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BELAREY’S FQRUE BEATEN. A despa/hcih from Johannesburg, says;â€"Gan. Framdh. orn \Vednesday attacked :1er force n'mmberilng 2,500, witm five g'ugna They are be- Heved to have been the burghers who defeated the British at Nooitâ€" Boers Suffered Severely in Their Fight With Clements. A despatch fmm Pretoria says;- The Northumberlunld Fusiliers who were captuer by the Boers at Nooit- gedacht V made a dogged defence against superior numbers. and fought Oin‘rlmtil their ammunition was ex- haunted. Then. when they saw that they were irretrievubly hemmed in. and 'that there was no holie of assist- ance. tram the valley below, where Gen.‘Clements had his hands full di- recting the retirement of- the balance 01 (his force. they surrendered. Most Of tthe prisoners have since been re- leaSed at a point close to Rustenbrurg. General Clements' entire force had a narrow ewbape from capture. The Boer plans were splendidly laid. If the- main British column had tarried a little longer, there would have been a complete success for the Boers, who expomd themselves undauntedly, yell- ing and wavi'ng their arms. Their rushes were only stemmed by artil- lery. The Boers lost heavily. They car- ried nine wagg'on loads of dead and wounded off the field. After the British retreat, the Boers held a prayer meeting. Their hymns could be beard by the retiring soldiers. Col. Legge exhibited splendid brav- exy. He shot five Boers with his re- volver before he tell with three bul- lets In his body. Now Carrying Off Stock in the Ladybrand District. A despatcvh from Maseru, Basuto- land. says the Boars are carrying off stock in the Ladybratmd district. General De Wet‘s forces are) supposâ€" ed to be the raiders. General De \Vet’s losses i=1] break- ing through the British lines on De- cember 11 were 30 killed and wounded and 12 men made prisoners. The British Are Now Buying the Smallest Animals. ' A despatch from New Orleans, says: â€"Thc British transport Montezuma left here on Wednesday with a cargo of 1,400 mules. A big revival in the shipment of stock to South Africa for the use of the British army has occur- red. Nine vessels have left focr Cape Town during the month, carrying 3,- 786 horses and 5,700 mulesI worth more than $1,000,000. Nearly all the uni- mals were purchased in Texas and Mis- IourL General Knox has been forced to abandon the pursuit of General De Wet owing to the situation created in Cape Colony by the Boers crossing the Orange river. An attack on Winburg is moment- arily expected. The British officers bought origin- ally the largest and finest mules in the market. They are buying trrday only the smallest animals which would be rejected on any plantation, animals not much larger than a burro, and they report that these little mules are far better adapted to the climate of Africa. stand the exposure better, and have proportionately longer lives than larger 'ones. The transportation of the mules is so perfect here that the loss in transport is barely 1 .per cent., in spite of some overcrowding of the vessels, .1 long voyage of 7,500 miles and very bad weather all the-winter. Collapse. of flu Semen Iron and Steel Trade ('mnplelc. A despntch from Glasgow says the collapse of the Scotch 11011 and Steel trade is the most completé\ in the knowledge. of the oldwt pnfiiucers. Many works will be closed indefinite- ly as soon as the orders now on h d have been filled. Fourteen furnaces wifll be du'mpcd by the end of the year. Clyde shipbuilders have ordered 150,000 tons of plates fl‘qm the United States, memby affecting a saving of £50.000. BOERS LOST FORTY MEN. NINE WAGGON LOA DS. rench Defeats the Boers With Heavy Loss. FOURTEEN FU R ACES DAMPED. CARGO 0F MULES. Mou‘e than] forty of. the‘ Boers. ’were killled and the renmi'nder were romttâ€" ed. gedaclhlt a few days agu. The engagement took place mines vnm'thâ€"west