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l : Dr Sdrie sf Oveiph, obtaintt aquinst gtmdewfl» against _ H. Gummer of the G Herald, has ; been set aside at Os hall. _ *The Rev. ©. 8. Nizon, of Cheltenâ€" hm@dud_twullkm & at a galary of $1,000 per annam free manse. ‘The Presbyterian Church at Hesâ€" r has extended a unanimous call ho 2,008 ver your, "hvo‘ manse 4 year, manse ::Lr weeks‘ mdu- each year. â€" It is announced that Hon. Sir Richâ€" ard Cartwright and Hon. CharlesFitz m members of the Domiuion will speak in theOperaHouse, Guelph, Tuesday evening, Dec. 19th., under the auspices of the Liberal Asâ€" sociation of South Wellington. SCHOOL RERORT FOR S. S. NO.15, WILMOT. Honor list for November : Sx. IV. Mattie Gerber, _ Herman Snyder. Bx. III. Olivia Snyder,Nancy Gerber, Conrad Wagner, Williain Wagner. 8x. II Edward Hammer, Martha Wagner, Ricka Hammer, Lydia Bast, Adeline Seftol, Norman Grody. Jr. II. Barbara Jantzi, Clara Koehâ€" ler, Moses Boshart. Pr. II. Rachael _ Albrecht, Leah Lichti, John Boshart, Ida Roth, Jacob Jantzi, Rebecca Lichti, Astor Kochler, Louis Wagner. PT. I. Moses Albrecht. It is well to know where to go for pure and fresh drugs and family medi cines. Our constant aim is to please our patrons in two essential pointsâ€" quality and value. _ We solicit your trade, assuring you of our best efforts to meet your wants. Our present stock of Toilet Goods is unsurpassedâ€"everything that style and modern taste can suggest, and at prices that must meet your views. ie Mevgf i P ~ Customers supplied with just what they ask for. _ â€".Xr:y;t;;' user of Paine‘s Celery Compound ? Our stock of this popular medicine is fresh,and only the genuine sold. One of the most important events in the annals of the history of St Agatha is occurring this year, namely the building of a new church. . In order to help to raise funds to meet the exâ€" penses in connection therewith it waâ€" decided to hold a Bazaar. Tho generâ€" osity of the business men of the Â¥icinâ€" ity was such that in a comparatively short time the prizes needed were procured and tickets were put on sle. The principal donators to the Bazaar are:â€"The Simpson Co., Limited, 1. Gies, H Krug, J F Stumpf, The Misses Fehrenbach, A J Gabel, W 1 Becker, A Weseloh and H Hymmen, of Berlin; J Baumgarthier, Bricker & Diebel, of Waterloo; W. Weber and L. Hahn of New Hamburg; Kohlbrenuer avd Noli and Noll Bros., of Petersburg; I Dietâ€" rich, Mr. Rosenblatt and Miss M. il. Tye of St Agatha, St Clements and Haysville respectively; and F. Schl of Baden. The prizes are all valuable ones and can be viewed at any time in the Bazaarexhibition hall here. _A beautiful fancy crazy quilt consisting of over 5000 different silk patches and containing the names of the principal parishioners has just been finished by the sisters to whose skill it is indeed a compliment. The Bazaar will beheld in toe _ new church building at 8t Agatha on Tuesâ€" day, Dec. 26th, 1899 for the bencfit of the new church as mentioned before. A cordial welcome is extended to the general public to spend this day at St. Agatha and we are sure* those that come will not regretit as no pains o1 expense are being spared to make the Bazaar one of the social successes of the season the public good Accuracy, attention, politeness and stirling value to all ranks and classes of our people. Combs, and a bost of other everyâ€"day ‘Toilet Articles,at special and attractive prices. Paine‘s Celery Compound is our best selling medicine. Why? Because it possesses healthâ€"restoring virtues unâ€" known to other medicines. Ep. M. Devitt, Druggist, j Waterloo, Ont. Kind Words. © Kind words are like music to the world; they have a power which seems to be beyond natural causes. No one has ever been converted by a sarcaam; crusbed, perhaps, if the sarcasm was elever etiough, but never made bettor. , Across the Dirision Fence. First Ladyâ€"I‘d lick ye in a minute only 1 wouldn‘t dirty me bards on ye! The riot call was sent in about three minutes later.â€"Indianapolis Journel. Becond Ladyâ€"Course ye wouldn‘t. Â¥e‘d clean ‘em. The Holiday Habit. *Within the memory of men by no means aged Christmas and Fourth of July were the only two days in the year on which there was anything liko a universai abstention from work. Rven . Thanksgiving day found many at their desks or shops, and on the ;rw the streets wore ad alâ€" A truedevoticn to our profession for BAZAAR AT ST. AGATHA Brushes, IT IS WELL TO KNOW,. GOLDEN PRINCIPLES. Sponges, . Porfumes, Tooth Powders ind Tooth Washes. S. SnypER, Druggist, Waterloo, Ont * A. A. ZIMMCER, ‘Teacher which OFFICIAL STORY OF THE DEFEAT The Original Strongth of the Attacking British Foree Was Over 2,000â€"A Buccessful Sortie From Lady» smith, in Which British Capâ€" ture Boer Guasâ€"Two Big Boer Guas Biows Up. London, Dec. 11.â€"(4.30 a.m.)