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MTH, ONTARIO, THURSIDAYJANUARY 18. 1900.
OPERATIONS
STU KEPT QUIET
Fate of Ladysmith Now Being
Settled One Way or Other.
BATTLE SUPPOSED TO BE IN PROGRESS,
Kruger Becoming Alarmed, Quotes
More Scripture.
HON Fighting at Ladysmith --British Troops (lo to Zululand -Colonial
Mitch Deserting Boer Army -Buller Shelling the Rom Millions -
A Lleateriant Wounded Eleven Times --(len. Carrington (14ing to the
Front -War Correspondent Killed--- -France Making Hans for the
801111 -Outnumbered by Boers.
UMW Meer. inn. 12.-ileit. Weel, in it direetion, although OAP is nu
ter the Riot Dine in tiee caneeke, iontErma tem of the report, and, al-
h!eget, het, there is a more hopeful -10D
at eetabilaleel a post lit the eae- mg in offielel Metes There 111 Ilttle
ese'e muntry. 'With it Curve of all !ewe; ef importance from eletwhete.
sifts, be tuok up a positlott on hoe tirteral French.* forces have succeed-
', eth at goutpane Drift, on the north 1 ee in dragging a fifteen pounder to
Iskie Of the Orange River, In the the minima of the steep, rocky Coles -
Free State. kop, a tirousead feet above the aux-
reeding plain, and on Jan. 12th, they
• Warren Cremes the Tugela. &mese/fully
ete
Thadoh, Jan. 111.-1 special de- ROUTED a BOER CAMP
leastch from Cape Town, dated Fri- 011 the plain three miles away front
day. Jan. lgth, evening, announces Sierketroom, An iniereseng item of
that Gen. Werreft lute erewee I the newts is that 100 Doane amortieg a
Tegela River . petty el reapers, bave suceessfully
' _....._, gamete1 ell the crops, within. two
The Rumor Doubted. . tittles of the coloniel camp at 'little
Cap* Town, Jan. 15.-A deepateh
? ft to Amen. dated Freely last, Jan.
stays: " The authorities 'lug e
readved newe time Geier:LI learren
hid crossed the Tugela anti oetnpie
strong position north et tbe riser."
.1.too report haa been cornett here
• dam yesterdaybut is diseredited
Official circles.
Probably a Fake.
• •-
'Leaden, Jane 10.-8 telegram from
Keirport, Wales, sly's Mr. ittitherforl
flArrili, formerly reei lent (11r,etor lit
tileath Africa of the firitieb
Melts Celinfie, has reeelte 1(1 call.,
M to 1 effect tint Celt. Bunts-
ae /offered another reveree.
Westminster Will lecture.
W York, Jam. 15. -Toe yOlIng
Welltftlalitont lute riallid from
for England to Oahe ids
eaym a London eaLes,
e that 414 3* to merry Mitt
West. Tits duke will return
h Africa am a lieutenant of
Imperial Yeomanry.
A l'itet-f;i7Peace.
New York, Jett. 10.-8 eirettlat apt
pealittg for peace end ple,teling fur the
Boers. eignee by 40.1 clergymen of all
denonettations in the Netbsrl tride, has
been &nearest to the mistirtere of
--' ell Chrheilan churches In (-treat
e, Seim *aye a Landoll cable. It 13101101:
"Wetemech you, brethren, to me
ithlince that all Rich 10 Eng -
es Ott Chehalis!' iniacIples Mop.
thla war hely try u-hatever
ully may im (kw for Its speedy
Cone'
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Atteches Arrive.
Nstal, Jae. 14, -All kw for-
atilltary nttaches arrivie here
neerning. They vein proJecti 011
„Vitt to Cane Town, where they
, twee Robert..
ARK HOURS QUITTISI
feldyInsith May b; Relieved 'Before
Night.
London, Jan. 10.-131) to the present
imported orweing of Tugela River
al Warretee division matting
imr. Nevertheless, tat whole
Of Mesh tome as has dribbled
eolith Africa during thts Wet
indloaties that a coinbined
mureineat 01a oomprekmelve
v*otir le Plweeeslitilrilt is not nee.
ROM to believe the unconfirmed
Of taus Boers being lit full re.
from Colenee, bemuse It tut»
leartied that it column 19 pro -
seeding vie, Wetness to Halmettletar to
(AIT*OFF THEIR RETillAT.
n mute time resedible internee -
root many different scuroee In.
bly potato to mommitotis
lu the dissporttlen of the Tie,
forces. Advices from Pieter-
-Metritiburg, dated Saturday, Jana-
.; ary Igth, say that lance their defeat
A od January Oth, the Bowe have been
their gene from tee pud-
e
of Lailyanith. The same
eottfirine the report that
'feeShe 16111 Unallitre reached tirobler's
_
'pullout meeting the leore. An
**Am at Droblerei kloof were
the strongest pooltIou held by
their vacation has con-
y astonished the British.
ARE BOERS FLrttrzwa?
