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RAGEDY AT ALEXANDRIA
„A Mother Kills Her Daughter and 'Wounds Her
Grandchild and lierself
Ahma.'ocirlae Gab.) Segb- gle--Ntree light of .the morning with her feee
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1. II. A, Taylor, of Montreal, elm': treaming •-vvith blood.
ar killed Ler daughter,. Mrs, Har. It wettlel appear that Mrss Tay -
o d W. Norton, and eerieusly lor, who lets been sufferieg foe oonos
'wounded her 14.yearsol4 grand. time from melenehohas icrand a
ands Lulu Norton,. also •of IVIent- leeded 32-ealihre revolver in a
real, about six o'olock Sunday drawer in her 'son's dreeser. She
snoramig, while they were oseep et eonceeled it in her elothing and
the home of her son, J. A. IL Tay- came downstairs to the • room in
Lor. She then ,sbot herself, hut not Wili,eh Ws. Nortoxi and her chile,
•tatelle. Lubin, were sleeping. Without any
Mr. J. H, A. Taylor wee a wa,rentag, .and while they still slept,
Montreal business men who eame .she shot Mrs. Norton an the left
iee Alexandria, a short time ago ixe• eyo. She then Shot theschild in the
'tending to carry on e model farm temple, and turned the gua on her-
e), supply Montreal. markets with self. This last shot, 'however,
eggs, poultry end other farna. pro- failed to kill her, pszsing
dime. through her upper lip and nose
On Saturday e-vening Mrs, S. H. end then 'cutting .2..- deep gash
„A, Taylor, her 'husband, her daugh- in her forehead, ' and finally
ter, Mrs. Harold W. Norton, and passed into the ceiling. There
her granddaughter", Lulu Norton, were four Shote fired, bet just
came from Montreal to Alexandria whore the fourth shot vent is un -
on a visit. It all appeared to be a known, After the shooting Mrs.
happy family reunion.. The family Taylor then threw the 'revolver
retired late Saturday night, Mrs. aWaYand rushed upstairs. She was
Norbon and her ehild, sleeping met on the stairs by Mrs. Taylor,
downstairs, while the, others slept jr., and Mr. Naylor, sr., who were
upstairs, end all. was peaceful till asiva,kened, by the streams and shots
Sunday morning ateclaybreak when below. She could give no. motive
Mr. Taylor, Sr., and the other in- for the deed. Drs. J. T. Hope and
oussimates wore ,startled by revolver K. MeLeenan were et once called, -
slots and screams. Mr. Taylor, but en' epite of their efforts Mrs.
Sr., rushed to the stairs only to Norton died from the effects of the
meet his wife coming up in the dim wound about aeon.
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PLANS FOR ROYAL WEDDING,
Prineo of Wales Will Na Be Beet
Man—No Foreign Royalty.
A despateh from London says:
Arrangements for the marriage of
Prince Arthur of Conn,aught end
the Duchess of Fife en Oot, 15 are
now nearing 'completion. It has
been decided that King George will
give away the bride. The sugges-
tion that the Prince of Weles would
act as best man is ineerrect, His
Royal Highness intends to be pre-
sent, but there never is a best man
at Royal weddings. Princess Mary,
it is definitely stated, will be one
of the bridesmaids. Various Euro-
pean Courts will not be invited to
send representatives, but all the
members of -the Royal Family in
England are expected to attend.
Foreign Royalties or their repre-
sentatives will be aerated to the
.
nerd enrenesuate family connee-
No arrangements h,ave so far
been made for the wedding break-
fast in the State rooms at St.
Jam.es' Palace, but there will be a,
arge gathering of the Royal Fam-
ily and of invited guests on some
day erioe to the ceremonial ob-
served mt dos 'marriage.
The King and Queen will form a
precedent to be followed on ihe
present occasion., but in a modified
feria. One of the ohief modifiea-
tions so ler decided upon is that
there will be no street processions.
