aft" to le]m. The Initia-
tive of any peace negotiations is In
Mr. Kruger's haaais. Keither Gen.
Icahn M)r say other Boer leader will
ithundon army except under orders
from Mr. Krstger.
The standard's Brussels correspond -
rut, however, attributes to the same
source a statement that negotiations
etre possibly passing between Gen.
Kitchener and Gen. goltalkbw.ve ,
although Stir. Kruger has nut been
informal is that effect.
From other Boer and prA-Boer
P,rnlread un the Continent come stor-
le•s which altsomt comport be•llpf that
negotiations or tenative proposals
In that directi-m are under way. The
ir,rrespwmUats In 13outh ,Aforlon con.
tribute to the rumors. Ane deelnres
that the Commit of the Netherlands,
with Gen. Kltoheoer'4permission. hni
r•tarned to Ptanderton from Prp-
1„ria and resumed! negotiations with
the Boer lenders.
The Cape Times optimistic ally pre.
diet+ An early puller, Aedarinfr tient
f lee Boers are only anxlous to surren-
der. .
More ud;;;; Cypt"r"-. -
Pretoria, June l_. -General Pmtlt+
upy's division has e:uplured a party
of Suers. Including n twuthrr of
Acting Presldprtt W-Lalldatrger, cu
the Swaallaad border.
Many Boers Die. -
T.Amdoon, June 1_. -The natty lrr*ff
to -cot) print■ Ptatlslles, with ashes,
showLeag an enormous death rate
among the Boer refugees nt the t're-
torta race course. The race cusrNe
has been q/el as a refugee clomp
since the rer"rention ,if Pretoria 'by
the Brltimh leader Loord Roberts,
nimmet a year ago. Thr report gives
the number of dpattm at tee mann
(hiring the post ttirM• wpekM reNper-
titely as thirty for tiro first week.
t wenty-four for the octe&otl week, and
twenty -$Lx for tlly third week, n
t„tal of eighty. The inumlocr of re-
fax"m set the onmp Im 't,l_ 5. Tlnhn
I Toa death rate is 433 n tinionsared an-
nually.
AIIPRP,i Kwmlup.
Berlin, June 1:. -Thr Magdeletirg
t:sex,-lte puhlboth"m n letter from Jo-
tinnncehurg, which mtatPR that at
r"gular faroLue Is regime among the'
Rritlsh nal Boer poppulation there.
tear day recently 1S hoer women A dl
children In an encampment died of
hanger and want. Entire families
ere dying of starvation.
No )Ionated Men :Need Apply.
Alostreal, June 13. -The Star pub•
IUhee the foidowiDC special cable
from London :
London, June 12. -The Impprliao
I overnment's refusal of a Canadian
rorpm In the subjdct of Llniey satn-
bourne's oklef cartoon In to -(lay's
)',inch. Canada Is represented hold-
ing out a written offer to Brodrick,
%title on the ground lie papers eon-
totlnung seek headNpes as "Heav=
British Lotsese" 11levere "Fightleg,'
'Renewed Activity of the Boer%,
Itrodrlck Is made to say to Canada
'In view of the present-er-promis-
Iming-um-outlook do South Africa we
ran now afford to refer you to our
ednnten of October, 1899,, to the
effect that no motivated men need
apply "
i
Formerly of Stratheonm4.
hind on, Jane 12.-A recent cat
01,10, Rod; shows that Captain H. M.
Ar estrotlg, of the Devon Twoatanry,
'I aP kit led at Vlnkfonlelre. Me was
e win of Major AtmertronR, of sher-
hoarne, Warwick. He went oat from
Vanillin with Strallwona's Horse. and
was later granted a commission as
'!1'Mit'mtR., tie- t1ltf TAlttlin ft'.'m'80rT.
owing made a captain n fear{ weeks
ago. He was 82 years of age.
New fork, Jane 18 -A despatch to
the World from London says:
The British 0overnm east hap de -
104"I to levy $2.50,000.000 on the
Trnnevaal gold mines to help pay
tile• coat of the war.
Mir David Barbour, formerly FL-
nnnce Minister for indla, who was
rummlutoned to report upon I he
taxable Dap wily of these mines. Ad-
vined Colonial Secretary Chamber-
Inln to lest ;175,000,000 bat Mr.
"Mita irrdatti, after consultation wftB
turd Milner, Increased the mailman
to the amount stated. This action,
when It Becomes known, Is certain
to rause txtnrterreatlon among the
Kaffir stootthoMpre, who fnneled
started unusually early, &all It ad
hoped they will greatly Improve the
crop prospeots.
A turbine Hurt Test.
L( M/rl J 3 - Y 11
rum urn 1 Ties Nn al a d
Milltttry Record, comisionting ou shot
three weeks' trial of the Srltlwh tur-
blhs torpNdo t,oat destroyer Viper,
wWch war coylucted under regular
service oomeditions, and during
which she developed a speed of till 1
tanvts, road was pronounced capable of
gulag 81, says her coal consumption
was enurmouse tet top speed, which,
flu, paper adds, militated agnlust the
plan w Wch the Dover-Calalr Go. it
now malurlag, to build two turbine
clutonel steamers and reduce the
timo of crowing between England
and France to 15 mlautem. The
Vlper'd trial wets pnneouucod to be
eumpletely matlutnotory. Although
sew war handled u,y an Inexperienced
crew, rhe showel n remarkable Iw-
wunity Prow breaking down. The
Viper war steady In all wedithers.
Tu Close muuu.
Pekin, Juno 12.-Lldtoaliuses point
to u prububle. definite settlement
of tluo Indamnity quertiou at the
next meeting of Mlnlm,-yrs, wh1oh in
expected to faits place Saturday. The
Mlnlwterr feel It Is absolutely ne-
citsmary that a rlr(mg front Would
be muds to terminate the affair.
4 Gerphaus Prutest.
Berlin, Julie 1:1. -The report of the
Brttlah Trasevaal ouncessium commit-
tee In severely v owlemned here by ties
1►holu proem, ter betttg high handed and
denying priveoW property rights in
wnr, against the pra(•ticie and the cry
of all civilised countries; The cor-
re`apondelet of the Associated Press
leaner from u rMoble source that the
German llovernment teas instructed
the O erm:lny embtirsy In London to
pnotewt agafiast clic- ro.s wrong we(11-
totel ngalnort is large number of
Garmlut st(withoilers In the Nether-
lands South African Railroad when-
ever It appears certain or even likely
that the Brltlrl, Government will
adopt the commlltee's report. Oer-
many takes the ground that the Ger-
man stockholders have an undoubted
right to full compensation from Great
Britain for their shares. Germany
recalls Icer own proceeding after the
wnr of 1STa71; whan ohm prrchased
tet a high {trice the French Eastern
Railroad, In Alsace-Lorraine, ell.
though the road aided France to
every possible manner during the war.
