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Etill The health of the garrison was less robust during the first pinch than now. There is to horse sickness, and the rain have given a supply of grass. _, He can hear Buller’s guns The. garrison has arrived at a healthier phase and disease has been weeded out. :a message. on January 25 that ‘all is well,’ what the. night .would bring forth. We know now that General Builer has failed. There is a natural disappointment, but little despond- ency. .We can hold on here. The garrison received the news with fortitude. The privations of the piege will fall more heavily on the v _- v- u. WA Luaucul. farce at Ricâ€"Eond, twelve miles west gGeA desgatih ;.t,1rom.:.op<.ion of Belmont. 3 nera ou)er 8 W16 ; A company of the Canadians ,with a 3 him everywhere, and. insists 01 mounted force, will be left'rto garrison sally pr (”1de for his table. the post, from which an advance will be made to clear out the rebels ofi the 145 700 MEN AT THE FI dis? rict. ’ It may be that we are in for some A desPatCh from Londor smart work. (The first authentic statemen Allarewel). ‘ ...___ A strong par.» of. the Australiana and Canadians lett Belmont' a week ago. 50;) strong, for a reconnaissance m the Tredear district. The enemy were found in force at Badenborst, on the Riet river. After a smart fight in which none of our men were injured, the rebels were cleared out, and Colonel Boyd, the commandant at Belmont, ordered the establishment of a permanent force at Richmond, twelve miles west of Belmont. Both the Canadians and the Aus- tralians, who have been employed upon the lines of communication, tare being used to aid the Imperial authorities in clearing the northernflpart of Cape Colony of the rebels who are 501m- pedmg the ntogreea of the British rueops. CANADIANS AGAIN IN ACTION. A despatCh {pom Belmont, Cape Col- any. saysâ€"The colonial troops are now being gn'en an Important share 1:: the operations which Lord Roberts is inaugurating, for the invasion of the Orange Free State. Kinlserley is receiving severe treat- ment from the enemy, who, according to heliograms from the garrison, are firing indiscriminately. The report that the Boers are shelling the hospi- tal or sanitarium, if true, can perhaps be explained by the fact that Cecil Rhoda was recently residing there A desratch from Spearman’s Camp! sayszâ€"The British troops took the heights of Spion .k0p, but the position; was considered untenable, and the: troops were withdrawn under cover of darkness. There was much surprise in the morning when it was discovered that there were no troops on the hill.‘ The various rumors of defeat are! qui‘.e untrue. The withdrawal was con-f ducted in an orderiy manner, the? troops being withdrawn to Spearman’s camp, ihe flank movement b.ing abor- the T he British loss was heavy. 'lhe acruzu numbers are not known. rl‘he greatest loss was owing to across- iire of shrapnel and lyddite. GOOD NEWS FROM LADYSMITH be. The strength of Gen. Kelly-Ken- ny’s column is not told, but as that officer commands the sixth division, the whole: of which has reached Cape Town, and as. there is no word of any part of it having gone to Natal, the probability is that the column is iden- tical with the division. Mr :‘pzrser Wilkinson, reviewing the military situation in the Morning Post, .~ays:-â€"“Th.e oolu'm'n' under Gen. Kelly-Kenny has occupied Thebus, about ninety miles by railway from Colesburg, where Gen. French is oper. rating. and about 45 miles from Storm- berg Junction, where the Boers op- posed to Gem. Gatacre are believed to In addition to Gen. Kelly-Kenny’s movemenzs. Gen. Lmbant, Chief of the Cape oowmals, has arrived at Stork- blruom. is, unofficial . The erenqu of Lhe mlumn 1.3. not (stated. but. it 1.5 3.58% ed here than the w owe atrength at; the 5.1th division was empxoyed. The preeumpuon is, that the co.umn‘ is ueâ€" signed. to our-operate with: Gen. Gat- zme against me Baez's at. Stormberg. Q“ L A . . ._ JOIN F OR AN ADVANCE. A despatch from London says:â€"The only important new feature of the operatlons in South Attica isGen. Kelly-Kenny’s occupation of Thebus stauom. The annuuncement, however, HOW the Reverses 0f SD10]! KOD Are Taken-+Ladysmith Wellq SuDDhed and in Good Cheerâ€"More Boer Treacheryâ€"'1 0 Try and Flood Ladysmimâ€" Big Army at the Fran. ; BULLER’S SASGUINE TALK. [ From Obserration hill meny of the A despatch from London sayszâ€"Gen.I ffiztimovifiefilfii are £15113, also Buller read the toll mes e mugs of. u ars‘men. ' - mung from the After our men evacuated btxon QtL-en to Gen. ”Warren’s forcezâ€" ,kop the enemy quick 3' brought up “‘ W mm W or “maggfcaa‘ge: ‘3’: fiss‘fifas be m'troo . to . : es . ,~ '4. -‘ Wick 9.8 gal-mg by W“ trymg yond Laeysmxth are again in l aft!) 11,} ’ ”fimd‘fiy the reguneuts you . who returned after 1h.) retreat 01 the} specify, and the accomplishment of British. ; ’09: ifduaus march.” "A new 1221er was farm. (1 this morn-I iastically. Gen. Buller addressed the men, say- ing they uugbr m» to flunk because they had reared Lint all their work was of no avail. They, in his opinion, had gained the key of the road to Ladysmith, in which he hoped to be within a wenâ€"k. Gen. Buller called for cheers for the Queen. and they were given enthus- -..._A?