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O 0 4 2 M actnenr com? The ~vacant command has becn given to Major and Brevet Lieut.â€" Col. Thos. David Pilcher, another staff college officer, who was oniy posted to the Bedfords as second in command a year or so ago. Colonel Plicher‘s name has been prominently before the public during the war, as Rhe has done some exceedingly good work, and has lately been in comâ€" mand of the 3rd Corps of Mounted . It was he who seized Douâ€" furing the trying weeks when Methuen was kept stationary at the Modder. He was also in comâ€" mand of the Sunnyside «xpedition, the first in which the Canadians took part. Col. Pilcher was also the bhero of another dashing exploit, when, with a very amalil force, ‘he advanced thirty miles from his nearâ€" est supports, entered Ladybrand, and captured the Landdrost and field cornet, carrying them off in the face of a greatly superior force, and covering between 50 and GO miles in the 24 bhours, . ;.; ! ; .;: This total does not include Boet losses after the British advance from Kroonstad. s Terrorizing Orange Colony. Bloemfortein, Oct. 31..â€"A resident Of Harrismith gives a gloomy descripâ€" #ion of the situation in the northâ€" eastern districts of Orange Colony. . C M’ h ';m:'*'v;flflwar' "G5 be & heas iiy ®rechod : by : Roor : * "wane rnfe P miee on h im Rer is in his own hands, and the War Office states that it has no informaâ€" tiom as to when he will leave. There to a report that one of his daughters is suffering from enteric fever â€" at Pretoria, which, if true, is doubtiess part of the reason for his remaining in South Africa, but the continued guoerilia activity probably exceeds hls expectations, and is causing him to hesitate to Jeave. De Wet is tumrmwmu he sent word to the poople of Relits to send ‘the ©women and" children away, ons he intemied to amash the plaoe cwith retillery. 20. _ ". ~ ; London, Nov. 1.â€"The departure of Gen, Roberts from South Africa, which Rwas recently postponed from an earlier date to November 15, has now apparâ€" ently been furtherdelayed. The matâ€" Bands of Boers are moving about, shooting at sight at anyone coming within range,: and looting and burnâ€" EA houges and stores belonging to Britizhers and neutrais. . The names of many of t marâ€" auders are known to the athorl~ ties, but it is impossible toscatch them . Harriszsmith is ltron,ly‘ « risoned and theh.mm are orfl& The patrois, who are out every f have swept the country clear o} It is noteworthy that Gen. Kitchâ€" enper, in a speech at lretoria, when bidding farewell to some of the reâ€" tnrul:d Al::tnlhm-b.'.euld that t bt.be war ted r, perhaps, n most of the soldiers had expected, but there was still much work to be done before their task was completed. Removed From the Army. London, Nov. 1.â€"Two or three lieuâ€" tenantâ€"colonels whose names or regiâ€" ments have been prominent in some of the regrettable incidents of the war have been placed on the halfâ€"pay list, and several captains and subalâ€" terms have been "removed" from the service. In particular, conversation in military circles has centred in the anâ€" nouncement that "Her Majesty has removed " Li>ut.â€"Colonel Wentworth Oxiarne Carenagh, P. 8. C., from the army, having "no further occasion for his services." Colonel Cavenagh took out the 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, in the early part of the ‘year. â€" It was the first occasion on which either the colonel or his ‘men had been on active service. some of the. men who served with the Boer ambulance. The estimate places the losses up to that date at 2,448 Miliâ€" ed, and $,622 wounded. Â¥% London, Nov,. 1.â€"The War Office has Feceived the following from Lord Robâ€" urts, dated Johannesburg, . Oct. 61â€" * General (Rundle occupied Bethieâ€" hem Oct. 21, driving the Boers from two estrong positions three miles south of that place, General Rundle had thrée killed and 17 wounded, the latter including .Lordâ€" Gerald Richard â€" Groseâ€" venor. . General Rundle‘s men have been engaged daily with parties of Boers, varying in number from 30 to 150. He was compelied to burn Wesâ€" sels‘ farm, because a messenger carâ€" rying a copy of my last proclamation was fired on from the verandah by Mrs. Wessels, whois a sister of Genâ€" Lord ~Roberts‘ Departure Delayed. Estimate of Hoer Losses. Cape Town, Nov. 1.