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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-3-9, Page 3•al ITALY TURNED DOWN Chinese Government Returns the Sanmun Despatch. AWFUL POWDER EXPLOSION. AA Awful Sone of Misery endVaSt*. ti4.44 Near Toulon. In Somber'', FraniPe •-•41. Corporal Laterally Seal pad -M. Looltroy, miuister of Marine: Acts Promptly -Budget of cattle•Newts. Pekin, March 6,-Tbe Tung 14 'Yemen (Cies e Foreign Office), has returned to the Ia1ia, cbarge deafaires, Marquis Ealvago Raggi, his despatch containing the depend of the 'tali= Government for a lease of Stumm' Bay an the same condazaus as those under which Germany holds Kittochou Bay, accompanying ie with a letter declaring thee the °hawse Goverianient is unable to grant the re- quest,. Ttaiy Will Persist. Rome, March O. -Little attention le peel here to the refuse' of the Chinese Government to an the requeeted lease titanniun Bey to be used es a naval baso and mains. station No doubt is entertainal that the concession will bo made cater further negotiations. Rear - Admiral °remit embarked yeetertlay on the Italian cruiser Stromboli et Naples to take command of the Italian squadron 1n Chinese waters. ttaiian Marinee Ltieeed. London, March 6. Ti e R spondent of The Daily Mail slow "Tile Italian warships have landed marines at SaUlltUll Bay, thus virtually taking pos. seeeion. Italy will lay nearly a80,000 ($400,000) for the concession. The Tsang Li Yemen wishes to reduce the lease to 60 years." Britain Supports Italy. Iso donMareb Q.-Tbo P Iti eorre- *pontient of The Tiniest says t "It is assert- ed that slue the Tsung 14 Yemen re- turnee mire, a:patch Sir Claude Mac- donald (British alinister to (hina) haa presentee/ a note supporting Itelv's de - mond, and, it is probeide that leely will now take posseedon of Sannzun Bay, eauxtuntering practically no resistauee." WIEELUSS TI•U.EGItriPME. listrenel to Esteltileit the Seetem De. tween Great Britain II11111 France. Tr011t1011: March 0. -Greet intereee was excited tit the meeting of the eoelety of Electrical Engineers on Thursday night y tgnor ; arconi s whale's telegrapby demonstration. Ire sent aIlleFoi;,,iolt from one end of the hall to the other by MMUS of a small apparatus. Ire said that opera - Mons had been in progress daily for t mouths between the south foreland and the lightship at the East Goodwins, showing that on no single occadon had vommunleation been interrupted, despite all sorts of bad weather. Messages be- tween the Qneen at Osborne and the Prince of Wales on tho royal yacht had been trausnaitted, in some instances for a distance of eight miles over land. Inter- vening bills, although 300 „feet blither than the vertical wire at Osborne, offered no obstacle. During his lecture Signor Marconi re- eolved a note conveying the permission of the French Government to eetablish his system between Folkestone and Bou- logne. Signor Marconi states that vertical wires, rising to a height of 114 feet, will be neat:lent to ensure communication be- tween the two coasts. EZZGLISTIMEN .teit INDEMNITY e'er the Durango Done Them by the B.S. vighting Ia the Pa ilippines. London, March 6. -It is learned that during the past week a majorityof the British houses trading with the Philip- pines have made representations to the Foreign Office respeoting damage clone to their properties in the recent fighting at and around Manila. On Thursday several representative tradesmen bad interviews with Mr. Broderick, the Parliamentary Forcien Secretary, and askecl to be in- demnilled for their losses, Mr. Broderick replied that the Government would care- fully consider the matter and seo whether there had been any such damage as relaxes' vented, and. if so, in what manner claims for compensation could bo made upon the United States. Agoncillo Lost Everything, London, March 6. - Agoncillo, the representative of Aguinaldo, who was among the passengers on the wrecked steamer Labrador, telegraphed &anal:aye teethe , Lendon agent of the Filipinos: I "Reached Oban at 8 it.l11. Expect to ar- rivo in Londong a 0 lost everything." The London agent believes that Agoncillo's loss includes bis oredentials and the original correspond- ence between Aguinaldo and Admiral Dewey, in wbich the latter is alleged to bave proznised the Filipinos independence. British Budget will Show a