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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-05-24, Page 6. DOUMA PASSES REPLY i0 CLAN Adopted in Same Formas at First Proposed. A despatch from SI Petersburg buys: Silting until long after 2 o'clock on Friday morning, the Lower House of the National i'arlia►nent set its seal op- en its first great work, the adoption of the address til reply to Emperor Nicho- 1as' speech front the throne at the ,Winter ['niece and setting forth the alms and aspirations of Russia's mil- lions. Despite attacks both from the right and Icft, the leaders of the Constitu- tional Dena -se -Mk party held their fol- lowers together to the last, and the ad- dress was adopted substantially in the form In which 11 was proposed by the commission. The amendments adopt-. ed Wednesday and Thursday, affect important details but do not change the, general tenor of the document, which, extreme as it may be in the eyes cf the autocracy, falls far short of the expectations of the Radicals. Time after time, during the long three days' of debate, the extremists, with their un- dying haled of the whole ancient or- der, launched their fiery attacks against the "mildness" of the various paragraphs only to break agninst the firmness of the restraint of the chiefs of the party. \Vhen the discussion had been finished. the deputies, with the exhortations of the country, to speedy action ringing in their ears, ventured no further de- lay, and. though they had been already in session 14 hours, took a recess until 2 o'clock on lteiday morning for the reading and adoption of the final draft M the address, Instead of postponing this formality until the opening cf Friday's session. DOUMA ACHIEVES AMNESTY. As If running a race to see which should be the first to present to Ennper- er Nicholas a demand for amnesty, the Council of the Empire also was in ses- ston well into the early morning hours, discussing its address in reply to the speech from the throne. This docu- ment, which is far simpler and more conservative than that of the Lower House, proposes nn amnesty which does not include those who coupled with po- litical offences, murder or violation of property rights. In other words„ poli- tical assassins, or participants in agrar- ian excesses. The Lover house demand for am- nesty, the kernel and mast pressing goint in its address was uttered at the last moment by the conlnlieeion itself, which, in response to compluints as to the indefiniteness of the expression, "full political amnesty," substituted amnesty for all crimes committed from religious or politicul motives, as well as agrarian offences. Tho commission also accepted a new clause 10 meet the wishes of the discon- tented in the army and navy. nsking the l•:taperer to revise the conditions of ser - vire on the basis of right and justice. Most of the amendments proposed 'n the closing hours of the debate of the wayside only one out of 31 proposed alterations of the agrarian paragraph, for example. being accepted. The dis- cussion of this plank lasted four hours, practically every peasant in tine House taking the rostrum to voice the demands el their constituents for "Land and Lib- e►ly." The paragraph with regard to the rights of the various nationalities was adopted without change, and practical- ly without discussion, though it was expected that the Poles would demand a fuller statement for autonomy. The last feature of the debate was un attempt by Prof. Ko•alevskynn to in- troduce a declaration in favor of peace and pan-Slavism as the guiding prin- ciple of the empire, but an amendment ccminending the Emperor Nicholas for his peace manifestoes, and pledging the Government to cherish the aspirations of the Slavonian peoples outside the em- pire was rejected. GIRL IS AVENGED. A despatch from Tarnboff says: Se- hunoff, a police officer who participated in the brutal maltreatment of Maria Spirinodnovo, was shot and killed on the streets here on Thursday by an un- known person. The avengers of the young revolutionist recently meted out the Satre fate at Borissogliebsk lo Ab- ramoff, the Cossaek officer who boast- ed of his cruelty to her while she'was in prison. DIED AT THE ORGAN. After The Preacher Had Told Story of the Disaster. A despatch from Philadelphia says : During a memorial service for the vic- tims of the San Francisco earthquake, held In the influential Fifteenth Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, Miss Ber- tha Gerson, the organist, tell forward, dead, with her face resting on the organ keys. The