â€"A reliable csâ€" timate of the losses of the Boers up to April 15th has been prepared by His Wife Fired at a Messongerâ€" Roberts® Daughter Sickâ€"Town of < Lindley in Ruinaâ€"Matters Looking ~Badâ€"â€"Indian â€" Princes Offered Their Services. BURNED WESSELS‘ FARM. Roers Burning and Looting in Orange Colony. : BEFTMLEKENL Hale c y reason is that the Chin of international law, & prisoner. All are sho cartridges, stabbed. 8v we had to stab S2VENt . .....â€"_.~â€"â€"â€"â€" with the bayonet. y had shot one of our patrols, whereupon, the whole them, and T eve :‘l:.d tl-e\t‘o :t“ud seventyâ€"four .were‘rcaptured. It !‘v:l cruel, .:nd cuum&: &‘de-crl bm as It. 2 t w not Jm mnebm. otherwise one will forget whether one was ever a A touching feature was a procession of chlidren past the graves of General Symons and other so‘diers, on which the littls ones laid wreathes and other floral tributes. human filvate letters from G . China confirming the r severity of the German n One writer tells of sixt being tied togethor by and driven to Pekin by were flogged until the from their bodies, Afte were compelled to dig gr selves, after which the: Another â€" soldier â€" say s:'n. on here during th: e for me to describe, London, Nov. 3.â€""Clad in the robes of dassling failure" is the way>one Liberal newspaper described the Marâ€" quis of Lansdowne‘s entry into the foreign office. ‘This undoubtedly exâ€" presse3 the opinion of a preponderâ€" ance of the British public, irrespectâ€" ive of party lines.. Even among those organs feebly upholding the advisability of Lord Lansdowne‘s apâ€" pointment there is a tendency to alâ€" locaté him the position of a mere nominal head of the foreign office, blindly following out every wish of the Premier. This, the Associated Press learns, is quite opposed to Lord Salisbury‘s own idea. In fact the Preâ€" Tust herghrs. Lora Lenedones The % . gave p wae option os;nmm in his former ofâ€" 'Ou ol.éaot&«&w:'y'u tc‘mg ’Am. 4 | ~CTO .t . P1 ative :0 ance." Had_he failed Jt was â€"becauss y in too muck of aâ€"gontivigaa."" > hoh TED B THEB dering and slaughterin: LANSOOWNES NEW J08. flce or 'nluc the new billet, Lord Salisbury"was delighted that Lord unodomu willing to accept the tq% affice portfollo.â€" He bellev=s he ‘mmake a strong loreign: seoâ€" retary, and had long contemplated Lord Lanswlowne as â€" his: suocessor, abouldâ€"the dowon rolase to allow him to continue the several duties he Im‘.took during the last parlia â€" Margeilies, Nov. 1.â€"The Kruger Roâ€" ception Committee has issued an apâ€" peal to the population to participate in the demonstrations that are beâ€" ing arranged for Mr. Kruger‘s reâ€" ception, but to abstain Trom "hostile acts or words towards any country friendly to France." / Daily News from Berli The celebration was purely local. The general feeling of the colonists is against keeping up anniversaries ‘of this kind, as not ‘tending to lessen the breach between Dutch and English. ‘The keynote struck by Mr. Rhodes at the South African League Comgress is warnily approved. Work for Exiied Boers. _ > Antwerp, Nov. "1.â€"Dr. _ Leyds, Euroâ€" pean representative of the Transvaal Government, has issued a proclamaâ€" tion throughout Holland, urging emâ€" ployers to take into their employ distressec Boers driven from . their country by Lord Roberts. Dire misery reigns hereâ€" among the Boer families thus expelled or transportâ€" ed by the RBritish Government. Some of them are all but starving. in for som _K._,_-_ffi_ um gd m.'-:x:“m uD n.