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Ul " 'lulven Fighting. : Durban, Natal. Feb. 15.-In u in. The Boer (rm-e. which was esti- mated at about 400 strong. was re- pulsed. Two or the enemy were kill- d and two captured. We lat one HM and three wounded. a. tudden and daririr, attoanpt"tG carry oft tho " ck on the town com- 'eatw' and adjoining farms. Vryburg. Feb. 1G.--Shortiy béfore Alum} largo party of Boers made b own In at Doorn river. We reached the bridge first. however, and occnpled ttwir trenches. We were thus enabled to inflict considerable in on the enemy. who fled. We then followed them up to Tan Rhyn'a (hm when they again bolted. Capture of Van Rhyn'a Qorp. Clan William, Feb. 1iS.-Coldnbrand.. or entered Van Rhyn's darp at 10 o'cbck on tho morning ot Sunday. The Boers had retired precipitately before our arrival. leaving behind a quantity of wan-ms merchandin. and other loot. They had been aware 1 our coming. and had sent a force titer a forced march of 30 miles. Captain Clinton. who was scouting ahead. had two men and three horses wounded at a. tlisttutce of TG yards, but held his position until the main botv arrived, when the Boers Were driven out from some strong hop- '" after smart. ukirmlshing by our Kimberley. Feb. IG.--The Boers tired on the scouts of a convoy returning to bladder River from KorUrontein, tn the Winterhook Hills. Three Cape boys were wnundcsd. Dennlson’s monk and a party of Imperial Yeo- mnry then charged the enemy. who lost " killed ands: number wound- ed. The charge was covered by a ttb-Pounder and two pom-poro. The enemy broke an] fled In two partlcs. Clan Wil hm. Fob. 15.-1nrormation has been received that Kitchener':, Fighting Scouts have had an engage- et'" with the Boers at Windhoek, When asked why he came to Europe, he mall to the interviewer-- "I oonll not Co ont with the com- man low as Mr. Steyn cum; I am too old, but I may he of Home use here." Regarding Mrs. Kruger he tmid-.. “I am sorry for her, too. l have a deep sorrow for hor, but I have tar more tor my country. My wife has her chll'lren; six are still with her. They were I?” with her in her home. Two of my some have died on the "tt1etieH. Two wore captured. I believe two more are dam! also. as I have not heard from them for two ”the. an! I know they were In ii. thick of the tight. "Thirty-one son; and grandsons l have in the “old yet, but I could mtt no on commando. I have not 1ty1Uro.m my wife for slxteen days, but she has ir, chiiurUnGriiif 33;. and the is not to he pitled." Mr. Kruger says the Transvaal of. tered m no reform, in one week than an older country would make in forty years, giving in on all points almost to the Uttermost, hat, that the ut- ter-moot was selzml upon as a. stumbo ling block. It '{nrrizlg u) hl, rpcvmivm In Europe, which has bitterly disap. pointed him, Mr. Kruger tPar'--- 'I can nothing for flowers, nothing. nothlng. The people who send them mean well, and l am trrntptai; but I care nothinq for them. Wh " I want t a. ftir hearing. If they will only give In 9 tair lu-urlng and justice; I ask tor Justieo. "We are-n. mun folk. but we have ttfe great storm." "But the Lord will help us in the oncL We shall win. I do not know how ocwhttrt, but we shall win at last." "We declared war, but our hands were forced and we can prove It. Bet Iomeoue to judga. between this Eng. hnd and ourselves. Kruger's Complaints. The Pall Mall Gazette will publish Feb. 18th an interview with Mr. Kru. ‘or In part as 'Oslo-vs--.. 'oitrgto vile. arbitrate? Will nu onp give my a' chance of defending ourselves? 'We my have done wrongly; We have our {unto and uur weaknesses. A Dole-nets dcsputch ttarts"-- Plum. er'l column engug. d De We: between Columns and l’uilipstown, Feb. 13. and (mommy pushed bum: the Boers. The nun-n hau a battery ot neid utiliery, and the Boers one fifteen- yonnder. The shrapnel burst splen- didly. Ten ot the British were wound. ed during the many hours' fighting. An oecauional dead Boer was found. The engagement is being continued today. Alt the males at Grastonteln hub been arrested. There is plenty of evidence that they Were nan-ting the Boers. Boers Renal-wt! Near Vryburg. A "an“! Home. Captured by the Bruin. Near stotdertogr-vtetoru Send. Another Contingent - Lords' Papers Stolen - Kruger .