Rev. Mr. Cross arose and be- gan to describe the earthquake and the fire. He dwelt upon the unexpectedness with which death had come In Sun Francisco. Thomas Alexander, the fiancee of the organist, saw the color gradually leave her cheeks as the minis - ler proceeded. When the sermon ended Miss Gerson slowly turned to the organ for a farewell hymn. Fainter and fainter grew the music from the loft, and the congregation, turning, mystified, saw Miss Gerson fall forwent. Mr. Alexander rushed to her aid, crying, "Gel help qulrk " but when he saw that she was dead he collapsed. The Rev. Mr. Cross, his voice quivering with grief, reascended the pulpit and offered 8 prayer, the entire congregation kneel - pig. The girls death was due to heart disease. JOHN ARCETTI: KILLED. Another Explosion oI Dynamite at Parr)wood. A despatch from Kenora says: Ano- ther fatal dynamite explosion occurred at I'nrrywood, about forty miles east e 1 here, whereby one roan is deed and two more injured. About 8 o'clock on Wed- nesday morning Frank Vides, foreman at Vldcn & Parson's construction camp, and his assistants, Charles Beerg and John Arcetle, were taking powder out of an old hole that refused fire the previous night, when the explosion occurred. Viden's face Is badly injured, but the doctors think they ran save his sight. Charles Beers Is only slightly hurt, but Arcelte died In the afternoon soon after bringing him to the hospital. FIX HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS. San Francisco Committee Derides on Certain Limitations. A San Francisco despatch says: At n meeting of the Council on Building Laws with the various sub -committees. on \\'ednesdny. It was definitely decided to recommend that on streets 100 feet wide or over that the height of buildings W- ing thereon shell be unlimited. On :erects 80 feet wide or over the height of buildings shall be limited to 200 feet. and on streets less than s0 feet wide the height of buildings may he one and cite -half times the width of the street upon which the buildings face. MOM eN TO BE IleNGGD. Sentenced at tldr''a for Firing at a Po - !Iceman. An Odessa. Russia. despatch says: .\ et urtnonrtinl on \Vednesdny sentenced to death by hanging. a woman who flied on a policeman. 1011 did not injure him, during a do►niliary search. VACANT 1101'GFa 1V Ft►1\R1'RGH. More Than Lo.I Year Brcau'c of the En►igralien. A .It patch from Loniten say.: (M- rentevl property Is said to be greater in tbnhurgh than la+l year beeatise of the rgc numbers emigrating to Canada. $100.000,000 TO REBUILD CiTY. Huge Mortgage Corporation Formed In New York. A despatch from New York says: 1t was determined on Tuesday that 8100,- 000,000 shall be the capitalization of the new mortgage loan corporation which is to be organized here to advance money for the rebuilding of San Francisco. The promoters of the enterprise at first argued that 810,000,000 capitalization would provide an ample vehicle for handling hundreds of millions of invest- ments, but it was found that San Fran- cisco favored a much larger capitaliza- tion than the 810,000,000 at first pro- posed, thus giving opportunity fur in- vestment by the Pacific Coast interests. Plans for the perfecting of the huge cor- poration have been adopted, and it is now expected that all the preliminaries will be completed this week, and the work of advancing 8100,000.000 or more for the reconstruction of the destroyed city will begin within thirty days. JAI'tNEsE IN el eNCI(I Mt. Not to Faacuale Before Assured Rus- sians %Vitt Leave. A despatch from Tokio says : The i'remier, Marquis Safonji, has returned here from his tour of inspection in Man- churia. 1l Is expected that his report will suggest a solution of the deadlock between the military and civil authori- ties over the best means of settling the Manchurian difficulties. The Japanese and Hussinns in Manchuria are closely watching each other's movements. The Japanese apparently will not evacuate that territory before they ere assured that the Russians will get out in accord- ance with the stipulations of the Ports- mouth Treaty. 