â€"It is hardly too inuch to regard Gen. Gatacre‘s repulse nearâ€" Stormberg as the most serious defeat British arms have yet sustained in the whole camâ€" paign. _ Already the official advices show that two men were killed, mine officers and seventeen men were wounded and nine officers and 596 men are missing. But it is evident that the worst is not yet . known. The proportion of wounded and killâ€" ed is so sinall, when compared with the missingâ€"who . are undoubtedly prisoners in the hands of the Boers â€"that the supplementary _ list _ of casualtics ‘s awaited with . serious misgivings. It is feared that there were serious losses of guns _ and equipment. _ _ _ We â€"___ lsad Effect on the Dutch. ‘The most serious aspect of the affair is the effect it is likely to have on the Dutch in Cape Colony, who have been wavering as to whether to cast in their lot with the Boers or not. Hosts of the northern farimâ€" ers are now likely to cast in their lot with the rebellion. The defeat is also | serfous â€" because it will delay the junction of General Gatacre with General French at Naauwpoort. The plan was for these combined _ forces to relieve the pressure _ on _ Lord Metbuen‘s column. Victim of Treacherous Guaides. The disclosure of such a strong force at Stormberg was quite unexâ€" pected. _ Doubtless General Gatacre was the victim of treacherous guides But the result points also to the abâ€" ‘sunce of proper cavairy scouting. Attacked the Boers But Was f _A s U c M 3 Molteno, Cape Colâ€" eny, Dec. 10.â€"Gen. N Gatacre left Putter‘s P Kraal by train for G Molteno, _ and _ theu Fom < proceeded by forced | march 12 miles (oâ€" n ward Stormberg. He i 9 had 2000 men, Includ [etem / Ing the Northumberâ€" h land â€" Fusiliers, _ the Royal â€" lrish _ Riftes Z \ and two batteries of MR3 field artlllery. . The wl NC British were unmoâ€" 4 Mb lested by the Boers l until the Boer posiâ€" tion _ was _ renched, Gen, Gatacre, _ NND a hot fire was * unexpectedi y opened v,ion the advancing column che en gapement began at 4.15 a.m. At 7 a. m., after a sharp artillery duel, the British retired. They are now marching towards Molteno. CGeneral Gatacre found the enemy‘s position impregnable. It was impossible for the British infantry to get at the Doers. Gatacro reporta : ‘‘Deeply regret to inform you that I met with a serâ€" ious reverse in the attack on Stormâ€" bergr. "I was misled as to the enemy‘s position by the guides, â€" and â€" found impracticable ground." Casualties so far as known are : Second Battalion Royal Irish Rilles â€"Wounded, Lieut.â€"Col. Eager, Major Seaton, Capt. Bell, Capt. Kelly,Licut. Stephens, Licut. Barnardson. Suffolk Regimentâ€"Wounded, Second Licut. Maynard and 12 men. Missingâ€"Capt. Weir, Licut. Chrisâ€" tic, Second Lieut. Rodney, 200 men. Seventyâ€"Fourth _ Field Batteryâ€"â€"â€" Severely wounded, Licut; Lewis,three men; slightly wounded, two men. Seventyâ€"Seventh | Ficld _ Batteryâ€"â€" Killed, one gunner; wounded, Major Percival. 0_ Northumberland â€" Fusiliers â€" Missâ€" ‘ ing, Major Stcphens, Capt. Fletcher, Capt. Morley, Second Licut. â€" Wake. Second Lieut. M. Coulson, Licut Radâ€" diff; â€" missing, 306 nonâ€"commissioned officers and men. Royal â€" Borkshire Regimentâ€"Killed, one private, The remainder of my casualties will be wired as soon as ascertained."" British Lost One Guan. London, Dec. 11.â€"The Times pubâ€" lisked the following from â€" Moltcno : Gencral Gatacre attempted . to asâ€" sault the Boer position at Stormâ€" berg at dawn toâ€"day (Sunday.) The guides» led us wrong and we . were surprised while in fours, and after a very trying march. _ Our retirement was effected in excellent order, there being no hurry, even at the . most critical time, The Northumberlands and Irish Rifles behaved as if on reâ€" view. I hear our lossesare heavy. (One of the guns we had to â€" abanâ€" don.*" f ttempted to Attack Stormberg With 2,000 Troops â€"1t Was Impregnable â€"Over €00 3lissing. British Sortie From Ladyamith After Midnight a Suceessâ€"Carried Lombard Kop. Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith, Friâ€" day, Dec. 8. â€" The British have stormed _ and captured _ Lombard‘s Kop, p\{ttlng a big Creusot gun and one howitzer out of action and capâ€" turing a sinall Maxim. Laterâ€"The British troops made a sortic botween 1 and 2 a‘clock in the morning. They crawled up a ravine and stormed and captured Lombard‘s Kop, which was held by the Boers, and on which were placed a Creusot gun and a howitzer. These guns were dostroyed with dynamite. ‘The British captured a Maxim gun and then retired. ‘The Lancers, Hussars and Guards made a sortie west of xdymlth at daybreak, under cover a heavy arâ€" tillery. fire, which the Boors returned briskly. The British afterwards _ reâ€" turned to Ladysmith. ‘The . Boor I~sses are reported to have . beon SERIOUS l~sson GATACBRE AT STORMBERG. BLOWN UP WITH DYVNAMITE. Officers and Men. CHECK FOR GATACRE, m, Tes. 11.