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A despatch from Johannesburg says: â€"The Caledonia Society gave a ban- quet in honor of St. Andrew‘s day. There was a brilliant gathering, in- cluding representatives of the Army and the Administration. Governor Mc- Kenzie made an important speech. He said that he would follow the custom Observed in many of the colonies of the Ministers making a forecast of the Government‘s policy at the banquets given on St. Andrew‘s day. He de- clared that the decision had been tak- en that all British subjects of suit- able age should in the future bear arms. He expected that the citizens of Johannesburg on returning to the district would make a force of 20,000 men, which would be named the Rand Rifles. This force would be able to defend the district against any pos- sible hostile fioroe in South Africa- This was in the interest of the p'eople,who would thus be enabled to recommence ltnidustry without fear 0! interrup- ion. FIRED ON THE AMBULANCE Driver Killed and the Assistant Wounded. A despa'tch from Pretoria says;â€" One hundred New Zealanders who were in Gen. Knox’s fight at Rhenos- ter ko‘p had all their officers and fihirty men killed or wounded. They fought with dogged courage, for sevenâ€" teen hours without moving. Desperate “Mlle for Life by TIIIrIy-‘I‘wo Miners. A despatch from Scranton, Pa., says;â€"Imprisoned one thousand feet in a coal mine at Dunmore. near here, 32 men had a. desperate battle for life on Wednesday, as the result of a mine cave-in, and only succeeded in gain~ ing‘ their liberty by digging their way out. The cave-in was at the mine of the Nay Aug Coal Company. Five acres of surface fell into the mine and completely blocked the exit of the 32 men, who were far in the interior. Those on the outside formed them- selves into rescuing partiesrend, while feeling that the men could not be reached in time. worked with a will. An incident of this fight deserves mention. A gunner of the Seventh Battery was lying wounded on the flat glacis which slopad toward the Boer positiom One of the British surgeons tried to remove him. but the Boer riflemen made a target of “him at once. The doctor crept back over the rise and ’brought up a Red Cross ambuâ€" lance wagon. so that the Boers would understand the nature of his mission. The mimeturt the ambulance wagon ap- peared on the skyâ€"line the Boers conâ€" De Wet Has Also Abandoned a ‘ ' Krupp Gun. A despatch from Aliwal North says: ‘ â€"Wednesday night a British patroli came into contact with De Wat's out- ‘- post, close to the place where his main force was Iaagered. They took one ; prisoner, who stated that De \Vet was ‘ suffering from continual trekking, i and had abandoned a Krupp gun near ~ the south bank of the Caledon river. i The prispner also asserted that all} British prisoners captured at Dewets- : dorp had been liberated. with the ex- ‘ ception of the officers. . Meanwhile the imprisoned men were not idle. With their shovels and picks they began working atapoint where the fall had blocked the main gangway at: apoint where it led to a roadway through which an exit could be made- After some hard work they succeeded in clearing away sufficiient of the tell to get through before the rescuing party reached them. None of the men were injured. cemtrated a fire on it at a distance of 400 (yards. The native ambulance driver was killed and another assist- ant was wounded. The latterr and the womnded gunner had to remain unat- wmnnded gunner ha tenAded until night. 2,500 Boers Surrounded and 80 Have Been Killed. A Pretoria despatch says that fighting has been going on (or four days at Bronkport's spruit. Com- mandants Viljoen and Erasmus. with 9.500 Boers. are surrounded. and so far 80 Boers have been killed. AT BRONKPORT'S SPRUIT. ’0luntary Training Throughout the British Empire. RELEASED PRISONERS. 33E“ NMEQN EN ARMS. BURIED IN A MINE. A probable result of the war would be that the principle of anation in arms as against a standing urmy would be accepted throughout the Empire. He believed that the bene- ficial training, physical development. and independence of the race would not interfere with its commercial and industrial progress. Germany, with conscription. was making a great industrial advance. The plan he mentioned was not conscription, but voluntary training. Governor McKenzie thanked the society [or the Messrs. Hoskins. Dunn, and others referred to the war as inevitable. say- ing it resulted from the irreconcilable conditions prevailing in South Africa, which were due to the Boers having diverged from their peacetul progress