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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-5-11, Page 7TO THE BRITISH PEOPLE Sir Sandford Fleming Indites a Pacific Cable Statement, Teo Father .4- 'Phis scheme for the C00- trnetie., ,,of stat.....ituilt. State -Owned Cable Aeross thowifl.Giros Ra040444 Why the Home Government Should Itreolasiller Its Fit/34 APP334•011411 Final Devi:loon. Ottawa, Afay 8.—Sir Sandford Flem- ing, who le known a$ the father of the soneme for the construction of a e,able acro es the Pacific entirely under British eontrol, hue issued a statement to the British, people, After sbowing that it had been twranged thae the Pacific cable should, be established as a national work, the Governments of Canada, Australia and New Zealend being ,ioint partners with the Imperial Government; that on Ang. 20 bat the Australasian coletelee dually agreed to contribute eight - eighteenths of the cost. and lest month Conada itunily undertook to conitributo ilveatighteenths, meking thirteen-eIgh- teenths in ail, thus lettving only five- eighteentha te be assumed by the ouzheaeye: "It appears that the Rome Gevern. meet. althoogli it has uot absolutely declined to enter lato the partnership Stiff assume the remaining live -eighteenths of the liability, bas nterely effertiti to bear five-eiglateeaths of any loss of revenue tvitich way resule frOill operatiog the table, provided priority be given to In. perial Government messages, and that theye transmitted at half ordioary rates. "As this moposel at tho elevouth hour, taken by itself, havolve_e an antirechange in the V/011,151lOWA plan upon wigh Australia, Now Zealand and Canada haye been proceeding In their negotiations for more than two yeare—and, moreover, in itself a no value in Reuling the establishment of so important a notioeal Wet*, it is inapoesible to believe that the fun or final eudgment a ger Mai - altar% Boom Goverement, for tho follow. Ing reasons, viz.; "1. It would tdwaya be regarded tot a recession on the part of tho Mother Country from a common understanding with Canada, Australia and New Zealaud. "2. Iv would always bo remarded as an attempt to retard the expansion and cripple the commerce of the Empire, in Cha interest of a few rielt monopolists, "8. It would always he regarded ber the people of Cannata .Australla and New Zealand as an unjustifiable and diseourtee cue oat to them. "4. Its effect would be far-reaching, and its immediate effeet would be a fatal blow to the scheme for establishing a syatem of stattaowned British cables en- circling the globe. "6. It would ho a very grave retrograde ittop in the Imperial ioovement, whioh aims to draw oloser the bonds between the Mother Country and her daughter lands.'t At great length ho states the grounds or these reasons, and he conolncles with this pertinent paragraph: "The joint ownership a the cable by Great Beane Canoda, Australia and New Zealand 'would be a. unique co -partnership, unpar- alleled in history; it would be an object, lawn to tbe modern world. To throw thila oo-partnership overboard at the last moment would be a momentous step backward in the movement whioh we had hoped would bring into permanent alit- tanCti Great Britain awl her solf-governing daughter nations in both hemispheres.' BIG BANK DIVIDENDS. Nearly a Million stud a Ralf to Re Paid to Canadian Rank Shareholders 013 June I. Montreal, May 8.—The sum of nearly one and ono -half million dollars will be paid out in dividends on or about June 1 by the Canadiap banks. Some 11 bank- ing institutions chose the first of june aa the day on which to begin the distribu- tions of the half -yearly earnings, and, as a consequence, over 81,400,000 will be paid out and will again seek investment elsewhere. The Bank of Montreal leads off with $600,000 to be paid out to its stookholdera, while the Merchants' Bank of Canada and the Canadian Bank of Commerce corns second with $210,000 each. The following is the list of the banks which will pay the dividend, and in all cases it is for the half year: Bank of Montreal, 5 per cent., $600,000; Mer- chants' Bank of Canada, 34 per cent., $910,000; Canadian Bank of Cemmercee 8% per cent., $210,000; Bank of Toronto, 5 per cent.. $100,000; Quebec, Bank, 8 pew amt., $75,000; Union Bank, 8 per cent., $59,934; Bank of Hamiton, 4 per cent., $50,000; Standard Bank, 4 per at., $40,000; Banque d'Ilochelsga, 8 per cent., $43,466; Ville Marie, 8 per cent., 814,888; Ontario Bank, 23 per eent., 825,000; total, $1,427,788. , Scientific Research in Don valley. Toronto, May 8.