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The Boers are now repeating the tactics they have followed ever since Bloemfoyta'm fell that is, withdraw- lng safely, wrecking bridge: as they go, and alwnys distancing their par- luen‘a. A deapntch firom London. Thursday, says :â€"The next few days. should pro- duce interesting development: in Smith Africa. Lord Roberts has again advanced. but the burghere are ,reported to be already moving to the north-east. with the intention of car- rying out their long-announced plan at retiring to the Lydenburg moun~ tains. Gen.~ Roberts was recently credited with saying. "I cannot fol- low them into the centre of Africa. If they choose to shut thamselves up in the Lydenburg mountains, I cannot prevent them." Missionaries Who Took Refuge at Pao-Ting-Foo Killed. Brussels. July 29.â€"'Ihe Minister of Foreign Affairs has received a tele- gram from Shanghai, dated July :28, which states that a Chinese Taotai is authority for the assertion that all of GENERAL ADVANCE BEGUN. Boers Still Withdrawing, Wrecking Bridges as They Go.’ ' It is reported that over one-half of the people who were besieged at Pekin have been either killed or wounded or have died of privation. Surviving Members of Legatlons ' Said to Have Left Pekin. A despa'tch {mm London says :â€"A deapatch to Dalzuel’s news agency‘ from Shanghai of Thursdays date says General Yungâ€"Lu’ troops are report- ed to be escorting the surviving mem- bers of 'the foreign Legations at Pe-kin to Tien-Tsin. Theirs were several stormy inter- views between Li-Hungâ€"Chuug and the foreign Consuls at Shanghai before the Chinese decided to take this step in order to abate the wrath of the powers. HIRED MAN’S CONFESSION. According to it. Gerald Sitton, had arranged with hlim to do away with the old man. The plan was to call the older Sifton up into the loft, and as he came through the floor to brain hlm with'an axe. The two were in the loft when the old man came up the ladder. At the last moment Herbert‘s courage failed. and he claims that he struck the old men a light blow with the side of the axe, Then he alleges Gerald Sitton, seized his father’s arm and dragged him, half unconscious, up to the floor of the loft, at the same time crushing the head with repeated bloiva o! the axe, which he snatched from his trembling 'aocomplice. A couple of boards had been knocked from the side of the barn, and through this hole the body was thrown to the ground, 24 feet below. A YARN FIXED UP. The bloodstained axe was placed be. side the head and neighbours called in. To them' the story was told that Joseph Sifton had fallen from the barn During the last couple of days the mmure has been getting too strong for Herbert. and. early Thurs- day morning hé told, the stolry of the 'killing of High Constable McLeod. McLeod wus interviewing Edgar Morden. who lives on the farm ad- joining the Sifton place. when Herbert Walked Lmto the room. He handed his watch to the constable, with a request that should anything happen to him the timeplaoe be given to his grand- mother. Then he broke down and told Ills story. Says He and Gerald Sifton Killed the Old Man. A despatoh frbm London, 0nt., says: â€"-Ge/ra1d Sifton is behind the bars, charged with the murder of his aged fathar, and \Valber Herbert, his self- oonfeesed accomplice. is held for the name awful crime. Young Simon made no maistanoe. and expressed cnn- fldenoe that everything would be all right. Herbert is a big boy of 20 who was employed by Joseph as a farm hand. There is 3 report that Gen. De Wet HERBERT’S CONFESSION. ALL WERE MASSACRED. Ell ROUTE 10 TIEN-TSIN. years, Sifton Heavy rifle firing was heard near Ficksburg Tuesday, but no details have been received of fighting there. Nothing has been heard of Gen. Bul- 1911' for several days. His whereabouts in unknown to the public. According to a report from Maseru. Baautoland, a considerable number of Boer! are still in the eastern part of the Orange River Colony. 