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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-12-30, Page 7taU ndtol4e4 Cl an Other In Silence --:yew Ierse•x Lub. sash Vs,e .&*elect polo to SL tht.,ate. m n. $sir kIa era: Foreign journals have eomaneuttd witt enthusiasm on the recent duel between St Faulnucer, deputy, and Al. 'Purest, jfatirnal est- Of Bourse Paris was the stage for the comedy. but the way in whish tate+ plat was put on dnfered from old tone noetheds There was nothing x ' a o ► t aboutsecrethis en l roter. Dumas wain have Iselin t de it over the fashion in which it was toned. Instead of stealing ott in tiet to light of dawn, tbe combatants waited.'. aI 10 o'clock and then departed for :let I of the fray at the head of an imps -slog iessian. In the landaus carrying rhf lists were the serouds and thte deletes ing tbeln were 40 earriape s. ';ll bi wagon pond of phetograpislt free • here was much trouble in soleeting suitable for tbe host of spretntors. and IiieINDFQLDSOSICu.Iellial ilerwianItleirtee tato photographers' enured considerable de lay, because of difmulties met to adjust log their cameras at advantageous angles At ane tlmo it looked as though those elif• ttic `ttIee would necessitate a return to the earriai es nod a further se•arelh but finally all was satisfactorily arranged and hitt duel began. They fought six turloue rounds, apparently with grim earnestnes t, end one man was wounded seriously Then the curtain fell. Every ono was sat• isfled, even the wounded lnan, but as to M. Turat's opinion of M. Paulnuer that probably was not affected by their double star oast, The Sicilian duel is amore serious afTair. a Mena of New York was recently oked into fighting with revolvers in- nives, as he desired, with the re• police interfered and Diann agist-rate who did not of alleged honor as be left letto, It cep as the sti tto slip in na but etis fired ho report. "t„s ]fans blindfolit ht?" somebody What ohance have over the see? But with no one to see it A fight that jump around de you, while in the air. It you feel some- tle blade slitting b of fire runs up er stiletto's tooth d jump,you spring, ves meet and shriek cut now i You oan ling down your sleeve ip on the floor above the other one. You can feel ng weaker and weaker. You temple now. One last over -for you! You draw over your head. Your a You spring back. He folio - iunges. You leap aside. Now Is your chance. "You spring forward with all your • strength. At the same time you shoot out ;your arm and plunge it down, down, •down, Ah, something soft stops it! You plunge again. It is his heart. You bear h.the death gurgle now. You faint, per - baps. Then in half an hour your friends --and his -come and break open the door 'They bring both bodies out into the light, Ah, it is you that is alive and he that io dead la The strictly up to date duel is fought in ew Jersey. It was rather stupid in the terot club, the fashionable club of iden, whioh occupies the fine house ch, endGpuici built for his sister, Mrs rum Valet, White and Al Lemmon ne combaill''ej over election bets and r products of the mosquito state. I can thrash you in any way you e," declared White hotly, "with fists, rds or pistols." slMa I. eggs.,, Ed , greed on as the weapon and herg�{nbers awoke with a shout. e excitement.. •A committee ed to secure the weapons. °eine difficulty, because there as not ei 'grocer in town who had any ing. below the grade of "fresh laid" eggs n stock. But eggs of satisfactory age were finally secured. The principals were conducted to Dia- mond Cottage grove and placed 20 panes ,apart with an equal supply of animunio tion. For three minutes the air was filled with flying eggs and .unpleasant odors" When the eggs were all hurled, the referee an- nounced that the fight was a draw. It would not he fair to describe the are tpearance of the duelists, It la sufficient to say ^ of their aim, was excellent, Then>everybee went back to the club. They did not stay long, because and White insisted upon coming iv was there the next day ho was ,busy with ERVANT, reit lfmflA et acts, the :'etherlands, tbe Queen Wilhelmina, .me