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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-02-08, Page 6e. C` 8fD ELAGS WAVED OVER MINS Funeral of Men Killed In Mutiny at VIadivostock. WITH MILITARY HONORS. A despatch from Vladivostock sags • The funeral of the 37 men who were killed by machine guns on Jan. 23 near Me cornrnandent's house were held in solemn state on Wednesday. The inter- ments were 'nude with full military honors. The cannon on Tiger 11111 thundered a salute. while choirs, com- posed of soldiers, chanted dirges. Two immense processions. in whice there were Thousands of soldiers, sail- ors, and civilians carrying red flags and sint'inte revolutionary songs, and head- ed by the regimental bands, escorted the budire t•, the cemetery. The services was conducted by both Catholic and Ortho- dox priests, and the coMns were cover- ed with wreathes bearing such inscrip- tions as, "To the eternal memory of the martyrs." and 'To the eternal shame of their assassins." The funeral of Col. Urrmnoff, one of the three officers killed by the mutineers Jan. 23. was held on Thursday. The condition of Commandant -Gen. Selivanoff, who was wounded, is im- proving. The city is quiet. A great popular petition for the par- don of the mutineers who return volun- tarily to their allegiance has been signed. 11 is endorsed by the members of the city administration. This petition will be forwarded by Gen. Mislchenko to the Emperor. in addition to 37 men killed In the demonstration of Jan. 23rd, 400 were. wounded. The tnachine guns were operated by officers. Fighting in the town continued for the following two days between the Cossacks and the revolutionists and mutineers, in which the Cossacks were unable to hold their own. Col. Urcmnofl was shot by the men in his own regiment. Gen. Mode, who succeeded 10 the command, agrees on Jun. 26th to withdraw the Cossacks and release the prisoners. On tan. 27111 the soldiers issued this proclamation - "l:omrades and Citizens: -'Che city is now guarded by our volunteers instead of by the Cossacks, wtio have been re- tie/eel. Let the fighting cease and order prevail." The city then calmed down. MANY BOMBS DISCOVERED. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: The Government Is finding ample juste f;cation for its sever policy against the revolutionists in the constant discover - fee of bombs, bomb factories and depots ill arms and munitions in all paras if the Empire. The Novoe Vremya to -day prints half a column of statistics of last week's captures, showing the seizure of tombs in a score of cities and the dis- coveries of numerous bomb laboratories. explosives, and tilled and unfilled bombs. Though not included In the No- voe Vremya's fist bomb factories have also been discovered here and at Mos- cow.. To curb revolutionary outbreaks and enable estate owners to defend their I rnper•ty against further peasant upris- ings the Government is distributing the arms captured on the British steamer John Grafton. sunk in the Gulf of Bo- thnia, Finland. in September last. and rifles and revolvers captured elsewhere la resnonsible applicants, and is also permitting the organization of armed estate guards. which are often composed of veterans and commanded by former non-commissioned officers of the regu- lar army. VESSEL FIRED ON. Unknown Schooner Assailed a German Steamer. A Leith, Scotland, despatch says : The Gerrnan steamer Genuna, which arrived here on Thursday in ballast, reports that she was fired on by the crew of a schooner of unknown nationality In the Cattegat (a large arts of the North Sea) al 9 o'clock on the night of Jan. 27th. Rifle shots were tired at a distance o a ship's length, and the first niate of the. Gemma, wtio was on the bridge, was wounded. The mate says that he could distinctly hear the crew of the schooner shouting. and that he believes the lan- gunge used was Finnish, Swedish or Russian. Altogether half a dozen shells Were fired, after which the schooner sailed to the southward. Tire steatner made no attempt to stop her. The wounded mate received surgical atten- dance here and the bullet was extracted. WRECJiED MEN LEFT HELPLESS. No Rescue Steamers Near When Va- lencia Broke Up. A despatch from Victoria, 13. C., says: Frank F. Bunker, assistant superintend- ent of schools of Seattle, a survivor of the Valencia disaster. who lost his wife and two children. arrived here on Wed- nesday by the steamer Salvor from the wreck, being the last survivor to leave the scene. 