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Durham Chronicle (1867), 8 Nov 1900, p. 7

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thatch (tom Cape Town says: transpired to-day that a Boer Inn-do captured a British ont- st of N m in the vicinity of Gen- .. Catch: 28, and afterwards hold ‘u cup. [9!- train, looted thocar- ’8 W from Cape Town was ”naively uneven'tlul. thanks to Influx a clunmArIioua trans- ol nearly 6,030 tons gross, and . 01-2 years old. TWO PROPELLER BLADES Ship had (me weather, and M warning, un Friday, Oct. 6th, Eran. hm blade. of the pmpeller fl London says ;-The M“ “fled the following 5 run-macaw, dated at abut, “03! â€""In con- r._nm Iron an enemy out air-hr angina opposi- ‘h haven m mortally .A- II 193mm.- The (mm-wort DUN; hurlnr ulowly {tom her at qwuam inv. leaving o“. Tile “with“: was latitude I nth, 1008, 45.19 west. The wea- ‘ VII (in. and the m Imooth. ‘Oooidont redu-ul the speed of p to ten knots and even then her would have arrived Tues- "int a fierce blow was uncoun- , that afternoon, which lasted un- xt mulling. U] CITIZENS BANQUET. British. watch from London slayerâ€"The ”lice has received the follow- ln Lord Babette. dated Johan- 3, October 81 :-â€"“Gemeral Run- :upied Bethlehem, October 31, r the Piers from two strong In three miles south of that General Bundle had three ‘1- I 17 mama. the letter 3 1 Lord Gerald lichen! Gr Delete] Rundle’e men have M daily with parties 01 bevy“ in number from wto ee «polled to burn Wes- heeeuee a messenger car- 'E‘eopy of my last pmclamation; led on from the verandah by 'eeeele. who i. a sister 0: Gen-l side . “fly in Africa, besides the _J*hl bums at Cape. Town. be- ' 7 o’elodfih.» soldiers were mow. .md busy getting. ready (or dis- nm. . Paying all com- au am as 001. Pinanlt, De- lhividl‘ o! Militia, and his as- !m the. deputmant at 0t- “ m board, and was continued ”in”. The amount each I mind was about .91, the Can- .-’y o! 28 cents. Thay receiv- t'hoir Inuit! pay of :4 cents per .l Botha's Sister Fires D a Owocluk 'l‘hr'l harbo; who. - ' ”it." at strum whistles and “mu 0! mnnon Immune Outa- l Wag-rs, destroyed the not flrd‘Igtthe train, and on utmost-J) of an ar- Ii." 1(ng to be ham- ? ,1” released the ,d captured. at Torchlight Procession to the Over Returning Troops. m Boers Out of KILLED. Upon A deaputch from Cape Town says; --.A force of two hundred Boom at- tacked the (bye Police picket at lance along the north bank of the Orange river. One 1701ka was -u uutbll church is that uildiug left stand- ing in Bothwi wing, it. Ls report- ed. to the strong itisb measures. Force of ' Boers Attack Mots on Drum Liv». tiara. anything ht. turn of refugees i. j and from all parts i! the «Sty ban/fires bfazed and firewm '0 we're burneq ' The procmsion was the grand spectacle of the kind ever Seen HaXifax, and will novar be forgotb The returned soldiers were carried t "3'"me ovtar the routes. Scores -patr:‘0ti'c [DONORS and anrnluhmn- A 13111:) has bum darai led at Jamel;- ' téin, an d the railway at Ifidcnburg " been wrecked by Boers. are surrounding Vry- than railway north of Kim'- ' yhlryburg is the first mun. wr're uurned till the sky became luri-d, The procemion was the grandest spsctucle of the kind ever Seen in ‘trflumph ovar the route-. Scores of , patriotic mottovs and expressions of Fweficomue shone ou1.. Knowing the ; Capt. Stairs said that Major Pelle- [Liuer had expressed the 100222138 of all, am! he rw‘terated wthat that officer had said as to how much they ap- preciated the reception given them, so spontaneous Was it, and con- sequentiy the outcome of anniver- oal