wieei,"he was well and in artier to pl0ase le young wife pure:ras e•d a very service of Sevres porcelain for se in the palace, as costly, he wished to hove it d stud accordingly nave orders'. y se dant who should break or in - pre one cf they pieces might expect imme- diate dismietele, One day a eeerot, 't went to the young queen greatly distx :wed. He had broil en one of the deileate „scups. He had leen in the lting's service for many year.: and was heartbroken over yvhat seeuaecl to Mm the prospect of being di nlissetiindisgrace. Tho queen tried to comfort him lay sug- gesting that the cup could be mended. as it was a clean break t nd the two edges pute. +ther aside cement. The could be Y t rR servant shec is his hes el and remarked that his lna• sty bad a hha rp eve and would be e • e hr- ck in certain to detect the . a Cita eup at on Theq aseen tohi hire to mend it ae well as he towel and to he car tui to r-ery a the eup to her OW afternetan in the king's preeenee at teatime. The servant followed her directions and with tr.:waling band filled it with tea and served her The gtleen turned aside, drank the tea and. resin ; st►ddenly from her Chair. let the i ems fall neon the floor, where it was bro- ken into fregnec•nts, '"Thiele of me as one of the most awlt- ward of your majesty's servants." she said, with humility. "1 have broken one of your j t'vieus Sevres cups. You must disv;,N ne ut once. I don't de e ve to rs3iiain in your serviecr." Ile arbitrary old king was amused by icer demure manner, and considered the aceident a very geed joke. The piper serv- ant. standing behind the tray, cast it orate' ful loop; in the direction of the quer n who had protected hien. He remahat.i in the meals of the king, who newer teemed thee truth eburs the lerstken cup. The coueide•rauieen wh)e+h Queen manta itee Levied for the teatimes of a servant was , a proof eg her khneilnete of heart Atter firei kingOole nth she twee ane regent during the tubi tity of tie Seeeana testtau .tilt- I h01151ina (and won the eeaaettelet:eae matt sate- + patiy of her Uuteh sue p . 11/.; lee s is efcesii• iff: tart rind n dabilntn.---.,Youtha('om- >c anion WHEN YOU SOLD YOUR SOUL The fled lttegister Tient Wap Pro. 4uevtl by the Old Hoy. Generally tspeaking, it woeuld remtl'thnt tla0 devil ittednecd a eertatlel "red regis- ter," in whirls the culprit tanned hien/MSC With his own blend, melting sixpence or seen naafi coin !n aekuoawledgute'nt Mr. �uu 1. r Wats tends impressed by the poor paytncnt whish the evil one was able to offer After relating the sail history of t� iillatn Barton, "a %wiriucl:," selling himself to eaten tin thin ease a temptation of St. Antheenyl for lf,shillings, %Oasis said eon►pact brought Barton to the :stake, Sin- e/air gravely crakes the following observe - tion: "There is one thing remarkable in this story, that he (the devil) bestowed so much. money upon this warlock, which proved. good and stttliefent coin. 'Tis evition► he is so liberal. But surely he would be more liberal if the Lord would suffer him to stead Or make use of treasures islet in the ground or in tate bottom of the sea. If this liberty were granted, he might deceive the moot part of men and women In the world with his gifts." But, although the admission of aigna-' ture by the amused was sufficient fur hie tenlporla] punishment and condemnation, it would seem that no verbal evidence of the tempter was believed to be adequate for his ultimate damnation without pro- duction of the written agreement. Every effort therefore new used by him to induce loan or woman to sign it, and as soon as signed it was in general parried off for se- tity. Hence come strange stories of ks played by intended victims to get theta names erased, or even to anrry off the resister. Had not a certain cunning notary' .net the evil one by agreement that he might sign the bond, and then, sud- denly producing a bottle of holy water from his pcoket and dashing it into his adversary's face, succeeded In snatching the "red register," full of his neighbors' names, trona the foul fiend's hand? Then canna a fearful pursuit over bill and dale. "'Give memyregister !" "NoI You shan't have it!" till at last, breathless, the brave notary rushed into the village churchyard, where he was of oourse eafe from pursuit, It is to be presumed that he was diporeet enough to content himself with burning the fatal book without re- vealing its contents.