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J Washinglor, July 28. â€"The Mecre tary of state has roseived a despatch from Nr. Fowler, who Amorican Conâ€" sul at Ube Foo, datxl at midnignt on the 26th: "This morniug, by request oA the allisd adolrals, 1 wored the Govâ€" erpor [suppose:t io i» the Governor of shanturg) their wish <to get news from the Ministers thomsolves. *"The Governor row replics: ‘Havre es stite . " i k .. snn ] Give No Quarter. Chinese Assure U. 8. Consuls Minâ€" | 4 Berlia,‘ Jlll.!;’1 27E.:"â€" The IAP,::I 33- h ecger says the Emperor, whe ® isters are Safe and Well ! dressing the troops at Bramerhaven Washingtor, July 28. â€"The Secreâ€"| before they salled for China, referâ€" tary of state has roselved a despatch | red first to the responsibilities which from Nr. Fowler, who Amorican Conâ€" | had sprung up for the GG mnm- sul at Ube F‘oo> datxl at midnignt on | p‘re abroad during thyflb"d' t the 26th: "This mornisg, by request | Germany‘s troops, he s1/1, must now of the allisd adal.crails, 1 wored the Govâ€" ' show in the face of the enemy erpor [supposed io i» the Governor of" whether their tendencies â€" the tenâ€" shantusg) their wish ~to get news | dencies which German military meâ€" from the Ministers themsolves. [ thods had foilowed â€" were right. **The Governor row replics: ‘Havre The‘sr comrades of the marines had Consuls Said to be Wellâ€"A Suspicious Paragraph New York, July 28.â€"Li Hung Chang, tihe Chinese Viceroy, in response .o a request cabled to him three days ago by the Tribune, sends the following reply, dated Shanghai, July 27: "Triâ€" brne, New York. Pekin reports Minâ€" istors alive. Safety assured." Allisd forces entrance Pokin unnecesâ€" wary. (cigned) Li. Hung Chang." follo w day. Through a Yokchama despatch the Government has reseived informaâ€" tion that Chiness atoacked a body of Japanes> and Coreans in the vicinity of Anâ€"Tong, ca the north sgide of the Yalu River. Refugees had arrived in Wijn. Japanese reinforceâ€" ments were procesding to the scene of conllict. The lates: news received a% St. Petorsburg from _ Rlagovestâ€" chenss was dated July 23rd. â€" The "Tussian garrison had been reâ€"supâ€" plied with ammunition, and woulid be able to hold cut until reinforced. ‘The Chinese Legation here reiter ates the assertion that the minis sers are en route to Tien Tsin. wegations, not with vegetabl with telegraphic forms. «Defini i any kind is scarce. _ The comes from ~hanghal that i bas been resumed at the port : Chwang, and that a secoud ese division is mobilizing at preparatory _ to embarkatio €hina. : Said to be Told by Somebody, Name Not Given London, _Ju}y 28 â€"~â€"The Dally Mail‘s anothoer _ a elapsed wit sul‘s mossa, at â€" Pekin, through th beliel is .« ances of (] designed to U the Min Reld as hos Why Not London, July 28 ~The Dally Mail‘s «orrespondent telegraphs that â€" a Russian banker who left Pekin â€" on July 7Tth and arrived at Shanghai Wednesday, July 25th, says _ that when he left Pekin all the legations had been destroyed â€"and alii legaâ€" tioners murdere.l. The ministers, seeâ€" Ing death was inevitable, shot their {families. Sir Robert Hart, the bankâ€" er adds, committed suicide in despair. Attacued Japanese Through a Yokohama despatch the Government has reseived informaâ€" tion that Chiness atoacked a body of Japanes> and Coreans in the vicinity of Anâ€"Tong, ca the north side of the Yalu Ruver. Refugees had arrived .in Wijn Japanese reinforceâ€" ments were procesding to the scene of conflict. The latest news received As commentators .| ; mark, if thore is a truth in all the Chin the officials have only gaiming ‘Th> ascendancy. _ ~o imâ€" provement in the general situation," is the message one agency brings from the British Consulâ€"General at Shangâ€" bal to â€" overwrought Europe, while Higton: rega hai dospate} gaining ‘th provement | is the messa London, July 28.