of Knugursdorp Sergeant; in Kitchener's Horse Kills Lieut. Burges. A despatch from Krugersdorp says: â€"Lim1t. Burges,of Kitchencr's Horse, was shot dead by a sergeant of the same regiment. Tube latter was be- lieved to have been drinking too much. and on being ordered out of the ranks he turned round and deliberately shot his officer. A sergeant of the Royal Field Arâ€" tillery committed suicide on the same day. This, town is rapidly filling with re- fugees from the country, and every house is utilized in giving them shel- ter. The military authorities are sending in all people living on farms, whether trustworthy or not, the for- age, grain, etc., being destroyed. This action will doubtless prevent the bands of marauders now'infesting the country, from obtaining supplies, and must soon tend to diminish their dashes for loot in the vicinity of towns. The Kneclllcl Furullure Factory Burned lo the Ground. A despartcfll from Hammver, 0n!t.,, sagaâ€"This town was visited by a disastrous fire on 'flhursday after- noon. It ou‘iginalbexd about 4.30 o’clock im the Klmecthel furniture facâ€" tory, one of the largest in the Dotmjnâ€" ilom‘. There was pramically no fire proâ€" tection system in the town. Aidxtwas summoned from WaLke‘rtan, Palmersâ€" tomn Neusta‘dt. and OhlesLey. The first brigade arrived in the (nurse! of, am hour or so, but vthe 'flaotox‘y was burn;- ed to the ground. It covarevd. about two acres of Land, and no»: a wall is Delft standing. Abmut ten million feet otf Lumber in the yard 21de the saw mill were saved. The Loss was abount $120,000, and the im‘suiranwa $60,000. The fire spread to adjoinimlg' build- hugs, and the fiollowing places Were completely wmsumed:â€"-'J.‘he Greutz- ner Furniture Company and under- taking establishment. T. Poehlman amd Company, flour and feed. B. (F. Abrams, hardware. Graif and \Vep- pler, general dry goods. W. Roloff, photographer. H. Maurer. black- smith and carriage works. Chas. Doepel, flour and fieed. The total loss in the, town is’about aquarter of ‘a million dollars. The situation is a serious one, as the anh-tel facbory. employing 250 bands. was the mainstay, of Hanover, whinh has apopulatiom of about 2,200. Impressive Service Held in St Paurs A despatch from London. says;â€" There was an impressive service at St. Paul’s on \Vednesduy afternoon in memory of the soldiers who have been killed during the Boer war. The church was crowded. The Lord Mayor, the sheriffs, Secretary of \Var Brodrick. and ex-Commander-in-Chief \Volseley, were among those present. The services were conducted by Dean Gregory. Attacked Kaalfontein But Were Driven Off. A deapatoh from Pretoria says ;â€" The Boers are exhibiting considerable activity between Kaalfonte'm and Zuerfonteisn, stations between this city and Johannesburg. Five hun- dred of them attacked Kaalfontein on 'Dtmaday afternoon. but were beaten off. SHOT HIS OFFICER DEAD. Of This Number 82 Were Killed or Wounded. A despatoh from London says;â€" The British losses at Nooitgedaohl admdimg to the official accounts were 82 killed and wounded. with 44 missfim and still unaccounted for. The British Lust 14 wounded. FOR THE SOLDIER DEAD. TOTAL CASUALTIES 126 BOERS ARE ACTIVE FIRE AT HANOVER. place 16 MARKETS [IF THE WDRLD Toronto, Doc. d4.--Wheatâ€"0ntario wheats rather firm/er, and some de- mand from exporters. Several cars of red and white, middle freights, sold toâ€"day at 63 1-2c. Ma nitobas were unchanged. Quotations are as fol- lows;â€"R.od wiJntcr,‘631-:Zc; and white, 631-2242, middle fmights; spring wheat. east, 66:; Manitoba, No. 1 spring cast, 66c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, old, g.i.t., 921-2c; and No. 2 at 870: No. 1 hard. North B1y,910. Millfwdlâ€"Scarce; ton lots, at the mhll door; sell as follows;â€"â€"-Bran. $12 to $13.50; and shorts, at $14 to $14.50. west. Peasâ€"Steady. and in fair demand; No. ‘Zsold, middle heights, at 611-2c; and east at 620. Barleyâ€"Easy. No. 2, east. 41c; and middle fm-Lghts, 40c; No. 3 extra. 