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" , t , xx' tt ENTIRE BOER Methuen's Victory At Modder River. Boers 8,000 Strong Disputed bits Passage to Kimberley. A STUBBORN TEN HOURS’ FIGHT. suppers "Alter desperate hard fighting. which lasted ten hours. our men. without water or food. and in the burning Hun. made the enemy quit his position. Thin is the engagement tor which the Boers have been preparing ever since the British advance began, and is ot prime importance to the future at tho war on the western border ot the hostile repubiias. " is what the British people have been waiting to hear of with strained ears and not a little anxiety. The crisis has been reached. Hen. Methuen uad, all told, about 1 £000 men. I "ri/dna-al Pole-Carew was success- ful in getting a. small puny across the river, gullnutly assisted by 100 . up-.- ___ -v__4 7 - - - the conduct ot all who were engaged in one of the hardest and most trying fights In the annals ot the British army. it 1 con mention one arm par-' tit-ulnrly, it in two batteries of artil- tery llrihuln Feels Ttetieved by the News of the Victory. London cable says: The expected great battle of Modder River has been (ought. am) Gen. Artt.hut.hn" - -iiLidGiiver is about 30 miles Kimberley. 5:211;an nGther victory to his achieve- ments of the_paap .weetr...That tte Poets defended their position with all their old-time gallantry is being proved try Gen. Methueni despatch and it will probably be further testi. Cted to when the British casualties and.” be made known. _ . There appears to be no doubt that Gen. Methuen has gained a real ad. vantage, though the details must be awaited before the lull etteet of his 10 HOURS‘ DESPERATE FIGHTING can be gauged. Presumably the bur- gher army was on the south bank or the river, but whether when the Boers retreated they crossed the river northward or retired in an eawteriy direction into the Orange Free State remains unexplained. Tho British appear to have sur- mounted the ditticulties of crossing the river and to have seized for them- selves a position on north side of the stream. This success of the British clears anocher stage of the road to Kanberler, the siege of which Gen. Cronje must. have partially raised in order to give battle to Gen. Methuen. The Burghers are understood to have a strong leager at Spitfontein, four- teen miles north of the Mulder River, so another engagement possibly awaits the British before they can commence the last stage of the eleven miles, from A belated despatch from Orange River says Gen. Methuen's troops are advancing under the greatest ditncuV ties. Ctghtlntt an omnipresent but at. most invisible toe. MBOE TROOPS FOR TH}: FRONT. CROWDS WRONGED WINDSOR, cheering and singing. and similar scenes were witnessed in London in spite 9! 1plenye tog. ' " Lord “'olsclcy bade the Horse Guards tthe Blues) farewell at Knight's Bridge Barracks. lle made a speech reminding the men of the grand military deeds of the Blues. saying he was assured they would do their utmost to add to the glory ot a regiment _of which they were Enthusiastic scenes marked the de. nurture to-day of the tirat detach- ments of the composite battalion of the Household Cavalry going to South Africa. sPITF0NTEIN TO KIMBERLEY, though Gen. Cronjs would thereby run a great. risk of being caught between Gen. Methuen and Col. Kekewich, the British commander at Kimberley. G ihsiilg'VBi-bud. and wiattinit them God speed, good luck, and a safe return. - -e - __ . _ struggling crowds lined the route to the station, Incensantly singing and cheering, until the cavalry were en- trained tor Southampton. to embark on board the steamer anlemore. MUDDI‘IR “IV Fits' BATTLE. wk in terms of high praise of from Force-Infantry, Cavalry ”Hiluulul. Ann: \cuccu nun b-i-'"-""- _ by Princess Henry ot Buttenberg and Princess Christian. '. THE QUEENS SYMPATHY. Alter an inspection or the troops Her Majesty briefly addressed Colonel Hutton. congratulating him on the splendid conduct of the Guards in South Africa, and expressed deep re. gret at the losses sustained. Queen Tietoria's words were all the more earnest. inasmuch as Just before her arrival at the barracks she received news of Gen. Methuen's great vie. tory, in what another telegram re. ceived at the barracks termed the "bloodith battle of the century." Col. Hatton thanked the Queen for lher kind words, and the G'uards cheered repeatedly. The wives and families of the soldiers were