The Portland daily press., 1899-12-29
ESTABLISHED A MARKET
General Methuen Doing Good Business
with the Farmers.

General Methuen Doing Good Business
with the Farmers.
London. December IS s-The war office
has received the following from Cap
Town, dated Wednesday, De,embsr e7;
"Methusn reports as follows: At $50
yesterday evening the Boers on the south
side OF the Magersfonteiu opened q very
heavy fire for some time. This morning
the naval brigade fred at the enemy at
the west part of Magsrsfontein. The
cavalry brigade Is rsconnoiterin9 in n
northeasterly directi on. Lieutenant
Masters has made an extended reconnois-
snoe westward and northward Of Esiin
and reports all well. 1he farmers were
glad to see our men. They were suffer
ing for want OF food.
al have establishes a market here
where l can purchase fresh milk ard veg
etables, selling TO the farmers tea and
other articles which they cannot other
night. Gataore anil French report no
change In the situation, Baden Powell
reports all we'll"
The latest sdvises from Kimberley,
where n shortage Is most feared, report
plenty Of food.
10 the patriotic offers from Indian princes.
The Maharajah OF Cavalier has asked per-
mission to serve on General Roherts's
staff and has offered to send troops,
heries and q transport to South Africa.
The latest independent news from
Ladysmith says: "Ths held fortiaeaiions
would now withstapd any orgsnized
attack the enemy Ii likely TO deliver.
There are sufficient food stutfs for two
months. The question OF forage might
be Troublesome. but since the rains there
has been some grazing within the British
lines There Is no horse sickness. The
casualties caused by our shell iires ars
increasing and the Boers are reported to
be becoming nervous. They fear night
sorties and constantly open a heavy fusi-
lade on an imaginary attack"
CANADIANS ARE LOYAL.
Minneapolis, December 2s.-WilIiam
G. Cannon, o. c., OF Montreal, who Is
h 9 re, was asked today what the true con
dition of Canadian sentiment was In con-
nection with the African war. He replied
that ft was truly represented In the
newspapers of Canada. the only differences
being that newspapers were totally unabls
to express fully the extent and intensity
OF the war spirit that pre- vaded all classes
OF Canadian subjects.
"In times Of psaoe, We are Cauadians
and British subjects" said Mr.. Cannon,
ont In times OF war, We are the BRITISH
empire and that alone. The British fag
is menacsd anu Its supremacy disputed
by a government that merely tgures as
the monkey to handle European chest
nuts.
what the Bosrs are after through their
mentors on the continent ia African su
premacy which they will never get so
long as there are any men in the British
empire fit to bear arms. / say this with
tha full understanding that the whole
Dutch population of ths continent will
probably be arrayed against US In fact,
as It now Is In spirit"
PLANS OF BRITISH.
London, December 28.--In view Of the
apparent kupiness OF the British oonman-
ders M preventing the daily strengthen
ing and extending OF tbs Boer positio ms
along the TuReia and Modder rivers
which are now considered tmpFegnabie.
many expeEN here are coming to the con-
oiusion that the British have given up