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During the 10 nfrom th t mo the e be-
ginning of the fisoal year to the and
of Tanuary the customs revenue of
Canada amounted to $94,339,886;
during the corresponding period in
1911-12 the ettstoms revenue was.
$70,26.8,252, the increase being
$21,061;584. . This works out at an
increase of over 34 per cent., or
over one-third.
The ;total trade of Canada in
January, 1913, was $75,.871,000, as.
against $62,680,000, an increase. of
over .$12,000,000, or nearly 20 per
cent. • For the 10 months ending
January 31 last the total trade was
$884,332,000, as against $711,199,000
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oorresponding od
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last fiscal year, an inorease of
,$173,133,000, or nearly one-quarter.
The imports in January last were
$52,752,000, as ,against $38,662,000 ae•
year ago, an inorease of $14,000,000,
or not far short of 40 per cent.; for
the 10 months' period the imports
were $549,445,000, an increase of
$128,000,000 over the $421,114,000 of
the 10 months' period of 1911-12.
The exports in January, 1913,
were $19,370,000, as against $19,-
-527,000 in January, 1912..In the• 10
months' period just concluded the
domestic exports were $298,022,000,
as against $246,442,000 in the same
period a year ago.
PR!CES OF FARM PROOOOTS
OREPOfTe FROM THE LEAWNO TRACE
CENTRES OF 4tMEOUCI1.
erices of Cattle, Crain, tiee6ee nrid 04110
Prep6;es rat Plains anti Abroad.
Breaiistutts.
Toronto, Feb, 25:' Manitoba wheat --Lake
porta, No. 1 northern, 961-2c; No. 2, 94o;
No. 3, 920; feed wheat. 651-2o.
Ontario Wheat—No. 2, 95o•to 96o for car
lots outside, ranging down to 700 tor poor
grades.
Ontario Oats -No, 2 white, 330 to 34o at
oountry points, 370 to 380 ou track, To-
ronto.
Manitoba, Oats—No. 2 C. W. oats, 41o,
track, bay ports; No. 3 C. W., 391-20; No.
1 feed, 39 1-2c, for prompt shipment.
Corn—American, No. 3, all rail, Toron-
to, 561.2o.
Peas—No. 8, $1.20 to $1.25, car lots out-
side.
Buckwheat—No. 2, 52o to 63o.
Rye—No 2, 63c to 65o, nominal.
Rolled Oats—Per bagof 90 pounds, 82.-
22 1-2;
2:221-2; per barrel, $4.70, wholesale, Wind-
sor to Montreal.
Barley—Good malting barley, outside.
460 to 600,
Millfeed—Manitoba bran, $19 to $20, in
bags, track, Toronto/ shorts, $21.60; On-
tario bran, $19 to $20 in bags; shorts,
$21.50.
Manitoba Flour—First patents, $5.30 in
jute bags; seoond patents, 84.80 in lute
bags; strong bakers', $4.60 in jute bags.
In cotton bags, ten cents more per bar-
rel
Ontario Flour—Winter wheat flour, 90
per cent. patents, $3.95 to 54.05.
Country Produce—Wfotesate.
Eggs—Coad storage eggs 18e to 20o in oaee
lots; fresh eggs' are selling .at 22o to 230;
strictly new -laid at 290 to 31e.
Cheese -Twins, new, 14 3.4o to 15o, and
Targe, new, at 141-2o; old cheese, twins,
160 w 151.20; large, 150.
Butter—Creamery prints, 31 to 32o; do.,
'Solids, 29 to 30c; dairy prints. 25 to 27o;
inferior (bakers'), 22 to 23o.
Honey—Buckwheat, 90 pound in tins and
8c in barrels; etrained clover honey' 121-2c
a ,pound in 60 -pound tins, 123-4o in 10 -
pound tine; 13o In 5 -pound tins; comb
honey, No. 1, $2.60 per dozen; extra, 53
per dozen; No. 2, $2.40 per dozen.
Poultry—Live chickens„ wholesale, 12o'to
13c per pound; fowl, 10o to 110; ducks, 136
to 14e; live turkeys, 15e to 170; geese 90
to 10c. Dressed poultry, 20 to 30 above geese,
quotations, excepting dressed turkeys, at
20c to 21c.
Beane—Primes, $2.50, and 52.60 for hand-
picked.
