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The Clinton News-Record, 1900-03-08, Page 710R1008 VICTORYVINS NOM Ill OOMINION PRIER Nem item About Oursolvou and Ladysmith Relieved and Oar Noighbon—Sorootbiug of Iutertnt From EyeryQuar- Britain Goes Wild Over ter of the Globe, the News. RP Louden, Mareh. 1. --The War Moe bas received the fallowing despatch from Gen, Buller: "Lyttleton's Ileadquartere, literati 1. leUndonald, with the Natal Car- bineers and a oomposite regiment en- tered Ledysmith het niglit. The emu - try between me and taaysmith le re- partee Ow of the mime: Tam mov- ing ten te Neltherpe." _ LONDON 24AD WITH JOY. A despatch from 'Landon says: -- When the news of the relief of Lady- smith beeame generally known London literally went mad with joy, and throtIghout England the scenes wit- nessed have not pa.rallel in the memor- ies a this generation, The pent-up ju- bliatioat at the retiree ofKimberley and the Ilefeat of Cetinje could no longer bp controlled, and with tceday's crewn- ing triumPle the national trait of self- reetraent was throwu to the winds. CONGRATULATIONS WIRED. The Lord Mayor of London inimedie ately telegraphed his congretulations Gens. White •and Buller, and when th.e Queen received the newts at Wind, aor the, bells on the ourfeiw tower of texte ottetie were rung ia honor of the • . eyelet. •BITERYBODY WAVED FLAGS, This• storm of jubilation centred keened. the Mansion House, and by. Peon thousands of peranas blocked the „ many approaches to teat grim build lag. It •wees a dense, black mass, Com r, posed (*lefty of business men, the ma JOrity of them oarrying little Unio Jack.s. Never bjefore was there such sale of flags as to -day. Through thi • cheering throng there was only on , avenue open to tratile, and. this wa ' 'utilized by the busses going from eas , to west. All trafeic in other direotion Wits stalled for hours. • CHEERS FOR THE GENERAL. ' The otily way to get past the Man • Bien House was by mounting th Immo; which soon begae to resenabl •" chariots in a triumphant pageant .etock brokers, bankers, clerks an Workingraen olaiaibered on top, and, a the 'busses lumbered past the histori buildin.g they stood up, waving flags hats and handkerchiefs, and celline fo alters for Buller and R.oberts. A. migh ty shout answered them Samna th crotvds through which they were pas • ing. . • AN ENDLESS PROCESSION. .. The procession became continuo.us yet the crowd Myer tired of cheering • every time the name tie White, Buller • end, Roberts was mentioned, apd off came hats and up went the little Digs Grave old financiers waved as vigor- ,ousy end yelled as frantically as .the - urchins who had elambered the Man- -estriliii House steps, their joy that Eng- land's honor. had been saved. - THE NATION RELIEVED. The strain that for 118 days had kept • the nation in anxiety was removed. . The Lord Mayor showed himself at a • wi dow, out. a which hung a buge ca imperial volunteer flag, end th crowd strained for a louder yell. Staid magnates grabbed flaring posters from newsboys and breedished "Lady emith Relieved" el, the roaring theong BUSINESS •SHUT All thoeght of business was for getten.- Nothing. could be done on th • change, except te• sing !'God • Save the Queen," and to caner. Bus nese closed at 1 o'elOck. • No en wanted to trade on such. a day as this The stereo put up their slautterei and gave their employees a tioliday, Great eneigns floated In the sunlight from hundreds a buildings and little Un- ion eacks lit up the murky oity win (lows. . , FURTHER PARTICULA.RS. A despeteli. frone Ladysmith says i -i - A. portion of ther forces of Gen. Buller, beaded by Lord Dundonald'a forces, the full Lorca et the Natal Carbineera, and tieven coanpenies of intantry, along Avite them mem Dublin huailiers Fut Lancashire% have readied thia, city, and raised the eiege. Teey oame via the road aerates the Mite River epd, east of Caesar's Hill. III unners yesterday morning brought in rmatton that Buller expected to rel eve tbe garrison within 24 bowls and consequently tee rejoicing was great. Gen. White made preparetions to sully out and aid the advance of the British, ef it became necessaey. part estore, called. "Misunderstande BAY01YETTED THE BOERS. CA.NA.DA.. There Will likely be a new election in guano before the Federal eleations. Tee price of gas In Winnipeg bas ▪ been reduced from $2.00 4, 02.20 per theusand feete • The Hamilton Beare of Ileaetil _re- quests that all soheol aileron An that city be vaccinated. The Manitoba Legislature will be seme day during the week be- ginning March 12. , Montreal Harbour Commitialeners are asking the Government to estab- lish an Admiralty Court there, The asbate of the late George E. Tuakett, of /Wanton amounts OW be- tween $800,000 and 81:000,000. . James MeSeene, ex -M. P. for Atone - real Centre, bas been appointed har- bourmaster at 3/entree'. Brantford hopes to have a new In- dustry in the shape of a branch of a United States electrical concern. wts pourmo-Bpeoleiretiwboyriihmisanfelalut j.terol.anytlufo4;sd te kneel and apologize to a Britian tlag, and was also snundly thumped. Duindenald reports that when the Lemashires charged on Pieter's TueeditYi they overtook the •Boers fly- eng from the trenches, mud bayonetted thena. Sixteen of the fleeing men 'were lulled, and 23 wownded, The Boers, after the capture of Pieter's, Hill; on Tueeday, -by Gen, Barton, witle the Dublin Fusiliers a•nd two battalions oe the sixth brigade, seemed to fade away. There Was no general retue mg movement observable b t - amply disappeared as the Bridal' •ad- GROBLEkteee KLOOF ABANDONED. Grobler.s Woof was abandoned; find ait Gen. Lyttleton pushed forward •his u ram, the road seeined to be entirely a elute. Dundonted, with his troop of horse, was sent on a scouting expedition to Weston on Tuesday) night, and recon- noitered all that night. Wednesday xaorning he repartee that he could reach Ladysmith, and the Natal Car- bineers with the Fusiliers and Lan- cashires. with several other companies, were placed under his command. They had little difficulty ih making their. way through the ravines and around the hills tq the southwest of the city, and last evening crossed the plain following the railroad treek