1 -le had intended going to i Seattle, but has been subpoenaed to give evidence at a Government enquiry into the wreck to commence Thursday. Ile is extremely anxious to fix the Marne of the fact that when the wreck broke up between 12 and 1 p.m. Wednesday there was no steamer off the scene to pick up those who floated out to sea, and Lineman Logan told hire there were at least fifty persons who drifted sea- ward when the wreck broke up, some of whom 'night have been saved if the steamers had not all left the scene. On Wednesday morning there were three steamers off the wreck, one at (east should have Leen near. DECIDED ON QUEBEC. Important Announcement by Sir Thom- as Shaughnessy. A Montreal despatch says: Sir loonies Shaughnessy, President of the Canadian Pacific Hallway Company, announced on Wednesday that the company had decided to snake Quebec the western ter- minus for their new Atlantic steamers. Empress of Britain and Empress of Ire- land, until such time as the St. Law- rence route between the ancient entitle! and Montreal should be deemed by them safe for vessels of this type. MUCH FREIGHT BURNED. Destructive Fire In the C. P. R. Sheds at Winnipeg. A Winnipeg despatch says: A disas- trous fire broke out In the receiving •had and bonded warehouse in Use C. 1'. P. yards on Wednesday evening, where a vast amount of valuable merchandise, $onsigned mainly M Winnipeg iner- ehants. The section destroyed ens 400 eel long by 60 wide. The contents were Of a highly blamable nature, including Stilts. liquors. severnl carloads of tea. ate.. and burned furiously, defying Bre efforts of the firemen until the fire walls which intersected the building were reached. Resides the building and its sonlents. five empty box cars were al- so burned. The blaze, was caused by n bre wire. SHOT DOWN A CANADIAN. Br. Doreildson, of Brockville, killed by German Moldier. A despatch to the Cental News of London, from (:ape Town publlstted hero says. "Canadians are enraged at an al- leged nutrnge by German soldiers at erwakepnund, Gerinen Seth-we:4 Ai - rem, who are said to have rhot end kill - N. Ile. Anson Donukl,ron, of Brockville, Ontario. According; to the story. Dr. Tkmn,d•e•n was walking peacefully hi IN street when n soldier fired at hint, •rdl while he was wing wounded oh the round other Soldu•is riddled his body with bullets." SHOT AT MANAGER. Attempt 10 Murder Janie% Crewe, at 1 niacke. N., et. A ltnlif:nx ileepateli says )soarer Cream:. mnnnger of the gold mine nt Mount Uniacke, nervely esenptl deattf en Tur..iny morning. 11e wee proceerl- hgt along an isolated mad to the cnesh- er, when n shot was flre.l from hehln.l • tesieiceile 0l rock. Thr bullet miseed Crease, but hilted his dog. Ile war me armed. end 'lid net dare ineestignte. le h leeeevo.l te have been n delibe•rnte alta:.:, t .tt :nueler, ns the owners of the Mine have sti f.'red much persecution from parties unknown. A few monthe *ea thrlr '•e'i'3ier ant Several buil.lines Were dr+teevra by fire. which cos ie- B.rwd fe err ae incendiary urlrtitl_ NEW PROHIBITION , COUNTY. Repeal of Scott Act Cnrrics to Prime. County. P. E. R. A Ilalifex, N. S., despatch says : A vote was taken in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, on Thursday for the re- peal of the Scott Act, so that provincial prohibition might be put in tome. The repeal carried, and prohibition automa- tically becomes law. The CJIy of Char- lottetown was [tread/ under a prohibi- tory law, the only part of the province whore this was so. In i'rince thn vote stood two to one for Scott Act repeal. it Is now the intension to bring on on election for the repeal of the Scott Act in the Counties of Queen's and King's. and when this done, if it carries, which seems certain, the whole island will be under a prohibitory liquor law. K111.121 B1' SON SHE SPANKED. Boy of Seven After Threatening Revenge Shoots Ifie Mother Dead. A despatch from Louisville, Ky., says: Al Rogers on Tuesday night Mrs. John Milton was shot and killed by her Rev - en -year• -old son. She hod spanked the child for nttsbehavieg. The child in anger saki: "1'11 kill you for that. mane me." Going to the next room the boy look 1,1s father's pistol from a table, r'efntel it at his soother and saying, "Now," pulled the trigger. The 45 call- Lre bullet went clear through her heart. ,AOW WAGSTIR F:a1PRF,'.N. kal'erin Astounded at Small Arens Pahl to Toy Makers. A despatch from Berlin saps: The Empress on Tuesday visited the exhibi- tion of home-made work. Fier Majesty expressed amnzennent at the low wages paid to makers of children's domes, seven pfennigs an hour, and fur 110 tin my soldiers, sixpence. The Empress risked: "What sen be done to atop ihis misery?' • ANNI U. PEEWIT It,,tlae,sea. Sinking Fund Plan Eneoernterinl Op position In Japan. A despot 'h tom Tokio says: the sine - Ing fund plan is eneeuntet'ing hot op- position In comtnlltee. The Jiji nstfmnf.