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‘ A VERY TIGHT CORNER. . An Mitzi“ report from Cape burn .u'ys that a squadron of Yeo- at?) «who were pursuing the Boers Mixed Iran Britstown, were mill-00M by the burghcrs, and that neural were killed and wounded aid the. Past captured. The \Var Oflbe denies any knowledge of the affair. r’l'xhcre in a report that a British florce mistaking 300 Boers at [booi- poort, mar Burghersdorp, for Brub- nnt'a Horse, withheld their fire. and Abortly found themselves 'g a very of the floors, were sent from Ermeio to Grohelaair's farm, thr‘eL- miles dia- thnt, where they were met and brought into camp on an ambuiztnce.; The men state that they were well} treated. Dr. Lverard, who accom- panied them, reports that food is very warm: at British), All the flour, sugar, and coffee is finished, and the sup-' pliel wnszst of meat and mealies. 'l‘i residents are kept utterly in the (la. a to what takes place outside Ermczl . Tho Dutch minister; last Sunday in~ form-3d them from the puipit thu. Queen {Victoria “as dead, that Dc W'ot had crossed into Cape. Colony emu we: carrying everything before him, and that Mr. Kruger “as returning tron. Europa having arranged inten! wontton, Gen. Louis Biotin). with his? it“! mid than a visit a few days ago, and leaned inclined to ndvocatej flow the Burghers are Decolved by Their Advisers. I4 despotch from Pretoria‘sayszâ€" Sunday four troopers who were'levere- 1y wounded in the course of Gen. French‘s march to Muchadodorp, and have since been prisancrs in the hands FALSEHOODS FROM PULPIT. DISAFFECTED DISTRICTS. engineer saw him coming and open- ul up the throttle and went at him. It was Cd.) t fight. at a minute. The hall’s hum bcuunned wedged in tho but to no avail. The train pulled ab, and the tannins were deued away. Curious» Incident In a Canadian Pacific 71mm. A despmcoh from Brandon, Mam, mamâ€"The Pacific Express was half In Mr late in reaching thin city XanhU evening, and the dedaay was med by one at the moat curious happenings ever known in Manitoba. The man was travelling: at a simw um 01 speed, mad had just reached Lbs Brand». mm»: bourd'wben the en- ” saw a giant. bull moose standâ€" by m the truck. He touted the whistle and slowed up his train, but th the at the forest refused to mun. He was not to be billed by any red-eyed animus with no more bums than a locomotive. He was hams: .c'u fight, and tossing Ms antler: in the most defiant alumniâ€"‘1' dad-ed toward the ensino- "the tight corner. Their commander ex- ttioaud them with. the loss of one prisoner and one man wounded. The British last six horses. It is stated that the Boers lost a number of bones. and had several men killed 00!!!ch Faybc brought a bind quarter oi the carcass into the city, A «fie-patch from London, bays;â€" m new! (tom South ‘lri‘ca in frag- manta”, and add.- Iittle to the know- bd‘e 01 the situation. Gen. Kitch- oner bu Mt Naauwpoort and gone mrthmrd. His, destination is un- British Force Mistook Boers for British. SERVICE RESTORED. LOCOMOTIVE V5. MOO:E. The British .Are Keeping De Wet on the Move. A despatch from London, sayszâ€"A telegram from Maseru, Basntoland, CE RESTOREIL brings the first news ooncernmg Gen- erul De Wet that has been recelved for none days. It asserts that the British I. ‘0 0‘ Au" are keeplng him constantly on the tro- 0390‘1’0" nn'- move. HLS horse; are ye n; worn my service *‘WB/ic‘” out, and many“ of the ‘ " “Ken a. his mam» . unnamed. ’ the “truth“ 0! a it in added that the Debbi-end dis, ‘ Mtuuflttob' trict has been cleared of floors; who ' ' mm went northward. ' “4-â€" Regalia] From Cape 5E: Wélnawiicléfill HORSES WORN OUT are now enjoying Lord Kltchener Pouring in Thou sands of Tr00ps. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says;-Lord Kitchener is in the heart of the disaffected districts, and has the advantage bf being personally acquainted with local conditions. Last March he supervised the sup- ‘pression of the rising which occur- red then. He is bringing down thous- ands. of troaps from. the north. taiuns." ' The Dahly Mani]. which makes a. strong appeal to the Government to "face the facts and send Lord Kiutch- ener more troops," says;â€"-"There is a real risk in being lulled to sleep by carefully censured messages.” ttwt "it was oonsidered advisable not to force the Boers from their posi- Tbs Stundard’s Cape Town corres- pondent. says the loyalists demand that martial law shall be proclaimed throughout Cape Colony, but adds;â€" ">'uch a stop is now impossible owing 1 this look (If, sufficient troops ‘to on- rce it.” Civil railway (traffic has been 5113- ..-zuled largely in :11} parts of, the col- .my, and movemontsof both Doors and British are almost unknown in Cape :own. It uppvars that one Boer col- umn attacked Steyngburg, but was re- p.:l o l, and fled from ontrcnohing in th: m:_)unt:ti.ns: .. Individual Boers Now Looking Out for Themselves. A despatch from Cape Town says:â€" The Boers who were repulsed at ‘b‘teynsbu'rg fled to the Zuur'berg mountains, where they entrenched themselves. It is believed that they have aheady been driven out of their positions. tions. The late-st advices received here are LQ the effect that when Britstown was occupied by the Boers a Boer officer announced that the Boers were now acting on their own hook, and were looking out for themselves. It is reaseerted that the Dutch calâ€" ,oniets continue to hold themselves aloot tromtthe invaders. and although the presence of the latter in the @130 Colony renders the position serious. confidence is felt in the final result. Mr. Duplessie, a member of the Afrikander Bond and oi the 08?? Assembly, has cent a letter to the electors of Cradock expressing lym- pathy for the Boerai, but urging the Dutch colonists to remain calm and quiet, and not to forget that they are Britiéh. subjectl. 9 7 _~A. KL- A large bicycle corps is being form- od here to guard the British communi- cations. The Boers have blown up a. culvert south of De Aar. Gen. --'-I~ wâ€"--â€"'â€"_ _‘ (flaments’su’ccesl against the The Cu pc Town correspondent of the Tam-s tolugmpbs that scarcely any Cape colonists have jJiIIGd the invad- ers. . Another Box comm-Ludo captured a party of pom-e. at chtcrstaâ€"d. Mount- ed colonhl troop; surprissd 300 Bars, 15 mild‘i from Burghcradorp Decem- ber .‘3, and after a brisk interchange of volleys, retired with a loss of. two men. ' ' and wounded. 0N THEER OWN HOOK. A callegram to the department of Finance states that official notice has been given in The London Gazette of the admission of the Dominion in- scribed stocks to the list 0'! securities in which trust funds may be invested. GREAT BRITAIN. Several more aliens have been de- ported from Hamilton to the United States under the, Alien Labour Law. A. jury gave six Guelph district farmers .50 damages against aston- keeper for selling them the wrong need. An old man who stole a scarf at Hamilton, giving poverty as: his ex- cusp and declaring it to be his first offence, was. sentenced to two months in jail. The City of Kingston, has notified the Kingston Light, Heat Power .â€" Co. of its intention of taking over the plant ata price to ba decided bt arbi- tration. A' building is being fitted up at Ottawa ,for a census bureau. The census will be taken in April. .A conference will meet in Ottawa next. January under the auspices of the Dominion Association for the Pre- vention of Tuberculosis; Alien Labor Officer Williams is at B‘uce mines on'the Soo branch of the C.P.R., investigating acomplaint that the (Dapper Company has imported ahens. The Government has ordered I aur- vcy ot the French river, with a view of improving navigation. February 26th is the date fixed for the annual meeting of the Dominion Rifle Association at Ottawa. Halifax temperance people are anxi- ous to «introduce a prohibitory liquor law in the Provincial Legislature. 