then grouped in front of THE ROYAL CARRIAGE. Thcre was an interesting :eremony nt Windsor to-day. when the Queen inspected the men ot the Grenadier Guards, who recently returned from omdurmum and convened with the wives and tamities of the soldiers who have gone to South Africa. trom the Windsor district. The weather was beautiful. The Queen was accompanist? and Her Majesty srmpavnetieally ad- dressed them, saying how much she felt. for them, and hoping they would have good accounts of their husbands and fathers. There had been no news of any kind from Natal up to this torenoon, since Gen. Buller’s mes- sage of yesterday. The independent communications stoppei abruptly with the announcement that Gen. Hild- yard had been ordered to advance on Colenso. Therefore there is eomsider- able solicitude regarding the course of events since Monday.“ . , Londun cable: 38 regards the actual result. or the battle. the Morn- lng Post: military critic. who, it has been generally proved, has keen fore- sight, says: " It does not seem too much to we sume that it was won by the British, though the dospatch refrains scrupu- lousiy trom referring to a victory. The enmny was forced to withdraw from his position, which may mean a tubing hack of the advance to the interior lines. or the abandonment. ot the bridge head defences.” A revised list of the ieritish casual- ties at Belmont shows: Officers kill- ed, four; wounded, 22; non-commis- sioned officers and privates killgd. 46; wounded, 225, of which number tho Guards had 35 killed and 159 The critic assumes that there wasa bridge, and that the Boers at the outset. Were defending the southern approaches to it. . wounded. The former is the more plausible, since Gen. l'olc-L'urew was crossing with the help of suppers, which would negative the hope that the bridge was in the hands of the British. The eup- pars “rm-9 unfiottbttsdlt pontoonihg. - complaint is beginning to be heard against the employment ot so many sailors for purely soldlera’ work so tar from the count. The complaint is based on the ground that the navy cannot. afford to lose men whom it takes so long to make and replace. There are also loud complaints that more artillery and cavalry have not been furnished to General Methuen. It is argued that at the start ot his march he did not have sufficient cav. airy tor pursuit and to clinch the vie- tories gained, and that branch must now be so overworked as to be prac- tically worn out. The Daily News says: l "Whatever comma. we must brace our nerves to meet it. Certainly, to- day looks as if we had before us a. very stern and earnest struggle before we see our way clear to final VIC- wry." ' , c ' ' The Times' military expert, com- mentimg on Gen. Methuen's despatch, says; -- -- _ _ A A " Gen. Methuen states only that the sunny was made to quit his position. Our troops must have been too ex- hausted to pursue, but id the Boers were driven across the river assuming it was fordable, their loss must have been severe." The paper proceeds to argue that; the Boers' general position possibly pointed southwest, their retirement] being to the eastward. __ - . ! By an English military expert:The action fought by the Kimberley re- lief column, under General Methuen, on Tuesday, was preliminary to the passage ot the Modder River, which he reports as in full tlocd. The Boers were found entrenched on the north The Times comments upon the fact that thus far the Boers have been able to compel attacks try inadequate forces upon their well-chosen posi- tions, while keeping the initiative in their own handy. It says: . " Ample numbers are our greatest need, and the decision to send out the sixth division has certainly not been taken too soon. Now that disloyalty in Cape Colony has to be faced, even greater efforts will have to be made. Tho only Wise course is to turn to ac- count the somewhat bitter lessons of the last six weeks, and to employ a large factor for safety." 3W Too Exhtutstedto Pursue. Battle of Moddor River. Methtten's Victory. y and Artillery ---Cross.imt the story-British, bank, having two heavy guns and tour Krupp field pieces in positiqn, their torce9eing 593d. to.I'ySltr tlt - uuw you-5 .._-_ -- __ ooo, In which would be included the commandos that were driven from Belmont and Ensllp.__Tha 1thon, be- Dcxmuu- - N.........