-:: horses, and money by the chisfs of India for the Transvaal shows that the number of such offers amounted to sixty. The list proves that all the imâ€" portant native rulers placed practiâ€" cally their entire resourcoes at the disposal of Great Britain. Many chiefs offered personal services, These facts prove conclusively the wonderfal loyâ€" alty and devotion to the Empire ‘disâ€" played throughout Hindustan. FORCED ‘TO DIG THI Public Distrust Him But Saliss bury is With Him. Flogged Until Blo From Their B Loyal to the Empirc. BSimla, Oct. 81.â€"An official list, which has been published, of the ofâ€" fers of assistance in the way of troops, Pletermaritzburg, Oct. 31.â€"Dundee was en fete on the ocoasion of the first annuiversary of the battle of Tu!â€" ana Hill. The day was observed localâ€" ly as a holiday, businees was suspent: ed and children‘picnicked on the hisâ€" toric hill. rendered have again taken up arms, which they dug up from their gardens. Fiench Reception of Kruger. Dundece en Fete. 5 m mt >Bt.‘ Paaol‘s Catho: mma m% Noeu walting and watobing toagain | they . got soughout the r, the atrugâ€" Lors waro at Umes ~Dey onaâ€"~comeâ€"1. ~ The Spirlt conâ€" trolling these mighty millions: was qultet different from t'llx%t of jubilee day three years ago. ere was no bad temper, bfi"ug&r al intolerance of ‘control which *Wwas quite new to London crowds.~ Saturday‘s «disapâ€" pointment and thct '::l‘n which toltlha: noon gave mpression tha tmm be no great crush, but it is jmpossible to doubt that. the mightiest mass of humanity that ever assembled with a common object gathered in London toâ€"day to take part in the demonstration. l tw Bome features of toâ€"aay‘s events ofâ€" fer an explanation. There age abunâ€" dant expressions of exasperation beâ€" cause of the Boers‘ continued and more or lees successful registance, coupled with an openly expressed deâ€" sire that Great Britain will soon find a foe more worthy of her steel and galn an opportunity to demonstrate her:military and naval strength. It is this . feeling which makes. toâ€"day‘s event, with Its turbulent featuore~,sigâ€" niflcant to the world at large. _ _ A man ‘fell off the of a house ou ‘Edgoware road, feot from the round. He atruck a woman‘ standâ€" orushed to death.â€" The man was When it is maid ftor the first time in history London‘s millions, without evil Intention, overswept ail control, and that the returning volunteers had to literally fight their way to 8;. Paul‘s Cathedral, where they finally arrived in eingle file, some idea, perhips, may be .nfiwd of tha strange scenes in the streets of thr world‘s metropolis. Nover before has there beenm witnesseq in this or any other land such a marâ€" vellous demonstration of the omnipoâ€" tence of vast masses of humanity. Nothing withstood their goodâ€"natured and even unintended nseaults. All barâ€" riers :ere l:l:vept, u;:‘u like wheat through wh troops cavairy have charged. ‘The precautions, which were as complete as those ofi Jubilee day or any similar occasion in the past, proved useless. ‘The troops were so numerous that they stood literally shoulder to shoulder on both sides of the streets from end to end of the route. B:h‘nd these there was an equal foree of police facing th»> crowd. ‘The battle began two hours before the procession was due. It was waged first by the police alone, but it soon became neces@ary for the soldiers to join, which they did by linking arms and cvrowding back to back to give added weight to the police line. %hls was sneedilv soon tm be ineffectnal Four gaily bedecked trains arrived at ‘Paddington station from Southâ€" nmr&m., and the City of London Imâ€" perial Voluntecra, in new,. warm, woolien khaki uniforms, detrained and began their trinmphal march. ‘The men looked thin, but wiry. ‘The ambulance wagons conveying the inâ€" valids brought up the rear. At Ladâ€" gate cirous the police lost comtrol of the crowd, and women and chi‘dren were ‘thrown to the ground. Sixty mm were taken to the hospitals. were many accidents owing to the unparallieled numbgr of people on % ‘utreats.. : The procession â€" left 4 agton station at 1.50 p. m., %m Bt. Pia\l'l Cathedral at London Cable.