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Exeter Advocate, 1899-6-8, Page 71 DOINGS OF THE WEEK .ITEIVIS OF INTEREST FROM AROUND THE WORLD Pruned, Punctuated and. Preserved in rithy Paragraphs for the Perusal. et Practiced People — reCSOXIal. PoUUcaL .! anti Proatebie. Tine AGRICULTURAIs WORLD, Already about one-tenth of the wheat iu the Caneva, N.Y., sectiou of the State baii been destroyed by the work a the Hessian fly, one a the worst waetsts destroying insects knowu. From information gathered throughout Nebraska. lowa. northern. Kansas, north- ern Missouri and northeastern Colorado, the indications are that winter wheat as suffered front winter -kill enough to attoot eue yield at least oue-bala CRIME AND CRIMINALS. Tale Winnipeg French teacber, Pierre Garden, guilty of aetempted indecent assault, was given 25 Lashes on Sa.turday. Frederick Joyce was sent to Kiegston Penitentiary on Friday from Toronto for three year for stealing $63 from the pocket of William Suxxtmerfeldt at the Woodbine. A farmer named Wells became insane near Thurutown IxuL, en Thursday end threar four of his bays into a Well, and then attempted to drown himself in the river. Ile was reamed and =este& Two of the boys are dee& RAILROAD RU4NS. 1 Grand Trunk RailwayS earnings; May 81, 1808, $386,13e: aley 31, 1899, $686,- 285; lacrease, $100,833. Canadian Pacific Railway earaineas Mity 31, 1899, $771,000: May 31, 1898, 4710,000; inereaee, $01,000. Sir Merles Rivers-Wileon, president Of the Grand Truuk Railway of Cataada, aud Moreton. Fewer, have sailed for Canada. The 0.P.R, is reported to be outtiag ehe wages a the laborers and. wipers and. replaeing English and Canadians with Galicions awl Doukhobors. There is, according to tbe Edmonton, afau., papers, intense feeling against further foreign inansigratam. TUE VIRE ItUCORan Fire at Huntsville cousumed the plans tug factoras =real. by D. McCaffrey. Lose about $2,000. Amble MoNales saw nsill at Hastbags. caught Aro Friday afternoon. The by kiln and several small build- ings were consumed. Loss about $20,000. Two O.P.R. freight ears loaded with Zartiber were: also eonsuMed, Jacob ninnies barn at Queensvillo, Out., was strutsk by lightning and totally destroyed on Sundess. The contents, con- aisting of 800 bushels of oats, 11000 bueltele of wheat and a (*lover raill, wIth live horses awl two cowS, Were burned to cinder. FOR MEN OF WAIL, despateb from Manila to Isladral camotraces that General Rios, with the remairaler ot the Spanish troops, bas sailed for Spain. The Petit Republique has a report that Lieut. -Col. Du Paty de Clam, who was arrested and sent to the Cherehe Midi prison, on Thursday night, has attempted 'to commit suicide in prison. The decoration of the Ridgeway 'soldiers' monument in Queen's Park, Toronto, on Friday was a very stirring and patriotic cereznony, in which the school children took a prominent part. Japan is much arousal over the report from Shaughal that 12 Japanese spies had been captured by Russians at a place =Sled Tosomg, presumably on Liaotung Peuinsula. Partieulars of the affair were meagre, but it is understood that the raen were executed in a fortress without a trial. A decided hot wave struck London early Sunday morning, after a heavy thundershower. The temperature at noon registered. over 90 in the shade, and had not decreased to any extent up to 7 p.m. The volunteers in camp at Carling's Heights passed a decidedly uncomfortable day and quite a few prostrations from the beat were reported. CASUALTIES. On Thursday morning Mr. J. Stewart Miller, employed in the Montreal Cus- toms House, fell into the canal and was dsowned. A boy named Ernest Gilbert of Colby's Itay was kicked in the head by a horse which he was driving to pasture. His :recovery is doubtfal. The Italian steamer Minerva foundered between Malta and Gibraltar on June 1, sand her crew is missing. Her master and -second engineer were saved. On Thursday afternoon Loretto, aged .6 years, twin daughter of Dr. Lanthier, dentist, fell over the cliff from the ram- parts opposite Laval University into the rear of Sault au Matelot street, Quebec, some 75 or 80 feet. The unfortunate girl lived but a couple a hours. A young man named Laderout was .drowned on Thursday at the Cascades in the Mayan River. He was working on •one of Mr. 3. R. Booth's (Ottawa) drives and fell into the river. The body has not yet been found. He was 25 years of age and came from Westmeath, Ont. Soldiers flagged a G.T.R. train from Hamilton on Saturday at Long Branch vine ranges. The