—The natural history eeetion of the Canadian Institute on Set- t:twiny afternoon visited the well which Prof. Coleman is sinking in the Don Valley. When the party arrived, the workmen were down 33% feet, and had just struck gravel, after passing through nothing but sand. In this gravel were !shells similar to those found in the Mists- Iteippi and southern rivers, asewell as ether shells, showing that the waters of the region have boon warmer, and at other times colder than the present tem- artilinre of Lake Ontario. This well is being sunk under directions from the British Association, to prove a long- established tbeory in regard to inter- glacial deposits. Probably the best evi- dences of inter -glacial deposits in the world are to be found between Toronto and SPerbero, and for this reason the British Association, by sinking a well to and the formation, hopes to prove beyond a doubt that the theory is cornet. At 34 feet 9 inches the mon struck a hard clay just as the party was leaving. Should peat he found in this clay, similar to the rma6V clays of Searboro and at the Don il* yards, the inter -glacial section will be complete. The men have about 80 feet further yet to go. Mrs. W. C. Whitney Dead. New York, May 8.—Mrs. William C. Whitney, wife of the former Sooretaa7 of the Navy, died shortly before 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Whitney's neck was broken about a year ago, and die has been kept alive ever since by the most modern applianoes and the devoted tarp of a wealthy husband. Her ease was looked upon aa a triumph of modem sfurgta7. KRUGER ISSTUBBORN., neneois gargoyle Hit" News Which It T304411. N414 TI41914 441.0130144 40 - vont .steet $04473, Lonetin, May fee -The uuea.sy feeling that le preveleee her coneernin.g develop - Pivots io the Transvaal airemly is showo to an appreciable, extent in the fell of South African .seourities on, the Stock. Exehange, while The Chroniele on Satur- day stated that It hiss.received sensetional Dews, Wii10.1t, in view of the situation, it does not tidal; it right to publish. Significant, too, isthe reply of Lord Lansdowne, Secretary for War, to a ques. tion in the House of Lords, where be re- fused to give pp Ledyeoeith, in Eastern Cape Colony, as a military station. The tintlanders' petition to the Queen Is. 4011 under consideration, but action thereon will soon have O. be taken. And then the responsibility for What follows will be with President Kruger. Privete Information received here points to it general 'belief on the pare of those inter- ested 1. South African affairs that Kro- ger te unlikely to accede to Mr. Ghana berialn's dee:etude. In that cos° the Seererary ii almost eeratitt te, pro- ceed to extremitiee in force, .-uws Fowl •rti. rtigg-tprIziES. GPM 31ascardo Thiene 33333 c34113 '3,14713411: PIP W14Ple. Lee" at .0.14terlealkS. Manila, May 8,.—Tet clear the Filipiuos out .of Paeolor, about fire.milee southwest 01 .:71ott Fernando, Will be the net task of the Americans, Tho rebel general Mascot*, hos a force of 9,000 suen there.• well armed and possessedof plenty of .antutualtien, Ifls troopshave never met American soldiers, and they thiok, according to reports, curled to 'San Fern. auto, the; they IAD "whip the whole lots" The rebels have AR oat -pest about a Mile beyond San Fernautio, with a trench that holds between two and three hen - tired men. 1.0rova that point several volleys were Ored last night upon the camp of the 20th galiSft$ Regiment. Neither Afajor,General MacArthur nor Major,Getieral Lawton moved on Sunday. It is rumored that Mabini, president ot the Cabinet and :Minister of Foreign Affoire in the so-ealled Filipino Goveru. merit, who is a Rallies11. IS to be succeed- ed. by Foterne, framer of the Spanish treaty of 1896. This c.hange is. regarded. as siguificaut at the present Juncture. Sir 11. S. Neelor-Leelend novel. London, May 8—Capt. Sir Herbert Seariehrlek Naylor-Leylatel, Bore, who bad represented the Southport Wylie:of:1 of Lancashire iu the House of Co1,)n itt the Liberal interests since last August, died yesterday of harynelele, after a long illness. Ho paseed away at ids Load= rthilICIIM 14110 Pork Douse, Albert, Gate, S,W., in the presence of his wife, who was Miss Jennie Wilson Chamberlain, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, and of ids mother -In-law, Airs. William S. Chamberlain. tilr Herbert was in his Stith year. Preyoinet stem, Poste. Paris, My 8.