-. --_- - gan on the part of the British by a continuous cannonada trom the tield batteries and ritte fire trom the in. tantry lining the south bank (of 31:9 "‘A-‘A-vn-n .1: UUHDILIHUIIB bull-Ilkuv ..v__ V batteries and ritie lire trom the in- fantry lining the south bank or the Modder River. Under cover ot this fire, that lasted throughout the day, the British succeeded in getting a small force across the stream through the exertions ot the engineers, prob- ably using pontoons or the collapsible boats now in use in the British army. The Boers were eventually driven from their position, and the British are no doubt By this time established on the north bank of the Modder,apd push- ing on to Kimberley. From the river they have still some 22 miles to march before they come in touch with the Kimberley garrison, and the Boers are said to have a strong position at spytfontein, eleven miles beyond the Bladder. A London cable says: Twelve hours' reilection upon Lord Metiuscn's brie: despatch has only served to in- crease public anxiety and suspense. All kinds of speculation are indulged in. In the absence of any indication as to whether the Boers occupied the north or south bank of the Modder River, the best opinion inclines to the latter theory, and it is pointed out that the British must have been ut- terly exhausted it they could not fol- low up the retiring Boers and crush them as the enemy crowded over the bridge, their compulsory line ot re- treat. ' it is believed that Lord Methuen wiil'be instantly reinforced trom Cape Town by two battalions ot in- fantry, a detachment of cavalry, and a battery of artillery. , - ‘ - ' I, 1!__ALI..~ u. ”my-” u. ...-...-_v Colonel Albrecht, who is directing the work of the Boers in opposing Lord Methuen, was originally an offi- cer in the Austrian army. He entered tho Free State army, and soon brought its artillery to a high state of efficiency. He is known as an able artillerist and strategist. . London cable: Additional detail of the light at Eslln (urarspanl on Saturday were to-day received from the Orange River. When the Naval Brigade started there was no sign of the enemy. Shell fire had apparently driven them back, bat there was a sudden and rude awakening. When the naval men were within two. or three hundred yards of the enemy's line they were met by one blast of tire right round a iropy'. The fire was so murderous that no troops could live in it, and the men fell back for a few moments under rover. The charge resounded, and then the men rushed to the foot of tho kopje. What this run was will be realized when it is stated that the shower of bullets striking the ground gave the appearance of a raging sandstorm. There was an instant's [muse at the foot of the kopje. and then with a wild yell the men rushed up the hill. The Beers could not stand this charge, [in'l the few who hold their ground were Kliled. The majority fled, utter the guns had been removed, at a smart trot. Every oHiettr but two of the Naval Brigade was killed. How the Boers In y low under defences during the ter- rific shelling is regarded as a marvel by the military men here. Though the Boers suddenly retired. their retreat was not by any means a rout. Methuen's force is constantly har- assed by sharptrhooterir. Sardinia" Arrived at. Its Destination Yesterday. omio'n cable: News was receiv- ed this afternoon of the safe arrival at Cape Town to-day of the Allan Liner Sardinlnn with the Canadian contingent, under Lieut.-Col. Otter, on board. All well. _ The citizens ot Cape Town had been waiting for several days for the com- Ing of the Canadians, to show them, in common with the Australians and the detachment from New Zealand, how much the British peopleor South At. rica recognized the importance of this outward Sign ot the unity of the Em. Pitt in the tour or. stress. . . When the :Sardinlan was signalled from Table Mountain the popular on- thusiasm became intense, and many hundreds ot people made their way to the wharf to be the first to cheer the bearers of the visible helping hand trom alstant Canada. Details have not yet come to hand concerning the demonstration which will bo tendered to the colonial re- presentativar, but there is no doubt that it will prove an historical event in the history of the Empire and the world. The contingent left Quebec on Monday. Oct. 30th, and have there- fore been 29 days on the way from Quebec to the Cape. The Toronto and Hamilton portion ot the con- tingent left Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 25th. London cable: Geo. W. Steevens. the war correspondent of the Daily