•:: THE WORLD'S MARKETS'Calves -- Quotations ore higher at 43,e 1, 7c per 1D. Sheep and Lanita - Sheep are quokd unchanged at 84.`,4) to $4.75 per cwt. for export ewes and 8.3.50 to 54 for bucks and culls. Lambs are steady lo lino, at $6.50 to $7 per cwt. for grain -fed and 25.50 to 56.50 for median gentle. Bog -'s - Selects are quoted at $6.75 per cwt., and lights and fats at 86.50. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CE N nu*3. likes of Cattle Grain. Cheese and Other Dairy Produce al Horne end Abroad. Toronto, Feb. 6.--41 heat -No. 2 On- tario w hite, ?9c; No. 2 red Winter. 7lieec; No. 2 'nixed, 78c; No. 2 goo e, 75c; No. 2 Spring, 75c. Matelots grades n track at like ports: -No. 1 hard, Ste:; No. 1 Northern, 86 to 8634e; No. 2 North- ern, 833(, to 8.4c; No. 3 Northern, 81% to 82c. A11 rail, North Bay freights, 3Nc more. Oats -The market is quiet, with No. 2 quoted at 35% to 36%c outside for local use. Peas -79c outside for No. 2. Barley -No. 2 quoted ut 49 to 49Xe; No. 3 extra, at 46 to 463C,c, and No. 3 at 43 to 433.,, c. Rye -No. 2 quoted outside at Irk. Buckwheat -No. 2 quoted at 5231, to 33c outside. Corn -No. 2 Canadian, 43c, Chatham freights; No. 3 American yellow, 49%e, and No. 3 mixed, 49c, Toronto freight. Flour -Ontario wheat patents for ex- port quoted at $3.15 bid. In buyers' bees outside. Ontario high patents, 14. Toronto, and 90 per cent., Toronto, 53.60. Manitoba patents. $4.30, Toronto freights; second patents, $4.10, and strong bakers', 54. Bran -Ontario bran, in bags, oulslde, 816 to $16.50, and shorts, $16.50 to $17.50 in bags outside. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples -Choice stock, $3 to $3.25 per bbl. arid inferior qualities, $L75 to $2.25. Beans--Hand-ple:kel, $1.75 to $1.84); primus, $L65 to 81.70. Honey -The market is steady at 7 to Se fur strained, and 81.50 to 82 per dozen combs. flops --15 to tee per ib. flay -Car lots of No. 1 timothy are quoted at 58 to 85.50 on track, Toronto. Potatoes -Ontario stock, 65 to 75c per bag, and Delaware, 75 to 80c per bog on Druck. Poultry -Turkeys, fresh killed, 14 to 15c; ducks, 11 to 12c; geese, 10 to llc; chickens, 10 to llc; live chickens, 6 to 8c per lb. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter -Pound alis are quoted at 21 to 22c; large rolls. 19 to 21c; good to choice dairy tubs. 20 10 21c, and inferior at 17 to 18c. Creamery prints sell at 24 to 25c, and solids at 23 to 23%c. Eggs -The market is unchanged, with liberal supplies of new laid, which are quoted at 22 to 23c per dozen; lintel, 15c, and cold storage. 17 to 18e. C:hecse-Large cheese, 13c, and twins at 13%c per !b. 1iOG PRODUCTS. Dressed hogs in car lots are easier et 88.50 to 58.75. Baron, long clear, 10% to llc per lb in case lots; mess pork, 818.50; short cut, 821 to 521.50; harps, light to inedium, 13 to 13%c; do heavy, 12%c; rolls. 11 to 113%; smoulders, 10% to llc; backs, 15% to 16c; breakfast rolls, 14 to 15e. Lard -Tierces, I0%e; lube, 11c; pails 11 ;c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Jan. 31. -Dealers reported a good demand for oats, there being ap- parently considerable enquiry from the East. Prices were quite !inn, No. 4 being 38;.,' to 39c sjore. No. 3 being 39% to 40c, and No. 4 being 40% to 41c. Flour -Manitoba Spring wheat patents. 51.61 to $1.70; strong bakers', $4.20 to 84.30; Winter wheat patents, $4.25 to $4.50; straight rollers. 84 to $4.10 in wood; in bags, 81.90 to $1.95. [tolled nags -$2.10 to $2.25 per bag of ('0 lbs (nominal). Feed -Ontario bran, in bulk. $17 to $18; shorts, in bags, 820 to 820.50; Manitoba bran, in lags, $18; shorts, 819 to $20. Ilay-No. 1. 58.50 to $9 per ton on track; No. 2, $7.50 to $8; clover, $5.50 to 86; clover, mixed, $6 to $6.50. Beans -Choice primes. $1.65 to $1.70 per bushel; hand-picked, $1.80. 