"Ideddeseit• of Pleternsaritsbarg have
Vert ateliagos from Ladyemith,
ell Jane" etc., lode
r Latjysinith agent,
to opening of
le Ladysmith
he belief preset-
. leMe that the
and Miteentrating
where, Al eerroboca.
etladt activity in the
a( Qs redid ef LadimMith,
ilte4treed 111 able to *ay
received la Lost -
r, to the effect
o ell the Ma
dome
misled
eted tide
oasstastoes
bie that
rel town
a at fighting im
Optimists tee ee 0,8
smith
TO -NIGHT
ea:Ilta;Ato nese
River, tee Beeleh force bring too
weak to laterfere,
A. deepateh from Pretoria saes the
Federal Woe recommeticed tbe bom-
bardment of Mateking during the
morning of Friday, Jan. tette.
A partial development Of the 1110110
tnent roterret 40 111 these despatehem
on Jam 120), though by no minute the
maln oteective Mittel at, (inn be re
corded to -day In the formation of a
strong committee of South Africans
anti ex-offiebtle, with Lord Luelt, the
former °evertor of Cep) Cotony and
Bette') Melt Commieeloner, .11 eresi•
dent. The eeepet le the remedying
of the
DEFECT'S OF Tilt: WAWOillalli't,
Wilen Oa War 011ice'elPacComel the
formet'on oi ti votes of teetth.Afritons
acquaintel with the toisography of Ur
country nett the Dutch and Kalil
Lima( les, the (0,1118 ttee ins I .tel tha
they must choose thalr own of Deere.
The War Offtee (femme& but flmilly
yet led. Co ilr'quently p 0.1100 11: 18)11th
AfrIcaue, crack 'Motu and acquninted
w tit every stream nue kepi?, are
Slotting to loin the euntingent. AN a
momenta enlisted man maid to it rep-
reeentative of the Associated Pries:
" We are not going to fight for promo.
t on or the Victoria Cr0/04. We stimply
want to Meet tlus Mora on their own
ground and amonling Weer own
methols. Onr objeet le to defeat the
enemy, and rot roe eplendid but use-
less risks." ,
olden ;fen. 16 -General Lord
'Iooefto. 'hi despatch to the War
(Knee yerterday, recorded a cavalry
reeonnoliteence by (len. French, lie
added Moe the voitions of (tonere!
Methuen add Om. lintanre were un-
changed, bat mode no reference to the
oiteratigne in Nettie At the monied
of cabling, the lilted absolute authea
tie information concerning Oen. Reiter
was hie epringfield deepateli, dated
Jan. Ilth. leterenarltebarg, Beltintfli
mei ('apo Town have been vying with
one another In vending fAtrtinte me
workable reports of the moveMentil Of
hi. divisions, but the fact that the
censor (Mown the trettsmiseion 01 10101)
despatches previa their complete Mee -
curacy.
The critics, disculet with fearful lit-
tered the statementa Indicating the
(elision of General Buller's eopunn
Into three partfeoperating regeective-
ly at Springfield, Cohort and Weenen.
They concur in the opinion that mucb
a plan would, under the moet favor-
able flew, he extremely daring, us
each division would be separated by
two or three marches.
The situation, though at Present
neither understood nor underatend.
able, certainly creatm anxiety. which
le in no wee allayed by the rumors
that the Boers have evacuated some
of their etrongeet entrenchmente. It ie
rerognieed that when them telly clime
patentees begin to "evacuate" and "re-
treat," they are getting dangerone.
The military critic) of the Morning
I,eader unerts, as If with personal
knowledge, that "General Warren
with hie (Meehan and romettang ntore
wee yesterday morning five meet
northwestward of Springfield, where
(tonere! Buller then had his headgear -
tore. This represents the feet"
The critics proceed to ridicule ru-
mors that do not bear out this date.
went.
tlhiclled Hoer Position*.
Loudon, Jan. 16. -The Standard's
Durban tormapondent, under date of
Jan, 18th, nays a mail who Just ar-
rive) there front Springfield atatee
that the Ladysmith relief column is
enettraped near tbel Tegela River (11S`
ing the Boer petitions, which the
hoe Itr.ere bad been shelling.
Two bemired sad eeventy wagons
Imam with store* for the LasiyamIth
garrison had left Frore, It was ex-
pected that the column would reath
General White MondtitY eeeidng.Jeo.
1511. Mounted teatrces had rtev-
ereti parties o f• 'lost* In the dime -
tion of Annandale, between Frere
and Esteourt.
°erupted Strong Position.
(northweet of Ladynnith) were
drivelt out by the BOMA on Suter -
(My.
tenutuandant No), on the west of
thetowte and the Pretoria comman-
do, on the north, have taken the
kopiee oommentling Uttemar'e vamp,
from which they maintain a UOIltill-
WAN sonlping of the British.
The Pretorle commando lost I41X
men killed And eix )(Tutu:143d In at'
tempting to Morn the fort.
Received Eleven Wound,.
Estoourt, Natal, Jan. 111. -Every-
thing bi quiet In Ude virdelty. There
et no Inewesoket hero tent the Boers
are cuateentrating elsewhere.
A remarkable Incident Is reported
Lo eouneetion with the charge of the
Devona up Wagon Hill in the fight-
ing arotutti Ladysmith' oh Jan. 6th,
Lieut. 'Masterson wee orderod to
wove the fire-ewept sone mei de-
liver a Message. lie wag bit by three
bullett,lett etravgleri 011 mei deliver-
oti his ineesege, whielt ewe very im-
portent. The lieutenent le doing well,
altiunigh there are elevea wounds la
hls body.