- Destruction or the Mines. Motion. Feb. 15.--A Cape Town de. eptetl “ID-- Gou. De Wet is rapidly Mending into the Cape Colony to the mtnwest. He hue crossed the roilrood above De Aer, exploding two culverts. He has 1,800 men and new. are] gm. Colonels Runner, Hennuer nod Crabbe, with separate columns, on par-lung tum. It I. reported that Col. Plume: has upland u grunt. part of neWet‘u mumtion train. During a tous. .Inya' fittttt he cap- tqreg 8 Maxim gun. lit IS NOW IN A BAD FIX Much Ammunition and 50 Prisoners Captured. Knew-nu": Fighting Scouts Ellllff WAS HAD” BEMEN. Brillinnt "awonet Charge. never have issued the proclamation] Old soldiers here do not believe allowing the burning of farms it it that the Boers will escape, but De had not been cal:ulated to bring' Wet is a wlly tox) As tor the disaf- the war to an (Incl in the north. It feeted districts, they are conwrted dil good. but farm-burning has now from disloyalty by the looting of been stopped." their property and the confiscation Pretoria, Feb. 17.--Gen. De Wet ot their horses and cattle. The cam. having crossed the Orange River pnign has been ended prematurely by with a large convoy of ammunition”! the military experts so many times Col. Plumer‘s column gave chose to that they are warned against ex. htm and Infllctel a severe defeat pressing any opinion with emphasln, upon hla command at Phillpstown. but without doubt they have valid The Boers retired in coniusion at reasons tor being greatly encour- nlght through rain and mud. They sired by the results of the last fort. urrowl: escamd capture, night's work. Ctti.Cratttte,gitttt a. force or Guards. General Hunter. who-e Iervioe in "The new way ot dealing with Boers who surrender is to keep them In a big camp. Lord Roberts dldhls best to eommuni'ate with the Boer generals, and was always ready to discuss terms. I believe he would never have issued the proclamation allowing the burning of farms If it had not been ealeulated to bring the war to an and in the north. It dll good, but tarm-burning has now been stopped." Mr. Labouchere elic.ted some Oppo- sition cheering by the remark-Nt is a noble determination on the part of the Boers to incur all risks rather than submit to a. foreign power, and I honor them tor it." Lord Stanley. Conservative mumv her for West Houghton. who was trife-de-camp tor Lord Roberts in South Africa, and press cemor. said-- "t do not think anyone can regard the Boers as devoid of honor when we consider the humanity they have always shown howarda the British sick and wounded ; but the Boer. have a sense of honor peculiar to them- selves. They do not think it ‘diuhon- orabie to tire under a white flag; Mr. habouchero Praises the Boers. London, Feb. 15.---in the House of Commons to-duy the debate was re- sumeu on the address in reply to the speech from the throne at the open- ing of Parliament. The discussion ranged Iron: hospitals ln South Africa to arsemcuted beer. The principal subject. however. was the Govern- ment‘s war policy in South Africa. Many members spoke. Ln route they encountered a com- mando at BOO Boers, titteen miles southeast ot Jacobsdal. The fight commenced at daybreak. and lasted till nmc In the morning. The enemy lost three killed. four wounded, and one taken prlaoner. while our casual- tles were three men Nightly wounded. The enemy treated their prisoners well, and released them next day. Kimberley, Feb. 15.--The column wlucn arrived here recently consist- ed ot Dennlson'a Scouts. Irish Yeo- manry. Bomert'ets, Cape Ponce, and Royal Artillery. Although when at a disadvantage, the British made a splendid deteneie. The hours, however, mace a. series or deapvruta usuaulm. and being in over- whelming numbers, crushed the de- tence of the garrison. In the sum-I ligut Linc garrison had Inst. 31 otneera and men killed and wounded. The Boers also lost. mauv- ily. The enemy were in strong force, their number Jreing estimated at 1.500, While the post was held by but 220 britisli troops. The night was pitch dark. and when the Boers :uttacsed torrents of rain were full- iug. Thus assisted. the advance of the Boers was not discovered until the garrison had been pcaetlcally taken by surprise, and when it was impossible to make special prepara- tions for defence. London. Feb. 1G.