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tar ove Bh fhe SPL AO WE AB 00ST BR, 5 A A A TS en MD ge EE "be better able to cope with one large 6 THX RUSSELL LEADER Russell, » Ontario, Thursday, Novemher 2nd BRITISH FORCES UNITE. Gen, Yule Has Performed a Brilliant Strategical Move. The British Forces Will Now Engage Gen. Joubert's Army, Which Outnumbers Them Three to One --Restlessness of Basutos Threats, 'A despatch from London, says: --The chief item of news from the front Wed- nesday morning was the announce- ment that the calling back of Gener- al Yule from Dundee was a preconceiv- ed plan, the attention being the junc- tion of the two British forces under the command of General White to give battle to the Boers' strong force, in- stead of engaging the enemy in two sections. The movement was success- | fully accomplished, General White en- gaging the attention of the Boers while General Yule's force moved-down to the main command. ' BRILLIANT MOVEMENT. The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Mail says: . 3 "Gen. Yule has performed a bril- liant strategical movement. By a swift march to the south, leaving Glencoe, he has effected a junction of his forces with those of Sir George Stewart White, slightly to the north of Lady- smith. tps Be Lim "The two are now in a position to pf- fer pattie. I believe the first attack | will be made on the large Free State forca which entered Natal by way of Tintwa pass, and which has since been harassing Ladysmith. = The military authorities decided that by _ joining their forces the two generals would force at a time, than by having two small detachments to oppose simul- taneously. ' { HARD FIGHTING SOCN. "Accordingly, after defeating the Free State troops, they will offer bat- tle to Commandant-General Joubert. Only forty miles now separate the two Boer forces. Hence the need for swift and telling action. { ; "The; two sections of the Boer army together outnumber the entire British force by three to one. Hard fighting is certain at a very early date. Our "men are confident, and th¥re is much enthusiasm." It is evident from the official de- spatches that both Commandant-Gen. Joubert's column on the north and the Orange Free State troops on the west now occupy strong positions, and that nothing hinders the Boers from follow- ing up Gen. Yule's retirement and get- ting around Ladysmith from the south-east. It ia baliavad that the Government -- have other iencd°Ynd Séclutity of et bee h o r left Mr. Choate's resi Bate ye the banquet to Gen. dence and sroceeded to the War Harrison ow even after midnight °®was much activity. TRYING TO INCITE*BASUTOS. WA despatch from Cape Town, says:i-- The following advices have been re- ceived here from Maseru, Basutoland: -- A native lately visited a laager of Orange Free State troops just oppo- site Mauser. He found it to consist of waggons, surrounded by turf, piled three feet high. He noticed only a few Mausers. The Boer commandant questioned him regarding the feeling of the different Basute chiefs, princi- pally the paramount chief, Ierothodi, and in order to draw the commandant, the native replied that the chiefs sid- ed with the Boers. Thereupon the commandant said the two Republics wished to kill the Brit- ish, and to take over and govern the Basutos, restoring to the latter that part of the country which the Free! State formerly took from, them. As] to the Britishers, those whom they failed to kill they would drive into the sea. The commandant wished a de- cision on the part of Lerothodi and the other chiefs as soon as possible whether they would fight the Boers or the British--because his contingent was anxious to helpl the Boers else- where. He acknowledged that . his men were afraid of the Basutos, be- cause their wives and families, as well as their cattle, were within reach of a Basuto iacursion, The Boers on the Basutoland fron- tier, according to the best information Jotainanie at Muzu, number about vt TUESDAY'S FIGHT. General White has telegraphed to! the War Office from Riefontein, under ! date of Oct. 24, saying that in the! fight near Ladysmith on Tuesday ! thirteen of the British force were kill- | ed, 93 wounded, and three are missing, | the casualties being mostly among the Gloucester Regiment. CUT THEIR WAY OUT. A despatch from the London Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith, dated Monday, says:-- Thirty of the 18th: Hussars, who were sent from Glencoe | to intercept the retreat of the Boers from Elandslaagte were cut off by the enemy. Under Sergt. Baldrey they brilliantly fought their way across the Biggargberg hills, the enemy pursu- ingi and firing at them, at a range of 800 yards along the passes. "They arrived at Ladysmith at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Three of the troopers are missing, owing to the breakdown of their horses. The Boers used a Maxim. A lieutenant of the Hussars, with a party, was driven back to Glencoe. The Hussars were fired at as far down as Moderspruit. JOUBERT CLOSE AT HAND. A despatch from London, says :--It is quite evident that the war in Natal has only commenced, and 'that the Boers are by no means discouraged at losing the first two batties, Many ex- perts are «atisfied General Joubert is | Alexander of Teck, third son of the -ed their course so as .to join Joubert's 'battalion of the rifle brigade. Is Due to Boer even now close to the heels of the Bri- tish, and a decisive action may be fought: soon. Later estimates of the Boer losses at Elandslaagte give 300 killed. Their coolness, bravery, and good aim can be judged from the fact that out of 17 or 18 officers with the half battalion of Gordon Highlanders, four were killed andi 13 were wounded, while the casu- alties among the rank and file were 27 per cent. during less than three hours' fighting. ; Lieut. Campbell, of the Gordon High- | landers, hes since died from his wounds. FIFTY BOERS WERE KILLED. Despatches from Cape Town says| that advices from Mafeking confirm the statement that 50 Boers were kill- ed by the explosion of two trucks of dynamite, purposely sent out by Col- onel Baden-Powell to draw the Boer fire. rT : The offer of Genera] Cronje, the Boer 'commander, in the vicinity 'of Mafeking, to Colonel Baden-Powell to, exchange prisoners, referred to Capt. Nesbitt. and others of the armoured' train, wrecked at Kraaipan. ; 3 ROYALTY. OFF TO THE CAPE. A despatch from. Cork say&:%he troopship Siberian embarked a' squa- dron of the Inniskilling Dragoons, with 186 horses, at Queenstown on Wedned- day night. The officers include-Prince Duke. of Teck, a lieutenant of the 7th | Hussars, who served three years ago in Matabeleland. "Prince Alexander 1s volunteering for service once more ann South Africa. The Siberian carries also] a numbear of Maxims and a large quantity of ammunition: g GEN WHITE'S POSITION. A despatch from London, Friday, says:--The proposed attack on the combined forces of Sir George S. White and General Yule by the Orange Free Staters, who are supposed to be coming through Tintwa pass, is still to he real- ized so far as any reports reaching London are concerned. The British continue to stand in readiness for bat- tle, but apparently the enemy is still out of sight. All reports from the front predict an early, sanguinary fight, : The fact that the Free Staters'did through the Tintwa pass leads to the well-grounded belief that the Boers have been made aware of the British concentration, and have {urn- Boer force without interruption. In case the two united forces col- lide, it is quite likely the most import- ant engagement of the war will be fought, The War Office is still in the dark regarding the true size of either Jou- bert's or the Free State legions, 'as the estimates range all the way from 16,000 to 30,000. Taking the mean estimate as true, the Boers have at least twice as many men as the British, and an equal num- ber of guns, ' The situation is not the best the British army has seen by any means, but it is relieved considerably by the announcement in a despatch received from Ladysmith that strong reinforce- ments of artillery and infantry had ar- rived there from Pietermaritzburg. A Durban despatch also reports that a transport has arrived there with a A summary of the British military strength is published, showing that the total number of troops now in Southj Africa is 25,500, including 16,400 who landed since September 8. There are 21,000 men en route, and more than 28,000 yet to be embarked. MORE TROOPS REACH AFRICA. From, Cape Town also the following despatch was received:-- 'The troop- ship Zayathia, whose voyage from Liv- erpool was delayed by difficulties with her