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In no case-during the past year was its superiority more manifested than by its being awarded. amidst strong competition. at the St. Louis exhibition, the first premium and diploma for best separator for farm use. Come in and see it. 'l‘he Fenelon Falls Gazette. Friday, May 4th, 1900. The Transvaal War. There has been no event of import- of Wepener last week, but the advance is said to have begun, and General rllamilton's force marched last Friday from Thaba N'Chu in a northerly di- rection. At fsrael’s Poort, about seven 3:1 fight on the 26th, in which Col. Otter. lwho was leading the. Canadians, was wounded, but not seriously. The ac« count says: “ Three hundred Boers were strongly entrenched on two kopjcs. The place of boncrwas given to the Canadians, ' who advanced very cleverly under their (lashing commander, Col. Otter. The Boers reserved their fire until the Can- adians had reached the wire entangle- ;ments. Then they opened with a ter- rific hail of bullets. The Canadians, however, had taken good cover, and were not greatly damaged. They were ably supported in the assault by the Grahamston Horse. Successive rushes brought them right up to the kopjes, when Colonel Otter was struck twice, one bullet inflicting a nasty but not dangerous wound in the neck, and the That’s where we shine. No better can offered in the country than .the make we sell. Can‘underse-l'l any other maker, having bought the material before the great advance. J03. HEARD. MCGHGALL, other tearing the badges from his shoulder. But he still cheered his men on until the kopjes were carried. The Boers bolted. The British losses were twenty in killed and wounded." The above fight was on too small a scale to be of much importance, but it afforded another proof of the gallantry of the British troops in rushing strong and well defended positions. A Boer convoy was captured near Thnba N’Chu', but the main body completely evaded "the cordon thrown around them by Lord Roberts, and were. according to the latest. account, in full retreat north- ward to Ladybrand. It is still an open question as to how long the war is like- ly to last; for. though it is asserted that the Boer force is shrinking. that they have lost. l3,000 in killed, wound- ed and missing and that many of them have deserted, it is also said that “ the Boer army is well led and shows no sign of abandoping the struggle. Its Generals have seemingly recovcrd from the panic caused by ‘Paardeberg, and have demonstrated their ability to im- pede the advance of the. British army and harass it on the flank, without ex- posing their camnmndos." A special from London on Tuesday last says that the mobility of the Boers’ force must 'be something uncanny if all accounts are worthy of credence, and that a cavalry reconnaisance on Sunday east of Thaba N’Chu revealed them in con- siderable force on a line of steep kopjes. Mafeking is not. yet relieved, but there is a probability that it soon will be. On the 11th of April the place had been invested exactly six months. and the Boers celebrated the day by a more than usually vigorous bombardment, which did some damage to buildings lllcl‘mmick Right Hand Upen Binder Vertical lift Mtwer . All Steel Bale, and ion Harvesler. °°””""“° “Willa, lhampian Seeder and Cullivaln. lackshull Flows. Bell’s‘lread Power. Clnlham Waggon s â€".___â€"_.__._____._â€" ALL UP 0 DATE. 1 Just Arrived _ ' AT THE Oldest Stand. A fine stock of Dress Goods, Ribbons and Dress Trimmings, in the latest styles. and live stock, but neither a soldier nor a civilian was killed or wounded. _ Though the Boers have removed their . - big gun and nearly suspended the bom- AL large assortlnent Of Belfast Table Lln- burdmcnt, they have blowp up the rail- ens are .Worth Seeing, Just the way south ofthe town, evidently expect. thing for Wedding presents. ing the advance of a relief column from W. C A M PB. E L L. that direction. The garrison is now eating the ambulance oxen. reserving the mules until the last. The daily ration is six ounces of gritty oat-bread, a pound of bully beef and a quart of skilly. ‘paidfor old iron, cop- Fenelon Falls. once at the seat of war since the relief ,milcs west of Thaba N’Chn, there was The Greatest Canadian Fire. The greatest fire that ever took place in Canada ravaged the cities of Hull and Ottawa on Thursday of last wock, resulting in the loss of seven human 'lives'and the destruction of property worth from $15.000.000 to $20.000,000, - ..’ is“ which was absolutely eye and under the managementof Tory ministers. In the construction of the Printing Bureau another 350,000 was~ stolen ; the Langevin Block cost $550,: 000, though the estimated cost was only‘ $300,000; the Curran B'ridgc,cstim_at‘~ ed to cost $200,000, actually cost 8115505 on which there was a total insurance of 000; and in both these instances nearly' only $3,644,000. The fire originated at the north end of Chaudicre street. at the limits of the city of Hull, in a dis- trict com-posed‘of wonden cottages, the chimney of oneof which, occupied by a family named Kirouac, who had moved into it the previous day, took fire while dinner was being cooked. The cottage was soon a mass of flames, and a‘ sudden blast of the high wind that was blowing ,at the time swept a wall of fire down upon a block of frame buildings in'a ravine below. Desperate efforts Were made by the Hull fire brigade, assisted by the Eddy brigade, the union brigade oi" Chaudiere and a portion of the Otta. wa fire department to confine the dam- ' age to- that limit, but, owing to' the' ’force of the gale, they were powerless. one corner of it, was destroyed, and the fire, crossing the river and burning both bridges, committed fearful ravages in ithe nearest quartet" of 01mm city, where. as in Hull, it died out, practically of itself, about midnight. It was the _most destructive fire in the history Canada, all the great mills and mane works, having disappeared, together with the city hall, the registry office records, the Merchant’s Bank, and many 'million tent of lumber. Among the . Hon. George E. Foster, which was over two miles from where the fire originated. The latest account says that 2.500 buildings were destroyed and that 5,000 families are homeless. Very soon after the news of the d isastcr was heard, steps for the relief of'thosc who had lost their ‘a-ll were taken, and money, provisions sent to the sufferers- from all quarters. The Dominion Government promptly voted $100,000.; the city of Ottawa $100,000; the Ontario Government 325.000; the city of Toronto 325,000; .Bank of Ottawa $5,000, and so much was given in smaller sums that by Fri- day night the contributions footed up to nearly or quite $300,000. The Earl of Derby wired $5,000 on Saturday; a “ Mansion House fund ” has been open- .ed in London, Emgland ;. Bufihlo- sent $1000. and action is being taken in other American cities. Evidently suf- ficient money to meet all requirements will be forthcoming, and a report from Ottawa on Monday said :' V _ “The Relief Committee is working ceaselessiy. and the scenes at the drill shed, exhibition grounds and other places of shelter are heartrending. The full extent of the disaster is beginning to appear in all its hi-deousncss upon the sufferers, who were too dazed yes- iterday to fully appreciate their situa- Q tion. The committee is working hard, and their immediate needs are being supplied in Ottawa with some degree of system. At a meeting ot the Exec- utive Committee this morning it was Zanuennccd that every family in Hull was fed and housed last night, and every famiiâ€"y in Ottawa was under shelter." The Budget nets}; The principal business before ‘the House is still the debate on the budget, and hen. members of both sides con- tinue to provide their respective con- stituents with what they consider good campaign material, while I the Printing Bureau is kept so busy rushing out. extra copies of their speeches by the tens of thousands that. departmental re- ports are seriously delayed in conse- quence. The debate has become in- expressibly tedious, though it must be admitted that occasionally it is relieved by interesting passages. Take. for ex- ample, that portion of Mr. McMullan's speech, in which he accepted Hon. Mr. Foster’s challenge to study the political history of Canada, “ in the light of the record of the great Conservative party." Taking only acts attributable to Conserv- atives still in actiVe public life, he drew attention to the Chiguecto ship canal, an impossible project saddled on the country at a cost of $3,400,000, every cent of which has been absolutely wasted, for the whole scheme proved a gigantic failure; the St. Charles Branch Rail- way, which was to cost $400,000, and even then was not required, but which actually cost over $1,700,000; the 0x.