Potatoes—Ontario potatoes, 80e per bag;
car lots, 70c; New. Brunswick's, 900 to 95o
per bag out of store; 80o in oar lots.
Spanish Onions—Per ease, $2.35 to 52.40.
Provisions.
Smoked and Dry Salted Meats—Rolls—
Smoked, 143-4c to i6c; hams, medium, 17o
to 171-2o; heavy, 151-2c to 160; breakfast
bacon, 181-2c to 19c; long clear bacon,
tone and cases, 141-2c to 143.4e; backs
(plain), 211-20; backs (peame i). 22c.
Green Meats—Out of pickle, lc less than
smoked.
Pork—Short out, 826 to $28 per barrel;
mess pork, $21.50 to 522.00.
Lard—Tierces, 13 3-4o; tube, i4 1.4c; pails,
141.20.
Baled Hay and Straw.
Baled Hay—No. 1, 512 to 512,50 No. 2,
$9 to 510; No. 3, $8 to $9. Baled straw,
$9 to $9.50. •
• Montreal Markets.
Corn—American No. 2 yellow, 61 1-2c.
Oats --Canadian western, No. 2, 411-2e to
420; do., No. 3, 40120 to 410; do., extra No.
1 feed, 41c to 411-20; do., No. 2 local white,
38c; do., No. 3, 370; do., No. 4, 36o. Barley
—Manitoba feed, 52o t0 54o; do., malting,
Tao to 76o. Bnekwheat—No. 2, 55c to 57o.
Flour—Manitoba' spring wheat patents,
fiesta, 55.40; do., seconds, 54.90; do., strong
bakers', 54.70; do., winter patents, choice,
€6.25; do., straight rollers, 54.85 to 54.90;
do., bags, $2.25 to $2.30. Rolled oats—
Barrele, 54.50; do., bags, 90 lbs., 82.1212„
Bran—$20.00. Shorts --$22,00.' Middlings—
525.10. Mouillie—$30-00 to $35.00. $ay—No..
8, per ton, car lots, 513.50 to 514,00. Cheese
-Finest westerns, 130; do., eaeterns,.121-4o
to 12 3-4c. Butter --Choicest creamery,
081.2e to 29c; do., seconds, 24o to 26o. Eggs
—Fresh, 280 to 30c; do., selected, 23o .to
28e; do., No. 1 stook, 18e to 20o: do., No.
2 stock. 150 to 16e, Potatoes -Per bag, oar
lots, 600 to 75o.
United. States Markets.
Minneapolis, Feb. 25,—Olose —' Wheat,
May, 87 3.40 ; July; 89 6.8c; September,
89 3.4o; Cash,' No. 1 hard, 881-4o; No. 1
northern, 86 3.4e to 87 3.40; No. 2 northern,
84 3.4e to 85 3.4e. No, 3 yellow oorn, 44o to
441.20; No. 3 white oats, 301.20 to 31c, No.
2 rye, 551-20 to 571.20. Bran, $18.00 to
$18.50.. Flour prices unchanged,
Duluth, Feb. 250 -Wheat, No. 1 hard,
873.40; No. 1 northern, 863-40; No. 2 north-
ern, 823.40 to 843.40; July,, 895-8e to 893-4o•
asked; May, 881-4c to 88 3-80; September,
89 3-4c.
Live Stook Markets. -
Montreal, Feb. 25. -Choice steers sold at
$6.50 to 56.76, while etook of fair quality
sold readily at 56 to 56.25, and the more
common ones at 54.50 to $5.50 per 100
pounds. Choice butchers', 56. to 56:25, and
the lower grades $3.50 per 100 pounds. Burls
sold from 53.50 to $5.50 per 100 pounds as
to quality. Lambs, 57.50 to 57.75. Sheep,
$4.50 to $5.25. Calves, $5 to $12each, as
to size and •quality. Selected lots of hogs
field from 59.90 to 510,10 per 100 pounds
weighed off cars.
