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By to-day’e mail letters wer_e re- ceived from Col. Otter. from which it uppeara that on June 22 there were 546 men of the regiment in hospital or sick, and only 434 fit for duty. Col. Otter' diary covering the per- lod from May 26th. to June 22nd was 3150 received “'ednejday. It in arac- m'd of good effective. but, at the same time. hard work. The Canadlan boy! are certainly not feather-bed ul- diam. Otter Reports 700 Men of First Contingent Fit For Duty. A deapatch firom Ottawa aays:â€"A cable was received from Col. Otter. dated Johannesburg. Wednesday. stating that the effective strength of the first Canadian contingent is in- ctreasing‘ and it now numbers 700 men lit for the field. This is a wonderful improvement in five weeks. Gen. Delarey, with 1,500 men, occu- pies difficult country on the Crocodile river, 20 miles west of here. General Grobeller, with 500 burghers. is north of Bus'hveldt. The residents of Middel- burg received the British troops with expressions of satisfaction, and ex- pressed the hope that the war would soon be over. The burghers in the vicinity are turning in their arms. The number of men in the various commandoes to the mat is rapidly dwindling. The total number of men. in Botha’s and the other oommandoas [5 not believed now to exceed 6,000. These are scattered about at several points. Gen. De Wat is at Reitzbuxg. but it Is known that his burghers are fight- lnig under compulsion. This was admit- ted by his brother, Piet De Wet, who managed to csoape Christian Do \Vet's Iurwelllance and came in and surrend- cred. Gen. French has occupied Pau sta- tion. The Boers still have; one Long Tom that is fit for service. The other one has been damaged. .A deepatch from London, says:â€" Lord Roberts has telegraphed to the War Office as follows :â€" "Hunter reports 1,200 more prisonâ€" ers surrendered on Tuesday, with Com- mandante Rouse and Fontenel, whilst "An unfortunate accident occurred near Frederikstadt, on the Krugers- darp-Potchetatroom railway. The A despatch from Pretoria, Tues- day, sayszâ€"Mrs. Boiha was the guest of Lord Roberts at dinner Monday Ivening. Gen. De Wet Has Trouble in Keep- ing Burghers Together. A dospn'tch from Pretoria. says:â€" Gen. Prinsloo, with 5,000 men and 1'1 guns, has surrendered to Gen. Hunter, This marks the collapse. of the war in the north-eastern portion of the Free State. Commandante Deploy, Potgieter, und Joubert surrendered to Bruce Hamil- ton, who collected 1,200 rifles. 650 ponlee, and an Armstrong gun. Lieut. Anderson, a Danish officer , in the Staate Artillery, also surrendered. u... President Gave the Burghers Paper Money Which Was Worthless. The Boer animosity to President Kruger grows on account of the fact that he and his officials are persuad- ing the people that South African Republic paper money is as good as Bank of England notes, because it is based on inalienable Slate securlties, even though the State should be con- quered. As the English have not re- cognized this contention many bur- gherrs have been ruined, and unutter- able misery prevails. The Wives and children of the poorer Boers are al- most starving. Gen. Bofha’s tome is kept together by extra-ordinary inventlons. Thls correspondent has seen an official circular which. to ohaer the burghers up, asserts that Lord Roberta we. towed to retreat south of the Vaal, and that Lady Roberts escaped In a balloon. < ‘ "Olivier, with five gums and anum- ber of burghem, broke away in the Earrismith district, but Hunter exâ€" pects the total prisoners will amount to 4,000. ' MRRR RRRRS SURRENDER. Lord Roberts Reports That the Cap= tives Will Total 4,000. CANADIAN S RECOVERING. COMPELLED TO FIGHT. ANIMOSITY 1'0 KRUGER. Had $400,000 to Purchase Food- stuffs For Boers. .A despatch from Pretoria, says:â€"A Pretoria merchant, a Hollander, was despatched to Europe several months ago with £80,000 