of fifty years ago. WANTS THE WAR TO END. The British Cabinet Is Anxious That It Be Finished. A despatch from London says:â€" Strotnlg pressure is being brought to bear on Cecil Rhodes to induce him to hasten his plan tor the pacificatiou and federation of South Africa. Fore- most among those who are applying this pressure are some of her Majes- ty‘ Ministers. Although they are Wiring quietly and thmugh unoffi- cial channels, they are now mnvinced that the solution of the question lies in putting forward such terms as will enable Great Britain to maintain its dignity and yet clear the troops out of South Africa with as little delay as possible. ' references made to the Administra tion. and said he was doing his best to continue the Government until the civil authorities were replaced. They also think that Mr. Rhodes is the only man equal to the demands of the hour. Several cablegrams hav'e been despatched to him during the last few days, urging that he throw himself unreservedly into the van of the conciliation movement. It is felt that if he does so he will be the greatest man in the Empire, and can take alnmst any position he wants. A high commanding officer, lately home from the Transvaal, states that the British Army in South Africa. has been thirteen months without tents, and on half rations; their clothes are in rags, and all this has made the army unanimous in the cry to be allowed to go home. People may talk of the sufferings of the Bouts, but the suf- ferings of our own soldiers are more severe. Nobody can stir without be- ing shot at, and the shooter invari- ably rides away before anything can be done against him. Added to these thin-gs, there is the certain prospect of famine in the "conquered dis- triats." Guerilla Leader Again Treks, With Knox at His Heels. A despaitcxh from London, says;â€" Lord Kitclhenmr informs the War Ofâ€" fice that it is reported that De Wat’s tome has gone east and north-east trom Odemxdaal. Gen. Knox is fol- lowing it. He also confirms the despatch from Aliwal North. that a Krupp ammuni- tion waggon had been captun‘ed, and that all the British prisoners taken at Dewetsdorp, wthh the exception of the officers, have beam released. Lord Kitchener states that while the British, at the! request otf a. Boer field comet, were handing over some woman to the Boers a-near ‘Bel- fast. under a. flag- of true/e, the bu-rghers vigorously attacked a neighbou'ring inflantry post, which held out until Believed. Peace in China. Impossible. Say Pekin Advices. A despatch from London says:â€"The Pekin correspondent of the Morning Post. in a despatoh dated Thursday, says the impression is growing am- ong all the nationalities there that peace is impossible. It is believed that a resumption of the campaign in the spring is inevitable. The partition of the empire is regarded as the only solution of the trouble. DE WET’S NEMESIS. CHINA’S PARTITION. BREADS‘TUFFS. ETC. Toronto, Dec. ll.â€"â€"Whoutâ€" demand for red and white continues at 64c, middle f1 and 650 east. Goose whc: MAR Manitobas are stead scarce. Quotations â€"Red Winter; 640; middle freight'sf g middle heights; No. rather better west mill lo w, Peasâ€"Bids have declined, and of- ferings are light. There would be 900.! buying of No. 2 on a basis of 60c, high fmights. and 611-20 cast, but hxulders want more money. Barleyâ€"Quiet, "and about steady. Exporters Still buyers, especially of heavy feed barley. No. 2 east, 41 1-20; and middle freights, 401-20; No. 3 extra, 400 east; and 390, middle heights; Ryeâ€"Easy. New rye, 460 west; and 476 east. Buckwheatâ€"About steady but Oatsâ€"Quiet and about steady. Choice new white oats, middle freights, are quoted at 26c; and east at 26 1-20. Light white oats. and mixed oats, west, 24c. cial brands sell locally from 10 to 200 abo-ve these figures. Duluth, Dec. 11.â€"â€"Wheatâ€"No. 11mm], cash, 731â€"40; No. lNortheru, 711â€"40; No. 2,410, 62 to 67¢; No. 3 spring, 53 to 600; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 751-80; No’. 1, December, 71 1â€"80; May 75- 1-1 to 75 3-80. Cornâ€"Not quoted. Oatsâ€"23 1-2 to 28 1â€"40. Buckwheatâ€"About steady but quiet. Car lots, West, are quoted at 49:2, and east at 500. Flourâ€"Irregular. Export buyers say there are fair offerings at $169 and they report buying under that fig- ure. Holders ask $2.60 for 90 per cent. patents, in buyers’ bags, middle heights; and exporters bid $2.55. Spe- Prices o‘Cnttle. Cheeaa. Grain, Sac 1n the Leljinz Marxists. Buffalo, Dec. ll.