London, Jesus 14.-A Into issue of
lies London Oasette says that Major-
General Sir C. F. Clary, K.C.B., K.C.
H.O., lie placed on retired pay. Dated
Feb. L 15101.
Gen. Clery had charge of one of the
divisions under General Buller at the
outbreak of the war, and failael to
distinguish Ilmeelf at the Tugela
River.
0
Been Corrylag 1 agoers.
Pistermaitils burg, .:ane 14. -Fifty
Ifuers lender a renegade named KeD-
nedy leave raided the house of the
Icon. Dirk Uym, member of the Natal
s t ve
lot I Awe for 2u ulnad
Lwgf mist i
Y
carrylug off all his cattle except a
few vows, which were left at 1M•
Uys' eatrpnty.
Before leaving the Boers told Mrs.
U 'r to
� tell her bnebuad that they
laud raided Ws cattle because tae had
twice broollt news of the coodl-
tions or surrender over the Ione, and
load thea been duo cane of all
ly (AN the Natal border, ales that
now he had gone to attend the Engllsh
rtlud they were having their revenge.
The Buerr were well lewonted. had
u god supply of ammunition with
"sporting Muumers," and had new
clothing, ode baing dreaded In. u khaki
uniform. AB of them carried short
duggsrs to 'their, batty -._. - -
Boers Drlses OR.
Klerkrlorp, June 14.-lcela,l? of the
.ttiwke tea Use c,outuy tet Venlers-
durp allow that the Boers were deter -
m Iip,l set all risks to obtain pesses-
skic tel It. Their plan wax skilfully
lotJ.�They waited t1:1 Lite meeting of
tied fu 1 aaI Milt • le.oaroys with their
eswrtw near Wttpoortje. When the
contoyp reroaratel to return home.
the ettemy, w'ho were waiting In am-
Inatlt, orcrgsie I the site of their lute
camp, as 1 theta. interposed between
tee ernruys, ants poured a heavy fire
into the rear of the Veuterael orp mee-
tnle1.
Tae Pot( befetroom escort, hearlair
Thr ean,n I of airing, returned to till-
awifstugce of tide convoy, land found
it wtr,ng pnrty of the enemy occupy-
isW tsame rough ground, used adodr-
ably covered. A detachment of tie
Imperial Light Horse, a company of
the North l.naoadeire liegiment, and
one of the Welsh Fudl:firs deployed,
till, first two to the left, the latter
to the right, nal skirml+hed for two
h ours, gralmally approaching the
enemy. Then, fixing bayonets, they
adratioed with a cheer, and the fine
step! -tipped lime tout the position.
The Buers, nut daring tie wait, b?Ited
Incontinently.
Liter, wh: s hear Kaatfouteln, the
convoy waw again Attacke, batt It
wns eildpnt that tie enemy were
oil y hal"-hearted, o: nue they fired at
very long range and did no damage.
1letnl.e have now been recelve.l of
neither oi•eperate attempt on the
part of the Boers to wreck a train
o. the Delagoa line.
The Boer leader Kindest led the At-
tack. He wasAresned as a British of-
flcer, not 1 all IoM followers were like-
wMe attired In khaki. Hlndon laid
sixty catrtridgves In ppoidtion on the
line, an•i whin n train approached
they exploded under the engine. The
driver waw k l:P,l Inatanlly, and the
flremma ams many others on the train
were injure I. All the pimpengers
were Invalids, and belonged chiefly to
the Wrlah Regiment.
Billiton then ordered a number of
the Boers to the top of the carriages,
from wheeler they could fire on the
ocoap•tats of the art nrpd trucks. The
officers of the escort on the train
M.' , A l ffitht'fft-leie-P-1 T5'L'1fMSY"t7fil
Boer raid, W"Alrig all who attempt -
Pd to carry oft loot.
The Boers, were bpmally PDgngerl in
searching the. onrringen and stripping
the sick an 1 wounded men when a
mliont wnw hpnrl of "Fix hayoorts "'
The maraWlerw, seeing that another
armore.l train had now arrived, Im-
m^dlat.ly decamped. They retreated
to the ndjolnino bash .and their hur-'
rigid warht was hnmtened by the
Imr•wt'ng whelir (roto the train whlrh
had so opportnmdly come upon the
euros. a
Tits anti krot of the Rearm wns n
t'. of fihaealts. It was'evt.lelit that
they were match d]sgmisted al the (all-
ure of their attack
Tae Injury clone to the line was nort
sprlops. ae1 the rnl's were ran"ly re-
pnlrrl. ' '
that the Idea of taxing the mllepa,
--
which are moetty ownead In Ragland,
Kruger mad Books.
bad been abaedeeeid. An then. very
$told mines were the real underlying
Brnppeln, June 14. -Tine mwrespreed-
ran$P of the war, many have main-
tabled, that
Pnt of the tndepcondenee Beige nt Am-
wtPr ares lelecrnphs that for mono
thplr British own-ra
shored made lent n Inrg^
rinyp pant ?MY. KrmRrr has bPwn In
where ort IPawl of Ism heavy burAen
t at
rdirect enrrpetiondoonco with the Boer
Thp WPlreane Nrin.
leaders set riLord Kite! Transranl.
He adds that toots mer apater-
ItomMy, indln, Jnne 11. -Tice Mon-
n of t
ir•mt the tranwmlsslon of the dnepatrh-
a",n Ana Fxoken,
all h
es g"tween Mr. Krngpr and the Bcrr
t,ro to a dpspslch to the
1.n(ror pally Mnll from Rlmlw ie fa_
isadprs. - The node of the Consul-
irornMo mssernn tend etwrtPrl thPrP
(]wnernl of the Netherlands Im being
)ano' 1, And rain• werp Pwory'whore
'ate'
rtlNd'te1 In lmlin P,trppt In aha
northern p,rtl,nw or Iho PtenInh.
__
Mrs. flolhm and Krbn@r.
The monsoon raise have the
The Vague. Jails 14,-1Mrs.• Botha
prisem. Many Brltlsh troopm who are
n llltbere of wA)uudp(1 hoerm being cer-
p .rote - +. •, ,wF' e+,. w , y..... , -., � &.. X' poop. ...
k u4
l, ,,tx,,, f
` 9„ � al.
