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Stopped Two Trains and Took British Pemounts. BUERS CAPTURE HORSES. A Match from Protorh “yaâ€"A train train prooood'ux from Natal to Joâ€"twwtch banneaburc was held up early Sutnr- I a“ th day morning by 150 Bars near Vlak-i Whi magic. The' Boers med oxen to pullitrai‘n, up two length: 0! rails, and the train, which contained remonnts for the troops, was necessarily compelled to stop. The burghers made the horses jump out of the trucks and cap- tured 13) of them. A second train, conveying provisions. was fired on, and the engineer was wounded. The locomotive Wad slightly dammed. The men in charge of the Toronto. Doc. 18.-â€"Ou the street to- day W bus-h white wheat sold at 67 to 671.20., 400 bush. rod wheat at 671-2 to (Ba, 1.000 bush. woos. wheat. at 61 t0 Glpl-2c.. MIN) bush. barley at U to 45s., 2100 bush wt: at 29 to 3m ; twenty [in loads of of bur so“ at blito ON a ton. and six loads of. straw at 81.5 to 012.50. Dressed hugs sold at $7 Wolluwing arc the range 01‘ quota- iifil'tmhito, insight gem 80.671â€"2 Shaw, per ton ............ 120‘! 1:35 “but. goose ...... ......... 0.61 0.6114 “ kw Lt, 891108 ...... ...... 0 6 1’0 2.4 ..................... ... 0.09 0.65 n. 1‘ .Bi' ............... on ... 0.40 0 45 MARKETS OF THE WEB Oats mm Hay, per ton ...... . Straw, per ton D10 Ase . b (3 ......... . Lb‘ollowing at. “0118: Buaor, m. ml.- ...... ... Eggs, new laid ...... (hikons. per pair ...... Turkojs. Ddt‘ lb. ......m... (163.138, p.3r lb. ...... ...... Du 'kg, per unit Boei, lure quarters beef, carcasses ..... L'JIVOS, ”I. D u..... 000. DIultun, per lb. ...... Lam’s. so inst. nor Prices o‘Cattio. (mean. Gran. k: mm. Loading Manon. Lilmdfi.ibp inn. nor lb. 0.17 008 x-2 1A RY MARKERS. Bu 0 â€"1‘.alo is KOJVJ. 1) man: I 300% “ADV-3' 141'80 and mi L8 5133'. An 0 uni-Ham Inc-fl Ira-In as m iug (101.8. (‘umuynmun houaos 30.1 to the in ‘e as wlhvs; Dairy. tubs and Pal“, 0.1101. 6. 17 1-2 to 181-20: malium. 16 to 161-..c; poor. 13 to 150; dairy puma. clad- e, 18 to 190; large (ulna, good to ch“. a. 17 to 180; crutmes'y bones. 2.0 Che .eâ€"Fud mum. an.) an« A3- 113: nuke. 36.13 at. 11 to 1] 1-20. P1 Loni .'C E. E wâ€"Frcnh mg: am getting scar. car as cold Weather headlines more prua at. Linnea are in (au- dcmtnd um shady. Pr“ are as follows-- Bum“; stock, 2.: to 260; (nah gather‘ 0d, 17 [q 190', limed, 150. Poul I. r )'â€"-R. rcc A pt: um . g, were less-gr, but the weather wan favour- .unu, and phO-‘S Were lirm. Turkeys Wrrc especnmly firm, probably owing to tin a go exports to Britam for the Ciuusmas trade. Ducks Were also Iirux r. Prxcsa were er. Quuamnona On “a follows:â€"-Cuicksns, per pair, :25 [u .00; ducks, pct pmr, 40 to 65c; turk )9, pct lb., 81-2 to 9 l-Zc; geese, px-l‘ . .. 0L5 70. 1k: :1» - sâ€"b‘irm. Car lots, on track hex. , .3 u-J lama," at ".103. bales, out. 0! Own, aux: 111.1004 at 35 00 400. _ 1““.1 : pro-1110:, etc.â€"-l‘uau.w, “put of stun. 0 yet .35; omens L0..- per 0.13; (a mgr.“ per. UJ‘, uppuu, pg. bu... «than, in, sweet snowmen. per bun, bud Numbâ€"Dried Iypiel sell at 3 1-2 to n , a x l c~¢wLJLUQ at. '0 L0 3 1-30. 1; a.o-â€"u.-mnary Mute Deana bung 81.4) lo 81.35; Gnome Mud-wckcd b an n: q'wutcd at 81.40 to 81.». Honeyâ€"1131; [‘8 quote from .1 to 9 1-20 pm . 5.11., wt to, u), or wan, nu, accord- in,;' La m: size of the order, Uomb boil]. .5 “a at ‘63 A0 to 8‘ .76 per down ha . “Vet novaâ€"Quiet. New ctop is quoted hero 0. l1 lo we , and year-ting. at 9 to 10¢. bl‘iuo 4:7 can at Cattle has been arriving cut," an an week, and some excel- lent 3;, man: of Christan: cattle are among the reoeipu. There was some shipping trade in cattle done toâ€"day, and price», advanc- od, good cattle selling up to 50 per 1b., and in a few instances e little more was paid for selection. Prices ranged from 41-2 to 50. per lb. - ‘l a u'“! Tomuto Dec. 18.