aemimeut of thinness. Mayor Damien, ot-St. John, joined in the expressions of good mid] and joy ‘hn‘ ‘L-‘ “‘. uusc, smuw Canada again untortun- ateiy require «tension, will be of great gvulue to her. I thank you again in the name; of my comrades, and let me be war interpreter to express to you thwir gratitude for the very kind re- ception with which you have welcomed ‘paign has also been bountiful of ex- perie‘aoea to (an as soldiers, which, we trust, should Canada again union-tun- ately require occasion, will be of great value to her. I thank you again in the name: Of my comrades, and let me be th“;l' intervreter t1) ovnrn-n tn -.-__ IN CAPE COLONY. will allow me tube tb echo .0! those under my command and to thank you most aineerely tor the kind words with which you have juot welcomed M to dear old Canada. W’hen ayaar ago it was found neouaary that the British colonies ahould ahow the world their fidelity and attachment to the Mother Country, Canada was foremost to of- ter her share of aaaiatanoe to the cause of justice and equity Which our Home. Government had undertaken to uphold..Myselt' and my comrades here ihave had the honour to (arm part of Canada‘s representative troops in that memorable campaign, and we have {done our utmost to be worthy of the .hmnuur which had been entrusted to us. A year fun of events baa elapsed since we left Oanada, but the hard- :ish p5 experienced and the inevitably eat ucenee which accompany all wars have already loeit their impreuiveness muungst those Whom GOd has spared __to return to their native land and must the homes they love. The oam- i« CONTINGENT omens Major Peilctior wu received with cheers. 80 saithâ€"“AI officer com- manding this detachment, I beg you toot blaze of light. Sky- re thrown in all directions sky, and from all parts of alfi'rers bfazed and fireworks miles of Bloemfon- alien into the town from joining com- London, says ; 'rounding Vry- north of Kim. “he first tawn. the burg'hers Taken Into moral reâ€" Iiblo. state tha t of age so nobly ight Buffalo, Nov. (Sr-Spring wheatâ€"No. ' 1‘ Northern, old, carloads, 82 3-8c; No. 1 Northern, new, 81 l-8c; winter wheat, nominally; No. 2 rod, 770; mix- ed 76 cents; No. 1white 75c. Cornâ€" Stronc; No. 2 yellow, 42 1-2c; No. 8 yellow, 42 1-413; Nb. 2 corn, 41 1-2c; No. 8 corn, old, no; now, No. 8 yellow, A], to 41 1-80; N0. 4 yellow, 40¢. Oatsi --Stl'on¢; No. 8 white. 270; No. 3, white, 36 lac; No. '4. white, 85 1-20 No. “nixed, 24 1-20; No.8, mixed, .23 growths will bring 14 to 14 1-20 eas- ily a'nd Occasionally 15c is got; year- lings dull at 9 to 100. Baled strawâ€"Car lots of good s‘traw are quoted at $5 to $5.50. on track and tan lots, delivered, at 86 to 86.50. u -- fl Beansâ€"Ordinary white beans b1" $1.30; choice, hand-picked beans are quoted at 81.40 to 81.45. Haneyâ€"Dealers quote from 9 to 9 L-Zc per 1b., for 5, 10 or (lo-lb. tins. awarding to the size of the order; comb honey 88113 at 82.40 to 82.01) per dozen sections. Baled hayâ€"Steady. Choice timothy, on track here, 89.53 to 89.75; two-ton lots, delivered, sell at 810.25 to $10.50. Field produce etc.â€"Turnips, out of store, 300. per bag; onions, 60c, per bag; carrots, 360, per bag' , appics, per bbi. E0 to 31.50 ; sweet potatoes, per Potatoes -- Offerings at outside points continue libera}, Prices easy. Car lots, on track here, sold to-day at 2:0. Sales. out of store, are made at Poultryâ€"To-day was another bad day for pouitl'y. Owing to th-:- wet weather demand was slow, while further supplies came on the market. The result wasa very weak market. Turkeys were hard to get rid of. The demand for chickens was fair. Quota- tions are as foliowszâ€"Chickona. per pair, 25 to 350,; ducks, per pair, 30 to‘ 50c; turknys, per 1b., 61-2 to 80; geese, per 1b., 5to 6c. Eggsâ€"Choice boiling stock is scarce and firm, bu't fresh gathered, cold stored, and Iimed are plentiful and easy. Quotations are as follows zâ€"New laid, 2300; fresh, 17 to 180; held, 150; limed, 15c; and culls, 9m 10c. Dr La xnb, spirit-mg, par lb. 0 08 0 09 Vail, (ux'CJBe. I. . . . 