- ‘I :H LLLING THE HOSPITALS. RETIRED IN ORDER I Total troops . gSiege guns . .. ‘Naval gum . Howitzers . . . Horse artillery .‘ Field gums . . Total guns . . . . . 398 Mr. Wyndham added that in 1898 the combine. dfcrces of the two Re- {publics were. estimated at 59,000 men.- A despatch from London says:â€" The first authentic statement of- the total British troops and guns now in or on the way to South Africa was given in the House of Commons by Ir 1‘- -â€"â€" {hMRS JOUBERT AT THE FRONT. Mr. George \Vyndham, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, in the debate on the address. Mr. Wyndham read the following list, mentioning that it was exclusive 0f the 8th division, now being mobilized, and the fourth cavalry brigade, under orders to proceed to the front :â€" Foot and artillery . - - 149.com _'~ “VVOBO The plains being bare, the camp of. the burghers, 1: is added, 1118 been moved hack of Stormberg heights, which are still held. SHORT OF SUPPLIES. A despaltch from Sterkstroom, Cape Colony, says :â€"A runner who has or. rived here brought a letter from An- wai North, in which it is announced that the Boers hwe reopened the line to Burghersdorp, as ,ztheir supplies were short at Stormberg. m1..- -71A°â€" ‘ ' ‘ _ Cavalry Norton and Comlter state positively that every available man .on the west- ern frontiers of the two Republics, and in Bechuanaland and Griqualand has been commandeered and sent to the Boer positions between here and Kim- berley. ' \ l The party was not stopped’ by the Boers. Though they had a. pass £10m Barkly West, which permitted them to go to Kopjes dam, which is the Mag- ersfontein head laager, they did not report there, because it was certain They said that the Republican forces. had puL their last ounce of Strength in the field. Messrs. Nuron and Coulter des:rib- ed the conJiLions in the Transvaal and Free State. REFUGES IN METHUEN‘S CAMP. A despatch from Modder River says: â€"'l_‘wc refugees, Messrs. Norton and Coulter, with their families, entered the camp here. The party had four- teen horses and twenty mules, all in good condition. ‘The enemy still have two strong positions on the east bl 1e ,which we hope to shift with dynamite.’ ,A degpatoh from Mafuking says: “All well during the past lortnight. Have been pushing out the trenches toward’s the ent‘my’s big guns, an} on January 16 then 94-pouuuer auu high .velocity Krupp evacuated their p0:..i- tions and retired: eaa‘tward 01’ the town, whence they are capable of lit- tle damage. "Have ihus pushed the enemy on three sides well out of. r.fle shot. “Have opened a new grazing ground for cattle. da: \VILL TRY TO FLOC LADYSDIITH. A despatch from London says:â€" “Col. Thorneycroft had a narrow es- cape last week. He went to meet a Boer flag of truce, which asged apar- ley, but having become susprious, he told the Boer commznder that he would not parley. Both retired, and the Boers fired a volley; the colonel only escaping in consequence of their bad shooting.” ‘ here is a strong rumour in camp that Gen. Bullet: is advancing alqng another line.” "A D-dw laacetr was formo-d this morn- ing on the heights near \folenso. The Boar's have a great force on taa pisins th. re bozts. R.i;,fo:cex:ents at: a pa:- ently coming from the 'lra'nsvzixiu. “ The Britigh guns are still on Mount Alice. Th6 Boer laagers on th: pl.-.ins be- yond Lmysmith are again in I aim n, wqo. returned after 111.: retreat o; the Brlush. BADEN-l’OW'ELL AT \VORK BOER TREACHE RY. AT THE FRONT. ndon says:â€" ;.1:lccompanies its on person- . 