-Avt the western3 3 Buloy tt-tl: )de. toâ€"day we have a heavy : freight: tun, Us about. 60 catloada of live stock 3 (3-..- _. For ordinary butcher cattle there was rattmuch chance and busineee val quiet, but all the Road to will. eit- tbe mid quickly at firm uh nth“. tl' .tf 0%. Del‘ baa .. ...... 10‘. ch rice. oer bbl le . nth. W Dbl. .. l. b n} unsrters K, (are quarters f. carcasses ..... .....‘ 5! THE STREET MARKET. ouâ€"b‘a‘m. Choice umothy, on u, $10.45); two-ton lots, de- acH OL ’11. sumsâ€"very scarce. Cu iota an“. on track here, would as: 0.35 oer hbl 1.15 r ‘ubl. 0.75 ’ters ...... 7 JJ tars ...... 4 ‘JJ ..... ..... 5.50 ........... 4- 4) ............ 0.05 DOT lb. 0.17 ( MARKb'AS. a is achJ. D .... ..... 74) ......l .00 I; 0.43 1-2 03) 14.00 1;. )0 7.6) 04) -0) 23.00 008 x-2 0 45 0.51 train were compelled to alight and watch the Boers getting the horses of! the train ahead. While this was being done, a third train, with a few soldiers aboard, came up. As soon as the soldiers saw what was going on, they Opened fire on the galiOped away on them. two trucks untouched. Later the rails were re trains proceeded. The Boers raided the Riverton road station on Tuesday. They are being {0910 wed up. laid and the 4 3-4 and 5c per lb. was p.110, mm a. loud or two of (firistmas stuff sold mt 51-4c per lb. Medium cattle was a. fair sale to-day, bwt common cattle was slow and not wanted. Feeders are quiet and unchanged at the prices of last Tuesday. smokers. There were only a few mi'lch cows here, and the enquiry was dull. '--' r__~ smokers were quiet ; light are worth from I31~B to 3c per 1b., and heavy feeders are quoted at from 3 to 81-20 per 1b., with a little over for prime Here are soma of the principal trans- acthons toâ€"dayzâ€" . A load of extra choice butcher cat- tle, naught by Mr. Crawford, aver- age 1.250 lbs" price 51-40 per 1b., 1638 810 om the deal. Messrs. Dunn Bros. bought several bunches of steers at prices ranging (mm 41-2 up to 50. per lb. Mr. W. H. Dea'n purchased several bunchm of shipping cattle a_t from 41â€"‘ The same dealer also purchased a lot. of exrort bulls at from 4 to 41-20 per lb. Messrs. Crawford and Hunnise'tt bought several loads of good to choice butcher cattle at from 4 to 50. per lb. Mr. Levack bought several loads of choice butcher cattle at from 41-2 to 5c [er lb. ' Messrs. Lunness and Haligzm made sevwral deals at 4 mud. 41-40 per 'lb. 311'. Smith bought a duze'n butcher cattle, averruge 1,000 "3., at 4 1-41: per lb. A load of 22 butcher cattle, average 1,2;0 lbs., sold at 41-80 per lb. There was a fair clearance of all but the mom common cattle. sheep and lambs were in steady de- mand; sheep were perhaps a shade canier. but lambs were, it anythmg, a shade dearer. Good calves are wanted. Hogs are unchanged and s’teady. Hugs to fetch the toy price must be at prime quality, and SIOJIB not be- low 1(1) nonabove 200 lbs. Oows, each ..... Calms, each- Chooe 11.33. per cwt LxghL hugs, per cwt. how} bags, par cwt. Saws .............. .. ...4 Following is the range of quota- tions: â€" Shipg,ars. oer cwt. .-........I k .. u ker's. per cwt. ' Butvher, (hoice do. Bu‘c 0 me ~1um to 3 ,-od.. Butcher, nn'erior ...... b‘u‘xers. Ucl‘ cwt. ..... Export bulls. not cwt. Sheep and Lambs Sheep, per cwt. .. .... .. ... L". 1... mos, per cwt. ...... ... 3 Burks, per cwt. . 2 Mi Rams and Calves BR .AUSTUFFS, ETC. \\ heatâ€"Ontario wheat is very Cu 1. Dealers say that It is diificul: to m‘tks sales at meant. and prices are hugely nommal. Manitobas are in some demand by miners. No. 2 is in fair demand. but rather easier to-day. No. 1 hard is firm. owing to scar- city. Quotations axe as 10 lows: Red winter, 65 to 631-20: and white, 63 to 631-2c, middle ireights: goose wheat. 6.:c, middle heights; No. 1 spring when, east. 66:; Manitoba, No. 1 hard. on, 3.11.. 