engineer so promptly Tesponded that the passengers felt un- pleasantly the sudden jolt, and John Cruse, teller of the St. Lawrence branch .of the Dominien Bank in Toronto, jumped out from the rear end of the fifth •car. He alighted on sorae railroad ties, and broke both bones of his left leg 'below the knee. He is also suffering from 'shock. - UNCLASSTPIED. The Legislature tour to Algoma has lbeen arranged to leave Toronto on June 15. The New York publishing houses of Harper St Bros. and the S. S. McClure 'Company have formed an alliance. The arbitrators upon provincial aos Ile:mots resumed their work at tho Parlia- ment Buildings in Toronto on Friday, •and the claims of Quebec are being heard. Ms. 3. B. Williams, lumber inspector 'for the Ontario Governinent, has been despatched to the north to put a damper on the log -poaching by United States limns. Illegal exports are to be prevented, OS far as passible. The Newfoundland Government de- e:dines to re-enact the legislation extends eng the French bore modus vivendi beyond the close of the present year, thus 'throwing the onus of passing the objec- tionable enactment to coerce the colonial sishermen upon the British Parliament. Tbe Peterboro police authorities are in- vestigating the snysterious diseppearauce of Hernaann Crowe. the 18 -year-old son of Thomas Crowe, a farmer living in the tosvoship of Duintner, north of Stony Lake pottoffice. The young man disap- peared on May 25 and has not been seen since. Foul play is bineed at. Advices from the Island of Moatserrat of the Leeward Group, TirStisli West Indies, report that 45 earthquakes Incurred in a perioa of five hours on May 17, and that these were followea by fres queut isolated shocks. Much damage was done to buildings and growina crops and a few fatalities occurred. The population, is demoralized. THE DEAD. Word bas been received of the death at Bakersfield, Cal., of Mrs. A. M. 1Villianl- son, relict of the late M. Williamson, town clerk: of Kincardine. The death of Mr. Alex, Milloy, for many years traffic: manager of the Riche- lieu ea Ontario Navigation Company, is announced from Montreal, Death has removal Bishop Darien, Boman Catholic Bishop of New West, minister di:steins B. C. His demise occurred at e o'clock on Thursday morn- ing at New Westminster oity. Robert Cox, M.P. for South Edinburgh, in the Liberalnanionist interest, is dead. He was born in 1845, was a manufac- turer, and favored Imperial federation and free trade between Great Britain aad, her colonies. One of the oldest preachers a the Presbyterian Chart% in Canada died on Thursday. at Toronto in the person of the Rev. Robert Dowie Mackay. He was born in Taus°, Scotland. in 1807, and. educated at St. Apdrew's and Edinburgia In the early fifties he alum to Canada, rURELY PERSONAL. The Marquis of Londonderry has em- anated to preside at a meeting within the next ten days when a statement will be made of a projeet ter coastneting a tunnel between England Aral Ireland. afr. j. W. Baird, 13.A., an Loner graduate of the University or Toronto iet the department of philosopliy, bas recently been apointed assistant in psy- chology in the University of Wisconsbe under Professor Jastrell. Tbe Aranneholarsialp in the Johns Hops Moe Hospital Training School ab Balti- more for nurses bas been won by Miss Elsie Lawler of 1Valtby, Ontario. This is the second year Miss Lawler Las captured, a eabolarship, althougla she is the young, est in her class. Gen. Gomez was very weak on Thurs- day night. He had a severe attack of asthma on Monday nigba and another early on Thursday moraing. His friends fear that in bis weak condition he can- not withstand another attaok. The Gen- eral has suffered from asthma for several years. The Canadian Government, through the Washington Department of State, bas presented a gold watch to Cepa Frank Carroll, master of the schooner Polar Wave of Boston, Mass., in recognition of bis humane and generous services to the shipwrecked jersey Lily of Shelburne, on Jen. 30 last. Marion Clark, the 21-months-old infant kidnapped from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clark of New York City, on May 21, bas been found two miles south of Sloatsburg, a villaa,o about eight miles from Garnersville, N.Y. She was found at the farm house of Charles Youmans, and was In the custody of Mrs. Jennie Wilson, who was arrested for the abduction. The professorship of physics in the University of New Brunswiek, Frederic- ton, has been filled by the appointment of A. M. Scott, B.A., Ph.D., who, dur- ing