Te city corporation decided to
present Prince Arthur with an ad-
dress of eongratulation in a suite-
ble gold ease on the occasion of his
marriage to the Duchess of Pile.
TWELVE PEOPLE KILLED.
Eleetrie Care Near Niee, France,
Aunifed the Rails.
A despatch from Niee, Prate°,
sale Three eleetrie ears filled with
passengers, while passing over a
bridge on Wednesday night near
the village of' Villeneuve-toubet,
between .Grasse and Cagnes, jurnps.
ed the rage"- and fell forty feet into
a, ravine, Twelve persoes wero
killed a.nd thirty injured.
KAISER INVESTS IN B. C.
Other Eminent Germans Are Fol.
lowing His Example.
A despatch from Berlin says: It
is reported that the -Kaiser has be-
come an extensive itivestor itt land
in ;Vancouver and elsewhere in Bri-
tish Columbia, His Majesty's re-
ported investments are purely per-
sonal. Other .eminent Germans are
said to. have followed the Kaiser's
example and to havo purchased
land ba British Columbia, ,chiefly
farming and forest land. The
transacbtions have been conducted
for them by Count Von Alvensle-
ben, -who lived in V,anceuver for
several years, and hes "special-
ized" in interesting his wealthy
fellow -countrymen itt what has been
called "the region •of unlimited
poesibili•ties." Several German
syndicates conduct an active pro-
paganda for the investment of funds
in propertyin British Columbia. `
DIED OF IIIS INJURIES.
Boy Who Was EBB °Tell' by Sir R.
jtoisthes Automobile.
A despatch front Winnipeg says:
Wihfrid Thompson, the eleven -year-
old son of Gibson Thompson, who
ran nnder Sir Rodmond Rdin's
automobile when 'the Premier wa.s
being driven home en Wednesday
efterneon, died .at 4 4)N:1e:0c on
Thursday morning, The Thoinoson
boy was playing with other chil-
dren in thev street, and ran directly
its front of the autoisiobile, ivhicb
was reeving slowly, and the author-
ities attach no bleme to the Pre -
mice's chauffeur.
TRIP TO CHICA.GO.
Winnipeg Business Men WM Go at
Invitation of Chiettgo People;
A despatch front Winnipeg emys
Arra,ngemente are now being com-
pleted in the eity for a special busi-
ness .snon's trip to Chicago, St.
Pesti and Minneapolis, wItiels will
be mule at an early elate. The trip
is beieg taken on the invitation of
the, Chicago Association of Com-
merce.
KILLED AT RIFLE RANGES
Accidental Discharge of: a Gun Caused the Death of
QuartermasterSergeant
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Oetawa, Isept. 21.—Through a ter-
eible mishap at the Reckcliffe rifle
ranges Satueclay afternoon'Quaea
termaster Sergeane T. Stanley
Harris, Ottawa, of the 5th (P1'in-
CeSe iionlisc) Dragoon Guards, vat's
ehot and killed. The fatal clot was
fired just as ,several teems repre-
Senting the. e:orps, of the Ottawa
garrison were preparing to shoo
ho Dundonald match. Tem ca -p
eains had just drawn for places, ant'
the first equasle were taking theit
positions at the butte, when 'the
Shave) ceacleofa risk shot attracted
"the attention to the right ef the fir-
ing lino, and Harris was seen to
sta.gger and fall, • s hoc ting 'Oh,
,
hays, iin ehot, I'm ehois" A phy-
sician., who was on the eineges leg a
ppootator, -wee oaUad, ,but Harris
Was beyond medical ttaRiStallee.
Examistation revealed te 'terrible
'Wound in the right arm and ;mother
the hip, the latter of whiell was
fatal, ae the blunt -tweed bullet of
load eovercd with nickel must 'have
inflicted a terrible internal injury.
The shot which killed Harris was
fded from the rifle of Serg•eaut
Robert Lance, .of the Ottawa Fetes
neer Corps., who was in the mei of
explaining to ono of Me men how to
load etho • magazine of rifle to
eieevent the eartridges jamming.