650 7 50 Braised hugs. . . . . 650 675 DA I RY M A. RKETS. Butter-«'l‘here is agood enquiry for choiwe dairy butler. Prints will bring 19c. and large. rolls 18 1-20. Re- ceipts, however, are light. Creameries are steady, and in good demand. Poor to medium dairy is pientiful and heavy in tour. Commission houses sell to the trade as follows;â€"Uairy, tubs and puiis, chums, 17 to 180; and second quality, 14 to 150; dairy prints, choice,‘ 19 to 20c; creamery, boxes, 20 to 210; and pounds, 22 to 23c. Cheeseâ€"Full creams, July and Aug- ust makes. sens at 11 1-2 to 120. Toronto, Nov. 6â€"01: the. street to- day 1,000 bush white» whewt sold at 68 to 68 1-220., 300 bus-h rad wheat at 681-2 to 690, 1,200 bush gobaa wheat wt 661-211;, one load of spring wheat at 69c, .,500 bush bacrby) a9'c' 43 to '460, 1,000 bmh oazts wt 28 to 290, and one load dtn‘yuat 5L0. T wemty-fwe loads of hay, Sold at .12.? to $15 a ton, {and one: load of straw at‘ 811.75. Wheat, white, stg. . 8 0 68 8 0 68 1-2 Wheat, red. .. . . . 008 1-K. 069 Wheat; spring. . . .' 000 069 Wheat, goose. . . . 000 0601-2 Oats. . . . . .. 028 029 5 Emmy. . . . . . 043 046 1"Ckl'8. o o o o 0 00 o 58 H'yaia. . . o . . o 0 00 05.5 Buckwbyat. . . . . 000 0471-2. ‘ May, par ton. . . . 1..' 00 1500 rstra w, pot ton. . . . 0'00 1175 Butter, par lb. rolls. 0:0 021 Eggs, new laid. . . . 000 0:0 Chickens, per pair. . 030 045 (}e»e'.se,'por lb. . . . 0051-20061-2 Turkeys, per lb. . . . 009 010 Ducks, p» ptir. . . . 040 060 I’olutuzns, per bag, . 030 035 .‘\pplw, par bbl. . . 0 40 150 Raf, hindquarters. . 700 850 Bserf, fore-quarters. . 400 550 Riel, (mucosa. . . . 550 7 50 Mutton. . . . . . 500 600 Lzunb, spring, par lb. 008 009 V0.11, (urcafie. I. . . . 650 7 50 Gunrda and the Welsh Fusiliers and gcattered the Boers with severe loss. The British buried over thirty Boers on the field. Several of these had been killed by bayonets, the fighting hav- MARKETS OF THE WERLDE‘I’: val’s Bout, Cape Colony, aays:â€"Gen. } Three Boers who raieed awhi'te flag Barton has had considerable success and afterwards fired on the British, in fighting the Boers at Fredericketad. ‘were captured and tried by court- Hv. had been harraseed by Gen. De lmartial. They; were found guilty and Wet‘s men for‘eome time, when he :eentenced to death; and Lord Roberta made a sudden attack with the Scots :8”)de the sentence. They were GhOt Guards and the Welsh Fusiliers and on the following morning in the pre- scattered the Boers with severe 1088..“009 0“ the army. It i8 hoped that The British buried over thirty Boers on this will prove a salutary lesson to the the new, Several of these had been Boers, who have been treacherously killed by bayonets, the fighting hay. g' using the white flag. ‘ A despatc’h from Pretoria, via Nor- val’s Pout, Cape Colony, sunâ€"Gen. Barton has had considerable ouccesa in fifighting the Boers at Frederickatad. 8“» had been harramd hv Gun 11. friccs o THE (STREET MARKET. s o" Cattle. (hees'e. Grian. m the Leading Manson. er Thirty of De Wet’s Men Buried Headquarters’ Staff on the Field Where They Fell. Ahmlf m n PRODUCE. o o o 1.- UV . . . . 0 00 ». rolls. 0 :0 l. . . . 0 00 pair. . 0 30 . . . 