Deficit. London, March6-The British budget, for the first time in many years, is going to show a deficit for the financial year, which ends on Idareh 25. The receipts are already half a mulilon poundst g below Chancellor Hicks -Beach's esti- mates, and it is evident from the depart- ment proeranas that he will have to rale° three millions by increased taxation to! meet the coming year's requirements. • ,The country has been so accustomed to surpluses that it is quito nonplussed. , Not a Cure for Pneumonia. Berlin, Verdi 6. -Prof. Wassermann, • 'Prof. Iseeeh's principal pupil, speaking of the discovery of new serum for pneu- monia, said the matter had beeu ridicu- lously exaggerated, His discovery bad a theoretical interest only. Nothing practi- cal had yet been reached or attempted, either on animals or human beings. To speak Of it as a pneumonia cure was pure nonsense. Bubonic Platglie staging. ' London, March 6. -The Bombay copra epondont of The Moraine Post says: "The bubonic plague is raang here with unparalleled severity. According to the ofaciaa returns there wore 072 deaths last week, but these quite underrate the mor tality," The Condition of the Pope. Borne, March 6. -His Holiness, who arose at half -past 10, returned' to bed at 1.30 p.m. He has resumed his oreinary ,dise, and his condition, mentally teed pleysically, is good. Ile engaged his physi. claps in converattioe, and, to their amazement, recited the entire last portiou of the seventh canto of Dante' s "Para- dise," conunentleg upon varioas passages SA he proceeded. Prof. Mazzoni afterward remarked: "He is, indeed, a nuervellous man." Dr. Lapponi hopes to be able to dispense with the bulletins altogether in the course of two or three days. POWDER EXPLOSION, Au Awful pisaster alt t110 Naval Powder Magazine Elear Toulon. Franco - Corpses 'Terribly Mangled, Toulon, March 6. -The navel power mega:sine of La Goubranell, between La Seyue anti, Toulon, in the Department of Var, soul:bora France, exploded at half - past 2 o'clock yesterday mornines All of the soldiers on duty at the magazine were killed and a number of the inbabitants of the surrouuding districts, the buildings in which were razed, also fell victims. Forty corpses have already beeu recover- ed. The cause of the explosion is net known. Tito sixeloston Was awret. Fifty thousand Idlognimmes of black powder exploded. It •looks as though a volcanic eruption bad occurred, the coma ' try being swept almost bare within a radius of two miles, houses destroyed, trees overturned and distorted, fielde de. yeetatea awl covered with stones end bnek 1wt, oure et the stoues are enor- mous. Ono weighine, 50 kilogranunes fell in the suburb e Or Toulon and. be the city itself. Even at St. Jean de Var, five tiles distant, windows were shattered and deers battered in Pour Sentries Milled, Later reports slaw that of the seven sentrks, ou' woro U1ed outrlghv and the others severely inau•ed, the corporal beam literally seelped, tied the scalp overhanging his face like a veil. A largo , number of soldiers are now employed in clearing away the aebris, but thework very difficult. It is inmoseible to ascertain eceurately the number of killed, but rt belleval that no fewer than 100 were in. jured Although it was a elaav nib explosion WAS SO terrific as to produce a, slight rainfall. Fortunately the aeIabboringinegazines escaped. It is now believed that Ole ex- plosion originated in the chemical (Worn- poeitiou in smokelete powder. There is DO suggestion of foul play. Thfi ity in mourning, Today the whole city is in mourning, Rage aro at half-mast anti the theatres are draped and tile casinoi eloettil. Both the aovez•innent and municipal authori- ties aro forwanling relief funtle. M. Leek- • roy, Minister of Marina has telegraphed 10.000 francs toward the maintenance• of the families of the vietiens; and a public subscription lute been opened here Four of the inlayed bave sucetunhed to their Injuries. It is believed that 15 are still buried in the debris. Ilcalietl 'Terribly Mutilated, All the bodies found or recovered are terribly mutilated Siete n wero found on the rocks near the shore'and it is feared. that others were pretepitsited into the sea. A vehicle moviug along a wail num the sea was lifted bodily into the' water by the force of the explosion, two of its occupants being drowned. The scene at the village of La Goubran was appalling. The cries of the wounded were agonizing, end the people were almost frantic. Telegrams from Nice say the explosion was distinctly felt there. Sratees'save CA.DINET. Senor Silveln, Censervative, Succeeds Senor Sagusta as Premier. Madrid, March 0. -The new Cabinet took the oath of office on Saturday. The alin1sti7 is composed as follows: aor Sitwell, Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Senor Dato, Minister of the Interior. 