'J'Wo cavabry regiments and a large number of horses will be sént' to Sum-h Atrica wt once, from' England. Branttord market tees for 1901 were cold by auction to Joseph Bowen (or $1,310. An organizxtion has been formed in London to recover stolen milk cans. A Government bacteriologist says he can inoculate horses against the fatal horse disease in South Africa. The Queen has appointed the Em- press of Corea an honorary Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. Viscount _Goschen Ind Viscount Ridleyâ€"thcse are the new titles for Mr. George J. Goschen add Sir Mat- thew \V’pite-Ridley. The London dailies are showing that England is losing trade supre- macy, being over-reached by the United States and Germany. UNU‘ED STATES. A- seat on the New York Stocli Ex- change was sold for 850,000, the high- est price on record. ' herlin has had 151 new buildings and additions erected in ayear,worth $150,000. A train robbér named Barn‘és. pd:- aued 5nd wounded by officers of the law, cut his throat in a swamp near The recent auction sale of Crown claims in Dawson brought $60,000 for 13,000 sold. It is said that a company has been formed in New York to control the crude rubber trade. Four large freighters are to be built at Cleveland fur anew steam- ship company. They virill can-y grain, are and general. freight between Du- luth and Buffalo. The proprietor of a knitting mill at Bannington, Vt., unable to make any terms with his striking operators. has decided to move his mill to Elmira, will . GENERAL. ‘ A't Antwerp 80.000 dock labour are out on strike. A severe epidemic of influenza :Qortod wt St. Peterdburg. Alleged maladministration. of the United States mining laws at Cape Nome, Alaska, is to be. investigated. New Orleans. CANADA. Typhoid and pneumonia are preva- lent at Dawson. SPARKS [RUM {HE WIRES Kitehéner‘s Proclamation to Burgh- ers Inviting Surrender. .A dospaic-h from London, says zâ€"Lord Kitchener, according to a despatch from Johannesburg, has issued a pro- clamat1on announ' 1ng that burghers who» voluntarily surrender will be al- lowed to live with their familisa in the Government laagers until such time as guerilla warfare has sufficiently abated to admit of their returning in safety to their homes. The proclama- tion also promlsea that all prOperty and stock brought in at the time of surrender W111 be respected and paid for if requisitioned by the military authoritrel. Manufactures In 'Kingsville and other potnta in South Essex have been notified that in consequence of a shortage m supply their natural gas will! be shut off. The Government will be eppealed to to stop exporta- tion _of the gas. - a Little searching. Take Christian street about mid-day, when the sun lights both sides, and get your station on the arch near David street, no matter if you have to do some clam- bering. Now look to the north. there where the greenish dome and white minaret rise. You see astraight way along the base of a high wall, win- dow-pierced, with a lower wall on the other side, its stones old and grass- grown. Below, you see two lines of flimsy awnings, tipped down like the visor of a cap to shelter booths beneath from the white glare. You see don- keys, camels, sheep, peasants, soldiers Greek priests, sisters of charity, tour- ists, pilgrims Turks, and all who vis- it Syria, veiled women, sheeted women and beggars, you will see them all if you wait a little, moving to and fro, now lost under the awnings, now coming into the open, You can follow them between two somber archways, the one that you are on and anoth- er, yonder where a cross- -wall stops your View. You can watch them un- til you tire. Whatever else you fail to do in J er- usalem, and you are sure to neglect half the guide book admonitions, do not fail to study the streets from overhead, as many of them as possible, You can always find a viewpoint by The English (h'tholic Church of: St. Joseph in Paris has been seized for arrears of taxes. The fathers will appeal for help to their coo-religion- iata in Britain and America. grown together. ‘ SHE COULDN’T. His aunt, horrified,â€"â€"I wouldn’t smoke a nasty cigar like that, it I were a. little boy like you, Bobby! Pare. the noted bank robber. had bu leg amputated in Kingston Peniten- tiary. . People In Quaint ’t‘ostumes. Greet Ilse Traveler on All Sides. Studied, then, from its thorough- fares, says Cleveland Moffet, Jerusa- lem looks for all the world like a huge rambling