He drew back the bolt and closed
it again, aedthe shot went all He
says he did not toaeli the trigger.
hulas was OVereerne, n ith grief, and
eltimately almost lostcontrol al
his mind when ieforneed that the
bailee from hie rifle heti caused
death, '
rn -addition to 'the inquest opened Leseee the keel ettekeee nee alma'
by Cowndr Dr, BaPtioe tbm win keepers tem made by convicts in'
tho Peterhead prison was e, start-
ling discovery made on Friday by
Soo eland Yard 4 de cave a. In the
printing of the bank, notes' the eon.
viets had need paper et which re•
SPRINO IYIELAT 11)2417,000
Waive Places Canada's (keen& To.
tal at 21.1, Million Bo
belts,
A despatelt frona Ottawa, says;
A bulletin issued by the census ad Old -Age Pensions and Pauperism,
statistics oMee of the Department Ift one reeDeet Britain'e old -age poi:filen
system has fully destined, if got, eurpaeeed,
Of Trade and Comineree givea pre- expeotatlone. PauPeriem Among people
over 7Q Pens fa he deelined 76 Der
lindeary estinaates of the yield, of per cent., 'whit in"inaty viral districts ,
spring wbeb, rye, •Oata aod barley, outdoor relie4 to Aged people bee agate
ede 757:00E,ntIth,es ass ie (Unice:, unknown.
as cOniplied from the rePorts °I Some critios of the system sem that
those ligures have little meaning, beeanee
what the etete eayee in One dneetion it
pay13 out in another, and that it, makre
bstuattelitit)leemidioiffueerrososez? eeishritri5vtw
will not be approved by any real etudert
of social and shoral problems. ,A pension
paid by the community as a 'Matter ,n0
Justice is one thing; relief of pauperism,
whether in peorliepses yef the outdoor
variety, le, a very different thing. The
epecter of the poorhouse produees an of.,
feet quite unlike that of the prospect of
Poltseveni
1,1 s, PaUpere aresimPorted
local taxation, while the pension eYste,M
rests on national finance. Coninioultles
have been relieved of heavy bardene; they
even feel the heneilt, of the circulation of
the money reemved by he pensioners,
The weekly sum is only $1,25, and inniallY
eases thie meane starvation. Aix early
inereese ne the rate le 'quite ,probable,
whereas, aseetura to the old plan is eit-
tirely out of tee question.
Altiericans Learn From Britain,
Ciderge W. Perkins, of New York, who
has beau abroad melee June, motoripg
through the British- Isles, says that peo-
ple abroad look upon the United stems
as in- two seetioes, one part ass Anserita
Rad the other the etete of New York. The
political situation in New York is a (Es-
graee tb -the civilized world and it eught
to be straightened out at any coet,
"It wouid be well,' said /dr. Perkins,
"if some Englishmen would come over
here and teach our people to build roads.
There has been5100,000,000 spent on high-
ways' in the etate of New York in the past
low Years and what lisave we to thaw for
it? albe roads in England and Ireland are
built to last and not torn up by automo-
biles in a few shonthe,
"Fifteen years ago there were about 20e.,
000 eemi-truste in. England; now there are
upwards of 50,000. And these trusts are
not coutinually prosecuted and persecut-
ed by the Government, bat, are fostered
and encouraged. I visited the steel manu-
facturing districts; there is great activ-
ity; the people are all busy and apparent.
ly eententeed although they, aro not so
even housed. 'an the workers in this couns
try1 travelled many thousands of
snile.s through, England, Ireland, Seetlaild
and Wales, and 1 dp not believe I saw as
many an 40 new houses or buildings of
reoent ems on son.
"Another point on 'which the English
THE WORLD IN REVIEW
ec,rresponclente upon the appear-
ance of these erops.
Of spring wheat the average
yield per acre is provisionally plac-
ed at 21,24 bushels per acre, which
apoa an area of 8,990,500 acres,
makes the total Y'ield of spring
wheat to be 192,517,000 ,bushela.