machinery, has arrived with a battery and a half of field artillery. Her sister transport, with an equal force, which has been similarly delay- ed, is daily expected." DEATH OF GEN. SYMONS. The death of Sir William Penn Sy- mons, che British commander at Glen- coe, who was shot in the stomach in the battle with the Boers there Oct. 20, was officially announced in tne House' of Commons on Thursday. A despatch from Cape Town says: --Official reports from Kimberley, dated Tuesday, state that Colonel Scott 1 Turner, with 270 men, proceeded north- | ward to MacFarlane's farm,where they unsaddled their horses. At 9 o'clock a party of Boers was seen on the right | flank and was quickly scattered, Col- | onel Scott Turner opening fire on them | and several of the army i 2ing seen to fall. The enemy moved to a sand heap and opened fire on the British, which Was returned. Colonel Scott Turner attempted to prevent the Boers advancing against Col. Murray, but was met with a heavy fire from a dam wail 600 feet on the left. At 11 o'clock Col. Murray or- dered 150 men of the Lancashire Regi- lment to proceed to the north. An armcured train is already sup- porting Col. Scott Turner. At midday Col. Murray started also, with two field guns and two Maxims and seventy mounted men. One of the two British guns opened suddenly upon | entrenchments. able position. The Boer artillery fire was brisk. Another armoured train was held in readiness. At 2 o'clock the second train was sent foward with additional ammunition. The Lancashires behaved splendidly and Col. Scott Turner highly commended | them. Commandant Botha and many FPosrs were Killed. The British loss was three killed and 21 wounded. The engage- ment was a brilliant success for the British forces. Another despatch says that the Boers were unable to withstand the splendid charge of the Lancashires, who cleared the hill occupied by the enemy, at the point of the bayonet. The} Boer losses are described as very heavy. Col. Scott Turner's force con- sisted of the local volunteers, who, with the Lancashires completed the rout of the burghers, after Murray's artillery had driven them out of their Botha commanded | the Boer force. The fight lasted four hours. Before the sortie Kimberley was apparently | in high spirits, as -a despatch from there, dated Oct. 23, says everyone was cheerful there at the, time, and that a wedding was celebrated there that day. The despatch adds:-- "Great enthusiasm has been aroused here by the news of the British suc~ cesses in Natal. Several farmers in the neighborhood of Kimberley have been noticed in the ranks of the Boers. According to further advices from Kimberley the Boers removed their killed and wounded in carts. No reli- able estimate of their losses has been made. Tne townspeople, including the women, mounted the trenches watch- ing eagerly for the return of the troops. ; as HUSSARS WERE CAPTURED, A" Gespatéh © from: London | says:-- The mystery of the Eighteenth Hus- sars is finally cleared in the official report from General "White, and there is "no doubt now - that .the.. Hussars 'went too far in pursuit of the Boers: after the battle of Glencoe; and were captured entire. SEE " The captured force numbers: nine of- ficers, with Colonél Moller command= ing; and "160. men, TL anh 2 Since the British have several hun- dred Boer captives, 4ncluding several high officers, it is likely an exchange wiil be effected soon, and the Hussars returned. EO AA 3 . The troop of the Eighteenth Hussars reported 'returned: by Correspondent | Steevens proves to be thirty men, un-1 der Sergeant Baldry, sent to cut off the retreating Boers after the fight of Elandslaagt. These also had a'nar- row escape fripn capture, and were chased several miles, and fired 'at all the way. They lost three men, whose horse were shot. These are perhaps captives, and perhaps hiding and wait~ ing for a chance to return/ to camp. BOER HEROISM. 