and entered the city. • HAILED WITH JOY. Their arrive' was hailed with fran- tic joy by the besieged. At first it was thought they were the advance of Buller's main force, but this was not so. • - Buller, according to bhe relieving force, is ra,pidly moving north along the rallreed from Pieter's Station, and expects to occupy Nelthoepe, four miles aouth of 'here, by. to-mght. it is expected Buller's mate column will reach here to -night or to -morrow. The, Boers have not made any demonstra- tion from l3ulwayana this morning, and it is doubtful if they are aware of tbe entrance of Dundenald into Lady- smith. They unquestionebly have re- tired in great numbers from the coun- try surrounding Ladysmith, for, ac- cording to Duncionald's reports, the hills that had been occupied by tbe enemy to the southwest were bare of Boers yesterday. LADYSMITH IN DIRE STRAITS. es • , BOLLER POST OFFICE. Another the rim master jaGeueral changed to Ladysmith. A despatch from Ottawa says e -The Post -Office Department has issued the following notices to the public: - The reduction in the postage rate ein • bank pass -books, which was announced in the supplement for July last, has been extended to the pass- books used by building, loan, and in- vestment. societies. Such pass -books will therefore in future pass by post at the 'ate of one cent per two ouncee. , Several eamplaints, some of which, it is feared, are well founded, %Mee reached the department respecting the removal of stamps from letters in course of post. Such a practice is Most reprehensible, and should any act of tthis nature be proved against an officer of the postal service, the (tepee -talent would deal with the mat- ter very seriously. The department Me endeavoured on more than one previous occasion to impress upon postmasters the neces- sity of caretuity examining the ad- dresses of !titters they 'reeeive, and particularly ot those addressed to par- ties Wholul they do not know. In the latter case there is always a possible- ity that • the letter has been new. sent through a misreading of the ad- dress or otherwise. • A postmeater receiving a letter addrelised to a bust- nees firm, hotel, bank, or other mem institution which does not exist in his locality may be reasonably certain the letter is not foe his delivery, even though the name of hig offiee appears thereon. A poetmester may tuwaye tend specially to the proper braneh dead letter office a letter which for any reeison be cannot deliver. The question le minetiraes rais5d, as to whether there is not a reduced rate of postage on unsold newspapers returned to offices for publication. There is no reduced rate on such, mat- ter; the, rate is the ordinary printed raatter one of one tent per four ounces Or fraction thefts:4. The issue of ehe three -cents, six - cent, and fifteen -ant stampa from the departmeet has ceased: Stamps of theSe denominations' in the hands of the public will, however, continue to he retogelsed on correapondenee. • The /Kingdom of Corea ehtered the TX:Averted Postal Union on tbe lst Ianuary, 1900. t • The Post-Offiee DePartinent 'h'gs au- thorized the opening of a post -office in Not& Vittoria aunty, to be knoWn as Buller, and the name ot UPe per Thorne Centre, hear Coulogneehas been changed to Ladysmith, taking ef- fect on the day of the relig ofWhite's headquarters in South Milers An- other Ladysmith may be opened in Western °Mario, and a third in Bri- thili Columbia, I j lord Strethcone bee cabled the Min- istet of Militia asking that he may be furnkshed with the photos of the °Wars and men constituting' the two *,"!anrallati eirmtingeote, . Friends c•f the men are requestedi te send the "pluitos to the department here poet - age free. ,• •• DE CONTENT. ' Werld la a market where eve g merked 4 eettled priers; 'tin eteVer we bay with our time, le or Ingentiltys-awhether riehee, eas anquillity, fame, iategrity, or kno gessWe must stand by our de - dal tul hot, like ehlIdteh, when we have ehtteed one thing, tepine that We peageilit another whirl We f," . • Dundonald came just in time. We were in desperate straits for water to; drinkm and fevers of various kinds were making •sed havoc among .the menabers of the brave garrison. It is probable tbat the Leinster Regiment will remain, on garrison duty at Halifax, so the Canadian of- fer to supply their place will not be accepted. GREAT BRITAIN. The British Minister in Persia bee invited the Shah to visit England. Dr. Charles P. Smyth, a noted as- tronomer of Edinburgh, is dead at London. • le. D. Train, well Ichown Englistt 'newspaper man and author, le dead at Lontion, Eng. Mr. Williani Tudhope, stn., founder of the Tudhope Carriage Company of ls dead. • • Negotiations, it is said, are in pro - geese for the formation of a naval re- serve in Canada. • A British syndicate has obtained an important conceesion in the gold min- ing region of Abyssinia. The Government has extended the time for private sale of binder twine at Kingston Penitentiary to March 20. ' The lelarconi system of wireless tele- graphy was tried in the British naval fin:oeuvres and proved very success - By a vote a 164 to 32 the Britieh Commons adopted the Government vote for the addition of 12,000 men to the army. • At Quebee Police Constable Cams shot, and killed 'his wife after a guar - rel arising out of thsa man's excessive drinking. An army, order issued in London, in- vetes the reservists to rejoin the °were for ayear for benne defenee, and, of- fers £22 bounty to those who,do so. Vilhat the nopresontattves of th People Are Doing at Ottawa, RRGULATINU GRAIN TRADE. gr. Davin introduced a hill to no - late the trade in grain in the North- Weet, ' It embodiea the provisions of the measure oe lest session, and, in addition, protedes for the appointment of a general Inspeeter, whose duty it will be to inspect all scales and weights, and that all elevators built hereafter must be provided with ma- chinery to enable grain to be weighed and cleaned. elfr, Sifton tinnounced that it was the intention of the Government, as the remit of the investigations of the ele vator commission to deal with this eubject by legislation. C. P. R. TA.X. Mr. Richardson introduced a bill to determine the question when the twenty years' exemption from taafetion of the Canadian Pacific railway eands shall expire. The Government the other day said, this question would have to be settled by the courts. Mr. Richardson desires that Parliameut Awed deal whet tbe matter, and to ilx, 1901 as tbe year when C. P. R. lands must pay municipal and other taxes, POPULATION OF DAWSON, Mr. •Foster was told be Mr, Sifton teat the peesent estimated population ot Dawson City is 4,445, The Govern- ment had no offiesial advice that. the population was decreasing rapidly and knew pairing about it, beyond what bed been printed in ehe news- papers. The number of eaounted Police now in the Yukon distrtet was 227. • LABOUR TRoura,B8, Kr. McInnes asked weather the Governnient bad been requested to en- 10eitier a Nigel lion. undii oonsistoltitiartt, tr note. t 0 KiP-ut orti I. it: 0. It . 