â€"It was expected that London‘s welcome to the first troops returning from the South Afriâ€" can war would be n great local: jubilâ€" atior, but without further lfiflcunee. It proved to be man event which chalâ€" lenges the attention of the entire world. .‘The three letters "C. 1. V." have spelled a new numan passion, which, neither patriotism nor Imperâ€" laliem, is something which suggests challenge and deflance. _ â€"â€" _ CREAT MASS OF HUMANITY Crowded the Streets, Overpowered the Polico and Soldiers and Blocked All the Streetsâ€"An Impressive Sceneâ€"Many People Hurt. Wild â€" Welcome to Her Returning Volunteers. WENT CAVY: At St. Pauil‘a. ehebrealies inel to bye l::floohtl. | al m rossings and se é:d ight we â€" l;le:‘at Ludâ€" dX to pass to go t Temple Bar \, It was simâ€" ) get through aul‘s, »straint. ession finally 1 of the route ficulty. From (thedral, howâ€" ly fought and it they could, Th h SB olsc dn * "The insurance," said one of ‘the officials, : "covers only cases where thvauol 1g killed in action, or diss wil a certain time~safter raceirâ€" log. the: wound. It is acckient insurâ€" was asked for or intended when the m;nmtm" j feAke _J. M. Johnson, G Company, 62nd g"lt't h{m Fusiliers, Paardeberg, Feb. J. G. Sievert, F Company, 93rd Cumberland Infantry, Paardeberg, Feb. 27th, & F. Wasdell, E Company, 3rd Vicâ€" togu Rifles, Paardeberg, Feb. 27th. wWw. White, B Company, 21iet Eesex Fwsittiers, Paardeberg, Fob. 15. Montreal Report.â€"The Ocean Acâ€" dent & Guarantee Company has paid 21 claims to the next of kin or Jegal heirs of Canadian soldiers killed in South Africa, as followsâ€"â€" £ P. MeCreary. G â€"Company. Tith Battalion, Paardeberg, Feb. 18th. W. A. Riggs, G Company, Charlotteâ€" m Eogf:ceu, Paardeberg, Feb. ~_J. B. Seott, G (‘omgnn.‘:. Royal Canâ€" gizh Regiment, nardeberg, Feb. th. ue . ~~C. T. Thomas, D Company, Goverâ€" porâ€"General‘s Foot Gml;ads. Pur::- berg., Feb. 27th. _ »â€"~ At the Hospital. The various hospitals admitted 250 injured persons, of whom 70 were seriâ€" ously churt. Three died from the efâ€" fects of their injuries. The St. John Ambulance Association treated more than 1,600 persons, the majority beâ€" ing cases ol swooning or similar triâ€" vial misfortunes. The association ofâ€" ficials say that this is the largost number tzcy have ever treated, the next largest having been treated on the day of the Duke of York‘s wedâ€" ding, when 1,544 cases were treated. An enormous crowd awaited the exit of the volunteers from the banquet in the barracks of the Ancient and Honorable Artiliery Company. G. H. Johnstone, H Company, 63ra Halifax Rifles, Paardeberg, Feb. 15th. R. Lewis, Northwest Mounted Poâ€" lice, Paardeberg, Feb. 27th. F. J. Living, D Company, Ottawa %x;«ttharleton Rilles, Paardeberg, Feb. â€"R. Taylor, G Companry. Charlotteâ€" m E'dmn. Pa:udeber‘.. Feb. the mass of ppople to meet the vol« se t é,'.‘s ‘,4 A \, ca thed steps until after 4 @CIOOE, _ _ ... s i0%l.0.0= . . 4 sha t T 9iz vor . C < .‘“ en en ns filled the nave. Then and trombones played an u-::- ment to the processional hymn the m‘h&‘l. through the lengti of the ca to the choir. A copy of the service was placed on the seat of each volunteer, and many joined in the hymns and responses. Bishop Stepney preached a brief and simple eermon, welcoming the men home, and Canon Gregory read the lessous. The volunteers, who were looking for their families and friends through the congrega tion, waved their copies of the service whenever they recognized some one. ‘Their friends were uot alâ€" lowed to greet them, however, until tlli: ‘:;y'l programme had been comâ€" y s ‘The men paraded outside the eatheâ€" dral at 5.30, and then marched to the quarters of the Ancient and Honorâ€" able Artillery Company. at Finsbury, where the banquet was held. VICTIMS OF DISEASE LEFT OUT H. M. Arnold, Captain of A Comâ€" pany, 90th Winnipeg Rilles, Paardeâ€" berg, Feb. 27th. _ _ 3 â€"W. 8. Brady, D Company, 43rd Otâ€" tawa and Carleton Rifles, Paardeâ€" berg, Feb. 27th _ s d â€"Q. T. Burns, D Company, 48rd Otâ€" tawa and Carleton Rilles, Paardeâ€" berg, Feb. 27th. _ $o Auciik H. Cotton, D Company 