-Cornhill Magazine. Faith Healing and Fee Grabbing. Some years ago I was attacked by an affection of'the eye (a detachment of the retina), an augment I believe incurable by medical aliendb.. I was persuaded to con- sult the Christian Scientists, whieb, out of curiosity, consented to do. I wrote to a Mrs. Ward, then, I believe, "chief prophetess" of ",the sect in London. I wrote to her, making the following offer: "That in t'he event of a successful treatment she sho';u1d receive L200 as re- muneration for her services; in the event of a nonsucoessful treatment the nominal fee of 2s. (id," In answer st;e wrote that Christian Sci- ence did not labor for money, and declined my offer. "I wrote again, saying I would be prepared to give this sum (£200) to any charity she might name, sheretaining only such remuneration as she thought fit In, answer she replied shet"preferred a guinea a week." -London Truth. Ardap Frees His Mind. "No, sir. Not a cent!" was the reply of young Ardup's opulent but untouchable relative. "I've lent you more money al- ready than you will ever pay bank. You can shift for yourself .henoeforth. The difference between us is that I am provi- dent and you are improvident." "The difference between us," vengeful- ly retorted young Ardap, with his hand on the doorknob, "is that I'm a man of moderate means and you're a man of im- moderate ineanneea1" Then he fend Robbery. He -With your beauty you have robbed me of my repose. She -I wonder if that is the cause of my drowsiness whenever you oa112-In- dianapolis Journal. Western Australia has an aot in force prohibiting the landing of anyone who cannot write out a given passage in Eng- lish.: It beats all what some men will do for money. Some will even work for it,-- Oehegedau (Ia.) Press. THE ILE DU DIABLE. PRION PLACE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PRISONER. Au d.utheutie Description of the Lit Oa Caribbean Inlet on whioh, Cap- tain Dreyfus Mats Been Carattned 1'or Mare Than 1'aur Years. Since Dreyfus bas become the mast fa. thous prisoner in the world Devil's island, en wbi"b he is eoniined, has likewise grown to be the most famous' prison place. Devil's island, which to the French tongue is more euphontoussy known ate the Ile du Diable, 10 one of three little Is- lands which He in a closely connected group oil the coast of French (Guiana and In the soothea,ter:1 end of the Caribbean sea. The French call this group the Ilea' du Salut, or the islands of safety. It ie' on these that France has been in the habil of k in 'nee dangerous r he con- victs. the meet a Eau of r o d F S ts. whole Guiana teles The s•la 1 of French n na was a originally no more than a penal colony, and these islands aro reserved for the most desperate characters. Islands of safety they may he so far or the peeslhility of serape goes, but theirs it probably the nlvst unhealthy climate to be Towel anywhere north of the equator. The nnluetty dwellers there ,:are either burned by the tropical sun or dreneheal by the tropteid raain>. Fever laden breeze* weep iron off the marshy shores and die- i ease lurks everywhere, Devil's fatand is the smallest of the group. It is merely a fiat topped reek which rises out of the sea and which is bei sparsely wavered in spots with tropical trees A man can walk ail around is in' half an hour. On it are two buildings. One is y more bo; ineln-ed by a stetlt etncknde, The other is; a eine story build - int; with a tower at one end During the lust two yearns of Iareefus agitation enterprising newspaper artists have from time to tune usiniaginaary pictures of this lonesome little islet, but not until recently bas an emirate picture of the place of confinement of the world's most famous Kimmel. been given to the puhiie The two osnleamyin„ intimation is autisentie, it is Oiliest from a dr:awittt re- ctentiy made by a 1' r eneh artist sent out by 1.'11Iustraatiou of Parisi for this espress Buri;teas °ll.eecartist anew he would net beall.iwed to laud on lite i3lan4, lent he Wonted thee, the steamer fear t'ayenne stopped tsar A a short tune o,ff lite leeeynite tand pasu'zi quite' close W Devil s h.iand Ile Heade hie einewh while the eeteeattner tiote within a few faun dyed feet se: the shrine, using a t 1e.