'I‘hpy are well equipped. have. plenty of supplies, And acre not thinking of surrendering. hoped when he broke through the Bri- tish who were hemming him in. to go southward and concentrate at Storm- 'berg. At present, however. he is re- treating northward. He was last re- ported to be within a few miles of the Vaal river. He was being followed. but had not been overtaken by a Bri- tish force. Enormous Expense of the War in South Africa. A despatch from London, says:â€" The supplementary estimates, neces- sitated by the prolongation of the war in 8011111 Africa, amount to £11,â€" 500,000, making a total of £34,500,000 voted for this purpose, and bringing the total estimates up to £76,309,153.6 A message received by the procura- tor of the Belgian missions states that all the missionaries in Eastern Mon- golia are safe, and will be able to resist the rebels ,a long time at Tohu, The message was signed by "Decar- tier. The Governor of Shlantung has in- formed the British Consul that, ac- cording to an Imperial decree, the for- sign Ministers were safe on July 24, and that they had been furnished with a fresh supply of food ,by the authorities. the missionaries who have taken re- fuge at Paoâ€"ting-foo have been ma:- sacred. If the allies march‘ on Pekin, it is possible that the Pekin Government will take refuge at TsinAAu-Fu. LOOKS DARK FOR GERALD. James Mandel: is said to have baen offered money by Gerald Sifton to help in disposing of the. fathar, but refused tho have anything to do with him. To several neighbours 'Sifton is alleged to have stated that; he Would put the old man out of the way 'be- folre he would allow him to marry again, and Edgar Maijden warned Jose eph Siftqm of what his son had said, and the night before the wedding day got Sifton and Miss McFarlune to stay at his hduse. The old man left [or his home at daybreak and said that he was safe then, and would haVe the wedding take piston in the morning in- stead of waiting until the afternoon. Inspector Murray’s Week of hard work has disclosed much evidence which makes lhei casq against the son velry black. Three men have slated that Gerrald had threatened to do away with his fathom rather than alâ€" low him to marry agam. RIVAL WAS APPROACHED. Martin Morrdem. who at. one tune was engaged to marry Mary McFar- lame, the young woman to whom the older Sitton was to have been mar- ried on the day of his death. was ap- proached by Gerald, who wanted him to come out to the farm. To him the on said that it would be an easy matter to 1th somejhl'mgjgfl On 7019 old man an dpu't him out of the way. while endeavouring to knock down some boards with the axe. The old man was still breathing, but did not regain consciousness before he died,a few hours later. Herbert seemed glad to tell his ghastly tale, and declared his willingness to repeat it in th'e wit- mess-box. THE CULPRITS ARRESTED. After he had eased hls mmd, he went to bed at Gerald Silfton's house where he was guarded all night by two constables. Early Monday morn- ing; pfurray drove out, and Gerald Sifton and lhelhlmedl man were arous- ed and brought to guol. COST NEAR $200,000,000 sources 31515 that for eight (1 erul massacre of foreigners Four More Murdered in the Province of Shansi. A despatch from London, Saturday, says :â€"The Daily Express has the fol- lowing from Shanghai:â€" “Four more British missionaries h:1ve_ been murdered in the Province of Shunsi.’ News from native Christian MISSIONARIES KILLED. Buffalo, July 31.