'CM OUT FOR 111'1111f.. A Faint Cry \\rams Friends That She Still Cites. A despatch from Middlehro', \lass„ says : %elide the body of Mrs. Bertha Haskins. wife of John A. Haskins, who was believed to have died late on Wed- nesday afternoon, was being prepared for burin) next day she suddenly re- vived and uttered a . faint cry. The funeral nrrnngernenls were called off, and Mrs. Haskins may yet recover. The woman. who has pneumonia. is living with the family,of William N, •,- en Oak Street. Dining her dine -- attended by Dr. T. S. Node, eel \Iain Street. He and the aur eh -. r. Cleverly. were greatly su•pr,- .1 w to as the woman thought dead was found to he alive. Her breathing hail ceased. It was said. and there was no perceptible aclinn of the heart. R0V \I.TI' %T (:1 111111 \i.1.. CU) of London Lnlrrl:iins Peine.' an.1 Princess of Male.. A London despal, . . The Lnrd \b icor mei eerie aleei „n 'Phut -day afternoon entertained the Prince and 1'i incest of \\'rtes at the Guildhall apd pre'sente'd them with a eangrntiilntnry address in cornunen►or`tion of (heir he dinn tour. The reception was preeevled by the usual procession through deenrn• led streete. About eight hundred per - cons sal dawn to the luncheon at the r:uildhall, Ineludleg the German burgo- aldalcrs who ere now whiting the city. fhey were the only foreigners present. THE WORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS FROM TUE LEADING VINE CENT IFS. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS DAPPLNINGS FROM ALL OVER TUB `ILOYE. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Telegraphs- Briefs From Our Own and Other Dairy Produce at Home Other Countries of Recent and Abroad. Occurrence. Toronto, May 22. - Flour -Ontario CANADA, wheal patents are quoted at 83.10 bid 111 buyers' sacks outside for export. work on the new gystri plant at Manitoba first patents are quoted at land has been started. 81.10 to 84.50, Toronto, and strong Stratford horse Show will be held on bakers' at Si to $4.10, Toronto. Bran is August lith and 9th. firm, being quoted at $16.50 to 817 out- \ altar picture postcards are to be side in bulk; shorts, 819 outside. debarred from the Inuits. \\'heat -No. 2 Ontario white, No. 2 red Winter, and No. 2 mixed were each The new C.P.H. steamer Empress ct 81c bid at outside points, but none Britain arrived at Quebec on Saturday offered. No. 1 Northern, Manitoba, night. offered at 85c Point Edward, and No. 2 Mrs. Alexis Carriere, the oldest know_ Northern at 82%c Point Edward, with resident in the west, is dead at St. 82c bid. Laurent, Man., aged 1(3. Peas -No. 2 offered 4t 83c outside, The old Mohawk church near Deser- with 82c bid. onto was struck by lightning and bora Ouls-No. 2 white offered at 38e out- err on Sunday. side, without bids. The Provincial Government has sold COUNTRY PRODUCE. the Dryden onefarm in gho \Vabi- Apples-Choice stock, 81 to 84.25 per goon distrdeictplfore81r,000. barrel, and inferior qualities, $3 to Saskatchewan will have acommis- 83.25sioner of railways who will bea virtually Mea.ns-Hand-picked selling at 81.80 a Minister without portfolio. to 81.85, and primes at 81.70 to $1.75. The Robitaille timber limits in Bona - Honey -Strained honey quoted at s' Venture, Quebec, have been sold to an to 9c per lb, and eoliths, 81.75 to $&per American syndicate for $600,000. dozen Temiskailting Railway net earnings . Ilops-14 to 17c per lb. for the quarter ending March 31 were Hay -Car lots of No. 1 timothy are $38,361. quoted at $9.50 to 810 on track Toronto, An attempt to run Sunday cars be- ard No. 2 at $7 to 87.50. ween Pott Arthur and Fort \\ illiani was Straw -85.50 to $G per inn. ` stepped by the Fort William authorities. Potatoes -Ontario stock, 75'10 85c per Moose .Jaw capitalists are organizing bag, and Eastern, 85 to 90c per bag on a brewing company, capitalized at 8100,- track. 000, that will employ seventy-five men. Poultry -Turkeys, fresh Millett. 1.1 to Alumni of Knox College, Toronto, at cher chickens, Inst years, 14 to IGe; live a meeting voted in favor of the removal chickens, 9 to lOc per Ib. of the college to a new site near the THE DAIRY MARKETS. University of Toronto. Wabash express No. 13 struck a bug - Butler -Pound rolls are quoted at to gy containing Mrs. Geddy, her young to 19c; large rolls, 15 to 17c; good to son and daughter, al Courtland, on Sal - choice dairy tubs. 15 to 17c, and inferior urday instantly killing the two former. at 14 to 15c. Creamery prints sell at An inmate of the Lazaretto at Tre- at to 21c, and solids at 1834 to 19c. cadie, New Brunswick, has been dis- Eggs-The market is firm, with offer- charged as cured after being a member Ings only moderate. Sales at 16% to of a leper colony for eighteen years. 17c per dozen in case lots. Splits, 13 to The contract for a new flour mill cost - 13%c. ing a quarter of a million dollars has Cheese -'the market is quiet, with been awarded at Kenora, and building prices unchanged. New are quoted at began Immediately. 