Carrineton for the Front.
London, 31111. le.-ebelereieneral
Frederick Carrington, the well-known
Fouth Afrlean officer, connutuuler of
tete Belfaet district, has been order-
ed to email Afriea.
tieneral Kr leredeelek Carrington is
a Pouth Afthetti moupttigner of wide
experience, having lean general °in-
ter commanding the forcee in the
Illenlediut rebellion.
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' Kruger Q410terf lit•ripture,
Loreneo Marquee, Jan. lit
Kruger has hewed a prociamat'on or-
derieg nil burghers to the front.
He has aim Imuecl it Weenier, dated
3.1111btil, to Boer comman.lants and
bergherti, urging_ them to show more
merge ht the Ttaroottal 041U90. He
etaya:
"Trust lit the Lord anti display ree)
and promptitude. Through the Mess
tag of the Lord oar great mum has
been carried to Ruch it point that,
With energy, we may expaat sae.
cessful lame. Read Persia xxxlil. The
tmenlY have fleNI tilde faith en
Psalm Ix itil. Also rend Psalm
ixxxie., verses 13 and 14. Do not
forpet tile enemy. Create devasta-
timt wherever you go lit Cape Colony.
They 'else, onlI at destroy the good.,
a the Afrikanders 1st the Free State
ie lay waste farms."
.-Bresident Kruger likette the Ile
Struetivenew of the Britlait to est
attaek of the devil on Christ's Church,
mid say.: '
"I am marehing the enere
and can find no other wily poelible
than that adopted by IAA We must
oontinue to 1 gilt in the none of the
Ler I."
ltte rtiliceseem, the Transvaal offi-
cial orean, euggeds, ate the wens -
end the British crams the border, the
induatry should be Irretrievably
dest respedt
"Commandeering" :a proceeding
bueily .a, where the towa
egleg Mouser* for Mars
mer RN. beely emitted
O -tim rent t said- that thereetre
pearly too orit:st pfleseners en Pre-
iloria,
et- . •
Krugetee Pullets.
teohn 33. -For the word of the
Lori is eget, owl MI Hie works are
done in trath.
leveth righteoneneos one judg-
ment ; the earth is, full of the geode
me, of the Lope
The Lord brlageth the counsel of
the hoittiteet to naught; Ile maketh
the devices of the pettiest of stone ef-
fect.
' I/Messed hi the nation whose God
le the Lord, and the people whom Ha
bath chosen for att own Inherttance
Partite 83.-1. Keep not thou silence.
0 God; beet not thy Deane nad be not
Mille 0 Poet
For lo, thine eneesplee make a tne
mutt ; and they that 'bate Thets have
tif toed up the bead,.
S. 'nay have taken' crafty courted
sealed thy people, eat comulted
against tity beitisso ands.
4. Thee hays eelel come, Mel let
1l4 ant thetn off from beteg a netted;
that Hie name a tamed mot be no
' moreein reggenbrenem
•6. Per they here Moidsitee togethst
vale one 00aient ; bbey ere (*nada-
ate *ranee thee
Pod* 89.-13. 'Tema haat a mirky
erase eerong teg letaideene hig.h
tb,y aght Wale
14. Sostiee erd judgmeat am the
habitation of thy throne; merey ani
truth shall go bdere thy face.
I'apo Town, Jan. 15.-A dempatth
to the Angus, doted Friday Wet,
III, tete. seys " Tee netberitlee
have received news that Oen. War-
ren has creased the Tugelat and no-
cupled irtrong position north. of
the river,
ao to the,
18 °e per- righttig at isedriaitth.
movement
le ars in- .1leer Headquarters, outside 14jdy-
11 the smith, den. %k.. -The Deere oectipyleg
vett Etre the roathettl «go ot 90018" kIIP
(elves 6151000.
Ottawa, Jail. 15. -Mr. J. M. Court -
1)07, Deputy lietieter of Finance, re.
cetved a telegram to -night, etatIng
that the C. 1'. It. heti donated 615,000
to the peteotle fund.
lermorallied the Hoene
Wake, Jlin. 16. -The torreapontlent
of Lite Daily Telegraph at Eletermar
teetturg, telegraphing Thursday, Jan.
11th, Nays: •
" The gallantry of the Ladysmith
gnriemm last Seturday hewers to
Mir) (tepees/led, tf uot actually denier.
arzeil, the eloere generttily. tt WA 1 1
Dint they lost 01 least, two, if tett
three, !elle as agetnet our one.
" Many Boers are lealleved to le
,trekkIng northward. The magietrate
at Nettie, Zululatal, telegraphs Met
scout* report having men many Boer
innellee with *none proemolus north
Via Zululand, while it European who
formerly ramidel at Ihnuiee, declares
thnt after the reputte at Laclymnith
a number of Boer wagons loaded with
dead and wounded passed through the
mining townie -de, and that the Boers
burnee route tif the publie buildings as
they departed. Five days hove tamed
since then."
Teo traeteste egginem leave berm eolug
excellent work in hauling heavy
waitrons out of holea and 'swamp' in
Natal. The; they 'accomplished with
ten greatest ease
The British patrolw have dierovered
parties of Boers In the directien of
Enneveittle, between Frere and Est.
court.
