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l i it i , Contingent were either killed or wound- ed, sent a thrill ot intense feeling throughout the Dominion, and brought . home to our people to a degree that has ‘ not been experienced since the memora- ble days of the rebellion fifteen years ago, and even then not in the samede- grcc, the grim realities of war. Our boys went to the front, and arestill going. filled with loyal, enthusiasm and prepared for the worst that the fortune of war tnight bring them, and the na- tion cheered them off with the fullest confidence that they would prove them- selves worthy representatives of the Do- minion, in the armies of the Empire. That trust and confidence have been more than justified, and, with the sad- ness which to-day overshadows our country at the loss of so many brave sons, is the glorious realization of the fact that we stand closer to the heart of the Empire at this moment than ever before, “ still more confirmed,” as the Premier expressed it in the House, “in our resolve to do our full duty in the present emergencies.” That these were no empty words is well shown by an in- cident at the annual meeting of the Dominion Rifle Association on the same day, when a telegram was read from John A. Barrie, a private of the Victo- ria Rifles, Montreal, stating that his brother had been killed on Sunday at Modder River, and offering to go out and take his place, paying his own ex- penses, if necessary. While the Fun- pire has men of this calibre to fight her battlesâ€"and there arehnndreds of thou- sands of them scattered the wide world overâ€"her honor and prestige are safe. The reference to the news made by the leaders in the House was worthy of the occasion and of the men. Both the Premier and Sir Charles spoke with :deep and manifest feeling. “ The news we have received,” said Sir Wilfrid, “ is of a character at once to cheer and sadden our hearts. It is cheering in 5tlliS respect, that it brings the announce. ment that our Canadian troops in the field have received their baptism of fire, and have gone through the ordeal in a imanner creditable. to themselves and i’t-heir country~ We can do nothing at present to solace those families who are bereaved, but we can assure themâ€"«and this I am. sure we do with call: our heartsâ€"that their loss in‘ not theirs alone. but it is also ours and our coun- try's." The Opposition leader heartily endorsed the Premier’s remarlss, (lbw claring that “ the Canadian contingent. who have realized on the field that 'which Canada expected from them, who east , paid for old iron, copâ€" per, brass e‘tc Dealer in IRON and con, IRON PIPE, and ‘ PIPE FITTINGS. ’ Thus. Robson, Fenelon Falls. I l TllE ' OXFORD Gll’MEEllllR. Never before in the history of Range building has the public been offered a steel Range built exclusively for wood burning, so complete in every detail, and yet so low in price, as is herewith presented in the Oxford Chancel- lor. Handsome- in appearance, constructed of the very best material, they cannot fail to.- give complete satisfaction. The Price: is Twenty-nine Dollars cheaper than those peddled around; the country, and worth every cent of $510 more. Call into my store, and see it. i ' 'l‘lte Fenclon Falls Gazette. "Friday, March 2nd, 1560. A. THE TRANSVAAL was. GEN. O’RGNJE HAS SURRENDERED! , Wednesday’s city papers brought con- firmation of' the news, received here by 'telegraph on Tuesday, that the Boer General Cronj’e had‘ surrendered, and 'that he- and his force of about 4,000 men had laid down their arms and were prisoners of war. As Cizonjie's command was estimated at 8,000, it is thought