Torouto, Feb, 25.—Cattle—Choice butcher,
56.50 to 56.75; good medium, $5.50 to 55.75;
common, 55 to 55.25; cows, 54.76 to 55.50;
bulls, $3 to 55.25; oannere,• $2 to 52.50; cut-
ters, 53.25 to 53.75. Calves—Good veal, 58
to $9.25; common, $3 to 53.25. Stockers and
feeders—Steers, 700 to 900 lbs., 55 to 56.60;
feeding bulls, 900 to 1,000 lbs., 52.75 to 54.-
25;
4:25; yearlings, $3.10 to $3.50. Milkers,,and
springers—From 550 to $72. Sheep and
lambs—Light ewes, 51.26 to 56; heavy
ewes, 54 to 84,75; lambs, 58 to 59.60; buoke,
$4.20 to 55. Hoge—$9.00 fed and watered,
and $8.65 f.o.b.
HON. WM. ORMSBY-GORE.
The engagement of the Hon. Wil-
liam Ormsby -Gore to Lady Beatrice
Cecil, the elder daughter of Lord
and Lady Salisbury, has aroused
great interest in British political
and social circles. Mr. Ormsby
Gore is the Unionist member for
Denbigh Boroughs, and the son and
heir of Lord: and
Lady Harlech.
Mr. Ormsby -
Gore is not yet 28
years of age, and
has only been two
years in Parlia-
ment, but during
that time he has
managed to focus
public attention
on his activities.
He is one of the
young Unionists
who have been
clamoring for a
14,
more forwards
policy in the Tory"'
party, and he has Iron. William
not been back- Ormsby -Gore
ward in coming
forward. He has made himself
something of an authority on the
subject of Welsh Disestablishment;
and has been in alliance with his
future relatives—the Oecils—in this
battle. By his marriage Mr.
Ormsby -Gore will be allied 'bo the
most influential and exclusive wing h
of the Tory party, and he is cer-
tain to make great headway in
politics.
TORONTO
CORRE SPONDiNCE
INTERESTING BITS OP GOSSIP PROM.
THE QIIEEN CITY,
The Opera of "Herodlade""—A Costly! Real-
dense—How Toronto Grows--
OIMeal Notes,
s.
Toronto lana had the privilege of wit-
nessing "I.erodiade,"' the grand opera
Which Ar'ohbishop Bruohesi ordered the
company not . to produce in Montreal.
Some ef those who saw the opera hero
Were almost inclined to wieh that the
Archbishop had made his edict inoludo
Toronto, and were inolinod to regard His
Grace as more than ever a public bone,
factor. Not that objection could be taken
to " Herodiade" on the ground of tumor -
Wits,. Scores 02 performances are seen in
Toronto and Montreal every year that
inust give' influitely more offense too pure
minds than would this modern French
oomposition based on the old tale of Bible
days. Nor is it offensive in gruesomeness,
as has been some other stage reproduo-
tions of scenes based on the same story.
There is no head of the Baptist on a plat-
ter or any of that business. The behead-
ing is supposed to. take place behind the
scones, its accomplishment beipg an-
neunced by the headsman at top speed
running across the rear of the stage. His
weapon was supposed to be bloodstained,
but I 'will swear that no ,ohs saw any
bloodstains. •
A Tremendous Opera.
But the fact is that "Herodiad&' is one
of those tremendously strong operas with
the moat ponderous type of music, and
not a single melody from etart to finish.
The musical critics all agree that the
performance was one of the most perfect
and the opera one of the greatest that
Toronto has ever aeon, But I am. not a
musical critic. To me it was interesting
to see and bear--once;.but I would have
to be paid ;to go to it a, second time. And
I must confess, too,` to an exceedingly de-
veloped weakness for grand obera of a
certain type. "Trovatore" and "Aida," for
example, induce raptures even when sung
in Italian, of which I do not understand
a word.
'In the plot of "Berodiade". Massenet, the
composer, has discarded the historical
version of /the story. He makes .Herod,
king of the Jews, fall in love with Salome
(pronounced Sall -o -me, with 'the ao*ent on -
the first -syllable), while she ia•<turn.loves
John the Baptist. It is Herodias the
queen .who demands the head of John,
because he had affronted her in public,
At flret 'Herod declines to behead John,
because of the offence to the people, but
hastens to do so when he finds all his
efforts to subdue Salome fail, .beoause she
loves John. Salome then kills herself with
a dagger. And retribution comes to Her-
odias when she .finds that Salome isreally
her long lost child whom she had deserted
as an infant for Herod.
It is probable that Archbishop; Bruoheei'e
objections were based on incidents of the
performance, such as a representation of
the host, and the carrying of 'palm leaves.