39 1-20, east; and 381â€"20, middle freixghts. Ryeâ€"Easy. New rye. 46c west, and 470 east. Prices of Cattle. Cheeae. Grain. 81.0 in the Leading Markets. Cornâ€"Easy. No. 1 American,.yol- IOIW, 453, on track here; and mxxed. 44 1-20. Eggsâ€"Fresh eggs scarce. Cold storâ€" ed are principally in demand, and are selling at 18c. Prices ame' as follows: Boiling stock, 26 to 280; cold stored, 180; limed, 15 Ito 160. OatSlâ€"Demand active. One lot of twenty cars of No. 1 white, on the Midland. sold at 27c toâ€"day. Same. middle heights, are quoted at 26 1-20. Light \vhibe oats and Inixed oats are quoted firna at 1-2 to 10 less Flourâ€"Dull. Holders ask $2.65 for 90 per cent patent& in buyery bagm middle freisghts and exporters Bid $255. Special brands sell locally frown 10 to 200 above these figumes PRODUCE. Bumkwheatâ€"About steady Io-ts, west, are quoted at 490; 1 at 500. Poultryâ€"Receipts were large toâ€"day but holiday buying set in, and a big trade was done. Prices were firm all round. Choice, brightu turkeys brcught 100, and bright geese as high as '76. Quotations are as follows :â€"-Chickens. per‘ pair, 25 to 400; ducks, per pair, 40 tol70c; turkeys, per 1b. 9 to 100; geese per lb. 6 to 7c. Potatoesâ€"Firm. Car lots, on track here, sold 10â€"day at 800. Sales, out of store, are made at 35 to 400. Field produce, etc.â€"Turnips, out of More, 300 per bag; onions, 600 per bag.; carro‘ts, 400 per bag; apples, per bb1., 400 to $1; sweet potatoes, per bb1., $2,530. Dried fruitsâ€"Dried npples, sell at 3 1-2 to 40;, and evaporated at 5 to 5 1-2c. Beansâ€"Ordinary white beans bring $1.20 to $1.25; choice hand-picked beans are quoted at {$1.40 to $1.45. Honeyâ€"Firm, Dealers quote from 9 1â€"2 to 10p per lb. for 5, 10 on 60-1b tins, according to the size of the orâ€" der. Comb honey sells at $2.40 to $2.75 per dozen Sections. Baled hayâ€"Firm. Choice timothy,on track, $10.25. Two-ton lots, delivered, $11. Straw.â€"â€"Seamce. Car lots of straw, on track here, 37. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed 'hogs on‘ the street to-day were unchanged at $7.25 to $7.40. Car lots, track here, were quoted at $6.90 to $7. Provisions are active. Lum- bermen, who have been holding off expecting lower prices, are placing orders freely. The lumber trade is reported in first-class condition, and a Luge demand for provisions from this éource is looked. for. Quotations for provisions are as fol- lowa;â€"Dry salted shoulders, 8c; long clear bacon, loose, in car lots, 10c; and in case lots, 10 1-4 to 10 1-2c; short cut pork, $19.50 to‘ $20; heavy mess, $17.50 to $18. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, heavy, 12c; medium, 12 1-12 to 13 1-2c; light, 13 1â€"20; breakfast bacon, 13 to 13 1-20; picnic hams, 10s; l‘vli baccn, llc; smoked backs, Be. All mvals out of pickle 10 loss than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lardâ€"Tieroes, 100; tubs, 10 to 10 1-40; pails, 10 1-4 to 10 1-20. Buffalo, Dec. 24.â€"°pring wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, old, cax'loads, 83 3-40; No. 1 Northern, uld, car10ads, 80 3-413. Win- ter wheatâ€"No. 2 red, 77¢; mixed, 76c; No. 1 white, 750. Cornâ€"Quiet: No. 2 yellow, 42 1-2c asked; No. 8 yellow, 420; No. 4yellow, 411-40; No. 2 corn. 411-2 to 41 34c; No. 3 corn, 41 to 41 1-4c; No. 4 com, 40 1-2 to 40 3-4c. Oats’â€"No. 2 white, 28c; No. 3 white, 28 to 28 1-40,: No. 4 white, 27 to 27 1-40; No. 2 mixed, 2") 3-4 to 26c; No. 3 mixad, 25c. Barleyâ€" Extra, 64 to 65¢; choice to fancy, 62 to 63¢; fair to good, 57 to 600; low grade, 52 to 56¢. Ryeâ€"No. l in store, 56c. Flourâ€"Dull and wsak. Detroit, Dec. 24.