â€" 2 ford and New Glasgow branch of the Intercolonial Railway, which was to reduce the line of communication 45 miles and lower all grades, but which actually reduced the distance four and a half miles only, and considerably in- creas’ed the grades ; the harbor improve- ments in Montreal and Quebec, and the graving dock on the Pacific coast, which cost over $3,000,000, nearly a third of The whole of the city of Hull, except factories of Hull, except Eddy’s sulphide and necessaries of various kinds were the Bank of Montreal $10,000.; the the whole of'the difi'erence between the‘ estimated and actual cost“ was deliberz- atcly stolen. These were sample pass during the last few years- of Tory North Wellington, the Liberalscordialv ly endorsed. the recpmmend'ation rcâ€"v ccntly given by Mr. Foster‘to tbc‘young: men of'Canad‘u‘, to read‘ the political: history of the country, “ in the light of the record of the great Conservative party.” One reason why the House has noti yet disposed of the budget debate is the“ persistent manner in which the Tories- za‘re'obstructing public business, by the? issues. No one who is following the proceedings in the House will question the fairness of the charge that the‘ course being pursued by the Opposition .is one of deliberate obstruction {indeed} they appear to! be getting desperatc‘ from the eagerness with which they seize upon the wildest kind of news- of paper gossip. and parade every street rumor out of which even capital can- be made. ample, . temporary" Take, for ex: the performance of” Mr. Mes- undertook to pronounce a terrible in- dictment against the Militia Depart“ buildings burned on the OittaWa side of , ment. because it was alleged there was‘ the river was the handsome rcstdcncc of no ammunition for the volunteers at' St. Catherines when they were called out to protect the Welland Canal after‘ the dynamite outrage; and, moreover} he said that he had heard' there wasnO’ ‘nrti'lleay ammunition at Toronto, Ham-t ilton, or London. Apart from the man- ifcst indescretion (to put it mildly) in' disclosing such a' conditioniof affairs, if» such actually existed, it would have- been better for Mr. McCleary’s own- to make some inquires before repeating such an extraordinary and improbable story. But the Tory papers~ eagerly :seized on. the story and heralded”- it far' and wide under Big scare heads... such as “ A Sample Liberal Blunder,” “ Disgraccful Show up of the Militia Department,” and so on. But invest- igation showed that there was no nc-- glect of duty. on. the part of the D‘cpnrtv' [ment,t;hat every precaution had been: taken for a sufficiency of supplies at all' points, that any luck of those supplies- was entirely due to neglect on the part. of the Colonel of the regiment, and than there were ample. supplies of artillery _ ammunition at- every point’ where there' was adequate magazine accommodation fcr them. It was further shown that“ years ago attention had been called to the necessity of'greater precaution for the protection of the Welland Canal; and other pn-bli‘c'works along the' fron» tier, but that the Department, under' :T'ory administration, had‘ persistently refused to adopt measures frequently wrgcd- upon them. Sad to relate, the Tory failed to give the same prominence to‘ “this statement of‘ the actual condition [yarns previously referred to; ‘ Personals. Mrs. Chas. Reid returned to Syria, 3cuse, N. Y., on Wednesday. ‘ l'rom Cannington on Saturday last. Mrs. W. J. Morrow left on Wednes~ 'day to jfoin her husband at Midland. » Mr. S. Morrison and his sister, Miss Morrison, of Lindsay, spent; Sunday at the Falls. ‘ Miss Mary Ellis of Toronto was at the Falls lromWedn esday of last week until Monday. ' husband at Vancouver, B. C. Messrs. Robert Col-mer, Henry Carr‘ and James Chambers left the Falls last Tuesday for Victoria Harbor. - Mrs. Robertson and Miss Mattie Robertson. of l’cterborough, spent a few days last week with friends at the Falls:- Powi‘es' Corner. v (Correspondence of the Gazette.) Mr. Thos. Lane commenced last Tuesday morning to build-stone found-t ntion for a large barn, 42 x 60 feet, that- thc lIewie brothers are building. ' New officers were recently elected in: the Epworth League here. There is to good attendance every Wednesday even-r 'ing, and the young people are getting intrestcd, and it will be a benefit to.- themselvcs and an example to others. i The war in South Africa, the Ottawa and Hull fire, the great increase in the Dominion revenue, and the farm opera- tions are occupying the minds of the: public. 'st'olc‘o share” tiles _ sages from the history of the country. adv - ministration, and, said the member for" ' 'ihtroduction of every Variety of side" Cleary of,Wellund', who on Tuesday" reputation if he had taken the trouble'= “ newspapers" have, thus far, , of affairs that they did‘ to the sensational?' Miss Teenic Campbsll returned home I Mrs. Lewis Wak eley left on Wednesâ€" . day with her baby daughter to join her .