11% to 12c per T. Hamilton has begun a crusade against HOG PRODUCTS. the mosquito nuisance. Crude oil will Dressed hogs In car lots ere nominal. be used on the stagnant pools in which Bacon. long clear, 12 to 123;c per lb 'n they breed. case lots; mess pork, 821 to 821.50;. short The Saskatchewan Legislature on cut, $23. Wednesday extended an invitation to the Hasps -light to medium, 14% to 15c; King and Queen to visit the province do, heavy, 14e; rolls, 12 to 12%c; 'shout- should they consent to come to Canada. dors, 11%%c; backs, 153% to 16c; breakfast 'Iwo boys fishing near Alexandra, en bacon. 15c. Saturday, found a human body in a Lard -Tierces, 11%c; tubs, 11%c; pails, sack d in t death water. the hrtaken Appplacearances indii- 12c. months ago. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. At Woodstock, on Friday, Auctioneer Montreal, May 22. -There was a fairly John Kenward of East Oxford was found active demand for Manitoba wheat from guilty on three charges of forgery, and over the cable (bis morning, and offers was sentenced to three years and six showed some improvement, but business months in Kingston PendtenUary. is still about a cent a bushel out of line. Hon. Jaynes Dunsmulr has been are The market for oats was fairly active, pointed Lieutenant -Governor of British and prices ranged from 39'% to 40c In Columbia, and Sir Daniel McMillan was store for No. 4, 40% to 41c for No. 3, appointed for a second term in Mani - and 41'% to 42c for No. 2. Flour -Mani- toba. toba Spring patents, 84.50 to 84.60; Premier Rutherford, of Alberta, de - strong bakers', Si to 81.10; Winter livered the first provincial budget on wheat patents, 84.20 to 84.40; straight Wednesday. The total appropriations rollers, $3.90 to $4.10; do, In tags, $1.85 amount to 81,968,081, of which halt a to $1.95; extras, $I.40 to $1.50. reed._ million is for bridges and trails. The Manitoba bran 1n bags, $18 to 819; premier estimates a surplus of a quarter shorts, 820 to 321 per ton; Ontario bran of a million at the end of the fiscal year. in bags, 819.50 to 820; shorts. $20.50 to GREAT BRITAIN. 821; milled mouillie, 821 to 825 per ton, and straight grain. 828 to $29. Provi- Hamar Greenwood, M.P., will preside cions -Barrels heavy Canadlan short at the Colonial Society's London dinner, cut pork, $23; light short cut, 821.50; May 24, barrels clear fat backs, 822.50; coin- British imports Increased during April pound lard. 7% to 8c; Canadian pure 818,857,000; exports, 814.469,000. lard. 11% to 12c; kettle rendered, 12% Trials of the C.P.A. steamer Empress to 13c; harps, 133, to 15c: breakfast ha- of Ireland will lake place in a fortnight. con, 17 to 18c; Windsor bacon., 1534 to UViTED STATES. 16c: fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, 810.25: alive. $7.50 to 87.75 per 100 tbs. James E. Burke, a blacksmith, will Eggs -New laid. 153 to 16340 per dozen. probably be the Democratic candidate Butter -Choicest creamery, 20 to 2034c. for Governor of Vermont. Cheese -Colored, 10% to 11%c; white, J. L. Yarnell, aged 80. murdered his 113. to 11%c. • Wife, aged 72. Mtn killed himself on UNITED STATES51 MARKETS. Friday at T'hiladtllpt ta. In a rear -end collision on Friday on May. 82c; July, 22. 22. - OSII,7le; the Norfolk & Western Railroad four men were kilter!. Minneapolis. May 22. -Wheal -May, The celebrated Ferris wheel was 81%e: July, 81% to 81%e; September, stroyed by dynamite at St. Louis, 78'; to 79c; No. 1 hard. 81%e; No. 1 gnturdny. Northern. 83%,8; No. 2 do., 81%c. At inililon dollar fund has been started Milwaukee. Mav 22--Wheel-N0- 1 to rebuild the Methodist churches in Northern. 85 to 3Gc; No. 2 do., 81% to San Francisco. 84'/,8: July. 81%c asked. itye-No. 1, Resides stopping the sale of soda 61% to Ole. Burley -No. 2, 55c; sample, water, cigars, ice cream, etc., on Sun - 40 10 51 %c. Corn -No. 3, cash, 49 to day, Mayor Reed of Portsmouth, \'ir- Slk; July. 47 t0 4734c. ginia, will 1101 allow railway clerks to 1.i\'E S'rOCK MARKET. work on that day. Jacob Luckstone, chief clerk of Iho Toronto, May 22. -There was IitSe registry department at the New York improvement in trade at the City Cattle general postoffice, attempted suicide Merkel this morning. here. after being questioned about lite Export Cattle -Choice. 81.110 to 85.10; loss of 82,000 from the malls. medium to good 81.10 to 84.75; bulls, Elizabeth Gates. 111 years. the oldest e3.50 to 84; Cows, 82.75 to 84.25. person in Georgia. died at Brunswick Hatcher Cattle -Picked lots, 81.60 to on Tuesday. She had been married three ki.8o; good to choice. $4.10 to 31.60; fair limes and leaves four children. 