933. and No. 2, at 871-2c. Nu. t hard. North Bay, 91 1-20. [Mattedâ€"Scarce. Ton lots, at the m.“ door. soil as follows: Bar), 813 to 81.3.3); and shorts. H to $1.50, “est. Cornâ€"Easy. No. 1 American yel- low, 461-20. on track here. and mixed, 451-2c. Peasâ€"Continue steady to .irm. Ex- porters were in the market as buy- ers again to-day. No. 2 sold, middle Bu10yâ€"Steady. but rather qmet. heights. at 611-20: and east, 620. Some of the exporters will probably begxn busing again next week. as more ocean frelght space is now in sight. No. 2. east. 41 1-20, and middle heights. 401-213; No. 8 extra, 400. out; and 3c. middle fnichtn. R3 e-Easy. New rye. 466 west, and 470. out. Oats-Firm». No. 8 white oats, middlo heights. no In demnd It 201-“; 3nd cut a 20540. Mixed «ta, out. 2h. Light whit. out. 11d and «ti. vat. 8h. Buckwheatâ€"About Itady. Car lots, west. are quoted at 499... and east at load} of the best cattle 41-2, >er lb. was p.1id, and Cattle. Hogs. .-..- ....- moo 50.00 lb. ...! 4.‘25 3 5m ........ 2.2.3 300 2.25 4.00 we» so V U! 4.75 3. 00 300 «1-3;: PW“? 5mg“; A Stores Ldoted and Mail Bags .Rifled By Boers. I “Whether the people whose houses are burned are actual accessories to the cutting of railways and other" 'damage must be left to the. general officers commanding to decide. They must be trusted to make a full enâ€" quiry before having recourse to ex- 'treme measures; but as this is essen- tially police work, I anticipate that when the police are established we shall find the necessity for burning gradually disappear, with less danger .ot the innocent suffering, and that my successor will eventually be able to abolish altogether a distasteful task.” A despatch’ from Fourteen Streams says;â€"A party of ten Boats. under RAIDING NEAR KIMBERLEY. Paul Mattias a.Transvaal Boer on parole, surprised the inhabitants of’ Border Sidingon Sunday, and seized two of «the Cape, Mounted Pol'ne, who were sitting in Barrie-5’ store, took their horses. and after completely titling the men, ordered them to pro- ceed to Fourteen Streams and tell the British that 1,000 Boers were await- ing them. They looted a store, and the mail-bag, and made Barnes himself prisoner, subsequently releas- ing him on condition that he would mmain at .the siding. From Con-lies' store they also commandeered a large quantity of goods. for which they gave a promissory note. Two shots were fired by the party at a ganger'l wife, but they missed. Mr. McCra, a Phokwnni farmer, who was proceeding to Fourteen Streams, was taken prisoner, but was immediately released. The Boerl subsequen’tly evacuated the siding. Natives state that the Boers fired upon a passenger train, and that two shots passed through a little girl's ha-nd, afterwards wounding a man and a woman. Neither railways nor telegraphs have been injured. Monday armour- ed passenger trains proceeded south. A. patrol of ten 'men, under Lieuten- ant Fitzgerald, visited the siding, ’but found no signs of the Boers, although ROBERTS 0N FARM-BURNING Hopes the Necessity for Extreme Measures Will Disappear. A de-spatch from London says :â€"In a memorandum to thé'f’remfer of Cape Colony, Sir John Gordon Sprigg, Lord Roberts explains that farm-burning has been ordered strictly in accord- ance with the usages of war. He says in part :â€" Second Contingent Receives an En- thusiastic bend-Off. A despatoh from Cape Town says: â€" A public farewell was given this mornâ€" ing to 1, 800 Australian and Canadian troops, who were about to start for their homes. The Mayor made an ad- dress, in which he hailed the colonial tr00ps as heroes of the Empire. He said they had many times been in tight corners, but the idea of hoisting the white flag never entered their heads. Col. Richards, of the Qanadians, in replying to the Mayor’s