â€"The statement | eabled from Washington ‘that offi-‘ «lals thore are wavering with regard #o th> relability of the alloged mesâ€" sagos from Ministor Conger and Wu Fing Frang‘s assurances has had a | mark>Cly \lepressing effect on this | been | But Not A Word Com#s Directly from the Ministersâ€"â€"â€"U.S. Government Doubts About Conger Messageâ€"â€"Li Does Not Want Allies To Enter Pekin â€"â€" Another Massacre Story From Shanghai, but it Lacks Authenticationâ€"â€"Nothing to Relieve the Anxiety of the Watching World. Chinese Officials Reiterate Assu ances to U.S. Consuls. L1 HUNG CHANG‘S DESPATCH. MINISTERS WELL th A SHMANGHAAL YARN 0 T OF DISTRESS." SIR HENRY regarding th t] Sta t« FROM Li DIRECT asserts that a week h thout a reply to the co ige to the British Minist ock will sail toâ€"day for Nagasaki. she wili carry cs, a battery of artillery ber of soldiers, She wili be the Mcade next Wednes Direct Communication p» by the sanguine views Department at Washâ€" TNOr O Proops Sail July 28.â€"T adl 1806 ho left Pekin _ on rived at Shanghai 25th, says that n all the legations »l and ali legaâ€" The ministers, seeâ€" vitable, shot their t Hart, the bankâ€" 1ai1 that business & the port of Newâ€" a secoud Japanâ€" llizing at â€" Tokio, embarkation _ for W pertinent]y i atom o ies? Aassoertions, Â¥ to supply the vegetables, but s. «Definite news . The report H 1e A KT imism is again cy. â€"" No imâ€" LTIOUS ig Kong The trans wm2n 1M th Ma are ( that « they Minister Shang this have re hi States on the subjact of mediation. The Chinese Minister at London has cabled that Lord Ralisbury will reply to the> Empsro:‘s message when the British Minister at Pekin replies to the message address>d to him. COMMANDER C. G. F. W. CRADOCK, Who commanded the British Naval Forces at Taku and Tien Tsin. Prichard Morgan‘s Statement. London, July 27.â€"In the course of a debate Mr. William Pritchard â€" Morâ€" gan, member for Merthyr â€"Tydfil, who has extensive business interests in China. asserted that he hadâ€" moast gaebate Mr. William Pritchard . Morâ€" gan, member for Merthyr Tydifil, who has extensive business interests in China, asserted that he had most réliable information that all the forcign Ministers, except Baron Yon Ketteler, the CGerman Minister, in Pekin, were alive Tuesday, July 24th. Let Macdonald Speak. London, July 28.â€"A despatch â€" to the Daily Mail from Shanghai, dated July 26th, says that the Chinese Minâ€" ister at Tokio has telegraphed that he entirely failed to induce Japan to form an alliance with China or to moediate with the powers. He adds that the Japanese Foreign Office sugâ€" goest that China sounrd the United them 18 irom branch Chinese who h: report ture _ statem Necretary Hay also received a cablegram from United States Consul MeWade, at Canton, stating that the Viceroy Tak a«sures him that the Ministers were all alive and well on July 24th ‘ The Banker‘s Story The full text of the Daily Mail‘s telegram is as follows : "Shanghai, July 28. â€"Newspapers hbere publish a statement by an influential bankâ€" er, res‘iding in Pekin, near the Britâ€" ish _ Legation, who â€" arrived _ in Shangha‘! July 25th, having left Peâ€" A later despatch from Mr. Fowler, dated) 1 a. m., 27th, to the State De partment is as follows: _ ‘"Another telegram from Governor: ‘Have just recoived Imperial edict 24th saying various Ministers, excepting German, are well, and some days ago had supâ€" plied provisions to thein. The Minisâ€" ters are out of distress . (Signed) Yuan, Governor‘" received toâ€"day edict fror Emperor saying that the Ministers aro well. They are sending provisions to the legations Am confident Ministers out of «distress, and request you (Fowler) to transmit this preliminary anâ€" nouncement to admirals _ (Signed) Yuan, Governor.