â€"The War Office cs the following despatch from Fovesti «râ€"Walker, at Cape in Strong Position, Hepelied. op |â€" _ Soo thery Conliined, . . dated Freore { Dec. 9. afternoon: mlcn:nl 100 the _ Luperial Light Horse, m&-ufi. to surâ€" prise a gun ou a hill. ‘The enterprise was admirable carried out, and was entirely successful, the RHL Leing captured and a sixâ€"inch . gun and a howitzer being destroyed," with gurn eotton, by Capt. Fowke and . Liout. t to Ledyemith. Our ) C ee jeimith. Our loss was m and Major Henderson o‘ the First Battalion ofi the Argyl Highlanders wounded. & ‘‘At the same time Col. Enox seized the hill; one squadron of the 19th Hussars rode round Pepworth Hill, burning kraals and.cutting the Boer telegraph lines. They had no casualties.‘* #,000 British Preceded by Armored Tr‘» } rom Nusuwport. London, Dec. 11.â€"A special desâ€" patch from Pretoria, dated Friday., December 8th, says 8,000 British troops, preceded by an _ armored train, are advancing on Colesburg, from Naauwpoort. Frere Camp, Natal, Dec. 6.â€"(6 p.m.)â€"Heliographic _ communication with Tadysmith continues daily. Genâ€" eral Schalkburgber and Commander Luis Botha are in command of the Boer forces at Ladysmith. The horses are said to be in poor condition. A heavy report was hceard in the dirâ€" ection of Colenso toâ€"day. The sound was followed by a big cloud of smoke. The supposition is that the enciny, had blown up the highway bridge. The British have now _ accurately located all the Boer camps im the vicinity of Colenso. The positions :«â€" cupied are of great natural strength. The place where the heaviest fight will certainly occur is a large enâ€" trenched position near Fort Wyiie, where the Boers are in great force. Coolies to the number of 234,whoun Ceneral White refused to receive » t Iadysmict, have arrived ture in a starving condition. 18th Mussars Under Fireâ€" London, Dec. 11.â€"A despatch from Ladysmith by way of Frere, adds to the War Office account cabled Saturâ€" day of the capture of the Boer guns near Pepworth Hiil. It says : ‘‘General Brocklehurse, with caval ry and artillery, reconnoitered in the direction of Pepworth Mill, with a view of cutting off the Boer retreat, but he found the position still strongly held. The 18th NHussars, pushing forward, drew a furious fire and â€" suffered severely, losing 4 killed and 17 wounded. C ‘‘‘The Boers fired incessantly as the British slowly retired. At a special parade â€" afterwards, General White thanked General Hunter and all enâ€" gaged, especially Major Henderson, for brilliant work.‘ British a}l Stormberg Set ble Task, and Were T ts i appears, neither the Crown nor the Minâ€" lotrg will be In dancer of even n single geâ€" ltfons, villfying hewl in the street, . Wo have confidence in those mwho are Sgbting for us, and in their dir ctors." London, Dec. 11.â€"The following paraâ€" graphs from toâ€"day‘s leading newspupers show the feeling in London over the diss® ter to General Gatacre‘s brigade : _ Mail Says the Government Must Fice Gatacre‘s Defeat by the Dexpitch of More Treops. Do C oneen te neat it The Daily News says : "The reverse Gen, Gatacre bas suffered is â€"a sadiy _ emphatic commentary on the peculiar difficulty of milltary o‘:eratlmu in a semlâ€"disaffected country. The enemy‘s spies are every where, and nowhere can we rely confidently on any counterâ€"informathon, General Gatacre seems to NWave been completcly trapped. Of course he will be immediately reinforced." . The Daily Mail says : "Quite apart from the loss of 600 fighting men, the nnexpected Boer success w.ll probably enuse a fir more gencral and scrious movement amoug the (,'nre Dutch, The Government mn«t promptly face this by the immediate deâ€" spatch of further troops." _ _ The Pali Moli Gazette remarks: "The oentry‘s calm will agnin surprise the Conâ€" iment. If the hlow 14 more sorlors than The Daily Chronicle -a(l: *‘There 18 only too much reason to fear thiat this is the worst Mllustration we have had yet of lnnd«nute equu;‘mem and Inlnfik'k-nt scontâ€" Ing. ow far this disaster was due to lick of jna’ment on the ITM, and how far to lack of artMery, is not quite clear, but the patient tl"h"c cannot help recalling that (General Methuen‘s victory at Modder River was won by artillery reinforcement nt the critical moment. . All they would like to know Is, how many times this particular lesson is to be learned:" Have Carried Out the Request of the Queen With True Meroism. New York, Dec. 12.