address, said that the Dominion troops had not been fighting solely for.South African in- terests, but for their own. Governor Sir Alfred Milner, accom- pamied by his staff, went to the docks t0! hid the trOOps farewell. He thank- ed the ountingents for their services, and dwelt 01.01:) the fact that their presence in South Africa had streng- thened the bonds of the Empire. ihelr Expulsion Condemned by Speakers in the Reichstag. A (Imp-11,011 from Berlin, says;-~In the Reichstag on Wednesday Baron mau- Ricbtbufen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, referring to the expulsion of Germans from. the Tramsvaal and the Orange Free State territories. said;â€" “It has appeared to me that the ex- pulsions in many cases have! been un- justifiable, both as to cause and man- mer, and contrary to the principles of international law, and an expression at this View has been made in London. 3AA deapctcb from London, lays:â€" Lord Mount Stephen, formerly presi- dent. of the Canadian PM?!“ ha donated £25,” to the Provca' o‘ Aber- deen for the! purpopo .01 clcm in; thg thorium infirm-r: at debt. ' “On the other hand, the Germans who have been fighting side, by' side with the Boers have met with a happy lot. They have been dismissal with- out pay and told. ‘We did 'not invite lard Hon-t Stephen Clean Aha-deem him my or new. GERMANS IN TRANVAAL. Luv? , THE CANADIANS SAIL. A PRINCELY GET. | Another cart was commandeered 'for the family, and two days. later they arrived at Petmsburg. Here they were housed in a dirty room with 8.de floor, and were given nothing to eat or drink until the next day at 'noon. when they received some moan-es. They were. only in the hands of the Boers for afortni-ght, .1 and during that time Mr. Roberts be- ?oamae so i“ that he had to be attended by a Door dootor, through whom in- fluence his family was eventually re- leased. He then prmurcd an ox-wag- gon and came to Kimberley. He is éstill ignorz'tnt of the fate of his ‘ farm and belongings. ' for provisions. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. at Dgeefon- tein farm. twenty-eight miles. east on Bos’hot, with their two daughters and their son, who is only six, years 91d. have arrived here after suffering apveme privations’at tha hands of the Boers. T‘hei‘r farm was raided by a party of the enemy, under Captain Hendrik ‘Snit. Mr. Roberts. was in bed with rheumatic tever.(but he was made to get up mm! was placed in a cart, While his wife and children were wmpclled to walk. 'Dhcyi started at four in the afternoon; 5m walked twelVe miles, when they halted for the night. Next morning they wu}k- ed from six to ten miles. when the ladies were unable to procurid further 0 had already visited the stores Count Von Buelow's ‘ Proposals Agreed to by the Allies. A despatobl from New York says;â€" Herr Von Hollcben. the Gal-man A‘m- bassador, in discussing Lhae Chinese Situation, is quoted in a Washington deamtuh as saying;â€" “The vital questions from this time willl be the disposition! ot the various trcnt'y rights and concessions. Ger- many stands tor own ports and free access to the Oriental trade. If new trentioes are negotiatqdâ€"indlvidually by the pUW'ors with Chinaâ€"0r collect- ively by the Congress of Ministers now in wion at l’ekin-aother mics.- titans of detail and administration may obtmde themselves." POWERS AGREE 0N JOINT NOTE. “The Chinese question. so far as vital issues are concerned, may be treated as solved. the work of the * . . . ‘ . powers m Ghana 13 now on. of detuu. A despatoh. from London, says;â€" The negotiations of the powers in re- gard to the joint China note were (-oncl'udnd satisfactorily on Tuesday. all agreeing to the conditions identi- cally as outlined by Count Von Due/- low. the Imperial Chancellor of Ger- many, November 19, with: the excep- tion of the. introductory clause saying the demands are irrevocable, which is eliminated. Text of Lord Roberts' Regulation on the Subject. 