—The Dreyfus juggernaut luts crushed another War Anniston and the retirement of M. Free -dna is W01. coined by both his friend's and enentiee, His vigor Is disappearing with ago, and be is no longer capable of performing the duties of responsible statesmanship. M. Krautz, the new War /filial:ter, has no importaut antecedents, but it Is under- stood that he favors revision. 'So aoos 31. Monestier, the new member of the Cabi- net, but he is rated politically as a mere satellite of Premier Dupuy. ".314113•911 Year of J111311003 London, May 8.—A special despatch from Rome announces that the P0p0 has signed a bull proclaiming a sacred year of universal jubilee, beginning Deo. 85 next, IIis Holiness accords plenary inclul- geuees to pilgrims to Rome, and other recognized shrines of the church through- out the world, during 1900. Is It un Allan Liner? Londom May 8.—A despatch Trona Bel- fast says a steamer, apparently an Allan Liner, bag been sighted in a disabled condition eight miles east of Glen/arm, about 25 miles north of Belfast. Cotton Weavers Have Accepted. London, May 8.—The cotton weavers In the northern counties have accepted the offer of the masters of an advance in wages of 23e. per cent. Former Regent of Itulcarla Dead. Sofia, May 8.—M. Zivkoff, who was Regent of Bulgaria prior to the election of Prince Ferdinand as ruler, is dead. TELEGRAPHIC URIEFS. Paderewski bas nearly completed his gypsy opera. It is to be first produced in Dresden. Rudyard Kipling is to bo made an LL.D. by McGill University at Montreal at the June convocation. Archbishop O'Connor preached his first sermon since his installation at Si. Michael's Cathedral, Torooto, on Sunday. The Montevidian has landed at Mont- real 12 heavy field pieces, their destina- tion being: Two for Cobourg, Ont.; two for St. John, N.B. ; two for Montreal and six for Quebec. Sultan Abdul Hamid a Turkey is fearful of his brother Murad V., whom he dethroned and succeeded. and is tak- ing severe namsures to curtail his influ- ence and opportunities to do harm. Stabbed Almost to Death. Toronto, May 8.—Daniel Morrison, William Thompo:a and John Dandy have boon arrested on a oharge of feloniously wounding Thomas Cullen on Saturday afternoon. Cullen was left for dead, and on examination at the Emergency Hospi- tal it was found that his head was out in several places, one gash extending five inches on the left side, soalp wound one inch long, slash in chin and a cut in his left arm five Indies long. A knife c,overed with blood was found in Dandy's posses- sion, and will he used as evidenc,e against him. An Editor neaten. Ingersoll, Ont., May 8.—Mr. T. A. Bellamy, editor of The Ingersoll Sun, while on his way home on Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, was assaulted by some unknown mail. He was struck on the head and knocked down, and two or three blows wore administered while he was down. A doctor was called and it Was found that Dir. Bellamy had received te severe blow on the head and a deep tut on his ohin. HOW THE COMM MO The Agreement Entered Into by, Britain and Russia, What These Powers Really Agree to Do —North of the Great wan Aussie nt to Rave the Whip-iland for Reloiessient. NtZ11OUritain 1V1l1 Ue SUprente In #30 Yanetee China,., Interests, London, May 8.