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Well p111 Attlialtry 0.
London, Jan. 10.-Mafeking wasep.
patently • heeling its own against Re
hedegere on :tannery 111. A Pretoria
telegettm of that date ITCOrdlt that
till, Beer legen leenbarting
town on that morning. Major Betide,
one of the correspondents at Mate -
king, tent a runner on Jan, eth to
eloolnuil with a de/vetch 'stating
that the garrieon was well.
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Correspondent Killed,
London, jan. 15. --Mr. Ferrand, one
of the Morning Port's correepoltdente
at Ladonsith, waa killed in the fight -
Int that took place at Viet plum on
Jan. 6th, ,
--
Hurrying From Delagoa,
Loua, Jen. 16 d
.-A emsatch to
the ll
at
y News front Lorenzo line
gum, te1 Jan. Iltit, Nays) that the
regulation requiring all pereone de -
wiring to enter the Transvaal to °U-
tah) a lineman hi enueing heart -Nen -
Ing mem( the Boers In 1 ()etagere/0 ter-
ritory, who are hurrying to their
holdall as rapidly es poesible,
--
Blocked° Now Effective,
Lonnie Marquee, Jan. 11. -The Brit.
Wit blockade of the port is very
strict. All stocks of food are at the
lowest. Communication with the
youth Is almost stopped, For several
week* hundrole of permits have been
waiting to go to Durban, but there
let no vessel to take thetn. The only
*team vowel In the harbor le a email
tug.
.---
Army Tailors /Rieke,
tonikin, Jen. M.-Ainong the minor
perMexItim of the iVar Office im a
etrike among the military tallorm,
whirl' calmed &My In uniforming the
mew
(tuns for the Items..
I,00tion, Jan. 16 -The Daily Mull
publisitem the following from a sPeetal
oorreepontient et Le erensot, Pranee:
"After two days' enquiry I do Ilut
Weltate to alert that the eelineitior
Company Is not ortly wordelog night
and day In tigesintattfaeture of guns
end ammegitIoll for the Boessieut
that ft Tnerldrefely pecked read, for
thipingtt to the Trenereal RI4 heat y
gueleseVergs celibre. The workmen
tQl in that ere long nO estditional
nat would. be despatched to the
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Flatted lite Doer Prleoners.
Cape Town, Jen. lee -Mr. Webster,
the Lotted etittee Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, visited elle Boer pre-
miere to -day, and subeequentey [fined
with the admiral. Ile then visited
and bid farewell to the Governor, Sir
Alfred Milner, previoue to etarting for
the Tranevani.
To Ronne Up Cattle Raider,.
1.ontion, Jan. 15.-1 despatch to the
Central Newe frees Durban, tktted Jan.
13th, snym Gait ten train hmtle 01
troopers and horse) front Gene,ral 0111 -
leen eOlalaaild baVe arrived at that
place, and started by train for the
'watt of the Tegelit River, where
thee will leave the train and enter
Zululand to operate egeinet the Boer
cattle raltere, who have been CAM*
lug tinned among the Zutue for two
1110110k
800,000 Metree of Barbed Wire.
Hamburg, Jan, 15. -It le; reported
that a *shipping' firm has undertaken
the immediate dedvery of 300,003
metres of Nulled wire on en order
from the Orange Free Stilts*,
The Government has directed Diet
move* leaving tiertnen port« for
Fast., 'Afsciest Shalt himpefertit 19
• ly etelaminei to me 'that they
lit no voutraband of war.
flurgiters I/meeting.
Cape Ilt11. 10.-8 tiespetcb
to the Cape Timm from elersehel,
N'ortetern Oalie Musty, dated Jen
104,8 018 that a third levy entitle
ooemial burghers hail beeu meeleby
the Orange Free State Boers. Ali
male remittentt. between the ages of
14 and 60 years have been eoni
matideered to amid the Boer forces
at Stormherg.
It le reporteti that many a the
colonial Dutch wbo joined the Boers
are now destinies( and returning to
their (arum.
The despateh aside that the reports
that the whites in Beteutoland fear
a rising of the itativeta are entirey
groundleee. The natlates tare etend.
Wetly loyal to the British. A speelnl
pollee force numeerlog 403 men le
keeping order a*eg tbe Mentos.
A deliPateil to the Gaps Teem from
Dordrecht dates that five alleges
rebels have been eommittel there for
trial. One of the accused hi charged
'trite carrying nrate, tine the others
W.th furnishing information concern.
ing 'BMW) movements' to the euenlY.
More cams Etre pending.
rands From The Mines.
Logien, Jen. 10.-Tlie curreseoad 11
of tlte TAMS nt Lormau Martinez,
telegraphing Wet StturInty, 01131'
"the Free State has nOW eltliOd 0111
every avatlabla man, inehielag the
leading wereliants, Otto have expeeted
to enjoy Immunity.
" Tne Volke.Wont, in the (0111110
no ertlele obviously inspired, itatieitte
the gold tax an it pohtleal 111UNAI, 11(3111-
:itg tlin,t it the assumption be eorreet
that the bulk of the Rand wharefi te
held oa the eontetent, tlertualte,
France anil other county:at must ro-
man:so the desirablity 01 13rIng1e5
the war to a speedy close. It snide
that every tiny Do war coltinues
mete the shereholtier; t17,0110. A
threat of vont sentIon will be neet to
enforce the tax.