Mail, in a letter by post, describing the battle of Nieholson'e Nek, bears eloquent testimony to the humanity of the Boers. He writes: "The Boers had their revenge for Dundee and Elands Laagte. They took it. full measure, in kindness. As Atkins had tended their wounded and succored their prisoners there, so they tended and succored hint here. "One commandant wished to send the wounded to Pretoria, but the others, more prudent as well as more humane, decided to send them back to Ladysmith. “They gave whole men the water out of their own bottles; they gave the wounded the blankets of! their own saddles and slept themselves on the naked veldt. They were. short‘of transport, but they were mostly armed with Martinis, yet they gave the captured mules for hospital pan- nlers and the captured Lee-Metfords for splints. bt A man was rubbing a hot sore on his head with half a crown, 1te, nobody offered to take it from m. CANADIANS AT THE CAPE. More Troops for Methuen. Nicholson’s N ck Disaster. Sullurs’ Gallant.- Fight. Lu In“; “v__.,.,,, - lmberley. From the river Jr some 22 miles to march come In touch with the arrlson,and the Boers are a a strong position at eleven miles beyond the 3m; Twelve " "Some of them asked the soldiers tor their embroidered waist belts. as mementoa of the day. . " ‘It’a got my money In it,' re. plied Tommy. and the captor said no more." Stevens writes almost hysterically of the hoisting of the white flag by the British officers. implying that it was done in fright. He says that in one case the British soldiers re- fused to see it and kept on firing. He Takes Them Into “is Contldenre In His Address. London cabie says: Although tele. graph and railroad communication is open with Modder River. no further news of Gen. Methuen’s movements or the big fight was given out up to 2.30 this afternoon. This is generally taken to indicate that Gen. Methuen is again on the march and that, as heretofore, he will not again be heard from until he has fought another battle and gained another stage. That the general anticipated dogged re- sistance on his northward march is shown by the speech which he deliv- ered to his troops, Nov. 27th, aftvr the battle of Gras Pan, reports of which have Just arrived here. After reading a telegram from Governor Milner, congratulating the troops and sympathizing with the wounded, Gen. Methuen personally CONGRATULATED THE TROOPS on the work done, and expressed ap- preciation of the manner in which they had endured the hardships. The work, he said, was the most severe encountered by the British army for many a long day. They had in front of them, he added, an enemy to whom they could not afford to give a single point. Their tactics had been excellent, and he recognized and ad- mired their cou'rage. Continuing, Gen. Methuen said that when called upon to fight for his country, he preferred to fight a foe worthy of his steel, rather than savages, whose sole re- commendation was bravery. He then expressed the hope that he and his men had gained each other's confidence. and would all do their duty to their country, as English- men should. Gen. Methuen also tie- scribed as "dastardly" the con- duct of the 80ers in firing on ambu- lance wagons, the shooting of tt British officer by a wounded Boer, and the Boers' use of dum-dum but- lets. But he refused to believe that these acts were characteristic of the Boers. He gave them credit. un- convinced to the contrary. that they, like the British wished to FIGHT FAIR AND SQUARE. Those who are acquainted with Gen. Methuen think his terj description ot the Battle of Maid, River fore- casts "a fearful butcher's bill." Little attention was paid here to the flimsy fabrication announcing the Call of Ladysmith. The detrpateh caused frenzies of joy in Paris, bat it is impossible to make a Briton believe that, after withstanding the siege so long. Gen. White, with the thunder ot Gen. Clery's guns at Col. enso..telling of the coming relief, would yield his position while a pound of ammunition or a man was left. The news of the British suc- cesses will speedily spread Par and wide among the Boers. - . (fave Town cable: The Argus prints the following account ot the engagement near Belmont between the Boers and the forces commanded by, Gen. Lon-q Methuen: . " _ .. Gen. Buller's despatch from Piet- ermnritzburg yesterday would hard- ly have dealt with belated details of the situation at Ladysmith it there was anything serious to