---A Parliamentary pawhas boon timod containing the identical notes exchanged between Greet Britain and Itussia relative to the spheres of inflow:leo in China. The preamble de - dares that "Great Britain and Russia' animated by a sincere desire to alnald In Chine, all cause of eonflice on the question where interests meet, and, taking into: consideration economic and geographical! gtavetion to eertein parte ofthat Buipiro.; have agreed as follows: "Claese L Greae Britain engages not to seek either for herself or in behalf of others railway concessions north ef the Great Wall, and not to obstruct Russian applications for coneessione in thee re - In clause 2 Resale makes a Igreement toward Greet Britain relative to the basin ef the Yate. Chime,* Primordial Pitereets., clause 0 anye that the contracting parties, heviog in no wise in view to in. fringe in any way the sovereign, rights of %lea or existing treaties, 'svill oat fail to commuoicate to the Chinese Govern" meat the preseat arrangement, which, by wrorthagalt muses of complications lex- tween them, le of a, nature to consolidate Tnlacilitt the far east and SerTO the pri- mordial interests of China. herself, A second note, forming an addendonv to the first. ceoranenees: "In order to complete the notes exchanged respecting partition of spheres for concessions for railways in. 01/Ina,” and theta nroceeds! to record an agreement regarding the Shatighai. Boon Newoliwang way proteetitig rights aoqpired under the loan contratm nod providing that the rallWay must remain a Chinese Roe sub.. Pet to the Central Goverment, and pan- , net be mortgaged or alienated to a Dona, Chinese company. FINEST "YACHT IN Inan wonnin Cada May Soo nor ateieetret NOW 139141i Next Year. London, May 8.—The Queen's now yacht will be launched to -morrow, the Duohess of York performing the christen- ing ceremony. It is will by the Govern -II ment builders that the yacht will be tho finest In tho world for roominess and,: struetural beauty generally. The exquisito! carvings are from designs approved by the Queen, ami said to bave been partly ituggested by her. It is possible that the yncht may be seen in the Dominion, as efforts are being made to Induce a member of the royal family to visit Canada next year. Seare-, tary Chamberlain's heart is in the sohome, for be feels strongly that Can- ada, after her commercial concessions to the Mother Country, is entitled to some special mark of favor, If either the Dultel of York or the Duke of Connaught should undertake the ceremonial work of the : trip, Secretary Chamberlain will go along ; as business representative of the Home Office, AIRS. ISESANT'S POSITION. Th. Former Anti -Christian Now ...Resists Not Elate* London, May 8.—Persons who knew Mrs, Annie Bosant la her earlier days, when she was a militant antl-Christian, and later, when she was a fighting theos- ophist, will be surprised to learn that since she has taken to Buddhism and the regeneration of the youth of the far east by the establishment of a great native university in India, she has abandoned the right of self-defenee A friend recent- ly wrote to her, urging her to bring an action against a man who libelled her. Sho replied: "I could not consistently sue a sland- erer nor seek to punish one who injures me. All such actions I have renounced. They belong to the life of the world, and Be outside the spiritual life to which I am definitely pledged. This man is only eiaiming a Karmic debt. I pay it cheer- fully, and cannot open a new account with him by punishing him." A Royal North Pole Hunter, Rome, May 8.—The young Duke of Abruzzi, King Humbert's nephew, has taken a tearful farewell of his royal rela- tives and started, via Norway. for the Polar regions. Ho proposes to make straight for Franz Joseph Land in a specially prepared steamship, the Star of Italy, penetrate as far north as possible, and, when frozen In, to make a rush for the Pole with sleighs. He promised his friends to be back in Rome on June 1, 1900, with relics of Andree. France Encroaching A.gaits. London, May 8.—A despatch from Shanghai to a local news agency says that the French claims for coneeensation for the outrages at Szeohuen, where a French mission was burned by Chinese fanatics and a number of missionaries were maltreated, comprise territory 38 miles wide along the Yangtsekiang. This demand, the despatoh ;says, challenges British supremacy in the Yangtse Valley. Great liritain's Trade. London, May 8.—The returns show that Great Britain's imports for the month of April were £889,824 less than for April, 1898, while the exports were 41,961,485 more. The increase was chiefly in raw reateriaL View Through the Water. London, May 8.—The Japanese torpedo boat destroyer Akemono, built by Yar- row & Co., In a trial trip Saturday main- tained an average rate of speed of 81.16 knots in three hour' continuous run- ning, with a load of 850 tons. Otte Returns Spanish Property. Madrid, May 8.