1(7 firttj'a7( 1 ean be ueed lt. o a School of Instruction while Ait the game time ;toting ate e garrison einTlie " et a mild the Leinster Regiment has nol yet been notleled that it heel tO . ONTARIO 1.$!01814111111. • Vihat the LegislatOre Of the PrOVInee are DOing at Terento. • Dace the Alien Labour Aot in, the Skean district of 13ritish Columbia, and, if eo, tv,lint they' had idoneabout se. The Pienemr replied that such a re- quest had been weds by certain. as- sociations of miners, and that ;a ape - mai commeston had been appointed to iniveatigate the whole matter. This commissioneemel net yet reported. PROTACTION FROM PLAQUE. Col. Prior called attention to further deaths, from bubonic plague Rome lulu. He trusted teat the Government would eee that the quarantine officers took every premation in British, Col- umbia with regaed to vessels coming rom the affected islands. The Premier said Mr. Fishee wet; awaer on account of illness., but he would call his attention to the matter'. COST OF CONTINGENTS, , The Minister of Militia. laid on the able of the House a detailed state- ment of the oast Of the two confine gents to South Afriea. The totat amount estimated as required is $1,- 859,653, bet the Government is taking a vote for the round two millions in order to provide for unforegeen items. The poly list will be $59,647.24 for the first contingent, $85,835.10 for the Can- adian Mounted Rifles, and 059,002.67 for the Revel Canadian Artillery, these two togethter forming .the second con- tinTgehentb.orsee 'purchased cost $163,350. Tratsports by sea came to $557,221, and trenspertatien to ports of embarks. - lion $94,250. Separation allowances to wives of non-commissioned a:floors and men will total $12,000. Tee allowances to officers for outfit are 45 °Mears first contingent, at 4125, total $5,625; 60 officers, 2nd contin- gent, at 8150, total 0,000; four nurses 2nd contingent, at $30, total $120; making in ell 014,745 allowed to ofii. cers and nursea tor outfit. The cost of clothing 'Bi --First con- tingent, $50,744; and second contingent, $86,077; rifles, revolvers, .ammtinttion, tents, eta, 854,294 first eontingenteand $411,877.60 second contingent. Sundry -articles of equipment are put down at $50,000. This makes $1,699,653.61 requir- ed to fit out tbe hire forces and keep them going to June 30, 1900. oe further amouot of $16C0,000 is put down as sufficient to pae the' bill un- til December 31st 1900. • T.heise two amounts make up the grand total of $1,859,653,60. , ,/ con Oh' BARRACIKS. Mr. Foster was informed that the t st • rao t In answer to a question In the House cis oe •Common in regard, to the Paeific table, Mr, baauberlain replied that be u,ntierstOod that -the deliberations of the coraraittee would soon be complet- ed. -, Postmaster -General Mulock has ar. ranged with the authorities of Great Britain and Cape Colony that letters from the Canadian troops in South Africa shall be forwarded arid delitr- ered whether paid or not. .UNITED STATES.• A ease of yellow fever has reached New York herbor. • • Traffic on railway linee at Ithaca, N. Y., bias been suspended, owing to United States Democratic, conven- tion will 130 held et Kansas City • on jely 4th. • ,Wra. Wickes, the pioneer in the• re- frigerating car business is dead at Brooklyn, N. Y. . Le,sli Ks le oe "Gold C re" • e • e Y u , • fame died suddenlar at his winter home HOER DEFEAT 40mpLETE. near Los Angeles, . Left Behind:Vast Quantities of AM- muriition and Two Guns. The following despisteh from Gen- eral Buller has 'been received at' tbe War Office:- • "Ladysmith, Ma.rch 2, 6.30 Am. - The defeat cif the Boers hi More Com- eleteo,than 1 daree to antielpatet The whole dialect is completely Clear ed them,. and, except et' the, tete .a Van Reenene pass, where there are several wa.ggons, 1 can find no trace ok them. 'Their last traln left Miodder spruit station at one oelock yesterday. They thew elew up the bridge. , "They peeked their ivageone six days ego, moving teem north or Ladysmite, ae we dui not bevel aeshiance of inter:- cepttng theme but they (have left 'vast quainttuea of ammunition and all sorts at beets wed gra,ss in; theie tamp, and individual neeeesa,ries. ' "They; .have removed a,11 tbetr guns but, two." The members at the New York Mer- cantile Exchange favor the 02,000,000 canal improvenient in the State. Wm. Macdonald, a notee Californian basso, has paralysie pf the jaw, the result.. of a bed tooth, and is dying at San Francisco. The Hon. Lillian Paunceiote was married at Washington on Saturday to Hen. Robert Bromley, of Stoke Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. ' The Japane.se Minister to th,e United States Mr. Kutaro Komure, has been t n the Yukon had been $52,953. • THE FIRST CONTINGENT. In answer to Mr. Peter, the Miniater Militia stated thet the number who ent from the different provinces ith the first contingent was as fol - wet -Ontario, 18 officers, 377 men; uebec, 10 officers, 240 men; Mani- tobae one officer, 53 men; Prince Ed- ard Island, one officer, 80 men; notified. b cable from Ja. an of his a 1 pointment as Miniater to 'tussle. Letoader J. 1V1oCorraiek of the Chicago harvester machinery firm, 0 and fohnder of the Leader McCormick w Observatory of the University of Vir- w ginia, is dead. • • lo GENERAL. • • Q • • Fire hes deatroyed 320 houses in w Nova Scotia, three officers, 131 men; New Breeswick, them officere 