L
a, X�
r
.., r .1 S.i. -, 9'i a. x
T . �r
rlel away. it Is now ratlmated that
ter arduous operations in the
"r �'„ , C , stones x. ,
''i k,k+ " ?". b ., n
itu
.. *;V� ,a lofi,.,C"`
..e . rvr".^£�1.'.1 :. u
bas arrived here, sad Is dowiciled at
a hotel ueur Hchoveulugen, whence
who will visit Mr. Kruger them after-
n.Rw1.
Honlooveuiagcm am a flatus t hinge,
uled papular bathing place, about 8
uulow frons 'rho Vague.
War Compeasatlou o luiws.
Pretoria, June 14 --A Llllllar) lbeu-
mission has been nppulutal to ('0"11-
er ,ell clalwd fur cowupolumaticea in
Mkmth Afrtuse for damage dune by tide
British troupm.
The Cowmlsslon Ir compwod roe tot -
lows :
Mr. Fleetwood Wildon, C. B.. Cbair-
llalln.
Col. Morgan, Director of Supplies.
Col. Wickham, Director of TnWo-
port.
Mr. Flynn. financial adviser.
Major Huneberg, compensation of-
ficer; send
Lieutenant Cooke, secretary.
The preliminaries have been dld-
cuused. and the claims already made
are chore on three thousand In num-
ber, for damage sustuined.prior to
the'suit of Starch last.
The total sum claimed exceeds n
million sterling, but the British re
Rinses have not yet been able to
submit their claims to any appro-
(-table extent.
On tho return of the civilian pop-
ulation several thousa sed additional
e;alms will be submittal. and it Is
confidently expected that the ,iet-
tlpmetit will take at least a year
ter two. .
The appointment of the cominlm-
slon forms the completing fink In
the adjustment of outstanding claims
for damages done In South Africa
to tits property of Boers and Brit-
ons.
The London Civilian Commission
now bitting, and prepared to pro-
ceed to South Africa, if necessary.
Is couaidering the claims of foreigu-
erm. null the new milltpry cummlo-
sloNh. lugl-ther wet another one
shortly to be appointed, will practi-
cally cover all the ground.
Many cases have occurred of dam-
age to farms, buildings and property,
Including standing crops and stock,
which may rightly came within the
scope of theme commissions.
h«ttlon, June 16. -Lord Kitchener
has cabled front Pretoria, coder to-
day's date. as lollowd :
"Near Welmn,aorumt, twenty mile■
south u( Middleburg, ':i0 Victorian
MoNunted Itiftes from General Beat-
ol's column, were surprised In camp
at Steenkowl$pruit by a superior
force of Boers set T.30 p. m., June 12.
The enemy crept up to withi■ sdtort
range anti pored a deadly fire Into
the camp, killing two offiowre send 16
men, :Sall wondlmg four offleers and
8s men, of whom twenty-eloht
were sightly wounded. Only two
officers and 50 west eseapoxt to Gen-
eral Itentom's camp. The remainder
were taken prim mer* and released.
Two nom-psau were captured by the
enemy. Fall details have not yet
baso rerlived.a •- -- .
DeWet Agate Sellers Defeat.
Loudon, June 15. -Lord Kitchener
tologrsphs the War Office from Pre-
toria under to -day's date am followm
"Bitring the march from Vrede tOr-
ange Rivet• Cobmy) Elliolt'a cohuun
Pnongel the enemy antler DrWeC
as I possibly trebled If they gain a
victory over nay BrltWa force.
The number of a or prisoners under
guard exceeds twenty llouaund, tend
they are aoxlous tie bete the war
fou u r en-
ep 1. A oonedderuble r e f rte r
dared Boers Is now under inroad for tlee
protoctba uT their farnW ahef herds,
net IV Is also lunxluus to have terms
of Ise a.rranowl.
The Dutch districts of Cape C'oklsy
where Genteral French M now in eons•
m•In 1 are weary of the depredations
hof Boer ruldem when they have to
feed and clothe them. told a decWve
victory over the guerilla boasts is ex-
pected In that quarter. important
sews from Gelmral L'reach t iwked
for I. the next ten dnys, by which
the plclficcltloa of the country south
of the Orange River will be offectel,
The sources or resistance of DeWet,
Botha, Stet a• leearey, and Schalk -
burger are well-nigh exhausted, and
they woul i slmnhme tits reep:asibl Ity
fur a wtrrealpr it S1r. Kruger. with
the fanatleal falth ht the final trl-
umlde of the Boer cause, were not an
utmrtinnte ala man who has secured
hi•, own. asefety.
War news rwmatn meagre, and the
reports of peace negtotiations Are
illusory. but experienced men are
com incoil that land had been slght-
not after a long voyage agalndt
strong head winds and many cross
currents. They are counting much
apM the moral effect of the great-
ly needed severity at Pretoria by
which burghers on parole, escaping
tinder arms rind being captured, tante
bonen co ndemned to death. They
are convinced tlyst the road will be
lel sight am soon tee the Boers find
tart that they cannot run with hares
and hunt tr-ith hounds.
Several versions are given of Mrs.
Botha's Interviews with Mr. Kruger,
but there is Do authority for any
statement. Mr. Mi ambprinin re-
malnr Inscrutable, and Ieprd Milner
reticent. (-
Gales Town, June IS.-ylr Gordon'
Spr4g, the Prime Minister of Cape
C'ulogry� reports . that 150 Boers In
the v\klalty of Calvinia, In the west-
ern part of the colony, under Com-
manda t Stunts, surrooundel a Brit -
Loch paLol of '39 men. 'rho Brltlsh
had two killed, two wounded, need
twenty were captured!. The Boers
arc being•, closely puryu:dl.
A force df rebels at Katamas, in
Gordonla, some miles to the east of
Prleska, In �lhe Capr Culouy, num-
bering about F00, Itas moved to the
southwest. .
Col. Doran has: -engaged 100 Bo -•re
in the Midland clot: �phe burgh-
ers bad two me klll. and three
woanAed.
Another part of lichceper'a com-
mando entered rraysburg on
Thursday and looted the stores.
Tho chase after'\ Commandant
Kritsitger. who broke back (rota the
Barkley Fast dellrict,\Ilan not am
yet lel to any result \\other titan
keeping the Invaders moving in sev-
eral detached partied, eshleh aro
rprrad over the Albert and Maraid-
burg district. a-. .
Wearlag Theles (tut.
d tch er to a tela row
I,or Kl em scants
Bloemfontcln, sends the'Juliowlnp\re-
port of Boer casualtlps stuce hie 1 st
weekly .telegram, exclushc of t e
ktdei and wounded accounted fur 1
the fight with lit. Wet, msntlepeapt
utulertake to Food them Io trwisted
The Wbered Split.
Thr divlrilerio lot ties House of Wilt -
,,&one on time motion mals by Mr.