—General Rios, Spain's principal commander in the Philippines, telegraphs that General Otis has returned the Spanish artillery and money captured in Manila by the Americans. Good Ast by the Czar. St Petersburg, May 8. --The Czar has enade an assignment of 1,500,000 roubles to the Red Cross Society in aid a the famine sufferers in the eastern provinces. NEAKI.Y 600 3111V 91,HT WORK. he mounter* of Montreal Have Joined the Army or strike - Montreal, May 8.—The iron founders had a meeting at the Winueer on Stature day eveniug and decided that they would leave nothing more to do with the union leadere who have brought about the strike, On the other hand, the men ap- pear in, no wise disconcerted at the an- amincement that the employers had determined to ignore the union. The fol- lowing is a pretty correct lies ef the firms and the number of strikers: Parlor's Foundry, 15; 11. R. Ives ea Co., 60; Aznesse ,k Co., 15; W. Redden ea Co., 25; the Grand Trunk. 90; the Canadien :Switch Company, e0; the Caledonia Iron Works, 30; Weider*, King & Co., 51, the Canadian Paeine, 100; the Laurier En- gine Works; 70; Drummond, McCall ,k Co., 70; Charity, Garth& Co, 20; Beau - pre &Co., 15, or a total of 690 men who • Bad Outlook at Ituffalo. Buffalo, May 8. --The threat made last week by the officers 01 the Grain Shovel- lers' Union ehat if their troubles with the contractors for unloading grain at this port was net soon settled thee the entire come/terve a the greae lakes, would be tied up, seems about to he fulfilled. The strikers absolutely refused to negotiate further evIth the members of the Stnto ve4rd of Arbitration or with the officials of the Lake Carriers' Assoeiatieu mita the contawt with W, .T, Conners for the unloading of grain Is annulltd. Thu Lake teerriers Aesoclatioti alniolutely WU%) to listen to this proposition, saving thee 10 is impossible. Bishop Qiiigley of tho Cetholle diocese of liuffalo hei been appeoied to lay the State Beard, but asks a day to consider, In the meantime the harbor Is Wawa. lag more and mere eengestee, CHARLTON SOUPS YANKEES met -teen rotnteii Agree With His, Which Is Their, Nnow or 41343 New York. May 8.—The artiolee by Mr., John Charlton in The North Ameri- can Review and in The CanadMn Maga- aim) are having their effect here, mid euch a stand taken by a member of the Canadian mai of the international cent- )11P.S1011, "AVMS to please the American politic:lane. The 'Iribune's NI4'ashington rorrespondent wired that journal on Sat- unlay: "Paddle men In Washington are pleased with the opinions of Commis- sioner Charlton. They are accepted aa evidence thae the Cenatilan people are baying the obstacles to an agreement fairly eat before them, and that the effect of this education will enable the Domin- ion conunissioners to take more conellim- tory ground in meeting the American propositions when the joint high cont. milielon reconvenes la Quebec." lamming to the Hero, Brantford, Mae 8.—Mr. George Simp- son, a well-known fernier living a mile and a half north of Onondege, made a painful discovery on Saturday. On going into his tarn at an early hour he found the boa>, of his nephew, Edwin Sitepsean, hanging from one of the tatters, Ile lost; no time in gutting the rope, but the sui- eide's life had been extinct tor some hours. Deceased, who was 22, inel acted a little strangely of late, but the family had no suspicion that he would attempt; to take his lite. WHAT HR. HARTY SATS. 'MIMI; to Reetrn if tient.-Governer Think.. He smooth Toronto, May 8.—Hon. Mr. Harty, Commissioner of Pnblie Works, received a deputation. on Saturday that wanted to know whether or not he is going to re- sign his portfolio, The gentlemen repre- sented the Catholic Liberals' Association, and were: Controller Burns, Thomas Mulvey, J. P. Keralum, A. M. Corton and lir. McMahon, ex-M.P.P. They ex- pressed every confidence in Mr. Harty, but if it was true he was going to get out, they wanted to arrange for his suo- oessor. Mr. Harty replied. that he had been selected by the Lieutenant -Governor. on the advice of the Premier, and he would have to consult with them. There were xnany subjects to consider, but he was prepared to retire as soon as the Govern- ment saw its way to the selection of a person to take his place. ANOTBER BANK IS BOBBED. Rank of Commerce at Dresden Lases 87,000 on Saturday. Chatham, May B.