This quantity added to 18,481,800
bushels of fail wheat, as published
lase Month, gives thb•total predue-
don of whea''t at -210 998 800 bush-
• els, compered with the final esti-
mate for 1912 of 199,236,000 bushels,
and for 1911 of 215,851,0'00 bushels.
The yield per eere in 1912 was 2099,
bushels for fall wheat and 20.37
bushels for spring wheat.
Oats, with an average yield of
40.98 bushels per acre on 9,640,400
acres, give e a total production of
395,341,000 bushels, us against an
average yield of 39.25 bushels and
a total yield of 361,723,900 fanatic's
in 1912.
Barley, a. yield per acre of 31.05
'bushels, and a total yield of 44,-
440,000 bushols as compare•d with
an average yield of 31.10 bushels
and a, total of 44,014,000 bushels in
1912. '
The estimated yield of rye is 2,-
425,000 bushels for 127,000 acres,
being a yield per acre of 19.06 bush -
cls as against a toed of 2,594,000
bushels in 1912.
For the three northwest Pro-
vinces the total yield of sprieg
wheat is estimated at 188,018,000
bushels, oats 244,125,000 bushels, People are much more liberal in their
barley at 28,150,000 bushels, rye at
612,000 bushels and flax at 15,056,-
000 bushels; as compared with a to-
taryield in 1912 for spring wheat. of
183;322,000 bushels, oats 221,857,-
000 bushels and barley of 26,671,000
bushels.
The general coeclition of the live
stook is very satiafaetory, being ex-
pressed in percentages of a stand -
views than the (4.overnment and People of
this country is that of banking. There is
one back in London which alone has de-
posits of $500.000,000, which ie more tban
one-third of the total deposits of all the
hanks in New 'York together. Yet there
is sio cry of mouey monoaoly or anything
of that kind in England.
The Fisheries of Canada.
It is no exaggeration to state that Can-
possesees the most extensive fisheries
,u the world. Abundant supplies Of all
the principal coxinnercial food fishes, in-
cluding salmon, lobsters, herring. mac-
kerel, bal. hies, liaddoc_, co a e
ard of 100, representing a healthy ,paueut in Canadan territori-
and thrifty state, as 94.27 for elalloce, are
waters. J.hc Provinece. from flirt3tTr af(dEttgyAttirttil:
horses, 91.37 for mulch cows; for sesaits cf Bello see, without taking into
aoe:suue nrttlow-5
les_sers bays and indentations,
other -cattle 93.54, for sheep 90.41, mo ver ,000 miles, and along this
and for swine 94.83. great stretch are to be found innumer-
able natural harbors and coves, in many
of which valuable fish are taken ,in eon-
, _.P••
niderAble irlitntitiefi With very little ef-
EFFECTS OP PANA.MA CANAL. tort. Balkan Recuperation,
reefeesor Says It Will Lift Trade
Out of Old Grooves.
A. despatch from Birmingham,
England, says: Speaking on "Some
of the Economic EffeCts of the Pa-
nama Canal," Prof. A. W.• Kirk-
aldy told the British Assoeiation at
its session on Wednesday that such
effects could be easily exaggerated.
"So far as the orttside world is con-
cerned," he said, "the ,greatest ef-
fect of the opening of the canal will
probability be to,gee commerce and
trade out of the groove and cause
an all-round modernization of busi.
noss nsetheds."
Mr. Kirkaldy is professor of fin-
ance at Birmiri gh ain University,
and a recognized authority on oco-
nomic qttestions.
Of the effect on -world trade, he
continued: "America, realizes the
importance of the coal trade to the
Milted Kingdona; there will be a
strenuous attempt to displace Brit-
ish coal throughoet the world in
order to give American shipping
the advantages at present enjoyed
by British. If successful this will
deal a, mortal blow at 011r mercan-
tile marine. Thus the British coal
industry must realize the situation,
and both the capital and labor in-
terested resolve to hold the market
at all costs until the fuel question
—coal or oil—is finally settled."