‘" last mom lespair, co ON JULY 24. Paris Notified Too s kille ment, S mmitte Still Later _ arrive. aving le tes that 4 lam ert les at Harct, the to (@@gtarted nort! ds | Puly, has ad gâ€" | PEkin. Luâ€"C} ea | Ku su, wit â€". | of â€" werkarmed l have le Ya | Pingâ€"Hen r | adds that th “’: The Daily Telegraph‘s corresponâ€" 5* | dent, in a despatch dated July 29th, 08 | describes the situation thus: "Beâ€" > | yond question the .Yangâ€"tso Viceâ€" 'ip'} roys are hurry‘ng military preparâ€" ';" ations, ostensibly against . the reâ€" ‘ ; bel Emperor and the secret societies, | but really against the foreigners. Ad, "; miral Seymour‘s position is a most ‘l“l | difficult one. He knows of all these @ | preparations but cannot move so 18| long as the agreement wich the P" ! vjceroys holds good. I am assured by a foreigner in the Chinese emâ€"« | ploy that the sotdiers in the Yangâ€" I‘s | tse forts are burning for a fight. i, ) Suppose a French or other warship h | goes up the river and the forts fire kâ€" | on it, the whole Yangâ€"tse valley tâ€"| will be in a blaze. The _ Viceroys in | may determine to keep the peace, but eâ€" | their control of the generals is only ie | imperfect. ‘The general commanding d. | at the forts feels that if he allows a d, | warship to pass it will be he and not y_ the Viceroy who will be decapitated. r&& Admiral S>:ymour‘s large naval force o Rremains at Shanghai, but the position | ith no troops available is considered g: | arious." x~ f 1e latest explanation of Li Hung §« ' Chs ‘s continuance at Shanghai is s | thatithe intense heat prevents his ‘ | travelling, but it is said that he will | go north soon. He is still reported as peing very anxious for Consul Warâ€" ren and Admiral Seymour .to visit , | him, but loth refuse to do so. He ‘® | i®&represented as being much gratiflied t | ;&th > amicable attitude of the United | _ Native officials at Shanghai have | | received intelligence that a recent | edict â€" depriv L.uâ€"Kunâ€"Â¥Yi of _ his | rank of guar®Ran to the heirâ€"apparâ€" | ent, and orde: him to Pekin for an | audience. | |\_ According to the Times Shanghai | correspondent, Liâ€"Pingâ€"Heng, _ who l tarted north at the beginning of | Puly, has advanced rapidly towards | PEkin. â€" Luâ€"Chuanâ€"Lin, Governor â€" of | Ku su, with a considerable force | of w rmed troops, is reported to have le Yangchau to follow Lâ€" Pingâ€"Hen route. The correspondent adds that e arrival in the north of these viomitly antiâ€"foreign offiâ€" clals must seridysly affect the situaâ€" tion. The same respondent reports an anbi-Cllrlstifl(;l()(bqtbmnk in Chekâ€" fang, caused by new enrolled train hbands. It is stated th nine missbonâ€" aries have been kiléd, e of them belonging to the Cheansh station, Brugsels, July 29.â€"The Mini of Foreign nirs has received teleâ€" gram frofilithanghai, date y 28th, which at that a Chinése Taotai is authority {. e assertion that all of the missiona who have taken reâ€" fuge at Pac Fu kave been mas BnApghal, July 29. â€"Liâ€"Pingâ€"Heng, the antiâ€"foreign Imperial commissionâ€" er, is going north. _ It is officially reâ€" ported that his forces have destroyed the Cathoile mission at Chuhlaho and murdered ,two French missionaries and more than 1,000 native Chris tiams. * Mr. Morgan, &mlsslonnr,v at Shiamâ€" Fu, reports thist the native missionâ€" aries are being murdered i hansti. Five more foreigners have masâ€" sacred s a a ’lwo. July 29.