â€"-Spri-ng wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, spot, oarloads, 855-80; No. 1 hard, round lots, 841-80; No. 1 North- ern, spot, 31-80. Winter wheatâ€" No. 2 red, 806 bid; Na. 3 red, 780 asked. Cornâ€"Dull; No. :2 yellow, 431-220; No. 3 yellow, 431-40; No. 4 (10., 44 1-20; No. 2 corn, 430; No. 3 com, 42 8-40. Outs Firm; No. 2 white, 28 3-80; No. 3 do., 281-lc; No. 4 do., 271-20; No. 2 mixed. 261-2c; No. 3 mixed, 260. Ryeâ€"No- thing doing. Flourâ€"Dull and easy. Chicago, Ju‘ly 31.â€"Fluxseed~â€"â€"Closed; â€"I\’orth~“’est. and South-\Vest, cash, $1.50; August, $1.40, $1.441-J asked: September, $1.38 bid; October, $131 1-2 bid. and Shansi." ‘11 pm Chicago, July 31.-Wheat sagged for a time to-duy, but recovered on talk of cash sales. September closing 1 1-80 over yesterday. 1 Corn closed a Shade and oats 3-80 lower. Provisions at the close were 21â€"2 to 171-20 de- pressed. Estimtted to-morrow :â€" \Vheat, 205 cums; com, 390 cars; oats, 145 cars; bogs, 230% head. ‘ Duluth. July 3l.â€"Whe:1lâ€"No. lhurd cash, 79 5-80; August, 79 3-40; Septem- ber, 79c; December, 79 1â€"80; NOT"? Northern, ’77 5â€"80; August, 77 3-40. Milwaukee, July 31.â€"Wheatâ€"No. l Nox‘lhern, '76 to 76 1-20; No. 2, 74 3-40, Ryeâ€"No. 1. 560. Barfeyâ€"No. 2, 47 to 480; sample, 40 to 46. Flourâ€"Quiet and steady. Holders ask $3 for 90 p91‘ oentl patent, in buyers’ bags. middle freights. and ex- porters '3in $2.85. Special brands sell locally from 10 to 20c above these flguTes. Ryeâ€"New rye, 49c outside, and old 51 to 520. Oatsâ€"Continue gasy. White oats, north and west, 26 1-20; and east, 27 1-20. Peasp-Quiet nominally at and 610 east; Barley-«New No. 2, 38c, outsidfiold. No. 2, 400. ‘ Cornâ€"Steady. No. 1 American, yel- low, 47c, on track here; and mixed at 460. Choice hogs per cwt 6.00 6 Light hogs, per cwt. 5.00 5 Heavy hogs, per cwt. 5.12 1-2 5.37 1-2 Saws. .................. 3.25 3.50 Stag-s. ..................... 2.00 2.50 Toronto, Judy 31,â€"W'h-ea-tâ€"Quota- tions are as follows:â€"-(Onlarlo, red and white, ol-d, outside. 70c; and .new, 608; spring, outside. 700; Manitoba, No. 1 haid, g.l.L‘., 910; same, Toronto and west, 88c; same, upper lake ports, 850. 25 25 Milfeed~Soarce and steady. Bran, $12 to $12.50; and shorts, $14 to $14.50, west. ' Sheep were from 25 to 500 lower, and lambs were easy. ‘ For prime hogs, scaling from 160 to 200 lbs., the top plice is 61-40; thick fat hogs, 53-80; and light hogs. 51-40 per lb. Following 1.: the range of quota- Hons:â€" Cows, each. Calves, each There was scarcely any export cattle milling, and prices, while quotably un- changed, were practically nominal. Bulls. stuckers, feeders, and milch coma quiet and unchanged. Cattle. Shippers, per cwt. . $4.30 Butcher, cheice do. . 4.25 Butcher. med. to good 3.25. Butcher, inferior. 3.00 Stockers, per cwt. . 3.00 - Sheep and Lambs Sheep, per cwt. Spring lambs, eaoh Bucks, per cwt. A The trade in butcher cattle Was of little account, as both buyers and sell- ers are waiting for the market toâ€"mor- row, Friday. Toronto, July 3Lâ€"0nly titty oar- loads of live stock Were received at the western cattle yards this morning, in- cluding 1,000 sheep and lambs, 500 hogs, 800 cattle, 50 calvas. und a couple of dozen milkers. The market waaa quiet one, prices were weak, and sheep considerably weaker. Hogs were unchanged. Several loads of cattle were held over. MARKETS OF THE WORLD Prices of Cattle, Cheese. Gram. &c., in the Leading Markets. sucre of foreigners 55 in the Provinces 1mbs, each . 