the past session, has acted as instruc- tor in the physical department of the Uuiversity of Toronto, frosn which insti- tution he graduated with distinguished honors in 1890. Dr. Scott enters upon his new duties in September. Major Marchand, the little Frenchman so pronainent in the Fashotla incident in Egypt, arrived at Lyons, France, on Thursday on his way to Paris, and svas received with ban:tense enthusiasm. He arrived in Paris later, and was given a reception worthy of a Bonaparte. He was dined at the Military Club and made the recipient of medals, swords of hones and decorations. The Chamber of Depu• ties, too, adopted a resolution of thanks to the Major. WORKED TWO HOURS. The Grand Trunk Trueitmen stilt out of Work—Read Between the Lines of These Despatches for the Causes. Toronto, June 6.—The G.T.R. track - men went out again yesterday, and the strike, according to present prospects, is still unsettled. Acting upon the instruc- tions received by the strikers from the committee in Montreal, work was re- sumed yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. Everything went smoothly until 9.30, when the men were requested to return their tools to the toolhouses and apply to Mr. O'Dell, the local roadmaster. They were informed that they were no longer employes of the road, and if they desired work must apply tfor it individually through the proper channels. what tee Company Will Do. Montreal, June 6.—The face of the naatter is the company will not take back all of the men, as they declere that it would be unfair to disnaiss men who had stood by the company while the others were out on strike. Yet about three-quarters of the 1,800 men will be taken back. The officials state that the process of taking back will begin when the men snake a formal request to be restored to their former places. Men's Executive Meets. The executive committee of the Grand Trunk trackmen and Organizer Lowe held a conference last night in regard to a large number of complaints that had been received, stating that the men would not be taken back to work. The executive committee havina brought on the strike, and it having failed, are evidently unable to meet the men's demands. Blame the committee. Hamilton, Jumme 6.—There is much con- sternation among the local trackmen of the G.T.R., who have refused to snake personal applications for their positions, and will not return to work. They speak harshly of the committee for ordering them back without a word of explana- tion, and suggest that the committee and Organizer Lowe have been "fixed." One trackman said he would lynch Lowe if he could lay bands on him. All the men in this district are still out and the secretary last night sent a telegram to the Toronto union asking that another conaneittee be formed to carry on the strike. CANADIAN PROPOSAL. BRITISH GOVERNMENT MAKES PUB- LIC OUR OFFER. Rules which were to Goveva -es ••• ' traters—.p American Suggestion as to Their Appointmeut—Dontiaaion Declin- ed to Coosidim the itoundary Question Apart From Other 'Quotations at Issue. London. June 5.—The Foreign Office issued a Parliamentary paper on Satur- day night, giving us (masil the proceed- ings of the joule high commission in Washington on Feb, 18 relating to the British proposals for arbitration on the Alaskan boundary. It says the Beata) commissioners proposed the immediate appointment of an arlatral tribunal to determine the boundary between Alaska and Canada, from the southernmost point at Prime of Wales Island to Monne St. Blies, in accordance with the Anglo - Russian treaty of Feb. 28. 182, tlae tri- bunal to consist of three jurists, one nominated by the Privy Connell, one by President licEinley and the third to be selected by the two nominees. The rules governing the arbitrators wore as follows: A. Adverse holding or preseription dur- ing a period of 50 years shall make good the title, The arbitrators rimy gain ex - elusive politteal control of the dieteiet, as well as settlement thereef, sualeient to constitute adverse holding or snake pre- scriptase title. B. The arbitrators may recognize and give effect to rights or claims resting on any other arouud, valid according to in- ternational law, that the arbitrators may deem applicable to the case, wbich aro not in contrayention of rule A.. 0, To aoterstaniug the boundary, if the territory of one party shall be found by the tribunal to have been at the date of this treaty in ocoupation of the subjects or citizens of the other party, such effeot WWI be given to such occupation as rea- son, justice, the