•;vopee tai meets+ out the (tonsils Aa this picturse was drawn only a few weighs ago it shiner. cote elusteely that the stories about the eon• flnauneent of Dreyfus in a huge iron cage were untounded The small hut within thestoekade Is the prison house of tett lone convict whose elateec.tion hale &met split Franco in twain In the Mcleod yard, which la not ,inure than 50 feet in length wul less than 15 feet wide. Dreyfus Wow his duty exer- cise Two guards constantly patrol out- AVELY DRiDE. Senora Andrade Said to Be the Most Beanti1ui Woman Int Mexico. The recent marriage in the City of Mex- ico of Carmen Pr4,diilo, daughter of Gen- eral Augustin Pracdillo, governor of the palace, to Senor Juan U. Andrade, was etas of the most brilliant social events which the DMexitan capital bas witnessed In many years. This is partly due to the high official standing of the groom and the father of else bride and partly to the fact that enora Andrade is reputed to be the most beautiful woman in Mexico, where beautiful women are common. President Diaz and his wife managed the reception and summoned to It the most prominent people in Mexico. Senora Andrade is 10 years old, but Is fully matured, and her beauty is of the dark Castilian type which the Diexicens. Admire ea much. The courtship was an especially romantic affair, for it was con- i ducted accoreling to the thee honored cue- tont.mass Pm. At the eoatcla of tbe Leta tnbien the bridegroom tsiolt his girlish senors to a ma;;mtlleent hone that ha bad pre - DEVIL'S ISLAND. germ a recent sketch.] aide the stookade, and within two more keep watch. In the larger house live the keepers and guards. Up in the watch tower is mounted a Hotchkiss gun ready to pour a shower of bullets at the prisoner should he by any chance overpower his guards and try to escape. It could also be used to keep o8 rescuers should any ap- pear. So fearful was the governor of the Des du Salut that his man would escape that he actually built another watch tower on the adjoining Ile Royale and connected the two islands with a telephone. There were several alarms, it seems, and on each occasion the governor, M. Denial, would jump out of hls bed and into a boat, ready, presumably, to cut off the rescue party or to smite the swimming convict on the head with an oar. Just how Dreyfus baa apent his time during his four years of confinement is known only in a vague manner from the rumors whioh have found their way at intervals from this desolate and out of the way corner of the world, It is known that be has been guarded as no prisoner was ever guarded before. He hag been allowed to write letters to his wife, but only al- leged copies of these missives ever reached her. The French authorities retained the originals. His wife's letters to him have been treated in the same way. What. changes or additions were made by the au- thorities neither could know. And yet it would seem that in spite o4 the extremely ktive governor secret letters actually found their way to Dreyfus in the days when he used to be confined near- er tho beach'in a stable for goats Four warders continually watched and guarded their prisoner, but for all that once in awhile, they say, when Dreyfus put on a glean shirt, which had been washed in the Ile Royale, he would field a little note in between the twofold linen of the wrist- bands And these secret letters,- which may have been the cause of the palisade and the watch towers and the Hotchkiss gun, did they bring hope of rescue or es- cape? It seems not, but merely the news that he was not forgotten. What is certain, however, from the very interesting account or the prisoner recent- ly given to the French papers Matin and L'Illustration by special correspondents sent out by them to the islands, is