2.50 er cwt. 2.570" Milkem and'CEIVeS Car lots are quoted 600, north and west, H ogs 25.00 2.00 of Honun has been 40.00 10.00 $5.00 " 4.62 1-2 3.75 3. J 0 toI Emmanuel. in 1878: \Vhilv Grown Prince. he distinguished himself by the active part he took in the noble move- CONSTERNATION AT ROME. The news of the terrible evont did not arrive in Rome until after mid- nigh'l. Signor Saraccm the Premier. immediately summoned a meeting of the Cabinet, and the Ministers started at the earliest possible moment for Monza. The Prince "and Princess of Naples are on board the Yela yacht- ing in the Levant. CAREER OF THE KING. U Humbert 1., Umberto Prime. King of Italy, was born in .1814, and suc- ceeded his father; the grant King Vic- tor Emmanuel. in 1878-. While Crown can ' J succession. Ono pierced the heart of his Majâ€" esty, who fell back and expired in a fvem‘ minutes. The assassin \vas immediately ar- rested, and was with some difficulty saved from the fury of the populace. He gave his name as Ang'eio Bressi. describing himself of Prato. in Tus- The King had distrfibwtion of pl with a gymnastlc had just entered his aiQe-deachmp, the crowd, when three revolver sh evening by 'amzln named Angelo BrrPSSL, and died in a few mmunes. A despatch from Monza, Italy, sayézâ€"K’Lng Humbert has been as- sassinated. He was shot here last A despatch from Port Dulhousie, snyszâ€"The friends of the convicted dynamiters seem determined to thave their revenge, and canal Offl- ‘ ciuls here are constantly on the watch to prevent injury to the locks. Wh-rt appears to have been another organiz- ed attempt to do mischief took place curly on Saturday morning, but was fortunately unsuccessful, owing to the cure of the guards. A’ little after midnight on Friday night Peter Muthieson, lock-tender at lock 18, saw a man endeavoring to -pass down the canal to the point where it crosses over the Grand Trunk tunnel. This spot is the most open to the designs of mis- creants of any on the canal. Mathiaâ€" son ordered the stranger off, and his actions in response were so suspicions that the man at the lock followed him‘ until he took refuge inaquarry near by and was lost to sight. {A short while after, about lo’clock in the morning, Patrolman Gunn of the Dominion police, on duty further down at the west and near the tunnel, saw two ‘men‘ coming up towards him. He called on them to halt. Instead of doing so, one of them shouted to his companion, "Give it to him,” meaning Gunn. The: officer' was standing in the lightl where he was an easy mark, and two‘ shots from a revolver were fired {itI him in rapid succession. Gunn fired. THE KING 0F ITALY SLAIN. Shot Through the Heart While Stepping Into Hi: Carriageâ€"The Murderer an Anarchist. "One officer, [regret to say, died of exposure, and the mortality among the mules and oxen was great. The men made light of hardships, and were in Jul: mzun ruau noun \vzls.blorked for several miles with horsemen and waggons. The enemy‘s rear was than seven miles north. The mounted forces were still west of the river. "Night was closing in, the rain was falling in torrents, and so it was imâ€" possible to follow. The night was ter- rible. In addition to the rain astrong east wind made the bivouac most in. comfortable. f8 mo-us spirits w day. Policeman Benn-nod the Flre and Assall- Strangers were When Gun“ diSCharg‘ nnls Hod, Louvlng Traces of llloud. ed his revolver, some marks of blood A desmtch from Port 133111011319, were found, so that he evidently hit snyszâ€"The friends of the convicted one of them. A close Watch was kept dy‘nami‘tem seem determined to during the night, but no further at- have their revenge, and canal off1-- tempt was made to reach the canal. ciuls here are constantly on the watch The lock tenders and their assistants 10 Drevant iniurv to tha locks. Wh-itlhave all been sworn in n.