'A despatrfh’ fmm London says: Forty-one proclamations of Lord Rob- erts have beeh pulbished. They have been mostly summarized previously in the newspapers. The last one, dated November 18, says: “As there ap- pears to be some misunderstanding as regards the burning of farms, the Commander-in-Chief wishes the tol- lowing to be the lines upon which general officer-s commanding are to act: No farm is to be burned except for an act of treachery, or when our troops are fired on from the premises, or as punishment for the breaking of the telegraph or railway, or “hr n used as bases of operation for raids, and then only with‘ the» direct con- sent of the'general officer command- ing. The mere fact that a burgher is absent on commando is on no ac- count to be used as a reason {or burning his house. All cattle, wag- gone and foodstuffs are to be remov- ed from all farms. It that'is impos- sible they are to be destroyed, whe- ther the owner is present or not.” Relnforeements Sent to Col. Mey- riek at Wonderfontein. A deepatch from Cape Town says :â€" Col. Meyrick has been heavily Pilgag. ed with the Boers at W'onderfontein, on the western border of the Trans- vaal. Lord Methuen has sent rein- forcements to bead: off the enemy. Minister of Militia Will Introduce Bill This Session. A deapatch 2mm Ottawa Bays;- 'i‘he minister of Militia will intro- duve n bill at at the coming session 01 Parliament to provide a pension (mod for the (hmdian soldiers who were disabled in South Africa. POWERS SIGN THE NOTE. PENSIONS FOR DISABLED. FIGHTING IN FARM-BURNIN G ORDER. TERRIBLE MARINE EISASTE Steamer Capsizes Nea'r Hong [(0. 200 Lives Are Lost. A despatdh from Hong Kong as ya :â€" A frightful disaster resulting in the loss of two hundred lives occurred on the West river. A mandiell overbmrd from as'teamer near liolnow, and the flour humlred messengers aboard made a. rush; to the side at the vesSel to see what would become of him. DUTCH MINISTRY’S REPLY. Definitely Declines to Do Anything for Kruger. A despatch iron The Hague says,â€" The' Dutch government on Tuesday finally and definitely refused to take the initiative in behalf of arbitration between the Tiansvaal and Great Britain. \ The decision of the government was communicated in an interview Ire- tween Mr. Krugen and Dr. Leyde and ‘ the Dutch Foreign Minister and thei Minister of Finance, N. G. Pierson“ Mr. Kruger explained that the ubjuet ? of his journey wan to disseminate t! ; idea of arbitration, and the Dutc ) Ministers replied that the role of the | Netherlands must 'be passive. The in- ; itiative belonged to the great powers. they added. When they should have; reached a decision he Dutch govern- ment might see what it could do. ‘ i 15.000 CASES OF TYPHOID. Nearly Four Thousand of Which Proved Fatal. A despatch from London saye:-â€"A question in the House of Commons on {l‘uesday elicited the statement 'that there had been 15,625 cases of typhoid fever among the British troops in South Africa, and that of this number 8,642 had proved fatal. A serenade of Mr. Kruger by thé scholars {116d for Tuesday night, was prohibited by the police out of (ear of dlsturbance. Extraordinary Mum. In Prices of Ilen- ¢:ge Ito-ch In Germany. Accomlingo 3 Berlin dcspatch. than: has been 52311 a slump in the prices of mortgage. bonds that un- less public Widence is restored the economic stability of Germany will be Milled. The amount of mortgage bonds in circulation is five millions at marks, 81.250.000.000. The mortgage banks were the priucipil Smurces of supply to the money market. their bonds be- img regarded as first-class securities. This confidence has disappeared and the public areselling bonds indiscrim- inately. The Pomeranian