106 moil; British Columbia, two officers, 61 men.' Dr. Borden was unable to give the number of non-commissimied officers from each province because • Ataquines, Spain. Tee bill extending the modus vivendi on the French treaty shore has pass- ed the final stages in both Housed of I the Newfoundland Legislature. According to o despatch from WOMEN DEAD IN TRENCHES. Rennes, France, a factory there has re - velvet'. an Order from the Transvaal ••••••••• • e.1 • Fought end' Om nen In eletees matte. At 'despatch trona Colenao Camp, Wednesday, says :-The Boers lost beeves, during yesterday's fighting, The lyddite wrought fearful havoc: in the trenches/ . Many of the wounded Were yellow' 'from the effects of ihe fumes. Over a hundred prisoners were taken ; •many of them were Hol- landers, and a few were genuine Boers. Coneiderable ammunition for rifles fell into the hands of the British, as well as a 'damaged alLudin gun. Boers of 16 armee were among the wounded. The prieoners thad not heard of the surrender of General Cronje, and dis- credited it. • The majority seemed to be glad to be captured: They admit heavy losses recently. 'The women re- mained with' the Boers in the tranehies until three hours before the British charged. , Two women were fo nd, one dead, and the other fatally wound- ed. She 'has since died. She eaie her husband would not let her leave the trenches, as ehe was such a good shot. The wielhart .was only 19 years old. • • An idea of the intensity of the shell- fire can be gathered from the fact that cif the 90 gum in action the 19th Bat- tery aloine fired 794 rounds, firing ees try ten seoonds. The British casual- ties were about 200 men. HOER ARIVIY LOCATED. StrOng Foree in Front of British in ?IVO state. A despatch from Osfontein, Orange ,Feee Stole, eaye:-.The &ere have ;now been definite's, located four tailes from the British front, their left rests Mg on e high kopje and their right on the river. "The burgker fend is eetimrated to number between 5,000 and 0,000. SUPPLIES REACH LADYSMITH. .1111/1.11. 78 Wagtail* Teed*, ell Healtltali eatitterts. deepateh from General Duller wee received et the; War Office .Erie day mottling, rinnroancIng that la sveggonslotais of suppliee were enters lug Ladysmith, the first 11 weggens antietning hotoitel cemfottii. „ ieervernment for 150,000 artillery seethe Gales swepte the Spanish coast, 24 seamen lave been drowned., 8 vessels are missing and two shipia with 48 men on board are believed to have foun- dered. A Monte Carlo piekpooket recently relieved Sir Charles ItiverteWilson, president of the Grand Trunk Railway of enrolment, BEARER COMPANIES. . Mr, Ellis was informed by Dr. Bor den that, in aocordance with authority already received, four bearer com panies and four field hospital corps are now being organized in connection with the militie., and provision will be made for organizing oteers in t4i near .ft!tu• re:inlet/PS IN THE YUKON. Mr. Foster wa$ inrormed by Dr. Beeden that the expenditure to date for transport, pay, and maintenance of Canadian troops to and from the Yukon had been $543,989. PENSION SYSTEM. Gilmour was informed that the Government has now under considera. tion a plan for fornealating a pension syeteati for officers end men of the Canediad permanent aortae, and of the leadquartere and district staff, wee Are not under the eivil service hat.. CANADA'S OFFER ACCEPTED. Sir Wilfrid Laurier informed the House on Friday that the Imperial au. thorities have .accepted the Canadian offer to garrison Halifax in order to release for scroll* in South Alfrica the regimentt now stationed thieve. Sir Charlai Tapper suggested thaf. view1 tee fact jest amounted, it would be well to bring beak the mem. bets of the permanent force who are noiw. in the, Yukon, and who have, UeVer had any particular work to tio in that territory. Sir Wilfrid Laurier r•eplied that half off the permanent force whielf was or - ',Orally sent to the Yukon has shim been mailed, but he made no satiate Meint as to when. the other half wou/d return, would be. taken to keep up the strength ' • ' MeNeill enquired Whether etepe ot the, Camadien eontingente'm Booth Afrtea by filling whatever vacaneies might occur. ehr Wilfrid Latteier-That is a point as to. Which 1 suppotie vwe will( have to cominunicate with the Imperial au - The bill to provide meney for paying' thee expenses of the Canadian, contin- gents to Sothis Afriesswee bintroduced abd reed a brat time. The telegraphie aeceptance of the G'overnment's offer to garrieon fax was only received from the Ins. perial antlUaritielf On Friday, Dr, Barden lied a eetieultation with the adjutantsgeneral till:: afternoon, when a ;scheme for organizing a eomposite tieglizent was considered. The details will be announedd in a day or two, rietri in the reettntiree it is eald the D. O. C.% will he:asked to State hew many win paelbly be eveilable in their ree noway. illotrieta. aP time of his pocketbook, containing 01,200 in ' cash and.some valuable. papers. A Leipzig cable says a new substi- sate for brass has been invented, be- ing a new method of plating cast iron With beam by a galvanizing process. The plating is so thick that a casting thus treated cannot be distinguished from solid bream. As tha result of a fire thek broke out at St. One" a. suburb of Paris, in a eolleetion of alcoeol and, oil etores teeries explosione occurred, spread- ing the flames until a block of six, ime -memo warehouses was invoived. A Large number of people, including ,some firemen, were more or less injured, BIBLES let tip and the leaves ITIed cot ratilt100 teed Lear. Bibles are .often made use of in the gold -leaf trade- the goldaleaf being peeked in book's, made of paper leaves cut from the Bible. There, is no in- tentimi on the pert of the dealere to be irreverent in thue using tbe pages of the lBible, but it has, beeome A uni- versal wade% In the trade. Most of the gold -leaf goes to shops where artists' materials are sold, and it is packed between printed sheete be- cause the slight indentations be the paper made by the printing serve to hold the delieate film of gold in place. The reason .for using the Bible sheet% is that the Ilible is usually printed in small type and la always very neatly , set, and