0 05‘ 3. . . . 0 09 r. . . . 0 40 )ug, . 0 30 )l. . . 0 40 Lers. . 7 00 em. . 4 00 5 50 0 5.5 0 47 1-3 15 00 11 75 0 21 First Treason Trial Results in an Acquittal. A despatch from. Cape Town says: â€"-The special tribunal organized for the trial of persons accused of tree- son and political offences, rendered a decision of not guilty to-day in the ease of the Cape Policeman Smith, who was accused of murder, he hav- ing shot an inmate of a Dutch farm-i house at Colesburg, who refused. to bring a bridle to him. The defence was thst Smith simply obeyed the orders of his superior officer, who .sdmitted his responsibility. SIMPLY OBEYED ORDERS is said the irreconcilable Boers ready to join him. Glasgow Firm Sold the Boers 20,000 of mem. e A despatch from Pretoria says :â€" CI The Concessions Commission is taking 1 further testimony regarding the dy- V namite monopoly. The president, ; Gen. Lyttelton, continued his cross- examinati-on of Mr. \orstmann, who I was the Government agent for the; ‘ monopoly, regarding his et'l'orts at: e promoting it, and the number or shares given to Dr. Uohert and others. On Tuesday he told the commission that the managing director of the company approved the expenditure oi' secret serViee money for bribery. "bammy" Marks, who at one time controlled the spirits license mono- poly, and was reported to be able to bribe all the Transvaal ol'licials, re- ceived a quarter interest in the Trans- vaal dynamite monopoly, of whichMi‘. Lippert was the concessionaire. This interest in the monopoly yielded Mr. Marks £10,000 a year. Mr. Vorstmann testified that he paid nothing to the Kruger Government for its‘influence, but that he paid .£500 to. Mr. Potgieter, alormer bur- igomaster and £8.» to Mr. DeBeer, a imember of the Volksraad. The report 01‘ the Accountant, which was sub- mitted to the commission showed that 20,000 soft-nosed expanding bullets were exported from Great Britain by Nobel, of Glasgow, in September, 1899, and were sold to the late Transvaal Government in May of this year. 5 Intelligence has reached here that a Commandant-General Botha is march- i‘ ing 'with a strong force to SOFT-NOSEU BULLETé. Toms-do, ADV .6.â€"\\'-heaLâ€"-Cu8!h, 76 l-Zc; Now-camber, 76 1-20; December, 77 7-80. May, 82 3-8c; Cornâ€"Cash, 37c; December, 35 3-80. Oatsâ€"Cash, 22 1-10; December, 23 1-40. Rye--53c. C-;ov~¢r-1899, pere, $6.20; December, 895, Marrow, $6.90. DuLuih. Nov. 6.â€"\\"hteatâ€"Cnsh, N0. 1, hand, 78 1-40, No. 1, Northern, 76 1-20; No. 2,110., 71 1-40.53 No. 3sp-ring, 61 1-40; to arriw-J, No. 1 hard. 78 l-4c; No. 1 Northern, 76 1-40; December, 76 1-80; May. 79 1-20. Guruâ€"4570. Oats â€"23 1-4 to 230. Milwaukee, N-ov N10. 1 North} ’al‘ng 75 _.- vuâ€" '"' . weak cables and liquidation, as well as outside apathy. December closing, ‘7-8c lower. Corn and oats closed un- changed, and hug products, 10 to 12 l-2c to 16c higher. The seaboard reported 25 loads taken for export. Clearances, in wheat and flour, were 622,000 bush, compared with 838,000 bus-b last year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 377, 608 cars ayear ago. Local receipts were 163 cars; six of contract grade, Estimated receipts for to-morrow; Wheat, 100 cars; corn, 195 cars; oats, 110 cars; .hogs, 27,000 bead. Minneapolis, Nov. 6.â€"-W.heatâ€"Oash, 75 7-80; December, 74 7-8c; on track, 75 7-8c; December, 74 7-8c; May 77 7-80, on track, No. 1 hard, 77 7â€"8c; No. 1 Northern, 75 7-80, No. 2 Northern, 73 7-80. 1 Chicago, Nov. 6.â€"Wheat was erratic toâ€"day, but finally turned heavy on 3-4. Barleyâ€"Western, c.i.f., choice to best, 58 to 600; fair to good, 54 to 57c; common, 50 to 530; State, 57 to 60c. Ryeâ€"No. 1. in store, nominallv. 