that a considerable portion of his force ‘must have escaped eastward with many ‘of their bigvgu-ns, as only four Krupps, two Maxims and nine one-pounders were taken, and it- is considered incred- ible that there were only from 4,000 to _5-,000- burgherswith the guns mentioned confronting General Methueu's army at Magcrsl'cntcin. Cronje’s fate was prac- ,tically sealed when General Kelly-Ken- ny's troops surrounded his laager on the _18th inst... and, with the British daily 1‘“ tightening the coil ”‘ around him, with the Boers who attempted to join him intercepted, and with about fifty big ,guns- pouring shells into his entrench- ;ments~, it would have been a' wanton ,waste of life tovhave held-out any longer. (fit 3’ a. m. on Tuesday, the anniversary , of Majuba Hill, a dashing advance-was ~. ,made by the Canadian Regiment and , I a V Y . r, .d, m in air some engineers, supported by the First ‘ ""5" wee“ we re “‘10 0 ‘ (1' y 7G’ord'on» Highlanders and the Second rmfid” i” illiihfiloufe "0~“P,9‘{§10g"“9 alleg' .Shropshires, and? a point some six~ hun- icd “bu,” Of f'lm'km'g prlvmiies by math. Edt‘ed yards nearer the enemy, and with- be” Of the (T’Vernmcnt‘ an on a S“ ' lie about eighty yards of his trenches, was gained wiith but little loss. There ,they entenchedi themsclives and main- ;tained t-hemseiiv-es until: morning; and 3“ this,” said Lord Roberts in his des- patch, “apparently clinchch matters. for at daylight a letter signed by Gen- ,eral C'ronffée, in which he stated that .he surrendered unconditionally. was ‘brought to our outposts- under a flag of trace." A. special despatclt from. Lon- don, the day after the surrender, says lthat “ the praise by Lord Roberts of the gamma“ For thew gamut deed ihe showed, much to:th.e- amusement of will go around the world and be a fresh ~ . , lboud of unity in,“ loyal empimn He, ,the House, the extremely generous way aides Cronje 46 other emcemwrmnde,._ , in which the late Government constru- ed and the); and thy-1. mm. Wm. began, ed their own O-‘t‘der-in:-Cou=nc1tl: for the , r p ~ to Cape Town where it is almost um benefit of themselves and? their friends. necessary to sziy. they will be treated ,ConS‘d‘emble.l.ngewa-y .was displayed with every consideration. During the by the Oppositmn m the” endeiwov to ‘ . , , . '0 advanceon the Boer huge? on, Tuesday wrtggle from beneath the amino that, momma eivhb Canadian, were killed for the eighteen yea-rs of their adminis- wd waffle; and tweutvmine men were tration, and for every month of each of wounded. The news of the relief of thosc'yei‘rj‘“ they lladv {WPWiWAlY fl'nfi Ladysmith is daily expected, and Brit- 'gl'OSSlyv “banged the” Pr‘v'leges 1“ “[115 is], successes at, various points are ,.e_ respect. ’lhere was no pretence on tie parted Lieu, _00] SW, Hughes h,” part ofthe Government that the wrong been appointed Deputy Adjutant_Geu_ doing of one party should excuse 51m- eral, no doubt a lucrative position and Great bargains in Crossâ€"cut saws. A 55 foot, first-class saw for $2.50 Axes, best makes, from 500. up. Everything, for fat]; trade at lowest prices. J03. HEARD... with fidelity, whoharve fallen in a cause 'that we believe to be a righteous one, and honor upon themselves, but they have conferredi that same honor and ' fame upon. the countny. which sent- them lthere.” ‘A The. Freaking; Pi‘iililege. H. McooucatL, AGENT FOR McCormick Bight Hand Upen Bin-{lei Vertical [ill ll/lll‘ll‘fll‘, ‘ All Steel flake, and fan Harvester. . ,. “W” “Tsffn, Champion Seeder and tullivaht. feckshull Plats. Ball’s Tread Punt. Ehalham Waggnns. ALL UP TO DATE. :and nearly the whole sitting was wasted 'in a by no mezutsvprofitable