HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-07-05, Page 6THE WORLD'S MARKETS'
SORTS FROM TOB LEADING
THAI B CEN FRES.
Pikes et CaIlk, Grain, Cheese Slid
Other Dairy Produce at I:ome
and Abroad.
Toronto, July 3. — Flour — Ontario
*heat patents ore quoted at $3.20 in
buyers' Sacks, °Weide, for export. Marri-
/oba first patents, *1.40 to 11.&'; deCw;
patents, $1,10 and strung bakers', 14.
Toronto.
131 an — The market is steady, at $15.-
t') to $16 in bulk outside. Shorts urs
quoted at $1x,50 to $19 outside.
Wheat — No. 2 white quoted outside
a:
132e; mixed and reel about the same.
No. 1 Northern Manitoba, sold ut 87%;c
lake ports. No. 2 Northern (tueted at 65
to 853Sc lake ports.
Corn n -- No. 2 American yellow is
quoted at 51%c to arrive, Toronto.
Oats --- No. 2 while notuinal at 41 to
41%e to arrive, Toroto, and ut 38eec
outside.
Peas — Scarce, and prices purely
nerninal around 82c outside.
Nye ---No. 2 quoted at 60c outside.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Beans—Iland-piched selling at 11.75 to
11.24), and primes at $1.50 to $1.60.
Iloney—Strained honey quoted at 3%
to 9e per 5, and combs at 11.50 to t2
per dozen.
Hops -14e to 17c per Tb.
tiny—Car lots of No. 1 timothy are
quoted at $9.50 to $10 on track, To-
ronto; No. 2 at $7 to P.
Straw—$0 per ton.
Potatoes --Ontario stock In small lots
from store, 11 to 11.10 per hag; East
Delawares, 11.25.
Poultry—Turkeys. fresh killed, 12 to
14e; chickens, 12 to 13c; hens, 9 to 12e;
2Tpring chickens, 17 to 18c per 1b.
THE DAiRY MARKETS.
Butter—Pound rolls are quoted at t6
l0 18c; large rolls, 15 to 17e, and in-
ferior at 14 to 15c; luhs, 14 to 1Gc. ('ream -
fry prints --sell at 20 to 21c, and solids
et 19 to 20c.
Eggs -18e per dozen.
Cheese --New are quoted at 12 to 12%c,
the latter for tonna.
1-1OG PRODUCTS.
Cured meats in good demand, with
prices generally firm. They are quoted
follows:—Bacon, long clear, 12 to
Mc per Tb. in case lots; mess pork, 821
kr $21.50; short cut, $23.
Hams—Light to medium, 1411 to 15e;
dt heavy, 14c; rolls. 12 to 12 ;c; shoul-
ders, 11%c; hacks, 17 to 18c; breakfast
bacon, 15 to 1Gc.
Lord—Tierces, 113%; tubs, 11%c; palls
12e.
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, July 3. — Groin — There is
leu irnproveinent in the demand for
Manitoba wheat from over the cable,
and business continues quiet. The mar-
ket for oats was again dull. There is
Mlle or no change in the syndicate,
holders being fairly firm In tnetr views,
and demanding full quotations for the
most part; these are still 42) c store for
No. 4 oats, 43c for No. 3, arid 4337e for
No. 2. 1' lour—A fairly active business
Continues to be done in Spring wheat
grades of flour, and the undertone to
The market remains firm; Manitoba
Sg^ring wheat, $1.64) to $4.70; strong
bakers', $4.10 to $1.21; winter wheat
patents, $4.30 to 31.40; straight rollers,
33.i to $1.10; do, in bags, $1.85 to
$1.90; extras, 31.40 to 31.50. Feed --
There Is fair enquiry for bran for ex-
port account, which might result in
Remy further business; in shorts and
utouilie a fairly active trade is passing;
Manitoba, In bags, 18; shorts, 120 to
121 per ton; Ontario bran, in bags, 117
to $18; shorts, $Y0.50 to $21; milled
emirate, 821 to 825 per ton, and straight
grain. fees to $:9. Provisions—Barrels
heavy Canada snort cut pork, $23; light
short cut, Itel `in; barrels clear flit
backs, 122.50; cienlernlnd lard, 7% to 8c;
Canada pure lard, 111e to 12e: kettle ren-
dered, 121/ to 13e; hartis, 13% to 15c;
1 renkfast. bacon, 17 to 18r•: Windsor
bacon, 16 to 163,,c: free) killed nhattolr
dirssed hogs, 510.50 to $10.75; alive $7.•
13 In $.. per 100 Ito. Eggs --Straight ro-
aelplc, 16 to 16%c; etralght enrolled, 17
173-;c. Butter --Choicest salted cream•
are,. 20.; to 21%e: unsettled, 221.,' to
1"2%c. Cheese---Ontarios, 11'; to 11;bc;
euebecs, 113;c.
UNITED STATES MATIKE1'S.