1'.'as-- Roiling, in carload lots, 90e to $1.05 per btisbe). Potatoes --1n bags of 90 lbs. 65 to 70e. coney -While clover, in comb, 13 to 14c per lb whore extract, 8 to etc; buekw4teal, bee to 7e. Prove si0ns -Heavy Uanndian short cut pork, 821; light sheet cut, $20; American short eut. 820; American ':ut clear fat backs, $19 to leo; compound lard, 6% to 731e; C:anadian pure lard, Hee to 12c; kettle rendered, 12% to 13c: horns, 12 to 133ec: bacon, 143ye; fresh killed obaltnir dressed hogs, 810 to $10.25; country dressed, $8.75 to $9.50; olive, $7.:5, mfxel lots. Eggs -New laid, 26 to 27c; selects, 23e; No. 1 candled. 17 to lee per dozen. Rutter--Choiecst creamery, 22X to 23e; undergrndes, 21% to 223;c, (1.dry, 20% In 2130. Cheese -Ontario, 13% to 133;c; Quebec. 123- e. Ashes -First pots, $:..?e; seconds, 51.7). UNITED STATUS MARKETS. Milwaukee, Feb. 6. -Wheal. -Nn. 1 Northern. 8-1 to 85c; No. 2 Northern, 81 to 8.",e; May, el%c bid. flyo -No. 1, 68 1n 68S., Barley -No. 2, 51 to 55c; sam- ple,to 54c. Corn -May, 413.c tasked. Dahill', Feb. 6,--Wheat--No. 1 North- ern, 81%e; No. 2 Northern, 79 ee; May, S13„c; July, 84;'/se. Minneapolis, Feb. G. -Wheat eloled:- May. 813;c; July, Fl•',t to 8t;;e; No. 1 har(i. Weeec; No. 1 Northern, 813,c; No. 2 .lo., 80,tte. Flour -Unchanged. (trap in hulk. $14.50 to $14.75. CATTLE MABKeete. Toronto, Feb. 6.--Ti►e rim of cattle nf- ring nt the Western (rattle Market is morning was again only fairly •:Ivy. Export Cattic -- C.heie'e are quoted at .60 to re good to t►relinnt *4 to $1.50, hers nl !11,75 to 84, t•nils al 53.5e0 10 reel vow,: at 82.75 1„ 43.50, Butcher Cattle -- Picked lots. $1.40 In .6r; good to choke. 84.10 to $1.10; fair g:r.'.l 8:3.5+1 to erten; common. $2.50 Ila: enw:•, 41.50 to $3.75; hulls. 51.75 is .?5. react canners $1.73 to $2.50. See:i.erc and Feelers --- Short -keep feeders rut• quoted at feLest to 54, geed feeders nt $1.40 In 13.65, medium at t2.• tee 1 '43.',0, Mills al $2 In *2.75, good run nt 1t2.s0 to ..13.50. rough to e0Inn,•.•n at 12 to '2.70, and buns at 81.-' :.e 1., 1+2.50. MAO, (ices --_ 'l'hc r ge of quotations fe lb that the welted d.'f$ eit will he '0.000,0(,41. Ir GOn. Noche has been in :•1•• a field- ti rnarslinl. and Admiral sint SuL.e- of noxi Ito. chief o1 Ilio Notal stele leis 8i ,been ulnae adinh'nl of Iho thee Viscount Aoki. formerly Minister of it; )'(reign AUuirv. w -he t 1.1 he intern's In first Amlwas.:ndor to the ()Wed States, (o will have for America .l the end of t? \Inset. •11:11. 11I.1'N Anwemer P„i.t !erring 1.n•1 Year i I,'Mra,laa. ►e ('U:.- (hr,pote.li says : The an. 'Int of bounty pak) on iron and sleet for 11,.' DETROIE RIVtrk TUNNEL. Report That Grand Trunk Railway Will Use it for Through 'Traffic. A Deti'uit despatch says : The Free Press says it is the intention of the Grand Trunk to divert all through traffic tee tweet) the east and west by way of De- troit, and that the Detroit A Grand Haven division will be double -tracked to Durund, the junction with the mein line between Chicago and Port Huron, to be completed ted by the time the Michi- gan Central tunnel is finished, when passenger trains between Chicago and the east and the bulk of the through freight trains will be handled via De- troit. The St. Clair tunnel is a single- track tunnel. Even with electrification completed and the elimination of the through tt'aific, the St. Clair tunnel route will Have about all that it can take care of in local point busing, as the business of the road is growing so rapidly. FAMINE I NORTH JAPAN. Awful Conditions- Thousands Saner - Ing From Starvation. A Victoria, B.C., despatch says: Ad. vices from Japan by the Empress of China on Wednesday say that famine conditions in North Japan are becom- ing awful, thousands Buffeting from starvation. Large numbers of deaths have occurred, and many are dying. The Government is organizing relief. and foreign committees are distributing rice in the famine districts. One-third of the population of 2,820,000 in the three stricken provinces are in distress. QUEBEC HAS A SURPLUS. Budget Speech Delivered -81111,118 More Revenue Than Expenditure. A Quebec despatch says: The [Inn. Mr. McCorkill, Treasurer of the province. delivered his budg.'et speech in the Local Legislature on tle'odnesday afternoon. The financial statement for the year showed that notwithstanding an in- creased expenditure, there is a surplus of $49.095.12 for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1905, Instead of $13,541.05, ns published. The ordinary revenue of the year from all sources amounted to the sum of $5,039,001.07. The ordinary ex- penditure amounted to 54,937,820.77, leaving an excess of receipts over ordi- nary expenditure of 8101,118.30. FIRE ON TRANSPORT. Three Dead, Four Missing on Vessel at San F raneisco. A San Francisco despatch says : Fire, broke out late on Wednesday night in the hold of the transport Maude, lying at Folsom Street wharf, and raged for several hours, despite the efforts of the fire department. Fully 20 'nen were overcome, of whoin three ere dead. Four others are missing. 