23 1) good. 83.75 to 84; common. $2.50 In grandchildren, end 19reat-grand t3 >f•:: cows. $:t to $1; bulls, 83.25 to $4; children. canners. 81.50 to $2. Tho brokerage firer of Harrison, sny- Stockere and Feeders -Short -keep feel- der & Co.. of Philadelphia, announced ,•i•. $1.75 to Rt.`u'; heavy feeders. 81.40 that defalcation amounting In at )east 1 :ii.`.tt: medium' 82.50 lo 8:3.50; bull. 8100.000 had been comntilled by Edwin ez I.) S!.75; good stockers run at a3... Greenfield. n confidential clerk. The firma have flied a petition in bankruptey. Twenly-One students nt Huller Coi. lege. of Indiannpolls. 111(1., were 511 - pended nn Tmeselay. They went In the home of Prof. ti. B. Moore. threw sever- al hurkets of water on hire and hurled n brick through the window. The stu- dents objectee) In certain new rules laid down by aha professor. \Villinnt Ccx and ids son-in-law, \\'illian rnruey• of Smithfield. Ohio, quarrelled on Wednesday over the pos. session of two cats. As Corney was leaving the yaril Cox seized a shnlgun end shot him deed. He then turned the wenpnn on himself end flied the second lead Into his breast. dying almost in- e':,ntly. GENEi1.\I.. A meeting of Ruselan members .1 Porlinmenl was disper' cif on the order of the SI. Petersburg Chief of Police. Germany has interested itself in vnI- unele coal concessions on the Island of Lent. The probnhle object is to estab- lish a natal base. \\'eI- de- on !o R1, light al 83.25 to 83.70; ro,igh ecmn)nn. 82 to 82.75 and bulls at $1.75 to 82.50. elilct' (:, ws-430 to 860 each. Cafes --:3 ec to Ge per pound. Sheep and Lambs -Export ewes • re neoteed nt R:5 le $5.25; bucks, $3.:01 to 81; culls. 83.:50 to R1. Grain -fed )ear- ing lame? are quilted here al $7 to Z7.. oe end harnyarls at 84.50 lo 85.50; -, ring lambs. $3 to *6.50 Kieft. II 'I t..' market is (pulite! un - .i .,t $7 per cwt. for seine and for lights and fats. Rh; %Oil: FOR PiROHHIBITION. kiulil s (: is. P.I:.L. (:ars Lei; Fur to 203 .%gains!. A ,1,..1,e1. 11 (rem (:hnri.,11,•law"r1. P.E.I.. full velum,- of the prohibi• lion i•l.'hieettt' .'I.'4 lion' ill Kings county were derinred on Thar -Buy. For ptio- bibition 1,547. against 2011. DOMINION PARLIAMENT NOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Old TUE OTTAWA MOUSE. FOREIGN -MADE BUOYS. Mr. Foster was Informed by Mr. Bro- deur that 227 foreign -made buoys had teen purchased by the GMT 'tit be- tween July 1, 1904, and March 30, 11)06, fur use in Canadian waters. SALE 01.TIMBER. Ittr. Bennett learned from bar. Oliver Hat the limber on the Whitefish Lake Indian reserve, near Sudbury, had been sold by the Indian Department during the past year. The sale had been by tender, after advertisement in the press. IMMIGRATION MIA'I'1'ERS. Mr. Smith (Nanaimo) was told by Mr. Oliver that since 1896 standing in- structions had been in force in the Immigration Department to encourage mine but agrlcul'ui•al classes or do- mestic servants to emigrate to Canada. Subsequently, when the irnmigralion tonus was increased to 85, the class was enlarged to include miners. navvies, etc., who intended to go in for farm- ing in Canada. THE ROSS RIFLE. Col. Hughes was given some details cf the report by the commission which examined the Ross rifle before it was adopted by the Government. The gist el the inforntution was that the rifle w as a heater one generally than the Lee-Enfleld, and that a few defects discovered could be easily corrected. PLACER MINES IN THE YUKON. Mr. Oliver's bill respecting placer mining M. the Yukon was given a sec- ond reading, and considered in coih- mittee, Mr. Thompson (Yukon) explained that the bill was the outcome of the work of the commission, which had examined the whole subject in the Yukon. The principle of the bill was Agreed to practically by everybody in the. Yukon. Mr. Oliver explained that the object was to crystalize the revel/Mons which had been found to be acceptable, and give them the stability of an Act or Parliament. The present regula- tions were unsatisfactory, because they were not of a permanent nature. Most of the clauses of the bill were curried and a few were allowed to stand. 1,200 TONS OF FLOWERS. Lavish Outlay for King Alfonso's Wed- ding. A Madrid despatch says: King Alfon- ro, who was twenty years old on May 17, is engrossed with the preparations for his wedding. Among the lavish out- lays, that for flowers is noteworthy. Florists from Orotava, Canary islands, t:uve been summoned by telegraph to lay a floral carpet on the streets of the capital for the wedding procession. Twelve hundred tons of flowers have teen ordered to decorate the Plaza de Toros alone. The floral product of Se- ville, Murcia, Granada, Valencia, and Aranjuez, from May 30 to June 6, has Leen ordered to be sent to Madrid. The cost has been largely subscribed by the public. Alfonso's wedding gift In Princess Ena will consist of jewels valued at half a million dollars. 