One of the most striking things in the
performance was the contrast of the
austere inflexible John the Baptist, clad in
a single skin, revealing his naked limbs,
with the luxurious costumes and habits
of the court..
The New Government House.
It is officially announced that it is ex-
pected the new Government House .in
Chorley Park will be ready for ocoupa
tion early in 1914. The foI:lowing state-
ment of expenditures upon it to date has.
been made
Site.. , . ...5146,880 :60
Laying out :grounds ...... 76,452 33
Already spent on House . , 195,227 85
Total ,$418,560 68
It isexpected that upwards of another
5100,000 will bo required to complete- the
edifice so that the total cost will be some-
thing over. one-half a million dollars.
Meanwhile the Lieutenant Governor is re-
siding in the Beardmore residence at the
corner of College and St. George Ste.,
where all the state functions are -being
held. As to who is to be Sir John Gib -
son's successor . at the expiration of his
term this year, there is still no hint.
Criticisms of the location and design of
the new house are still being heard, Not
much is being said in public, possibly on
account of a disposition to wait to see
what the finished structure is like. Then
criticism may all blow over, or there may
be a considerable outburst.
Toronto's "Bag Eyes."
Some montha ago Mr. W. F. Maclean of
the Toronto World, in one of his char-
acteristic phrases, advised the people of
Toronto to get "big eyes." Like many of
Mr. • Maclean's original shafts the phrase
stuck. This is no doubt due to the fact
that with .hit journalistic genius he gra-
phically described as attitude of mind
unirereally recognized. Everyone is now
getting ebig eyes," and W. F Maclean,
in his delightful little skits on the front
page of •, his paper, does not hesitate to
make record of the various converts to
the "big eyes" procession. One of the
latest to be recorded under hie list is the
Telegram newspaper, which the World had
previously dubbed as the chief exponent
of the days of "wee .York." The reason
the Telegram got into the list of converts
is that it published the other day an es•
timate of population, and figured that
here was little doubt that Toronto will
ave a million people by the year 1923,
FATALITY IN MINE.
Two Bien Drowned. at Siwasb Creek,
British Colombia.
A despatch from Vancouver, B.
C., says: Two men were killed on
Thursday by being washed into the
mine tunnel at biwash Creek near
Yale.
DOULLU TR.ACKINGTHE C.P.RO
Will Spend $16,00a,000 to' Complete' Work of
Season and Begin NewSections.
A despatch from Montreal 'says :
The Canadian Paoifio' Railway will
spend $18,000,OQ0 on its eastern
lines during the souring season.
This expenditure, which is approv-
ed of by fair Thomas.Sha,uglinessy,
President of the company, will not
wholly for new work, as at least
ten millions of the amount is to
complete work commenced last'
trimmer, including a portion of the
new Lake Shore line, and the ex-
etlsion from St. John's to Fern.
h;atn Se and the For the
y
street branch in Montreal, The
majority of the new works will be
douhie-tracking various parts of
eastern linea which will ,cost in the
vicinity of six lrlillfotx dollars,
The main line fr.cnn Islington to.
Last
Guelph Junction on ; the London
subdivision will be double -tracked•.
for a distance of thirty miles, and
it is expected the work will be fin-
ished by November, It is proposed
to double -track between Rrmilord,
which 'is the junction betw•eenethe
main line and the Toronto -Sodbury.
branch, and Port Arthur, eoverirtg
a distance of 130 voiles.
It is intended to eventually"
double -track the entire To iti t,c-
Sudbury line, ,a total d1sttnoe.of 553
rniles, in •order to . handle grain'
after the close of'navigation on the
lakes.
Another im rtant work -Ur be
commenced this year isthe 'double
tracking of a, small •etretoh of flf-
feed miles between Agindatirt . and
North Toronto,
that is 10 years from now. It published
two tables, the first showing the growth
of the city aiuee 1837, this being as fol.
lows . •
Toronto's Population .10,871
1837 ........
•
1857 ..... 46,000
1867 ..... .......... ......, 53,000'
1877 70;867
1887 ... 126,169
1897 183,172
1907 ,. 272,600
1912 . 425,407
It nextpublished an estimate of popula-
tion for the future, the estimate being
compiled by applying the last percehtage
of growth to the future. this figured out
as follows:—
Toronto's Population.