prinoiples of interna- tional law and the equities of the case require. The other artieles provide for a meeting 60 days after the printed artioles aro sub- mitted; that all questions, including the final judaraent, 4141 be determined by a majority of all the arbitrators, the decis SIMI, if possible, to be rendered within three months of the close of arguments, and the employment of accessary assist- ance of scientific experts, each Govera- ment to pay its own a.xpeuses, and the other expentes to be equally divided, Tim eoncluding article provides that the high contracting rxtrties shall engage to consider the result of the proceediugs as a full, perfect and final settlement of all questions referred to the arbitrators. Theo Americans accepted the prosposals as the bases of a re -adjustment, bat pro- posed in addition to the Anglo -Russian treaty that the boundary should be de- fined in accordance with the Russo - American treaty of cession, or, as the same shall be established by the tribunal, under the rules hereinafter provided, the tribunal to consist of six impartial jurists of repute, three to be nominated by the Privy, Council and three by the President of tho 'United States. The Americans also proposed an amendment to rule 0 as fol- lows: In considering the "coast" referred to in said. treaties, it is understood that the coast; of the gonhinent is intended and that all towns and settlements on tide- water settled under authority of the Uni- ted States and under jurisdiction of the United States at the date of this treaty, shall remain withiu the territory and jurisdietion of the United States, The British commissioners regretted Shat they were absolutely unable to =apt the sugaosted snoctification to their proposition, because the suggested Ameri- can tribunal did not provide a tribunal which would necessarily, and, hi the possible event of difference of opinion, finally dispose of the question, and be- cause the amendment to rule C was a marked and important departure from She rules of the Venezuelan boundary reference, winch left all such questions to be determined by the tribunal, and be- cause the words added by the United States claim that an effect should be given to their occupation of land in Brit- ish territory, which justice, reason and the equities of the Calle do not require. The comraissioners also objected that the /anguage Used with reference to the coast was open to misconstruction, and they were of opinion that it was useless to further press the negotiations at present, and that they must refer the matter to their Government for an exchange of views in respect to the constitution of the tribunal. The Americans inquired whether the British commissioners had considered the question of selecting an umpire from the American continent. The British mem- bers replied in the affirmative, adding that they thought it most objectionable, in view of the policy long maintained and recently reasserted by the Govern- ment of the United States towards other nations on the said continent. The selec• tion of an umpire by any such nation would not offer a guarantee of impartial- ity, which was the first qualification r equisite. The Americans then proposed to pro- ceed to settle the remaining subjeots, as they thought it would be unwise to defer adjustments so nearly concluded. Several subjects were so far advanced as to assure the desirability of a settlement. If, then, all difference except one could now be adjusted, would it not be most conamend- able to advance neighborly friendship, and could not the respective Governments be trusted `to settle the principal remain- ing difference by direct negotiation? The British commissioners replied that all questions should be deferred until the boundary was disposed of, either by agreement or by reference to arbitzation, because the manner in which they were prepared to adjust some other important matters naust depend upon whether it 'Would be possible to arriveat a settle- ment of all questions whiclimight at any time occasion acute controversy and even conflict. Daniel Shaver Hanged Himself. Brantford, Ont., June 3.—Daniel Shaver, aged 72, a retired farmer, living with his son near Onondaga, committed suicide on Thursday night by hanging himself in an outbuilding. Deceased has not been well for some time and became despondent. Sometime during the night he went out to the driving shed, took a rone, put it over a beam, placed it around his neck with a slip knot. His son found him hanging early yesterday morning. Life had gone sorne time. Rev. H. P. Lowe, rector of the Chum& of the Redeemer, Calgary, died suddenly of heart failure on Sunday. DOMINION PARLIAMENT. Summary of the rroceedings of the House of Commons at Ottawa During the Past Week. Ottawa, May 29.