'Marquis 'Villa 'Verde, Minister of Finance. Senor Duran, Minister of Justice. Gen. Polavieja, Minister of %Var. Marquis Vidal, Minister of Public Works for tho Colonies. Admiral Caanara, Minister of Marino. It is eepected that Gen. Martinez de Campos will become president of the Senate. The brother of Marquis Pidaa it is thought, will be °beam as president of the Chamber of Deputies. There was some excitement in the cafes when the formation of the Silvela Cabi- net was announced. The "Marsoillaise" was sung and there were cheers for Lib- erty. Those who are in the immediate surrounding of Senor Savoie say his settled idea is to regenerate the country. He holds that the Qaeen Regent can ratify the treaty of peace with the United States without a. vote of the Chambers and that, therefore, their dissolution need not defer the ratification. Admiral Camara, liaving declined the post of Minister of Marino, Senor &hues& tendered it to Admiral Gomez Irene, who has accepted it. oo ey WilL Snrrander. London, March 6. -The registrar of the Bankruptcy Court has issued the neces- sary order to prosecute Ernest T. Hooley, tho bankrupt speculator and company promoter, for frauds under the Debtors' Act, on the ground of "reasonable prob- ability that he will be convicted." The public prosecutor was about to issue a warrant for Hooley's arrest, when his friends heard of the matter and entered into negotiations with the authorities, with the result that Hooley will volun- tarily surrender himself to -day. • Murderers to Be Banged. Bombay, March 6.-Wasadev and Ran - ado, the murderers of the two brothers Dravid, who were recently assassinated at Ponah to prevent their appearance in 'court as witnesses againse the murderers of Plague Commissioner Rand and Lieut AYerst during the Jubilee festivals in 1897, were convicted of that crime on Saturday and sentenced to death. Sathe Framin, an accomplice of the convicted murderers, was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. Wasacley and Rana& confessed their creme •Kipling's Works Come High. London, March 6. -Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, literary auctioneers, have sold a copy of Kipling's "Echoes' " in tho original wrapper, published in Lahore in 1884, for 430 shillings, and a Brst edition of his "Departmental Ditties," in tho original wrapper, for 170 shillings. Belgian .(tsseen Very Low. BYOSSelS, Marels 6. -Queen lefarie Hen- riette, who has Nem suffering from broncho -pneumonia, had a serious relapse at noon yesterday. The last sacrament was administered last evening. A P EUMON1A SERUM E3eileveti to Have Been Discov. ered by a Pupil of Prof. Koch. SUBPRISE ATTACK ON CORSICA. Tell Tenderfeet Sapposed to Have t.erieti- ed in A laskau wilde- Gen. Torsi Ar- rested and Will Re court-mertial- ed for Capitulating to Shatter -Cross-Petition Piled in West glean Case, The Queen of Belgiuni is gravely ill. Her Majesty is sufteritig trim brenehial pneumonia. The United States hospital ship Relief has sailed for Mauila. She is 'in command of Surgeon -Major Bradley. Emperor \Valiant has promoted biS brother, Prince Henry of Pruesia, to command the cruiser squadron. At the special meeting of tho Delaware, Lackawanna at Western Railway, 11, Sloan resiguea as president an W. H. Trucadele was elected as presiclene Plaus aro roakieg for a series of Reber- eto manoeuvres by the French aledlters ranean squadron shortly. They will in- clude a surprise AGM* Qa Corsica. .Another blizzard ratted me Thursday in Colorado, Ilea railways are tied up. In the Interior people are living on one metni titty and cleopping up timber for fuel, Prof. Wasserman, one of Prof. Kooles ablest pupils, is believed to bave discov- ered a uow serum for the cure of ppm. incubi,. He Innoculated rabbits and- mice sliceeesfully and thinks it eau be applied to buinan Wings. Ie Is said the Great Northern Railway Compeny will establisb an ocean line from Seattle to Yokohama and Hong- kong, with other vessels going to Vitali- vostoele Ten million dollars is to be spent on the euterprise. The Very Rev, Andrew Kennedy alutebison Ilee•d, 1).1)„ known under the nom de plume of "A.E.'