fot E ents at Zeerust and Reishbonrcodss — A despatch from Mafeking, says ;— On Snturday last, the day of Lord “Methuen’s arrival at Geerust, a re- eb Sirag Sasrasge supported vustralians,. ae: and Dake The column ‘moved out: Shree miles to the north, of Zeerust, é “Methuen: at once delivered an attack with eriieey and rifle fire, about -four lly “sueceeted in the enemy from iheir posi- tion. Our casualties were four kill- ed and ten wounded. €apt. Gordon Wood, of the Shrop- -shire Yeomanry, was being carried off -— the field whem he was shot dead on lies: sstreteher. The bearers escaped uched. ~~ Phe enemy had cunningly concealed stnaies, taustng: deverel peor enemy in farm- sate s, which were ates wats found crowded with women and children. ‘Thirty Boers took refuge in one farm, but owing to the presence of women and childven our guns were not per- mitted to fire on them. Sniping was | Pe: pression prevalent hat burghers will suffer death or berts and circulated: in ae Transvaal by .Lord Meth- en :— = Burghers surrendering voluntarily who have never taken the oath of neu- who have been taken prisoners on the battlefield. Burghers surrendering voluntarily, and who have either never taken the ; oath or have (ree. the oath, and have break it, will be per- their oO rms at ‘alten ing ae Ey ie who suse yet funtarily wi will, if Caen during ecampiagn, after the date oe fie notice, be paid for either tn CANADIANS SAVED THE DAY. Boers ee. Prevented Seizing Komati Mounted Rifles. ch from London, says j—}of the Komati from which they were fol ‘Whe War Office has received the lowing despatch from oo alias dated Johannesburg, Nov. “Smith-Dorrien reports vee the two t-| the Canadian Dr: Mary’ guns,four gi Fourth Battery, and 900 infantry of the eS, this they. were forced to setite by ay folks and eee mounted 2 troops around their flanks. Al the first day Boer signal fires were lighted 1 ai : re six killed and twenty wounded chiefly ‘of the Shropshires who fought splen- didly. “The next day the eke tried « to “seize the strong position on the bank wide turning movement by tho Sut-| l-| beaten out November 6th but were prevented by Colonel Evans, the Cana- dian miles and seizing it in the time. The rear on the return’ march was defended by Colonel Lessard, with agoons, and two Roy- al Canadian guns under Lieut. Mor- | ‘ison. Smith-Dorrien says no praise can be too high for the devoted gallantry in keeping off the cont al Core when they were stopped by the n Dragoons. During the fight itctustt ofthe Gaciaaicns’ fal) intothe moving. their own dead and wounded, during which operation the Canadians were compelled to lie on their faces in order that they might not see how heavily the Boers had suffered. “Our casualties were two killed and twelve wounded.” oe FRENCH’S CONVOY ‘seven Hundred es Brought Through in Safet a despatch from Pretoria ‘says :— One of General French's scouts,who ia out of a force of two bun- 18 Paes the bitterest | P& tetlings about whi th It is senile that the owners hed done something deserving |, ponishm: a ae BURGHERS -BEING- MISLED. im, "| Kruger's es sel Europe to Secure that ex-President Steyn, of the ‘Giiucs Free State, is making speeches to. the urghers and doing his utmost to en- niged a number of British prisoners ‘courage them, “in the laager. They were captured French’s first advance. released ae pct with passes as soon as the issues passes arrives from araciabara. ‘The scout also states that the Boers ly the shovatiy ‘aiter lett Bet Thoth On that _the Boers, oe ee ht at “the Britis: “bad oes ed close to afarm near which the carbine ore posted, and lost fifty in have been sent back to Cape Colony to renew the fighting there, ana that ex- ie President Kruger, of the Transvaal, bl oe 2 to ee to secure interven. failing which the eens! will 2 Ber aol to the See bidder. DE WET W WOUNDED. Shot in Leg in Fignt With General Fi Knox. Pretoria, undated, by rail to ee Bore NS ues says;— Gen. De ‘Wet has been wounded in the leg ina fight with tone of Gen. Knox at Rensburg drift. Aovording to native reports, sit Boer-co1 and narrowly escape by the 1, | Toronto Markets. THE STREET MARKET. a tn, pric The weather