—In the House to -day Sir Wilfrid Laurier again gave a Oat denial to the statements that have recent- ly appeared in American newspapers and, been reproduced ID the Canadian press, alleging that there is a change in the position of the Anglo-American commis- sion. Col. Prior called attention to one of these items svhielx alleged that Canada bad stipulated that whatever might be the result of tie° arbitration on the Alaska boundaty, Pyrzmaid Harbor and a port on the Lynn Canal should be given to Canada, A number of priyate bilis were read a third. time, the railway com- mission debate was continued for a few hours, and the House adjourned at 10.20, Ottawa, May 30.—The report of Ms. Ogilvie, the commiseioner of the Yukon, was brought down by the Minister of the Interior this afternoon. Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier said that on Saturday hie honfriend„ the leader of the Opposition, bad made She suggestion in the House that the Government should suspend for We session the redistribution bill. He bad submitted the matter to his colleagues, and they had given it filch, coneideration, and bad come to the conclusiot, that there was really no reason why- the bill should nos be proceeded with this year. Mr. Cowan introdaced bis hal to amend teumereace act of 1864. He explained that tbie not, svhieh is cemmonly known as the Dunkin •Aec, was passed at a time wizen there was open voting, and hitt object was to amend the tat so as to bring the voting under it into tome with the ballot system. The bill was read n fleet time. Sir Henri aoly's bill to amend the Weighes and Measures .act, so as to provide a apeeha barrel for apples, was read a secand time. After Sin Blair per- mitted the second rattling of the Drum- mond Couuty Rainvoy bill to Mad, the House adjourned. Ottawa, Wray 31.—Tbe Grand Trunk strike again formed the subject of debate In the House to -day, and the queetiou of the enforcement of the alien labor law was also introduced Into the discussion, Mr. John Ross Roberteon broug/at the xnotter up. and blamed the Government for not enforcing the alien labor lama The Premier said that dawn to the hour at whieh he spoke no demand bad to his lasowledge been made by the men wlso are ou strike upon the Government to enforce the alien labor law. 13e deprecated the inflammatory language arbich had been used by the member for East To- ronto, and counseled patience until loth sides svere heard. Later in, the day Sir Charles Tupper moved a resolution plac- ing upon record the opinion of the House respeetiug the responsibility of Ministers, which was accepted by the Premier. In supply several items soca) passed and the House adjourned at 12.18. Ottawa, June 1.--Tbe business of tbe House today, after several minor matters bad been disposed of, was the statement of Mr. Blair in vommittee on the resolu- tion authorizing the loan of the Gland Trunk terminals in Montreal far 99 years at $140.000 a year. After a general debate on the subjeet, the resolution was carried on division, and the House adjourned at 11.50. Ottawa, June 2.—Sir Wilfrid Laurier gave a anther statement concerning the Alaskan boundary matter to -day, in winch Imo said. that the British authorities kept fully in touch with Canada. The Drummond County Rainvay bill was read a second Mane, and the bill founded on tlao Grand Trunk lease resolution was read a first time. The House passed mine items in supply, and adjourned at 1.10 a.m. AGED MRS. THOMAS If ILLE.D. Fatal Runaway Accident on the Water - down Road. Hamilton, June 5. --About 5.30 Satur- day morning a fatal runaway accident occurred on the Waterdown road, a short distance west of the Valley Inn, when a number of farmers were driving into the city to attend market. On one of the wagons were John Thomas and his mother, 72 years old, whose home is near Lowville. Their team was just crossing the railway bridge wben the newspaper train from Toronto passed beneath and frightened the horses, which dashed down the hill at a terrific speed. Mrs. Thomas was thrown out with great force on the road. When Mrs. Thomas was picked up it was found she was very badly injured, and she was taken to the Valley Inn, where she died alnsost immediately. Both her legs, her shoulder bone and several ribs on the left side were