that at one time Dreyfus night have attempted to escape with prospects of success, Re declined to make the attempt, but was con- tent to wait: By this time it is probable that Dreyfus. has learned of the change in bis prospects Tho French government is said to have sent messengers to inform him of the de- cision of the court of cessation to reopen his case. How much he knew of what was going on in France up to a short time ago is not known. Did he realize that at last, with the nation worked up to the frenzy point against him, the turning point was ••t hand? Did he anticipate restoration to 'modem, family and the outer world? Or did he, with his future brighter than it had been for years, remain in iguoranoe of it all, thinking that he had been forgot- ten and left to d miserably in his hut under the burningsu i��, MARK Nounsa. • 0EN08A A;`DIt1Dii. pareel for her, which contains the finest l'nh. to ebapel to the eitw and where slit trusty ss'rvants of the bridegroom's family have chargee of the Masse 011El are trained to relieve 11,0 young MP:treess of all house- hold Carew Then. for the that time in . their aequalntanee. the iarldegrontn and 1 hi:. bride were alone together Four ye:ars they head been waiting, bus newer once had they ses'n each other alone anal never once had they kissed each other. o do so would len diegraaei'ful, The Meal - eau girl who permits a caress loses her lover. Mott of the lovesmking is done by letter. For four years Carmen Pradillo and Juan Andrade were devoted lovers, yet hover spoke to each other or mea. Little Carmen was 12 years old when Senor Andrade, then 19, began to follow her as she appealed on the street with her mother or with the servants of the family. When she would disappear within her home, he would take up his position on the streetand remain standing for hours awaiting a glimpse of her at some win- dow iie wits following a tins° bewared custom in Mexico which 10 called "play - int; bear," and up to the present date the aristocratic families have all honored it. 13 AIN. OF A SYSTEM.. Tl MAN WHO RUNS ALL NEW YORK'S STREET RAILWAYS. _ ea•y Day fie 1,Euat See to `E"Bart ofa.usotl People Are Not Late i`•oar inner -flow the :Surface Road* Were Combined, iPeoplowbo baso not visited New York or several years will bo surprised when ext they go there at the great changes Mich bave been made in the manner of tical transportation. New York is about the: only city of any size iu the United Sterna where horse ear lines still exist. Up to five years ago several of the more Important lines used horses altogether. But home ears Are now growing scarce in She uar•tropolis. In the course of a year or eo few York will be strictly up to date in this reel:eat. Within the last few years the 18.0r 20 r . 1 • Newbeen, surt.ae lines in York have b u reerged into ane great system and the mo- tive power bas keen changed to cable and underground electricity. Even now the work td not fully complete and when it it it wall be far from satisfactory. But what every New Yorker exercises bis rigbt to roundly abuse the great street Oar monop oly for the many lnconvenieneea wbicb he daily suffers few aepreciate how great and difficult is the transportation problem which the magnetos elf the Metropolitan Traction Company are trying to solve. It is wonderful what a lox Of traveling New Yorkers 40 every day vtithout going away from :borne. From 10 to 20 miles es dos isthe distance covered by the (average New Yorker. The reasou is that most of the live oWend do businessesatat rhone eitherend enofsLthe ,. 1 hc+re, t ' as d Dads f 1�aver X pt cried F °tr 1 r o 0 luring the last fiscal year on an average of 8111.000 passengers every day, All the am railroads el the United States carry average of only 1,402,000 possengera daily On special occasions the New York street ears are called upon to transport ore than 1,000,000 people in a. single day. You can readily res thatthis is do mean b It ia a job which domande the best a. =net er.`,.,iur olnitam.'ta5, eta e.,i' as which calls for a united effort and wbieh dena:auds that this effort should be directed by a single bead. 