â€"Accounts received here M the massacres of native Chrisâ€" tliaos in China place the number at iany thousands. The Boxers slew 2,â€" 0, besides a foreign physician, at I Tingâ€"Fu on July Sth. The Chinese GeBgral . Liâ€"Hoâ€"Keh, who is now martping to PDekin, has ordered his troopÂ¥ to kill all Christians. Aftready a Freftth priest and between 2,000 and 3, natives have been killed by them. ; 4 he Times also reports that the C@psular body at Shanghai met on SuRday, and resolved that the situaâ€" tiomk neces.itates the precaution of havy a military force at Shanghai and was decided to communicate with thkeir respective Governments in that se. The form that the reâ€" commendation will take will be deâ€" cided at u\f‘nrther meeting to be held Mondav. brought a reply tlat the thBene conâ€" siders this course undesirable, Rending the negotiations with the wers which Li Hung Chang has befmn orâ€" dered to undertake. The cor, ndent adds that those are native reports, and, though supported by documents, &l'):‘y are more interesting than reliâ€" le, P whan his préparations are complete, there to aw&Ait developments, but if the foreign ters have been killed ha intends to Mkturn home to Anhbui. It is further Rated that Li Hung Chang‘s memori urging that the Ministers be escor to Tien ‘Isin, has H‘@s massacre of Christians, howâ€" ever, is only reported from Shanghai, and there is nothing to confirm it. It is stated that differences of ppinâ€" ‘on have arisen between the Conâ€" sauls and the muncipality of Shanghai respecting the defonce of the city. There is clearly a scare in some quarâ€" ters, which in others is regarded is un justifia ble. 4 "So I send you out. May you all prove your German effeiency, devoâ€" tm and bravery, bear joyfully all d‘scomfort, ant uphold . the honor and glory of ar You must set an example of disct selfâ€"domina tion and selfâ€"control, you close with the enemy, rem ‘r this : _ Spare nobyxiy. Make no prisoners. Use your weapons so that for a thousâ€" amd years hence no Chinaman will dare look askance at any (German Open the way for civilization â€" once for all." Â¥ & manner so horrible is unprecedentâ€" ed in the history of the world. Eyâ€" ery â€" civilisation _ not . founded _ on Chr‘stianity is sure to be brought to naught. + already proved that the training and principles upon which that arm of the force had been bu‘lt up were right ones, and now it was for the troops to do the same. "Every Gerâ€" man has been filled with pride," conâ€" tinued His Majesty, " to learn that the highest praiso bestowod _ upon German warriors has come from the mouths of fore‘ign leaders. The task before you is a great one. ‘That a people like the Chinese should cast to the winds international rights a thousand years old, and treat with scorn the sanctity of an Ambassaâ€" dor and the righis of hospitality in that these are native reports hough supported by documents ire more interesting than reli § 0: L1 Hung Chan rne&kt that the Vicer« urgent renewals of to th= capital. It is 11 pr@bably proceed Yang§hau, or the Gi his prgparations ar to aw&t developme!: reign MiNisters have ends to turn home further Sated tha ‘s memori urging ers be escorUki to Ti One Whousand Slain. All Were Massacred. Slain in Thousands. nirs has P hanghal j that a y 1 e ass lona whe Pacâ€" »Fu n% Open to Grave Poubt. "Hunter has occun‘ed Fouriesburg, and, so far as I know, did not sufller lboss. He found Mrs. Steyn, wife of the exâ€"President, and several of our men whom Dewet had captured at different times and whom he was urable to send to Machadodorp. The enemy in the Bethlehem hills are now closed in. Basutoland is closed . to them. Harrismith is the only line open, and it will not be easy for them to reach there with guns and wagons. " Broawdwood is still watching Chrisâ€" tian DeWet, who has taken up a posiâ€" tion on high hills near Reitzburg, about seven miles south of the Vaal. P. DeWet, a younger brother of Chrisâ€" tian, surrendered at Kroonstad yesâ€" terday. « " Barron reports from Krugersdorp that he has reconnoitred the railway to Bank Station, where the train was wrecked on July 19th, and been enâ€" ablod to replenish his supplies. war Office has received the fo‘lowing despatch from Lord Roberts : "French and Hutton contloued the‘r pursuit on July 25th. The former crossed Olifant‘s River, and from