broken. Mrs. Maurice Roberts of Carlisle received a broken left elbow and several bruises from the collision of the Thomas horses with her wagon. MOTHER KILLED HAIM Mrs. Jewitt of Torouto Junction Com =Med Murder and Then Suicided, Ne-wmarket, Ont., June 1.. --Mrs. S. Jewett of West Toronto Junction has been in bad health for a length of time, and, with her tinee children, has been visiting with her B brother, Mr. eet Starr, living fiber Pine Orchard, about ftve miles east of Newmar- ket. On Thursday morning the sister, miss Starr, went to the cellar to attend to her ordinary duties, and left Mrs. Jewett wash- ing her baby. When Miss Stare came out of the cellar she went into the woodshed, and was horrified to End the body of the child, which was about six months' old, lying with its head crushed. The blow had evidently been given by the axe, which lay near by. Miss Starr immediately ran to her brother In the barn, and found that mrs. Jewett had sent the other two children to the barn to hunt eggs, saying that she would soon follow them. Bench was then made for the mother, but it was not until noon that her body was found under a bridge over a small creek behind the barn. She had drowned herself in a few inches of water. Temporary insanity Is supposed to be the cause of the tragedy. Coroner Scott of this town has received instruc- tions to hold an inquest on the body ot the child to -marrow. Treasurer of Howick Suicides. Gerrie, Ont., June 5.—Some time dur- ing Saturday afternoon Charles Wilson, one of Howick's most respected farmers, committed suicide in James Galeraith's bush by cutting his throat with a razor. The body was found about 10 o'clock on Saturday night. No reason can be assigned for the rash aot. Deceased was at one time first deputy reeve of the township of Howe*, and only two weeks ago was appointed treasurer of the said towns hip. Town ()Jeri% Arrested. Orillia, Ont., June 5. --There is trouble In municipal matters in Gravenhurst, On Friday the town clerk •vvas arrested at the instance of the Town Council on a charge of being 83,700 short in the funds of the municipality. He was re- leased on $1,000 bail until to -day, wheu the matter will be further considered.' The shortage seems a naystery, HAS. RR BEEN CROOKED' Joan H. Hendersou Sa- id to Have Misf- iled Union Datih Montreal, June 0,—On Monday of last week John Hatless Henderson, accountant of the Union Bank of Canada in Ottawa, mysteriously disappeared and has pot sines been seen. Ott that day he left his bouse at 9 o'clock and stated that he svould be back at DODD. Ile did noe, however, turn up at the batik; be did not, return to his awn°, and, all information regarding his anevements since is a blank. Much speculation has been indulged in as to licoderson's disappearance, ()hien,' on the ground of some misadventure hav- ing occurred to aim, for the bauk officials strenuously denied that, so far as their lostitution was eoneerued, there was any reason why he should leave Ottawa, Detective John A. Grose bas returned to alentreal from Ottawa, and it is quite clear that John Hatley Henderson accountant of the Union Bank of Canada in Ottawa, is an absconder. The amount of his defalcation is put at at least $30,- 000, and a thorough examination of the books may reveal an even larger amount than dila Henderson, it is clainaed, has Bed to the 'United States. and a warrant has been Issued for lois arrest by Magis- trate O'Gara of that city, Henderson, as accountant, did not bave the direce handling of the funds of She institution, but, uevertheless, he was able to so manipulate matters by false entries, that the large sum mentioned, and probably raore, was diverted. Irons the funds of the bank before tbe method was dieeovered, John Halley Henderson is a son of City Clerk Hentlersson of Ottawa. Be bas been in the employ of the 'Union Bank of Canada for ten years. Henderson is- a married man, and, re- sided on Liegar street, 50 a conafortable leome, with a wife and two children, Ottawa, June 5.