â€"Mailed _ adâ€" vices from Calcutta tell of the heroic work of Lady Curzon, Vicercine . of India. Lord and Lady Curzon left . imla when the plague invaded . the Central Provinces and, aiter having Been inocculated, made a tour of the stricken district in the face of awful danpor. They literally lived among the sufferers, distributing relief, rosâ€" toring confidence and advising . the ADYVAXCIXG 0N COLEsBURG. wen charged with the woighty task VALUE OF ARTILLERY. _ All Boer Camps Located. LONDON PRESS VIEWS. Lor8 ayp cavnx curzox All Quiet at Frere, iberg Set at an Impossiâ€" | Were Treacheronsly Guided. . Thinks the Cosnors s»ndicste Wants to * Grab Too Much spase. Ottawa, Dec. 12.â€"Mr. J. W. @mith of the Canada Atlantic Rallway,being inturviewed yesterday about tue c.ty, handle 13,40,0C0 bushels . of Lrcin a year, and with one elevator of two millions at Montreal could easlly. handle 85,000,000 bushels of grain a year. 6 Conners syndicate, scid : ‘"Why we, with oneâ€"clevator of one and a quartur willion bushels capaâ€" *"Three elevators are unnoce sary, and it is a wusie of space, and looks as though the company were trying to gaia a monopoly of wwm ilegcs. _ 1 do not think Mr. was awnre of the intentione of the company, but found that this com pany meint buin.ss and so | favorâ€" ably considered their proposal. . We comsi‘or th.t we‘ have the _ most sight to ecrator and bharbor privil eges and wi:l push our claims." 1 emicux Again Arrested, Montreal, Dec. 12.â€"Exâ€"Accountant Lemieux of the defunct Eangue Ville Marie was again arrested yusterday, this time being charged with stealâ€" ing §$178,000. Lemicux‘s former case was postponed until next week. New York, Pece. 12.â€"A cable from Paris says that it has been decided that the official opening of the Exâ€" position is to be â€" Saturday, _ April 14, and not Easter Sunday, as oriâ€" ginally fixed. Grand Trusk Earnings, Montreal, Dec. 12.â€"â€"â€"Grand Trunk Railway carnings Dec. 1. to Dec, 7, 1899, $548,381; 1898, $454,206 ; increase, $94,085 steamship Lyell, just â€" arrived . here from Stratoni, in the Grecian Archiâ€" pelago, brings a startling stery of a capture by. Macedonian briganc‘s. The Sultan of Turkey in . this â€" issfanc paid the ransom, then captured the brigands. Mining Manager and Son Captured and Meld For G66,000 Rausom, New York, Dec. 12.â€"The Britis} The Lyell received Margcanese ori at "tratoni. The ore was brought from the mincs at Eriske, five mile: in the interior, on a small railway The mining manages, M. | Chevalier was on his way from | Stratoni t« Eriske, which are under the Turkish dominicn, the day after the Lycil‘s arrival, when he was taken prisonâ€" er, with his little son, by the brigâ€" ands, who shot and killed the manaâ€" ger‘s servant. ‘They took him tc the mountaing and demanded a ramâ€" som of $66,000 in American money the amount to be sent to a certain pass in the mountains by an unarmâ€" ed messenger. This was done, . th Sultan forwarding the money. M Chevalier was released, and on â€" his return to Eriske resigned and | left the place. Soldiers were sent after The Macéedonians, and .captured | ten of them. Regina, N.W.T., Dee. 12.â€"â€"Early yesterday morning fire broke out in a house on Barracks Flats, occupied by Constable Saunders, who is emâ€" ployed as stocker of the barracks. The house was situated some little distance from the barracks, and, owâ€" ing to the high â€" wind prevailing, was quickly consumed. _ At the time of the fire, Mrs. Saunders was alone in the house with her three | small sons and a baby. The â€" three boys were burned to Ceath _ ard _ Mrs. Saunceis barely e saped . with _ the baby, being badg cut and _ burned trying to save v.e lives of her chilcren. The cause of the fire is not known. Dunnville, Dec. 12.â€"Officer W. Jt McIndoe of this place has the bods of a young man that was picked up in Lake Erie about two miles out from Port Maitland. The body is that of a man about 18 years _ of age, fair complexicn and dark hair, height about five feet six and would weirh about a hundred â€" and | forty pounds. ‘There was a . life preserver about the body, but no name on it The lctters "M.E.K." were tattoced on the front of the right arm. Montreal, Dec. 12.â€"Canadian | Paâ€" cifc Hailway traflic returns for the week ending Dee. 7, $389,000; same weck lost year, $591,000; increase, 108.000, Secret Drawers. "Most people seem to think," enys a maker of furniture; "tat seeret drawâ€" ers and hidden receptacles in furniture only exist in novels and plays. bet this Is by no means so. 1 very frequentiy take orders for such items. and Lem ploy a clever. woman designer, who shows positive gonlus in â€" planning places _ of _ concealment, _ which . no ameunt of tapping or mensuring could reveal. In most cases, even were the hollow receptacle discovered, the woodâ€" work aroupd world have to be cut away, so complex are the fastenings. Most of the orders come from womenâ€" and rich people, of courseâ€"and 1 have no doubt that a desire to hide articles from too curious servants dictates the orders.