„H.B.," died on Thursday at Loudon, England, through accidentally drinking a carbolic lotion, instead of sualicine. Lora amounting, to 00.000 bushels is being shipped this week from the Owen Sound elevators; for export to Europe. The remaining :100,000 bushels ot grain Which Is in tho elevators will be cleared ▪ erosseatition has been filed nt OsgttOtitl hall, Toronto, against Finlay G. alueDiarmid, the defeated Conservethe cantlidete in the rivent bye-eleetion in West Elgin. Donala No:Siete M.P.P., is the petitioner. ahe usual charges aro mnda General Toral, who eonnnanded the Spanish teems at Santiago do Cuba, has been arrested and imprisoned by tho famish authorities evioue to being tried by court-martial on the charge of capitulating to Genera Shatter in that plata on Jelly 14 hist. G. T. Howard, who loft Rampart City, Alaska, 41)90 Dee. 15, has arTIVOil at Seattla Wash. Ile brings a story that a party of thn tenderfeet who started out late in October to go from Rampart Citse to the Koyukuk River hero not arrived at the latter place yet, and aro thought to bay° been lost. By an explosioa of gas in the No. I seen of the Kingston Coal Comprow as Wakeebarre, Pa., late Thursday night, Maid A. Thomas end Harry Event; were fatally burned and Wassil Shade:ask was probably killed, and his body has not been found. Thomas and Evens cannot TOOOVOr. Ontario Surveyors Elect Of)cer:6 Toronto, March 3. -The Surveyors closed their niectings yesterday. The officers elected are: Iseeelaent, H. J. Bow- man, Bedin; vice-president, F. L. Foster, Mine Centre; secretary-treastwor, A. J Van Nostrand. Members of Council nom- inated are: II. Wicksteeta Cobourg; W. P. Vanbuskirk, Stratford; A.. Nissen, lIaliburton; G. B. Kirkpatrick, Toronto; Zanies Dickson, Fenelon Fang; 3. Hutch - eon, Guelph; John Davis, Alton; A. P. 'Walker, Toronto; George Ross, Welland. Only three members of council are to be cleated, by ballots at a later date. Auditors elected are: A.. W. Campbell and II. L. ])]sten. The secretary -treasurer was voted the sum of $200 for his services and the two auditors $5 each. Prof. Rough's Jupiter Discoveries. Chicago, March 8. -In the most recent text books on astronomy it is taught that the surface rotation of the planet Jupiter Is similar to that of the sun, being quick- est near the equator and slowest in the higher latitudes natr the poles. After observations, extendnig over 20 years, Prof. Hough, astronoiner at Dear- born Observatory at Evanston, announces .his belief that the surface of the planet Jupiter rotates upon its axis in separate envelopes, or strata, Prof. Hough further discovered in the long series ot observations that the spots , shift in longitude as well as having a rotary movement, and tine also supports the ring or strata tbeory, evidencing the great instability of the surface, and strengthening Prof. Hough's belief of many years that Jupiter is in a gaseous or plastic state. Lady Mike a U. E. Loyalist. Toronto, March 3. --The United Empire Loyalists have added to their roll the name of Lady Dilke, wbo is of Loyalist extraction. It se expected she will sand a donation, as she enquired in her applica- tion in what form to send money. The society now numbers about 200 members, and the Government has recently in- creased the grant by $50 a year. Colonel Shaw stated that very probably Sir Charles Dilke will read a paper at the next meeting. Sal mon Cann lag Coto bine. New York, March 3. -The Pacific American Fisheries Company incorpor- ated in New Jersey yesterday with a capital of $500,000, will control 70 per cent of all the SalT11011 caught in Puget 'Sound waters, and is authorized to catch and can salmon or other fish in, the Col- umbia River, Puget Sound, Fraser River, Alaska and other districts. To Reduce (Milian Arms. Valparaiso, March 8. --The Chinon War Ofliee and the "unitary authorities have definitely decided to reduce the army by 5,000 men. The Government, it is rum- ored, contemplates a sale of several crui- sers to the United States and Equador. DEATH OF REV, DB, .KING. rti toilet of manitotes coliego