—Between 8 and 4 o'clock Saturday morning the vault In tho Canadian Bank of Commerce at Dres- den was blown open and 87,000 in $5 and $10 Bank of Commerce bills secured. At about 4 o'olocak Ben Madden and his wife, who live over the bank, were awak- ened by an explosion, followed shortly after by a second explosion. They had no idea the bank was being robbed, so that they did not bother getting up, and the robbery was not discovered until the bank officials went to work in the morn- ing. Manager Musson sent into the Chat- ham branch of the bank for money for the day's business. There is no clue to the perpetrators of the job. Pinkerton' to Finn& Kingston, May 8.—Mr. Herrington of Napanee, County Crown Attorney, speak- ing of the esoape of Pare and Holden, said Pare escaped from the only corridor In the jail that it was possible for him to get out from. He thinks that it will be •a very diffioult matter for the authorities to catok the fugitives, as they know per- fectly well that if they are caught this time they will never obtain their liberty again in this world. It is not likely that they will go near a large city. The Pin- kerton MOD will no doubt be on the look- out for them. • Ito?. J11111.1914 raull Dead. Belleville, May 8.—Rev. James Fatal died at the 'Methodist parsonage at Shan- nonville on Saturday morning after a two weeks' illness. Mr. Fault was a native of England and had resided in Canada for 30 years, He had been is Methodist minister for 28 years. Prof. null of Albert College is One of his sons. Noel Was Paten"' Mara Montreal, May 8.—Joseph Noel of South Durham fell under the wheels at St. Lambert on Saturday evening, and was crashed so badly that he died yester- day. Noel was to have been married tlais weidr. kb A. GREAT LAND BARON MR. ROBERT G. REM CONTROLS THE TeNTH ISLAND OF THE WORLD, Absolute Master of 114,5.000,000 Of 24.4111,, anaemia/et - 143391 This Scotsman. brae. 1re the $41:0433; 9( OM 4:4141444393 14034401/1144411344344 049 31Sickpeas ef lUs 410441i0C. At the present moment when New- faondi,and and the Nealoundland elk:4- '111Y between France and England are letteg dieeneed. It ie Interesting to recall !..4 island—the "Tenth island" of tee world, as Mr. Beekies Willson has e...indeci us in his ricently-published work—'0; M all intents and purposes in ' ae, hands of a single man, aud that ;an. by bieth itt leeet, a Sootemen- 10 eOtIVOS an idea of the real eize of Ne-wfoundland. It may be as well to state Ibas it is n sixth larger than Ireland. , Itet It it doubtful tf Mr. Robert GilletPie Reides 5,000.000 acres. Were they even 111 treelancl, weinid possess the value which teat. =teat a territory promisee to !tassese in Newfoundland. For elnee the eolooy, tired of official inertia ad the leek of eapica/. deeided to turn oyes! les 136,54nS' tOa privItto eanitelist by xneane.of the mcosnre known as the Reid colarreee, t has been discovered that Newfoundland.' riot only a rich mineral country, hut one of the richest on earth. Everyone "inlet remember Gileed P. Ilee4 in that entermini»g work, the "Golden Butterfly," and of hie Lou diesoveries of oil in is certain waste Perritory In thie ceontry. Air. Reid is :itt not only to have "located" 19 oil wells on his land, but enorneone queatti- ties ef coal, iron, capper and asbestos as weM "Ozer" Reid, as alIS quit); On assauning ;emu has already come to be celled, has already refused evvezed tnU- flons sterling for his property; and in spite of the agitatiou in the colony to reirind the bargain, there see.