‘ â€" A Grave Requent. A solicitor in a Georgia court is sponsible for the following: HMe overheard a conversation be tween his cook and n nurse, who were discusaing a recent funcral of a memâ€" bor of their race. at which there had been a great profusion of fowers. The nurse said: "When 1 die, don‘t plant no fowers on my grave, but plant a good old waâ€" termelon vinc, and when it gets ripe you come dar, anmd don‘t yon ent it, but jes‘ bus‘ It on de grave and let dat good old Julee dribble down through @e ground."â€"Youth‘s Companion. Not Particular as to Wenpons. The walter girl knew a thing or two nbout table etiquette, so she aniffed scornfully as she sald. "It‘s not our custom to serve a knife with ple." scornfully as she «ald. "It‘s not our custom to serve a knife with ple." "No?" remarked the patron in &nm prise. . ‘"Then bring me an ax."â€"Phila delphia Record. ufim 18 MOMOPOLY Opening of Pâ€"ris Exposition. Three Bors Earnelto Desth. MACEDONIAN LRBIGANDS, Body of a Young now undergone by Trafile ie has rowed Listens to Proposals Pork Large increase in the Navy. IT 48 HOT FOR AGGRESSICXN. Claims to s G:ester Germany for the KXtenrion of !r de Looking to the Fuguce Chang»~ ind Kevolotion® â€"4« onunt Vo« tiae.ouw BDore Ne# Uelieve a dew World Puz» tities Imminent. Berlin, Dec. 11.1â€"In the Peichetag toâ€"day, Princt Honeuiuhe, the imperial Chincellor, wundu. id ibut toe Fedural Governments had come to the conclusion that the preseat navy was lnsufficient for the country‘s needs, and that est.mates for doubling the m nember of warships would be subâ€" "In this matter," he continued, "the Fedâ€" erated Governments are acting on the supâ€" position that, in accordance with the genâ€" eral principles governing the tinaneng of estimates, the additional vesseis will be paid for by leans." tie added that the period within which the increase of the nary would be effected was uot to be fixed by law, the number of Lew ships to be provided for annuaily in the estimates being decided in accordance with budgetary requirements. _ _ _ _ Von Buelow‘s Support, Count Von Buelow, in supporting the proâ€" ro-ed increase in the navy, said : ‘‘The ‘rexident of the United States in bis mesâ€" *ige expressed himseif concerning the good relations between the United States and ourselves with a warmth that fills us with sincere satisfaction, and, as far as Great Lritain is concerned, we are willing and ready to live in peace and concord with ler on the basis of full reciprocity und reâ€" ciprocal consideration. "But, just because the external position is now favorable, we must use it to lusure ourselves for the future. 1 wish that our future may be peaceful. Whether it will be so no one can say." . _ Count Von Buclow also Justified the inâ€" crease in the navy from a political*point of view,and d(cl;xr«{ that the Geriman policy bad always maintaincd an even course beâ€" tween noglectig and overdoing trausâ€"oceâ€" anic Interests, Allnding to the warlike changes and revoâ€" lutions of the past few years, he sald : "I cinmnot yet believe a new partiiion of thc earth is Immincot, | We wish to interfere with no foreign ‘power, but neither do we wish to let our feet be trodéen upon by a foreign power, nor let ourselves be pushed aside, elther poiitically or economically, We eannot but be mixed up with the future the prospeets of which have been cousiderâ€" ably modified during the last two years, because we bhave now intcrests in all parte of the world. The powerfu) vitailty of the German ,wople has â€" involved us in the world‘s administration, and drawn us into the world‘s policy. A Greater Germdny Policy, "In presence of a Greser Britain and a New France, we have claims to a Greater Germany, not in the seuse of conquest, but In the «use of a peaceful extension of our trade and points of support. We eannot. and will not, suffer that a people shall pass to the order of the day over the heads of the German people. We have always kith erto come to in easy and willing under stapding with France in Isolated colonial conventions. In this respect, also, we have found friendly obligingness in the eas» of lussia, to which we have fully and whully responded." Count Von Buelow relterated the terms of the various sgreements for partitioning Saâ€" moa between the United States and Gerâ€" many; for repealing the Samoa Act, and "0; submitting to arbitration the losses resultâ€" ing from unjustifiable milltary action on the part of oficers belong‘ng to elther of the three States. He said that, after the assent of the United States Senate and the Bundesâ€" rath, bills ratifying the treatles would be submitted. In the meanwhile he hoped the Reichstag would not discuss the matter, He added that no Increase in next year‘s Imâ€" perial budget wou‘ld arise from the supple: mental estimates from Samon. Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 11.â€"Bodies from the Hlfated stcamer Ningara are beginn.ng to come to the surface. One was washed ushore near Port Maitiand toâ€"day. On the nrm were tattoed the letters, "M. E. K. The body is undoubiedly that of a man named RKnowel, whose home was at Moon Miver, Georgian Bay.. â€" â€" F No Doubt Now That the Ningara‘s Crew The names of the three other members of the crew were learned this afreruson, They are : James Dougherty, fireman, Kingston, Ont.; James Banks, Kingston, and Frank Kinsap, 8t. Catharines. ""l“-h;-‘â€"(:aivf;lllrél the steamer James Fiske, Jr., which reached port this morning, re ports having passed through considerable wreckage, and to have seen what appeared to be the stern of a boat with the name Niagara" painted on 1t A Bottle Message. Port Colborne, Ont., Dec. 12.â€"A bottle was picked up on the lake shore here yesterday morning with a paper in it. _ On one side of the paper it read, ‘"Expect to go down any iminute, Capt. McClory, Goodâ€" bye." On the other side was ‘‘Tues day, Doc. 4, steamer Niagara foundâ€" cred about three miles from _ Port Maitland.* Tottenham, Ont., Pes. 12.â€"A byâ€" law granting a loan of $15,000 to Mr. Stecle of Montreal for the erceâ€" tion of a furniture factory here was veted on and carriyd yesferday | by 5 maicr.1z, The vet> Veing T8 ~for the byâ€"law and 13 agaiost. The lcan is to run ten yeais. Not loss than 50 harids are to be employed. Reliast, Poc: 12.=â€"=â€"Two American commercial travellers, who have arâ€" rived here, say thew wore detained at Queenstown on susyicion â€" of being Boor spics. They add that the United Statcs Consul obtained thcir réelease, and that he. is‘ making | an enquiry into the mattor. Mr. Dyke Fell Forivy Feet. Peterboro, Pec. 12.â€"C. D. Dyke, inspector â€" for the Beil ‘Telephone Company, while repairing the | wires in front of the Oriental Hotel, siip ped from the top of a 40â€"foot pole and _ fell to th> pavement below, breaking his left leg, and is otherâ€" wise badly injured. Cont OHl Geer Up. Kingston, Ont., Dec. 12.â€"â€"There was an mdvance in the price of coal oil _ wholesale â€" yesterday © morning. Amcrican oil went up 2¢. a gallon and Canadian 1c. All other kinds of oil, machinery, etc., have . advanced in proportion. s F Lambton‘s Mew Jadge. Ottawn, Doc.: 12.â€"Mr. D. F.,Mcâ€" Watt of Darric has been appoinied Fenior _ County Imies af Remlhton ___ Madrid, Dec. 12.â€"During a porâ€" formance yesterday at the thoatre at Murcia, capital of the province of that name, a bomb . exploded and set fire to the theatro, . which was destroyed. _ The audience, howâ€" evor, got out without scrious accé FRewvy RADTERE -.-‘vn CEpIe TR I.H.Il. d io Cheyonne, Wyo., Doc. 12.â€"â€"Tre engagement is im. 0-'00!}‘!_’.!".‘5!'-.@“'{] xmu--«-m'g 5 fupposed They Were Doer Sples BODIES ALE COMING UP. The Warlike Changes. The Samoan Partition. Totteénhamâ€"Wartsn Factory Homb Destroyed a Theatre. Went Down to Deatb. Meavy Expresms Hobbery. Since the Dileverance of the Boer Uitimatum Two Months Ago. BRITISH LOSS 4570 NINE ENGAGEMENTS FOUGKT. Hritish Press Admits the Seriousness of Gen. Gutacre‘s Defeat, but Accept 1t Culmiyâ€"The Artillery Saved the Columa From Utter Koutâ€"Boor Cluims Concerning the Capâ€" tured Treops. London, Dec. 12 â€"(4.40 a.m.)â€"No further pews bas been received to remove the 17# tery overbanging Gen. Gatucre‘$ retreal from ‘Btormberg. . Me has not yet forward eu the promised additional mensage, anu the censorship has &tevenled tue corre: spondents from _ explaining the matter, \ hile it appears to be generaily admitted that Gen. Gatacre is Inclined to overwork bis meu, Lord Durbam‘s remarks are Collâ€" sidered as in rather bud taste. . Unthi Geu, Gutucre bas given his explanation it is Ivis that considerable allowance must be made for the extreme difficulty of getting Inâ€" telligence in a country whose inhabltan .s wre ‘m strong syimputhy with the enemy. Mod on on it on es e e " Sturmberg is described us a strobger pO sition thun Laing‘s Nek. â€" The ouly road winus through lofty hills, and flanking is impossible. _ Colesburg is also said to be «n almost Impregnable position, aud, as NO troops ure available to reinforce the colâ€" uums acting in those directi>us, it becomes evident that Gen. Gatucre‘s misfortune OF error will delay the invamon uf che iree btite perbaps some weeks. _ It is exceedâ€" i giy probnbie that be will be compeliea to relire on Queenstown and to wait Lor rein forcements, which can bardiy reach bim catil Sir Charles Warren‘s division arrives ut the Cape.. The first detachments wiil sull saturday next. . kven it Gen. French is not compelled to retreat he will be ubliged to pause in his advance.. u2 _ is mow seems certain that the seventh division, which is being mobilized at Alderâ€" shot, will