55 to ing! been at close quarters; __ â€"vwv.v VI cables and liquidation, as well Ryeâ€"Lower, No. 1. 500. 1; No. 2, 580; samples, 48 are Lindley is reported to beaheup of ruins, the houses having been wanton- ]; wrecked by Boer brigandc. groin, who are out every day, have swept the country clear at stool: for miles. De Wet is terrorizing the resident- of the small towns. Quite recently hie sent word to the people of Reitz to send the women and children away, as he intended to smash the place with artillery. anda (If Boats are moving about“ Shuothng at sight at anyono coming wit'him muse, and looting and burn- ing homes and stores belonging to BritisLbe-rs amd neutrals. '1‘!» names of many of these mar- u'udm am known to the authorities. but it is impossible- to catch them. erriwmi't‘h is strongly garrisonbd. and the hills are fortified. The pat- A deapu'toh from Bloemfontein, sayszâ€"A resident of Harrismith gives a gloomy desoripiion of the! situation in the north-eutern district of Or- ange Colony. Ravages of Guerilla Warfare in Orange River Colony. D. H. Preston and wife, of Stella, near Kingston, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding Thurs- day. 'l'h«ey began married life in the home in which they still live. Thomas Hillmrin, G.'I‘.R. brake-man, had his hwnd‘ badly crushed while coupling care at Bellevilie, Engineer. William Young was shot through the hand while handling a revolver. Admiral Beaumont, commander of DE WET’S MARAUDERS. Mrs. Swanwiak, killed by a train while wheeling at London, met deanh by disregarding the warnings of her companions and railway amployes. so the. jury found. H.(1 Abbott,oc1rriage manufactur- elr, and wife, were seriously injured in acollision wtih aslroot car while driving in London. Thair carriage- was demolished. Mrs. Mary Halbert, who threw a pail of hot water on young Taylor at St. Thomas, has been sentenced to 3 years in Kingston penitentiary. Canadian exhibits at the Paris Fair are being eagerly bought by Paris- ians. Canadian cheese is being ad- vertised as a specialty by the. groc- ers. Geo. Stinson, of St. Catharines, has been sentenced to six months impri-- sonment for forging a name to are- ceipt for an express parcel. The Vancouver Board of Trade is urging the Dominion Government to establish the Canadian branch of the Royal Mint there. Engmeer Puggnson at Whitefiw’s foundry'at Woodstock, was badly burned while (-Ieaning out an (.i! tank. ~ A brakeman named Lanamil, of Montreal, fell from a C.P.R. train and was killed near Ottawa. Brantford manufacturers have sub- scribed 31,800 towards the establish- ment of a technical school there. Harry Phillips and O’Hara Baynes are under arrest at Montreal on a charge of forgery. Miss Grimstead, while wheeling, was struck by a train and seriously in- jured at Brantfora Quebec’s new railway, the Great Northern, was formally Opened yes- terday. John Patterson, of baseball fame, died suddenly at Hamilton yesterday. A Winnipeg despatch promises a harvest of 25,000,000 bushels of wheat. Dr. Conner, Deputy Postmaster- General is ill at Ottawa. Newey Items About Ourselves and Our Neighborsâ€"Something of Interest From Every Quar- ter of the Globe. The despatcch adds that the Hou hobd Cavplry and Headquarters the Royal Canadian Regiment “ \ ago that they would 81 bowed to return to their mvuy H CUUW’ day, onyxâ€"A despatoh to the Stand- :me- from Pretoria any: that owing to unexpected difficulty in obtaining re- cruits for Genet-ail; Baden-Powell’s new fl‘ransvaal police ht has been found