'Third Officer Wallace, one of the dead, was a native of Sydney, N.S.W., and was 25 years of age. STILL INCREASING. Customs Returns for January Show a Bigger Revenue. An Ottawa despatch says: The cus- tom; revenue for January amounted to t;"561.721, an incdease of 1556.872. For Ihe seven months the customs revenue Increased over 52,000,000, IMMIGRATION RETURNS. Arrivals In Ontario Nearly Thirty -live Thonsand, Mosey English. A despatch iron] Toronto says : The following returns were given on Wed- nesday by Mr. Ti►o,nas Southworth, Direr:ter of the Colonization Bureau. to the Minister of Agriculture, and mode public: Irnmiggrnnts to Centimes during 19(6. by natinnnlitles: South African, 10; Aus- tralian 29, Austrian, not otherwise spteitled, 87; Bohemian, 2; Buckowlnian, 97; Croatian and Slovenlier, 26; Gnllicein, 812; Hungarian, not otherwise stated, 61; Slovak, 23; Syrian, 4; Belgian. 30; Brazilian, 1; Dutch, 15; French, 73; tier - man, not otherwise stat'], 150; Alsace- Lorraine. 1; Bavarian, i'rus.slan, Saxon, 8; England, 23,316; Welsh, 233; Scotch, 4.490; Irish, 1,765; West Indira), 16; nmelcan, 4; Omsk, 38; Hebrews, not otherwise stated, tie; Hebrews, Russlan, 1,155; Hebrews, F'„li:,m, 16; 110trr.ws, Austrian, 62; Hebrews, German, 13; Ilnlians, 665; Japanese-. 5; Newfoundland, 6; New Zeeland, fr; Portuguese, 2; 1'ol- fele te?; Persian. 2; flournnnian, 29; itus- sian, including 938 Finns, 1,300; Swir.c, 31; Danish. 8t; Icelandic. 2; Swedish, 320; Norwegians, 355; Turks. 10; Arnie- nianR, 38; Syrians, 23; ,lrrihians, 7; United Slates cilliens, 21; negro, mulat- 10, quadroons, 4; India, 5. Tc.lnI, 34,+53. Summary: English speaking 29,913 Central European t':r2 German 159 Hebrews 1.33? Seandlnovinns 761 Ilallnn 665 Japnnc•se 5 ltutisions, Including 938 Finns 1,130 Brazilian 1 1 The English immigrants to the Do- minion numbered 49,0(10, of whieh 20.913 come to Ontario. -♦ t T/1 BLOW 1'1' 7111: !"l 1loN. BAIILE IN PARIS CHURCH Storm of Protest Against Church Property Inventories. A despatch from Paris says: Ever•y- wthere iii France the equal putting lulu operuhun of ,he clause of the church tine State separutlun bill which provides for the making of intenlur,es of the pro - 1 erty of the churches has aroused o storm of protest. du several provincial parishes Catholics, have guuiered in the churches and pride such su•ong re::i.t- ance that the Government commission- ers were unable to enter. In Paris on Thursday violent sccnol occurs -ed In several churches, notably those of St. !loch and Se Clothilde. An Uwentory of the property of the Church of St. Hoch has not been made, owing le the opposition of the congregation, but the defenders of the latter church succumbed before the energetic assault of an armed force. GOVERNMENT IS UNYIELDING. In the Member of Deputies on Thurs- day afternoon Premier Rnuvier's reply to an interpellatlon on the subject of a Socialist deputy, M. Allard, was given amid great uproar. The Government, however, secured a vote of confidence Ly 384 against 166. after the Premier hail assjreed the Chamber that the Gov- ernment was desirous of using tact and moderation in carrying out the law, but that it was fully determined to perforin its duty. PRIESTS AMONG THE ARRESTED. Scenes of extreme violence were trims - Wring in the meanwhile at the Church et St. Clothilde, near the Chnmber of Deputies. The church had been filled since early morning, the congregetiun including many prominent members of the nobility, Senators and deputies.. Be- fore the Government commissioner np- peered, a police official who attempted to induce the clergy to permit the inven- tory to be taken, received severe mal- teat►nenl, while outside the policemen and mounted municipal guards were compelled to adopt the sternest measures in order to disperse the turbulent crowd. Many arrests were spade, among them being two priests. Many persons, including some policemen, were injured rising the fighting. FIRE ENGINES CALLED IN. Eventually two fire engines were or- dered to take up a position near Che church so as to be able if necessary to drench the crowd, which obstinately is - fused to wove, the women showing the greatest