Milwaukee, July 3. — Wheat - - No.
1 Northern, 87', to 8S c; No. 2 Northern,
Men to 873e;c: September, $3%c nshee1.
Nye --No. 1, 65 to 65Xc. Barley -- No.
1, 56e; sample, 5tc. Corn --No. 2 cnah,
el% to 52%e: Septe iiher•, 521;c Birt.
Duluth, July 3. — Wheat --- No. 1
Northern, S3', -.c; No. 2 do., 833,c; July,
Wee; e; September. 84 L,c; December, Sec.
Minneapolis. July 3. -- \\'Isent — July
• $3% to 83%e; September, 83';e; Decem-
ber. er. 93';r; No. 1 hard. 86'- ': No. 1
Northern. 833re; No. 2 Nortnern.
Flour—First patents, $1.35 to $1.45; dee.
and do.. 34.25 to 31.30; first clears. n3.-
110 to $3.60; seconet do., 32.45 to $2.'►5.
Flan In bulk, $15.25 to 115.50.
A RATTLE FOR LIFE.
IF shermrn in Dories Picked Up and
Taken to SI. John's.
A Ilul:tax, N. S.. despatch mos : Six
members of the crew of the American
fishings schnon r Paragon. who lost
their vessel while 1ietrnng in duties on
the Grand Banns on June 17. were
brought In here by the steamer Solt in,
on \Vedncsday. Eight rnen were blown
out of sight of their teasel by a $stirs'
north-east storm. three of the dories
came together. and the six men decided
their only hope for life teas to get into
One dory. All the food t\ as gelated in the
strongest dory, and the six men then
tt#gen a Tattle for life. For Iwo days
and nlg(his they drifted. cold, wet. and
half-fnntlslie(1, lined within 30 miles of
land, they were picked uo by the
•s hoover Fera at 5 o'( lock in the mem-
fig. A few hours leiter the remaining
two men were picked up, and all were
taken 10 SI. John's,
BIR IASIES ME CTOR'S MONI'MEAT.
Memorial di the Discoverer of the Kkk-
Ing Horse Pass.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERT.
Represetrlattve of German Government
Touring Canada.
A despatch Tram Vancouver says : A Toronto despatch says : Dr. Hucho,
Iligit up in the Bosky Mountains there representative of the Department ut
has just been erected by scientists rind Agriculture of the Ge•rnian (i ver:ruictit,
runnel wren of Canada and the United was at the Parliament Buildings on
States monuments to ttte memory of Wednesday obtaining general infertile -
Sir James Hector and his son of New lien and statistics from the Department,
Zealand. The former is a memaegto of of Agriculture on the funning Industry
the great cervices rendered by Sir Jane's of Ontario. Ile has travelled through -
Hector as scientist of the Pa11iser expo- out the western part of the province,
(1111)71, which discovered the Kicking and intends spending; a year travelling
Horse Pass, through which the Canadian over the best agricultural territory of
Pacific Runway runs. The Kicking Canada. "So far," Dr. Hucho says,
Horse River was named after an incl. "Canada is the best agricultural coun-
dent of this expedition, when Sir try 1 have yet seen, and 1 have travelled
James lleclur was laid low by u kirk over a con-ideruble portion of the
from a horse. So badly injured was he globe." After touring Canada Dr.
that tris Indians thought he was dcad, Buelio %sill go to the United States.
turd were preparing his grave, when Ile indirectly he ,old his reports of Canada
came roiled jut In time to avert being lo the German Government would affect
buried alive. Alnunt Hector, one of they immigration to this country, in induc-
higl►est perks of the itockies, Is named Ing more Germans to settle titre.
after the veteran explorer. The mono- "fifty years ago it was the United States
irl nt to his achievements is under the that attracted Europeans," said the doe -
shadow of that towering hill. tor, "but now it is Canada."
BRITISH SHOE TRADE SAFE.
ANOTHER LOAN ON RAILWAY.
• LONDON WORSE !SAN CHICAGO
The Slaughtering Plants are to • Bad
Condition.
A despatch Irvin London says: Jacob
Meyers, editor of the Butchers' Advo-
cate, of Ncw York, after a fortnight's
Investigution here, declares that the ma-
jority of English elaughlerieg plantsare
in a worse condlliun than those; in New
York and Chicago.
"In the United States," he said On
Wednesday, "the assembling of cattle,
hogs and sheep and their conversion
into beef, pork and mutton take place
1n broad daylight, and anybody Joey
sec the whole show. In England the
private slaughter-he,use and gently pack-
ing places are hidden assay in remote
streets and lanes, where the inspectors
seldom or never go. The cheapest
Meaty, corning from nobody knows
where, are bought in the open market
to be ground up arid preserved in tin,
earthenware and glass, and then sent
by the tens of thousands of packages to
the small shops throughout the coun-
try.