impossible to disbamd sevaral of the colonial volunteer corps, though the volunteers were talk] a few days ago that they wouhd shortly be al- A dflpatcfil from CANADA. Landon. “’edneo- homes. t the House- Boer woman actually went behind the counter and served out goods. What i the burg-hers did got want they distri- buted among the poor Dutdh and Eng- lish finbabi-tanta, They also marched to the Town hall and tried Mr. Mc. Bride, while Mr. Rose was detained in prison for some time. Many Fiche- burg burghera who had previously; surrendered bun aguin taken up[ arm which they dug up tram their! yard“ - When last in occupation of Ficks- burg, the Boer-s did great destruction. The: Government atoms were ripped open and bags of grain were scattered im all directions. The Boers entirely abated Mitchell’s store, and comman- deered clothing and gnods to the ex- tent of seven-l- bundred pounds. They also commandeerod' heavily from‘ Meson, McBride und Myers. and one;1 There is much feeling among the whites owing to the military authori- ties having permuted Indians [00pm] stores in Harriamith, Before the war no Indians were allowed to trade in the Free State. 3 of will l Harrisburg, 111.. had a wedding {yesterday in which the groom was {aged 81 and b1 (13 67. i The police of the would will watch for Teller Alvoxd, who stole ”00,000 from a New York bank. to Jamaica. Mrs. Mary Widzck set fire to her- self in her husband's corn field near Cleveland, and died before her family could save her. {John Dwight, a trump set fire to himself and was burned to death in his cell in the jail at Reading, Pa. U. 8. Secretary of War Root is ill. and. contrary to advice of his doctors is keeping his political engagements. The introduction of cheap tele- phones in Chicago is expected to give that city the largest system in the “timid. Twenty-five tons of ploded at Indian Head, ton, but no one was in_ Six thousand Maryland Democrat- huve. pledged themselves to vote for McKinlay. John Greeley, on trial at Chicago for attempting to kill Leroy Payne, has been‘ acquitted. Big-President Cleveland denies ha aVer had any intention to vote [or Mc- Kinle-y. The wrecked ~battleship Maine is to be taken out of Havana harbor. Negroes lynched anegro wife.mur- darer at Vicksburg, Miss. Chicago expects to have 100,000 men in its sound money parade. Two of the three floors of the Ne]- son Tower, on Clunyhill, Forree, Mor- ayehire, were destroyed by fire, and much damage was done to the fine son? was safely removed in time. UNIl‘ED STATES. The census of 1900 gives California; a population of 1,485,000. According to a. report presented at the Provincial Sabbath School Anso- ciation's convention at Brockville. Ont. now his 6.000;Snbbath schools. over 51,030 officers (ind teachers. 1nd nearly 500,000 scholars. BRITAIN. It hars- not yet been decided who shall build the new Shamrock. Lord Alverstone has been installed Lord Chief Justice of England. The captain and crew at the sink- ing American schooner Leading Breeze have arrived at Queemstaw‘n tun the stem mer Commonwealth. John McLarty, one of the oldest en- gineers on the G.T.R., stumbled on a rail in the yards at London. Some sharp projection pierced his throat and windpipa. His condition is seri- the North Pacific fleet. who tat: command of the. British flee-t on the Australian station. 1113 lea-it Vancouv- ar for Montreal. on route to England. [ Lieut.-Gol. Otter. in his report dated at Eeu'elte 'Fabriken, September 22. stated that remaining with the head- quarters J! the regiment were;â€" L’uut.