145,700 .231 DASHED FOR THE WHEEL. "Presently he got so close that I was only able to distinguish his move- ments by the crackling of the leaves and twigs as he crept along. The agony which I now endured grew Quite intolerable, v 1301:. only mas my on my part must inevitably attract his notice. Following every move- ment of the huge monster with ter- rible anxiety I‘ was at length reliev- ed to see him apparently about to re- turn into the jungle whence he had come; but, alas! some little bird mov- ed in the bushes around me and the effect was instantaneous. The tiger stopped suddenly and wheeled round like lightning, his great eyes fixed in- tently on the very spot where I lay. He paused for a moment, and then, to my indescribable baron-commenced to creep slowly in my direction. As the dreadful creature advanced I saw him carefully inspecting every branch and leaf in his way, now and then stop- ping altogether and squattinglike a gigantic cat. Probably he had by this time scented me. At any rate; after another short pause he continu- ed to advance upon my hiding placef in the same cautious manner. l __--_ râ€"vJ‘ “Presently I saw him drOp his beautiful head and begin to lap the water. As he raised his head again I knew that one singie false movement ~v â€"v--.. yuub I was in mortal dread lest I should make some incau‘ieus sound. And I was entirely unarmed. To add to my terror, I imagined that the tiger had not been satisfied with the result of his previous night’s, prowl and so had come down to the water in the hope of waylaying additional prey. Alhfi A TERRI BLE QUANDARY. "My mind was torn with agony as to whether I ought or ought not to make a dash for the bicycle and life. I knew that once astride the machine in safety I could' oui'distance the tiger. Then another thought occur- red to. meâ€"I fancied that if I remained perfectly still the tiger would drink and then go .away into the jungle again. At one time I wonder- ed if he could hear the thumping of my heart-beats, and my mouth was so parched and my tongue so stiff that wâ€" “OAVIV “u u {ed upon the lierce and wicked headeOiiatér put 5') or 60 yarn :and long, lithe, striped body of anlmy pursuer and myself. I '. . , 'well done fer, howeverâ€"St immense tigerâ€"I should Judge that he! that at one time I felt I m1 was abou. 6a yards from me. ,of the saddle. "Whether he detected my presence! "A little further along I cannot say, but he remained m0tion-? round, and the tiger was 1 less tor seine Lime, his majestic head 5 be seen; evidently he had raised. anl his great eyes glisteningt the chase. And yet I \ like phosphorescent balls. I think means titled with the joy that had he come toward me at that ; might imagine, the fact be moment I Conlu n0t have oftered the? was tau u.terly exhaustel slightest resistance, being quite un-jany decizled emotion. Th1 able to move. Growing a little more; fear.ul thquh; stuck me. collected as the moments sped by,:I has lost my way altoget however, I attempted to nestle in un- ? reflected helplessly upon m; der the shade of.tihe bush in order t0.l in the event of my being hide myselfâ€"never, ui‘ Cuul‘Sd, taking-‘si:uated as I then was in ‘ my eyes from the huge beast before’infested wilderness. me. It seemed absolutely impossible‘ "But luckily, just when for me to think of escaping by means.! most giVen up all hope of of the bicycle, for it was at least 20' companions again, a Hind yards from me; and how could I yes-g appeared on the road befox sibly reach it and make my way tolin answer to my inquiries the high road without attracting the' the road to Aring. Foil notice of the terrible animal, who in directions for about two be two or three bounds would be uponldenly beheld Dr. birasky a me? ' .nrn\u nf n.\o:.-nn 1.- L‘ l _!__ 1 can assure you that my heart al- mUSL Ceased to beat, and a dull, heavy paral) -iug pain appealed to seize the wuulu of my boay when my gaze rest- “When the dry, crackling sound reached my ears I lifted my head and lOUde Loward the ‘syot. EvidenLiy some large animal was making its way on. of we Jngle, and presently it came inLo sight at the water's brink. - IT WAS A TIGER. “5h friend, the eminent scientist, Dr. Birasky, of Essec, Scluvonia, then pursuing some inveSLigations in the Himalayas, had warned me that my spin was toolbardy, as tigeis had been seen of iate in the vicinity ofthe vil- lage, and now I wish I had taken his advice L0 stay in camp, {or I felt at once that the predicted tiger was at hand. ~ I sat there contemplating the beauti- ful scenes on every hand I was gradu- atly overcome with sleep, and stretch- ing myself out at £0.11 length, I pre- pareu for a little nap. buddenly I heard a curious sound in the bed of the watercourse, as though some ani- mal were modng. “I left the camp about 1 o’clock in high glee,” he says, “the machine run- : ning beau it‘ul’ 3'. After going some liitle distance I suddenly found my- Stlf in a delightful open glade, which was one mass of verdure and flowers. Here I dismounted from the machine, and, placing it against a bush, se- lvczeu' a nice spot on which to rest. Then, taking off my hat, I sat down and had some refreshment. The open space I Speak of was surrounded on all sides oy thick jungle. As the af- ternoon sun was now streaming down upon my face, I sheltered myself un- der the shade of a wild banana tree. Straight in front of me there was a small watercourse, in which some pools of rain water still remained. Asi He: was encamped near the village of Aring, in India, where he met a tourist with whom he was soon on friendly terms, and whose bicycle he borrowed for an hour’s spin, the first in two years. Though the incident- happeneJ on December 25, 1896, this is its first pubiicationmnd the thriJ- ing narrative is given in M. Gilbert’s own words: SAVED ONLY BY A GOOD MACHINE AND A STEEP HILL. THRILLIRG .BEUYULE. RIDE. Result or an "nun. spin Near the Jungle: 0. India-A French Globe Trotter .