= every reosen to believe tw Mr. Reid will live to ezaloy ono of the largest private for - of the period, and to acepire repotatien for his a:igacity in exploring huge islend 'which 1V48 lIarfell when h Appeared an the scene. But this angular mart has bed, in a tneaeure, to pay the penalty whieh for- tune so often expects from the successful. Bis career from the day. 40 years ago. When be left Ids native Scotlaud to seek itis fortuite, bus been full of toll and hardships, In Ida eiapeolty or contractor he has built railways in many of the rough spots of the earth, and hard work and exposure, especially in Newfoundland awl to this oountry, have obliged him for a then to relax his euergies. But oven while he Is thus famed to seek an Alger- ian retreat, the mighty work of develop- ing so Van a properqr goes uncateinely on. Ho bas three clever, stalware sons to aesume the belln of atffairs in Newfound- land, and they are to be his heirs. To inott people the inanegetneut et en estate of n few hundred acres presents difficult- ies; it IS somewhat harder to manage it few millions. .At present, in Newfoundland, a smell army of prospectors and surveyors aro at work; mills are being built, a railway MB. R. G. REID. 400 miles long is being operated. a fleet of seven steamers is in process of con- struction—in feet, everything is being done which is necessary to exploit so large a dcmain. Under these cireum- stances it is easy to see why the eternal French rights question should have sud- denly assumed such a pressing import- ance. Mr. R. G. Reid possesses pluck as well as ability, for upon a recent occasion he ventured into a mine whither no one of his workmen would follow him, and in the subsequent explosion sustained severe injuries—especially to his eyesight. WHICH FOOT WALKS THE FASTER? A Few simple Experiments Which May Give r0131 5149 Correct A2111W03". You may think this a very silly ques- tion to ask, but is it? There is no catch about it. It Is a simple demonstrable fact which you can prove to your own satis- faction in a very few minutes. If you will take any pavement that is claw of other pedestrians so that there shall be no interferenoe, and walk briskly in the center, you will find that before you have gone a hundred yards you will have veered very much to one side. You must not make any conscious effort, of course, to keep to the center, or you may do it; and if you will think of something and endeavor to walk naturally, it is a hun- dred to one you cannot keep a direct line. The explanation of this lies in the peculiarity of one foot to walk faster than the other. Or, to be more correet, perhaps it should be said that one leg takes a longer stride than the other, and this, combined with the quicker move- ment, causes one to walk more to one side than the other. It is well known, for instance, that if one is lost in the woods, the tendency is to walk in a circle and eventually to re- turn to about the starting point. This demonstrates the fact also that one foot walks faster than the other. . You can try an interesting experiment in this way if you will place two stakes in the lawn about eight feet apart, and then stand toff about 60 feet, allow your- self to be blindfolded, and endeavor to walk between them. You will find it an. almost impossible task, because one foot will go a bit foster than the other, either to the right or left. Now, which' one of your feet walks faster than the other? sly teorneedee Pine Telephone Syeteni. Switzerland has one of the finest tele- phone systems in the world. It is owned by the Government and operated in the Interest at feu the wail* THE MARKETS A Stoutly Wheat -Herket—Cables 9111.114, net slightly nigher—The Latest Quotations. Liverpool, May 8.—Liverpoo1 'wheat futures quiet and steady, closing the, same as Friday. %veto:vent see Le le Re:Nene nejtEET., Toronto, May 8.--Rmeipts of farm pro- duce were fairly large on Saturday, 440 bushels of grain, 10 loads of hay, and et plentiful supply of butter, eggs. poultri and vegetables. Spring ehlekens--One pair of these sold at 81, Last year's, oblekens sold at 75e to 90e per pair. Wheats white, hu... Wheat, red, bit Wheat, Fife, spring, bu Wheat, genes, DU. ar,34 Parley, bu.....— .„ 43 6e34 Oats. hu........ .. . 37% Rye. ha .... . .....—. 00 Buckwheat. be. 65 enERS, Red clover, ha— S3 00 to $3 Oft White clover. seed. 6 00 8 00 Alsike, ehoige to tancy„ 3 $0 4 20 Alsike, good, No. 3 40 3 60 Alsikee mod, No. S.._ 304) 34-0 Tiraothy, ba .. 1 20 18 Beeets„ white, be— .— 80 90 HAT iteto brifeWW. Bay, timothy, per tom .89 00 to 81/. 04) Bay, clover, per ton.,.. 7 00 8 00 sionw, sheaf, per ton_ 7 00 fet' W. loose, per ton... 4 00 5 134 71 al et1 713( 71% . 67 09 Peas. .. .. Bit Better, Eggs, new Petatt riioouers. 