-Ool. Otter. Capt, Macdonell, Captaim Buretafl. Capt. Ogilvie. Lieute. Lawloése, Mason, Swift, Lafferty. Temple. Carpenter, Capt, \Veeks quartermaster, Surg.â€"Capt. Fieet, Capt. Almond. chaplain. Capt. Dixon, historical recorder, and about 200 duty non-commissioned officers and men; start {or home November LS of gunpowder ex- Iead, near Washing- "; injured. 1 trump set fire to burned to death in P Thomas J. Hunt drove into his farm yard near Binghamton, N. Y.. Ii'u wifa lectured him .for beiz. drunk while she unhitchod the harm. But he u'u dead. ‘ 'A Chicago woman, who claim: her fumily- were mad. ill by canned beet, hu‘ entered suit for 03.0” against the proprietor of the store where sh. bought it. A sentinel on guard at Fort Hal- cock, N.Y., shot and killed a Swedn. who be supposed, was nprivato who had escaped from the fort. Pittsburg oapitalistu are crania- ing a blast furnace and steel mum- tacturing company. with n propuuul capital of ”2,000,000. James De Grou with Dari.» green Watertawn, NY. tame a year ago. ‘ Will Rellnqulsh lt Long Enough to Exchange Visits. A despatch from Paris sewnâ€"The Foreign Office officials say that for- mer President Kruger will travel in- cognito during his visit at the Euro- pean capitals, reliquishiug it in each city only long enough to permit an exchange of visits between himaelt Iand the head of the nation. His stay in Paris will not exceed 48 hours. Th0 LFrehh Government will not offer Mr. Kruger any formal function, though it is expected that the city will tender him a demonstration which will be. a scene of enthusiasm. The GoVernment will not take part in the reception, but will not, how- ever, put any obstacles in the we, of private plans of welcome. Mm. Ebanor Gory. of Denver. COL. a noted winger. left. New York for England the other day to inherit a for: mm of $500,000. There is m be agrand review the troops here on Thursday. Nov her 1. The Guards’ Brigade will turn from Wonderboven to take I in the ceremonies. 00L Pilkluugloa, at in West All.- tralfiums, has been appointed to tho 611691113 63* the Bonn continuo- It various points. The other day a rail- road pioneer was shot within than miles of Johanneuburg. runs. one ed that Generalâ€"a Bovth'a Erasmus ham 5.000 m. Botha Marching With a Force of 5.000 to Invade Capo Colony. A despatoh tram Pretoria. via Do- Aar, Cap-L- Colony, alumâ€"[L Ls estimat- A tie-patch from Cup. Town. The Cape Government has of! «award of £1,000 for the diam the authors of the recent out: Frau-burg. BOERS STILL SNIPING Baumâ€"Tho Gordon High] the Devonshlro Regiment ordered robe ready to u in n tow days. other long camlty list bu been ovivod' by the War Office. Lieut. Lord Georg» firmvenor was wounded in the right thigh during tho fighting gt Bethlehem. Lord unannou- Wounded-Gordon. m to China- “.000 Rent-a. A “patch from Won. “yaâ€"Tho corn-90mm: at the 1):in Mail at Cape Town, rotor: to the “astonishing Outbnrat of Boer activity." and point. to the posibility of the morn havin- beon roenforced. Complaints are being heard in Cape 'Down. he warts, ro- garding the “premature disbandin‘ and. dispensing with the «nice! 0! the various volunteer forcel." General Brabnnt. who ha been up- pointgd to superintend the recruiting of the Cape irregu’lar tomes. appeal. to the men to come forward, alleging that under present conditions, any- thing Ike :1 general return of refugee. thing like a g] is impouibb. BOERS MAY BE REINFORCED Grout committed suicid. from Durban Nam Gordon Highlander. nnd '0 Beghnent have ready to all [or at Fells Mills. near His wife did tho 38110:! review of v “y. :-‘h . Novem- Part mi}?

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