As to the effect of distance, he
-thought that on Austealasian and
Ear Eastern markets it would be
considerable, as the mileage run
by a steamer was a serious factor
itt cost ef service.
ELEVATORS BURNED.
Believed fo Have Been Fired—At.
tempt to Burn Ogilvie Plant.
A despatch fraill .Moose Jaw,
Sask., Says: A bad fire at Mile-
stone totally destroyed the Inter-
national elevator and a private
elevator owned by O. X. Wilson,
Milestone, The loss to the Inter-
ria,tionaI Elevator Company is e0,-
000 • bushels of grain, fully insured,
while Wilson lost 25,000 bushels ,of
grain, with $15,000 insurance, In-
cendiary aright is aeoribed. An at-
•terept Wiee aiSe made to bern the
Ogilvie plant.
CLEVER. PRISOlklEltS,
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Notee Turned Out by Coaviets De-
• ceived the Bankers.
• A despateh fleet Peterhead, Scot-
land, says t That eountorfeit bank
notes so skilfully executed tie tode-
be a nelitary mrstury Into the af.,.
it 4h first fatal eceidene
at the Reekolifits ranges, • Hiterie
survived by a young widosv and iti.
fete daughter, Fe was in hie 25th
pmr,
hen rvect thetn.
f Grain, Cattle and Cheese
Prices of These Products in the Leading
Markets are Here Recorded
fireadstuffs.
Toronto, Sept. ?Z. -Flour -Ontario wheat
&ours, 90 per emit., made of new wheat,
NA! :seaboard. MAnitobee-Eiret patents,
ta lista, bags, 56.40; do., seconds, $4,90;
strong halters', .3ute bags, $4.70, Montreel, Sept. 23. -Corn, A/Innis:an No.
Manitoba wheat -No, 1 new Northern, 2 yellow, 84 te 85e. • Oats, ,Cauadien West -
9913 3..1.42(0),; No. t31:4148k9,1-2o13,nyBayPorpter;tehl. o. 2 ef ern, NO. 2, 41 to Seles: Cenesliesi Western.
No, 3, 40e; extra No. 1 feed, 40 1-2 to 45*.
Ontario wIteat---New No. 2 wheat at 64 Barley, Ilan feed, 50 'to 51e; nuatin;. 63
to 86e, outside, to 64e. Buck whea-teNo, 2,55 te.60e, Fleur.
Oats -No, 2 Ontario oats, 33 to 33 1.20, Man, Spring wheat pateete, firste, $5,607
outeide, and at 36o, on track, Toronto. eeeondo. $5.10; strong bakers': $4.90; Win
tie,
Western 0aeaold oats, 40 1-2e for No. ter patents. 0110Sce, $5 te 58.25; etraight
2, pa:ode-ea 39cto fooro,Nanu.t30, 4Beay ports. rollere, 54 65 to $4,85: straight rollere.
Barley -52 to 53c, outssde. $4.75; bags. 90 lbs., 52,26. Bran, $22*.
bags, 52.09 to $2..25, Rolled oats. barrels
Corn -No. 3 Anierlean corn at 78 1-2e, Shorts, $24. Middlinge, 527.
c.i.f., Midland. 828 to $32, ItaY, No, 2, eer ton ear lots.
Rye -60 to 62c per bushel. • 812 to 513. Cheese, finest westerns% 14 1-2
Ruckwheate-52 to 05e. , 13 3.4e; finest easterns, 13 to 13 3-8c, But -
Bran -Manitoba bto ran, $22 $23 A ton, ter, choicest orearnmy, 26 to 26 1-4c; see-
inoroenetor, Toronte freights. Shorts, 524, elide, 25 14 tO 26 4-40. gese, iresle 32 to
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Country produce. 35*; selected, 29 to 30ot No. 1. stock, 27 to
28c; No, 2 stook, 20 to 21e, Potatoes, per
to840,
rlehrooicsa.raele:- dealers' quotations to re. bag' car 1°t°' t'°
Butter ---Choice dairy, 23 to 24e; inferior.