Lloyd -George (Welmh NalionalhuU to
aJjcmrn the house tea elm getertlou of
treatment of Boer women anti olill-
dren. which was rejdeted by a vote of
L'58 to 184, served to aooeuluato the
egellt In the Liberal ppaarty on the Wv-
erlement's war pplhey. Bir henry
Campbell -Bannerman, the Liberal
leafier, supported Mr. Lloyd -George lot
denouncing the policy of mucentrut-
1I�tg women uud children in camps, anti
wtth Sir Willlnue Veru,u Harcourt
(Llberail and the Right Hoes. NVIIIlam
Byron (LlWrnll voted b► the minority
tan Mr. Llord-(►l-orge's notion.
About 50 Liberal Iltt(rvlallrts led by
the Right Hotel. H. 11. Arqult11 (Ad-
vanced Lltr_ral) and Sir Edward Orey
(Liberal) abrtalnted from voting ar a
protest ag,clnst ties Bannerman-Har-
ooart-Morley section of ties House of
Commons identifying tht•mcielves
closely with ties extreme pro -Bunn.
The Cape Couslitatilun,
London, June 1T. -.t deapmatoin from
Gre�ct Reluet ways t,luat re•portr from
Burgerslorp, Murreyrburg. 1'varston
ata! olrewhere state that lhtw petltMon
for the ammpmusslan of oontstitutlonal
a ovpruuuont In (Jape Colony Is bring
readily signed by till classes. Two
Dutch papers strongly support the
nuovpmenrt. Mrr�lurgtirM H. Smith and
tho Hun. %Jr. Horlwptdt, who was n
member of lice fichreiner MUNINtry.
nip rep oriel too• be cnivvamring with
great unec•ess. In an Interview, Mr.
Smith maid he had always had great
symlxathy with thea republics, but
would never be disloyal to Ida own
flag. He had strongly cortdemried the
intasion of the colony. He was con-
vlocel that the time lad arrived fur
the elitatnation of bol'h U P [fond and
tow South African League, which
lave fulfilled their Mission.
4MUROEROUS FARM MO
Killed His Wife and' Fatally
Wounded Her Fatl.e ". ,,
HE USED A BAR OF IRON.
Ithaca, N. Y., Juno- 16. -James
Churchill, a farm-hand, who worked
Dear Ithaca, early this morning mur-
dered tits wife, Minnie Churchill, at her
father's hettea in Newfield, n villarge
nine miles distant from this place.
lie mutilated let)' Lend with n topavy
bar at trots while slera slept peacefully
tNriode her daughter, seven years old.
iter father, D:udel Lfluturea, who was
over tl0 years of ago, also fell a vic-
tim to Isis Sunil,-law"b wrath. Sirs.
Churchill dtrd two Mourn after the
assault wan committed. She wets 30
years old. Tete old man still lives, but
will everv►ve t a few (ware ►t- Is
lou
thought, as lair skull has been free-
turt-T
Churchill himself attempted suicide
by taking nn ounce of Barb clic acid,
but was retired, and S'eeriff C. B.
Braman armorted film anti brought his
pri.i mer to Ithaca to -night.
The crime wam The result of e.x-
rr Pevi-rp fighting Killed...... --- .... ... ... \ '4 'Prate! from her hustxa,a(I tau monitx
captured n convoy of 71 lo.dp't Wounded ...... ......... ...... ...... ... �\ 14 Agip. He left home, anti came to work
wngair, 45 prisdmers, fib rifler• 10,- Prkonere-..... ...... -.-. ...... ..-.. "6 i foes a farmer scene Ithaca. Heturby
Mall rounds of ammunition, and 4,OD) �yurronderd...... ...... .-... ......... S n set he load fully Londe up his mind
cattle. 9111mv raptured...... ... ,-.,, It to revenge himself. lie (lrrt walked
poop.. \
"The Bspers left 17 killed asset 3 gmall-arm ammupltloD, rounds tf,'_ into Ithaca, w4uere be xecureat tics
wounded an titre field..Over carnal- Wagod...... ......... ...... ...... ' 194 V iNnil, tbeu wuLltexl out to New(leld,
ties were S officers a di 17 men kill- Aorses.................................... 1.5W `first arentng hhumplf with tits iron
ed, and 1 officer anti 24 men wound- Cattle._.... ........... ... ...... 3,000 hear. He gained admittownee W the
b '-----. .__ .-.-. .. - Arpong_tile latest prbwaerm cap- human o hie father -b -law through
Laren oy tine lirltl:h (i -Yr. 'I'engber- the tleila anti attacked hoe lrtfe-ole-
Boer Coemandart(lives himself Vp gem, tits Landdroat of Mrs. Botha, fora sloe ld cry for help. 'tale
the wtfP of the Boer commandant- acres n the little girl, who er
Klerkedorp, Jaop 1d -Col. Williams' Reaerat, who ie now in Europe. Land- cannel from the bedroom awakened
column has arrived after a fortnight's latest Von Bruncdlst, of Ylet Retlef, Minturli, wh attempted to light a
emm"alful trek. At Leeuwkop the lies also been taken prisoner. Inner las the toh'pa. While he war
twee sighted a party of Boers, who --- P,ngnged in t� (Jhlirch111 struoIt him
nhhtndoned thirteen wagons contela- several bioww. he Ilttle girl ran to
!STORY OF VLAKFUNTNIiI.
lag woomen, rhllalrem ams chattels. n nefohbor's for NpR anti w1►en the
On May '7th another eomvoy was nelghtnr pntrred the 11imr later,
rha Gallant Derbyshlree Recovered
Ighted. The enemy made strenuous the own vipttgis ere lylnor uncen-
efforts to epsonpe, anti went across the Guns With Their Bayonets. nclous. ChurcbtH wa In a seml-ouq-
drlft over lir. Vaal, called Koodoon Ltandem, June IS.-Dewpatches from weloua etu". `
drlft : but the wagons got blocked, Johannesburg report that the anew, Sheriff Neztman, , l)Ii�riot Attorney
and there was a fIy�lit. wtrinled lD tine engagement set Blood tend Coroner\ Bm n droro out
Thr enemy Itned ll oth brinks of the Vlakfowteln have bean convpyol hPre to Newflefl a fpw `heor Infero The
Hier. There were newly women anti and are now comfortati hod sol In murderer wall brcmKist Irmo the city
children In the wagons, from beneath tike sixth General Field Hompitoti. oft, a cat, but will fully rioroveor. He
which ih^ Senora fire . regardless of it spreparm duet Lite fight, which ndmlttrd that the not wAA\Fremedl-'
till- mxfety (of ties non-combhat.amts. wait (af A Latest Mh-glllnnry nrttare, toted. He Ii all years old.