43rd Otâ€" tawa and Carleton Rifles, Hout Nek, April 20th, â€" _ _ J. H. Findlay, C Company, Simeoe Foresters, Paardeberg, Feb. 18th. F. G. Floyd, B Company, 7th Fusiâ€" liers, Zand River, May 10th. c Hark _C. E. E. Jackson, D Company, 37th lli;tlalmand Rifles, Paardeberg, Feb. berg. Feb. 18th. "While joining in the happizness of the relatives and friends who celebrate the homeâ€"coming ~of their dear cnes, 1 deeply sympathize with those who look for them who, alag, no longer stand in the ranks with their comâ€" rades, I, alas, have to grieve the Joss of a Cenr and most gallant grandson, who, like â€"so many of your companâ€" ions, has served and died for his Queen and country." » ‘The men had to fight to escape from â€" their admirers, who . seized them and carried them on their shoulâ€" ders whenever it was possible to do Accident Insurance Company Setties Some Cases. C. H. Barry, Montreal, no corps, I‘rardeberg, Feb. i8th. on ka At the banquet Lord Wolseley, comâ€" manderâ€"inâ€"chief of the FPritish army, read a message from the Queen asâ€" suring the volunteers that she shared in the joy and thankfulness evinced ‘by the day‘s enthusiastic welcome, and expressing pride and satislaction with their gallant and soldierâ€"like conduct dm the campaign, Her Majesty A m M PMD 21 CLWMS. Epeech . making at . the 'hanquet proved to be impossiblie. The 2,500 guests (would not attend to the speakers, but, instead, sang patrioâ€" tic songs. The Lora Mayor formally put the toast«. TAE RMPRKAS‘ VELNXGEANCE. idy ~f. . Emporor‘s Vavorite Wife â€" /‘ ~ Wwhoage Th a Wek, . / . o hn ie it fond Mer Majesty‘s Message. Jackson, England, Paarde i 1 Wikts oo maales * "” oo §~x ighplnébroct '- t \MHIFACS avp alrondy lost thel dveâ€" apnaed to .â€"roturm â€" to â€" their _native raroniiiass aar t > â€" mad iess r ve. "‘:‘ ;ga :s. ;r':m.. ¢ Rlm .,b\ m + EW wC exymrininons +o an‘ u«d& h Admiral Bedford followed the Govâ€" ernor. He expressed his great pleasâ€" ure as an offirt at being present both at the 50:;“ und the homeâ€"coming of the â€" mol He had watched their career in Africa as If they had been one of tha Imperial service corps, which, indeed, they were. War, he said, was accompanied by many miseries, but it had its compensations, and they were witnessing one of those compensations now in the drawing 6 th> Empire toâ€" geth»r for mutual defence and ~the advancement of th> cause of enmun- ment, progress and freedom., tons were proud to show to the world that whenever trouble arose the sons of the Empire abroad would gath»r around the men from the British Isles and ”f“ by their side. ‘vlonel Biscos expressed his great happinoss at the soldiers‘ return home and to civil life. The Idaho left Cape YVerde Islands on Saturday, Oct. 20th,at 2p. wm. after three days‘ stop there. 1t had been previously supposed that the steamer left the day previous, the 19th. The Idabho stopped one day at 8t. Helena, _ Afowing for â€" deâ€" tention, the transâ€"Equatorial pasâ€" sage was a good one, as daily runs from Cape Town will indicate. The Citizens‘ Banguet. ‘The splendid ecititens‘ banquet was th> great feature of the afternoon. It was given in on> of the large rooms of the armoriles, and was most brilâ€" l‘ant. _ Two hundred. young ladios waited on th» tables, which were layâ€" ishly spread. ‘The arrangements were carried out with every perfection of detail. To the right of the Mayor sat Major Pelietier, Admiral Bedford and Chaplain Lane. On his left were Capâ€" tain Stairs, Governor Jones, Colonel Biscoo and R. L. Borden. Before tha company separated apeech>s were deâ€" livered by Mayor Hamilton and Govâ€" crnor Jones. self and my comrades here have ‘had the Inno:“tio form ,..: otth‘u.mu. representative troops t meinâ€" oradble campiign. and we have done vur â€"atmost to be ~worthy© of ~° th» Contingent Offilcers. Major Pellietier was reccived with cheers. He saidâ€" "As officer comâ€" manding this detachment, I beg you will allow me to ‘be the ocho of those under my (command, ansd to thank you most sincerely for he kind words with which you have welâ€" comed us ta dear old Canada. When a year it was found necessary that th:glthh colonies should show tho world their fidelity and attcachâ€" ment to the mother country, Casoâ€" seA roar tnll ot Wronta hns etevned ns. A year C alnce we left Canada, :;t thg‘:::?. m accompany all wars weather, and without wurnlm on New York Report.