With the available 00ei91m04. of n
considerable number of Leetiele eub-
jeeta the Hoer goverment is stately
ittereaeeng the *le frees the mines,
thus securing funds to pey foreign-
er& deployed In the Manufacture of
explosives end other agents for the
prosecution of the war. Tbe time mul1
come when the Imperial Government
Will proclaim thet such BrAleh dub-
jects will be prouecutel for treason
or deprived of Bletiisin eitisenehip,
"The Boer Government is feeding
14,000 British subjects. I am informed
that the Portuguese Customs officiale
recently wised three mows of centre -
band, centaiMag field signalling ap-
paratus consignee by a French tram"
Will !stand Together.
Leaden, Jan. 16. -Tho Birmingham
Deily Mall, the organ of Mr. Josepb
Chamberlain, Gaye :
"We understand, on the highest
autbority, that If the Government is
defeated ia Parliament CO 43>8 gliaa.
(ioa a the war, the Cabinet will im-
mediately appeal to the country, all
the Ministers having decided to stand
togeteer, and not to permit any indi-
vidual Meister to be made xscope.
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Outnumbered by Burrs.
London. Jan. le.- Mr eieetter 1.8
Mame the lured military expert of
the Morning Poet, ameerte that the
Boer form in Northern Natal is
larger then General Betimes and sir
George White'a together, mo thet the
lioere are able to leave a fort* around
Ladysmith larger than that within
the town, and yet to wove Gametal
Bleier with a form superior to Me
own.
Remotes front the Boer camp at.
NO 23.
firm thnt the circle of Ittrattneett
ham heen drawn closer b,y the °ewe
iwtion of wine bine nearer the town.
thaw liberating reinforcements, to
otipont Oeneral Melee.
The tinily News 9tInelit/4 that
multitude of the ramorie that origi-
ante In South Afrle•t anti Wheel are
itirall currency by the English mili-
tary authorithe in order to 'Mislead
the Boers The war pager of the greet
dallier; title morning are itlinoet bar-
ren. Nevertheinee, the inetreaseute ori
the toops connecting the War Office
with tile onbles °enthuse to olitik,
lioneynest )(loot le &Hunted on the
Kimberley Railway lire, about 23
miles north of Belmont and 13 miles
email of Methuen's position at Mushier
River. Col. lelleheret previoue
reron-
natuitnt'e with the Neediest*, when
tionnyelde WWI eaptured, was west of
the railroad line, whereas the recent
expeilltlott wftI to the east arrest the
[order, rind Into the Orange Vice State
towerls Jet/robed:LI, a town 15 miles
due (met of efetkuen'a camp. The Ca tin-
dians Wye again been working with
italengtotee ea valry, who, on the first
a:ease-in, reeonnoitree north of the
Piet River, while our troops cleared
the emintry to the mouth.
More Prisoners Reach Pretoria.
Cape Town, Inn, 14,-A Boer's ne•
count of the ill/nutter to the First lint.
talent of the Suffolk Regiment on inn.
0 hays) that eight officers and 94 men
were (metered. The British attack on
the Boer 110altiall MIN moist gallantly
oondueted. Tee British met at the
eunitait of the ridge a withering fire,
by which their ittivanee way promptly
eheeked, Lieut. -Col. Watson's body
was (Recovered near the bodies of
"those of Ms men who were slain.
Twentyleeren carper; were found lit
O recline of 21 yards.
'The Boer Itesses nee reported to have
been eight kille 1 nd 17 wounded.
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Land Supplies Secretly.
Durban, Jan. 10. -There le a Boer
eolataulltl0 10 Pennetall'fl Want ry,
Zululand, within 11 ,lityet march of
tile Pea, with wagons. It isreedieved
to be waiting for euppIttisrand
eecretly it. Lutia
011V
The Iluere hate looted all store, end
mines In the etwunlane territere, told
the ruined natives are completing the
work of iketruction.
---
Arlen' at ieretoriti.
Pretoria, ,Tan. 10.-etette hundred and
eixteen officers' and men telongIng to
the eaffolk regiment passed through
here to.dity as prlsonere. They are en
route to Waterfall. 'rite men are all
well.
()no Prisoner Commit tett .
Cape Town. Jan. 12. -The trete (If
rebel+ are proceedine at eterketroone
Attorney Verdoetest, of liordrecht.
ha; Imen (valuated fur trial by the
Queenstown Circuit t'ourt on the
ee.eree of high treason. The court
croweel. 18)041 Dutchmen were
keenly tette0(44A ht the proeeellugs.
Will Receive it (evil Trial.
Cam) Town, Jan, 14 --Ie. Plieher's
pri mere will be tried its rebele, it, lo
understood, before the Supreme
Coert, ite the military authorities
have tee Mrielictent, inertial law not
hating been proclaintel In Cape Col -
any.
1110,000 Men in the Field.
Layton. Jan, 11. --The Daily Chrottl.,
eie publiehes to-aity a detailed date-
ment, showing that 104,373 men.
wheit 280 pine. are now In the field,.
anti tint with the tempi now at ma
or pre:while to lotI. there will b.) an
nggregnte etecagth of 160,000 man,
32,000 11011tel itnli 448 guns in the
()Puree of It few weeks.