17 to 19c; creameyy, 26 to 27o for rolls. and
24 to 4., or so s. ber, 85 1-13c; December, 88 1-8 to 88 1-4e;
Eggs -Case lots of new laid, 26 to 280 May,. 93e. Cash -No. 1 hard, 89 3-8e; No. 1
Per dozen; fresh, ?A to 25'I -Z�, and eaeonde, Northern, 86 to 87 1-2,e; No. 2. do., 84 7-8 to
to 18e.88 7-8e. Oorn-No. 3 yellow, 70 1-2 to 71e.,
Obecee-New theese, 141-2 to 14 3-4c for Oats -No. 3 white, 40 to 40 1-4e. Bye -No.
large, and 160 for twins. •2, 60 to 62e. Flour and bran--Unehanged.:
osehe,eele;_jsrieranesti-Ve5k1.e75d,t052n. to $2.35 per Eseluth, Sept. 23. -Wheat on traek-No 1,
hard, 89 1-2e; No. 1 Northern, 80 1-2c; No..
seisI:°1117-foErxtNroa,tled; 'coimnbst,in$23. to $.12511 Pt1s3. 2ed;(1°D"e08e6rellertA,) 888701.;2 3-4ebera. s8k7e3d4c;
dozen for No. 1. and 52.75 for No. 2. 93 1-4 • to 93 3-8c asked, Liaseed-Casb,
Poultry--Itens, 16 th 17c per lb; chiek. 51.46; May, $1,48 1.2 nominal; September,
1°P3043tatotellir-kIens3%
ens, 20 to 21e; deditriaktie,200146e,ltoiver17:; 7e0eetose,751,03 1.46 asked; October, 81.45 3-4; November,
1.46 1-4 bid; Docember, $143 7-8 aeked.
per bag, and. future delivery 650 per bag, •
on track. Live Stook Markets.
Lard -Tierces, 14e; tube, 1
1414e.
Montreal Markets.
„se;
United States Markets.
Minnettpolis, Sept, 23„-Wheat-9eptene
- Paled Hay and Straw. . toM6enit2realle,anSe eti3,,y0238..-21?11..i2m;ebubiemeTes3,1_46 lto-4
Baled hay -No. 1 hay. 513 to $14, on 3 3-4; stockers, 3 1-2 to a 1.4; coves, $30 to
trarkat, , Toronto; No. 2 at $12.50, and mix- $65; calves, Z 3-4 to 6 1-2; sheep, 4 to 4 1-4;
. le mbs 6 1-4 to 6 1-2. hogs, 10 1-4 to 10 1-2,
rolatoje.a straw -$8 to 58.50, on track, To. Toronto, Sept. 23. -Calves --Good veal,
58.75 to $10; common, $4.75 te 55.50. Stock.
ere and. feeders -Steers, 950 to 1,050
per 1 in ome Pounds. $4.50 to 36; to light eastern, 400 to
. 650 pounds, 53.50 $4; light hullo, 52-75
Bacon -Long clear,
lots. Porke-Short cot, $29; do., noes. 524. 5144.508315g $55theteeePa4n. (183 itmlo $b38.-501jei'Xbbateltsel,we$sf
Mans -Medium to light. 21 1-2 to 22e; to $3,50; spring lambs, 56 25 to 56-75- Hogs
heavy, 20 1-2 to 21c; rolls, 17c; breakfast -59.40 f.o.b. to drovers; $9.76 fee and 'wa'
bacon, 21 to 22c; backs, 24 to 25c. tered. and 510 off cars.
Provisions.
PRINCESS SHOOTS HERSELF.
Member of Saxe -Weimar Household
Found Dead in Itoom.