—Inspeotor Billet of She Union Bank Is reported to POW Admit that J. IL Henderson, the absconding accoentont of time beak here, bas $0,00 of the funds of the bank, teNuaturatz 1tX meat sx,tanSTY, A chauesater or the - High Cour Ontario Receives a Title. London, June 3,—The Queen's birth- day honors were enoomaced yeaterday, Alma Tatiana, the artist, and Hon. 3. A., Boyd, chancellor of the nigh Court of Ontario, were kaighted, /roma M. Stanley, M.lasis made a 'Caitlin Grand CroBath. John. of the John Alexander Boyd Ss the Son of the late John Boyd, wile Was for many years prineipal of Bay Street Academy, Toronto. He was born of Scotch aureate In Toronto on April 23, 1837. He was educated at LIppper Canada College and Toronto University, where be obtained a sobalarehip, and won the modern langu- ages gold model when graduating in 1860. He was for a number of years an examiner. He was called to the bar in 1863, practised for a time with D. B. Read, Q.0., and entered the Blake arm. He was appointed eheucellor in 1881, and became president of the High Court of Juetiee in 1887. He reeeived the degree of LL.D. from Toronto University in 1389. Ile has published "A. Summary of Cana- dian History." nnaunato AllOUT wir.ED OUT. Heart of the Mining To- wn Swept by the Fire Fiend. Republic, B.C., June 5.—Early Satur- day morning Sire broke out in the Spig- gle building,. The wind was hi* and. in a short time the buildings on the east side of the street were in flames. Tbere was no water, and even if there had been it would not bave availed math. For two hours the are burned on both sides of the Welt. The open space below the Repub- lic Tradind,Conapany's store was the only thing that saved the lower end of the town. All the saloons were closed by order of the sheriff. Banks and other business houses have started in terepormy quarters. The streets aro full of people and the ruins are still smouldering. The total loss is between $72,000 and $80,000; She total insurance is $20,000. THE CHILD WAS DEA.D. Mother Plunged Into - the Cistern anal Lifted Him Out, Rut Too Late. Tilsonburg, Ont., June 3.—A little boy aged 3 years, son of William Scott, one mile north of Tilsonburg, was drowned in the cistern yesterday afternoon. The child was playing in the yard when his mother missed him and went in search and found him in the cistern. She sprang in and managed to lift bim out, but was unable to climb out herself, the water being up to her shoulders. There was no one steer the house, laat a gentle- man driving by heard her cries atia ran to the rescue and succeeded in getting Mrs. Scott out. When they picked the child up life was extinct. THIRTT MET THEIR DEA.TH. Radians Drowned in Lake of the Clouds Near Lagan, Alberta, li,W.T. Winnipeg, Man.. June 5.—A Laggart, Albert, despatch on Saturday says: Be- tween 25 and 30 Indians, men, women and children, were drowned yesterday in Lake of the Clouds, near the Canadian Pacific Railway, while coming to the reservation near this place to attend the spring "Potlatch." They were travelling in boats, rudely manufactured of cariboo and skins of other animals, When two long boats collided. Both vessels were rendered useless and entirely lost. A SAD DROWNING. Fred Willis and Two Children Less Their Lives DA Little Current. Little Current, Ont., June 2.—A boat containing Mr. Fred. Willis, his wife, two achildren and John Griffith capsized near the mouth of the Whitefish Rive yesterday morning, drowning Willis and both children. Griffith and Mrs. Willis clung to the upturned boat until the tug Maggie May picked them up, after being in the water an hour and a half. T/ae children's bodies were found on the beach some time after. Victim of a Spree. Vancouver, B.C., June 3.—Daniel Sul- livan was found drowned at Cheam Slough on Thursday, and an investiga- tion, which was held yesterday into the cause of the drowning, has revealed some startling facts. The man, who was work- ing for a farmer at Harrison, went up to Agassiz, and it is thought he had several hundred dollars on his person. Here he Sell in with five men from Chilliwack, all of whom went on a spree at the ex- pense of the deceased. It is thought that the men, after relieving Sullivan of his money, took this means of getting rift of their victim. • MARKET REPORTS, Quotations on wheat On the ChiCaltei Market on Saturday—Liverpool Closed —1'h. LocalMarke ts. Liverpool, June 5.—The grain eat:lenge. was closed on Saturday. Claitago, june 5.—Wbeat futures opened easy on Saturday, but gained, strength later and closed at the top figura of the session, pearly a coat above Fri- day's final figures. There was fresh oewa of damage to American, Russian and Danubian crops, Landing -flaxen* Markets, Following were the elosiag pritzes at important centres Saturday: Cash. Julio. July. Sept, Chicago-- ..$ . 8 77?e: 78% New York... 82en sag Milwaukee _ 78 St. Louis ... 8 aiea aoSS81 Toledo ......7874 70% 80;S Detroit 79% SIOS•S Duluth, ,No. 1 North.era.., 773 77% 76aa Minneepolle. 