pled a innieee ell :sawlike- skew)) of His lure. Winnipeg, Maroh 6. -Dr. Xing, princi- pal of Manitoba College, the head and front of Presbyterianism in westeru Can- ada, formerly of Toronto, died yesterday afternoon atter an illness of several weeks. He was attacked with pneumonia, but the lellammatioasubeided three weeks ago, and the bop e was expressed tbat re- covery was in sigbt. He did not gain in strength, however, and slowly sank away. Mention of his death, was made from every pulpit In the city. ri ef ograp Rev. John Mark King was born at Yetholrne, Itoxburgsbire, May 25, 1829, and was consequently bz bis 701h year. He was edueated at bis waive place, and at the University of Edinburgh. Ho took his degree of Master of Arts, with boners in inathereaties, in 1854. He studied theoiogy in Edinburgh, and was licensed to preach in 1855. Thus be bat been 44 years in the Presbyterian ministry. He attended lectures at the 'University of JJhle. Coming to (Maeda as a nusezonary in 1856, he was appointed to Columbia* and Brooldirt, Ontario, in 1857, and was ordained the mum year. Re was called to Gould Street Preebytertan Church (now Used as the Catholic ..e.poettille Church,) in Toronto, In 1$63. and ministered at Gould street and theme at the new St. James' Preeb,yterien Cleureb. Gerrard street, for 20 years. In 18S3 he was ap- pointed.prineipal of alatuitobit College. On leavmg for his new benne he was pre- sented by the congregation with n, purse of $1.000, a golu witteli and a portreit of himself, the letter being the congrega- tion's gife to airs. Kine. In 1883 Mr King was elected malerefor of tho gen- teel tteseitibly of tie, Presbyterian Chureh in (satinet. Batelle.; hie tattles as princi- pal, he was latturer in mound and moral seances and German, and professor of theology, Greek and Hebrew exegesis in the college. The degree, of D.D. was con- ferred on Mr. Ring by Knox College, To- , root% in 188e. Dr. King was strongly opposed to the coercion of Manitoba on se0oin quettisn, In t 10 dieusIons of/ lefie and 1ti90. Ou his various; visits to Terento he was most cordially received and wee an over -welcome lecturer and preacher. Dr. Kim: married, In 1873, .Tauet l. - , wbo was a daughter of Mr. Hugh 'elatophereen, and Nisbet died In lases His )ateet literary, work was a critieal stutly of "In Memoriam." FIFTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, First step Taken in the Actaal Analtiga- matlou of tee wootion Industry of the It. S. New York, March 6.-Wbat is the first stel:. in the amalgamation of the entire weell,el industry of tbis -country was taken on Saturday when the manufac- ture es of woretecle agreed to combine their insereets and fortned the American, Wo stlen Company, with a capital Steck Of 4:13 te40,000. Other eouthinatious in the varioes divisions of the industry are un- der way, and will be consummated in a short time. *10.000 GEASK AT KINGSTON. Odolft•llows' ltaildier Wall Topples lave and Ones Stool% Damage. Kingston, March 6.-A bigh wind arose yesterday afternoon causing a wall on the south side of the Odelfellows" Buildine, recently burned to to le over. It meshed, in the three-storey build- ing owned by Bliss Gildersleeve and °eon - pied les T. F. Harrison ea Co., furniture dealers. It was completely wrecked cans - mg a loss of $10,000. Charles Obown's tinware establishment was damaged to the extent of pm. The building, owned by Miss Gildersleeve, is also badly clams aged. The building and stock were not insured from accidents,. It Is likely that a Stilt Will MAYO to determine who is the responsible pgmties, the city or the Odd - fellows. Joseph caretaker of the Central Seb001, WAS paSSIllg lairriion's, and was buried in the debris. His leg was broken, his !tce badiy clzrninged, bruised. He was ronovea to the hospitni. The grenten are watching the wrecked huUdtngs to prevozzt fIre, MU. RiPLING mettovsNic. The Author's Children, Though, Are No Yet oat of Dettaers New York. March 0.