A despatch from Heidelberg,
Germany, says: Princess Sophia
of Saxe -Weimar 'committed suicide
by shooting herself with -a- revolver
during 'Wednesday night. 'She was
found dead, on Thureday morning in
her room in the palace of her fa-
ther, Prince William. She was, only
twenty-one years old, having been
born on july 25, 1892. The Prin-
At the eloee of the Balkan -Turkish. war _se_
was eported some time ago to
vees r
it wee said that commercial travellers
haal kept out et the Balkan States for MI have become engaged to, -marry
mouths and declared. that it would be eix
years belere industrycould regain its Juana Von Bleichroed.er, a member
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ground.- Deetitution n the larger cities
of BerVitt, Bulgaria., Greece, and Mace-
donia, Mr.Benjamin Marsh reported on
the evidenee of private letters, wae wide-
spread, and the governments unable to
meet the demand even for bread. The
first war had eost, the Balkan allies about
$300,000;000 in direct *ash outlay. Since
then has occurred the desperate brief
struggle to trash Bulgaria, brin.ging _fur-
ther destruction and, the Moe of many
more During the Turkish conflict
100,000 Balkans were killed or died of
their wounds or disease. -Very much
higher estiniates of loss and e,ost in blood
and money have been made, but what-
ever the trath, it is certain that the Bal.
kozeittistpiencrpotrn.face, a terrific problem -of re-
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In. little Grecte there are waste lands,
says Mr. Marsh, totalling 3,000,000 aeres,
with 5,000000 in Desture, send veey bath -
ward egrieuleuve in the remaining 5,500,-
000 which are naturally veay fertile.
Two-ilithe Of Servia, i uncultivated and
the yield of cultivated laud very low. The
mines are said to bo Tich, but capital is
reluetaut, beeauee of the uneertainty of
eelainiedtityta"ral9illitigY,Ilebrewmiugan, tig4gtai
ll,rerefinianrg",
and tobacco manufacturing, now a goy'
eminent reendpoly.
Bulgaria, called the "peasant state,"
lute less than two-fifths of her territorY
under cultivation, and a third in Woods
and forests. Her mastufactures, however,
have made a creditable beghening, there
being 266 factories 1.Tc-resenting an in-
vestment of ever 813.000,000, having an
output of nearly 318,000,000, and employ-
ing 13,241 persons. The mainifactuse of
food. and beverages is tho principal in-
dustry.
No group af nations ever needed peace,
harmony and co-operation more than
these. They need okpital and probably
outside enterprise, but they will find both
-difficuUs lt attract at this time. The
strain on Europe is heavy now and capi-
tal ie needed at home. If it gees into Vie
13alltans it will not be "for its health.'
KILLED BY STORE ROBBERS.
A Double Tragedy Occurs at Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
A. despatch from Greed _Rapids,
lYliohigan, says: Two robbers, with
drawn revolvers, entered the jewel-
lery store of J. 3. Tbompson here
early on Theredily night, compared
ed the clerka to throw up thei'
hands and when they refused op''
ed fire. John A. Thompson and Ed
ward Smith fell dead, and Peal
Townsend • Was probably fatally
wounded. The bandits neensie,d.
The three victims were aleme in the
store when the robbers entered.
Townsend, who was taken to a, lo-
cal hospital, was able to tell the
authorities only a, few worde con-
cerning the tragedy.
GOLD FIND REPORTED.
Proepeetor Says ile leas Fenitd
$0111e'thillg to Rival :Klondike. '
A despatels from Edmonton says:
After eearchirig 82 years for gold,
John Gentle, 'aged 72, arrived at
Ednsenton Monday morning. with
the news that at hese he- had reach-
ed Eldorado, To tubstantiate his ,
statemeuts he brought severs,' nyThegi° aditsttlrieG'b', e s 96 Pe-Wifl
gets, seine over all 0111166. weight.mP °Ye '10-1 It' rs''a '2 -e' &nt,
ire interested three ieesa ie. the Ceetome Department now ie "the advent of the Hon. I. 1). Reid
pro/es,.3,2S0, of whom 920 DA'S ,on tho es Mieleetor of OusternS there was a
side and 0,030 ep the outside staff. sharp deeline to 178 per eent. in
The increase in two yeali has been 1011-12, that C011Sti bitting a record
aleed 39 percent., the number in in 0.1teapness, 191e -le, however,
September, 1911, having been 9,450. the depaetment diet better still, the
effirte here. been opened free- eest failing to -),73 per tent,
of a, powerful Berlin family. Her
father, however, denied the repoet
at 'the time. Princess Sophia, and
Von Bleichroeder were recently
seen together again, and it Was per-
sistently rumored that they had be-
come engaged to be married in. spite
of Prince -William's energetic de-
nial.