73 74% 7e Toronto. red. 713 Toronto, No, 1 bard (newt 351S Wheat. svhite, bu, ....ale 70 to $ Toronto St. Lawrenest75117ket. tinAtx. \NWIeft, reFidfe,,bspur-ing, bit, 67 69 Wheat, ,eoosa, ba.,...., de% Barley, bis id 6‘r Pate, bit 02 63 Oat', tbiUrst,o.t.1;per ton.al 1 00 to 4.13 00 37 Rye, bit 30 Buclevvimat. bu ..... arz BAT AND STFAW. Huy. clover, per ton.— . 7 00 9 00 Stiaw, sheaf, per ton0 00 ntetw, loose, per ton. 4 08 5 ea PAIItY rat/1;11(1's. Butter, lb. rolls Butter, large rolle" L4 ") "i L6 Egge, new laid.. . , 11. 13 eouvror. ahickeus, per pair 80 55 zo 40 70 l'urkeys, per lb 14 reuias AND vEGE,TAIMES. Turnips, per bag 30 35 to e0 30 Potatoes, per bag.., 05 70 Torooto 14vo Stool:. Export cattle. castles,— ..$4 oa ID :;":".7., 00 EXpUrt cattle, light 4 rat G 415 Buteherssa cattle,pled lOGS 4 50 4 70 Butchers', good . , „ 4 4.0 4 50 Butchers'. medium 4 25 4 35 Butchers', common 3 75 4 00 Butchers', inferior .::.I 54) 3 75 Mileh cows. each. , . , 30 nu 50 00 Bulls,hvy expt,good (du 4 73 4 25 Bulls, ntedium export • 0 40 3 05 Lds ,ed but. and ex., 1nxd 4 40 4 65 ntoeaers mid anal. to gil 3 50 4 00 Feeders. heavy.... 4 40 4 GO Calve, each 2 00 10 00 Sheep, per cwt... ,a 50 4 00 Spring lambs, each2 00 4 00 Hogs, 100 to 200 lbs5 00 Hogs, light fats 4 30 Hogs, heavy fats 4 37li Hogs, sows 3 00 East Buffalo Cattle Market. Cattle, choice to extra..$5 23 Cattle, good to cboice... 4 00 Calves 3 50 Sheep, choice to extra._ 5 00 Sheep, good to choice_ 4 75 Lambs, choice to extra . 6 15 Lambs, good to choice . 6 00 Lambs, common to fair5 50 Hogennedium and heavy 3 sti Hogs, Yorkers 3 90 Pigs 3 50 • • to $4330 5 23 6 25 5 25 5 06 6 aka 6 15 6 00 3 95 3 95 3 90 Cheese Markets. ' Ogdensburg, N.Y.'June 5.—Twenty lots, 1,610 boxes, offered on Saturday, 1,211 sold at 834e, 814 at Sc, 85 at 8 5-16e. London, Out., June 5.—At the nuirket here Saturday 2.988 boxes May cheese were boarded; sales 1,589. as follows; 175 at 7Nc, 134 at 7e1c, 200 at Mc, 180 at 7 15-16c. Cornwall, Ont., June 5.—At the cheese board Saturday 1,213 were boarded, alt white. Sales: McGregor 468, at So; Weatherspoon 203, at So; McNeil 76, at 80; McRae *56, at S 1-16c; 110 not sold. Cowansville, Que., June 5.—At the cheese board Saturday 84 factories offered 1,511 boxes cheese; two creameries offer- ed 34 boxes butter; 1631c highest bid on butter, no sales; 238 boxes cheese sold to J. Gibson for 8 1-16c, 101 boxes sold to J. Gibson for 8c, 367 boxes sold to P. 11. Ferguson for 80, 49 boxes sold to P. Ferguson for 8 1-16o, 72 boxes sold to J. Burnett for So, 358 boxes sold to G. W. Brook for 7 15-16c; total sold, 1,238 boxes. Adjourned to June 10, 1 p.m. Belleville, Ont., June 5.—At our oheese board Saturday 18 factories offered 1,570 boxe4 white cheese; sales, 60 boxes at 8 1-16c and 520 boxes at 834c. Watertown, N.Y., June 5.—Sales om Saturday: 5,000 boxes at 7tec to 7eac; oulk at 7e4c; about 1,500 boxes for Montreal. 'PAZ lazier:SY a.sitx"..L. a' Ex -Principal of Alma College, St. Thoble4 Comes Out Flat -Footed in Favor of Modern Spiritualism. Windsor, Ont„ ,Tune 2. --The trial of Rev. Dr. B. F. Austin, ex -principal of Alma College, St. Thomas, on a charge of heresy, before the London conference, in session at Windsor yesterday, proved to be very sensational. Dr. Austitt threw a bomb into the conference by declaring himself in unequivocal te.rrns an ardent believer in modern spiritualism. Four charges of heresy were some time ago preferred against Dr. Austin by Rev. A. H. Going of Port Stanley. The most im- portant charge was upholding a fraudu- lent system of spiritualism, and on this and two others Dr. Austin was found guilty by a committee of the St. Thomas district, and suspended until the next meeting, of conference. Dr. Austin did not appear before tlais committee, but sent a brief written defence. Defends Modern Spiritaalism. At yesterday's session he was on hand, and delivered a three -hours' address in his defence. He dismissed with a few words tue minor charges brought against him, and proceeded with an elaborate explanation and defence of modern spiritualism. He quoted authority after authority in support of his plea that spiritualism is sanctioned by Bible teach- ing. He gave a number of his own per- sonal experiences, which he claimed had converted him to the doctrine. After some deliberation the conference, with but two dissenting votes, passed She following resolution'proposed by Revs, 3. It, Gandy and Joseph Deacon:. That the charges preferred against Dr. Austin, having been sustained and, proved, that he be deposed from the min i -. Istry of the Methodist Church. •