\ow In ran: Ant-r a “'alk Around the (Job:- Ito-Isles "Is Experience. A bicycle ride against a tiger, with his own life as the stakes, was the uni- que Cbriszmas day exgerience of M. £19an Gilbert, who has just arrived in Paris. France, after a seven years’ walking tour of the globe. ; II. a. Scouting I’.:rly Surrounded and Lo." Seven “1'". , x A . despatch from Manila says:â€" A scouting party of the 25th Infantry, while operating near Subig, were ambushed by the insurgents, and a lieutenant and three privates were killed, and two o'rT three -' privates wounded. ‘A company some distance in the rear on hearing the firing, hurried to the scene and recovered the bodies. The local papers ‘ass‘ért, al- though the statement is not confirm- ed, that the insurgents lost 40 in ti Bed and wounded. The most notable building} burned was the Kaumakapili, a pro‘mgmen't landmark, and the most. comfortable edifice of its kind in Honolulu. It con- camed a large pipe organ; valued at A Result of the rum- (‘ure for the l’lar‘we ' ' In Honolulu. A despatch from San Francxsco, saywâ€"A cording to advices received here from‘ Honolulu, in' an effort to stamp Out the plague; it was decided to buru one of the blocks in China». town. The fire was started," and\ it gained such headway that the fire de- partment could not. control it. Soon the whole Chinese quarter was. in flames. Hardly a house was left standing in the district. A. a result of the destruction of the Chauese quar- ters six or seven- thousand people were rendered homeless, and theyxare now living in Lean. {Eh-e fire destroyed; twelve blocks, bounded by Kukul, i Queen, Rlver and Nuanu streets. “- Ivv- jany decizled erfiotiofi. _ Then'another ;fear.ul ‘hLlthL. stuck me. E»i;ent.y ‘T h..‘. I-.. _.»__ ,, u. .. ‘ A "BU! luckily, just when I had al- most giVen up all hope of seeing my companions again, a Hindu woman appeared on the road before me, and in answer to my inquiries indicated the road to Aring. Following her directions for about two hours I sud- denly beheld Dr. birasky and a small army of natives he had drummed up to search for me, feeling sure that I had fallen into some trouble or Other. Tha t. was the end of my exciting ride for life and I don’t want another like it, I can assure you.” -avuv- ., â€" - -â€"~ ‘ J I na-a 1051. my way altogether, and I reflected helplessly upon my condition in Lhe event of my being benighted, sizuated as I then was in that tiger- infesled wilderness. -fperately, my heart nearly bursting .3 and my legs working like fury. ‘ A DESPERATE RAC "As I began to realize that I was f gaining a little my exertions were re- :uouoled, I knowing well that any {slackening of pace or an extra leap 5 or two on the .part of my terrible foe i would put an end to the race and my :life almost simultaneously. Having {gained a little, I glanced around, and 3 saw the tiger was still coming on, and at a great pace. ! ‘Just at this moment I saw in front [of me another straight road opening ’before me. You may judge of my - terror, however, when I tell you that 3 as soon as I .urned into this new road I beheld, lying right across my path, a huge tree that had fallen through zdecay. I charged the obstacle head- !long. and, just before crashing into it, 1 leaped from the machine and 5 scrambled over recklessly, feeling cer- tain that the tiger was gaining. It goes without saying that I literally threw myself into the saddle again with frantic energy, and pedaled away .from the inexorable monster. I heard {the tiger leap over the fallen tree,‘ iand, sick at heart, I realized that if , the chase lasted much longer I should have to give up. "A little Iurther along I looked round, and the tiger was nowhere to be seen; evidenLly he had given up the chase. And yet 1 was by no means Lined with the joy which you might imagine, the fact being that I my pursuer and myself. -I was pretty well uone fur, howeverâ€"so much so, that at. one Lime I felt I must fall out of the saddle. “Greatly to my relief, however, a short distance in front on my left I saw Yet. another road, and a ray of hope came to me as I noticed a steep descent. Driwing the bicycle