-Aceording to the reports of ble physielans, Rutlyard Kip - is DOW far advanced on the way to reeoreity. All through the hours of iat. urday night and early yesterday rooming the favorable conditions inereased. HO slept peeceteilly end 'when be awoke it was eleer that he bad made another powerful stride toward health. It was Paid that Mr. Hipling's (laugh- ter josepliine is dangerously 111. .bo is reported to hey° enfeered A slight relapse during Saturday night. There was no change in the condition '.TILL AGUINA LOC. of Eleie, bie youngest daughter, who is saffellate from pneumonia at the HOttil nsurgent Loss Reported 'Ismer an American Loss 0110 AlItIla Manila, March G. -At daylight on Sat- urday General Wbeaton's out eete coverea a large baler et Filipinos attempt- ing to erOSS the river for the purpose of reinfteving• the enemy at Guadtaupe, and, gunbeet advented under a limey Are and poured shot into the jungle on both Wee of the river and slualtel she insurg- ent position at Guadalupe, effectually scattering them, The Filipino loss was h°11)vrlvY.atei John T, Ola Third Artillery, evtis killete On board the gunboat PrivatesWilliten Wheeler and Louis Berrien, California regtmene were wounded. Tho United States cruiser Baltimore arrived here eh 4 pall. on Saturday from Hengkong, having on board the eiva members of the United States Philippine commission. Otis Naw the Commissioners. Gon. Otis, accompanied by ills aides, Capt. Murray and Lieut. Slade, yesterday morning paid a formal visit to the civil members of tho 'Cinema States' Philippine Commission A. 1 th E • i water front has been prepared for the residence of the commission. Col. Charles Denby, the only ono of the commissioners who bag not arrived yet, is expected by the next steamer from Hong- keng. The vessel which arrived hero on Sat- urday and was reported as the transport Ohio, turns out to be the gunboat Man- ila. Tho error was caused by demise fog. The troops brought by tho transport steamer Senator are still on board -the vessel. A. permanent cable has been estab- lished between Manila and Cavite. Chinn sae ports Ilri tain. • London, March 6. -According to the Pekin correspondent of The Times, the Tsung Li Yemen supports Great 13ritnin against the protest of the Russian Gov- ernment regarding the tornis of the Nita chtvang Railway extension loan, recently subscribed in London, the ground of Russian objection being that the clause appointing a British subject chief en- gineer of the line is in conflict with. the Russo -Chinese agreement. Crash at the Whirlpool: Niagara Falls, .N.Y., March 6.-A heavy gale yesterday afternoon caused considerable damage in this vicinity. The old elevator at the Buttery whirlpool station was blown over. It erashea through the pavilion at the foot of the cliff, damaging the property in the pavilion ancl causing a stampede among the people in the neighborhood. No ono was hart. The loss is large. Killed by a Cyclone. A.thens, Tenn., March 6.-A terrific tornado passecl over a portion of Madi- sonville and Monroe County last night, with disastrous results. Early in the evening a strong wind struok a portion of Madisonville, killing three persons, wounding 10 or -12 others and completely destroying 12 or 15 houses and several barns. The Electric City. Ottawa, March 6. -The Canada Atlan- tic workshops in this city are to be oper- ated by electricity generated at the Chaudiere Falis. .A. contract has been closed between Mr. 3. R. Booth and the Canadian General Electric Company for tho appliances. A. Combine ill COMI190 New York, March 6. -The leading coffin makers are about entering into an enormous combine. Certain casket inter- ests have been talked of as becoming uni- ted, and it now looks as if this would prove true. One hundred firms aro in the deal. Sir Sandford Will GiVe atilt 75. Ottawa, March 6. -Sir Sandford Flem- ing has written Mr. George Burn, seemtary of the Wright Memorial Pend, stat- ing that he will eontribute the amount ,desered for the fund, 85,000. The fund now amounts to 84888.25. Grenoble. James linotich Was Killed. Peterboro, 'March 0. -James Brough, breeder for the Grand Central Rotel here, started with Mr, Jules Craig, hotelkeeper of Lakeileld, to drive a 'butt whieh the letter bought at the Palo of the Grand Central effects, to Lakelleld. Wimp round- ing a curve two miles from the latter place the horses took frigbe made a sud- den hap, and the 'bus gave a lurch, which threw both men off the seat. Mr. Craig fell on Brougb s ocele, causing in- staut death. The body of Mr. Brough was brought back to town, and Comma Bell Was Iletilled, but decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The remains were removed to Mr. Comstocles under. taking rooms. Deceased was a married man, and leaves a widow and seven chil- dren to mourn his sad end. MARKET REPORTS, Wheat iiropped Again on Saturday at note elitetteo and Liverpool. - The Latest PriceS, Liverpool, March 6.