-Dctailte haw: reucncd nere of we capbure by the Boers on Jan. 30th 01 the British post at. Mooertouteiu, to the south on KrugersUUrp. Pretoria. Feb; L5.-Satat'g and Meyer's uommuudoes attacked th" railway near Bank. and destroyed a culvert. cunninglum's lore: uLp mod the Boers. Imllculug u. loss ot three killed and twLnuy-chrce wounded. Other minor attacxs have been made upon the railway m uistereutr (lu'cu- trons. Boers Enter Zululand. London, Feb. 1l5.--A despatch trom Durban says it ls reported that the Boers have entered Zululand and Sumner! a hotel In the Nondweni gold ty a. Women null Conveyo- Cape Town, Feb. IG.-F'or " month Lord Metnuen has been seouring the country between Kuruman and the Transvaal bringing in women uni children. cattle and food, from all the terms. Fifty women an} one hun- dred children. together with a. few men. he has sent to Vrybprg. On one occasion, while he was pursuing a commando, the Boers sent otf their wagons in charge ot women and girls in one direction and went themselves In another. The women were such ex- pert drivers that tho Boers had con- siderable 'tWieulty in catching the convoy. ' T ' As neither the Embassy nor the Consulates can accept these offers. the omoiata have been forced to have circulars ot declination printed. which are sent. Berlin, Feb. u..-.- Angiophobia which at present prevails in Germany is placed in a somewhat peculiar light by a demtcn sent out by the Herald bureau, according to which the Bri.. tish Embassy and the British Con- sulates throughout Germany receive daily a large number of applications trom German subjects. who desire to gene in South Africa against the Iterview with some of the British residents of Boutpamnrers, in the Northern Transvaal, they declared that they had been well trotted un- tit they were elected a. fortnight 080. The Bill" in the district are mat apparently anxiaus to fight. but " majn-lty of them have been com- Pelied to bear arms against the British. Many who were neat to the front slipped but an soon as they ( were able, laying that they would _ be no well content to live under the British as under the Transvaal tttur. When the British were elected a number of mercenaries from Komati- wort visited Zoutpamstrrrtr, and be- haved badly. The natives took ad- vantage ot the disturbed situation to settler: tribal feud. Several battles were fought, and Banehera, an im- portant chief, and 20 of his follow- ers were killed. The tribe command- ed by Saccnrona were chased acres the Selatl river, and all their kranls were burned. The country is full of armed nativeS. They hare a consid- erable number of guns, which were sold to them by foreigners belonging to Boer commandooe. Germans other In Fight the Boers [ Had a Four Hourm' Flight. Boers Again Defeated. 220 Mum... 1,300. --, {EU TECH TORONTO fl? French's operations. while not deci- sive. are most harassing. for he has captured a portion of an ammunition convoy and droves of cattle and many horses, and in clearing the country he has cut a wide swath from Belfast to Ermelo. De Wet. with Plumer's Australian bushmen close behind him, has struck the railway north of De Aer, and lost a portion of his ammo- nition and supplies. His object in inmding Cape Colony has probably been to attempt to concentrate llertzog's. 'Kritzinger's and his own forces. and instigate a. eneral up- rising of the Dutch by tie capture of some important stronghold on the lines of communication. Kitchener is where he can muss his mounted forces and the colonial defence troops. and set one column after another in motion ugnmstDe Wet. One ot Gen. Bulier's brigade com- manders in the natal campaign as- serts with an air of confidence that hostilities will be at an end by July let. and that the final skirmishes will occur in the Htanderton dia- trict. This forecast may not be more trustworthy than scores of guesses which have preceded it, but " spirit of optimism now prevails among British oli'iccrs