'with which to purâ€" chase foodstuffs for the burghers. He hag not since been heard of. Two Hundred and Thirty-Five Land- ed at Colombo. A despatch from Colombo, says :â€" Two humdired and 35 Boar: prison- ers reached here in the transport Mo- hawkâ€"100 Transvaalers, 55 Holland- ers, 22 Irish-Americans, 33 Germans, 1nd 25 of various nationalities. They include 10 officers. BOER PRISONERS AT CEYLON Five Krupp And Four Naval Cannon Fall Into Russian Hands. _ {A [despatch from St. Petersburg, Mystâ€"Admiral \A_1exieff, telegraph- ing under date of July 24, says that the railway from .T'ongue to TiemTein has been reopened. He adds that the line from Tien-llsin to Pekin can only be repaired for a distance of five verats, as the Chinese are occupyinga position in strength beyond that point. The Japanese are preparing to move on Pekin, but are waiting until they have 26,000 men. The despatch further states that Gen‘ Sakharoff'a force captured the fortress at Bajantum, which was garâ€" risoned by 2,000 men, who fled. The Russians seized flve Krupp and four naval guns, and a quantity of am- munition. British Loss Was Heavy, Being Out- numbered Ten to One. A despatch from Bekwai, Ashanti, \Vedlnesday, says ;â€"â€"Majou‘ H. R. Bed- does. with 400 men and two guns, started July 24th to lucate the enemy’s camp. The camp was found, the war- riors numbering 3.000 to 4,000 men. thTee days’ marching east of Demp- cessi. Mare troops will be necessary be‘ fore the campaign can possibly finJ "The Winburg and $5116an oom- mandoes are now arriving. about 600 men. Gen. Roux has arrived, and also the commandant of the \Vepener comâ€" mando. It will take days to get all in. There is a continuous stream of waggone for seven miles up the val- ley road. All theleaders have surrend- ered. The prisoners include foreign artillerists." MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. enemy h'ed torn up rails, and a sup- ply train escorted by the Shropshires was derailed, 13 being killed and 89 injured, although a special patrol had been ordered to prevent tralne pass- ing. A special enquiry has been or- dered to ascertain why the order was disobeyed." CAPTURED CHINESE GUNS. Several hours’ fighting resulted in the defeat of the Ashamtis attema stubborn resistance. Major Beddoes' losses were heavy. He and Lieuts. Phillips and Swaby were severely wounded. Thirty men were also wounded. Documents Found Showing Them to Favour the Boers. A despa'tmh from London. Thursday, says :-â€"The Daily Telegraph an- nounces, on the authority of its Cape Town correspondent. that documents of grave import emanating from Eng- land and implicating cemtain mem- bers of Parliammt and other politi- cians who have taken a prominent part In the agitation in favor of the Boers. have been discovered in Pre- toria. "I’t would seem that! we are an the eve of unexpectod and serious devel- opments in connection with South African affairs." The documents are said to have come to light while a sedroh was being made ofthe Government offices in the capi- tal after Gem. Roberts‘ occupation. A oorreapondant with Gen. Bunter’ force at Slapkranz, says:â€" The Telegraph adds that inquiries instituted by its correspondent leave no doubt as to the truth of the state- ment. It further says:â€" ROUT 0F ASHANTIS. STOLE TH E FUNDS. Buffalo, Aug. 7.â€"â€"qprlng wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, spot, car loads, 85 3â€"40; No. 1 Northern, spot, car loads, 82 1â€"40. Winter wheatâ€"Old. No. 2 red, nomin- ally 79c; new, nominally 770; No.1 white, old, nominally 780; new, 760. Oatsâ€"Quiet and easy; No. 2 white, 28 1-20; No. 3 white, 280; No'. 4white, 27 1-2o; No. 2 mixed, 26 1-40; No. 3 mixed, 25 3-40. Cornâ€" Dull. but firm; No. 2 yellow, 43 34¢; No. Syellow, 43 1-2c; No. 4 yellow, 42 1â€"2c; No. 2 com, 43 1-40; No. 2 com, 42 3â€"4 to 44¢. Barleyâ€"Common. new, 45 to 460 offered. Rye â€" No. 2 on track. offered, 580. Flourâ€"Quiet. Cornâ€"Rather easier, in sympathy with Chicago. No. 1 American, yel- low, 46 We, on track here, and mixed at 45 1-20. Peasâ€"Car lots are quoted nominal- ly at 590, north and west, and 600 east, Barleyâ€"Quiet. New No. 2, 38c, out- side; old N0. 