-Wboat futures an Saturday detained a net d per cental. Chicago, March 6. -Wheat futures on Saturday opened weak and closed about %d below Friday's flual figures. Leading Wheat Mark:eta. Cash. March. May. July. Chicago... , ..8 - 8 - 72% 7134 New York... - 825.1 77 753 ilwaultee .. 72% - Louis... 73 73% 763 693f Toledo 74 - 75:14 78 Detroit 713f - 759 7:3% Duluth, No. 1 Northern6934 mg 11% 723 Duluth, No. 1 bard. 71% inneapol is 70eas 7034 71% Toronto, red68 Toronto, No 1 bard (new) 82 Toronto St. Lawrence Market, Toroeto, March 6. -Receipts of farm produce generally were light on Saturday -300 bushels of grain, 25 loads of hay and a few dressed hogs. Eggs are becom- ing snore plentiful, with prices easier, selling at 20o to 22o per dozen, the bulk going at 20e. GRAIN. Wheat, white, bu $0 731,,eto3 Wbest, red, bu Wheat, Fife. spring, bu.. 71 Wheat, goose, bu 69 Bye, bu 07 Oats, MI 34 84% Buoltwiteat, eu.. .. .. 62 Barley, bu 47 Peas, bu 68 64 es SEEDS Red clover, bu 83 80 to W bite clover, seed, be, 5 00 Alsike, choice to fancy. 380 Alsike, good, No. 2 3 50 Alsike, good. rre. 8 3 00 Timothy, 1 20 Beaus, white, bo, 80 RAY AND STRAW. Hay, timothy, per ton 88 00 to 89 00 Hey, clover, per ton600 7 00 Straw, sheaf, per ton600 7 00 Straw, loose, per ton4 00 5 00 DAIRY PRODUCTS. $3 70 8 00 4 20 8 60 8 40 1 85 90 Butter, lb, rolls ... . . ...$0 18 to $0 20 Butter, large rolls. „ , 13 16 Eggs, new laid...... .. 20 23 POULTRY. Chickens, per pair.....$0 40 to 80 80 Turkeys per lb.. ..... II 13 Spring ;lucks, per pair. 60 90 Geese, per lb. , .. , , . , 7 0 putrrrs AND VEGETABLES. Apples, per bbl ..... 50 to $3 75 Potatoes, per bag „ . 75 80 Liverpool Markets. Liverpool, March 6,-Closeon Satur day: Srot wheat steady; No. 1 Northern, 6s 2d; No. 1 Cal., (is 7d to 6s 74d; rtu Winter, ds ld. Futures, ,i,ed Witmer, 7 1-8d for March, 15s 7%d for May and 0e 7 1-8d for July. Maize quiet; 8s Od for March, 33 5 5-8d for May and Ss 11 91 foe July. Moor ler 041 THE SUNDAY ECI10011. LESSON XI, FIRST QUARTER, INTER- NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 12. Text ot tee Leeson. John EX, 1....114 Memory Vereem, 5-7--Col4ers Text, John ix, Da-comment:xi", PrePatilla by the Bev. D, M. steams. lCopyright, 1899, by D. M. etearnea 1. "A nd . as Jesus passed by He saw a man vthich was blind front Isis birth," In Acts ill, 0, we see a man lame from Ids birth who was healed theueh Peter and John. These cases of infirmity from birth are suggestive of the truth that we are a* sinners by birth, by eater° the children or wrath (Eph, ii, 8), The eases of ties which owns after birth are suggestivo of the after manifestations of the du that is 1A rneinndusa 2is disciples asked Met ow- ing, Master, who did sin, this man or bie parents, that he was born blind?" The reasoning of Job's friends is brougitt to mind "whoever perished being innocent," and many such like words (Job iv, 7), but when the Lord summed up the matter He said that these men had not spoken et righe things (JO sail, 7), Whil,. It Is true that whatsoever a man sowetis that shall he also reap, yet we cannot judge from seeing one sick or suffering that therefore they are reaping from some sowing, for whom the Lord ioveth 11 cauesteneta. and if we endure °hastening God dealeth with us AS with sons (Hob. • 6, 7). 3. "Jesus answered, Neither bath gall Mail sinned nor bis parents, but thee the works of God should be made manifeett This arena blindness was not the result of any special On on the part of WO parents. This is what our Lard says, He does not say that his parents were not sin- ners needing a Saviour, but He does say that this affliction of haring a blind son. was not a Judgment upon them, but rather an =ashen for God to be glorified. There are many nowadays who think that a blind er /awe or sickly calla is an tale - Moe upon the parents forborne sin against God. 4. "1 must work the works of Him that sent Me while it Is day. The night com. eth when no man eon work" A carpen- ter wants Inaterial on which to use blee tools and show his elan, a doctor or a sur- geon wants patients, and the worse or mere hopeless the ease the more credit to the