fortress, with fighting tow- ers and dungeon depths. On either hand, instead of lines of houses, you have formidable and continuous walls pierced with low doors and body-wide stairs and iron-caged windows. You cannot tell where one house begins and another leaves off, nor whether a oer‘taimopening leads to roof or courtyard or dwelling room. There is, indeed, one way to tell; that is, to push boidly in and up along stairs andpusages and see what you can A Vienna doctor, ear specialist. has made a new\ drum for a patient in twenty weekg’ treatment: and des- troyed the old car drum, in which the “hammer and unwil” bones had Bobby, complacentlyâ€"You’re right, you wouldn’t ! There ain’t a kid in my gang that can smoke one of this brand without being laid up! DIVERSITY. _ Pruuneilap-Do you know, after Ihad done all I‘ could to encourage him he mldn‘t kiss me. Editsâ€"Well, he kissed me. How did you manage it! I did all I mid to diacourago him. IGHTS IN MODERN JERUSALEM WILL NOT BE DEPORTED Ryeâ€"Easy. New rye, 46c. went; and 470. east. ~ Barleyâ€"Very dull at present; No. 2 east, 410; and middle heights. 40c; No. 8 extra, 89 1-20“ eaét; and 38 l-2c. mid- dle heights. Quotations for provisions are as f‘ollows;â€"Dry salted shnmlders. SC; long clear bacon, loose. in car lots, 10:3; and in 01%: lots, 10 1-4 to 101-20; short cut pork, $19.50 to 820; heavy mess, $17.51! to $18. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy, 12c, medium, 131-2 to 131-20; light, 131-20; breakfast bacon. 13 to 131â€"20; picnic hams, 100; toll bacon, 11c; smok- ed backs. 13c. All meats out of pickle 10 lead than prices quoted for smoked meats. Chicago, Dec, 3l.â€"December corn closed 10 lower, January a shade higher, and May unchanged. Oats c-loued unchanged. Provisions at the close were 2 1-2 tq 7 1-20 lower. . east, 2'70; No. 2 white, north and west. 26c. PRODUCI. Toronto, Dec. 3l.â€"Eggsâ€"Trade fair, mostly 1n oold stored. Prices are as followszâ€"New laid, 26 to 28¢; cold stored, 18c; limed, 15 to 160, Poultryâ€"R.ec¢1'pta to-day were large, conmstlng of stock held by country s‘torc'kaepers over Christmas, Quality was not up to the mark, and demand was slow, Turkeys soldmt? 1-2 t08 1.2c; geese, at 6 to 7c; chickens, at 20 to 35c; and ducks, at 40 to 700. Potatoesâ€"Fun. Car lots, on track here, 320. Sales, out of store, are made at 40 to 450. Flourâ€"Dull. Holders ask 82.65 for 90 per cent. puwms, in L'Ug'i‘l'b' bugs, mid- dle frelghts, and exporters bid $2.55. Speclal brands sell locally from 10 to 200 above these figural. Toronto. Dec. 3l.â€"-Dressed h0g3 on the street to-day were unchanged at 87.40 to 87.75. Cur lots, on track here, were quoted firm at $7.10 'bid for (mixed lots. Provisions continue in @001 drmttnd at firm prices. Mimn-eapodis, Deo. 3l.-Wh.eat Gish 72 1-2c; May, 73 3-40; J udy, 750. 01) track. No. 1 hard, 74 1-40; No. 1 Northern, 72 1-40; No. 2 Northern. 68 3-4 to 69-1-40. Flourâ€"First pact- onts, '4; second puttents. $3.90; first clears. 02.80 to 82.90; second clears, 01.90 to .2. Bran higher; it: bud-k. 311.75 to .12. BBEADSTUFFS, ETC. Toronto, Dec. 81.â€"Wheatâ€"Tho local market was very slow again to-day. Quotations-are as followszâ€"Red win- ter. 63 l-Zc, and .white, 63 1-20, middle heights; spring wheat, east, 66c; Mani- toba, ’No. 1 hard, oid,g.1.t.. 92 1-20; No. 2 at 670; No. 1 hard. North Bay, 91c. Peasâ€"Steady; No. 2 told. middle frenghta, at 61 1-20; and out at 620. Buckwheatâ€"About steady. Car lots. west, are quoted at 49c; and east at Millfeedâ€"Scarcewbon iota, at the null door. sell as tollowa:â€"Bran. .12 to {12.50; and shbrts at 814 to 814.50, west. Cornâ€"Easy; No. 1 American, yellow, 45c, on track here, and mum! at 44 Field produce. etc.â€"Turnip3. out of store, .300 per bug; 01123113. 650. per bag; carrots, 400 per bag; apples. per bbl., 403. to 81; sweat potatoes. per bbl, 82.50. Dried fruitsâ€"Dried apples sell at 31-2 to 40; and evaporated at 5 to 51-20. Strawâ€"Scarce. Car ,lots of straw. on track, here, 87. . DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Honeyâ€"Firm. Dealers quote {rum 91-13 to 100 per lb for 5, 10, orGO-lb tins, according to the size of the ordjer. Comb honey sells at $2.40 to 82.75 per dozen sections. , Baled payâ€"Firm. Choice timothy, on track, 810.25. Two-ton lots. de- livered, 811. lardâ€"(Heroes, 10c; tubs, 10 to 10 1-40; pails. 