re- port. Since then has come the de. spatch from Estcourt, saying Gen. Joubert is hastening _Iraelr, to op- On Wednesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon Belmont was shelled by a British advance party. Amessenger returned to the main body at Fin. champ's farm. and the artillery ad. vunced and shelled a. kopje occupied by the. Boers, expelling the enemy, and capturing two guns. The Boers lost 30 men. The position was valuable, as the Boers occupied two-kopjes a quarter of a. mile upurt,commandlng the plain on all sides. Moreover, they controlled the water supply of Fin. champ's farm. The main column ad. vanced from the tarm at G o'clock to. wards Belmont, and camped the miles trom Kattair's Kop. pose Gen. Baden-Powell. Where is Baden-Powell? This is incompre- hensible here, and it is generally supposed that names must have been mixed up. But in some quarters con- jectures are ventured that the be. Megan-s of Mnfeklng have withdrawn southward and permitted Cvl.Baden. Powell to leave that place andthat he is now, in conjunction with Col. Plumer. '0! Fort Tull, traversing the Transvaal. It is claimed that it Gen. Joubert is travelling in an omni. bus, he must be sick or wounded. At daybreak yesterday the Boers opened rifle fire at a range of 1,000 yards on the British on the plain. The advance continued,und developedlnto a general engagement. The artillery, working round to three sides ot the position. to the south, west and north, silenced the Boers. Then the in. fantry from the centre, which was mldway between Katrair'a Rap and Belmont Kop, stormed the IroNe with Payonets through a storm ot bul. eta. The troops who made ths charge were two battalions ot the Grena' diers and the Northumberland Regi- ment. They moved to the attack through a storm of bullets, but did no firing themselves. trusting to their bayonets. When they reached the top of the kopie, they inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. The infantry lost unam- rer of men in advancing up the kopJe. They captured the Boer inager with its entire contents. At 8 o'clock the fighting was finisheJ, the Boers re- treating eastward. making for a hunger at Romdnn, fourteen miles distant, the cavalry and the 9th Lancers pursuing them. London cable: The Daily Newa' correspondent at Orange River says that the Boers at. Belmont fought with the stubborn pluck they have shown METHUEN TO HIS MEN. t% Trusted to Bayonet». Boers Were Plucky ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO asked the soydlprs WWII one; we... u-..--. - _ first rid? by the Guard! bayonetl. they wit drew to the ascend. which they contented with as much steady courage In it they had never been moved. They made a most dam-mined stand on the third ridge. They clung to ttwir ground with admirable p'uck, pouring a. terrible fire into the British. A Requiem Mon. Rome. Nor. 'd9.--A requiem Illa.- was celebrated in the much Cntho lie Church here today tor the rope-e of the souls ot the Main In South Ar rica. The church WM filled with Eng lish and Americans including the Am Madam ot Great Britain and the United Statu- The Pope sent his h1:uing.It is nnnollncel that 81911021 new ls much distressed by the looses on both sides in South Africa. -.1--.- . Canadian Troops All Welt. Ottawa, Nov. 30.4mm Militia De. partment this afternoon received a cahlegram from Lord Strathcona as follows: "Am informed es. Sardininn has reached Cape Town safely. All well on board." Reserves Respond Wett. London, Nov. 29.--Lieut.-General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, it is report- ed. will be the commander of the 6th divitrion. The latest phase of the mobilization of the reserves has proved as satis- factoryns have former calls. Out of 9,786 men summoned. 9,553 have re- Joined the volora. The War Office has received the fol- lowing despstch from Gen. Buller. dated Pietermaritzburg, Wednesday, Nov. 29th: “Mitchell, a tetegrtunitst, has just made his way out of Lady- smith to Weenen. when he sends the following message: "On Nov. 9th m beat back the Boers. with great loss to the enem: our total casualties were remarkably small. There war only eight men killed during the siege by shells, and in all the battles, only tt hundred men have been killed. "I left Ladysmith the night of Nov. 25th. Since Nov. 9th no attempt has been made to attack Ladysmith in force." "The whole brunt of the fearful tight was borne by the infantry, who were obliged to climb GOO