dctenuunaton, opening Lim- bs -elms for their protection and in the meantime chanting psalms. CROWD BELAi3ORED POLICEMAN. M. Lepine, the Prefect of Police, fin- ally ordered tete municipal guards and police to enter the church. Under a shower of breken chairs the olliciee troke down the railings in front of tete entrance, while the crowd rained heavy blows upon prem. Then the firemen burst fe the doors. ane! the police and muni- cipal guards entered the building. One or the principal officers was severely wounded. Inside the church the con- gregation tiad erected barricades whish );ad to be taken by assault, while men acrd women fainted. The energetic measures taken by the police had the effect of almost complete- ly cleating the church. except at the al- tar, where a few of the congregation and some young priests stood defiantly Brandishing sticks. These were allowed to remain. MANY BELLIGERENTS INJURED. The eviction of the remainder of the crowd resulted in the injuring of many persons on both sides. including fifty policemen and guards, and a still higher number of militant Catholics. One hundred and fifty members of the con- R-r•egalion were arrested. During Ih•' struggle sound of the guards had their rifles snatches from there, and they fought with their hands against the people, some of whom were armed with sword slicks. One of the barricades erected before the church was thirty feet high. COMMISSIONER PROCEEDS BEHIND A GUARD. After the popple had been driven out i'refect Lepine, to prevent further inter- ruption of the Inventory. placed n triple rank of guards armed with rifles. around the choir. The commissioner thus was enabled to proceed with hls work. which he had about completed by night. The Prefect of the Department of the Seine has Issued nn order to the clergy Instructing them to give lin the keys cf their churches. and adding that In rase of refusal the commissioners are instructed In enll on the awned forces for assistance. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. Telegraphic Briefs P s From Our Own and Other Countries of Recent Occurrence. CANADA. Calgary has now ten chartered banks. Canaan imported 47,000 Mexican eat - lie last year. Halton County Council will erect a house of refuge In Milton. The Legislature has been summoned tai meet on Thursday, February 15. A copper vein at Cloud Bay, near Port Arthur, has assayed 26 per cent. metal. Lack of snow is causing the lumber- men of the Ottawa valley to pay off their rnen. The National Trust Company has been nppuint d permanent liquidator of the York County Loon Company. Fernie, 13. C., coal miners are atteinpt- !ng to head off a law in the Legislature which will prohibit hunting on Sunday. It is now reported that the C. 1'. 11. and the Allan Line will make Quebec a summer terminus for their steamship lines. The prosecution of the trade conspir- acy charges ngninst several firms of wholesale grocers will begin at Hamil- ton on February 6. Alexander Cummings, under arrest 'n n charge of ntterepted fraud, hes been identified as Nets Lyons, a notorious t.'nitrd States crook. Westinghouse engineers are at San, ata making prelminnry steps for the in- stallation of eleelrical equipment of the St. Clair tunnel. Galt Board of 110193 will apply le the Government fur nssietence in maintain- ing n Swiss ceiltago for incurable con- surnplivcs. Two thousand three hundred and stx homestead entries have been grnnted in the Dominion I.ands office, ik41 Deer, during the past nine months. Port Arthur corporation has mr,de nn agreement with a firm of Boston capi- talists for the erection of a $750.(tM) plant to manufacture steel tubes and 10 employ 250 men. The C. P. R. have deciders to aeoli•.h the More.; depertinent in ttie nesse. and et future le buy direct from encs: hants in \\'Innipeg and other pieces, accord - mit to requirements. flee. Wrn. Blazowskf. priest of the In- dependent Polish Catholic Church tit Winnipeg. was committed for trial on the charge of stealing 5213 from the con- gregational funds. The plans and profiles of tete Touch - wood H.lis end Edmonton rection ct he G. T. P.., 4art miles, are open for nspeclion et Montreal, rind Manager Morse Invites lenders. Tine authorities have decided to let he 1)nuktioburs out of jail et Prince Albeit on their good tebnivlor, end are releasing one every three days arnJ send- ing them home M 1'oridon. 