2 40c. Ryeâ€"New rye: 490, outside; and old, 51 to 520. . Oatsâ€"Easy. New white oats, west, cold at 25c. Old white oats, north and west, 26 1-2c; and east, 27 1-20. Flourâ€"Demand quiet. Holders ask $2.85 for 90‘ per cent. patent, in buy. ere‘ bags, middle heights, and export- ers bid $2.75. Special brands sell local- ly .from 10 to 200 above these figures. Chicago, Aug. '1.â€"\Vheat was quite nun toâ€"day, Ln Ipite of the decided Millfleedâ€"Soarce and steady. Bran, $12 to $L2.50, and shorts, $14 to $14.50, west. MARKETS [IF THE WORLD Sheep. per cwt. . Spring lamba, each Bucks. per cwt. Woplsb-{Fleecm 16c offered here. with holders in country asking 2 to 3:: higher, car lots; pulled, extra, 20 to 210; and nupers. 18 to 190. Shippers, per cwt. .3 425 e 485 Butcher, choice do. . 400 4 30 Butcher, med., to good. 325 350 Butcher, inferior. . 2 $0 3 15 St ockora, per cwt. . 3 00 3 50 Sheep and Lambs. Tallow'â€"Ipcal dealers are offering 4 1-2 to 4 3-4 and asking 5 to 51â€"40. BREADST‘UFFS. “meatâ€"Quotations as follows-Ont., red and white, old, outside, 700; and MM, 68 to 69c; spring, outsfide, 700; Manitoba, No. 1 hard,. g.1.t.,A 91c.; same Toronto and west, 880‘asked; same, upper lake ports, 850 asked, Hidesâ€"Local dealers quote green cows, 7 3-40; and steers, 8 1-4c;cured 81-40. Country hides are quoted at 1120 less. Market for hides weak and going lower. Deliverers of hides about the average. Woole are offered free- ly, bth as has been the case 101‘ some time past demand is slow. Exporrt outlook poor. Skins are about steady. Tallow is easier. Sheepskinsâ€"Dealers quote frqm $1.25 to 31.40. Spring lgmbsâ€"Dealers are paymg 40 to 500. Calfskiusâ€"Steady at 9c for No. 1, and 80 for No. 2. Toronto, Aug. 7.-â€"The receipts in- cluded about 1,000 hogs, 650 cattle, 550 sheep and lambs, with a few calves and milch .cows. Choice hogs. per CW1: . 600 625 Light hogs, per o‘wt. . 500 525 Heavy hogs, per owt. . 512 1-2 537 1-2 Sows.. . . . . . 325 350 Stags.. . .. . .200 250 DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISION-S. Toronto, Aug. 7.â€"Market for pork products steady and good demand for all embed man-ts. Dressed hogs weak. Alt farmers’ waggons choice will bring 87.50 to 38, according to quality. for butchers’ used Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavy. 11 1-20; medium, 121-2c; light, 130; breakfast bacon. 12 to 121-20; picnic hams, 91-20; roll bacon, 10 to 101-20; smoked backs, 12 to 121â€"20. All meats out of pickle 10 less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Cows, each. Calves, each Choice hogs. per cwt Light hogs, per c‘wt. . Heavy hogs, per owt. . Sows. . . . . . Stags. . . . . . ‘ Quotations £0): provisions are as follows 2â€"Dry salted. shoulders, 7 to 71-20; long clear bacon, car lots, 81-20; ton lots, 81â€"2c; case lots, 8 3-; to 90; short out pork. $18; heavy mess. $1650. P'rices of Cattle, Cheese. Grain. 8m in the Leading Markets. Sheep and lambs were quiet, with values quotably unchanged; but the tegdency is downward. Hogs are steady and unchanged. Too many light bugs are coming along. For prime hogs, scaling from 160 to 200 lbs, the top prioe is 61-40; thick fat hogs. 5 3-8; and light bags, 5 1-4c per 1b. Lardâ€"(Heroes. 81-20; tubs, 83-40; pulls. 