CHILD WITH MATCHES. -
Buildings and Crop Were Burned,
With a Loss of About $5,009.
A despatch from Brantford says:
The barns of John Mardue, Plea-
sant Ridge, four xniles from Brant-
ford, were destroyed by fire on
Thursday night. The fire was
caused by 'children playing with
matches, The less is estimated at
$5,000, all the season's crops being
destroyed, as well as the imple-
ments. Four Brantford autoists,
passine at the time, succeeded in
saving hive stock valued at $500.
THROWN FROM MS HORSE.
Field Marshal Wood Suffering from
Concussion of Brain.
A despatch from London says:
Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood is
eonfined to his bed with coneussiot
of the brain as the result of being
thrown from a, bolting horse which
became frightened at an automo-
bile.
BULGA.RIA AND TURKEi.
Now All Is Peace Between theLate
Combatants.
A despa-boh from Constantinople
says : Official announeement is
made of the settlement of the fron-
tier question between Bel,garia and
Turkey in Thrace, The frontier
starts at, the mouth of the Maritza
River and ends north of Miclia, ou
the Black -Sea. Turkey retaies
Adrianople, Demotelea, and Kirk-
Killisseh, while Bulgaria retains
Tirnova, Mustapha, Pasha and Or-,
ta,koi. An agreement in priaciple
has been reached on the subject of
nationalities.
NEW RIFLE SIGHT.
Military Authorities Say It Must
Be Used at All Matches.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
It was announced at the Militia, De-
partment that a new rifle sight
made by the Ross Rifle Company
and adopted by the Dominion Gov-
ernment will be issued next year.
The militia authorities say thet
after next year everyone shooting
at ,the Dominion Rifle Association
and. at the provincial matches will
have to use the same sight, namelY,'
the one adopted by the Govern-
ment.
Ti. S. STEEL COMPANY.
Has Applied For Permission To Do
• Business in Manitoba.
A despatch from Winnipeg says:
The United States Steel T'roduets
Company, a New Jersey corpora-
tion, has applied for permission to
do business in Manitoba. While
the application does not so state,
it is believed that this organization
is the selling corporation of the
United States Steel Trust.
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THAN RSGIVING DAY.
Order -in -Council Fixes Date For
October 201h.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
An order -in -council has been pass-
ed fixing Monday, October 20, as
Thanksgiving Day.
STONIS OFFICES ')OW 105
The Total 'Number of Persons Employed in the
Department is 3,250
A, despatch frosts Ottawa. says : Ly and liberal additions have been
The number of Ctoms offi,ces 0"W .
made to the ,staff, the revenue has
usr1., ,
increased by per con tont
oPen in Canada is 705, as eomperecl $19,000,000 to $115,000,000, and the
with 661 tw'o years tigo, Thus in 13roportionate test of eoIlectisig the
forty or fifty places the public have
the 'opportunity of transacting their
Custer:so business in their own
home town instead of having to go
revenue has fallen greatly. In
1908-8 4.15 per eent. of the Customs
revenue oolleeted mots absorbed in
the cost of ,colleetien, • In 1909-10 it
had fella). te 3.32 per eesit,, end ie
Siena]. Moll, and all decided to file
elaime on what may o a nesv Men -
dike. They left Monday tight,
their destination being somewhere
north of the (Ad of steel on the
MacLeod River,
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