'l here must be 1:10 con- flict o4 authority. When 400,000 people want to get home to dinner in a hurry. It will not do to keep them wilting an street corners. You eau Ignore a few angry Hien, but not 400,000. They might do something desperate They might write to the news;papors. When there were a score of Independent stwist car lines In New York. no ono of STEERED THE MERRIMAC. And Was funned by Two Hundred Girls When Ile Went Mome. Osborn Warren Deignan is the man who stood at the wheel of the Merrimac when Dobson tools her into Santiago harbor. For a time no more was hoard of Doignan than of the rest eat the gallant orow. He was promoted and made (thief boatswain's mate, which leas high a rating as be could receive. In addition bo was given an ex- tra leave of 80 days, so be determined to visit his native town, Stuart, To. When the people of Stuart heard that Boatswain Deignan was coming, they roused tbe state. The governor and a lot of other dignitaries were there to meet the hero of the Merrimac. So was every- body else who could get there. Among others were about 20 young women who had formed a club and who had deter- mined etermined each and every one to kiss the re- turning hero. The young women began the attaok as soon as Deignan stepped from the car. Miss Louise Moulton carried off the hon- ors. Brushing aside the dignitaries, ebe grabbed the boatswain around the shoul- ders and kissed him fair and square. Two-thirds of the other club members fol- lowed suit. A few struck their colors at the last moment, but the example had been sot, and recruits jumped in to fill the gaps. From the station to his home Deig- nanspaaaed through lines of girls Se eta- OSBORN W. DEIGNAN. timatos that he was kissed about 200 times in quick succession. This throws Hobson's record far in the shade. Sinoe that carnival of kissing Deign= bas been the most talked of man in the United States navy. In Stuart a big re- ception was tendered to him and a gold mounted sword was presented to him by the governor. On his return to New York he stopped off at Des leloines, Chicago and Syracuse to attend banquets given in his honor. In New York he was banqueted at the Waldorf -Astons, and now there is talk of sending hint 'tn Annapolis that he may become a future admiral. "Ilow does it feel to be kissed by 200 girls?" he was leaked recently 'Just about 200 times us good as to be kissed by one girl," he replied. "Of course I can't just say that I liked the experi- ence, as there were so many of them and they really weren't kissing me, yon know. They were only kissing a man who was. on the Merriman It makes a great differ- enee when the salutation is only for a thing you have done instead of for your- self." our-self,,, E. H. VREELA.ND. them wanted to adopt a new motive pow- er. That would have meant a separate power plant for each line, and there are few factory sites to be had in New York. But when all the lines were merged into one system it was quite possible to estab- lish two or tbree big power plants. This bas been done. Thus the unity of effort has been made possible. Next comes the single executive head. When three Philadelphia capitalists and two rich New Yorkers undertook to con- solidate tbe various lines, they called to their assistance a man whom they had picked out as capable of managing the en- terprise and keeping it going after it had been started. This man is Herbert H. Vreeland, who has been in the railroad business for many years, although he is still under middle age. He began early. Mr. Vcoeland is a man who is not uni- versally beloved in New York. His name appears on the transfer tickets and he is the visible head of the street railway mo- nopoly against which New Yorkers have so ,Hoch cause to complain. So Mr. Vree- land stands the brunt of many an angry exclamation. It doesn't seem to affect his good nature. Perhaps this is because so few of the complaints reach his ears. Per- haps it is because he has a theory. This theory is that the company of which he is president has in the last few years made a vast improvement in the methods of New York's surface transportation and is put- ting into execution