90. HIDES, SKINS, AND WOOL. ‘ Some good veal calves are in de- mand. tions Following is the range of 'quota- BIilkers and Calves Cattle Hogs. 25 00 2 00 45 00 10 00 3 62 1â€"2 4 00 Foreign Consuls Invite Him to De- fend Shanghai. A despatch from London says :â€" Shanghai telegrams say the foreign Consuls met on Monday, and decided to invite Admiral Seymour, British, to take command of the Shanghai de~ fences. The United States Consul- General, Mr, J. Goodnow, and the French Consul-General, M. de Baza- ure, on behalf of the Consuls, visited Admiral Seymour. and he promised to draw up plans and submit them to a council of officers. The Shanghai Municipal Council objects to the Con- sular action. dullness. and closed at an advance of 7-80. Higher cables and a good oaah enquiry. with some bad far \Vestern threshing returns made traders fav- our the buying side of the market. Cum. on the contrary. was Weak; heavy deliveries. lack of cash demand. and favourable crop reports, causing Attempt to ‘ivfllslllflle the Persian Baler In Pnrls. A deepatch from Paris, enys..â€"A determined attempt to assassinate the Shah of Persia, Muzaffer-ed-Din, was made hairs on Thumday morning. It was 9.15 when the carriage of the Shah emerged from the court of the Sovereign‘s palace, with the Shah and th Grand Vizier seated inside opposite Gen. Parent. The carriage had pro- ceeded but a few yards when a man dresed as a labourer and wearing a beret, sprang from between two auto- mobiles. He broke through the line of policemen, overturning a bicycle of- ficer, and jumped upon the royal oar- riage step. In one hand the man had a cane. But this movement was only intended to hide the real purpose. In the other hand he held arevolver. The attempted assassination there came to an end. for the Grand Vizier struck the weapon from the man’s hand, and at the same time officers caught his ann from behind and over- powered him. A arowd of 500 people witnessed the attempted assassination. and at once made arueh towards the wouldâ€"be m‘mr-derer. The police acting as guards of the Shah, however, prevent- ed the mob from doing violence to the miscreant, The prisoner was taken to the police station. 1 1-20 decline. Oats closed 1-8 to 1-40 lower. Provisions showed advances up to 71-20. Total primary receipts were 892.000 bush, compared with 723.- 000 bush a year ago. The seaboard re- ported 56 loads taken for export; sen- board clearances were equal to 175.000 bush. Estimated receiptsâ€"Wheat. 295 cars com 300 cars; oata.‘ 315 cars; hogs, 20,000 head. Chinese Mohammedan: Offer the Use of Thelt’ Mosques. Minneapolis, Aug. 7.â€"\Vheatâ€"Aug- net. 75; September. 75 to 75 1â€"8c; De- cember, 76 1-4 to 76 3-80; No. lhard. 77 7-80; No. 1 Northern, 75 7-80; N0. 2 Northern, 74 5-8c. Flourâ€"First pat- ents, $4.15; do.. seconds, $3.95; first clears, $3.05; second do.. 82.40; bran. $12 to $12.50. Duluth, Aug. 7.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, cash, '79 7-80; August, 79 7-80; Sep- tember, 79 3-8 to 79 1-20; December, '79 7-80.; No. 1 Northern, cash, 77 7-80; August, '77 7-8c-; September. 77 3-8 77 7-8c; No. 2 Narthern, 76 1-40; No. to '77 1â€"2; December. 77 7-80; 3 spring. 72 7-80. Cornâ€"39 1â€"20. Oatsâ€" 23 1-2 to 23 3-40. The local Mohammedans sent a peti- tion to Mr. Denby, secretary of the city commission that is administering the affairs of Tlen-Tsin, asking pro- tection for their churches. and offer- ing to provide quarters for the troops. In case of necessity the troops could occupy the mosques lf quarters could not be provided elsewhere. The commission agreed to the proposi- tlorn. Chinese report that Generals Sun-g Tung- and Ma are entrencched at Peitsa‘mg, and that Viceroy Yuâ€"Lu of Chili is there with a strong force. A despatoh from TLen-Tsin, says :â€" Gem. Gaselee, the British commander; with a strong force, is reconnoitring near Peitsmmg. The Japamese commander heard that a force of Boxers was at Tuna, 20 miles south-east of Tiern-Tsin, and sent troops to reconnoitre the posi- tion. When the local inhabitants board the troops were coming. they begged the Boxers to withdraw. so the Japanese found nobody to oppose them. The Mohammedan: are tight- img the Boxers. AIDING THE ALLIES. SEYMOUR T0 COMMAND. SAVED BY GRAND VIZIER. at an advance of and In good cash bad far \Vestern Another Berlin