Owing to their presence our men tool' , ----------
worn oleli plot"� n.-+Vlxtfonteln, 15 mih•n
gent to refrnlu from return- went iA 5nauwpntirt, Tranrvnal. Cot. TOM O'BRIEN ESCAPE°
Iigihe fire•. 1►ixon'v e,ottwn, which haat been Ie _
From the opposite ala, where there close touch with the enemy fur the genterced to French Penal Cottony
wpre nn women, our troops killed and there previtsm days, moved ,)ut
wcwialed as neral of the enemy. froN camp on Thursday morning, as fear Life.
At tilts licAnt we brought n pom-pom information had been received re- Loodun, June 16.-A report was cure
litto action, and the enemy Inntnntly gtarding sane basted gone. The rent set Seetland Yard yestorday that
rrer$ad to ter, 'rnanevnal nide, aban- Ton O'Brien, the notorious American
lMmra were found In conmWerable
doing thirty tendon , thirteen carts, nambprm In the surrounding roun- uorendrnoo man, sentence.] in Paris to
ruwl other vehicle•, 5,000 rounds of try. and It was deemed advisable to lite penal colony of New Caledonia
Ammunition and twenty rifles. A,r life for the murder of Waddell In
return to camp And there awalt
Wr rel+o mnere twenty-seven prlmon- the (lure die Nord (Northern Railway
relnforce•menta before an attnekon
pun. Tlrra wear, also many rolantary the enemy was made. The column btatlo0. tuns escaped and is supposed
narrrn(ipre, •pmcng 'the latter being wap only alxmt 1,400 etrettg, Ix•Ino to b. Iu Lonluu. -
(kpmmnauwlnnt Potgieter, Only n fear weeks ago the 9-oottand
compose! of eons companies of the Yard nutherllle? were Inform •d b the
Drrbyehlre Rrgimrwt, kms nom a; �
1.000 Iloers to SnrrenAer. Frriarh IxAine that O'Brien lad diet
lent of the King's Own scottlah ^r in prison. Tlutt repiort, it Is no mup-
DnrMan, Nnln], .lune 16.- It is re- 'leis, the 28th Battery, sone 11100
pwerted her- that tile, murrPnder of l'epmanry And scotliwh Iforse, with pa.ed, wns set Millet to relieve the
100 tarn Ander Commandant Van of ler details. NPw Cnla dnnLth nffidalN n( the odium
Renatxlerg at .Ylrtersburg Is prollmin- In the meantlmn.the Boers hall act of losing such a prisoner, one they
my to the surrender of 1,000 men fire to the veldt between the column erre tePptempf soler pnrticalarly rigid
In that district. and the camp, and great clonda of s Atetill e've.
nnooke ardee, tinder cover of which the YAt all evinta, two officers of the
enemy ndvnnrrd me the right orf the l aris secret police are In London tu-
Boers Vigorouatv Active. tiny looking for O'Brhn.
rear of the comma. They then made As O'Brien hap sworn to Imre the
London, .Tune. 1T. -Whatever may a rush n.nd mucce•ded In taking two Ilfe of Inspector Froest, who arrested
be the truth In regard to lice re- gisnp, killing nest of the section in him leu arveral yearn ago, that offl-
ported pe ace negotiations In South charge. The enemy aptualiy turned err Is going atwout his dntt^m prepared
AfrVa, the rommren(loes In the field the opens on our tr«ops, but the shells -
are evidently not a party to them. toned to rxplode,, rota the pins tend not foe a mawllno with O'Brleu.
In addition to the defeat at Stern. hoan withdrawn.
kohl Sprult, repp ,rtrd fly Lord finch- At thin point the. I) !rbynhiren wprs MRS. EVANS LOSES. -
pn -r, whish offsets the report of ordered to retut,, the gime. They cat- -
the defeat of Oeneral De Wet near rind them set the point of the bayonet 'the limp Nc Right to the Ketste of
Vreee, there are reports of via. in n most dashing manner and mplen- 1lother-In-Law.
oroua neth)ty on the part of the ,)idly uphold the traditions of lien Brl-
Doers, empec•Lnlly on the border of Toronto, June 17. -in the high
the Ornnrr River. and CADP Colon. tleh infante:. Nearly Avery ik.., near Court tete morning judgIDrnt was
source that the Boers And Cape
enemy retirdl, and the mimm� reaeh-
rebelb there continue to Increase in
ed camp wilho,t further loan. it 4a
numlw'ra, end Commandant Kr►ltln.
believed that the enemy numbered
ger, on June la, told a farmer in
1,:500, and were part of Dplarey'n
the nelghhorhond that the movement
force, tinder Comemnndant Kpmp.
of the commandops southward was
The land task of burying the dead
only beginning, rind that the Boers
and bringing in the wounded wan sue
IntPwl to compuPl the Brltlstl to 'de
coenfully accomplished. It was foul, 1
vamtnte Cape Colony an they have
that nor ensualtlon were dU killed, 6
the 'two republics to the north. The
meaning road 1'_'O worded.
Boer tnc(Lrm are the same ns for
A iopr attreched to the Doer ambu-
montl,n pnmt. They avold conflicts
ta", which waw collretlng their coped
when poo,sdhle, snipe at every op-
tint] wounded, stated that they had
portunily, and mnnoenvre for nor-
t st 56 killed, and clear mpn saw lame
prisem. Many Brltlsh troopm who are
n llltbere of wA)uudp(1 hoerm being cer-
now 0, Pfetorla Arb tron"Ing AT-
rlel away. it Is now ratlmated that
ter arduous operations in the
the loosen rn hath aldret were nbrmt
north, whirls have left marks upon
them. They any It in very difficult
thesnuer. The hoer lasses throughout
to loeste the small hndlem of Boers
the country fron Msay 'l0 to May 27
which conceal thplr stock and
were over 400 killed, wounded, cap.
stores in Inac,remmihlr ravines. i1 I.
tired or surerndered.
one c•oatlmtoun trek after hidden
la Cunrentratlon Unstaps.
enemies, whose. fresh borers enable
i,-onrl, n. Jnty 17.-R^plying to gDPe-
them to Poiclope when Iterated.