'They will comprise a golden crown studded with diamonds, n diadem, a diamond necklace, a pearl necklace, a gold bracelet studded with diamonds, brooches end enrrings. The gems were taken from old pieces cf jewelry in possession t►f the sovereign and reset in newer fashion. The crown Is a magnificent piece of art work. One of the pendants is composed of enorm- ous pearls. which the King selected horn hundreds submitted to him. Prin- cess Ena will give the br•idegrnon a splendid sword, with n jeweled hill. The scabbard is sumptuously decorated with allegorical devices. It is estimated that several Ihousend R th American and Cuban visitors will be in Madrid at the time of the wedding. Many are already here. GENERAL ItIStN(: FEARED. Itasu/os Openly 1sunpathize With Re- bellious Zulus. A London despatch says: The English correspondents in South Africa concur In slating; that there is danger of a general flure-up among the natives. A majority of them are simpily watching the turn of events. If the Natal force. which is now opereling against the re- bellious chief, Banlhnaln, is not spced- Ily successful, extensiee trouble is al- most inevitable. Tile Itasutos, one of Me most warlike of the tribes. strongly sympathize with the Zulus, who show :5n increasing disposition to side with hmnbnnta. The Swazis are also rest - h ss. neat are holding great meetings nightly. IN THE ARCTIC (:IR(:I.E. Superintendent of Foreelr) (fill Make mi Arduous Trip. A despatch from (Moon says : Mr. E. Stewart, Superintendent of Forestry, has left on a trip of inspection to the Arctic circle. From Edmonton he will proceed to :Uhattnskn Landing. thence down the Mackenzie River to Fort Mac- pherson. Froin the latter point he will cross over by the head waters of lite Porcupine In the Yukon, and will rench Vancouver In time to nticnd the meet- ings of the Canadian Forestry As.socia- lion there in September. ANOTHER BIG NUGGET. Was Found nn Ilothechild Properly, South of (.irour Lake. A despatch from Cobalt snys : A hug - gel, the second largest yet found in the camp. Is reported to have been discover- ed on the IInlhichUd pr•Operly south of Giroux Lake. This claim adjoins the celebrated Nugget ('mil. en interest in which was recently sold to American cnpitilisls. A party of four men left on Thursday morning for Fox Itnpide to search for Lite Mtdiee of Beltiele end his rompnni0n. lately dnnw•ned wteile at- tempting to pole a canoe ngnlnst the turrenl. RESCUE SEEN BY MIRAGE REMARKABLE PHENOMENON IN MID - ATLANTIC. The Crcw of a German Sailing Ship Witness a `!range Sight. A ghostly mirage of a rescue at sea which was happening scores of miles away was seen in raid -Atlantic by the crew of the German sailing ship Sachren. which has just arrived in New York after a long voyage from Iltogo, Japan. Not only were the smallest details of the rescue plainly outlined in the heavens, although the rescuing ship was invisible on the horizon, but a verification of the phenomenon was had the next morning when the craft shown in the mirage went sailing by the Sachren. The mirage was seen In the Atlantic 3 degrees south of the equator an hour before sunset. The boatswain, who happened to be nn the look -out, sudden- ly noticed reflected in the sky as in a mirror a four -masted barque, close- hauled on the starboard tack and headed soul h -east. She had painted ports and a cloud el canvas set, and the crew of the Sachren aver that they saw even the white water which broke about her bow. The eleva- tion of the mirage was about 10 degrees. MYSTERY EXPLAINED. Suddenly the black sides of the un- known barque turned a brilliant red, and assumed an enormous size. Each mast seemed as big as a Cunarder's funnel, and her royal yards appeared as round as barrels. Three men were to be seen on the weather quarter of the mizzen top -sail - yard. Suddenly one was seen to drop from the yard and strike the water with n splash. Presently the spars were alive with men, and it could be seen that they were taking in canvas. As clearly as though the unknown ship were but a mile away, the men on the Sachren could see half a dozen men at the davits. Then the longboat was observed floating