mission in the Pro Vince of Kiang-Si, near the borderso Kwangâ€"Tung, has been looted and native wounded. Rev. Mr. Morgan Reports a Terribll Slaughter of Missionaries. A despatch from London, Friday, sayszâ€"Rev. Mr. Morgan, of Singanfu. telegraphs that fifty missionaries haw been massacred in Shensi Province and that the native Christians are ex during fearful persecution. Chinese Government Guaranteed Them safe Conduct. A despatch from St. Petersburg any: :â€"The condition of affairs in the fur East continues serious. Chinese soldiers are now appearing in the neu- tral zone of the Liaotung peninsula, and detachments of Russian troops. have been ordered from Pcrt Arthur to disarm them. This has been confirmed by the Com. missioner of Customs in Shanghai, who telegraphed last eveningzâ€""Authen. ticâ€"Inspector-General safe twenty~ second." Message Received From the Inspec- tor General of Customs. A despatoh from London, Wedney day, anyszâ€"Importeut additional con- firmation of the safety of the Lega- tlom was received in London last evening by Mr. Duncan Campbell, re. presentative in Europe of the Chinese Customs service, from the Commis- aloner of Customs at Chefoo, in the shape of a Pekin despatch, not dated. but believed to have been written on July 21, signed by both Sir Robert Bart, Inspector-General of Customs, 31nd Mr. Ronert Bredon, Deputy In. specterâ€"General, to the following ef- fectrâ€""Staff and family still safe." DELIVER THEM TO BOXERS Ministers Will be in Great Danger When Advance Beglns’. A despwtoh from Rome. says:-â€"The Propaganda. has reoeiwedL etelegram from China, whtch states that the Chinese Government 15 holdmg 600 Europeans, including the Forelgn Minlsters and than families. It is ‘be- lleved that if adeclaratlon of war 15 made these hostages will be released and ordered to leave Pekin within 24 hours, This would mean the deliv- ery of the European to the Boxers. It is behaved that China would con- sider the march of the allles toward Pekin equivalent to a declaration of Col. Jugovitch sends word from Charbin to Gen. Gradekoff. that the conditions have changed considerably since July 18. The Telin detachment had returned with a loss of 10 killed and 30 w‘ounded. Chinese Imperial troops in civilian dress. and with their badges concealed. made two at- tacks on the Russians. Col. Jugovitch complained to the authorities of Gui-- in and demanded that the offender. should be punished. Savizki's detachment of ’70 men at. rived art Charbin with a guarantee for safe conduct from the Chinese Govern: menlt. Nevertheless.they were treach- emmly attacked by regular artillery) while Chinese officers were visiting the commanding officers. The Rus- sians had 20 killed and 6 wounded. Scoth report that the Chinese are advancing on all sides in the direction of Gharbin. An lmllnn Killed Uncle. Wife and (‘hlld In Two Years. A deapaich from Ottawa Bays :â€"Tha Evening Journal prints the following detail»! of the killing by a. Teto de Bouie Indian of his wife, uncle. and child at Lake Barriere. in the Upper Gatineau. Two years ago in a rage the Indian slew his old uncle with an axe. Ten months ago he and his wife. with their baby girl. were out hunting beavelr. The eix-months-oid child mis- ed a little cry of gladness, and the man. because this disturbed the beav~ eir, tore the girl from her mother‘s arms, and held her head down in the water till she expired. Then he hand‘ ed her back to her mother. war. Then after a few months. it is al. leged. he killed his wife. It was wind tor, and he took her out to thaiice and cut a hole through it. Through this hole he held her, head downwards. till life was extinct. Then he took her body away and hid 1t. Bailiff A. J. Nault, of Maniwaki, [5 after the man, but the country is a wild one, and it may be months before he is brought to Justice. FIFTY WERE MASSACRED. RUSSIANS ATTACKED SIR ROBERT HART SAFE. FAMILY BUTCHER.