â€"Spring wheatâ€"Un- changed. Winter wheatâ€"No. 2 red, held at 78c; white, 751-20; mixed, 76 to 76 1-20.. Cornâ€"Steady, No._2,yel- low, 43 1-20; No. 3 yellow, 430; No. 4 yellow, 420; No. 2 corn, 42 3-40; No. 3 corn, 42 1-20; Noni corn, 41 1-20; Oats â€"Firm; No. 2 white, 28 1-2 to 290; No. 3 white, 29c; No. 4 white, 26 3-4 to 270; No. 2 mixed. 25 3-40; N0. 3 mixed, 250. Barleyâ€"Extra, 64 to 650; choice to fancy, G2 to 630; fair to good, 57 to 600; low grades, 54 to 560. Eyeâ€" Nomiually 55o» Flourâ€"Quiet, steady. Detroit, Dec. 11. â€" \Vheatâ€"No, 1 white, cash, 77c : No. 2 red, cash, 770; December, 77c; May 79 7-80. Chicago, Dec.11.â€"Wheat was weak to-day, on lower cables and a poor shipping demand; January, closing 7-8 to la lower. Corn closed a shade to 1â€"8c higher, and oats 1-80 lower. Pro- visions at the close were 21-2 to 7 1â€"20 improved. Minneapolis, Dec. 11.â€"Wheatâ€"Cash, 72 1-26; December. 72 1-8c; May, 74 1-4c; 0111 track, No.1hard, 741-20; No. 1 Northern. 72 1-20; No. 2, do, 70 1-40. LIVE STOCK. Toronto, Dec. 11.-â€"â€"We had a total here to-day of 50 carloads of live stock, comprising 1,600 hogs, 1,000 cat- tle. 700 sheep and lambs, two dozen calves, and a few milkers. We had mo export business: toâ€"day. In other respects the market was steady, and qwotably unchanged. Au the gma lU emu, DuLchcx‘ cat- .Sié sold readily at good steady price: the prices for the best stuff ranging from 4 to 4 1-20. per pounds. More cattle of good quality was here to-day than has been the case for some time. In regard to medium and inferior cat- tle. there was no change. sales! were slow and prices were weak. Stockers, feeders, and export bulls are unchanged. and slow of sale; bulls were a. shade weaker. Calves are steady and in fair de- mand; good calves are wanH-d. No change occurred in sheep. though there were Indications of weakness; prices range from $3 to 83.3?) per cwt. Little was done in milkers, as few were up to the requisite mark; good cows are enquired for, and will sell up to $50 each. Lambs are firm, thuugh for extra choice lambs a sahde mare than the figures quoted below nghr b: paid. Hogs are firm and unchanged. Hogs to fetch the top price must be of prime quality and scale not be- low 160 nor above 200 lbs. Following is the range of quota- tionszâ€" RKETS [IF THE WORLD . 93( llfee wedâ€"Scarce, T0 or. sell as full! i0; and shorts on track {1E Ianitoba No. 1 American. ye). Lk here: and mixed .â€"â€"\Vhout-â€"Export and white wheat ers, especially of No. 2 east, 41 1-20; 3, 401-10; No. 3 and 390, middle and Jose wheat. 1 spring wh No. 1 hard, >30 wheat middle frej No. 1 ha are 113 freig follow at bts, 610 THE CHASE AFTER DE WET. rains and swollen rivers. De \Vm, having failext 1n :1 sen-0nd attempt (.0 force the passage of the Orange river, with Knox’s troops in hot pursuit. He don-bled bur-k nurlhvast on a zig-zag Belief in Rai fox Saturday morning,. but “a pressed on all sides, and w caught. Cows, each Calves, each BuL‘there was a chance thait he might turn about on a fresh zig-zag and strike [or Herschel, on the way to Barkley East. Choice hogs, per owt Light hogs, per cwt. Heavy hogs, per cwt Sow: Stags The fox Kitchener Shippers, per cwt. “.84 Butcher, choice do. ..... é Butcher, medium to good. 1 Butcher, luterior ... 1 Smokers, per owt. .. : Export bulls, per cwt. ...... ,' b'heep and Lambs Sheep, per cwt} Lambs, per th Bucks, per cwt. Bridges Washed Away Between Pre- toria and Johannesburg. A despatch from ‘Pretoria says :â€" It was hoped that direct railway com- munication with Johannesburg,which has been interrupted owing to the deâ€" struction of a bridge at Irene, would be restored in a. day, and that the use of a deviation from the regular line would not'be necessary. Owing to the heavy rains, however, it has been imâ€" possible to repair the break caused by‘ the washout, and it is now report- ed that another bridge has been washed away, making a further de- viation necessary, in the line between here and the Cape. Heavy supplies are now being sent here to guard against any shortage that might be caused by further breaks. It is probable that a town guard of British residents will be established here similar to the one at Johannes- burg. What the South African and Chinese Wars Cost. A despatoh from London says :â€"The swond supplementary estimate of the wwaxr in South Africa, and the expediâ€" tion to China for the financial year ending March 3lst next, was pre- sented on Friday. It amounts to £16,- 000,000. The expenses of the war in South‘ Africa and China up to August last were £60,323,000, $346,615,000. EXPENSES OF TWO WARS. Boers Suffered Heavily in Their At- tack on Convoy. A despatch from Pretoria says: It is