â€"Whent closedâ€"No. BREADS’I‘UFFS. ETC. :eady. Car 490; and east MARCH OF THE INVADERS. They Numbered Several Thousand and Have Given Battle. iA deapa'tch from London suys:â€"The extensive proclamation of martial law in the Cape Colony sufficiently indi- cates the serious view: the Government takes of the latest devel'opment in South Africa. The! War Office has issued nothing more than General Kitchener‘s official despatch,,but of- ficial :1ch telegraphed: from Cape Town fills in the outlines. It is learned from these despatches that the Rlienoster invaders (occupied Venter- slad Tuesday, but vacated the place on the approach of a British force, and went in the direction of Steynsh‘urg, which they expected to reach on Thursday. In this, however, they were baulked, the British garrisoning the place strongly before they arrived. The official statements add that the invaders will now have great difficulty in‘moving im any direction, as Burgh- ersdorp, Stormberg, Steynsberg, Ros- mead, and Naaurwpoort: are strongly Lwld, while the Orange river has risen considerably, barring their return. They were last reported in the Zuur- berg range, between Steynsburg and 71 1-40; May, 72 3-4c St. Louis, Dec. 24.- Cash, 710; December, 1 white, cash, 770; No. 2 red; December, 77¢; May, 79 1-40. Chicago, Dec. 24.â€"Wheat was easy early toâ€"day bwt rallied later: om bul- lish Argentine advices, firm Conti- nental markets, and a better cash demand; May closing 1-4 to' 3-40 over Saturday. Corn oLosed unchanged to 1-40 higher. Oats a shade Lower and provisions 5 to 17 1-20. Milwaukee, Dec. 24.â€"VVEheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, 72 1â€"2 to, 730; No. 2, North- ern, 69 to 70 1-20. Ryeâ€"Firm; No. 1, 510. Barleyâ€"Firm; No. 2, 600; samâ€" ple, 45 to 56¢. Duluth, Dec. 24.â€"W.heatâ€"â€"Cash, No. 1, hard, 72 7-80; No, 1 Nor‘thenn, 70 7â€"80; No. 2 Nowthnelrml, mil; No. 3 spring, 52 1-2 to 590; to. arrive, No. 1 hard, 73 5-8; No. 1 Nomtthsenm, 51 5-80; De- cember, 50 5-8c; May. 75‘ 1-80; Corn 33 3-40. Ownsâ€"24 1-4 Uo 24c. ENGAGED BRABANT’S FORCE 'MLuneapoJic. Dew. 2'4.â€"â€"W(helaltâ€" Cash, 72 1-40; May, 73 3-40; 'on track, No. 1 hard, 74 1-4c; No. 1Northelrnv, 72 1-40; No. 2 Non‘hherlnt, 67 1-40. Who Were Forced to Retire for a. Time. A despatch from Cape Town says :â€" There is confirmation of the news that the Boers have again invaded Cape Colony. A force reported to be under command of Herzog. crossed the Orange river near Aliwal North on Saturday and started south. On Sun- day Brabant‘fs corps and the Cape Po- lice; who are patrolling Northern Cape Colony, encountered the invading com- mando between Odendaalstroom and Bethulie. They headed the Boers off and pursued them, but were forced 'to fall back. tEerzog‘s commando is 700 strong. The object of the invasion is. to incite the Cape Dutch to rebellion, and to recruit fighting men to help them: in the Boer country. All along the northern border of Capri: Colony much disaffection exists. The British suffered severely in a fight near Rouxville, thirty miles north of Allwal North. They lost U killed, 15 wounded, and 48 taken pri- soners. ARMY Has No Such Place in War as Britain Now Wages. A despatch from London says :â€"â€"One of the things that appear to have been settled by the Boer “far is the disap- pearance from the British army of the organization known as the army corps. It is stated authoritatively that the division is the largest tacticâ€" al unit that can be conveniently em~ ploye-d in the field. The army corps sent to South Africa. went to pieces immediately after it landed, and all subsequent reinforcements went out as divisions, and Lord Roberts worked with the divisional unit throughout- However much the corps organiza- tion may be adapted to European war- fare, it has no place in such wars as Great Britain usually wag-es. With the disappearance of the army corps, corps troops will go, and the divisions will have their own small proportion of cavalry and artillery. The cavalry and artillery will then have umstancea CORPS DISAPPEAR. 24.