5 A despatch from Durban, Natal, says:i--The Natal Mercury relates an incident of the battle at Elandslaagte. The fire of 'the Britishi guns was get- ting toe hot for the Boers. Eight Re aT Ly te te ward. ont) W cover and coir, | opened. fire aes the Imperial. Light Horse, evidently for the purpose of drawing the British fire while their campanions changed their position. Seven of the eight were in- stantly killed, 1,000 BOER, PRISONERS. : A special despatch from Pietermar- itzburg, Natal, dated Oct. 24, saysi-- | "Nine hundred and eighty-eight Boer prisoners arrived bere this morning, They include Captains DeWitt, Hamer, Fighlus, Dorey, Vanleggar, and Dott- ner." BOMBARDING MAFEKING. A despatch from Mafeking says -- "All is well. There was a four-hours' bombardment during which a dog was killed." The following despatch dated Oct. 23, has been received from, Mafeking : "The enemy begam a bombardment of Mafeking at 7.40 a.m., to-day at a range of two miles and a half, their battery of three Krupp guns throwing seven pound, nine pound, and twelve pound explcsive shells. "At the outset the firing was er- ratic, but ultimately the Boers got the range and sent a number of shells into the town. Comparatively little dam- age was done, a convent which had been converted into a hospital being the chief sufferers. This building was struck thrice. Apparently the Boer ammunition was inferior. "No casualties were sustained by the British, and only one shot was re- turned. This, however, was so well directed as to disable one of the enemy's guns. "After three hours the Boers sent an envoy to ask the town to prepare for surrender. Col. Baden-Powell, the British commander, replied in the ne- gative. The shelling was not re- sumed." AN EXCITING SORTIE. A later despatch from Mafeking says :-- "The Boers are in possession of the water works, and have out off the supply. | This occasions no anxiety, the maximum speed, was provided with nine extra stokers. As reinforcements will arrive each day at Cape Town General Buller ought to be in a position very soon to send troops to the relief of Mafeking and Kimberley without depleting the strength of the great army corps which will make a grand parade through Cape Colony and the Orange Free State to Pretoria. RAISING TROOPS IN HOLLAND. The British Government hag receiv- ed positive information that a corps, numbering about 1,000 has secretly been raised in Holland to help the Boers. Wealthy Amsterdam mer- chants found the money for trans- port equipment, and over 200 men are already en route. The remainder will follow in small detachments as they can obtain transportation, the rendez- voups being Koomati Poort, on the Transvaal-Portuguese frontier, where the commandant has been instructed what to do with them. The men travel as returning Transvaal citizens, and it is not believed that the Portuguese authorities can prevent them from proceeding over the railway to. the frontier. Probably the British Gov- ernment has already made some sort of representations to the Dutch Gov- ernment, but the first confirmatory news will likely come from Delagoa Bay in an announcement that the Dutch have 'been prevented from land- ing at Lorenzo Marques, where the Governor is as zealous as though a salaried British agent, -acting pre- sumably on instructions from: Lisben. It is repeatedly asseried that the Transvaal is prepared to issue letters of marque, their accredited envoy. Dr. Leyds, being fully.empowered in that regard, and that arrangements are be- ing 'made at Amsterdam to fit out a swift steamer. Tt is believed, however, that this particular project has beer abandoned, owing to the vigilance of 'the British ships of war in the English channel, which. would: have made it hopeless for any privateer to get clear away into, the 6pen séa unobserved. LOOTING OF DUNDEE. 2 'A correspondent of the Central News who witnessed the evacuation. of Dun- dee by the British under General Yule, and who remained in the town was taken prisoner by the 'Boers, buf who was subsequently released, sends : the andonment of the "place: "Barly: Sun- day evening the Boers shelled the Bri- tish camp from batteries ih two'posiz. tions, * The British retired out . of range ". as quickly. © -as pos- sible, abandoning the hospital and a great quantity of stores. The ; towns- folk thereupon became: panic-stricken, and 'took to flight. They left . ithe place on horseback and 'afoot, making their way through the pitch darkness and heavy rain to Keker's farm and Rowan's farm, several' miles south, of Dundee. News reached Keker's farm that Gen, Yule had urged 'instant: re- treat to Ladysmith, as' the Boers sur- rounded Dundee. Then ensued a piti- able panic. = Three hundred persons, including: women