tee impression of the type on the paper very alight, but quite etiough to hold the gold -leaf in place without injuring it, Small type edi- tions of tbe Prayer book are ueed for aimilar ragout CONSOLATION. • it fortifies my /lout to know That, though° I perish, Truth is Ao:- That, howsoe er I stray aud range, Whote'er I do, Thou doet not change. eteadier atop when I real' That. if slip, Thou dost not fall. If half the bed#69 and walls on WI the terms vreve fences, and if helf the fences were taken down the ferrite Weald. be impreved in anpeerance tie:MA*1a. leave lIalifax,1 BOERS CONCENTRATING A BATCH OF REPORTS, Mr. Z. B. Laing, prorvincial municipal atulitor, bete /timed his annual report. • He Maggots/ that as a result of tbe creation of hie department, there has been a /arge deoreaere in defalcations. Three yeas% ago these aniounted to 4100,000, Io 1898 they fell to #12,000, end laat year were only 54,000. He commente unfavourably on the ;pees tice et allowing aged and incompetent men to fill the post of municipal treasurer, and recommends a more general teaching ef bookkeeping in the mitre:tie SOHOOL REPORT IS OLD. The annual report of the Education Department bas been lotted. The num- ber at Public schools at the end of 1898 was 5,587. a Asorease ce 13. The average attendance was 247,780, a de- crease of 768. Yet the expenditure on the Public' sehooltein 1898 was $4,048,- 288, an increase of 5129,723. The Sep- arate schools ,in 1898 numbered 345, an increase of 5. The average attend- ance was 25,071, an increase of 675 Kindergartens numered 116. There Was anenorease ef 890 pupils. The at- tendiance at tbe 130 High schools was 23,301, a decrease of 1,089. The exPelie diture was 5720,000. PROTECTION,. OF FRUIT. The report of the superintendent of epraying for 1899 has been issued Ur. Orr record.% a growing interest in the work, and in the instruction class- es 4,618 attended in 1899. against 3,588 itt 1898, and a marked improvement in the fruit of the *rayed orchards is reported from those who adopted the instruotion given. The report of the inspector of fumigation has been es - sued. Prof. Loohead suggests the im- provement of the fumigatIon bouses of most nurseries, the use of pure chethicals, and eeriet Government sup- ervision of indifferent nurserymen. SAN JOSE SCALE ACT. • An amendment to the San &rate scale Remington's Seouts Have Already COme in TOueh With the Enemy. A despatch from Paardeberg says -Remington% scouts are stated to leave come in touoli With the Boers, wbo are estimated to already number 7,000 with artillery, and the concen- tration is continuing.' There is also a report that Boers are to the south-west of Gen. Roberts, welch apparently indicates an attempt to harass his comraunications. A despatch from Kimberley, dated Feb. 28, states that parties of Beare are raiding In that neighttottettood. It la stated tliat they are looting Knee dean and other places. Reinforcements have beea lent to Iterkly West, where an attack Is expected, The Seers are said to number 400, with two field guns, and two maxims. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Modeler riyer, in a detspatohl dated Feb. 28, deiortbes the arrival there of Commandant Omuta. He says teat the leaftirs rai.sed cheers, but the troops made 40 demonstration. Coinmandant Cronje and hes wife teak lunelt at the hotel, and left in the afternoon on a special train for Cape Town, the 13rite troopa presenting arms and the bugles sounding a general's salute as Crania boarded tIm train. The captives looked profoundly mis- erable. "THE NIGHT IS PAST." 1.I/NNE. Comments of London Evening Papers on the News. .A despatch from London says :-The afternoon newspapers voice the exui- tation of the nation. The Globe. says: • "The nigbt is past ;.sinces Havelock end Outram fought their. Way, inch by inch; theough the crooked streets and alleys of Lueknow, no such thrill of eaccitement has gone throngh the nee tion. The credit for our. succes.s rests . with Lord Roberts, as fully as if himself had ridden ieto Ladyemith. The sufferinga end privations are over, and the • Empire tenders a tribUte of gratitude and edmiration te Genetal• . White and his imanortal garrison."• ' The Pall Mall Gazette says it be -- limes it is impossible to foreoast tlre resew et the relief of Ladysmith on the duration of the war, "which rimy j,ef oulmenate in a protracted struggle before Peetoria.e . The Westrainstor Gazette says: - "The news this rooming obliterates for lee moment full. memory of • tbe long and costly and, we fear we mest add. wasteful operetion that has gone before. Theriks to the admirable strategy of Rbeerts end Kitcliener, the Whole. situation is reeolutionizecL" NEW- OPERATIONS. Roberts' Plan . to Round Up the Enemy in Cape Colony: A despatch' from London, Thursday; says :-Lord Roberts yesterday cabled the War Office as follows :-"Rens- berg . :was re -occupied yeeterday by Gen. Clements," Beyond this brief mention nothing official has been received, but a repert comes from Mgt Town that Gen. Kitchener is now at Arundel, and that the Boers are retreating toward Nor- val's pont. If this is so, the movement would seem to be a voluntary with- drawal in accordance with the Boer plan of defence. Lord Roberts' object ts probably to- force tbeln north, out off their retreat. and eurround them as he did Cronjes army on the Mod - der. A.n official deepatch from Steele; stroom, dated Tuesday, says Unit im- portant operations are developing in Gen. Gatacre's district. His intelli- gence department reports that 40 Boefe were killed during a reconnais- sance on Feb. 23. THE BOER PRISONERS. Important' Prisoners Will Be Kept on a Warship. despatch from Cape Town says: - The Boer prisoners captured by Lord Roberts include Commaneant Waiver- ans, a member of the Transvaal Exe- cutive Council, two members of the Volksraad, and two sons of Herr Fis- oher, a member of the Orange Free State Executive Council., General Cronje and Commandant Wolverans aro President Kreger's firmest and closest. stipporterie Wolverans attend- ed the Bloemfontein conference. - TO RELIEVE MAFEKING. Foree Probably Already ori the Way . to Succour Baden-Powell. A. despatch from Lovadon sayse- - Maleking alone now awaits