Ilona In the lioune of Commons today
-� I I
Nr. flrfwirl••k, the War a orptary, maid
Anothse View-�-44.. ---
them were, 4OT111 "persons In -tie
fo,wl,n. June 16. -Tho record of the
'vone,`ntrntnn e,nmpv" of ties Tranm-
military operntl me In the Transvaal`
vnAl newt Ornngr Itiver Colony. Thi
Sot rogranted nes satisfactory by mill-
dentis In theap cam;m tax `the month
tnry men wlthont rMnr,l for the rv.
of May namtr•red 9tt women and a19
pasta or Mrw ftahn•s ,Ilp,,,nwwy. Mr.
rhlldrPa. The nnnoon"anent of the
$adfour's estimate of tie forces still
mortality was ree��eBI Ad with ggrronmu
ftdwn the Irish
In the (IP14 ngAlnet the British army
o w
M panful r t tea grM Y �Rer-
a std 1 es
pmflalRra, and delete of
' area limp " r. rod
DAA M B rk'k P
roe id d
atPd, nal he M epnpnrPd for rapeatlnR
that the a ithordtt" wnrP arranging
it. it its wit faPllrte:l that moral than
for thr rplpwar of tie women awe
five ttw macro I R -tern aro nneler arose
rhbdren who limit friends to racrlve
them but it
altBomaft their number etas bas tlbmiQ
OMM tot•
ole Oorgepc
l +l,�Y'N, s '\r ,t Sr.:it, ' f''�,y fro
� N
, f JA , 1.,1•. q
{{ . �.. .poo p, •
d'
w
,.,1 , , w {'�". S W l,eµ'� X "' � W
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tn, P Y
M " �i . 1. ,,.
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ppoop poop. ,. a poop , poop , ,poop
N vk. fi,
1 �"/ rk, f. 4^ R
M�V:...",i..
Ya �y� l
f
5'*
+���y� t
b 4 k'
^i ,,;
and special trains triplet Toronto,
Fenian against the executors of her
father-ln-law's estate, In which
she, sought to have It declared that
she was entitled to a portion of the
patnte. The court found thnt as
Walter Evani died before blemoth-
pr tits widow hall no claim on the ss-
tatp,
The ease has attrA^tel wide at-
tenticle beeanme Mrs. Evans spent a
term In tlje penitentiary for tr fag
t >as von the
o p 1 h'usixin 1, rel on wdn/e
emtnte slit made the claim. This
point was not, however, raised In
the action.
TRIPPED ON THE SIDEWALK.
south Ups Nan Herelvell Injuries,
Which It"wiltsin Dpsth.
[Awlsny, Ont., .rune 16.-Harrlw Mul-
Ilgnn, a rpal(hnt of South Opel, died
from a frartcro, of hh sku!l, mu•ctnLned
w-hlle walking lititni from LlwMay.
Ito rilnehrd hill home tatdly cut. Pre-
vimWy to him limth by wan 1't n de-
Ilrlewua state, nod continued to ell
out : "Don't Mnm'e anyone : I tripped
nn the pldownik.' Thin Im believed to
harp been the rater of lata lnj,ry, nod
the rnronrr did not think an inquest
ftecewwy_ _ .
Ootpperwsgrs the Ametions Fa•tern-
Wilt of (.Amor will #till the InternA-
tiotMl Aamoclnll•,n of itlachinleln ho
Peery way within Ito power In ton
go-t0r for the mlo*4ww day.
wwaiit _ ;, .Ra1 .. ;d11 -
li d aide'; 3 kf Niff" ' it� . t '�E'° ` %I ,
".- 4
-it ,
LIID �T BB3�a
Ja s N. Preston P. R, jar
Janes RrrMy, K. t'., Mr. 1'how
�-
.
cracks Mr• Joseph Stratford. Mr
�;.,
i "~.'
--*-
Thomas Wood alt. Ms. (j�o
Wilkes, flu. z.
�4
:,r,
Mr. C. 11. W.I.. yes
�1,r ;'.
y-
"W"b
s{',,a3
Hon. II S• Hard, Barri at
.y clh e • •
TI lPf u w Ju
er
oho rn e
finely, brotl►sr lir. i
h, ,r,
: ,yup ass
A. C. Hardy, was; lir. E. L.Gocdd
1�: M,
,°
nSSnS
SYLda,
am Intimate friend, azul Mr. A. J
""'
Brantford • `,
Wilkey, for many years a partner of
.
atnary abundance of animal Ilse in a
Mr. Heads' It the practice of law
,
,,,,
Ilio flower -hearer■ were : Maness.
� t` ,
IN I��B1tSB COIIC0083B.
U. ;esrge, 8nddy, Har ,tngtus, gal-
mond, lspreer. Moffatt. Flesette.
�:,
lirant, Scarff, Biataole, leirse. Henry
i, .
delwppalatlon through tribal wars
Yelgh, C. Wuteroum, Foster. K Cook•
years ngrr-Thatrw ere Wolin Animals
-_--
rkutt. Wallace. Robertson. Wilsom
T�'wl
many Present, From Toronto,
The floweret were placed upon a
heavily -draped fire truck, and
a''> ,�
thine ga•ntirmeD walked beside It. In
••'
PamilLon and Stratford.
iulditoa to those brought from To-
o k
rondo, wreaths and (Mowers were
, .� 0
of sphran and Antelopes. which ap.
went toy the Clty Cuugcl. Lee Brant
,)
- .
ford Iwlr , Mount dloreb Lodge, A
, , 'w
OB/ll 11MANEIB's TBIBUTB
A. kl '' M.: poste Loose, A. F. at
�. M•: Brant Lodge. ♦. F. i A. M.;
r�
11N : +
c�'
the Board of Trade of Srantforde
` ,", "i
The body of lion Arthur S. Hardy
wood bursa at Brantford un Sunday
the Council of the Township oI
Brant, the Council of the Counlyo[
a, ro
a` ''
afternoon. Ten tl meand men, wo-
Brunt, the Volloglate lastltute Board
X1.3'
sten and children lined the streets
the Separate School Beard anti Pub-
a, i,. ,
oar followed Itis body to the grave.
lie School Board of Brantford, the
^i ,,;
and special trains triplet Toronto,
Brantford Clulk of wbt4h Mr. Reedy
wandpring in thin henutlfnl natural
Hamilton and Stratford brought
wasoge oL the ohlttst membenaanti
many cUlzma from there places to
a grout number of Personal friends.
°-"
d.o honor to hie metuury. The casket
some of Those Presest.
• ° {'
lay hwide U{e barristers' table in
,ea +r?rrr
i,� �,
the (kart House, amid great masses
Among those who came in on the
a. lr,�
of fluweroo n gluard of honor from
Toronto spoecial were, lion. Geo. W
preserve.
the ."Wh Batlnilwi keeping watell.