here, and the end of tho war is currently believed to be in sight. They ex- plain that General Kitchener has been massing his inlantry along the lines ot communication and organiz- ing two large mounted forces. with a flying system ot transport. for follow- in: Botha and De Wet. Time has been required for the various concen- trations and equipments, but mobile columns are now available tor beating wide districts and driving the game before them. Gen. French is clearing the eastern district or the Tramp vaal, and forcing Botha's mattered commandocs back upon the Swaziland frontier. and Gen. Kitchener himsell is at De Aar directing the series ot large mounted columns in pursuit ot De Wet. New York, Fob. 17.-L N. Ford cu- bles to the Tribune: Brussels. Feb. 17.--Dr. Loyds. the Transvaal agent. returned here last owning from The Hague. His bag- gage was placed tor a moment in the vestibule of his residence. and shortly afterwards it was ascer- tained that thieves had entered the house by {also keys and stolen in \nlisu containing diplomatic pnpurs. The police are investigating the matter. Durban, Feb. 17.-h thousand horses and a number of convoys have been captured by the British near Stattderton. Boer relugeus are crm. stuntly arriving. When the Boers put them over the border into Natal, Rndemnn and his aged mother were shot at. Two bro- thers have been misslng since the cuntusluu nth-wimp; the forcible exile or the family. l Durban. Feb. 1T.--A Boer named Rademan, who has arrived at New- castle, says that he was driven out of the Transvaal after having been in Jail since October, 1899. He es- caped at one time, but was recaptur- ed. One ot Mn brothers, who refused to break hia oath of neutrality, was shot, and the rest of the family were exiled. Several Boer patrols have been seen retreatlng past Bout Kraal towards the Orange; river. Boers Retreating. Capo Town. Feb. 17.--Port Elim- beth and King William: Town are among the latest places In the Cape Colony to have trenches placed around them an a. means or defence against“ a possible attack by the it is reported from trustworthy sources that when entering the Cape Colony he forbade looting. Neverthe- less, the Dutch farmers are said to be receiving him unwillingly, main.. twining that his coming means their ruin. There " increasing evidence that the commandos in the Colony arc hastening to Join him. One cor- respondent says that the disposition of the British forces will prevent this. Gen. De Wet, according to the cor- respondentv, is obliged frequently to resort to force to keep his men in hand. Many have deserted since they crossed the Orange river. His horses are exhausted and underted. The prisoners captured by Col. , l Crabbe are represented as llavim. been In the most deplorable condition. l Many of them were ragged and with-l , oat sho a. I I Hardest Knock Yet. London, Feb. 1&--Arstsordintt to some of the Brltlsh correspondents in south Alrlca. Gen. De Wat’s in- vaslon ot the Cape Colony has land- ed tum In a bad predicament. They represent him as having lost nearly all has ammunition, and as having been turned Into a. district alreauy denuded ot horses and supplles. One Cape Town 'sorreepondent says he learns that the Boer leader is again surrounded. and ‘adds that news ot the highest Importance is contidently expected at any moment. The corre- spondents have been so long accusr turned to writing in thls manner that perhaps their action has become me- chanical. The most that can be sad is that Gen. De Wet has had what is probably the hardest knock he has yet received. Nevertheless, he is still at liberty. was sent with an armored tnin to cut on Ben. De Wet'tt retract st Bout KratU. Ha captured 50 priuonern and twenty wagons containing practi- cally all ot Gen. De Wetu cuppliel. 