is watavorsbs and the roads are bad. Red and white wheat is quoted at 68 to tae goose at to 67c; barley, at 400; and oats at y is scarce; straw steady changed, white, stgt. $068 $0681-2 TEUsveue eee me 0681-2 069 7 SYSIVSESISEARE aS Butter—Creamery is ie well at from 22 to 250 for rolls, and at: 24 to 25¢ for prints; es aupies dairy tub sells at from 19 to ; large rolls are worth from 17 ae to 18 1-20 per. pound; ed are worth from 15 1-2 to 160; and culls from 8 to i Cheese—Rather a light from 11 to 120 per pound. Wi LS, HIDES, ETC aerent quotations are as follows: —Hides, No. 1 green, 71-2 to 80; No. green steres, 8 to 81-20 ae 2 green, 6 1-2 to 7c; No. 8 green, 51-2 tod 3-40; 1-2 to 100; pulled, suet 18 to 190; and pulled, a 20 to 220. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Light dressed hogs are worth from $6.25 to $7 per owt. heavy $5.25 to jear bacon, sells at 9 to one 300 cattle, 500 ‘bs, i tee and a few calves and mileh ot eet is a nie doing in shipping cattle. Butcher trade is easy. Good stuff sells readily eno at steady and unchanged prices. Outside the de- mand for good to choice cattle there appears to be little wanted. Feeders, stockers, and bulls were all in extremely. easy. demand at quotab- ly unchanged pric Good milch cows oa choice veal calves are want “Small stuff” is firmer, while mot quotably higher. Lambs are worth from 3 1-2 to 4e per pound, and for choice a little more was to-day paid. There is also a steady enquiry for ae areee at from 3 1-4 to 31-26 No change has occurred in hogs ‘The best price for prime hogs is 43-4¢ ae ue and light and heavy, 4 1-4¢. per ee to fetch the top aes must ba of prime quality, and scale not below 160 nor aboye 200 ae READSTUFFS, ETC. Toronto, Nov. 12.—Business in wheat is better to-day. Spring is quoted about steady at 65c and 66c east; goose, at 630 west; Manitoba firmer, and scarce at 91 1-2 to 920 for No. 1 and red at 6c, middle freights. Flour—Very dull; cars. of 90 per cent, patents are reported at $2.65 to #210 west; Manitoba flour is un- at $4,60; strong bakers, $4.30 i bags. ‘Prices are weak changed at 40c for Canadian say and 35c for new, west. oe ot at 250 for No. 1 white, e Barley Little capi: rs are unchanged. No. 1 is worth 480, east; No. 2 is quoted at 39 to 400, middle freights; and extra No. 3 is quoted at 870, west. aS at & to 57 1-2c east, and 58 0 B90 wes trade at pl -Peas—Steady and unchanged; are |ed AN AWFUL SHIPWRECK. The City of Monticello Founders in the Bay of Fundy. A despatch from Halifax, N.S., says: worst storms of iompany’s sidewheel steamer City of Monticello foundered four miles off Chegoggin Point on ‘Saturday morn- ing = sank among the breakers. The passengers and crew atts red 87, toe an except four are dea’ ‘The City of Monticello Rae weekly trips between Halifax, about ten miles from Yarmouth on her way there from St. John, She left the latter me ‘at 11 o'clock om Friday morning. storm which started that night was er etill Blowing ee bieele The steamer made four miles off Chegoggin Point, one of } s the capes in the vicinity of Yarmouth. minutes to show that hope of the steamer reaching port. She ' and was beyond control, and drifting on the rocks. Captain Harding had two boats, and ; |i was decided to launch them, in the 3 forlorn’ hope of getting through surf to the shore. One of the passen- gers was Capt. Norman Smith, of the Battle line steamer Pharsalia, it’ with him were six others. e was room for more, but the terror- stricken passengers and crew mo mentarily hesitated to leave the ship That moment was de for the tere put off and left th 0 hope that she lived, in the angry sea. c Capt. Smith's boat had got only a few yards from the City of Monticello when a big wave struck the steamer, he That in charge of Capt. Smith lived for only afew minutes, but it carried them along on the crest of a great wave till it broke on the rocky beach, all hands were thrown into the foe Three of them were carried up ee aoe where they were ee hota , and were safe, but Elsie Me Dateld and Second Officer Murphy and two women 2 one back by eh and dry on 8 Murphy was hurled against er and iran killed. me others were mot” seen, aga ose who were saved ristaiied pe slight. in- jurie: = DE WETS FORCES ROUIED. 