the high ground on the east bank he could see Middieburg and the enemy retiring in great disorder. The main road north was blocked for several miles with horsemen and _ wagons. The enemy‘s rear was then _ seven miles north. The mounted forces were still west of the river. Night was closing in, the rain was falling in torrents, and o it was impossible to follow. The night was terrible. In adâ€" dition to the rain a strong east wind made the bivouac most uncomfortable. One officer, I regret to say, died of exposure, and the mortality among the mu‘es and oxen was great. The men mace light o( hardships, _ and were in famous spirits when I saw them yesterday. ig i London, July War Office has desvatch from General Hunter‘s forces hardest work in forcing R« the casualties amounting one hundred. Upwards of 6,000 Boers very large number of w large quantity of stores, cattie have now been drive mounta‘n . passes, . where watched by British troops. cape from that point wil A despatch from Fouriesburg dated July 27th shows that the capture of Fourlesburg was preceied by heavy lighting to force a passage ol the passes, which was stabboruly contestâ€" ed for two days. A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Lorenzo Marque: . says that President Kruger is now at Waterâ€" valonder. He adds that a big fight is expected, and if the Boers _ are beaten President Kruger . will trek through Swaziland to Delagoa bay and take a steamer for Europe. London, July 27, 11.59 p,. m,.â€"The of the colony‘s offictals at Fouries burg is a decided advantage to the British. Though the guns and wagons were captured the commando escaped. There are now about $,000 Boers in the mountain fastnesses of â€" Fouries: burg and its neighborhood, with great stores of catt‘e and a large number of wagous. They may escape Generals Hunter, Paget, Rundle and Clements, who are watching them, but as the British hold all the roads, it is hardly posible that they can reâ€" move their wagons. The report thiat Christian De Wet capture is inevitable is received her with much doubt. His achievement in the way of breaking through th British soâ€"cal‘ed impenetrable cordor are too fresh in everyboiv‘s memor to allow his capture to be looked upo as a foregone concusion. At _ th same time, however, his position apparently considerably more pri carious than when he was among th hills of the Orange River Colony. The capture of Plet De Wet an half a dozen of the most prominen There is no indication, h his being in straits, thoug! cat‘an with Rustenburg is and Hickman‘s mounted In{. retursed to Pretoria . bec found themselves too wea lodge Delarey. The latts stroug force and occuries position. 2iF Meanwhile, the Booers are wast of the capital. Smail par constantly moving and keep British cccupied. The details of the British advance eastward make a picture of misery. The weather was intensely cold and wet, and the roads wore quaginires. A lieutenant and three men died from exposure, All the men suffered severe ly, though they ware chserful through it all. Horses, mules and oxen died by the hundred from exhaustion and cold. The country through which the Britâ€" ish passed was desolate and forsaken; Time, It is declared, will rather inâ€" crease than diminish the difficulties. It has fallen to Gen. B lot to be again besieged, Rustenburg, where (Gen. holding him up. | lowers have again escapad. Rome of the correspondents assert that his men have been dispersed on the busi veldt, starving, ragged and bootless, and with their feet bleeding ever the cause, Gen. Botha and his fol ever Boers Giving Lots of Troubleâ€"â€"Stiff Fight at Fourlesbergâ€"â€"Steyn is With DeWetâ€"â€"Will They be Captured ?â€"â€"Boer Crueity to Captivesâ€"â€"Boer & Attack Repeliedâ€"â€"The Duke of Marlborough‘s Experiences. Terrible Sufferings of Menand Horses During the Advance.