7 he Canadian Pocifie Railway Com- pany are considering the advlsnbthly •.t substituting electricity for weirs air u motive power, and will mala-'' cxperi- mend on some of their miler •• s. A snr.w-.lide occurred at ( (:reek colliery. near Fernie. 11. C.. Lir y ing four Houses eseuple,l tr: A. Berridge, J. Hunt. 1). Merlin end J. Sneddon No one was hurt Lei several narrow !ccnpes arc reg•r•rl•'el. John SleNenl. a Nannitno, IL C., iivery a stutle employ.•. has Just come into a 1 torten. 1 ' the death •-f Ills father, Capt. ce r. Ifecl 11> r Ia.Vea I n au retired British A ---- -- - fat11l feesernl I►� somite ( :art. , ' 111Hr1• toted 1 •i• ', tura St. Hyacinthe. hie., . \ir. 1'. Blanchard, begone. -man .,.• Grand Trmk sell way station here, •- startled some time during \i'.dnes- day night to find a small package con. InIningr severni dynninite cnrtridg;es Ding under the stets in the welting - re om. Suspe, ling something erinng. he made a Iherough search Ihruughout the station and found iw•o more car• tri gees. Evidently ecene miscreants hnd in sieve the blowing -up of the station. The lice are pow making a diligent A counter petition to that of the Lord's Day Alliance is being circulated in Ham- ilton asking 1'arliament not to pass any Sabbath observance laws which would "interfere with the rights or religious freedom" of the citizens. It is reported that \lessee. Elder, Dempster & Cm. propose taking up the West India-Canndinn steamship ser- vice. including Jamaica, with a well- equipped fleet of streamers, to run from Ilalifax end St. John In winter and from Montreal in summer. GREAT BRITAIN. Graeme Ilunter is on trial in Edinbugh charged with obtaining money from emigrnnls to Canada. Mr. J. J. Duveen, sen., hos presented te the British nation Sargent's portrait of Ellen Terry ns Lady Macbeth. British Liberals have now the enmity!. able working majority of eighty over all, while the Conservatives have the small- est number in the history of the House. UNITED STATES. Warrants have been issued for the ar- rest on an Anarchist band of thirty -ono foreigners in i'ennsylvania. Miss Rose Weiler of Constableville, N Y., aged 18. has for over n week lain h. a trance nt the horse of her sister. Crief over the death of a sister which occurred about n month ago, tins broken heir nervous system. Two boy burglars. Joseph Kownlsky and Joseph 1Verbusky, who robbed a store. taking a small sum of money, condy and wine. were flogged in n New fork city court by the Rev. Charles Ga- luska, pastor of the Roman Catholic church of St. Joseph. of that city. GENERAL. Two new States, Oklahoma and Ari- zona. will be admitted into the American Union. Voters in ell peels of Ruesla have manifested a profound dl"lnelinalion re rt gister, owing to the ol'slaeles placed by the Government in the way of an eIe Loral campaign. The exploding of n soda water siphon in the cellnr of a confectionery store 'n Williamsburg, N. Y., killed Joseph Melz- vet and wounded the owner, Wm. Ad - ricks. LARGE citc.nr.s Oi' SE41'1. Canadian Fleet Has Done Well ON Cape ilorn. A despot. ti herrn Victoria, B.C., says : Advices nr'n e'ivtel from the reeling fleet hunting off Cape Horn nn.1 in ihei Ant- arctic say the catches ore larger up le the present than last Season. The schooner Fslith Fl. Bolcom look fve skins up t, Dee. 2nd. when she left the grounds, and arrived in Sandpoint An the 9111, leaving ngnln Dee. 16th Inc a cruise to new grounds torah d by Capt. itolcom in the Anton -tie. Ocean. The linden Powell. Capt. Ilenderson, to ,l Mi0 skins; Realr-ice L. (:rerkum. 455; E. B. Marvin. of Victnrin. 120; And the \lark• land, 22 skins. It was expecte.] Ih e1 large catches would be mode this Frown off (:ripe Horn. NAS .A (:I11IIITABIJ: KING. King (:hristlan Left Only a Small Fortune. A elcsieite'h frim Ciepenhag;en says : 11 is stated that King Christian left only small fortune amounting to prnbably eua than $2.50.(4). The King was ex- edingly charitable and gave large ms o_ money forithe relief of NAVIES OF THE WORLD THE (RECORD OE BI'HJDING POR TM PAST YEAR. Programme of the rowers for Increasing Arnrumonts- Types of Vessels. Great Britain has launched ditrtng year two battleships and four aril cruisers. France has I Iii :bel battleship and a►,e annnr'ed cr Germany Iwo battleships, Ruse battleship, Italy n tattleship armored cnaieer, Japan two ba!tk•s and one arniored critiser, and the United Slates four battleships and one urmorel cruiser, says the London Ex- press. BRITISH VESSELS. The list of vessels completed ane conunissioned by the various powers shows that Great Britain has put live