- nnnninl FIRED AT THE OFFICER "French and Hutton continued their pursuit on July 25. The former emssed Oliphunt’a, Olifant’s river, and from the high ground on the east hunk he could see Middelbu‘rg, and the enemy retiring in great disorder. “The main road north \vqulorked for several miles with horsemen and "Huvnter has occupied Founenburg, and, so far as I know, did not suffer loss. H-e foumd Mrs. Steyn, wife of A despafch from London, sayszâ€"The \Var Office has received this despatch from Lord Roberts:â€" BRITISH ATMIDDELBURG Lord Roberts Tells of a Terrible Night on the Veldt. had been attendlng a of prizes in connection astlc comp-attiglon. He ered his carriage, vnth mp, amid 11172 cheers of rhen he was struck by r shots fired in quick saw them yester‘ of rizâ€"d in October, 1896, to Princ cm of Montenegro. Italy Vanni Passananto, who made a de- termined attempt to end his life with a poinard. ATTEMPT TW'EN'I‘Y YEARS AGO‘ The last and fatal attempt on lh4 King's life was not the first which h: had experienced. In 1878. shortly af- ter his coronation. he was attacked by a would-be assassin named Gio i 1ne LOCK tenders and their assistants have all been sworn in as special constables, but, unforlunately, they have not been armed, and even the Dominion police only curry revolvers. It is thought here that long Ichances are being run in leaving un- armed men to do battle with desper- aloes. Chief MIcKilnnon favors the I arming of the lock tenders with rifles. I which could be kept in tha lock houses lfor an emergency. ment for the establishment of a united Italy. He shared with Garibaldi the triumph of the reorganization of the kingdom of the two Sicilies. rPince kingdom of the two Sicilies. Primes Humbert served with distinction in the war of 1866 against thu Austrians. He displayed much personal bravery in the moment of disaster at the bat- tle of Custozza, in which the Italian forces were defeated. Consequently be was a. popular sovereign with all patriotic Italians. “I. Ower $63,000,000 has been expende’c for famine relief. in Indla drg-rlng th last two years. Yesterday afternoon two boxes contaimng 50'pounds each of dyna- mite were found on_ the canal wharf at the foot of Pitt street. It is thought the explosive material wal put off the steam barge Iona that passed up yeslerday,‘ but on this pom! (here is no certainty. The boxes born no address or evidence as to when they were from, mnd the police wen notified amid removed the dangerom stuff to the police station. In new of the policing of the Cornwall Cana: the discovery of the dynamite was 2 source of li‘vely’ speculation here to day ome shot in reply, and At daylight near the "Barron reports from Krugersdorg that he has reconvnoitred the railway to Bank station. where the train was wrecked on July 19, and been 'eabl- ed to replenish hIS au‘pphes. ' "Me'thulen's column, which reached the Krugersdop‘pmoluheistroom rail- wa'y, L3 now moving on Potdhe-fstroom "Buller reports that the railway was op-ened to Heidelburg yesterday gwmg us through commumcwtlon Lo Natal." “P. De Wet, a younger brother of Chrwuan, surrendered at Krooustad yesterday. ' the ex-President, and several of our man whom De “'21 had captured at dnfferent tunes, and whom. he was un- able to send to Mauhadodorp. “The enemy in the Bethlehem hills are now closing m. anuto- lmn‘d is closed to them. Harnsmuh 13 the only [me open; and it W111 noL be easy for them lo reach there with guns and waggons. . "Brondwood is s‘till watchmgC-hus» tm‘n D9 \Vet, who has taken up apo- silxon on high hills near Reilzllmrg. about seven miles-south of the "nut. The [HE KING‘S SUCCESSOR r apparent to the thr’one 02 Victor Emmanuel, Prince 01 reply, and the men bolted spot where tht Gunn discharg« marks of blood he evidently hit K eaving un- I'th desper- favors the with rifles. lock houses Hum