stated that the Boers suffered heavily in the attack on the British convoy that was proceeding from Pre- toria to Rusteuhurg. Their casualties are estlmatoi at 100. They Were also il‘ustrulrd to their attempt to obtain supplies. They Score Another Success Near Rustenburg. A despatch tram Landon says;â€" Gen. Kitchener. who is now 'comman- der-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa, has cabled to' the War Office tram Bloemfontein that 500 men belonging to the commando of Gen. Delarcy, made a determined at- tack 911 a P"tish convoy at Baffels- poort, that proceeding from ._Pre- toria to RI burg. The troops in charge of the conâ€" voy hastily took up a position] to WEM BURNED CQNVGY. A despatch from London TRAVEL INTERRUPIED. LOST OVER 100 MEN. hase Mill-{81's and Calves wea t h was still running “11 15 Cattle. Hogs. me on in . with London That the Great der’s Capture is Near. 1t Rouxville s sent Olivie 275 825 250 225 535's: The Military men were convinced Satufi the worst 1 day night that General Kitchener had drenching' not neglected to send a strong 001‘ 5 75 550 550 epcner lIâ€"n 8 450 50 OJ 8 (m 4 00 3 5:) 300 3 30 3 0i) 5 75 5 75 4 09 his Knox Prevents Them From Reach I ing Cape Colony. I A despatch from London, says;â€" ‘ General Kitchener reports from South Africa that the mounted troops at l(mineral Knox were engaged all day ‘lotng on Sunday with part 06 General De Wat's forces north of Bethulie. The Boers, he adds, were headed “off, .‘ and retired in a. northâ€"easterly direc- ; tion. There is from 800 ton 1,000 feet of water wheré the wreck eccurred, and there is little hope at ever being able to locate the place. The, Foster way: I valued at $19,000, but there was no imr ,suranoe, as it elapsed Decemiberl The cargo was mot insured. The life ‘savimg orew took atrlp out' toâ€"da] but could find no traces of wreckage- umn to \Vepener trom Dewetsdorp. and if this had been done they could not perceive how the great raider~ could escape. ' His Abandonment of horses and carts they considered a Sign that he. was harried nearly to death, and they con- fidently predicted news of his cap- ture any hour. The British mounted forces are rid- img as never before during {I cum-- paign. One secret of their remark- able mobility is explained by military men as the adoption of Boer tactics. The British oolumns are moving light, and ham horses to spare for remounta. The accounts of their wonderful marching have revived interest in the campaign]. Eric, and eight; persons were drowned as follows:â€"Captuin John Bridge, of of Cleveland; first mate, unknown; a 00114 ma'i“, unknown; seamen Robert \Voods, VViHian'n Kelly, of Port Austin, Mich.; Cook, Mrs. May, of Detroit, two unknownJ deck hands. I Lake Erie. A dcspa-tch from Erie, Pa... saya:â€"Inu the midst of one of the moat bitter game that everyewept Lake Erie, the iron ore largo! Charles Foster, in tow of 'thc Irnonl Duke, went to the bottom at 4o‘chock this morning, 10 miles of! The Foster was! ona of the fleet of Janus Corrigan, of Cleveland, and for two months had been running from Duluth, to Eric with iron ore. Her cargo consisth 02 1,500 tons of ore. 1 Captain Ashley, of the Iron Duke. ma 1 - Erie in‘safety, In an interview he said;-- Barge , Founder! In When we turned for the harboura sea muuh heavier than any‘ dther Aex- perienced struck us. I run he: the sierzn. Just as I got there the Foster plunged in an awful sea. and dove down nose first. There was not aory from a soul of the orew of, eight she carried. E The storm was so heavy that I could not put about to hunt. for anyone. There would not have beena particle“ of use anyhow, because in those- 'tre- mendonus seas no one could have lived a minute. even if the water had not been icy cuLd. Had there been acry‘ for help I would have turned \ and risked my ship. It was all I could do to make port in. safety. myself. There had mot been using-1n sign“ of dia- tresa tram the Foster up to the time aha sank. ' BOERS WERE fiEADED OFF make a. defence, but the Boers burned half of the convoy. A despatch from Cape Town reports Hams Bouha has been raiding near Standerton, capturing cattle and stores. The British sent out a. force which drove the Boers 0L1 amd recap- The Boers suffered considerable loss, son): of them being killed with case shot at 50 yards. Guns and as- sistance were sent from Rmtenburg and Commando lack, and the Boers driven off: tlu‘ed the loot. Reinforcement: for the British at rived. and the Boers were then dis- persed. The British lost 15 killed, includ- ing Lieut. Baker, and 23 wounded. EIGHT DROWNED. 'nt Slorm IL