and: children, plod» ded all npigks in the torrential rain Over "tne-sodden Verutr, Soo. toch iu fuge for part of the 'night in-a Kaffir kraal. The rest went on to Umsinga, which places they were followed by those who had sought refuge in the kraal. The refugees at Rowan's farm had not been heard of: Monday morn- ing. The few persons who had re- mained in Dundee were startled when they found that. the troops Lad gone, and they fled hurriedly. = SHELLED THE HOSPITAL. "The Boers were swarm ng on the surrounding hills, especially Smith's hill, on which they had basen defeated Friday. They commenced shelling the hospital, from which a party with a flag of truce went and told Command- ant Erasmus that British and Boer wounded were in the building, Com- mandant Erasmus expressed regret for shelling the place, and immediate- ly ordered the firing to cease. He said he had mistaken the Indian hospital attendants for soldiers. "At 10 o'clock a large number of Boer soldiers entered the town, and there was a riotous scene. Then a more dis- ciplined contingent entered and plant- ed the Transvaal flag on the Court- house. They informed the few inhabii- ants that they would not be molested, adding that the Boers only needed pro- visions, but needed them badly. WILD SCENE OF LOOTING. { "Subsequently there was a wild scene of looting. The stores were all broken into, the Boers taking the most in"ong uous mix ure o' p.un er, ladicg' clothing, parasols, etc. One burgher, in addition to a load of articles of every conceivable variety, succeeded in tying a bicycle in front of him on his pony. All took a couple of bottles of liquor, which many of the Boers used over-freely. It was owing to this fact that the correspondent, who had been arrested, managed to get away, his guard, who had taken him outside the town, bacoming drunk. The correspondent-returned to Dun- dee to see the finish of the Boer occu- because an ample supply is available in tanks and wells. ! "During a sortie this evening the | British encountered the enemy three miles off tothe north. The Boers had | apparently been warned, and returned our firein earnest with a well-handled machine gun. Our men had no inten- tion of pressing an attack, they re- tired immediately. The conduct of our men was splendid. The loss of the enemy could not be ascertained." Word has been received | from Barkly West, no date given, that the Boers have evacuated Klipdam and are apparently re-enforcing the forces that are attacking Mafeking. EULLER AT THE CAPE. A despatch from London, says:--Sir Redvers Buller may be expected at the | Cape to-day, Sunday, This will be a | very fast voyage, the mail steamer usually arriving at . Cape Town on Wednesday of every week at the earli- est, but the Dunottar Castle, {in re- pation. By Tuesday they had appoint- {ed a town guard. The patrols punish- ed the Kaffirs, who had presumed to! in the looting. A proclamation | join was issued promising safety to those who remained, and, generally speak- ing, the Boers were well conducted. The correspondent saw the funeral of General Symons. He was buried with- out a coffin, the body heing wrapped | in a Union Jack. Meanwhile General Lucas Meyer was| informed of the turn of events, and he returned with the Boers, who had been defeated on Friday, to reinforce Com- mandant Erasmus. "SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN." In the afternoon the Boers entered the town in larger numbers, and secur- ing more liquor they became excited and quarrelsome. Some paraded the streets singing, " We are Soldiers of the Queen," a popular song among the British troops. The correspondent then obtained the commandant's permit to sponse to © request of the War Office ther Boers, who were in an unfavour- that Sir Donald Currie should secure | go free. He left Thursday: and reach- ed Ladysmith Saturday. He says that day. following additional details of the ab-| Greytown, and Pietermaritzburg, ta | while among the enemy he learned that many of them were returning to their homes, having become tired of the campaign, which was not like what they expected. It is noticeable that this correspond- |ent,who was the only one present whens the Boers captured the town, makes no mention of the brutal shooting down of the town guard reported by other correspondents miles from the scene, --_-- MARKETS OF THE WORLD Prices of Grain, Cattls, Cheesas, &¢ in the Leading Marts. Toronto, Oct. 31.