relief, and a force to accompliela this is probably already on its way. ;No more popular; event now could occur for Great Britain than the re- lief of Colonel Iladen-Powell's gallant little tined, It is believed tiny are quite able to held out till .suecor ‘ar- - rives. • MESSAGES FROM MONARCHS European Sovereigns Send Con- gratulations to Queen Victoria. A. despot -oh to the London Daily Telegraph from Vienna says the Em- peror Francis Joseph has congratulat- ed Queen Victoria on the Brinell vic- tories in South Atrial. A deep:itch to the eame paper, froth Rome states that King Humbert tele- graphed to Queen Victoria expreasing his and Queen Marghtrita% "Glad. ness over the good news from Lady- smith," The Rome arreapondent of the Daily News saya that when the Pope was in- formed of the, relief on Ladearnith, he exclaimed, "aday this be the begin- h ning of the end!" TIGHT SLEEVES RETURNING. Eveeything points to the return of the glove fitting eleev recalling the diecomforts of severe:11 years ago, when for a 'Mullah to rata her arms t above her head was an inaPossibility without an accompaniment of ripped seams and bursting elbows. Now that L women with one accord rernove their n hats in theatree, tne serious question s arises of how it is te moomplIshed. " By 'Using one arm only n hat can be 11 dragged off at the expense of madly p disarranging the hair, but to readjust one% hettagear is another matter arid , elnite impoalble without retiring to ` the dfeseink room and unfastening act, wheel will be of great import/moo to the fruit growera dethe E'rovinee, faa.s been prepared, and will shortlyi be introduced by the Minister of Agricul- ture. U,nder the provisions of the a.ot at preset= .the only 'method ,01 ridding the, eountry of the pest is byI ,destroy - mg the trees. The. change proposed ir it 5- a a shortly introdace for the abolition. of mining toyalties altogether, and the substitution ef it mineral tax. instead. •• _DAIRY GRANT WANTED, A deputation. tvaited 'on the Govern- ment, and asioedefor a 55000 grant toe wand a•DeAry building on the Indus- trial Exhibition grounds. They were promised a favorable consideration, COMING LEGISLATION. • Notice was given ot the following bills:- • Mr. Sanith-Bill to amend the Muni- cipal and Arbitration •Act, and bill to amend, the County Councils Aot. ' Mr. Burt -11111 to amend the Muniei pie Act. lier. efurtie-Bileto amend the Muni capita Aot. . • Mr. Wardell -Bill respeating the em ployment of aliens in this province. Mr. Farr -Bills to amend the. Pub lie School Act, the A.ssessrneut Act and the Municipal .Act. • 3Ir. Pyne -Of a motion for a return etating the number of hciurs female employes in faotories may week each day; the minimum amount of wages per day, what eardtary conveniencee are supplied, and what system of Government inspection the factories aristre rn.orvityntic_ainder.n tent Wed the Mortga- gors' Relief Act, • . . , • Mr. Brown-eBill to arriend the Muni - will be in the• direction. oft peoviain for the treatment of the •sciale b ohm:Luca process, e meteed which ha been pereastentty urged on Ole Govern ment during the last yearby .thei frp growers of the Niagaressdistriet particular. • Tee grower's have foun ehte dedtruction of the trees; agree loss tothens; and in view of the opiate ..whioli oxtail. en malty well-Ineoteue qu,artete that the chemeal treatment will, 'Meek,. if not eventually,.kill, .the scale,11 has. been deemed adv•istible to, insert 'dee provisions in •the' •act. .The intention. fa to. haere• thee teeetanent done -andel,. Govern,raent• sueervesion, and vie* of the tendency of the scale to spread, proeision wile beniade, for ecnnpulsory • treatment, or othee wise destruction without • eompensee tion. , • MINING ROYAiLTIES. • . Prettier 'Ross announced, In eonnee tion• With tee references tathe nicke policy , of the Government, that ram sures would. probaely be taken wher by a:uniform tax would be placed, a the raw output of nickeemines th prove:ice, and' then, in •order to ptec. tee owners a lands held in fed simpl on the same basis as those aequirin Crown lands, encouragement for hom refining will take the forth of, bounty or rebate of this tax. Coincident with this, ennouncemen is a bill which, lion. E. .7. Davis; th Commissioner of Crown Lands. wil • :,"°T TREWIN WITII CORPSES. e. Terrible Condition of the Boer Camp After the Surrender. A deepatch frotu Pactrdeberg says: - Gen. Cronje, commander of the Orange Free State army, has eurrenderee we/ conditionally to the British forces under Lord. Roberts, and is now a prieoner in this camp. , Oro, sent au °facer through gm &RIO linee et dawn on Tueseay morning with a flag of truce. The officer said he bad a message from the British general commanding. He was taken to Lord Kitehener, to whom he Bald Oro)* was willing to sur- render, having found his position un- tenable, and only defeat and. capture in prospeot of continued fighting. He wished to avoid useless shedding of blood, and to save his Women and children. He requested that they be given mee conduce. Lord /Kitchener gsainted tbe request as far as tee women and children were concerned, but requested the eurrend- corral:Iris alalgrtercodop. and arms. To this The Boer commander at once left his Inger, escorted by half ft dozen :offie cers, and entered the British lines. He was met by Lord Kttchener, who Ina- ntediately brought him to the head- quarters of Lord Roberts. The greetings between the rival gen- erals were kindly, extreraely sympa- thetic ,on the part of Lord Roberts, who has a great admiration for his Deetive, arid breve and dignified on the part of Cronje. . The contfition of effairs in tee catnp of tate Boers was aometeing frightful. They bad run entirely out of food, ex- cept their cettle, end. these were eaten as rapidly, as they were killed by Brit- ish sheds. Their ammunition had given out, end most of their tirtillery was badly wrecked by the British fire. Most of their wagons were burned. This laeger wa,s strewn with corpses of the dead, lying in the broad light, unburied. and festering. The woueded were in an awful plight. The hospital orps were insufficient to attend to hem, end. they lay about the laa.ger in ohherapsiek.lasTomievitchrypinaginopittvehoileslym, anoytheerisi..., antler ende.red their agent. • e roops, immediately on, taking poeseasion •of tee, Jaeger; were( ordered by Lord.Roberts to devote all their attention to succourmeg the lliliKETS OF THE WORLD, Prices of Grain,' Cattle, Chem, 8se. In the Leading Marts. Toronto, March 6. -There was en un- due proportion of poor lambs ameng the receipts to -day.. A.bout one thousaed hogs were re- ceived; prices are steady and unchang- ed. , • For prime hogs, sealing from 160 to 200 lbs., the top price is.5 3-8e; light and faf hogs are bringing 4 3-4e per lb. Following is the mega of quota- tions:- • Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. . .5 4.25 5.00 Butcher, choice, do. . . 