with all {assiblc speetirl entered upon the de- scent like. an arrow, and a minute or of my back wheel, and, although I was going as fast as a first-class bi- cycle can travel, a sixth leap almost brought the claws of the monster within striking distance of my back tire. But still I pedaled away (les- perately, my heart nearly bursting “Suddenly the frightful thought oc- curred to meâ€"What if some part of the mechanism give way? I did not, however, relax my efforts, thinking that if I succeeded in putting 50 yards between myself and my dreadful pur- suer he would have little chance of overtaking me. In order to show the imminent peril I was in, I may say that the fourth leap of the tiger brought‘him to within about six yards my direction. Notwithstanding the dreadful emotion which I suffered in that awful moment, my control over the machine was complete and my movements sure. At one time it seemed to me as though I 'were travel- ing as fast as the very wind itself; and as the moments sped by and I found myself still intact, at little con- fidence was restored to me, and I plodded on with growing hope. The pace was quite terrific for a time. Needless to say,I was driving the bicycle frantically and recklessly. “Leaping to my feet, I fairly hurled myself in the direction of the bicy016- I threw myself upon it, and with the impetus so gained began to glide swiftly alongâ€"even before my feet touched the pedalsâ€"literally racing the tiger for dear life. The very in- stant I got fairly under way I heard the huge heast .make his first leap in heart beating as if it would bnrst, but my brai‘n felt as though it’were on fire. I now felt that my case was quite hopeless. ‘Nothing,’ I said to myself deepairingly, ‘can save me from a dreadful death.’ And yetâ€"80 (Niel!- ly does the brain work in Such cases â€"on15 a mere fraction of time after these despairing thoughts, I conceived the desperate idea of making a dash for the bicycle! (I noticed that the creeping tiger was at this moment out; about 15 yards from me._ ABMUSHED "BY FILIPINOS. 7,000 AK 8 HJMELESS. to harbor lirlush Troops Sent Io West .H 10:1 to Mil In Snpprcsalnra lth’u: o; Satlves. A. despatch from Kingston, J amaica. sayszâ€"The 2nd Battalion of the West India. Regiment, Lieut.-Colonel D. M. Allen commanding, which is station- ed in Kingston, has been ordered to proceed to West Africa, to aid in sup- pressing en expected rising of native tribes. The lst Battalion of the same regiment, under Lieut.â€"Col. A. .L. Bay- Iey, which is garrisoned in Bermuda, has received similar orders, and both battalions will leave immediately: iMr, John Blevins Passes Away .H'tvl' a lam: lllmss. I A despatch tr om Toronto says:â€" Mr. John Blevins, who had been City Clerk of Toronto for the last 15 years, pass- ‘ed away early yesterday morning at ibis residence on Gerrard street, from heart (Allure. For several years past .he had been a v | ictim to gout, last June was granted leave of absence to recruit his health, and had since only. occasionally visited his cfl‘ice ior half file belonged to the Church of Eng- land, was a Free Mason, and a staunch Conservative, taking an active mart in {duh-s. ha 111 he .4 '1y' warm f if!) 8 and hisdea th is much regretted. Ar- rangements have been made for a pub- lic funeral, to take place on Thursday next. an hour at a time. He was born on July 11. 1630, near Azmagh. Ireland, of English parentage, and came to To- ronto in 1848. He was called to the bar in 1854, and continued the practice of his profusion until his appointment. as City Clerk in 1654. He married the widowo f the late Rich-1rd Dempsey, county attorney, with whom he was at one time in partnership“ and leaves two dauthers. His wife died many years ago. Mr. BLEVinS went into the City Coun- cil in 1874 as member for St. David's Ward, which he represented for the following ten years, filling many im- portant positions, as chairman of. the Markets and Health Committee, of the Board of Works and Local Board of Health. 01'9" Much Improved Dru-Inc the Last n l-‘ew Years. " In recent years every item in the : lsoldier’s kit has been made the subject :1 ; of‘an immense amount of thought and ':t experimental ingenuity directed to 23the securing the utmost possible use- ’fulness combined with the minimum 1:0f bulk and weight and strength. i. 1 There is the “mess tin,” for instance, :ithat used to weigh a good deal more tgthan the rations enclised in it, and ggwas little more than a receptacle for -;the fOOd. but has become a wonder- :ifully light and compact little com- a pendium of a well-equipped kitchen. It 1 i is externally a little round,or “D” r i shaped metal boxâ€"“D” shaped for in- ngantry, round for cavalry. You take _§off the lid, and you find yourself at ;:once provided with a dinner plateâ€" Hsmall, certainly; but then, as Tommy Ethimself wisely observes, “It don’t so , much matter about your plate being .'a bi'r small so long as you can fill it lioften enough.” You lift out a little _!tray and unfold a handle, and lo! and f§behold you have got a really service- .Eable little frying-pan, and the mess- ;itin itself may be used either for _|holding water or for boiling food. A‘ i'ffull description of a soldier’s kit is a filiterary achievement not lightly to be :gundertaken. An official list of the i:bare necessaries for some or other of ,ithe various branches of the service gpresents between 50 and 60 items.