--Only 28 loads o. offerings came into the western cattle yards this morning, and little busi- ness was done. Dullness, poor quality of the cattle, and unchanged prices, were the characteristics of the mar- ket. 5 The supplies of shipping cattle were light, and we had little enquiry; prices ----------4 range from $4 to $4.25 per cw i, for a_ few choice lots 10 and 15¢ more was paid. 2 Good butcher cattle is much wanted, ané for the right kind of stuff 4 to 4 1-4c per pound is paid; very choice might bring a little more. Medium and inferior cattle is weak. Stockers are dull at from 2 1-2 to 3 1-4c per pound. Feeders and export bulls changed. a ; , Sheep. are not wanted, and trade is quiet at from 3 to 8 1-2¢ per pound. ; PAs ~'Lambs are steady 'at from 3 1-4 to 3 3-4¢- per pound; 1o1 extra choice lambs 46 war paid, Good veal calves are wanted. About 2,500 hogs were received to- Prices are unchanged, but the market is weak," and the" outlook is for lower prices. - - g Quotations for hogs to-day were 43-8c: per lb. for choice hogs, scaling from 160 to:200-ibs., and 4c. per ib. for light and fat hogs.: Following is the* are un- range of current quotations :-- NE Some . Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. ..$400 $425 Butcher, choicé; do. . .. 360 ~~ 400 'Butcher, med. to good. 825. . 350 Butcher, inferior. . .. 225 275 Steckers, per cwt. . ~225" 825 " Sheep and Lambs. { Ewes, per cwt. .. .. 300. 330 Lambs, per cwt.. . . 325 3% Bucks, per ewt. . .. 200 250 Milkers and Calves. Cows, each, .. . . . 2500 4500 Calves, each. . 200 700 Hogs. ; Choice hogs, per cwt. 4121-2 ,64871-2 Light hogs, per cwt. . 400 400 Heavy | oy Por ----w 400 4 +90 Torohtoy Octe8 AV eat--Is dull. Red and white are quoted at 66a to 6¢ 1-2c_ west, spring at 66 1-2¢ to 67c east and goose at T0c on alow freight te New York, and 69c north and west. Manitoba wheat is steady at 8le for No. 1 hard grinding in transit and 80c Toronto and west. Montreal, Oct. 31.--Grain--The grain market is quiet and shows little change No. 1 hard Manitoba wheat afloat Fort William is quoted around %9c. October delivery. No. 2 hard was quoted at a spread of 3c below. No. 2 oats, afloat Montreal, spot, 30 1-4c to 30 1-2c; peas, 67 1-2¢c; rye, 6lc to 62c; No. 2 barley, 50c to 50 1-2¢; and feed barley 48 1-2c: buckwheat, 56 1-2c. Buffalo, Oct. 31.--Spring wheat -- Stronger; No. 1 Northern, old, spot, 77 3-8c; new spot, 75 3-8¢; No. 2 Northern, new, 72 1-8¢c, Winter wheat--Nothing doing; No. 2 red, 74 1-2c; No. 1 white, 3c. Corn -- Barley steady; No. 2 yellow, 39 1-2¢; No. 3 yellow, 39 to 39 1-4c¢; No. 4 yellow, new, 36 1-2¢; No. 2 corn, 38 1-4 to 38 1-2¢; No. 3 corn, 38 to 38 1-4c; Oats--Stronger; No. 2 white, 29 1-4 to 29 1-2¢; No. 3 white, 28 3-4 to 29¢; No. 4 white, 28 to 28 1-4c; No. 2 mixed 27c; No. 3 mixed 26 1-2¢.. Rye -- No offerings; No. 2 on track, quoted at 63s. Canal freights -- About all the offerings of grain were taken this morning; corn went at 3 1-2¢, flaxseed and wheat at 4 1-2c, to New York. Flour--Steady. Chicago, Oct. 31.--Flaxseed closed: -- North-West, $1.29; South-West, $1.29 cash; October, $1.27 3-4; December, $1.27 1-2; May, $1.29; Duluth, to arrive, $1.24; cash, $1.24 1-4; October, $1.24; December, $1.21 1-4; May, $1.24 1-2. ----. ALL EUROPE WONDERS Why the Mobilization of Such Immenss British Forces? A despatch from L>ndon, says:--The sensational rumours of the designs of foreign powers inimical to British in- terests meet with scant credence, though it is admitted it is difficult to explain the immense forces on land and sea which Great Britain is now mobilizing. In Vienna it is reported that the British naval movements are due to a rumour that Russia, with the assent of France, is about to acquire from Spain Ceuta or some other naval sta- tion on the African coast, Elsewhere it is stated that the move- ments of the French Mediterranean fleet in the neighbourhood of the Le. vant, where it could easily be joined by the Russian Black Sea fleet, via the Straits of Dardanelles, are occasioning suspicion, --_--_-- The German Catholic missionary stations at Kribi and Buambe, Ger man Cameroon, West Africa, have been destroyed by the Bulungro tribesmen The missionaries fled to the coast. One was wounded. ee --