* \ FRENCH OCCUPIES MIDDLEBURG. BOTHA‘S FORCE DISPERSED. ROBERTS AT PRETORIA. of $6,000 Boers, with a » number of wagons, . 4 tity of stores, and many now been driven into the passes, where they are British troops. Their esâ€" that point will be xliffiâ€" LrqueZ . sa y8s is now at W _ that a big 1 the Boers Kruger . will 1 to Delagos er for Europ , IL59 p, m eived the fo‘l , his position is | LOTMmaAnt ably _ more pre | !“‘ifl alst e was among the| is ievit: River Colony. \ them in et De Wet and | peace ne most prominent | ‘lals at Fouries | ‘ rantage to the | _ LondBp guns and wagons | South A mmando eéscaped. | py (Gen, t $,000 Boemi in ' itrday. OB sses of _ Fourle®: | custo ‘ iborhood, _ with | (:‘:liog?& ie and A& JAftge | n>s been Phey may escaPe | is ment get, Rundle @and | from exp« tching them, but ’ ity â€" amo all tho rORUS, 1t | .ii_n i2 forces had the ing Retiel‘s nek, iting to about is received here | parties is achievements, with | ng through the% etrable cordons |\, body‘s memory | > _, ) be looked upon | > Cape ion. At _ the | "'d here his position is| Comma bly more preâ€" | it is al was among the | is evi iver Colony. | them i t De Wet and | peace . nost nrominent | D 10 we | commun impossib intry has m, â€"The following 1 T+ Hharrecnd Ini t raranaom We Uy hy on Guttcs css e ie > 78 7. IMRapnRCEHE | the railway between Brifhorn Sp the Asha | and Balmoral, and it is reported th was dero 82 | all comnfndoes have been ordered He is 28 : | attack 0o small partics In th "* | Orange RRer Colony, Gen. DeWet, 1 with a larga® force than was originâ€" The lI=* * | alle ~ 7 > | ally supposed, and though strongly return>d posted near Ritzville, is said to ‘be NESUBE ‘" Wready to surrender if placed in a posiâ€" t:)‘ulun f 2 "Â¥on whore he must fight. Rifles. . "° ) %Gen. Carrington‘s force, which is reâ€" | **!*>* 3~ | pdrted fighting, is a portion of that \ _‘ & ht w&:h. alter pushing on to reinforce fl tort | Gerk Plumer, has been under Gen. | _ es ‘" | Baddnâ€"Powell in the neightorhood of '}o@h} _ ‘* | Rusténburg. where sharn Tichtine is | Yaah i# t« 11 Dr, Von Garnet was appointed by the Trangvaal Government on Februâ€" ary 19th. It is believed that his reâ€" port is unbiased. All the papers in connection with the prisoners‘ fund are being malled to Lord Rothschild, of the London Red Cross Society. Quobec, July 29.â€"Another Canadian soldier from South Africa, Col.-Serg.. Utton, arrived Saturday morning by the steamship Tunisian. Pretoria, July 27.â€"General Hickâ€" man‘s coumn found the Boers in force at the Crocodile River, 20 miles from here. Owing to the swoillen conâ€" Boer Cruelty to €aptives. Pretoria, July 27.â€"DrX%Yon Garnot, a Russlanp, who acted as lical offiâ€" cer to the British prisoner& at Waterâ€" val, has made a report to \the chairâ€" man of the Committee of itish at Pretoria, who subscribed mdgey â€" for the assistance of the prisone; He strongly condemns the inX%umanâ€" ity displayed towards the caftives, When he first took charge he fotnd a number of viectims of eateric fevek lys ing on the bare ground. They "had no blankets, only their worn uniforms, which were full of vermin. They had little food, and no medicine or attendâ€" erail Roberts‘ difficulties to the east of Pretoria make the capture of General DeWrt a most desirable event in view of putting @bmething like an end to real hosfllitia as this, it is considered, would infl General Botha to surâ€" render, General DeWet is now a greatâ€" er figure than Nruger as an opponent of British arms policy. A despatch from‘\Durban, Natal, says nearly one hund: colonial rebels are awaiting trial, and B is expected that several hundred mm‘will be brought before the courts. wl\t:h. alter pushing Gerk Plumer, has t« Baddnâ€"Powell in the Rus%urg. where 4 ex nec ted. Everything points to of considerable guerilla by Gen. rd Roberts® despatch of Satâ€" triay. HA& is moving