14 rolls.... , _ 13 0a,Zoinalrr. Chickens, per poi*. —30 70 to ;a 00 2,1 26 LTA Cl to 84 00 90 e 1,$ Torkeys, per ritfaTS AND V Apples, per )'otatoes, per bag._ 8 tr.EKar, MARKETS. Ogdensburg. N.Y., May 8. Beard teemed on Saturday with 118 hegei otror• ed; 93‘o bid; no sales; probably w111 4.VI1 lenee at these figures. Watertowa, N.Y., May 8, --The ef Trade °pelted for the season OD Satur- day, Sales. 1.01) boxes at 9 to 2No too large, bulk for New York shipzuont. LIVERPOOL Liverpool. May 8.—On Satunlay the (fleeing figures were! 'Wheat, epee firoal No. 2 red, weitern, winter, Os No, I red northern, Duluth, 6s 3d; :ice 1 Cal. otoeL.i exhausted. $78 tat CU. he amount to Be Mope* the onean soldier*. Havana, Mey 8.—Forty thousand will be used as the divisor in fixing the shares of the soldiers in the 83,000,009 allotted by tho United States Government to be divided among the Cuban troops. and the payment will begin at the end of next week. The Governor-Gene.rial and General Gomez have decided that it would be ire - practicable to try to verify tureen' the army rolls, as submitted by the recently - dissolved Cuban Assembly. .A. rule has been laid down requiring the giving up a all arms as a condition of the payment of the V15 eaeh num is to receive. Aftes all the privates and non-commissioned officers are paid, soine money will be left, and this remainder will prollably be divided among the maimed and destitute officers of the army. The rule excluding from the division those employed by the Government does 1105 apply to the day laborers on Government work, but only to those employed at a fixed money salary, nowt want American Lawyers, General Ludlow recently asked Secre- tary of justice Latium, to arrange to allow American lawyers to :practice here. bemuse of the desire of the Anterlearr ayndleates and merchants coming to Ilavena to employ Americans to defend their interests. Senor Lanuza referred the matter to the Universidad, which governs admissions to the Havana bar, and its reply, which was approved by the Secre- t/ay of justiee, was a refusal of the 'request, it being held that it would be for the best interests of Americans to em- ploy Cubans with a knowledge of the local laws. THE TORNADO AGAIN. Southern Oklahoma Visited by the Life and Property Destroyer. Wichita, Kansas, May 8.—Meagre re- ports reach hero of a tornado that c.aused great destruotion at several points t be, southern Oklahoma on Saturday. The most serious damage is reported at Chickasha, Tong,away and Anodarke. The storm struck Chickasha in the after- noon and destroyed that part of the town north of the Rock Island shops. Sixteen buildings were blown down and the roof Was torn from tho railroad roundhouse.. Sixteen injured persons have been taken from the wreck up to 6 o'clock, but only one death has been reported, that of .1. H. Murray, a railroad neo.n. Rumors ot greater loss of life are heard, but cannot be confirmed. A despatch received from Tongaway says that in Canton township, 18 miles west, great damage was done by a tornado. The family of J. H. Ware took refuge in a storm cave, which became so heavy from the constant rain that it fell. - in, killing three members of the family. liraketnan Crushed to Death. East Toronto, May 8.—Michael Shaugh- nessy, a well-known brakeman on the Grand Trunk Railway at this point, eras squeezed to death about 1.15 yesterday morning whilst making up a train at Scarboro Junction. He was about to movethe tongue in a Jenny self -coupler. to prevent it coupling, when the slack of the train came back and pinned him be- tween the two oars. His body was very little marked, but the grip had been a tight one and. he expired in less than three minutes, without speaking again. Deceased was about 80 years of age and lea \ ea a wife and child to mourn his loss. Stole Canteen Funds. Regina, N.W.T., May 7.—Colin Camp- bell, the N.W.M.P, oonsta.ble charged with embezzling the canteen funds,. pleaded guilty on Friday morning. He made restitution of 5300 and was gen- teneed to two months' impris,omnent. Other constables are believed to be Im- plicated, and further arrests will ba - made. . ..„ Don't Look Across the Street. Woodstook, May 8.—Barrister George Smith.ran into a tree while riding Ids Wheel to his office on Saturday and bioke• his right arm near the elbow. Mr, lontring across the street at the thittu reletutp.