1918 711,280
1923 1,109,597
1928 .,, 1,324,918
1933 ..... ... ........-1,582,021
1938.........:, 1,889,016
1943' .. 2,256,584
1948..... .... 2,693,285
The Telegram then went on .to, describe
the territorial "erpans'ion that' would need
to take place inorder that the city might
'keep Dace with its growth in population.
This, of course, was'the part that pleased.
Zr. Maclean, as- he has some 1,200 acres
of suburban property which, if Toronto
keeps on growing, will come within the
city limits. 'L'oronto now has . an area of
12,983•ser. ee, that is 446 acres .to every .10,-
000 of 'population. •
. Tax Rafoed, Controversy,
Tax Reform and Temperance legielatiozc
contiuue to be the two .biggest subjects in
Provincial politics. It is curious that ft' is
the former rather than the latter ,that
Should have'.eauoed noticeable dissension.
in party' ranks. The outsider ~night have
supposed that the 8Ye.mperan0e question,.,
being so largely a supposed matter of
oonseience, would have been the first to
have produced. a elcaeeage, .
With referent:e to the attacks of the
Ottawa Citiiee and' 14t,mo others of the
'more earneet atiVoeictes of Tax ileforni,
it le diffieed.t to judge as yet what will
be the effect. Apparently the breach has
none too far to. be 'healed. One story in
explanation of .the' vehemence` of the at -
tae) le that it finds Some inspiration in
the old, diss8tisfaction amongcapitaaie-
tie interests. with the Whitney Govern.
Meta'sIiydro tileotric policy. The Ottriwa
Citizen le ofie', Of the; string of papers
owned by the gottthapz fatuity of .ifamil-
ton, Who havti lietierekS iri the i'ataraet
Jy-ewer 'Ce., ono of the largest private:
owhod power 0�,1[t ,in the Province,
IT SATISFIES MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE
Worth your while to test it
LIPTON'S
TEA
Sustains: arnd $Claus.
Those who are acquainted with the
Southams,however. do not question their
sincerity on the taxation questien. Mean.
while; kir James has turned upon the Tax
Reformers with rr oharacteristio broad-
side. lie lits told them that their theory
is but the Socia•Aistiti 13ootrine of Benry
George and nothing more, and that if it
is put into effect the next' logical straps
will be the abolition of the home, of mar.
riage, and of religion.
S`.iIMPEDE TO ATLIN, B. C.
Where Gold Has Been Discovered
and Proved.
A d`esp'atch from Victoria, B. 0,,
says: Rich placer diggings in
Swan, Silver and creeks flowing in-
to Testin Lake at its south-eastern
end are reported to have been re-'
oently discovered and proved. The
reports come from official Govern-
ment ;sources. On receipt of the
news- Hon. Dr. Young, Provincial
Secretary and member for Atlin in
the Legislature, made arrange-
ments to proceed to the field of the
new find. At Atlin he will go over-
land by dog teain and sled to the
-lower end of Testin Lake. The dig-
gings are reported to be from three
to six feet deep, and the gold taken
out is said to be. coarse and to
greatly resemble the gold peculiar
to the Atlin country, Stampedes
from Atlin are . now occurring, and
it is reported that some four htin-
dred claims have been- taken up on
Teitin Creek.
LOCATION OF LANDS.
South African Volunteers Given to
October 31st Next.
A despatch from Ottawa, says :
Hon. Dr. Roche, Minister of the In-
terior, has given notice of a resolu-
tion providing for a further exten-
sion of . the time up to October 31
next for the location of lands in
western Canada by holders of South
African volunteer bounty scrip un-
der the Act of 1908. This is the
third extension of time granted for
location, and is declared to be
"positively the last."
NO EQUAL FRANCHISE IN B. C.
Premier McBride ' Refused It on.
Behalf of Government.
A despatch from. Victoria says :
Sir Richard McBride made the an-
nouncement in the Legislature on
Wednesday night that as 'a matter
of Government policy it was impos-
sible to grant to women equal fran-
chise with -men, a condition asked
for last week by a large deputation
of women representing all sections
of British Columbia.
DRILLED A MISSED HOLE.
Wm. McGuiness and D. McNair
Victims of Explosion.