â€"The deatie the Friday, Oct. 26th, at noon, two des | wealthy Wiliiam Mareh lice at bis of the propelier broke off. The posiâ€"| Madison avenue apartments on Bopt. tion was latitude 22.48 north long, | 23rd ; the attempt of his New â€" York 45.40 west. The weather was fine | attorney, Albert T. Patrick, to cash and the sea smooth. This accident | ch>qua»= for large amounia which pur reduced the speed of the ship to ten | ported to be signed by th» -mbn;; knots, and even then the steamer| th» refusal of one bank to cash the would have reached here Tuesday, ' chyjues drawn on it, and the discoyâ€" but a fierce blow was encountered | OrY by th» bank officials that Mr. Rice that afternoon, which lasted tm-!“.'ln" l!mgugfld ltmt,hf‘:’lnn ht'h til next morning. it was deemed pruâ€" | CD~mes presen R > _ eubseâ€" dent not to ft:-m the steamer l:md ! quent claim by Patrick thiut Mr. itice risk being completely disabled. 1t |had made him by will th» trustee of was the highest good fortune that| is cstate, which amoucte to anyâ€" the remaining two blades of â€" the| Whre from three to eight millions ; propelier that held intact were ; th> charge of forgery, both as "fm- able to support the strain. | th« . cheques and _ the will, placed ada was foremost to offer her share of nssistance to the cause of justice and equity ‘which our Home Governâ€" ment had ‘iundertaken to uphold. Myâ€" The Canadians Paid Off But Refused to Give Up Their Riflesâ€"The Speeches at the Bangu+:tâ€"The lduho‘s Voyageâ€"Men Leave for the West. Halifax, NBA., reportâ€"Halifax went wild toâ€"day over the transport ldaho and the retarn of the first Canadian contingent. From dawn tiil midnight there was continuous rejoicing. ‘The traneport moved up the harbor slowâ€" ly from her anchorage at quarantine, leaving there at 9.30 o‘clock. The harbor front was lined with thousands of people, whose cheers commingled with the shricking of{ steam whistles and the booming of cannon from the Citadel. Paying o(f commenced as soon as Colonel P.nault, Deputy Minister of Militia, and his assismnt from the department at Ottawa got on board, and was continued expeditiously. The amount each man received was about #91, the Canadian pay of 26 cents. They received their Imperial pay of 24 cents per diem regularly in Africa, besides the £5 Imperial boaus at Cape Town, before leaving. It is ascertained that the Idaho was in Halifax in distress in June, 1898, on her maiden voyage, when Captain Forth was in command. Capt. Marâ€" shall tgok charge on the second voyâ€" age, and has remained master #ince. Broke Two Propelier Blades. ‘This morning he said his ship could steam 14 knots, and that he would have arrived in Hailifax . Monday night had not an accident happened to his propelier. The ship had fine weather, and without vsrnlmon Friday, Oct. 26th, at noon, two les of the propelier broke off. The posiâ€" tion was latitude 22.48 north long, 45.40 west. The weather was fine Grand Banquet Given by the Citizens. A TORCHLICHT PROCESSION The voyage from Cape Town was comparatively _ uneventfol, _ thinks largely to having _ a commodiouns transport of nearly 6,000 tons gross, and only 2% years old. f WELGOME. | agninst Patrick and Mr. Rice‘s valet, | Charles F,. Jones:; the arrest of Patâ€" l rick and Jones, n%lhh- loizgmet in | ja‘l, by ih»> developments of toâ€"day, Pm»-n‘ug tw become th> mu@k cele urated of th> many celebrated crimes : which the courts of this city have ‘ been called on to investigate. | Th» first incident which led up to i toaay‘s elimax waus th» fact disclosed yesterday that Valet Jones had been |~akoâ€"n to the district attorney‘s office, : and the subsequent rumo:r that he had wailde .. COnfession tw the authoritics. Bofore tha public had time to learn if tha m‘:tdomldumtm came more startling news that during h: silent hours of the night J?u-hdhhbul.l'h the Tombs attempted | suicide eutting | his throat with a penâ€"knife, given him. he says, by Attorney Patrick, also con fined in th»> Tombs. JONES TRIED TO END HIS LIfE. "Patrick repliedâ€"‘I have some galts here, Mr. Rice, that will curs your Bervousnese.