also be sent to South Africa. _ No news bas yet been received coutirmâ€" lnf the Boer report of the capture of 50 prisoners from Lord Methuen‘s l;::llllllll. TNORer® ZT ahi/Piindib bigebile t in Laiblatie aie Eoo n en T It is just two months since the Transvaal ultimatum | was delivered. Nine enzaze ments have been fought, and the British have lost 566 killed, 2027 wounded and 1977 missing or prisoners. _ _ L2 u2 Eooo S > ‘The War Office has issned a notlce that after Jan. 1 a deduction will be made from the pmy of soldiers serving in _ Souti Africaâ€"in the case of ‘brl\‘nl?l. four pence per day» for wives and a penny for each child; in the case of sergean s, elsht pence tor wives and two pence for each child. These sums have thrs far be n pald by the tovernment. The order indicates a belief that the eampaizn will be a long one, It is announced from Cape Town that the Poers have succceded in repairing the Lceumwfontein bridge, between Stormberg and turghersdorp, which the British deâ€" stroved on retiring. Commandant Swanepol, who commanded the Poer forces at Stormberg, bas been reâ€" placed by a Scotchman named | Mtobertâ€" som. woou Frere Camp, Nntal, Monday, Dec. 11.â€"(7 p.m.)â€"The British cavairy reconn<lfere1 to «day abreast of Colerso and exchinged shots with ‘mrllcs of Boers, who fell back across the river. The kopjes were observed to be thickly occupled by the enemy. _ The railway bridge at Coleuso has been completely . destroyed. Two _ stone . plers were blown np last night. . The Lizhway bridge is Intact. Netween DBritish and Boers at Colensoâ€" Boers Fell Back. > London, Dec. 11.â€"The Daily Telegraph prblishes a despatch frmfillodder itiver, dnted Dec. 10, which says: naval 4.7â€"inch gon, firing a 52â€"pound shell, charged with lyddite, was taken out with an escort be yend our outposts this morning. It maje very good practice at the Boer lines, 7000 General Methuen received news Friday that a force of 1000 Boers were attrcking two companies of the 2nd Northam,non- shire Regiment, which had been seft to gnard the Hnes of communication igIEns'm. Accotd‘rgly, the general despatched the 1th Lancers and Scaforth Highlanders, toâ€" gether with the G2nd Field Battery, to their axsistrnce. The enemy attacked the Britâ€" Ish post nt halfâ€"past 4 a.m., but withdrew at 11 o%clock, when our reinforeements apâ€" pronched the scene. The British cavaiiry is now pursuing them, Our loss was 1 killed and 6 wounded. They Tried to Breask Wethnon‘s Line of Communcen tion. yords Friday the first train ran over the remâ€" porary bridge which has been constructed over the river here. The Boers are close upon our outposts on all sides, Belmont, Cape Colony, Dec. 11.â€"(Star Cable.)â€"In consonance with the plan of campaign of sending as many reinforceâ€" ments to Lord Methuen as possible, and at the same time retaining complete control of the lines of communication, the Canadian Rtoflment has been divided, for the present at least. ‘The right half battallon, that is comâ€" pacies A, B, C and D, were yesterday sent *orward to this spot, the scene of Lord Methuen‘s first victory over the enemy. The left half, mmpr'inlng mwflnies fi, F, G and H (and Including the Montreal and Quebec companies), were left behind at Orange River. _ _ _We hear that the enemy is within four miles of this place, and so the rrmpect in that we shall soon be in the midst of the fray. |__ _ All are well, Noers Take British Soldiers in Wholesale Quantitles. Pretorin, Dec. 11.â€"Six hundred and sevâ€" entyâ€"two British prisoners were taken at Stormberg. In the K?h!lng at Modder River yesterday evening, General Cronje maintained his poâ€" sition and captured 50 British soldiers. Wood Tar. Wood tar is still made as it was in 400 B. C. A bark is chosen and a hole dug, into which the wood is placed, covered with turf. _A fire is lighted underneath, and the tar slowly drips into the barrels to receive it. Altrutem. Sheâ€"George, is that one of those cfâ€" gars I gave you on your birthday? Sheâ€"You dear, self smcrificing, un selfish maniâ€"Ohlo State Journal. HALF OF THEM AT BELMONT. Heâ€"No; I‘m saving those for my onto End of the Contingent Within Four Miles of the Enemy, €HOTS WERE FXCHANGED BOER ATTACK AT ENSLIN. CAPTURED IX BIG LOTS. *# M“u '-‘ ”“ u-w-uu"u& patieaots of an eminent Norve Ist. A ecientific treatment for Nerv» .NY ous Exhsustion and its altled evils, A_BJ;ETS lon, Irritability, otc. Tlay Tablets Ouptd In a Heft .Rm IMAIINY and I0SS Inysicai and N lnhl"vzr. At l.lv'*h cents, Mail from the Dr. a.: 54 ERVES Aegicine Company, L+d., Toreato, Cam l Remedy for the End of the C will positively cure NERVYVOUS PROS TRATION and loss of Physical and til sn The Busy Modern Girlkood Smiles Over Her Trivial Interesis, An extract from the "journal of & young lady of fasblon" severa‘ centuâ€" ries ago makes one feel quite relieved that it is not really a part of elegant living nowadays to keep journals, reâ€" marks go exchange. Poor little faded journal! The celicate little band that penned those cramped lines, maybe, was given to "John Grey." For roâ€" mance‘s sake, let‘s bope that it was. "T o‘clockâ€"Went to walk with the lady, my mother, in the courtyard. . "10 o‘clockâ€"Went to dinner; Jobhn Grey, a most comely youthâ€"but what is that to me? A virtuous maiden should be entirely under the direction of her parents. John ate but little and stole a great many tender looks at me; said women would never be handsome, in his opinion, who were not good naâ€" tured. 