500.000 rounds ot ammunition, 600 sheila. and a MAxim Bun. The Boer. diaper-ea over the veidt In the direc- tion of ..Bri1ittt1t?wtt,.witit the excep- tion of the CurdLna. eainiLiiiit, which managed to break through the British lines and retreated welt- ward. . l Boer War Rear an End? Imyds Loses "is Papers. Boer Convoy l “uptured . Shot by the Boers. Two cars of very dangerous explo- sives were wrecked in a. collision at Woodstock. It an explosion had occurred the town would have suf- fered almost total annihilation. Ucuhsts of the first rank will also be employed for the purpose of saving Mr. Keller's sight, which he is in dan- ger of losing. mesa specialists will also be paid by Dean Hoffman, who has sent to the wounded clergyman a message ot confidence. and assurance that money will not he lacking to protect his rights in every way. Kennedy’s murder was the culmin- ation or a sensational wedding which he had ttrougttt suit to have set Mice. asserting that it had been forced. To Defend Keller. New York, Feb. 16.--The Herald traytr-Letgal counsel of the hlghest order will be employed to defend the Rev. John Keller, ot Arlington, N. J., who was recently shot and seriously wounded by Thomas G. Barker, the latter believing that he was aveng- ing a wrong done to his wife. Funds: for this purpose will be supplied by Dean Hoffman. ot the General Theo- logical Seminary. _ Mrs. Kennedy, who shot and killed her husband. was indicted yesterday by the grand Jury tor murder im the "ret degree. Later warrants were issued against her father and broth- ers. charging them with being we- oompllces In the crime. be tried for the murder on the last January lat, ot Philip H. Kennedy, contracting agent or the Merchants' Deapatgh Co. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. Mk-Mrs. Lulu Prince Kennedy. her father, Charles W. Prince, and her two bro.. thers, William and Albert Prince, will so they will be proaecuteU. The de- struction of the liquor, it is con- tcndeu. was unlawful, as the depot is not a saloon and the Lquor is irom another State. It is twinned that an example will be mum, of the raiders to prevent. raids on depots in other parts of the mute. 'rltc women ru.ded alt of the Joints here, and several lights lime been kept up since then. A bile heutchee. Washington. Feb. 10.-icording to mail ounces irom the Philippines, Novico. the insurgent miieer who commanded the hand which captured Lieut. Gilmore and party, ot the Yorktown, and held them captive lor many month“, has been sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor tor lite, on the charge of having permitted one of Lieut. Gilmore’s party to be buried alive. The victim was a. sailor named McDomiid. who Wild a burden to the Filipinos because ot his wounds. _ Coils. Kas., Feb. 10.--Fitteen musk- od wumen broke into the Missouri Pacific from“: depot hero lust night and destroyed {Huron jugs of white. key and {our kegs of beer. Breaking Into tt trctgrtt depot is u penitentiary otrenee, and the Missouri Pacific om- aims announce that detectives will be brought Here to learn the identity of the women concerned in the affair, Filipino Senterteed for band Shooting Cats" City to Go ou-ttev. Finds Many Friends Dvl’vnd Him in Court. IN RAILWAY STATION. THE SMASHING (llllllhlllll, Masked Kansas Women Destroy Liquor Victorlu's New Contingent. A r'ontinttent of 1.2.10 men sum-d from Melbourne Inat week for 'Full, Africa, being the fifth contingent sent from the colony or Victoria. Toronto Mun Killed. Toronto. Feb. 18.--sergt.arajor Paterson, who was recently reported killed in action at Iuarlstoursr, Cape Colony. on Feb. 4th, according lo later information, was John Alrtxan.. tler Paterson. ts'ergottntmrtjrr in tho Canadian Scouts. He went out out): the acrzond contintwnt, having CP.. listed at Maple Crook. Assu., when- hia brother, Mr. D. Paterson. "widow. He wzm a son of thc late John Baum son. of Toronto. London. Feb. IT.-A"rert. Kitehcnor has naked for financial assistance. m slew of the heavy expenditure in South Africa. Mr. Brodrick. Segre,- Iany of State for War, has appoint- ed Mr. Fleetwood Wilson. an assist- ant private secretary in the War Officc. as Gen. Kitchener's tempor- ary financial adviser. Mr. Wilson will sail for South Afri'm on I’M). 23rd. Sydney. N. B. W., Feb. IT.-mr Al. fred Milner. having notified the Gov- ernment of New South Wales ot his Intention to send an officer to we. omit in Australia tor the South Af. rican Constabulary, the Governmont has replied that the colony objzcts to such a proceeding. Financial Assistant for Kitchener. London, Feb. 18.