east with his customary Rpidity, and has scattered Gen. Botha‘A force before him, but he hos been unaRle to come into action. His mention the men‘s sufferings from exposure and the great mortaiâ€" ity nmong h‘s% transport animals, which is likely increase in geometâ€" tical progression proportion to the length and spread the march, gives rise to fears that %en. Roberts, on that account, w.ll unable to push the pursuit to a def result. Meanwh‘le the Boers ve destroved the railway between Brokkhor‘s sp and Balmoral, and it is reported th all comnfndoes have been ordered attack o small partics. In th Orange _ RMer Colony, Gen. DeWeyl with a largal force than was originâ€" ally supposed, and though strongly posted near Ritzville, is said to be 300 dispirited burghers The march of the army to Balmoral wa unopposed. he cold w it bad for e men, &A rendered trarmport diff evident that e Boers to make raids yand att parties, and to avoid pi with large forces. the YVaal River. that there is eve early ‘capture. Gen. French h: Botha Flees to the East. Pretoria, July 28.â€"A Kaffir, dis guised as a woman, has been arrest ed as he was carrying letters to the Boress from Pretoria. Part of Gen. Hickman‘s column has gone westward to burn a farmhouse from which the Boers have been snipâ€" ing the British. ° A tight cordon is being drawn around Christian De Wet, south of the Yaal River. The Rritish claim burg Commandantâ€"G6 ported to have is said that he A Cable From Roberts. London, July 29.â€"Gen. Roberts reâ€" ports to the War Office that Gen. French occuped Middelburg without opposition on Friday. His despatch containg a reply to the question asked him a few days ago by the War Office regarding the number of trains captured by the Boers, his preâ€" vious despatch on the subject being indefinite as to whether one or two trains had been captured. He says that only one train was taken, on the night o(h:uly 21st, between Kroonstad and the Naal, and that :t contained supplies and two officers and 100 men of the Welsh Fusiliers. vape Towr I here that )mmandant ‘is also bel mevitable. Another Canadian Home. Hickman Repels Boers )eWet the Man Wanted , July 29.â€"Th> situati AÂ¥rica is somewhat clear y rd Roberts‘ despatch o HA is moving east wit n sSteyn With DeWet hn s ry prosp nelg! sharp i contin warlare Botha is rfla _ the east. I owed by only & continuation | m"“'; warlare, Genâ€" w to the east of thro re of General the event in view nols ke an end to peac is considered, | *""P" s practically eather made n 1pi€ orhood of fighting is Mid British »f i@! Took Strychnine Indian Head, Assa., July 28.â€"wW Jenkinson, while in a fit of des deney yesterday _ afternoon, . c mitted suicide by taking strychnine The United from Spair t! Cagayem, in : Fined Him Heavily . Toronto, July 30.â€"Squire Ellis on Saturday gave judgment in the case against â€" Dr. Edward Playter, â€" of Moore Park, who was charged with maintaining a nuisance, in the shape nf a soâ€"called sanitarium. He (ourd the _ doetor guilty and fined him $200 and costs and $5 a day*from June 15th to July 25th. Mr.\ i. Claude Macdonnell, solicitor toribf. Playter, intends to appeal the Knows Sergt. Wetmore. ‘Toronto, July 28. â€"Mr. R. 8. Warâ€" ner, of Mimico, writes to the e;fect that Sergt. Wetmore, who died of enteric fever in Africa, and about whose identity the Government _ is making enquiries, lived â€"at Mimico for three years before he went out with the Canadians. He did not enâ€" list as a private, but engaged as a saddler, and was promoted after he had landed in Africa. and was reinstated in office. Re cently he was accused of giving inâ€" formation to Gen. De Wet, whereby the latter has been able to plan and carry out many of his raids on the railway. Leroux has been found guilty and sentenced to five years‘ imprisonment. vaal is to the effect that hundre the burghers are deserting their mandoes and returning to their h« in a destitute condition. When the British troops . 