alongside. Men entered the boat, which pulled away a considerable distance and stop- ped. The man in her bow then reached over the side, clutched something in the water, and pulled it on board. The boat then returned to the barque, and was hoisted on board. Ten minutes later the rigging again was full of human beings setting sail. The mystery was not explained until the following morning, when n strange vessel carte within view, which was soon recognized as the barque seen In the mirage. She showed an English en- sign, and also hoisted a number, which could not be made out, however, in the morning haze. BARTENDERS' LICENSES. Thirteen Hundred of Them Have Been Issued So Far. A Toronto despatch says : Sorne 1,300 bartenders' licenses have been sentout from the 1.icense Department in .re- sponse to applications from the inspec- tors of a number of cities and towns, by whom they are issued. Of 11►e num- ber mentioned 340 have been requisi- tioned up to date by Chief inspector Purvis of this city. The licenses are in neat pocket -case form, leather bound, and the cost of thus preparing thein is borne by the department. CROWDED WITIi IMMIGRANTS. Hospital Accommodation at Quebec Severely Taxed. A Quebec despatch says : The tem- porary trninigration hospital, located at Savant Park, on the outskirts of this city, is laxed to its utmost limit with immigrants suffering from various phy- sical ailments, including trnhcoma, who have heels detained by the medical ex- aminers connected with the immigra- tion department. No less than 141 for- eigners. who arrived by the steamer elonlrose, were detained after inspec- tion, and now crowd the Government house of detention. in the meantime the work of construction of a new hos- pital, to replace the old one destroyed by fire last fall, has been commenced. IMPROVING Islt17'ISII NAVY. YI Vessels Removed From Fighting Ef- fective and 19 Iteclasscd. A London despnlch says: Tee rapi- dity with which Great Britain is re- moving from the navy all but her real- m • efficient warships writs evidenced I.y a statement presented to Parliament, on Wednesday, showing that no less then 40 battleships and cruisers have been rracti.mlly removed from the list since 1902. The exact flgures are eight brittle - ships. len armored cruisers, and three protected cruisers removed from the flphling effective. while three battle - skips 01)41 16 protected cruisers were re - classed, placing therm on the list of ships of the smallest fighting wane. During the same period the construc- tion of 13 new hnllleships, 18 armored cruisers. and four protected cruisers was commenced. • FRANCE'S LARGGsT CLOCK. The works of a clerk made for the cnthedral of St. Gervais d'Avranches weigh Iwo Inns: there nre five sets of wheels. and the hours are struck on a hell weighing over six tons by n clap- per of 220 pound. For the quarters and the rnrillnn there are 22 ether bells. the weight of the quarter bells ranging from 13 cwt. 10 two tons. There nre four faces to this clock, which Is the largest In France. -♦- DISAPPEARING REDS. No one ever sees a berg In any of Mme. Pattr's private rooms until the evening, when what might be taken to be a handsome wardrobe with a mirror be- comes a bedstead. The housemaids, af- ter making the bed In the morning, touch a spring, which causes the bed to sink down into the frame of the bed- stead, and it is then drawn up so as to gi►c It the appearance of a wardrobe. SPORT IN THE NILE DELTA NOS EI. AND ItI:M IILkABI.E PLAN OP CA\ll' UGN. Parties are Org:ntin•d Throughout lb* Minter to sheet the Wttdluwl. Bordering the coast of Egypt in the broad alluvial delta are several inland lakes, three at least of these being each as large as a good sized English county. In very few parts are they more than six feet deep, the average depth being about four feet. These lakes are till salt to a greater or less degree, but abound in fish of various species and afle+'eT' plenteous keep for the vast tloct s al wildfowl w•hictt visit them in winter. During the autumn months, from September onward, these birds include several varieties of duck, widg teal, also enormous quantities ofgi a black coot as well as a fair number of wild geese. All these congregate on the lakes. The natives hold organized par- ties throughout the winter to shoot these wildfowl. Each party is called a "sed." The plan of campaign at a sed is most novel and remarkable, says P. 11. Lamb. in the London Field, and it is in the number of guns more than the Bunn to- tal of the bag that the record consists. On the given nit:ening