--Desptltehea from Pretaria announce that the Carn. ltrta commando has broken through Gen. French's cordon westward. South Africa has been brilliant and successful, has returned to England in impaired health, and received a warm welcome from his military friends. He divides honors with Lord Roberta. having never been beaten, and having compelled a large force of Boers to surrender. About twelve hundred troops. in. cluding drafts ot mounted infantry and yeomaury. embarked at South. ampton yesterday for South Africa. The reinforcements from Enzla n] and the colonies will number 80.000 by the end of April. beulntlonal Trial Ahead. Broke Through the Cordon. Want No Recruiting. Lite - tnts.. in “mums Mr. iit-Her Who Wilt "Prof. Jame: Stownrt. of Mom" Unlvernlty, emplmslzpd the met that the public must be educated up to The next speaker was Dr. Lafferty. of Calgary, who dwelt upon the con- ditions in the Northwest. The dis- trict from which he came was a Mecca tor those trom Other parts of Canada alfected with the disease. He urged that the Dominion Government assist In the erection at Calgary ot a sanitarlum to cure for consump- tives. I Sir William said it was well known that the disease was more prevalent in cities than in the country, and in certain localities. The disease flour- ished in crowded districts. under moisture and dump. in crowded tene- ments where the sunlight failed to enter. It is also known that some trades where the men inhale dust into their luncs render men an easy prey to the tubercule. "The disease," l said Sir William. "is nut hereditary. ( man does not communicate it to his ',orbsprmm because if it were so we _ might fold our arms and sit down and I die." The little object gains entrance _ to our systems in various ways. Tw. l berculosris is not confined to tho lungs. We have found it in the liver. I have found it in the kure joint. and on the lip of a patient. communi- , cated by a lead pencil. and had great ldifflculty in removing the germ. It i flourishes upon the skin everywhere. _ It enters the lungs through the nos- trils. in the air. A prolific means of communication is by expectoratlng. When this becomes dry it may hold the coni'i'rion tor six or eight months. Healthy people passing this run little risk. If one is already of diseased system. the contraction of consumption often follows. It‘ gets into our houses. 1Dxpeetorat1on) is not always swept by the broom.; But it is caught up in many ladles' long skirts. It we put away these extravagant upp“nda.g‘es to our per- son. it would be commendable reform. If they were even boiled to cleanse them the germ might be destroyed, but some of us hardly do this much for our pockethtrndkr'reh1eftr. Bank bills, too, are a prolific source of spreading the disease. Most of us hardly wash our hands after fingering bills. Consumption, I say again, re- peated Sir William Kingston. “is not hereditary. It is curable. It is pre- ventable not in the last stage. but commonly in the early stages. The greatest enemy of the germ is pure sunlight. I want to say. too. that change of climatn " not so important as is often supposed; so never in an advanced stage of the disease go away to Colorado. California or else- where, to die far from friends and home." Sir Wm. Kingston. of Montreal, of- fered the following resolution: Whtsrtvta, in View ot the general prev- nlencc of tuberculosis in Canada. and of the your high mortality caused by the disease. in View of the communi- cable nature, the conetnnt and con- tinned danger»; caused by its chronic and usually prolonged noun“. during which n. patient may infect not only one house but many other places of temporary or permanent abode. es- pecially in view of scientific facts going to show the curnbillty an well as the moderately contagious char- acter ot the disease in its early stages: Resolved; that in the opin- ion of this conference, which repre- sents the governments and people of every part ot Canada, it is the duty of every government. municipality and individual citizen to adopt or- ganized methods for lessening the hprcad of a disr‘nsc which is causing directly or indirectly