1 bope my temper is not intolâ€" erable. * * * Iose from the table; the company all desirous of walking in the fields; Jobn Grey would lift me over every stile, and twice he squeezed my hands with vebemence. 1 cannot say I should have any objections to John Grey; be plays at prison bars as well as any of the country gentlemen and is remarkably dutiful to his parâ€" ents, my lord and lady, and never misses church on Sunday." A sample of, poetry dedicated to "a young lady" shows what women were served with in the way of literature: And he whose lot is blessed, As only man‘s can be, Will find too sure a rest On earth with thee. Where all is bright and fafr And sorty joys entomb, Thou‘lt be transplanted there And ever bloom. O ye shades of our ancestresses! What would you think of the contents of some of our library shelves? What would you think of the rosy cheekod girl who would consider such poetry as you read simply too insipid and stuâ€" pid for any use? se The Tragedian Was Not a Pleasant Man to Act With. Macready was a dreadful man to act with. You had the pleasant sensation of knowing that you were doing nothâ€" ing that be wanted you to do, though following strictly his instructions. He would press you down with his band on your bead and tell you in an underâ€" tone to stand up. Mr. Macready was a terribly pervous actor. Any little thing which happened unexpectediy irâ€" ritated him beyoud endurance. MACREADY ON THE STAGE. One night at the Park "Macbeth" was the play. Ars. Sloman, an old fashioned actress, dressed Lady Macâ€" beth in the manner which prevailed in her early life, in black velvet, point lace and pearl.beads. In the murder scene part of his dress caught on the tasmels of her pear} girdle. The string broke, the beads fell to the floor softly with a pretty rhythmic sound, distinetâ€" ‘y heard through the intense silence if the scene. > Tiis so exasperated Mr. Macready that he was almost frantic, until, with the final lines of the scene, ‘"Wake, Duncean with the knocking, oh! Would thou couldst." hbe threw Mrs. Sloman off the staze, with words which 1 hope were unheard by the public and were certainly unfit for publication.â€""Autoâ€" biographical Sketches," by Mrs. John Drew, in Scribner‘s. The Fate of Admiral Byng. Admiral John Byng was the fourth son of the Earl of Torrington and seryâ€" ed in the British navy, rising to be admiral of the red in 1748, when he was 44 years old. In 1756 he was sent with a badly equipped fleet to relieve Minorom, threatened by. the French, He reached Minorca after the French had got there. (His second in comâ€" mand. Rear Admiral West, drove them back, while Byng kept his ships out of action:â€"In a day or two ‘he sailed to Gibraltar, leaving Minorca to Its fate. He was tried for treachery and cowâ€" ardice, but acquitted. The court mar« tial convicted him of not having done his best to relieve the island, and unâ€" der the application of article 12 of the British naval code of those days he was condemned to be shot. The min« isters took him as a scapegoat,; und he was shot on the quarter deck of his own flagship, the_Atsnarque, in Ports mestth HGarbor on March 14, 1757. A Text That Caught. The following extraordinary coinct dence occurred at Tinwald recently: A young preacher, who bas lately marâ€" ~led, was planned to take the morning service, but, by a misreading of the plan, he mistook his appointment for an evening one. Consequently the conâ€" gregation gathered on. the Sunday morning waited in vain for his appearâ€" ance. Thereupon one of the office bearâ€" ers of the church present undertook the service. Totally unaware that the absent preacher bad recently married, he electriied and amused his audience by announcing as bis text, "He bas married a wife, and therefore he camâ€" not come."â€"New Zealand Herald. THE OLOD TIME BELLE. .__ The Business For Him. Little Charles â€" Sister told mamma yesterdny you was born to be a poliâ€" ticlan. Mr. Skimpleyâ€"A politician? 1 wonâ€" der why she thinks so. Little Charlesâ€"She says you can do so much talkin without committin yourself.â€"Chicago Timesâ€"Herald. 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