physician for bringing a cure and bealth. Our Lord often repeats tbe truth that all His works are commanded by and wrought by the Fetber who sent Hine and more than once it is written tbat es the Father sent Elm so He sends us. It is equally true that as God wrought in Him so tied works In us, for while we ere coin- inneded to work we are alto told in the same connection tbat it is God thet work. eth in us both to will and to do. It was His band which prepared all the good. worka WO aro to walk in. 6. "As long as I am in thoworld lam thelight of the world." This is oft repeat- ed (chapters I, 4,9; via, 12; U, 90). And In the Sermon on the Mount Be said to His diseiples, "Yo are the light cf the world." Wo must remember that the life Is the light, and tho life is that which znen see and read. Words may amount to but little, but a holy life is untmswerable. Wo aro certainly not equal to It. We can- not leve the Christ life nor do His works, but if we are willing and yielded He wilt Ire the life end work the works, Paul said, "I live, yet 005 1, but Christ, liveth In 2:11434 6.hen Ho had thus spoken, Ro spat on the ground and made clay of the spit - le, and He anointed the eyes ef the blinct man with the clay." Sometimes He work* ust by a word, sometimes by a touch rind t other times as here. Ho uses income but whether by a word, a touch or other nstrumentality it Is God who worketb. n the cloy we bath thodust of the ground nd His spittle -something of earth and °mottling of God. Is not a saved shiner ust that -something beaten, something isine? And we are His workmanship repared for good works. 7. "And said unto bbn, Go, wash in the ool of Siloam (which is by iuterpretation ent). He went his way, therefore, and washed and anne seeing." How often in his gnspel does Jesus speak of Himself as ent of God. How suggebtive, therefore, a Siloam of Him who was and Is truly he sent One I The clay Is to be washed if into Siloam. Ile who made the clay nd uses it receives it back to Himself. he clay has no honor. It is not to be aved and laid up as a nrecions tbing, but o bo washed off into Siloam. .Some of us tick so close to people's eyes that they annot see. 8. "Tim neighbors, therefore and they blob before bad seen him that ho was lind said, Is not this he that sat and egged?" Formerly a blind, helpless beg- ar, bolding out his hand to every pessar- y for Ms° alms they might be pleased to lye, but now upright, with opened eyes, ming llko other men and enjoying what e saw as none others did, for he lune ever seen before. Ha Is in a now world the sun, the sky, the trees, the flowers, he faces of hie friends, but, best of all, a ittle later, the face of Christ 9. "Some said, This is he; others said, e is like bine but he said, I amn ho." hatever others knew or did not know, e could say, "One thing I know -that berms I tvas blind, now I see" (verso 25). hey might argue all they 'pleased -he ad the conscious joy of possessing what o never possessed in ail his life before, nd they could not gainsay it nor take it om him. Argument Is not profitable; ssession is, 10. "Therefore said they unto him. How ere thine eyes opened?" • And when he old thein they would not be persuaded, tit asked his parents, and so their creme- ious went on, all to no profit. The weev- ils of our warfare are spiritual, casting own reason or imaginings (II Cor. z, 4, irl' 11 .arg'1112a. nswered and glad, Amen that called Jesus :nada clay and anointed, Inc eyes and said unto me, Go to the eta of Siloam and wash. And I trent nd washed, and I received sight," He Id a simple, straightforward story and tuck to it and insisted that the man must e of God or be could not work such mir- cies, for it had never been heard of before hat one born blind should have his eyes planed. The Pharisees tyorti so blinded y their views of their Sabbath day and o incensed by this man who paid no at - 'Alen to their traditions that they won* ot listen to the man's story of his eyes eing opened, nad so they east him out hen Jesus found bun and said, Dost Shot dim op the Son of Godi no young an, never baying seen als henefacter, Id, Who is be Lord, that 1 might bo - eve On Him? Being told that Be War thing with hint, head& Lord, 1 ballevte nd he warshiped Hens (verses 86-84 he goodness of God brought him, &AP. Ull another was added to the Lord, &Zees ensees sensate.