‘ i'l‘hese are not to be understood to in-? clude all that a soldier needs. Cloth-f ling, of course, Z l is QUl'l‘E ANOTHER MATTER, ‘ and “equipments,” also, are not famong the items of the “kit.” A wa-, tor-bottle, for instance, is not includ-l : ed in the kit, nor is the valise itself in! éwhich kit is carried. The distinction? i between kit and clothing or equipment 5 ,is just thisâ€"Clothing and equipment tinclutle personal supplies which Gov-t Fernment deals out and renews from; :time to time. Kit includes a large; ,number of items which at the outset; Sare provided free, but have to be re-; fnewed by the soldier himself. 'l‘hus,; for instance, Tommy gets one set of; boot brushes when he enters the ser-' ‘vice, but he will have to make them serve as long as .he is with his regir ment, or provide others himself. Simi-' ; larly he gets one pair of bootlaces, one ! tin of' blacking, one piece of soap, andf ’when they are gone he must find oth-; ers for himself. Brushes are the; things must generally in request.f Under this heading we find blacking,i brass, cloth, hair, hard, lace, polishing, E shaving. A tooth brush is a luxury not as yet recognized by the British ,Army. Badges and bags, blacking, and bootlaces, brushes and button, blesses, plume cams and hair combs, gaiters and garters, knives and mitts and polishing powder, and so on} through a list requiring most of the; letters of the alphabetâ€"these are the; details of, Tommy’s kit. Boots he can; get repaired by the .regimental shoe-;« maker, but his tailoring and his sock-I darning and needlecraft generally? Tommy Atkins has to do for himself” and in his valise he carries with him. a couple of dozen buttons, a thimble. some worsted needles, sewing needles, two balls of worsted, and an ounce and a-half of thread in three coiorsâ€"black, white, and red. The British warrior, laying aside spear and buckle and pa- tiently repairing the ravages oftirne and the wear and tear of long march- es on his only pair of socks is an in- teresting sight, more especially if he brings to the task fingers that have been well trained at the plough-tail or the blacksrnith’s anvil. a “house-wife”-a strip of fléhnel or cloth or something of the kind made up to couLain a lot o‘f‘useful _t_h§ng_s__. TORONWI‘OS SCI'I‘Y CLE? K DEAD. NATIVE RISING FEARED, A SOLDIER’S KIT. It took him about 'am‘onth to make hls way to Toronto but when he came here he seemed in be. .in noimniediate want of money. The prisoner states that he has been Looking. for work, but was greaHy hampered by 'an ab- scess on his righL hand. Tr mbley wa boarding on You ge street ncrth, and pa asset} under the name c ”W.'A.‘1\chfillain." Tromble'y wub arrested some nine ago in; Bay City for the alleged mur- der of his wife and child. He was in- dicted for the crime, but as there seem- ed doubts of his smut-y, heuwas com- mitted"to an asylum awaiting his trial. He escaped on November' 19th. Trombley took his arr-est very coolly, and expressed his willingness to go back to,Bay City without eeraditxorn payers, for, as he: said, “IT’S no use rtying t_o_ fight the state of Michigan.” Danlel Tromblcy, of Bay C‘U’g In Custodyâ€" W’Ii'c unil (.‘lfllcl "to ”- A despatch from! Toronto says: â€"Detective Cuddy arrested. Daniel Tzrombley, of Bay City, Mich., in a Yon‘ge street restaurant last evening on a charge of murder. The arrest was -made on account of a telegram received. earlier in the day from Sher- iff Guntermnnn, who will come here for the prisoner to- -day. Milwaukee. Feb. 6.â€"\Vheatâ€"No. 1 to (361*. Ryeâ€"Lower: No. 1, .55 1-20. Bar- Jayâ€"No. 2.- 45 to 5461!; sample, 34 1-2 to 43c. 'l‘ru!u1h, Feb. 6.â€"Wheatâ€"No. lhard, 03-11. 67 l-8c: No. 2Northerm cash 65 5-80: May. 67 5-80.; Judy, 68 :‘z-Qc; No; 2 Northern. 63 5-8-1; N0. 3 sprmg. 595-80. Northern. 67 1-2 to 68": NC 2 (10.. 65-1-2 Mnnezlpoli", Eb. 6.â€"\Vah=*at--J an- nary, 651-4c; May, 656-80; to 651-;0; July. 66 5-89.: No. lhax'd, 6ti3â€"4c; No. 1 Northern. 