9 Bight Cannon and All the Maan the fruition and Wag- gons Captured. A despatch from London, says;— ‘The War Office has received the fol- lowing despatch from Lord Roberts, “Col, Legallais surprised the Hee on the night of November ati south of Bothaville, followed th DeLisle’s mounted infantry, and completely defeated the enemy. We captured one 12-pounter, taken at toieied: four Krupp guns, one-pom- pom, and one Maxim, with all the am- munition and wage: “We took 100 prisoners. Twenty- five dead and 30 wounded Boers were found on the field. “Steyn and De Wet were = the the South-east, when they broke up into small parties. casualties were Col. Legal- lais, Capt. Englebath, Lieut. Wil- liams, and ight men killed, and seven officers and twenty-six men wounded “Y deeply reuret the loss of these three officers, as all were most pro- mising. The i ery Serious ono, Hie and Senne Fawley leader. “The fighting was mostly at close quarters, ‘U’ Battery, of the Royal Horse Artillery, Bae 6 in action at a istan art long. voiantel prisoners is De Villatos, aHE was Steyn’s secre- half-emptied bandolier Lord Roberts adds that the Boers a into the Modder river camp on Wednesilay. He also described miner Hans tau tees ern part of the ange River Colony, and also at Hayrismith, Zeorust, and Deomanutha, MET A HERO’S DEATH. Captain Chalmers of the Canadian unted Infantry. A Bas from London, says:— Lord Roberts, in a despatch dated Johannesburg, Nov. 5, reports to the War Office as follows:— “Smith-Dorrein states that Major Saunders and Captain Chalmers, of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, behaved {Peace iver when iM th ounted Rifles were raised. yolunteered, aid was appointed an of : ¢ Amherat- oe Dubie yas wandered: DARING POLICE EXPLOIT. —~ Raided and Captured a Town Held yy the En Canadian He A despatch from Aliwal North, with great-gallantry in the action of | S@¥8i—Lieutenant Aldridge, November®. Sarnders rode out under Penied by Viney and ten police, left a heavy fire to bring an unhorsed non- sete lis recently for Zastron. They | Smears officer. anders was wounded and tones was killed, and Chalmers went to his assistance. Saunders implored him "ght into the rent round by Mayfield’s farms, ap- his pecans Zasiron from the Basuto- land side, and galloping over the hill town, which they im- ‘0 leave, but was refused, andthe vue oe held up. lant Chalmers was, I grieve to say, killed.” CAPT. CHALMERS’ RECORD. m Boers, including the landdrost, rty re- halmers was a graduate of | |larned to Roi ousrille Swern’ peveniog ne Coral Military Ones Kingston, | With their and a veteran of rth-West bellion. When the Stents cre Artillery left tor the North-W 1885, Capt. Chalmers was a datlied tig the porte aa to No. 4 Battery, of which ate Col. Cole, then Capt. Cole, was in com- mand. ‘Throug! campaign be and Col. Cole shared the | same tent. On his return he receiy an appointment as . officer in North-West Mounted: Police, with fee organization he was con- for eight was sees surveyo Edmonton to the nt for. tha "ertl frien ie wan tony build- | from trex] eu ARRIVES ees. a Eran the ae an mens @ Assembla: A sche from Sass says; GEN. from Cape Town, reported at Southampton Friday evening at £80, “He was greeted by Lord Wolseley and the his staff, a¥ ell as au immense as- At Go’clock sembly of crane he Mayoralty sat th years, | when banquet, the first ofaseries of ban- quets to-bo given in his honour. Beats ‘The Tonger. ¢ man’ stands ‘still the more he doesn’t want to BLOOD POISONING FOLLOWS A WOUND IN THE KNEE CAUSED era? A PITCHFORK. Five Doctors tu concaitacon Gave thy ferer but Little His Life Was tate ages Recorder, the old families in ae ts fortunate in being alive to tell the tale. of Meco eeautew | an “CORN AS POULTRY FOOD. 4n spemecn Deuiat © inl of the Conten< of the Merman at Wen nts writer began poult aie As to Investigate the tte: English Writers which, as influence extends in this country, will, we feel suré, do more harm than good. We have hesitated an The story as told in Mr. Bissell’s autumn of 1898 [ sustained a serious injury through