3.75 4.25 Butcher, medium to good, 3.25 3.50 Butcher, infeelor, . 2.75 3.00 Stockers, per cwt. 2.75 3.50 • Sbeep and •Lambs. • • Sheee, per est t. . . 3.00 3.50 Lambs, pee owe . . • '4.00 5.25" Bucks, per cwt. . . . 2.25 2.50 Milkers and Calves, Cows, each. . . . . 25.00 50.00 Calves, each. . . . . 2.00 10.00 Hogs. Choice hogs, per owt. . 500 5 37 1 - Light hogs, per cwt. . 4 g5 4 75 Heavy hogs, per cwt. . 425 475 ' Sowe. . , . . Oir 025 Stags. . . . . . 200 2,25 Toronto, March 6. -Wheat Th demand is slow and the market is dull : and easy a t 64 1-2c toi 65e for red and white west Spring wheat i easier at 65c to 666 asked east. Goose wheat is steady at 68c : to 69e the latter on a low freight for export Manitoba wheat easier at 800 to 81e asked for No. 1 hard grinding in tran sit Sarnia, 68a afloat May Fort Wil- liam and 78e bid North Bay. Flour -The market is unchanged Cars of straight roller in barrels are quoted by buyers at 52.85 to 52.90 west. awsocuanrdiednielitelord tbhherywiflokretnheadnedaldeLasudwreepil. who, paroc-stricken and in expectation of some awful punishment, could bard- iy be in•dueed to accept kindnese or std. from their conquerors. The Britiels commissariat was taxed to the utmost to give immediate reliet to tho euffer- ere, but everything possible le ,being done to alleviate the ceedition et tbe captives. The Canadian contingeat and the Gordon Highlanders took a prominent ' part in the operation immediately pre- ceding the surrender. They rushed the trenches of the enemy, after whiebe. white. flag appeared, and ewe began the negotiations weige resulted in the unconditional earrender of tee Boers. SCENE IN CROWE'S CAMP.. edInTuaedsetisupya.toba fraotaraftPacaorrdrecbseprct date says dent pa'c'eOsn xinicyamfieraut pvionsit t htoe asewnp. ICe)rnonejaev's earap, I was admitted inside. even ea. fore the British guard, At every ten canes a horsee or mules, tainting the air. It seems impossible that the thousands could have endured suota frightful stench. "The rtver banks were boneycomb- ed with trenches, such as never had been seen before in war. These were really underground 'dwellings. Un- less a shell were to drop straight down inte the opening, it would not reach the interior.. Flat trajectory projece Mee would be bound to fail to touch them. "The Basra were lying or sitting on the ground, their feces haggard and Wale They said there was not a drop of tspirits in the Imager. Every or:anten- nae-et allowed, joy at the end oft a dread- ful siege. Some ot them laughed, and ,said, they hoped nice would soon get Whiskey. Nearly all the Free Staters spoke Fir fish but there was ot a word about fighting for liberty, the only expressions being those of joy over the present deliverance. "One men, shaking hie fist in the direotihn of Greneral Cronje, exclaim- ed, 'Thee man deseevea to be shot.' Not a woman or child in temp. -had been hurt, except one girl, who sheered an injured finger-tip. There were heart- rending greetings between several men and thear wives. Several youths of tr.11,1133he' 16Ttr°iiies8vYae4aleMrs4Veaprepeiallrecdamtop•have lost their former truculency:. BmFeaSr est d patch, to Laird Roberts. " THANKS. THE QUEEN Ile ajesty's Telegrrm and• . the mous General's Reply. • • following. the apnoiuneeanent of the eierrendee of Gen. 'Cronje, her Majesty' .".'i'dA.:-.ocept fee youreelf and ter attune der youe mounded. my watmest con- gratulattona on this splendid newte" Lord &ibexes replied as 'followsee "All wader my command are .deep - le grateful for your Mejeat's most gractous message.. Congratelatione front, their Queen ere in honour the soldiers dearly prize," • Gem. Buller has wired his thanketa the Queen for her telegram of gramme sympatey. an:Lewes uragean. ent THEIR, :CONDUCT SPLENDID. Times' Correspondent • Deseribes Canadians' Work. despatch to the London Tiraes . from Paardeberb, dated Tuesday, says: - "Tee performance of. the eanadians rder an absolutely Withering fire. vhich caused them to retire 50 yards met the Engineers had dug trenches, was splendid. The dim moonlight a‘nd e opleolundtybslaksykailesonteureez Leareerldetehteivezantrie "The, Canadians held the position lentil dawn. The greatest admiration s beexipt ruessneedw feorra: "hilletuir bvealenoucrp,ena•endd, tfut the Empire now teat Canadians eava avenged, Majtiba," . , e s note na a $1 to el8 _ for ihorts and $15 for bran west. ' Barley-ls steady; No. 2 Is quoted at 42e east and at 41e west. 0 . Buckwheat -The market is quiet at 490 east anct 48e west. Rye -Is steady at 51c east and 50c west. Corn -Di steady at 35 1-2c for Can- t ada yellow west, American is quoted 1; at 43 1-2o for old No. 3 yellow and 42e el for. hew No. 3 yellow Toronte. • u elats-Are steady. White on the v Midland are quoted at 28c; meted are 1 quoted west at 26 1-2c and weite at 2601ftomte°a12-71.