Road, Him. }:. J. Diei'Is,,Mt. John RICK
e,'
After the Masot a ceremony, the
urdso,, M.P.P., Mr. W. A. Charlton
(,;i ,:
Iwtcemslc,n start from the Court
M. P. i'., Hun. Heuutor Fulford, Hun
,0.1
House to Grace Cit 'h, where a full
Senator Jones, Mr• Wobilrt Jaffray;
a'"
choral nor%tee war els. A■ the pro-
Mr. J. F. Ellis, reprt+eentigg atop To-
�,
c•esbien entered the rh MII the organ
ronto Board of Trade; Mr. J. S. WII-
5, '
gars lurtfi (huplm's hmerA[ march,
listim, Mr. S. T. Hasten., Mr. H. H.
witltItsdeeptuoxomroun nnt,like;the
Dowart, Dr. J. It. Elliott• Mt. J. 1►
' ,'
heavy mot lune of pa tag death.
Warde, Mr. 11. G. Cur, Mr. R'. IV.
and its buoyant rung of hopae.
Ellis, Mr. H. E. Irwin, Mr. C. H. Chan
:
"Peace. Perfect !'ecce," vas muug,
noir. James Gorrie, Mr. J. Kerr O$-
,
and pbaim xa. chunttdl. Yrl clpal DY-
borne. Thowts Hodgins, X.C.. Mr• D.
' ..'+
mind read the lesson, aft which
E. Thompson, K.C., Lit'. 1I. C. Osbaroe
Mamter W. Norman Andrews sang
Dr. Charles O'Reilly, kir. J. O. !!ben
1'
with feeling. "I Know That MjF Rr-
$torte; Mr• L. F. Heyd. K,C
t
deeper Liveth." After the minister's
Among those who came by special
s
1
address there were snag A dole[ ^f
T., If. A B train from Hamilton
'
thanksgiving, a favorite of Sir.
were Hoo. J. Lf. (}Ibaten, Sheriff Mil-
,, `,.�'i.
Hardy's, the 135th hymn :
dletou, Joplin Dickenson, M.P.P...11
: §
"Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia,
Kennedy, Dr. Griffin, 9 Tinsley, W.
t ^ Eats
The strife Is o'er, the battle done,
IL Wardrops. T M. W'llll&meet►. CWdu
' ` �T
Now u the Victor's triumph wqn,
Green, W. (hetenley, F.. Flshrr, George
-,, °.
O let the song of praise be done.
Vanderllp, Dr. Russell, 11. F. Oar-
L;.
atlleluta. -
diner, T. Clappiam. Hugh Murray
be ohm gupate of F.mppror Wliilats
"Drath's mightiest .powers have
done their
lf. ('arscallen, M.P.P., Frank Mho+-
Kelcan, K. C., T1. H. A. he, flan
Hogs
`,,
'
't"" »,
worst,
.its ; J. V. Teetsel, K.C.
aripoointel to wureped Prof. Ahern ns
Ante Jebvr forth ell■ foes dirrerstdl,
A epM hal train from 8tratkrrd
M'
Let stouts of praise and joy out-
-
brought It -PO aoatleuielle aa►rtsg
t ;, ,.,
l'
iuret.
Alleluia.
them bring John Brown, M'.11.Y
t, ;
After the �oucludiog prayers of
Mayor Stanip. James O'Lorane (Police
rc,I a,
the stately burial service of the
Mugibtrltele. J. Trow, Dr. toeev
lin (President H..Perth Reform Alecto..
d'
Church of England, aha body wars
daitba), px-Mayor H«id, .Icahn R'hltr,
'x 1.
carrlel from the church ami 1 h
pealing of there strong majoe chords
Hoa. Thtoms f}nllantyne, Robert
-
a'l�aw
'q,
^f i irilo $dxrow width make up !toe
Harding, Hobert Freston, Judge
N.1 A. M. Backlmghtam.
„� ;;
-" • `'
Dead March lot Saul.
Hew. Dean Mackenzie dolivertod a
From tinct came Hon. James Young
w ;
°£r at
tiisouurse, Ln wttloh ire spike of the
Tthomes Cnrsoadden, M: A., J. H. Cam-
perso•ml morrow of biro people of
erose• M.D., Wm. Hunter, H. M. Must
, „
Brantford.
"Mr. .Harty waw ktruwn and ad-
.till others.
b'ra'n R'oodetoct there aero pre
t* 7
49',l
mired ar un able etritenman lhr,ogtt-
a nt
e Oft. Ano ew set
r P hullo H.P.P
aft Cann,ds, M Brant and Brantford
nod Mr. O. R. Pattullo,
a as
hes was known permicaWlyl and
Tho Masoulo service at the grave
( ,*
loved a? A male raid se a frLend. It
In the centre o[ ties beuaUf�tl (}teen
".
will be hew privilege of oNuerp to
wrpal Cemetery was conducted by
,m et
eppyek of him as Nae hart worklrng
vast O nd
rte Master Hugh Murray
a �r.
lawyer, tAa able shad aliquent ad-
"
voatto in politicw, tho untiring work-
rey
er, Lice forcible, eotd,suslcrtic plat-
t
,
committees and oft tine floor of Ute•
Onturlo Hous,. One work of his In
th> Uoternment I stunt allude lo;
ham magnifiwrot tluwght for bis
arunlrymen fur all time In reeerv-
Ing tliuno gratin Provincial puMlr
lrtrien, they tire a twomument to late
generous leenrt, lie rowelled taleso for
all time from tee gramp of the mouo-
po(iat anil the speculator for the
use of the people w1tom he loved
µcol served. I repeaat. all tluese mnt-
terr will be dealt with ably Aod
fully by otherw set aleother time.
This aftormenue i would simply speak
sof him ser tiro Caaneutltasrt citizen and
the friend n9umn we In Brantford all
knew ams loved. •
" 1537, the year In which Arthut
Sturgis Hardy was born In the v11-
lago of Mount Pleasant. was a mom-
(xnble one In the hlelory of Canada,
and Mount PIpaannt In those earlier
days ons remarknbk• (or the excep-
tionally 1nteUlgent ebtas of its set-
tles, the excellent etnn(birl of itm
selrools, and the beveral men halting
from that Ilttle hamlet whip have
made a name row themselves In the
world of ' Canada tend the United
Stutem, one] nu name among them till
W more honoerd than that of Sir.
Hairely. Th^ bright, ettergptle. tally Is
woen found in the law offlos of his
une-le In Brnntford, there tend In To-
ronto he rompMtet hey elnention for
the Isar. Notwlthistanding his eppectal
gifts ant fitness for the practice of
the law tout hln rapid and remarkable
sucerm, Ise oratorical Power@ sono
brought him to the tmtice of his polit-
L eal Imarty, anl, ar lap told a friend,
he• enjoyed the freedom anti Activity
whleh n political life afforded him,
,uud It gave him au opportanity to
serve his country.