A despatch from. Cobalt says:
Two machine runners, natives of
Nova Scotia, were instantly killed
at the 200 -foot level of the Hudson
Bay Mining property in Gowganda
late on Thursday. They -were Wil-
liam M. McGuiness and :.:Mc-
Nair, the latter. aged 27 and single.
They were working . with harm:ear
drills and drilled into an old hole
containing powder at the bottom.
Ready
Cooked.
- Meals
are ,rapidly growing in popu-
lar favor.
Post
Toasties`
served either with cream or
good milk, .or, preserved fruit,
niers a" nosrt,'appetisin,g dish
, for breakfast, dinner, or sup-
per.
These delicious toasted
flaky bits of white corn, have
a delicate taste that is very
pleasing et this .tirme of year.
: ` Post Toesties are economi-
cal,
cal, nlake 'less work for the
busy housewife' and ,,please
everyone ,at the !'table.,.
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The Memory Lingers"
Sold by Grocers' everywhere
•
Canadian 1'ostun Cereal 00.,, iktl•
Wtnridor, Ontario.
MADERO ASD SUAREZ KILLED
Former President and View -President of Mexico Shot
While Bin; Taken to Penitentiary.
A despatch. from Mexion City work their friendship wrought, the
says: 'It'rancisoo L Madero, former .men and women, who but a motrtent
`
Pr esldell;t of Mexico, and Jose Pino before had been ,orying their syxnjaa-
Suarez, who .served u,s Vice-Preei- thy and, Promising woe for those
dent until the. overthrow of the who harmed ,a hair of the ex-Fret/1.-
11°44"
x-PresiMadero regime, were shot 8141K1don:t, • .fell beck before the ' guns of
killed while being'taken' iron the the soldiery that were turned men-
Nartio•nal Palace to the penitentiary acingly in their direction.
early Sunday morning. Groups of News of the fearful deed travelled
friends of the deposed President on winged feet, and within a half-
are said to have gathered, along the hour there was: greater easeitexn:ent
route followed b the guards, mak- throughout the capital than there
ing d•emonstraeons of sympathy, was two weeksago, when the gar-
and at times threatening to free the rison revolted against the Madera
prisoners by force. During a per- regime. Thousands of people, in-
iod of excitement the officers in eluding practically all the foreign
command of the party gave an or- population, gathered in the streets,
der ;to fire, and the bodies of the all stunned by wheat seemed the
men who were but lately in author- grossness o:N the act.
ity over those who in this way Mrs. Madero, her heart, alroad3
wreaked vengeance on their former torn with fear and doubt for the
Executive, were filled with bullets. safety ef her husband, was apprised
Two -of the attacking mob were of the, end that had wino to the
killed. Madero •and "Suarez eauk man of whom she was so proud,
limply ,and died almost without a She was 'paralyzod by the shock,
murmur; Aghast at the terrible and is in a moat critical condition.
FEWER HOMESTEAD ENTRIES.
Total for Last Year. 35,516, 3,344
Less Than Previous Year.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Homestead entries in. Western
Canada for the last calendar year
totalled 35,516, a. decrease of 3,344
as compared with 1911. The de-
crease indicates the increasing diffi-
eulty of finding ,suitable homestead
land in the Prairie provinces still
within reasonable :distance of .dis-
tricts, now ,served by the railways.
The homestead entries last .years
were diistributed. by Provinces as
follows:—Manitoba, 3,133; Saskat
ohewan, 18,425.; Alberta, 13,646;
British Columbia, 312.
S'
MILITANTS BURN C1TAT,ET.
One of the Prisoners Throws a
Book at the Magistrate..
A despa4eh from London. says :
Pursuing their course of violent at-
tacles on property, suffragettes, at
3.15 on Thursday morning, burned
the tea. pavilion in Kew Gardens.
Two young women, Joyce Locke
and Lilian Lenton, were arrested
when ihurryin:g away from the fire,
carrying bags of inftaammn'able stuff,
saturated with soil, a Band •saw and,
an–electric lamp. Later in the day
they were taken before the Bench
'Justices at Richmond and charged
with maliciously setting fire to the
building. One of them hurled a
heavy law book at the, head of the
presiding Magistrate. The evidence
not being complete, the case was
remanded, bail being refused.
TJIE SCOTT FUND.
Premier Fisher of Australia Will
Contribute.