Thil wtil be dame without stripping
Indie, Etre/tit& nutI ireitind of their
battnlione, etlffened by militia, and
witienut rahting for more then 10,000
citizen eoldlere.
Strittlicoun's Orley Aceepted.
London, Jen, 15. -The Aesociated
Prod learns that Lord Law/Monte
Secretary et 'Stets for War, accept-
ed ort Saturday , ot Lord
Strathentia, igh 'Commie -
«loner In Land PrOVIRie,
Met from the Canadiett contingents,
a force of at lettet 400 mounted men
from Manitoba, Northweet Territote
108, Itnd Britleh Columbia, and to
arm, equip and convey thou to
South Africa at his own expense.
An be eePert marksmen.
rough relent and emote
It is estinuited that the offer will
involve nn expenditure of e200,000.
The War Office regards Lord
Strittheonit's proposal us an extra-
ordinary proof of colonial patrlot-
88111
•
Organize at Once.
Ottawa, Jan. 14,-Ast soon a* the
present contingent is ~ohm.
preettratione witl be matte far UMW,'
'slug Striutheetia's Horse, It le toed
WIC of the romans for nut making
pniele before the offer, Whitt was
reeelvel here mome days Age( Wald
tbIlt it Welild interfere wtth fecrult.
itse In the wait for gem peeveut (AM.
tiugent. Many would prefer going
In wuch a battalion am the litgh
Commissioner is getting up.
A.nother Sortie Frolic Kintbriee.
I.orenso Aftaguez, .Taii. 12.-8 Duet
darmatfral,tateblhio.s:eltmabe,tertietlytaitaniletheale,eltil:rIntigiottedr-
mortle towards Katufersidatu early on
'rhey returned to Eimberlay after a
brisk artillery exeliange.
either side.
There was epparently no damage on
Belied at -the- Mintder.
Motider Liter, Jan. id, (delayed in
transmission). - Heavy cannonading
IVRY begin] In the direetilocolki otfhle19
lee. between 5 fuel 7 o'c iputolbernr--
Mg.
Two British prisoners who arrived
yesterdey report that they endured
severe hardships after escaping from
the Bloemfontein jail. Their clothing
was In rags when they arriveti here.
t
Boer Losses at Ladysmith.
London, Jan. 13. -The Thies has the
1,1,1 ounitlt, jilmtei.)-(1111.1(By 1101,0.
eraph to Weenen)-The enetny has
been very (pilot lance Saturday. Na-
tive scout's report greet ;esteem in
the enemy's Worm over their mutual -
Um. The Boer *erre gang etre fired
spaamotiteally, bee there is no retro
-
tar bontbardmwet. The spirit of the
Terrier' 1.1 greatly lestproyeel by the
sueesseful remit of Saturday's het•
tie. The enemy left 100 dead sot the
IdePelt or otir debelOes, and were re-
moving their Injured all tee next
My. Their losses mutt have been
heavy. An °fetter 'who wee a prisoster
with the enemy during the engage
-
meat /*tette that at the end of the
day they 'were aleolutely deinoralizett
The Boer loam 111 the Ltulyeudth
battle ttre loorely edinetted In Nte
tot itt 1,403 killed and wounded.
Commandant tie \liter owl other
Free State lientiere are mei:tett to
ltave beett
THE 110E11 VERe•ION.
The Boer version of the battle, which
%ewe through Bulgier» Ageney, Wye
ft glowing tribute to the gnilantry of
both ethics. The tattnek, It nape was
mot determined, and the defeuce
equally tenacious. The liritieh were
moit strongly entreneltecenuti the walla
of their redoubts were skilfully loop -
holed. The combat waste) close that
the riflee were frequently fired at
arm's length between the opposite
forcesIt wax, In fact, a hand-tohand enantater, 0011 the men ott both
are reporteJ to have fought
Ilke demons, the horror eel bewilder-
ment of the ecene presenting 0ple.
ture witlemt a Intranet In the ex•
perienee of those who took tort In
the encounter. The Boer hose. were
about 1,000 killeti anti wounded, the
Free Statere being the heaviest suf•
fermi.
^
illounted Ben From India.
London, .lan. 15.--12ite Timm has the
following 115(11(1 to -day :
Colcutte, Jan. 14. -The movement
to eetid bblanted volunteers) to the
;AIM fe extending rapitile. Colonel
Lumsden le recteivine liberal offers of
esiptort on evenly wide. lite corps will
be known tie Lumedettes Florae. Putt-
ee enthusiasm ts steinueli aromed that
Metre have been token In l'pper India
to form it fresh eerta, 5010 mtrong,
recruits providing their gorsee end
ameetremente. The government 4,
only- neked to furnish rifles awl free
etustmge by me
Portugal Werned.
London, Jan. 14. --The l'ortugueee
Moister CP Ile: 1 to n elite nt nren a t 1144
Forelge Olfree list $tt rhiy, and since
thee 1511 1 11A1e declarer! her intene
tem ,e 4eng more careful in the eb.
1111 I'V1Allet1 OC *Am of a neutral at
Delagoe Bay. Aimee the sink, jaer4
emonel 01 (to Adederideatere at Lar-
iats() Merquea stile peobahly be cheng-
cut Marti/. ...es,
---
Irriteled at Holland's Queen.