‘ cuwet ehn a mhouge" I got ninm a a seponge.‘ bin» both. Then Patrick uldâ€"‘k:::. you have to leave. I ileft. As I was leayâ€" ing Patrick saidâ€"IT‘ll remain | here until Mr. Rice gets to slesp.‘ He closed the door betind me. What Jones Saw. That portion of the confession which has to do with the last momâ€" ents of Mr. Rice is the following. givenp out by the authorities as comâ€" ing from Jonesâ€" "He produced a bottle and uncorkâ€" el it. The contents smelied to me like some very strong liniment. "Rice saldâ€"‘I tm very nervoss Mr. Patrick. I wish you would no: trouble me. Please go away.‘ UE SW THE MURDER Statement Made by the Va‘et of W. M. Rice. "I stood in the hall for a few minâ€" utes and soon I hear? Mr. Rice laugh I thought this was queer. 1 pushed open the door. 1 saw lying on his back in bed. Ti that 1 bad given Patrick wrapped aroum«a the sponge in a cone shaype. This cone was lying irecily over Mr. Rice‘s eyes ani nose. "Mr. Rice grew very sick, Patrick said to meâ€"‘Go get a doctor.‘ t "Patrick was pressing it Gown withk his right hand. Patrick 4i4 not see me, and, of course, Mr. Rice could not. After seeing what I had seep I went and lay on my bed. Attorney Patrick denies furnishing Jones the penâ€"knife, and he also deâ€" nies the statements in the confession. nfi pearent on + ne in the ? wrill and Joy that the had done so nobly that it had reflected such lustre on the Canadian name. Torchlight Procession. Toâ€"night a magnifi¢ent . torchâ€" light procession â€" took place. . The streets were a perlect blate . of light. Ekyâ€"rockets were thrown in al: directions across the sky, and from u:l.rfll of the city bonfires blaged fireworks wore burned ti} the ck{'hu- lurid. The procession was t grandest spectacle of the kind ever seen in Helifax, t:d wihd never be forgotten. The tngw: soldiles s were cartied in triumpb Sver the route. Boores of pmd io k‘mnt toes â€" and ons weleome «lone out. m that the reln-‘ tives and friends of those in the conâ€" tingent were anxious to learn of the eafe arrival of the brave lads, the C. I‘. R. Telegraph Co.. through its manâ€" ager. requested Major Pelietier to notify the men that the company would transmit free a telogram from each to his friends, notifying then of his safe arriv®] at Halifax. Mans availed themselves o the privilege. Western Men Leave. After the procvession toâ€"Right the western men asrsembled at the arâ€" mories at midnight, and at 1 o‘clock to0k a special train for â€"their homes. A rather interesting episode ocurâ€" red toâ€"day. The men when they were paid off and got their dischargo were asked to dellver up their rifles. _ This they declines to do. Tuey sard they had carried their rifles throcgh the Bouth African war, and they intended to keep them as souvenirs or for (câ€" Jones, after his suicidal attemp, was takenm to Bellevuec Hospita!, hastâ€" iiy summoned physicians, having jast boen in time to save him from death thn‘u.b- of blood. At 8 o‘ciock toâ€" night hosapital surgeons saii he 'uw, better. and the chances are that in a few dayethe will again be placed in the Tombs. The Depuity Minister of Militia was appealed to, and as the men persisted in their position, he issued a provisionâ€" al.order nliowing them to keep theis rifles in the meantime pending future action, The boys left on the train toâ€" night with their rifles by their sidee. all, and be rditersted whet that officer had sald as to how much the y ‘!""'"" the _ reception . given thim, so epontsmeous was it, ind # the outcome of s uniâ€" "I went for one. He pronounced Mr. Rice dead." Iotier had cxrpremmed the feelings of Â¥ LLEK TERRYV ILL.