having the tines vious to the accident, and it was but a short time before Ignee | th soning. He some time, but | 1 Steadily grew worse, and finally five physicians were called in for consul- @ Hola out but itz lesdioper ak ma oweery cate vee maining in bed for eleven weeks, I decided that I would return to trying circumstances, Ireached my old home, I was so used up, and presented such an emaciated appear= ance that my friends had no thought that I would recover. I continued to. drag along in this condition for sev- eral mo) asked me Williams’ Pink Pills. I was ne _to try any medicine that was likely to cure me, and,I sent for a supply of the pills. After I had been usi the pills for about three w an improvement in myc my veins, the stiffness in my joints disappeared, amd the agonizing pains which had so long tortured me vani< hed. I took im all ten or twelve boxes of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and Thave mo hesitation in saying that I believe they saved my life, for when Treturned to Canada, Thad no hope Teoovery. Mr, Bissell has since returned to his old home at Lincoln, the statememts made above can be vouched for by amy of his friends’ in this section, and by all of the neigh- * Pink Pills cure such apparently nag tases “as Bissell’s because rich, around each ae WILL BRADLEY’S UNIQUE COM- MISSION. ‘Will Bradley has accepted a commis- man in costumes, appropriate to the different periods of the day and to the occasions, of his own creation, and decorate and furnish the house with draperies, wall papers amd furniture of his own designs. The drawings, while having a strong pictorial inter- et Will have greater value im with artistic | of the decrees of which the motive, when, in truth, the Behe sition is to the thing itself. But, Neving that the effect of the ae teachings are, on the whole, ba feel that it 1s in the line of duty to ri ja A tet with the anticorn fallacy when- taught them the true care ‘of corn, e| We unhesitatingly ran corn products at the héad ofthe list of | poultry foods—the domestic fowls’ staff of life—and assert that a poultry keep- er who is not using it very liberally 1s not living up to bis opportunities in the line of cheap food and better profit. a Seat SB poe. Hot inh aes of n that the fault Satan to use of Indian Corn.” either he or an, e can show that corn is more at. fault than other grains and show conclusiyely that it is the too much grain diet, whether corn, wheat, oats or a variety, that causes liver dis- gainst corn nee e poultry wad be hod much beti ‘orn is the Se article of diet al- superior poul any kind {s_p duced in quantity for the American market. Kk It is corn that makes rich eggs. The egg men in the cities will tell you a ule; n is most eth ee that Ber bares eoeon taught shippers wove the quality of fe eggs ce inalstng on feeding more, “rh in this country who make poultry pay well who feed practically nothing but corn, grass and m e used this diet continuously for years. eents.—Farm-Poultry. . Hayden’s Strenuous Hen, whe grittlest hen in America lives in Alsea, Ga. Her right to be called a brave hen bas been tested, and no one wl he lines will. deny ae she is ever likely to shrink from duty, public or opiate She is ee only a brave hen, but a “strenuous” en. She is the property of one.of a a giaee own latter via out of the shed ie ‘the first time’ ust week, and a small field of grain oh abet ‘to see ae a eerie inning ore hen Job was finished, the Tasshine was a turned to the shed, when, to the amaze- there, in the corner of the separator, sat the strenuous hen. the riddlers began ae ee nara a The win feathers and aimont: tox ie cata but, like the boy on the burning neck, she ate at her post. What her thoughts were when the swift cylinder henne to chew up &traw cannot be guessed.—Exchange. ecik Chinese Fashions, ~ “What is Bessie shrieking about?” = run well up Into the hundreds in a year’ most without an exception wherever ere are poultrymen, lots of: shel yee for the pain, and was unable to POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Interested nearly always means in- teresting. 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