feet, straight into a territie stream of missiles. The Ninth Lancers pur- sued the enemy with great; vigor, but the Boers, well mounted, and familiar with the hills, melted before them. "Possibly, however, the victory would have been even more decisive had we possessed more cavalry." ‘The Daily Mail publishes the tot lowing despatch from Belmont. de acrlblng the bitttlgz _ - Sat-- H . London cable: While the ruuwne of the relief of Kimberley current on the Stool: Exchange to-day may be premature in, their literal sense, there seems no doubt that the pres- sure on the garrison has been much lightened by General Methuen’s auc- venues, and the actual relief of the place must, seemingly, be a inet very shortly. A clue to the urgency ren- sons wliivh dictated General Metiluen's hurried Inarvh may be found in Gov. ernor Milner's hint to the Relief Com. mittee at Cape Town to {reptile tor the reception of 70,000 re ugees', in. dicating that the garrison must have had reason to tear the reduc. tion of Kimberley by STARVATION AND DISEASE. The recent news from Kimberley comes try way of Pretoria, and al. most Henna to show that Kimberley and Maleking are acting in concert with Gen. Methuen, for at the. time the battle was raging at (has Pan both Col. Kekewich and Colonel Ma. den-Powell made sorties and assailed the beleaguerers. DUI Lullle In“. -.Fe'sr . “The Boers held a position which British troops would hold against a] most any force. The British victory is complete. . "My estimate of the Boer losses Is GOO killed and 150 wounded. Mr. Knight. eorrspondent of the Lon. don Morning Post. was wounded. The Boer prisoners are ignorant. dirty and wretched. They say that halt their commando, tired of the war, will refuge further seryicq' - " . The result oi' the Mateking sortie is ‘not known, but according to a des- putvh trom Pretoria, Colonel Keke- wich inflicted considerable. loss on the Boers, two shells killing nine and wounding 17 of a group of Boers. METHUEN MOVING NORTHWARD. It is reported that Gen. Methuen resumed his march northward Wed- nesday, and expected to form a June- tiou with the Kimberley 'seg,',',, Satur- day or Sunday. It is s ggested in some quarters that the Boer forces have been withdrawn from the north of Cape Colony. and may.be hurry- ing to attack Gen. Methuen‘s rear. but reudoreeanents have been push- ed rapidly forward from Orange Riv- er and De Aar, and it is said they ought to circumvent such events. From. Lord Wolseley's announcement that it had been. decided to call out ONE MORE DIVISIQN. it appears clear that the War or neo does not link tor a speedy rul- lupse of Beer rmritetttnee. The British chief telegranw coming from Natal and the ventral theatre of the war, conveys little information about the situation. Nnnuwapoort reports that half the Colmbnrc; Dutch who re- sponded to the Boer summoned for military service have now returned to their homes; so perhaps the seri- ous civil troubles hampering Gen. Gatucre may be lessened and the military operations un-ler his direc. tion will commence. THE RELIEF FORCE. So tar as known. the Indysmlth relief force is Itill at Frere. though the brilge was perhaps sulfh'iently repaired to permit of its passage on Nov. 30th. in which case the Upped- ing forces may already have eome in contact near Golenso. where appar- ently the Boers are atmgly en- tranche] on the north side ot the r ver. A special dmrpatoh from Pretoria, dated Sunday. Nov. 20th, says there was . ANOTHER SORTIE '11.: been 'umointdiaGrGrit" from linfeking. Saturday. November graph. to ”wood Mr. Emma 'g'iii' ' their mm ""ihei"GTva gin: the Inet the; were driven from the _. - ___a_. I‘--Il\n-.,- A Fearful Fight. Their gum. we! V aiuilitiitr tfr determuiatfon, if?! " Several ambulance tutu [an lulla- kintt Nov. 25th toe the it” saw where heavy "tsting In expected dorm; the coming week. when the Boers would roam the advance d the British In the directiot of Kim. berley. but of Cavalry, an! Matche- dean-thing ttd battle at Belmont hear a ctereotned char- acter. proving that the ham ot tho" oenoor hal been at work upon them." They are too incoherent to ensue the reader to form an accurate Mu ot the event or to place a proper intimate upon the value ot the victory. All the account: agree respecting the mlendid lighting qualities displayed a: both sides. Nothing could have emecded the steady courage and pluck at the British infantry in the face ol 1 ter- rific tire; while the