discussion. letere is no- doubt in the world that freaking privileges of members and ,Ministers have, toput it mildly, been liberal ntanner;. but, as Mr. Fraser of Guysborough pointed“ out, when. there i is 2r doubt as to- the meaning of a law, ‘ the recognised procedure of the courts Just received, a complete assortment of Thhi‘ihg such similiar action had occurred since have discharged their duties-unbly and‘ . have conferred not only undying lame . sequentatftertwon/ the Opposition had . ,{thc assurance to reintroduce the matter, 1 iconstrued' by both parties in the most ' is to endeavor to ascertain what was-the _ intention of thoscwho framed rt, and ' iliar action in their opponents. but that . : :h N v 31000 DRUCGIST, FEIIELON FALLS. lihrilhhfi ., asvtsos’s a’tsasss sees. Klondike Trunks. Manitoba Trunks. Philippine Trunks. GOOD AND CHEAP. Agent for Pianos and Organs amawflmflmm was.-. : ....._.....-..,. .5 a...” ......._.:. certainly a fairly safe one, as it does not. uzdcr ordinary circumstances, in- volve the necessity of attacking the enemy. Latestâ€"The news of the relief of Ladysntith came this (Thursday) morn- ing. and, as it was said to be “ confirm- ed," the bells and whistles in the village were set going, and a joyful noise was made for about a quarter of an hour. As we go to press, preparations are be- ing made to celebrate the long looked for event by a big procession. a; Realities-lei iv}. The cable from the Toronto Globe's war correspondent in South Africa. an- nouncing a battle at Moddrr River in which nearly ten per cent. of our Firs. the present Administration took ofiice, was denied. and abundant proofproduc- ed in suppnrt of that denial. It would, however, be more edifying to the coun- try, and in better keeping with the dig- nity of Parliament, if all hands were to adopt Mr. Fraser's suggestion, and mutually agree on a more strict inter- pretation of the law in future. Satanic Languatici 1n the course of a sermon in a lead- ing Methodist Church in Toronto, ac- cording to the Evening News of that city. the preacher is reported to have condemned in the most emphatic terms, “ Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. 'I‘arte, and the rest of those French demigods, who. ,.._. mam...“ mam “Ewan-q, ,5 ~ . g, , .v w “ -~ - ._. «mum-J». vw». .r u, “1...”... . have tried since the hostilities began to stir up racial strife between the French and English.’ The best reply that could be made to such ‘ absurdities is- the following stinging rebuke by the Montreal Witness, the recognized ex- ponent of'thc views of the English and Protestant minority of the Province of Quebec, in which, if anywhere, this al- leged racial strife would be felt :â€"- “ More satanic language than the above from the Toronto Evening News,” says the Witness, “we have never seen 'in print. We do not hold the preacher mentioned. responsible- for the astound-- ing calntnny with which he is credited, * as a paper which would so. traduce the man who has done more than any states- . man Canada ever had on behalfof Brit- ish conneCLion, and who, is true to his ‘ country, in spite of such littleominded malice and hideous ingratiude, would" misrepresent any one to gain its base political ends. ’As for the stirring up of racial strife, the whole of the anti- Lrturier press has nevor ceased to fame with it. While the French organ of Sir Charles Tupper has been supplying, its readers with antioBritish sensations, the English ones are doing everything that language can do towards making our fellow-countrymen bitter toward us- No more effective method to this end could possibly be adopted than the pouring of such unscrupulous vemona upon those of them who have been uttr tcrly true and splendidly loyal‘" ' iiâ€"iTlieiPatrIotic an? The following is a list of the persons: in the Falls and its vicinity who sub- scribed to the fund being raised for the benefit of the relatives of the Canadian: Volunteers : I Thos. Robson..