Lotion, Jan, lie -There in consider-
able errillation here over floiland'a at-
-thuds., wheel) may result in the For-
age °Woe waking nnother "appoint.
meet." The young Queen le intensely
proelleer, arei hate wittier) to the Pope,
the Kaiser ikon tee King cif Italy, beg -
few them to take the &Ouellette in-
itiative "to Mop tide creel fratricidal
ware' She lute alma Mown lurks of
favor to Dr. Leyere the Transvaal ree
presentative, who, with hie agents,
hes bought and shipped manktions of
war and enteeted officere without hin-
enlace Mice the war commenced.
---
Italy a (Seed Friend.
London. Jae, 14. -In Eurolle Iirit•
rilu's only real friend le Italy, and
she le proving a friend In need. Fiona
the firet the Italian Government kat
put every facility at the di/Potted
of the British officers engage:I In
buying mules and other things
while etrictly enforcing the neu-
trality principle against the Boer
ferrite. Moteover, according to a
Rome eorreepontient, when It was
made known that the Creeeat Com-
pany Mel refueed to . eel gene to
Luet,atel on any Lentil, word wale
wIrei to teintion fro* Rome that
the famoue gatt Makers,lite
Acted(*) Company, fortitude:yr ad
ready for enipment it battery of big
quick -firers, In every reepeet the
equal of the Jerome) weapon. A bn*.
galu was struck forthwith, and
there le good reason to beileve that
the Italian guile nre beteg Mimed
from Genoa. Dr. Iwyda."`the special
Transvaal envoy to Vireos., more
than etimpected the Italian good
faith, and mut tt written proteet to
Rome No notice was taken of It
beyond 8 formal neknowledietuent of
Its nrrival.
---
War Notes.
Eetilusinsul, among the liutelt-Auter-
loans In Chicago lin nt high tide over
the subscriptions 11010 being taken to
niti tlie nick cuid woended Boer std.
tilers .A. son of C0,000 has been COI -
looted,
The reiwe that Lord Methuen is
building A railway from oue extremity
of MA position to the other, map; a
London correspondent, petite to the
fart that IM expect; the Boers to take
the offensive, for a railway would be
01 no amietance in attack, but nterele
lacrenee the British power of effective
rueletautte, ftwilitating itennuinication
agebnotntitt.mkaikileil8n-iist,afinit:,11.111,t,e,ia,ftinsiiir,Inte:s,,,rilntyrifl,iteepti,".i.0,,.171t,ttlielieliteiott.t,',I,n1a.tm(failwtyorritatritati,weioa4rebietrt•ioedr-
1)°N11tlitMettous Amertettne are arriving at
gineIntoillin Indriall itUna,111 ir dreittvrtinag.A titilitietersa.
taut of the gavel gime from polet to
the (ewe, lured hy stories that a
The story le a cruel hoax. Labor is
plentiful, and dietreet nutting three
tilreney there is melte. efany who
have reeentev nilIVOil, baling RIWilt
their all for passage, have betel tone
pelted to approach the tenet organize.
Paid (lett. Gatacre at Pordrecht, wee
at Broot Feltner, and not long ago
contested the Griquiland West coo-
ftthietuCealipecY
dahiace;itgfhalleenIlloe'ed9i*Peinreigrbs er"1411angel;ellecUil):71.1:11itilebel'‘Itel'ifIrtfir.:1:::'7:11{.iit:;e71
' ,I,l . Or the N. W. ite P., eee from
Battleford to ,eiet tile etta.100. t eonv:rotibtlium•
Don for aid.
recently the guest of Cecil Wattles
111ie,p,,w,ntn,,,,exi,/lt, if,i1C,0',o1;,f4,:,•:,,tiri rth,fil,rif;, 1;t1del:altele4esttluteli,
Unfortunately lie mei I not pase Um
Orange Free etate is making efforts
to increase Re army. Every man, nat-
enyman, the rebel trader who op
A Reglita cleapatel, eie., c, ee, feud-,
A Cape Town despatch says: The
dw,.:11.,,,,..,:nriir,:f.i:it;r1iictit.,:eriii,i,,e;:t:eieu,ittilnn.t.,:eii:o.1,,.cogft1,1r0,114i,ti,ii301,1 g.q10001.81-18:10:wlhaartiktilirdlbronergoildtpneuhnereheasistoino,:ootw: 11 :eat 1 ito:n :
e ety,,, tit;tthrLeiner°"411341/rtiarritrani.}.
Neve rt t, parmago to Cato Tortn,
Author:Os luts been granted for Oar -
the** Yertgetury„
teln for sier-
ted by Me
R11010 OF
DISSENSIONS
Correspondents Say Boers
are Jealous.