65 1-40; . No. 2Northern,- 63 1-40. Flourâ€"Fmt. patents. $3.55 to 21.3.65: second do., $3.25. to $4.45; first elnars. £2.55; second (10., $2.10. Bra-n -â€",U ‘rhanged. . Detroit, I" b. f’.â€"Wh -«'It---CIO e ': No 1. White, Caih. 71 1-1:: ‘Co. 3 red, crash, 7] 14¢: May. 73]--‘(': Jnfy. 721-20.. Chicago, Feb. 6.-â€"Flaxseedâ€" Glazing â€"North~\Vest and South-“fest, £1.56; Mai. $1.58; September, $1.10, Duluth, to mum, and spot. 371.50 bld: May. 81.54; September, $1.07; October, $1.04 bid. . Poultryâ€"Mare coming in than 1he demand, calls for. Values alout steady. Chickens jab at 30 to 580 per pair; geese, 7 1-20 to 8 1-2c; ducks, Buffalo, Feb. 6.â€"Spring wheat- Du-Il; No. 1 hard 76c; Jo. 1 homb- emn, «armada 75c; round lots, 74 1-2; Wixntar wheatâ€"No o-ferings, strong; No.» 2 red” 72:); No. 1' Whita and mix- ed, 71 L21: bid. Connâ€"Lower; No. 2 yellow, 36 3~1 m 37; No. 3 ydlow, 36 1-2 to [36 3-4; No. 4 yellow, 36 to 36 1-40; Now 2 loom, 36 1-4 to 36 l-flc; No. 3 com, 360; No. 4 corn, 35 3-40; Oatsâ€"Dull and lowar: No. :2 wh:.te, 28 1-4 m, 28 l-Zc; No. 3 white, 2'? 3-40 No. 4 white, 2’] 1-4.c; No. 2 mixed.-,25 3-40; No. 3 mixed, 25c. Ryeâ€"Nomin- ally 600 {051' No. 1 and 59c for #No. 2 on track. Flourâ€"Firm; good de- mand. ' Oatsâ€"Demand fair. White oats, 26 to 2'3 l-Zc, north and \west; 26 1-2 to é27c, middle freights; and 27 to 27 1-20, feast. Ba‘led str;tW'Â¥-Fe21tureless. - Car lots ar_e__quotetd at $4.50 to $5 on track. flapsâ€"Quiet. ' Dealersj here qfigte ch‘qicg Canada, 99's, at 16 to 18c. to 11c. 53-40 for dried stock, delivered here, and ir small lots resell at 6 to 61-4c; evaporated, 81-3 to 90, in small lots. Honeyâ€"Dealers quote from 9 to ICC per 1b. for 5, 10, or 60-lb. tins, and in comb around $3. to $2.25 per dozen sec- tions. _ Baled hayâ€"Not much coming in or wanted here. No. 1 timothy will bring $8.75 to $9, delivered here. No. 2, $81 to $2.25. Dealers here resell at about $9 to $9.25 for chozce. Bea nsâ€"C‘Boice bahtl-1.iel::ed “O'beans are worth $1.45 to $1.50, delivered hege,_ a'pd reâ€"sell at $1.60. Buckwheatâ€"Quiet. Car .lots, east, 490; and west, 480., Oatmealâ€"Rolled oats, in bags, track, Toronto, $3.25 per bb‘ls; and ‘in wood, $3.35 per bbl. PoLatoesâ€"Deliveries are free, and local enquiry rather slow. Car lots are sold on track here at 38 to 400 per bag, and at farmers’ wagons at about 45 to 500 per bag. Out: of store choice stock bring .about 50k: per bag. Eggsâ€"Market rather quiet. Values hold steady, though, in all lines. Job- uing lots of new laid sell at 21 to 22c; held fresh, at 16 to 180; No. 2 at 13 to 15c; and limed, at 15c. Ten-case lots will sell at a fraction below these figures. «Millfeedâ€"Soarce. Bran is quoted at $15.50 to $16. and shorts at $17 to $18, at the mill dour through 'Western 0n- tario. Some Wemern millers are in the market as buyers ofi bran and shorts, local production ,being unequal to local demand. “v --v' Ryeâ€"Firm. Car Lots, 50:: west, and 51c east. Barleyâ€"Firm. Car laws of no mid dle freighms, 403; and east at 42fc. Peasâ€"Fii'm. Car lots, 590, north an_d west, and 600 east. Cornâ€"Steady. No. 2 American, ye-l- low, quoted am 410, track, Toronto: and mixed. at 40 1-20; Canadian com, 39 1-20, track, Toronto. .Toronto February 6.-a,-‘3\Vheat - Prices or wheat in ~ the West improved toâ€"day, and closed firm, Local prices were quite firm. Ontario bed and white, 61 to 660.. according to nearness to the mill ,goose wheat 69¢, middle freights; 630, north and west; and spring, east. 66 1-2c; Manitoba No. 1 hard, sold at 790. and at 78 1-20, North Bay. This afternoon one holder was still asking 78 1-2, but others were strong at 79c. Spring and goose wheat were firm on export enquiry. Flourâ€"Export demand flair. Outside millers offer straight roller, in buyers’ bags, middle freights, at $2.65 per bb1., and‘export agents bid $2.55. Special brands, in wood. [or local account, sell around $3.. THE " TORONTO MOOKETS. ON A CHARGE OF MURDER. t9 65¢. per Lair; and turkeys, 10‘ “Deceased 'was a-single man, about ‘35 years old. and game here from Mitt. land some time sgo. His brother-in- law fives at 44: McGill street, and. the. fumratwill be held from thereto Mount Pleasant cemetery on Friday. Undertaker E. J . Humphrey, 407 Queen street: west. ... has flange of {he iii-z rangementa. ‘ , He «has inst-duty kingd'. apitba body'Was hbrx‘lbly m-énglefl. It was taken to the margue in the patrvl wag-s" gon, and Coroner Johnson has"i°sued a Ivar-rant fbr an inqu-asr. Brown was cleaning out a switch at the time of the aceident. A heavy freight train going West. filled his ears with its roar and male, so that he did not hear a shunting engine and four cars approaching from the east. Driv- er Michael Scaliion on the engine, evi- dently did not see. Brown, for the man Was run down and all the wheels'on‘ one side of 'thereats - passed» over «his Third Vlcllm in a Many Weeks»: the G. 