Boer gum were splendidly served. the gunners stand- ing to them with dogged determina- tion, exposing thetutwlves to the very Lust moment, and only becoming wild and inaccurate in their aim during the final deadly charge ot the British infantry. All admit, however, that the vietory could not be properly followed up and utilized owing to the “aunt of sutricient cavalry. The pursuit of the defeated vnoniy by the Lancer: was evidently not very effective. and, curiously enough, while all the correspondents report the cap- ture of Boer guns, Lord Mothuen‘s own report omits any mention of such an achievement. On the whole, it nl.. moat seems sale to wume that the Boer guns were not captured. The utriking proof ntrordoM of the nxwl- lent material Gen. Methuen has in his brigade is, however. a matter of great satisfaction in London. There la an unmnIH-tned rumor tl the txrrmspondaneo In...” in the B8 camp contains evidence of n-oasunn Me communications Maven the “we" and the Dutch 001mm. ANOTHER VICTORY FOR METHUEN. General Lord Methuen, who is up- erating on the western border of the Orange Free State, has gained nu. other victory over the Boer" and re- moved another obstacle from the road to Kimberley. He encountered tho Boers at Modder River, about thirty miles south of Kimberley, and defeated the whole force of theene. my after ten hours' fighting. Once in possession of Kimberley. General Me- thuen will find little difficulty in ad- vancing to the relief of Mafelring. " ter which he can turn eastward across the Transvaal territory In the direction of Ladysmith. Before that programme is completed, we are likely to receive important news from General Hildyard and General White, who will have Joubert's force he. tween them, unlms that astute Boer dodges quickly around Ladysmith and finds his way through Laing'e Nee into the Transvaal. The Boers are now face to face with a win-r force, both in Natal and Cape LS any. and their chances to do ttttk. chief will diminish as the days past by. 1illlll HAISINE THE DEM]. Toledo. 0., report: N. B. Harring- ton. of Bowling brawn. who has been in Texas on legal humans. has re- turned home with a good story. He went south to take the depositionaot Sarah tihinuabarger and her son. who, with twelve other persons are members of the "1lol1 F lyers." near Livingston. Texas. Mrs. tihinnathartrer wants lwr hus- band's all produexng farm at l'yguet divided, and halt of lt be given taller. no the colony of “Roll Myers" may be supported. The members ot the cub ony claim to have gone to Texas , obedlence to a roll of manuscript a chart. which. they say. was delivered from heaven to mic of their number. Awarding to the manuscript and chart they must prepare that spot in Texas tor tho heaven spawn of in the Bible. It In to he the tuturedwelV ing place at the 144.000 persons. who will be saved Iron: tire. Roll Flyers Aimto Beat Chris- tian Scientists, All other penning: will soon be de. stmyed. A rough pine church and nix pine huts lune been enacted there. The mlonlita do not work. They spend each day in prayer. One ot the colony recently said he btriieved that the chart had bracn misread. and that the heaven Win! in Arizona. lie was promptly read out ot the colony as a hemtlc. “THE HOLY GHOST AND US." RALSING THE DEAD. Shiloh, Me., Wedaesdar-The lat.. est miracle performed in the "Holy Ghost and U." Temple is told by the evangelist, F. W. Sandford. He says that he was called to the home of Olive A. Mill! and told that aha wu- dead. He uyl her Jaw had dropped tug n1r.tt.reratAieus wal_per_oeptiblg. -- Ho nddl: “I knelt by her bedside am. prayed. At the conclusion of my prayer I rm and “id in n loud voice, ‘In the name ot Jesus ot Nazareth, 0litty Mills, come buck.’ Mr. James Kent. Superintendent ot the C. P. It. Telegraph. Montreal. In: been appointed lull-m ot Tel. "There wu a flutter of the eyelid- and a tremor ran through the limbs, and the worn": regained her genes. In a tow hours afterwards she was talk lug-withing in my Itqdy." tf Mrs. Mills most emphatically " borates all that in said "out her. She declares that she knows she wee dead. She says that it eeemed " though she was held beside her body by some infiueatee, and then her soul went away through a dark tunnel to- wards distant brightneu. When she had arrived elmost at the end of the tunnel or dark valley the "w on the clip in large letters the word "preach." 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