1014 to 10 l-2c. - Dunsâ€"Ordinary white beans bring 81.;0 to 81.25; choice hand-picked beans are quoted at 81.40 to $1.45. MARKETS OF THE WBRLD Prices wattle. Cheaia. 69311. to In the Leading Marx»; Oatsâ€"In fair demand; No. 1 White, Doc. 81.â€"Whutâ€"Ouah. :; No. 1 Northern. 70 7-8c; , 61 1-2 to 66 1-2c; No. 59 l-Zc; to urrive. After the surgeon and his attendants had left the bedside the lady visitor mm to the boy: “How could you beer It so bravely? It must have hurt you dread- fully." The surgeon ran n sharp knife through the cast and peeled on“ the plaster In great flakes. The yellowed. tightly cling- ing linen Was removed. The pitifully thin leg was spanned. and fresh bandage. Were drawn around it. the surgeon all the time keeping up a flow of kindly. encour- aging words. The little sulferer did not stir or wince once during the operation, but he gazed fixedly at the ceiling and made a continual buzzing noise with Illa month. “\Voll. yos’m. it did hurt." he replied. “but I just m 9 [believe that II bee was stinging mo. fies don't hurt very much. you know. 4 ad I kopt buzzing because I was afraid I’d forget about its being I IO “I!" DIAGRAU OF FINE “IN I038“. the lines meeteach other and after all have been put on in moving them from one spot to the next in any direction along the lines. Each player’s object. both in placing the men and moving them, is to form a row of three of his own pieces. and whenever this lg done he may take from the board one of his opponent's pieces. but he must not dia- turb a row of three it there is any other that he can take. He who takes 06 all the hostile pieces wim. Sometimes when a player has lost all his men but three he is allowed to “hop"â€"that is. to play a man to any vacant spot on the board. The player must avoid crowding his men together and try to place them on or near the corners of the board. at the same time trying to block his opponent as well as to get his own men into line. When possible, it should be arranged to make more than one line in successive moves when by moving one man backward and forward two lines can alternately he made and hroken.â€"Chlcago Record. by two person- oa a bout! marked with the diagram hon shown. and buttons. beans or grain: of corn 0! two cum be used as men. pieces. none of which is on the the opening of the game. The players take turns in pitch their men. one at a time. at the points when A cripple boy looked up with bright eyes as the surgeon and the hospital nurse. followed by a group of young med- ical students. approached his bed. He knew what they were going to do. His weak. wasted. twisted leg was held rigid by a plaster cast. He saw the bowl of new plaster and the big basin and the sponge which the nurse was placing near the bed, and he saw the fresh bandages and the surgeon‘s glittering helm-tors and needles. His lips closed tightly for a mo- ment. ' ‘?’ou're going to change my leg again. do tor ?” he piped in a thin voice. “No, not your leg. my boy.” said the surgeon cheerlly; .“only the plaster. for we’re going to save your log. you know. “'9 won't hurt you much. to be brave now. It will soon be over." “Is 'the operatiofi very painful?” she whispered to the nurse. The nurse nod- “All right. doctor. 00 ahead.” said the boy. The lady who was visitifig the how pita! reached out and took his hand In hers. Ila. Ian’- m This {amounting llttb' IHILDREN’S COL The captain': on the quart. dock; Ho. ye undue". ho! The bos’n’a mate in It a. hub: 80. ye maxim at ’ The Good Ship Kant-0k. A Brave Little Cripple. 0.... CI. Winter. I‘ take. an: be to m about WI cause at! may not With the j as his CI er make- never pl: deed MI She in l even ence their of even 8! MI plain blond of re! In; I 80m. of which. I); you to In: utinct WI tern a of the like I nette lows wriggle 4 be that ‘ bids her In wh how 1le in g] thc would will u ImLI lhea