• q' Wet at $3.20 for cars cif bags and $3.30 for barrels here. iPeas-Are steady at 684 east and 62e WeeMOLEItireal, March. G. -andel- The t. rdarket is quiet but prices are steadY, a On spot oats' were quoted at Sio to s 81 1-4e; peas •at 71o, buckwheat at 63 o I -2o ex -store. For Mar delivery t afloat Ontario opting wheat•75o, peas A 73 1-2a to 74c, rya 62c, oats 33e, No. 1 barley 51o, No. 2 49o. . Flour -The foreign demand for t Manitoba flour has improved and some e fair sales have takerr place, There Lawalienotear impair ticoenats1 denmazond. etVue gsuaeat5e:; Itee straight rollers, 83`.25 to PA; in bags, ,, $1,65 to CM; Manitoba patents, $8.80 s' t omile4aLsturtiosnignebasskweraes', stal.v50atto $$383.655.0 It $3.40 per bartel.and at $1.02 1-2 to $1.05 " per bag. di Feed -The market is active but firm. We quete:-Manitobe bran In bags ect $18i shorts $1/, taouille $18 to $24; On- tario bran in bulk 816.60 end aborts $18 per ton. Butter -Owing to soaroity of sue- el plie.s, creamery ,sold at; high as 24 1-2o and 22a was offered for freeh western daEirglis-There IS a good demand at 13 steady pelotas. We quote-NeW li 18e to 20o, letantreel limed 144 to 15te di western limed t8e to 14c a,nd held fresh 1 12e to lio per dozen. PravIsione-There is a good. dema.nd si end prices are firm, Canadian short T cut mess pork, 815 to $15.50; short cut m back, $14.50 to $15; heavy lon,g cut u mass, $14.50 to 416 per barrel ; Pure be Cenadian lard in peels, 7 Leo to per s lb., end compound refined at 6 lele to le 6 3-4c per lb; Ifente 10a to' 12c and ba- te oon Ile to 120 per lb. In Oh ATTEMpT TO RUSH MAFEKIND, The hnere Were ItepaNnt With Heavy' A special fronelCusa8p. e Town says a elegram has been received there front Maeeking, announcing that the Deere made' a aevere arid protracted assault n February 17th, but were drive!" ote t ale pointe, The truce which, ueually •observed Sundays was broke ni on tee 18th by, another; fierce ate ask,- but after determinedly tight. ng tee Boers Were repulsed with a oss of forty killed and wounded. The efenderst who were stele to take ad- . antaga of the abetter. of 'earthworks, ost only two killed and three wound- ed. • TRADE WITH JAPAN. • Remit Itt 10 011.vrie A easeatch from Ottawa sayis:-When• hi Japanese delegates to the Phil- delphia. Commercial Coegress visited ttawai last October teey had. an, in- erview; with several. af, the Mtn/eters, ir: PIM -ere among others, strongly rged them to endeevour to further rade between Canada and japan. The Xtnister of Agriculture has now re- lated a letter from Mr. K. Yamamoto, resident of the Kobe Chambee of ommeree, one of the delegates who tilted the capital, requesting him to cure samples of Camadian flour for e Kobe ohamber, a•zul to pat the ode into communication with Cena- au millers with a view to seeing hether a trade in flour elm be work- uP. • SETTLERS FROM OHIO. . . Ve 1.001dilg For Lited Canadian :torlielVra,.. A•deepatch from, Ottawa, says: -Five undred Ohioans from all walks of fa are looking for land in thei Cana- an North-West,. where they may write their families. and start a cola fly. Fifte families of them now ra- de in Toledo. Attorney O'Hara, of oledo, is in the city to see the int+ igration officials se to the terms pen which the intending settlers will admittesl. W. Z. White, in- pector of immigration agencies, eves la a few days to visit ngents of e Interior Department in Obi°, dinner anti other States. WH/LE mA.T. Love while we mite, For thee is ever fleeting, And young hearts over heating With music gay; ' Float idlr down hfe's stream. And find love's but a dreanx-- Brief le love's day. Life% but a play, With merry raurainere laughinf, With mirth and fun; Then, as a eked, fades out ef eight, They eink into' the silent night- , Their pity is done. Drive care 0.1V67. • And Went is. Res ending; So pasa its Bunn, hour* 'Mid fronts nett `mid Hewett. Best as we may. Lira While Ar6 ma.r. )`or We is wortn the standing, eipal Drainage Ad. Mr. Whitney -43111 to tunend the Election Act. ' Mr. German -Bill to aMend the Municipal Act. • CHANGE IN 14/CIENSE LAW. Kr. Luca.a, Centre Gre,y, will intro. - duce an im,portaint antendment te the License AO. The preserit taw requires that any person who desires to attack liquor Lamm or We validity of any ,et of the/ License Commisaioners, must do eo through the County Crown Attorney. and Mr. emotes' amendment provides that tiny person may take emit eaten oxi bis own reeponsibility, if ihe bee good groan& and puts up eleciunity for the costa. In other wores, 'hie should be at liberty to proceed against the Lieense Commissioners without consulting a Government offi- oial. INDIGENTS IN GAOLS. Mr. Monteith, South Perth, has pre- sented a:petition asking for legisla- tion, eoropetling the confinement of in- digents; in hoeses of refuge- In this comeatton Mr. Monteith asks for in- formation ea to the'nuMber ice crimi- nals and indigents In the county gaols. IL is the too cmitunon practieee some Counties to confine the latter class in :mole instead at houses of refuge, NOX/OVS INSECTS. in er and a manure, to et:gal.:1e* thuet°Ghov"ernin- event to, pees regulationalat ;any time or the destruotion of noxious rosette, LET THE MAN REFORM FIRST. " et girl sbould never marry a man hat she may. reform him," writes Margaret Stingeter, in the February adios' Home journal, "If be is in eetl, of reformation let him prove &Malt by turning from evil, and tatting his feet steadfastly and erseveringly to good before he Mikis aid to eurrender herself and her life o Net shoula a girl be too ita- talent with lathes, raothert And one's bodiee. ON A BRITISH FLAGSHIP. b A (Iamb% from London, Mareh 1, t eays:-In the House Of Commons to- day- Mr. Joan& Powell Williame, Fin- ancial Secretary of the War Office, an. neutited that General Crotije and family weuld be taken *bard the /legible of the Britiith fleet tat Caps Ostrith farms are * feinllier eight itti (hi; Hit Mt *hoot Durben, •Snuth Afetee. riende If they atineel delay In. &sold - ng a Matter whIeb is to Influence er whole career end her lover's, when hey, with eke:O'er eyes than her awn, perceive in him en titieuitabilitY to her." , • eese-In the absence of business prices nosulnal at 12 11-4•3 to 18e for lidareti 6. --.Spring wheat dull; No. 1 herd, carloads 75 8-4e, round Iota 75 1-20 t No. 1 norther:a, oatloads 74,1-2c, round lots 740, Winter wheat, nothing doing. Corn, No, 2 yellow, 88e; No, 8 senores, 97 3-4e; NCI. 4 yet. low, 87 1-46; No. 2 oorn, 97 1-2e to 87 Me; No. 8 oorn, 87 le4o to 87 1-2e. Oats dull: No. 2 white, 20e; No. 3 white, 28 le2o to 28 840 ; Ne. 4 white, 28 140; Ne. 2 mixed. 20 le2el NO. naixed, 211e. Rye bominal. /flour eteady. ellee AN AttitaAIC ZONE, :Ahem -What dhl you UM to take augar for when / was eetteickt Japhet-eWasn't it the sugarseured fisted The keeP-Outeofelebt doetrine IS retehed by meet but pritotleed by eery Their joys awl pleaeures mutt tig