'l‘. £l.-llo ludn'l fien- llu- Luigi-r. _A despatch from Toronto s-ayszâ€"v James Brown, a sevctionman. board- ing at 24 Draper street, met with a sudden and terrible death at 5.30 o‘clock last evening on the G. T. R. tracks at the foot of Bathurst street. This makes the third deith of this kind at almost the same place within three weeks, the previous victims being John Powell, on Jun. 13th, and Joseph Cock- burn, on Jan. 25th. FOR: A CLOSE RQQM. XVhen a room gets very close, and as will often happen, especially in a sick room, there is a disagreeable smell, it may quickly be dispelled by opening the windows for a few min- utes, pouring a little Eau de Cologne into a dish which will reSist heat, and then setting it alight. As it burns the fumes of the scent penetrate all through the room, making it fresh and sweet again. Aromatic vinegar will answer the same purpose if poured on a vessel that has previously been made very hot; indeed, many people prefer the smell of the vinegar. - The carrot, parsnip, turnip, beet and radish have little nutritive value, be- ing mostly water. They cannot be said to be important articles of diet, but for change and variety they have some value. They are also very useful in making vegetable scope. The use of celery is eXlen-ding rapidly, and when properly grown furnishes a delicious relish and considerable nutriment. It has some reputation-as an antidote for rheumatism, but other appetizing fruits are no doubt, equally useful. It has also a reputation for promoting sleep. son} For ‘ai'bad case of pnefinionâ€"ia'p'gt on hot. For a. little ch.ld, add more lard; it will relieve croup at once or stop a cold. PNEUMONIA REMEDY. Boil together one pound of lard, one ounce of camphor gum, cool. then stir in two tablespoons liquid ammonia, two of turpentine. Keep in a tight box or bottle. Spread on a flannel for the lungs_as often as needed. Use in sea- Her oculist if he is not too fashion- able, will advise her to wear spectacles. If- he is a “swell" and accustomed-to deal only with “ carriage patients.” he will know better than to say this. He will perhaps have to put up with the stylish, supercilious lorgnette; but. in his secret heart, he knows the patient will have to come again. But the oc- ulist whose patients are among all sorts and conditions of men and wo- men always advises spectacles, and the former generally take his.advice. ilihe latter, however, hold up their hands, in holy horror and exclaim, “Do you want me to look like a grandmother! No doctor, I’ll never consent to those, but, if you insist, I will wear eye- glasses, though I honed you would tell me it 'was ofily a‘l’iifié'cBTdTB'JJJn my eyes that made them smart-"'50.” ._ _.-u val-“Do The wise 'woman, who gets the glasses, as soon as she needs them. will find she has, at first. to wear them only in the evening, when reading or sewing. A little later she will always have to wear them when doing either; needed, she has overcome the necessity of wearing them all the time; and probably will not have to until she be- comes a. very old woman and her van- it3_'_ has departed. ascertain just what kind of glasses she should have. If not, she may find out her mistake later, as did a woman who, having some trouble with her eyes, bought a cheap pair of glasses then broke one of them and thought she would consult an oculist before getting new ones. She found she had and, as her glasses were not fitted for it, she had been using the other eye alone_ all _that time. JAMES BROWN MET HIS DEATH, WHEN YOU NEED GLASSES. A woman who has no defect in her eyesight, will not. as a rule, need glasses before she is 45. Some people. however, put them on at 40. while others can postpone the evil day until 50, though that is rather unusual. When she cannot read fine print at a distance of 12 inches from her eyes, her time has come for glasses. For, strange as it may seem, with the com- ing of age to the eyes, people must hold the object further away from them. So it is not uncommon to hear women say to a friend who wears glasses: “I suppose you are near- sighted. Now, 1 am very tarâ€"sighted; I can see things a good way off bet- ter than I can close to.” Poor woman! She has never been to 0" AA--I:,.L ' â€"ww uvvv‘ U99“ 5“ an oculist, andvdogs not know that her “far-sightedness” means only that her eyes are_failing. Soon, in addition 4.“ LLn ' â€"â€"â€" â€"- no. consulting her fibysician: verdict Will be " 1712mm: uul- eyes are tailing. Soon, in addition to this, will come a smarting and burning that will .ijighLen her into nr‘“fll‘l.â€":~n~ L - ,_ LITTLE NUTRITIVE VALUE. HEALTH.