â€"VVheat closedâ€" ‘er, 70 5-80; January, cash, 77c; An unolffcial r p rt from C‘px Town confirms the report of the recrudes- cencp of rebellion immediately south- west of the. Orange river. Venberstar}. Regarding the Sand river invasion, an official report says that 2.000 Boers crossed the riverr making for (Boles. berg. A column was desputched from Colosberg, and the- Boers were diverg- ed in tha direction of Philipetown, which they occupied \Vednesday. A portion of the” commando occupied H'oult' Kraal station Thursday, cutting the, railway. Considerable reinforce- ments have been desmtohed to De Aar and Hanover road, and it is expected that the Boer advance\ will be stopped. Hitherto {ht-re has been little fighting, the invaders havmg in every instance retired before the British. At, chterstad the Boers took 20 of tho garrison prisoners. They summoned the Hamelfoufcin garrison to SUI‘I‘t‘flJcI‘, bu‘t- the demand was refused. The Boers then attacked thvm, and the fighting lasted some hours. hc burghprn were eventually driven off. De Wet’s Losses at Dewetsdorf Very Heavy. A despath from Lomdon says :â€"Gen. De Wet has temporarily disappeared from the scene. A prisoner that he released has arrived at Bloemfontein. 1:19. states that when: the Boers atâ€" tacked Dewvetsdorp they had 6,000 men and 18,000 horses. Gen. De Wet is said. 190 have told the prisoner, who is ap- parently a chvilian, that he lost more in killed at Dawetsdorp than the en- tilre British casualties. He admitted that he was beaten, bwt said he was determined not to surrender without honor. He wanted a free pardon fun all his followers, many of whom are Cape rcbcls. Hé' declared that he was able to hold out till March. The pris- oner confirms thu report that Gen. De ‘Wet was 'hard hit at Thaba N’Clm, when his force was trisected. He lost several prisoners, at number of horsss'. a quantity of ammunition, and two guns, in addhthon to his heavy casual- ties. g Unconscious of his crime, pCariss; .\Ve(n!t to the police station to lay a \charge against Laurencelle, and when he returned home he learned the fatal (results of the fray. He was immedi- |ately placed under arrest. Ottawa Man Smhhml to Ilne "earthy l (‘Oxllpillll()ll.» A desrpa‘toh from Ottawa sayszâ€"l Stabbed to the heart with a knife in the hands of Emery Camisse, a man named Joseph Lauremcelle was mur- deu'ed here on: Thursday‘nig‘h’t. The affair occurred about 10/o’clock. The two families lived\ in a shack on the old Rideau rifle range, and during the evening a. quarrel ensued be- tween their wives. The older woman, who was the wife of Carissa, appears tn, have been getting the worst of it, and her husband went to her assist- ance. He was attacked by Luare‘n- cells, and says he was smashed over the head with a chair. Caris‘se thexn dIerw a knife and stabbed his nuppon- en't, who ran upstairs, flung himself on the bed. and diedl in a few minutes, while every drop of. blood exuded from his body. In addition to receiving tho beau-t stab the dead man’s nose was broken. A common jack knife proved the in- strument of death. The dead man was 36 years old, while the orno charged with the murder is nearly 80. The lat- ter claims he did the deed. in selfâ€"d8. fence. The place where the parties lived is a hovel with every evidence of distress and poverty. The accused in weLl known in Ottawa, and has al- ways had a good reputation. Terrific Explosition Kills ano. Wounds Many Boers. A despatch rom Pretoria say: that during General Clements’ retreat the Boer fire was so heavy that the British were forced to abandon a quan. tity of ammunition. The Boers mistook the nature of the ammunition and set fire to it. A ter- rific explosion followed, killing and. wounding a number of Boers. WANTS A FREE PARDON EXPLODING AMMUNITION. THEIR WIVES QUARREL. Considerable reinforce- beeu desmtohed to De Aar :r mud, and it is expected 31' advance\ will be stopped.