Brantford leas known him heat, rr-
pp>cted Joint ,been proud of him, anal
lorrdl him, aim! to -ahoy we mourn for
titan rem amorether hart of Ontario ran.
From the fact of tiW dutlpa of Intp
lying elderly In Toronto, and mine
wholly I, Brantford, I wan not
thrown very frequently ter much with
Mr. ilnrdy, Imt wherever we met he
$always imferpseedt me with film kind-
D(de, courtesy, and Inn more than ane
o•endon I wns indebted to him for
him helpful I fluenee and considern-
tlon, rind my exp ertenee was that of
. very enemy, I believe. He never rp-
ftuaed tee dlo n kbwtnems to anyone who
welught film help, wl-,n it was In him
power. ]n thin way, i am confident,
many wilt mfeer a gtvred frt.-nd. In him
there wax a remarkable absence of
the official mannerism of the ordin-
ary public tuna.
No one onuhl know titan and not be
iplpreaswd with till irmnriulll♦pp-,gift ct
Winning mese. There weer :t clharm In
hie pers,malit,v and grnetuua courtevy-,
nal we know )now very ranch that
haw to (to with a sann'w sueepsm In life,
nal where It tie the naturni outcome
of n cool awl kind heart, nes It wan
with our dear friend, It M tore, pew-
errul for Row]. The dayw of hLm oenrthly
tire nrp elrrsl. The eventide In reach -
M All too aeons •sot•d wlirn we look
hack np,n It hole: fleFting It sepm?--
nrr'a sleep In thee night, an the green
in the fiPll, nw a solder's watch. Blit
esu fat ns that life ham been In Itm
motive springer tra o, right, pure, go oat,
at, far it In akin to the great (iol-
given b1eAl fife, ; that life haw no Pven-
tlle, for' It M part of the life f the,
Eternal. That life cannot tile, Il is
part of GrNt'r life. 1
'rha C•orteoo.
The funeral was conducte,I by the
Mason•, Awl intent be ranked among
the last Impr+rrsive et•er Pepsi !n
ColWUSA: ` The roots from• tee court-
honse to the church not from 1M.
chnrch to the cemetery wns net met-
fiitenttj► mile to enotme Ail of the car-
rinows to take part. At the head
marohwl 400 Mnanga in full rerSnllA.
The tar of Brantford, the City,
County send Towwrle]p Cnnricllw, the
Pallilc not Ne'parnte finc�wd Bonrels
the (7quwdl of Shuts, asp the Brant-
ford ,rd of Trade Paoli attenisd
Io n booty. A caters of honor from the
lu,fferin Rlflcw w,tv nlsI In the pr. -
r nv.lo, o.
Tier pull 1w•nrerm ware: Non. WAN.
Patorpon. Mr. C. B, 14074 M. P.,
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A Natural Zoo Discovered
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WILD+BEASTS TAME AS LAMBS
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London. June IS. -sir Harry Hsemll.
fou Johnston, Brltlsh Commisslol•er
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for Uganda, line returneJ, after an
alemeace of two years. In an Interview
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yesterday he. described tine extraor•
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atnary abundance of animal Ilse in a
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part of Uganda.
He says there is a Inrtle tattletale of
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country between EI(bma rNvrtts sus
Mount Etgon that Ie entlrwly units-
hnbitwi by human beings owing to the
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delwppalatlon through tribal wars
s•'' t`.
years ngrr-Thatrw ere Wolin Animals
In that section that here so long
bpr•n nmm�estPrl by man that tlwy
are rad tame as deer in an English
pa rk.
-
Sir Henry anti his. party went
tlhrough hereon of elprehante and cars
rennet met rhinoerrosea, Willie t110Y
pasaeil'for several miles among herds
'tr1
of sphran and Antelopes. which ap.
k<'
, ;
proaNled fenrlresly to ;.Iw in ten
- .
yards. Lions were constantly encoun
feral, but they weer oo tAtey with&,:it
ihnrtbeeetm and se'bran that they
(lid
not Interfere with the caravan. It
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c�'
was perp ttlat the (ratty found the
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mew girnffeaptnra known as the hot
ladothprlum, which was supposed to
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be extinct.
Except for tits pterpose, of oMnln-
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Ing apmodulans for then Brltitle mnof-"ft
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the party foreboro from shooting
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gnme. They found more pleasure In
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wandpring in thin henutlfnl natural
gh�,,
"logical garden and watching the
temp need linlf-tamp creaturpa titan to
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In,hdgp In any klllinq, which wonid
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leave open so eany sun to be simple
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butchery.
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Sir Harry Johnston Intends to ad
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visa tine Govetntnent to mnintnln t1/P
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ellatrict as a national park Amt game
nurses,
preserve.
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Mall Clerk's Pumlahn•pmt.
�t��ry
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Montreal. Juno 14.-Jomrpl F.. Con-
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Ptnnlln, the postal mall clerk who
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wns fond guilty of rutting oprre
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a mall sack and abstracting there-
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from s package of reglstrrp(i let
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tprn, wits aenYPllced to mix yp-aN
Y a -,.
In the penitentiary. In pwnselng apse
tence tile- h•argqal jndgm maid that he
fr''1'
was Pmpowereed to Inflict a sl�atomee
ser PMRJ mparrittudee fyor are, sIM
Yp�al l'te 'tali-ro( fact
the thhobse-
Ntmen,dn tile] nest seem to have fully
reengulsedl the gravity of his of-
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frnee. and that his prevlou clear
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actor had been eonsistrestly Sood.
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Farmer Commits Selelde.
Frederletoo, N. B., June 14, -flap! -
eel Hays, n well kndrwn farmer of
Doyner Ridge, ikmRlas. York goon
ty, ecantnl tel suicide yesterday by
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has in . He was oat Ia thv fl d
g R
worklnR with hes siras dnI{gg .
forpnoon. He lett home, went late
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the barn, tleml a rope nrau.d his seek
;t ±
and hang htmsMt to a leas•'
wife f,ettml him dread Body thtia am
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proded atrost halt an hems ft p. Ire-
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canard waw atamt stIrty-three wR
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of ane. Ha had ant limen wHl o�late
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and his mMd to scapi meed to mels flee.
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affected.
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A rrilew of (Irrinan troops will by
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held set Mayenro, on Angnmt 14t h at
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which King FAwnrl and tlieCzarwill
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be ohm gupate of F.mppror Wliilats
Rev. O. M. Howard, R. A„ a gradual
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otto of Toronto University, has keen
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aripoointel to wureped Prof. Ahern ns
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professor of applogptirs In the Mont•
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