Bank in one week purchased $4,000,000 worthof its the strain, and the Government has appointed receivers in both cases. The papers demand the arrest of Directors Sander: and Schmidt. own bonds. The First Preussische Hypothek Bank, and the Deuxtsche Grundwtxuld Bank are unable to meet Newtonian-11's Railroads Hacked by slum-torus. Not Enough Wheat tar Isl-cad In New ‘ South “Eugen. .A chI mtch from Ottawa, says :â€"J. S. Luke, Canadian commercial agent in Austru-lia, reports that there is a poor outlook} for good crap. in New South Slowsloflls. Mr. Kipling H A despatch from St. John'sx Ntld.. rica to recruit I says;â€"Fieme snowstorms continue to‘ A New York I beset the island. locking the rail- to build surface, roads and paralyzing the transport system generally. Mr. Reid. the cum:- trac-tor, has given up running. the street railroad in St. John's until next spring, owing to ‘thn heavy {all of snow. Several vessels are now merdue along the coast. and it is feared that they have wandered in don. For publishing his paper a L0! was fined £300 The London 6 being sued for a ther of Mr. Joe The late qut the sales. The melanin! cruiser Fiona of the Essex was driven ashore on Monday in the awarded the VI storm, 8M carried away a part of her Queen. keel. She is leaking hardly. Sir Charles \Vr Wqug, owing b0 the drought. Some of, the what!) was out for hay, and it rtzn did not arrive soon there would not. be enough. for bread, far less for exporting. Victor’s and South Aal- trtlia promised better. .. A dcepotch from San Francisco, says: -A careful estimate of the total yield of gold from the Klondike and Alaska, including Name, for the present year has been completed by a smelting oompcny. acting in conjunction with the etntiatician of the San Francisco mint. The nmount aggregates '25,- 724,283.81. divided no followazâ€"Klon- dike. ”13%.”.17; Nome. “mam. 81., [Io-(Ilka and Alaska Bonn-Is for flue I've- Dl‘u‘ Yl‘ilfo DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA. BU SIN ESS PARALY ZED. ECONOMIC CHISIS. YIELD 'OF GOLD. It transp'neo that the! overloaded, find the mid distri'bufmn of weight on! cupsize. Everybody as W them two banned of tho water. and baton I.“ I were dmmnod. J; SPARKS fRUM Newuy Itemg About Our N eighbors-S Interest From E tef of tho G Parliament may In A new building III the Supreme Court Branttord oitizm’i preposa'l to erect a I An important dove! eries in the North Canada will be 11 Glasgow Exhibition May. The Kingston 81 decided to excludo era for the profiod - M. J. Haney In: of Hon. Wm. Huq‘ Locomotive Worn Woodstock rat! the question of city at tho Janll Halifax. The Hamilton Society" has aw: citizens for the 1 and windows. Hon. Sydney guw next mm arrangement. the fair there. Dr. Anderson. sity, has boon I the Government Victoria, BC. ' The Dominion aiderinc the (I the Welland can lawless charactel 'l‘he Edler-De: likely use the .' steamer Elbe. r: the St. Lawrenc Hamfltun police: more aday on (’1 contributions to have also been ill. The Central CI! tawa. has a dot“ cexpts this your while. expendilufl David Horn inc. 1513 of wheat in I tember. Octobq against 13,087.” during the SWi The American establish a (den will employ trol all the town In assessment at 1 700 [or £2 years. The statement”! of Trade for the” shown increases; ports, and £52,?” The late Lieut. of the Essex! awarded the Vu Queen. national Arbitrn Pauncofoto .Sir ‘_ late MM Auk. ‘ Lo_rd Jutioe of A John Westlake. m national law at Camhl' UNITED 8T4 Another negro lynol from Rome. Gem-gig. A station bu I Lapanno. 8913mm: of wxreiesa tekgl‘! tween Belgium If; Sir Charles “'6” has been appoint: re-organization d Dopattment. Lord Roberts in London on J met by the Pl" Wales, and will ; Cathedral. 'wheré thanksgiving willL Geo. 8. House. at'to died from the cum his toe. G R B" GANADA