SLIM WO BOBUTIll
lad it M Hinted lay Throw tip Hie
Command,
IHORD lig HUMIDLY filit
(leder Estimation. of the Boer Forces
-A More Vieforons Cempaign Ad-
vocated by Those Who Sit at Herne
le London -A Big Victory Needed
Now,
London, Jan. 18. -The time ham come
whet' the people of (treat Britain ne
longer keep ilent regarding theme.
management of the war. The flood-
gate", of criticism have been opened
and under the .tram of adverse com-
ment pouring fourth reputatione are
wilting. The &tern upbraiding of
the Government by papers that al -
mod for it century haye been tette
eervative lout already been touched
upon in these despatches Abuse of
the War Office has always exieted,
and now It le only a few deeirefte
more bitter than 41 was before. What
chiefly Inc eke the passing of the BrIt•
WI from a period of tinsel ve tih4euh-
tufa tu most
sEVEltle FAULT FINDING
4/7 itt outepoken abuse of their goner.
al, In the field. There are tinplate --
nut Aerie* of fierce service loalomice,
and, lu Mort, ail the army's short -
ming.(, which heretofore have been
retly whispered In clubs, are this
week finding their place In print, and
not in disreputable journals, but In
organs that It month ago would have
fiercely denounced such tales ni
putriottc, whether they were true
or otherwise. 11 1. now well known
that (lettere' Buller
DESPISES GEN. ROBERT.e,
lit,onemntalialtsidesrl(aimeehLoief,Lo
Lord Kirdteliewnero"ioy
Tle
l
(Waren Gen. Buller's feelings anti
that Wolseley l tmareely on apeek-
lug tertus with the Secretary of
State for War. Lord Laiistiowne. To
melt no flagrant extent does this ele
tatty go that Lord Woeteley wrote
to Lady Buller that he kttew nettle
ing about Lord Iloberteappoint
-
went to command the British troops
in South Airbus, and that Inc disaie
motel of it. Without enormous ob-
stacle* to OVOreOtne, nt tho way of
the Boom' *tenuous reeletance -and
Initial advantages, the condition of
affairs between the army lendere
would eunstitute a stew/Mona draw.
bask te the el100098 of the British.
One paper, malty well informed on
service matter. &Mares it le quite
edd General Buller wilt
"ell:11E10W UP Hie COMMAND
end Come home and be it thorn in
theedde of the Government, Thle
Is probably au exaggeration, but it
I, /Wielded on -4 skim that be le
likely to make hi if as eisageeen.
ble as parelble lere Lord Robert.i.
llow all thee Will end if the cam
pato drag on snuoh longer. Without
serious foe the better, 'no
one can tell. Ttte reeignation of Lord.
moleeley would not eurprise thole
who know of the inner working*. Of
the War Office. A great victory
would probably quiet the feeling of
dimeonteut Mil the day Of reckoning
In Parlianteut arrived. But, lacking
that, there seems
PENDING AN UPHEAVAL ...•
whitth bodes el for the Uovernment,
the War Office, anti tome of tlie gener-
als In the field, for these ranklinge aro
current not vo much among the lower,
reneation-lovidg cleanse but among
the higitemt bort anti most evenly di-
eided ereat litetaitee best citizens.
Nor le the diecontent ixtufined to the
Inaction of the generals. Several of
the mod powerful civilian factors In
Engliell life, some of them almoet aw
meth financially Interested in the fu-
ture of eolith Afica as the Govern-
ment itself, have repeatedly urged
iodide reforms in the method of car-
rying on the war, not nieddileg with
the pertly military Meuse:, but offer-
ing for inetance to purchuee horses for
the Cape, pointieg ott a better met Mei
of truniqort, urglia
IMRE VIGOItoUS CAMPAION,
glib% Informatiott ;04 to the best
(Otto towards tits. ohjee ti I t if and Quilt
porting everythlue by expert wit-
neeees, brought often at a great ex-
pense from the Cape.
di
Preto learne Hutt it distinguished 1011 . e`
A representative of the Aesociated,
Intending a former tee/TeIl.
about e dozen men who Iwo
tee& tellitnry Or irregnier
control Miring the reeeet t
South Attlee, welted oti
(:wilar1,k.,ri,iltu:{1,e4segi.klit,iiid.iirbtlie,eit.he "Bei 1
.,(3
Intelligence (term rt 'mut ,
,nti‘thaT";00egnireter::11.10eneenedrotorz: $6..tiogigke:
YOU ARE WR0411.
tv,, outnumber theta at every point,
t
11,1,11,erotamtwe-haveasivinaget theAvirdalgikeb blt.thungt„.,",
Itilia"spitPas lotmalth"Sille dilseeteureging
rbtriol‘ontehrz.M.efon tiehefermidWar 40)0ffrz at
teems to have awakened to the see-
m/mom et the position one the of-
ficial* are likely to accept one of t
malt daring project') ever melee., k-
at, the full mops of whirl] the
emitted Press Its aol 1 toro- to
disclose, hut which, if wreeted, will
sehitere one of the meet ems-wi-
fe:wilt kniradew,p:,d,le,nvt,tykofIle We r ()flee
The Imperial Yeomanry. after 1 111A
6, fliteh 1,111114' p11118', itt be-
litif ganged ghtecry. ft is dawnine
GO the minds of all ilrat what Great
Britain ere rrack ltt8 nfl-1
ruPouguht hrr; diPeri7.r 01%I.f ilTet !a3t hbelntgeolgarra:Ivis,
a cc st /tined lo bu h ek te .$
pit Itch ing tel PeouY!ing nre w b
most neeled. •
Rive! Cr -ms ars-.-qt-mr-relil-ttiover the
tetieleatket of Moot) lessiraphy,
A
e glee