plans for still greater improvements. "To the public," says Mr. Vreeland, "many things seem very easy and simple -things that are most difficult of accom- plishment. When they have been mastered and one looks back upon the work that was needed to bring the improvement about, it is bard to realize that it actually did take all that time Our present eleo- trioal system, for example -the simplest thing in the world; we wonder now as we see it in operation why the idea did not occur to us at once. Yet it aotually took years of experimenting. "There aro so many considerations when you are at the work of improving street railroads. People generally do not see these considerations. They say, 'Why don't you do this or that? This should be done,' That should never be allowed to continue,' 'This other is a disgrace,' never thinking that all ,the while we are working on these things, trying to get over points that to a railroad man are. practically insuperable." Unlike many corporation presidents, Mr. Vreeland is not a mere figurehead. lie is the brain of New York's street oar system. Re is the general according to: e hose instructions the daily struggle is e+aa cried out. At his orders the 1,600 street oars are massed at this point, strung out in I,•ug lines there, stanched east or west,. swung now `in this direction, now in that. '!'here are no more."lines," There is a t .stn - r , artily e , a e� a of oars. A000rdin .>' g y B as they are haedled, well or ill, as the plans: for their novoinents are good or New w Yorker bad Ae so thegets his dinner early or late, arid, 'dinner is a mighty im- portant thing to the city man A FRACTION HIGHER, The 'Wheat 3larlcete op Friday i=Iel4 Higher Than the Day Before -nr - dictione.-,Tito Latest Prices. Friday Evening, Dee. 23. All grata examines viewed this afternoon► until alter the Cb at,t,as holiday and will re -open ou Tuesdee inu,•'tlug, Lee, 27. Liverpool wheat future's were weak eaxfj to -day, but recovered the loan later and dosed quiet, at about unchanged from yea terday'a Anal figures, Paris wheat ceased 5 to 10 centimes towel. to -day, with flour orf 5 to 10 centimes. Chicago futures opened easy on reports et improved weather condlttons and negaktye� cables. hater covering by shorts. who were afraid to go short ares the 4aiiday, ssanse4 a stronger feeling, and all deliveries adv ranted Wee to %c over last night's le et figures. The close was about at top f buret;: with outlook for an active speculative rear ket next week. Leading Wheat 3larlcets. Following are the closing prices toay at d important centre.;: Cash. Dee. M. Ju ly- O.aeo 34;lsS0 0'?ri0c f New York.0 75)t 0 73% .., Mee-aakee .. 0 rain ' rt. Louie .. 0 70 0 7oafe 07214 0 met ale, .. .. 0 7+11,•;1 0 7604Q 7Ia8 ..-- Detroit 0 70 0 70 0 71% „-- I)tei.ctie. ;Yo. 1 Northern . 0 dais 0 6* 067 Dulntb, No. 1 hard, 0 Gene Minneapeale * •. p- 6,3 tip 0' 6 Toronto. No..1' tarsi (new). 0 70 , Torissto. red. 0 iii .... ,.. Toronto 3t. • .a,wrence Market, Receipts of grain wad bay were sgalt light, but dreuea bags, poultry, butter, eggs, apples and ve„ eta:.bies were plentiful with prices slant the same as Thtirsdaty. Wheat steady, 1511 husheia selling at 6 for red. and 67e for goose l3arleyy, steady; IW bushels sold at 4St to 49e. flats, ac.e per bushel thew; 100 teethe!, selling at ;tie to Sl? ole. Bar flrzl: 15 losda sold at (18.30 to VII Der teen for tttutoth}, anti SO to 57 for clover, straw, none offered. with prices nominal. Dressed beets deliveries large, prle'ee easier, at 553.25 to 50.30 per cwt, Potatoes, 550 to 66e pec bag. Toronto Live Stock. Receipts oflirestock at the Cattle Mar- ket were risen light: 20 ear loads all told cora:teed of 500 hotet. 650 &beep. ".a0 cat- tle and ::0 calves. The quality of fat cattle was duly tole - Trade mai inclined to drag, espe^tally fa the poorer e,ssses of butehe: cantle, but, eon-iderin;, the soft weather. and rhes be- ing the boilday seas, n, there was a fate meanest of b1131neSs :r.aueaeted. Export cattle, thence ....Act 25 to 51 50 Export cattle, tight 3 it 4 25 i avis, medium export .. 2) 3 40 Latae-, heavy expert. seed. quality,.. 