$5 00 Joe. Moynes.. .$1 00' W. McArthur.. 5 00 W. Burgoyne... 2 001 J. H. Brandon . 5 00 T. Austin' 2' 00 Geo. Mnrtiuz... 5 00 J’. T'womey'...... 2 00 .7509. Heard...‘. 00 G. H. McGe_e.. 1‘ 00: John Aldous .. 00 W. Hethering- Wm. Campbell. 00 ton Jr..... J. McFarland.. 00 Rev.R Sinclair Jos. Stinson. 00 W. L.Jordau.. 'W'nr. Wilson. .. 00 J". Slater-......... 00* .3513. Stanton... 00 H. H. Graham. 00 1 00. ‘2 2 1 1 F. McDougall.... .00 P... Webber..... 1. 00: 2 2 1 1 l. 1-. Di). 0 0' H. Hunter .... 00 Win.JbrdanSr. 900 F. J. Kerr. . . . 00 John. Fell Jr. . Ji. L.Ar-nol'd . . 00 '1‘. Shanklaud . Wm; Davey.... '00 James Fell.... Di Gould..." 00 Wm. Pcrdue.. J3. Tow-nley..... 2‘ 00 Richard'Lee Rabi. Mason. 1! OOers. Cunning- ZH. A‘nstin 2:00 ham' l 00! James Poulsom 1 00 Jas. Armstrong 1 00: M. W. Brandon. 1 00 James Dicksou- 3.00 Powles" corner. 00' 00' Hwfifiwwpr-gr-fictmtoct 00’ â€" (Correspondence 0/- the Gazette.) The sale of Mr. Cooper's farm' stock and implements last Tuesday weed well attended, and every'article‘brought‘ very good prices, especially the'cattle. W. Ht. Powles-had the misfortune to lose his cow about two weeks ago; 3er Jinn. Cu=l1is3s many. friends willi regret tovlca-rn that he is-still very low. The roads are getting filled up fast, and between. here and Fenelon Falls‘ for some distance they. are- broken im the fields. 'saai‘ ‘ as... _ The following pupils- of' the jilaibu' department of the: south- ward school' jObia‘TUQdOVCI‘ 50 per cent- in the Febâ€"- .rualry examination :; S'r. Part ENEâ€"Florence Boyce, Lot; tie Nugent, Ernest Littleton, Willie- Shane, Frank York. Jr. Part Zodiâ€"JIa-ne' Kelly, Ella. Cl’ar-lt. Sr. ISLâ€"Joe Lavareau, E. Boyce. 2hd Tablet.â€"Maggie Wilson, Willie! Carr, Claire Sharpe, Aggie Laverean, May Shane, B’ertie Churclr. l‘st Tabletâ€"Harold Wilson, Mable: Sharpe". The attendance is small, owing to the! severe weather. sermon of the late Mrs Ball, which was to have been preached last Sunday, but was postponed owing,' to the weather and roads, will be preached next Sunday morning in the Baptist church.. All friends are cordially invited. HOCKEY MATCH.â€"â€".Lovers of hockey should go to the rink on Monday even~ ing next, the 5th inst, and see the- game between our own boys ' and the junior team from Sunderland, who have the reputation of. being one of the fast- estjunior teams in the province. An- exciting gamc is expected. Puck faced at 8 15 sharp. Sec posters. Ionâ€"The crop of ice, a good deal! of which has been “ harvested ” om Cameron Lake near Redner’s point, is this yeara very good one, the blocks being nearly eighteen inches thick and of excellent quality. And yet some of our villagers -â€"who think that they are weathetuwise, though in reality they are otherwiseâ€"predicted that this was go~ ing to be an open winter. Basxar SOCIALr-‘A basket social in: aid of St. Peter's church. S. S, library D ‘E‘L‘if‘r' :L‘hwmynmw»..w oo- ,. 00" FUNERAL SERMON.â€"- The f‘unerall_ 4:29 -... “4:3 I :3. "1‘; «4‘: row:- s‘a‘k‘ZSJRZEeTiéi-‘WXA‘SEE $15.5 v.3 .a up .1 .. u.‘ for ‘m‘i‘ :' n. ~...<-..~\mv » \â€" .. < 1,,\. -. «f,- 5, y. A . L”, \\\,v’, a ~r*,~'~fN ( '.to~b~." ., . .- "I w. <- _ H”. --.,.._ u... â€"-:'-« vwcwwgifi‘x; ,6 - 5;: “we; ‘- « .79.“... . .â€" an .. . “i ‘3'". . “35;;- '-'*~"‘" _;->9..,1vv.;.~1;;-5;»~,9.- 39:51. .. ~ was I);.MAAl