probably one- fifth of the deaths in the Dominion. [ bercnu,ou., 0.1.15.0.” yesttrJay, Sir James Grant, of Ottawa, said that by public hygiene within the. past 50 years a great change has taken place In the reduction of the death rate from such diseases as cholera and infectious disease. The white plague, or consumption. is without doubt the scourge ot our present race. destroying more than 5.000.000 annually. The yearly death rate in Canada from consumption is now es- timated at between 7.000 and 8.000. In the neighboring republic the ta. tality from this disease is by the best authorities rated at 1.10 009 tut. nually. In Great Britain and the can» tinent results from this, malady nr" not encouraging. Do not such record- tnuch the sensibilities of alt con- cerned? Our‘ideas of this disease have changed from heredity and incura-l Why to eommtmieatr'litr and turn“ bl'ity, thanks to the marked progress‘ of scientific investigation. I IT Ill NOT IlrlElllTlillll, llut May be Emily Prog-tard-- Genn- " the Air.--'"") 2pm”. msueuutat--T'hts Awful Ravage- ct coo-ttora-Be-t Mutilation. otrered. A late Ottawa Reportpf ltho 9t lmportantCongress Discusses the Disease. n FIGHT WfltllijlSIS, At Dielon, France, a temperature of " degree! below new ha been re- corded, and 20 below at Bordeaux tad Toulouse. A rigorous blizzard has been pre- vailing In Southern Rusuh for twenty four hours. Rulirond truffle has been Interrupted by the heavy new itrtrta, The Presbyterian Church Georgetown wan burned. The cold in Spain is the moat In. tense experienced in yearn. the nor- cury registering nine de on below zero In Madrid and five 'll/i',',') in Bar- celonn. There have heen heavy snow falls in warm winter reborn like All- cunte and Palma, Malaria. i orange grows un- suffering. Spain, France and Ronnie Enjoying Weother Below Zero. London. Feb. 1T.--ttttomx, cold pre- vulls in Southern Europe, synchronil Ing with a. seismic disturbance. There is a blizzard at Geneva, and the ther mometer registers 20 degrees below zero. Thu-c won a blight earthquake there this morning. " is stated that the shock burst the heating apparatus in an orphanage our Neurhatel,cet- ting fire to the building. Blight euth~ quakes have been ten at Trieste and Luibach. There ha. been a anon norm. accompanied by a bitter wind. at Naples. This was followed by a sudden eruption of Mount Vesuviui. which continues. No harm has been done by file eruption. The conierence then proceeded to discuss and adopt a constitution. the name decided on being The Can- Milan Association [or the Prevention of Tuberculoail. Honorary lite pat. rons will pay 'I,000; honorary lin- members, .50. and yearly members " The next meeting at tho Atitrocti tlon will be held in Ottawa, at A date to be fixed by the Executive. A resolution authorizing the forum» Lion of a. Dominion Association tor the Prevention ot Tuberculosis wan then adopted on motion of Dr. Gib, son. Sault Ste. Marie, worried try M.t:.Joltn ycutsre, K. c., Kingston. Dr. Chown, ot Winnipeg. deciumd that the air of Manitoba wns pure and tree from the germ: of tubercul» can. Infection, he thought, came trout thin cattle. There should be " attolrs in all the large cities. where the slaughtering ot cattle could be done under proper supervision. The motioie a Prof. -siaat, wan then agreed to. and alluded to the difficulties in thr way of preventing tuberculized per sum [mm entering the country. Dr. McEacttran, Dominion Veterinr arian. quoted emu-tied to show the rapid decrease or tuberculoslo among Canadian cattle. and moon- mended the conlerennc to place on ro- conl lta lulu: in the tuberculin (out for cattle. Mr. J. G. Adams. ll. Il., protesrrar n! pumulog'y, McGill University. nun-mu rewiutiun uuuodying unions some: Mons looking to Improved sanitary methods With regard bo tsattte and immigrants. also concerning the on CublLiUtuent of sanitariums and [In- couveyunc: or consumptiv: patients. Dr. OReiily. ot til: Toronto General Hospital. epuke in an laminating mun nec. ., I huts signod," he said. "more death certllicutlea from consumpdon than any outer man in the nonunion of Canada. " in out I. record to boast ot, but it is true. Nobody