battleships and four armorett cruisers into service; France one annoyed cruiser, Germany two battleships and two armor- ed cruisers, Russia no large vesaaels at all, Italy one amrored cruiser, Japan 10 vcscis at al), and the United States ave battleships. The British battleships are of the King Edward VII. class, and are of the same displacement as the vessels launched; the German battleships are Hessen and Preussen, of 13,000 tons, while the United States battleships art the Rhode island and her sisters, with a dieplacr' ment of rather more than 14.000 tots each. How far then does this progress el the past twelve months affect the relative strength of the powers at sen? The following tables show the hallleships and armored cruisers, smaller craft be- ing more or less negligible quantities: - BATTLESHIPS. Pro - Country. Built. Bldg. jetted. Great Britain 56 6 - France 20 6 $ Russia .... .... 7 5 $ Germany .... .. 18 4 2 Italy .... . -, 14 4 -- Unitas States 5 7 3 Japan ARMORED CRUISERS Great Britain 30 9 1 France 19 5 1 Russia 3 2 - Germany ...... . , 6 1 1 Italy 6 1 8 United Status .... „ 11 9 Japan 8 4 2 PROGRAMMES FOR YEAR, The outlook suggests interested so- Uvity. France's new shipbuilding programme. which is now before the Chamber, com- prises sixteen battleships. three large armored cruisers, and fifteen sittallge armored cruisers, and of these IhrW battleships are to be laid down in 1906. No definite shipbuilding programme has been announced for Russia. but as soon as internal affairs are more settled it is fairly certain that a reconstrucUon of the navy will be undertaken. The German Navy Act of 1910 is still being pushed rapidly forward. and the work of replacing the older ships of the navy will be begun in 1906, when the old Bayern and Sachsen will 1* removal from the active list, and two new vessels Inid down in their stead. A smpplenten- tary bill, to allow for Ihe. construction of six armored cruisers Is before this Reichstag. but in the meantime there 's only one snore of the 1900 programme to be laid down. ITALY'S PLANee Italy Is content for the present to carry on the work she has in hand, which ire• eludes ttie completion of three battle- ships, the launching of one more, the Roma, with the completion of the armor- uI cruiser, San Giorgio and the launch - trig of the San Marco, which is on the slacks at Castellamare. The new United States programme is not yet made public, the thrix; vesaela In the projected cutegory having been authorized by Congress in 1905, but not yet laid down. Japan bus two batUexhlps projected for 1906-ont to be built at (Cure. and the other at Yokosuka, both of 18.000 tons displacement --ani two armored emitters of 14,000 tons each, both to be built et Kure. LEVIATHAN BATTLESHIPS. it will be noted that 18,000 tons le the dlsplacentent of the battleships men- tioned. This burthcn appears to have been tacitly decided upon by pal sea powers as representing110 theprinci- «11- cJent mean of the northern battle/MM. Great Rrllain is building an experi- mental example in the Dreadnought. As slated in the Express, of F'ri'day list, France proposes to lay down throe 18 - ton battleships next year. Germany hat already announced her intenllon to build a class of six vessels of this sante tonnage. 'fhe United States Naval Constn►etlon Board Is about to submit piens to (:on- gut•ss for new type of 18,000 lon battle - elle,. Italy alone of the great naval powers adheres to the smell, mobile type of battleship. it has lately been reported that Ja intends to lay down baltleships of U Ions, varying fourteen 12 -inch guns. Such a leap forward is regarded by ex- perts es highly improbable. IT WAS BLIND. Tee horse, a very hotidcaree animal. lind just changed hands. "1 do meet ser any fault in him," bushel - ed the proud buyer. "No; rend 1 can assure you that he, wilt never 5e.1 ar,y in you," reinnrked the foxy solesman. pocketing the money. It was net mail the horse had war., into a pest on hi+ way out of the ring that the hUycr realized the truth of 11H remark. The horse wits blind. ----♦ A revert comes from Ro''aand of a good strike ret ore In the n1.1 War I::,gle mine. A Spanish aetonairt nsrnnl Duro hes crossed the Pyrenees in n galloon. 211n ascended at Pau. and de Bended at Gnn- dio, In Granada, covering the 560 miles In fourteen hours Some six thousand (;n.en,ment res, ployees had a meeting in Pena and adopted a resolution demanding the.! the Government frame and have passed a DillDerratilas1L servant.