at sunrise some twenty natives, all armed with guns, breech or muzzle loaders, meet at some prearranged place on the bank of the lake. The small party of Europeans, of which 1 have more than once been a member, turn up in small punts, each capable of accommodating two guns. Each punt is ABLY PILOTED BY A FELLAIi, who pushes from behind as he wades. along in the water. There are usually a few natives out in similar craft, but these they navigated by means of thin bamboo rods, which they work, one in each hand. When all are ready this huge regi- ment spreads out in the form of a long chain across an orm of the lake. There is no attempt to keep at regular spaced distances of, say, fifty yards, for if this were done the guns would often sweep a stretch of nearly six miles. This, however, is quite unnecessary, for every man has, as a rule, as much shoot- ing as he can well manage when the guns are much more concentrated. The awful army covers a width of about two miles long, and the drive is usally about three miles long. occupying some four hours. During this tirne firing is practically continuous. The natives do not mind the wader in the least, but wade along quite com- fortably for hours together, in water varying in depth from the knees to the chest. What is more they manage under these conditions to keep their cartridges or powder dry, end those with muzzle loaders seem to experience but little difficulty. Needless to say, these do not fire unless there is every probability of an addition to the bag; but (hose with cartridges are surprisingly lavish with them, and do not hesitate to take very' sporty shots. Here one can see shoot- ing of every class. The drive consists in merely adv nc- Ing in line down the selected arm o he lake. All along in front the surfucu+ of the !eke Is seen - BLACK WITH WILDFOWL. They do not seem to trouble themselves much, but slowly retreat es the line ad- vances. i'resently, however, they begin to realize that they are being enclosed, and then they rise in small detachments. They might now easily escape by mak- ing a circuit over the land, for the bunks are, as a rule, quite unguarded; but this they seldom attempt to do. They seem like the slag end the otter, to rely mainly upon the water for safe- ty -a sorry safeguard, Indeed. Neither do they seem to learn wisdom by exper- ience, for the natives have a shoot 'of the kind twice weekly, and yet when pressed the birds always rise and come straight back over the guns. As soon ns the flight commences an mini bomhnrd- ment follows. Enormous charges inf black novder detonate on every side, and the whole heaven resounds. The nnise of this terrific cannonade can bo heard distinctly at a distance of four utiles through the clear nir. The bar- rels of one's gun soon become uncom- fortnbly hot. The whole atmosphere stinks of powder. Birds are seen drop- ping In all directions, while spent shot rattles on :.5e water around one. phenomenal, the bag also is not inmate the number of guns is quite sidcrnle, amounting, as it usut ely does, to between 2.000 and 3,000 birds all told. The coot as well as the ducks afford very gond eating, and those which the waives do not 'require for their awn use they can readily sell nt from 3d. to 4d. each. -----4-...--.. RECIPE FOR A VOLCANO. Englishman Tells Ilov to have One In Back Yard. A writer in the London Speclnlor gives n recipe by which a volcano can be produced in any suburban back -gar- den: "Water. peecolnling through the crust," he snys, "and sinking In the 1 eatcd depths et which it is rnlsed above Its critical temperature - about 77e degrees Futile -becomes an exceed- ingly powerful explosive es soon as an cullet for Its powers Is alscovered. "If n shaft could be dug suflicienlly deep to reach the subterranean fir.'tellelle- end a river turned Into it, we shmtld I.nve nlli the conditions necessary 10 start a very flne volcano anywhere in the British Mrs. "Fortunnlely no deviee has yet been• invented for tunnelling to the necessary depth. though something might he done lr! baring down n mile or so rind then e� ploding fifty tans of dynamite, end repealing the process until nature to.nk It over. _...._4. (MA)E° FOWLS. in Mexico a gold -mine has just been sold for 8150,000, for the discosery nt which chickens are entitled to full cre- dit. A few months ago the value of the property was unsuspected. but one day the employes of Albert Pelee, a mer- chant, of Tapalpa, found grains of gold in the crops of his fowls. and imme- diately took steps to acquire the Ian& where the birds roamed.