3 055 4 121e l ..+a goad bete -Isere' and exoerters, mixed3 SWe 4 00 S:e..•treirs and me dtual" t0 good . s 23 3 40 Feeders, . •.'•,•3 40 :. Ge Butchers' eattle, �peoked lots 4 IMC 4 tat good .. , ., 3 40 3 50 medium 53 8e) ;, 43 " common ... 3 ... R ►o ae bEreartur 2 35 2 60 Milch cows. eneb , ..... , . '253 0u 4u 00 t ;lives, eats300 530(1 I Sheep. per cwt. ......o 53 't t 3 :A is . per ewe, 2 :SO 8prnu; lambs, wish 2 73 it 753 Hogs, 160 to 200 lbs. each4 15 4 25 light fats ,,,.. 4 16 " heavy fats ......... 4 00 ..,. " SOWS 300 .... -111,111. Hunt Buffalo Cattle Market. ]asst Buffalo, Dec 28.--(:aide•-Tbero swore throe leads of fresh stable, but no domain, ('solves were in Pair supply, moderate de- mand, !ower. {',Bator to estnt we're quot aisle et 56 to 50.59: gond to eltoice, $5,5+) to 56.00. Sheep ,end Lambs -The market again pre- vented a. quiet appearance. with 81. laude on sale and a very light demand all teemed. There was only a partial clearance. Lambe. ehnlcr to extra, were quotable at 57.20 tee 55.115'; geed to thole*.S5 to $5.20; common to fair, 54,75 to 55: sheep, choice to exera. 54.115 to 54.40; good to choice, S4 to 54.25: common to flair, 52.50 to $.3.00; choice Can- ada lambs sold on the bawls o1 ati35. British Markets. Lls•eapool, Dee. 23.--{12, `.t -Nr" 4 Cal., no stereo red winter. 6s ? 1; t 1 North- ern, sMering, Els 10cern, 4s; e 6s 10' del pork, 50e lard, 27s 3d' tallow, a..3 9d; ba- con. heavy. Le., 27s 6d; light, 27s; short eat. 28e; cheese. white. 49s; colored, 49s. Lii^crtexti-Ger e -t pot sweat frau, with :'Bio. 1 Nnrtbern ret 6s 14, red winter at 65 2lhd: rod winter futures 5s 111Z(d for Dee., 5s ick) for tlfa•rch and Os 3144 for May. Sent maize quest, at 4s. Futures at 3a Weld for Dec., 3s 10 ed for March, and 3s 10 sd for May. THE CITY IS ON TOP. Quebec City 'Bests she Et.11ways In the A,sses,emont Matter. Quebeo, Dec- 24. -In the ease of the City of Quebec v C.P.R., and of the City of Quebeo v. Q.T.R., the appeals of the City of Quebeo were maintained with costs, and the contra appeals of the rail- way companies dismissed with costs. In November,1897, the Canadian Pacifist Railway had taken an action In the> Superior Court against the city for the recovery of the stun of 550,000 paid by them for taxes, whioh they claimed had boon illegally imposed upon the company, and the Grand Trunk Railway Company had done the same thing, but for a sum of 57,000. In the Snparlor Court the city was con- demned to pay to the C.P.R. Sha sum of 527,875, and to the G.T.R. the sum of $6,868. Tbe Court of Appeal decided yesterday morning that the taxes in question had been legally charged and collected by the city, and consequently reversed with costs against the two railway companies the judgment rendered in their favor by the Superior Court, The Finish in Sight. Toronto, Den. 24 -Tbe end of the 73. election protests filed after tae last pro- vincial election has been nearly reached. Judgment will be given in the West Elgin case on Deo. 27. In one or two, cases an appeal is pending. Yesterday the petitions against the two Ottawas and North Grey were dismissed by Justioes Osier and Maclennan at Osgoode Hall. The members oonfirmed in their seats are: Messrs. Lumsden (Liberal) and Powell (Conservative), Ottawa, and: George M. Boyd (Conservative,) North Grey. Caught by Decoy Letters. Ottawa, Deo. 24.-w. F. .tSollinson, formerly city agent of the London Life Assurance Company for Ottaw$; was arrested yesterday in Adrian, Mich., on the charge of forging the names of Airs. Gilbert of Manoeic and. Dr. Chabotof Ottawa to a death ortifioate of the former' for 5500. A diligent search had been made by the detectives: for Rollinson and his whereaboutswas traced by means of decoy letters. He will ne extradited. Canadian Logs In itticl,(gun. Detroit. Deo. 24. -The number of logs•. rafted Irons. Canada to ° Michigan mills this year is slightly less than in 1897. It is estimated that about 160,000,000 lfeet of Canada logs are heing put in this winter to be brought across the lake next season. Chances will be taken to see if the Embargo Act passed by the Ontario. Legislature will be enforced.