A Melbourne despatch to the
London Standard .states that' Pre-
mier Fisher, in conjunction with
others, has agreed to make an ade-
quate contribution to the fund for
those dependent on the South Polar
disaster victims. The despatch says
that since the Canadian Parliament
proposes to make a grant the whole
overseas dominions, which are par-
ticularly indebted to the courage
and heroism of the explorers, should
co-operate in making a substantial
gift. King George on Wednesday
donated -$1,000 to the funds being
raised for a memorial to Captain
Robert F. Scott and his four com-
panions who died on the expedition
to the South Pole. The amalga-
mated total subscribed now amounts
to $100,000,
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LEFT NEARLY $800,000.
Will of the Late President of the
Grand Trunk Railway.
A despatch from Toronto says :
AS the late 0. M. Hays, President
of the Grand Trunk Railay, who
went down with the Titanic, had
part of his estate in Ontario, his
will was entered for probate here
on Thursday. The total estate is
worth $762,298, and is left to the
widow, with the exception of be-
quests of $10 ea.oh to four daugh
•tens, Marjorie, Orian, Louise and
Clara. In a, codicil the deceased
expressed the. wish that a lifer insur-
ance policy for $25,000 should be
payable in equal amounts to his
sister and a brother, David M.
Hays.
CHICK ENS WERE .ROA .STED'.
1,2110 Were Burned to Death on a
Farm Near Galt.
A despatch from Galt says : On
Friday •afternoon the large chicken
house, 165 by 25 feet, two storeys
high on the farm of Dr, H. Itt, Mac
kendrick, a mile from Galt ort the;
west side of the Grand River, was
totally destroyed by fire and 1;200
fowls burned to death. The blaze
was caused by a spark .from the
stove in the feed house, and the
whole building was bla.ing within
a few 'minutes.
FATAL SII OOTIN G
Five-year-old ,Boy Killed During
an Altercation.
A despatch from North Bay says!
A row in the Italian colony on Wed.
neschiy' night resulted in the fatal
shooting of the five-year:old son of
Tames Demarco, a contractor. The
shooting took place in the house of
Liberto Conte, who had an alterca•
tion with Antonio Deccio OVeI
money and took down his rifle ae
he says, to frighten Deccio off the
premises. Several men present
tried to takethe weapon away from
Conte and in the melee the trigger
wa s pulled. The little boy war
standing near and received the bul-
let in his breast,' living only a few
hours. Conte and Deeeio were both
arrested and locked up pending as
inquest.
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TOKIO'S BIG FIRE.
Fifteen Thousand Persons Are
Homeless in Japanese City.
A despatch from Tokio says: Over
15,000 persons are homeless as a
result of fire which swept through
the centre of the Kande district of
the city on Wednesday. The fire
started in the Salvation Army hall.
A high wind fanned the flames, and
they .spread rapidly from street to
street, destroying 3,300 buildings.
The logs is estimated at several mil-
lion yen.. Among the buildings
burned were several churches, in -«-
eluding the Baptist Tabernacle;
and a number of educational insti-
tutions, including the School of
Foreign Languages. Troops were
called out to assist the firemen,
but they were almost helpless
against the wind -driven flames.
The many homeless were being shel-
tered in Kudan Park.
CARRYING EXPIJOSIVES.
Regulations for the Government of .
Harbors,
A despatch from Ottawa says : An
order -in -Council ` has been passed
amending the regulationsfor the
government of public harbors in
Canada, giving theharbormasters
the -right to decide where vessels
carrying explosives or inflammable
or dangerous goods shall moor or
load or unload. A fine of $100 may
be imposed for violation ofthe'
regtilation, with $10 more for each
twelve hours ef continued viola. -
tion.
LUMBER FOR SETTLERS.
Manitoba Farmers Purchase :Limits
for Future Use.
A despatch from Winnipeg says:
A transaction which promises far-
reaching effects was consummated -
a few days ago, whereby the Grain
Growers' Grain Company purchas-
ed timber limits near Fort George,
B.O., comprising about 300,000,OOd
feet of lumber at a price of about
$1.50 per 1,000.feet. It is said to
be the intention of the grain -grow-
ers to hold this as a reserve supply;
with the idea of establishing lum,
ber-yards at different points in the
Province for the purpose of supply-
ing farmers acid settlers with lum-
ber at reasonable prices.
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