knows better than L who haw. lived in a hospital all my lilo. the troubles and dangers of this terrible disease. Wr should pa more uttuntion to dome-r tie unimafs. i heard oi as can where in bird [under had tobarcuioali In “it house. m, was selling the little pet birds all round. although they had consumption, and no doubt might upload it ln cvrry direction in thin way." Dr. Fred. Moatiuuutiert. Director of Payie_HPlut, lollowreil Prof. Adams. Dr. Pruner. Brandon, declared that the Indian Dupartm'nt sympathized with the abbot: of the conference. He went on to spnuk ot tuberculosis as it ailected the Indian population He said he had been perfectly as bounded by Sir Willlum lilngstoo's statements. One W-ls that consump tion was not inherited. It might be pousible that the germ itwll was not inherited, but. In tho speakerfl upln ion, the constitution which permitted the germ tc nourittlt was Inherited. Me. Hunnington also doubted whether u really couuumptive person had ever been cured ot the distance. A reinlution WM moved by Dr. Rod. dick, ot Montreal. favoring notifies tion of all cune- ot tutwrtuMoais; Pro- ventlon of expectoration in all put" lie buildings and conveyancva; the inspection of workahopl to improve their ventilation. etc., and to pre- w-nl the spread of the disease through milk and meat, and to aid . ochcme tor human or Ianltnriuma to beat the diam. Hon. Sydney Pinter. Minister of Ag. rlcultnre. said he had lent out no, 000 mph. to tmchon and mo-dk‘al man of Dr. FarretN excellent report The Government. of which he was a membor. was wining to anume it. full share ot rmponaibility. In coping with the distance. the matter WM. however. ehieny one tor the prov- incel. the Dominion G'overnmont'q part WM wentiully to keep out dis- case from abroad. Hon. Dr. Burden. Itiniutcr of lilitin. rec-unilad the. importance to the mv tion of tho public health. Slum ho took up the practice of mediclnn. M years am. there hu bum oomph-to change in the attitude of the modicum profo'ninn toward tubrarrationire. in the old days children of contumptivo parent. were taught thnt tin-Ir chnncew of living wore lmnll indund; to-dny the (not was: nppnrnnt that the chances of children of unhealthy parents were quite an Road as any others. Re would gladly support and urge upon his or~llnnguol the diam-mi nation of Information to the pnhlir on the grant quenlon. He won ann- thnt the mbllc would support ouch an expenditure. INTENSI‘Z COLD IN l-JI'INM’I'I. the “endure! of any new reform that can... The newspaper-- could plat an Important part in this tut. but they would not do much good all In; attention to the mung»: of tn. bet-unlock In one column and mullah- lng the mare-eel ot qmcka' con- sumption care In another. Ksp:trivnee In Germany had drown that about three month. wee needed ln the anal. tnrlnlnl to expect a. cure or to teach a patient how to IM'e lumen". Sta tletlcn In the large-t snnltnrlums tor 1898 chowed that after thruc months 98 per cent. ot the mtlnntq had teen able to resume wore. Before "will" Ins him sent, Prof. Stewart will that It would become 3 qrr'trtiort whotlwr It was not dosh-able to pension eon Inmptlve per-one. a? "Not the le “all at,” " Ttter door opened It. mud. "I have succeed: Wu low. 1 wl - [or tuUt an will you an: m. Qua; T' Dr. “Hunt roe I‘olfonuen led the rage which lee .811; Van BCJHW “In ot ummml "Mm both I'm-n t The round table n no. I» pin-d wil m ot paper-u hung with u on” m Them also upon the " Well as “rim Dumber of small I It, Blutuerwmk. the other due of one copying. loo u an nuance dancer upon wt lasted lorbuddnn thott-tdee, step " a. table. A than on which yet dry. “an" o that. Mmmt u mini now tt t.utesrhi lmudwri " or 'vhcl townnb I “You can 'N‘llt It, Wilma! urn-n hill He had tut-m quick “rigors. und than [may writ he was Inwmu-d ( cults sail rmmn tt-ur--uto paw-m "Hugh Ins “Hum little panned M ttad [loan erll "It's all right, amen Intern-pun Ir when he was Maw-ll. "This an.” with blank "mu: our (ovum tt "You UNI on Bert." he Mild. q. alumna (some back with y9u lookIn will The quanta-y I Wilma! was W "in 'tttttod elm-t lmnmt nave. 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