1 through the Orange Free State, the Orange River Colony, Mr. roux, a Free State justisce of peace at Vredefort station, took oath of allegiance to Great Rei 4 A Magistrate Punished Pretoria, July 26, 4 p. m.â€"A worthy report from the North 45,000 men, including 15. and reservists desiring to amount also incluaded ths pounds to every soldier of mufti to every resery the present estimate, t] voted for the War Office 700. London, July 27.â€"The YVictoria Croaw has been conferred upon Captain 0J Manselâ€"Jones, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, for bravery at the battle of the Tugela. The li=t of Rritish prisoners r return>d unconditionally by the fil’lndu the name of Private an,. Of the Camailian M Captain Manse|â€"Jones served t the Ashanti campaign of 1895 was «decorated for his M‘r\% He is 28 years of age. Rilles tion the United States will inte in the Boers‘ behall. The Duke looks better, instea« worse for his experience. Con@id his ancestry, 1t is scarcely «n ingâ€" that he took a keen, pra« interest in his work, and lived like any oificer, being often or shortest of "short commons." The Dfio( Mariborougt turned hIme because Gen liton‘s staff has been t Hamilton not needing his loTr. The Duke says he of his yeomanry, though with them but a short tim immensely struck with â€" dians, and perfectly satis! the British soldier, especia fantry man, is as good as a world. He believes the Bc ance will continue at any November, as tlsj_ are fi vince scuce London, July 29.â€"T Mariborough had a mo experience in South (I:deh participating in i undergoing long n thw without a ® day‘s Wllness. They held him, bowever, until sergeant of Roberts‘ horse, whq‘kno- a drift further down, came alon The sergean tbdid not use the low drift, but, swimming his borse acro the river, brought the prisoner hba with him» Later it was found that the Boorg were holding the lower drift in loroe, Pretoria, July 27. â€" A leader . Pretoria â€" commando has been tured by the British east of depoort. He tried to escape, but covered by six rifies at close q ters, whereupon he threw down arms. He was on the opposit»e of the river from those who held under the guns, but it was impos {:‘)r the latter to cross over and m. At right the Boers attacked the British outposts, but the lattor wore alert, and drove them back with a heary rifle fire. The burghors lo#s is said to have been considerable it diffica‘t to cross. The Boers trisd to |ure them on by showing smail parties, the others remaining . con. cealed. The plan did not work. Gen, Hickman ahelled them, and also used his pomâ€"pom« _ s dition of the stream the British for Marlborough‘s Experiences Gets the Victorta Cross Rejoined Their Regiments H Private Doolan Free Boer Leader Captured U tha t °C ‘Tange Free State, no e River Colony, Mr. L Free State justice of t} Vredefort station, took t} bys e of Mariborough has _ re. me because General Hamâ€" If has been broken up, not needing his services he Duke says he is proud omanry, though he . was but a short time. He was struck with the Canaâ€" . perfectly satisfied _ that i soldier, especially the inâ€" , Iswas good as any in the : believes the Boer resistâ€" eontl:& at any rate till Am , are fTirmly conâ€" at if the. Democrats are in the Presidential elecâ€" nited States will intervene ers‘ behall. : looks better, instead . of his experience. Considering ry, 1t is scarcely surprise he took a keen, practical his work, and lived jus* ffinor hoinw nftan ow tha C mtates will purc the Islands of Cibitu the Philippine arck 1 L â€"~The _ Duk most inters th _ Africas, in mauy 1 ; marches, scratch o Great Brita in office. R fined him _ day*from Mr.\ iA. or for\Dr. 1 the e 2B.â€"W . of = yon, rye Ci 4 noun to â€" aggreg is £61.0: M I‘r 4} t«