"This part of the industry is of an
utterly wilricat character., with no sup-
ervision, no real knowledge of the sci-
ence of meat preservation, and no sani-
tation except such as individuals may
Expert Who Toured United States Says Canadian Capitalists Will Have a Chance c!`anee to think worth while.
1 am compelled to believe that most
Invasion Need Not be Feared.to Invest, of the outcry in E:nglnnd is melte with
A London despatch says : Mr. Sways- A despatch from Toronto says: The tainted commercial motives. 11 so, the
land, a shoe trade expert, who made a Provincial Treasurer, lion. A. J. Mates instigators are incredibly foolish, for
lour of the United States on behalf f son, is advertising; for a $3,00(1,0(;(1 toile the rneat-pncking business, irrespective
the Norlltrtmplon shoe industry, reports With which to complete the Government of nationality, will be involved in corn•
that English shoemakers need not be railway 04 miles north of New Libkear 1 mon disaster.
frightened by an Invasion of American and to recoup the amount of mon'y "We feel that no impartial man, ac -
shoes. The American makers have no drawn from the treasury since the ex- cuslomed to weighing matters carefully,
pending of the 16,000,000 English los). could confirm the sweeping denuncia-
This latter amount was exhausted last tions which have cnused so much mis-
July and since that time the ,net ley rx- chief. The English trnde will get the
pended on the railroad has been sup- full force of the boomerang before long,
plied by the provincial chest. As the nal then the people on this side will
previous loan cleared off all °torte to have some cnnception of this loss and
lag liateititfes rho new ono witi 1 e ate- suffering needlessly caused America."
plied, after the overdraft on the treasury
Is paid off, to the completion et itee
road. It will be offered for public sub-
scription, at the rate of 3 e per cent. In-
terest, payable half -yearly.
direct advantage over their English
competitors, while they were seriously
handicapped by the fact that the cost of
production in America was 5 per cent.
more than In England. Nevertheless,
Mr. Swaysland says, he found the Amer-
icans far superior in push, sharpness,
and organization, while the operatives
have a whole -hearted belief in the
superiority of their workmanship and
system.
MORE POYF:ltTl' AHEAD.
Ranks of Destitute Will Be Swelled
Next Winter.
A Toronto despatch says : The offi-
cials at tete immigration office at the
Union Station are becoming anxious
about the new system adopted by far-
mers to hire help. Formerly agreement
would be made for six usonths or n year.
but owing to the immigrants fishing as
high as $30 a month, because they hnow
that help is so badly needed, the far-
mers are now offering 11 a day for terms
of three or four months. This will
mean, as the °Mcirtls claim, a heavy in-
flux into the city at the approach of
Winter, and a large increase in the
ranks of the destitute.
FOUR V4ILL BE I1.1NGED.
Eg) ptiatis Sentenced to Death for Kill-
ing Capt. Bull.
A Cairo, Egypt, despatch says : The
trial of the natives concerned in the at-
tack June 13 on the party of five British
officers while the latter tee; a pigeon
shooting at the village of Deiii"1sa\vai,
near Tindall, resulting in the killing of
one of the officers. Captain S. C. Bull.
of the Gth (inniskilling) Dragoons, rind
the serious maltreatment of the others,
has resulted in four natives being sen-
tenced to death, four to penal servitude
far life, and live to receive fifty lashes.
Thirty-one of the accused were acquit-
ted. The executions and the flogging
will occur at Denashawai, Alt the tarn
sentenced to death will be hanged ted•
turns on gallows in the presence of the
villagers.
A MURDERER'S fELIC.S.
Brisk Bidding for Diamond Rings and
Other Effect".
A San F ranci-ce despatch says : The
diamond rings and other per-umal effects
of Milton Ands s' vs, slayer of Bessie
Horilton, at \taunt Cutter, in Colorado,
and wlto, with Nelda Otiytn, luted \\•ur.
Ellis from Australia to Berkeley, where
they attempted to take Ilia life, \sets.
sold in Oakland on Mesita). at p►rletie
auction by the public aclre+dnistr.,trer,
The vrtisi at,les were; those lett by An-
drew.; and the Olivia woman last win-
ter when he killed his companion and
himself to escape the ch,tchee of the
police. The bidding fair the germs was
brisk, anei from these icl.es of a life of
cringe the estate of the note.] criminal
has reaped upwar ile of 31,(etle), 'lite
atone) belonging to the estate is to go
to the w.dow of Andrew-, who lives in
the East.
CUTTING SMALL TIREF:S.
Serious Charge Against a Lumber Firm
1n Quebec.
A Montreal de -patch sai : For seine)
lime reports has e been reaching the
Prot weird Goverllnaent that cutting of
hnrn:sttir,' trees was being prac'I-cd by
at least one large lumber conapnr►y, anti
as a result A. lforen,y, the expert pro.
vine'issl culler of Sherbrooke. has been
commissioned to make an inspection
and report thereon. It is snid that ns
many as 80,000 trees have been cut by
one him. Should t1:is be true and the
charge proved. the company would be
liat►le to a fine of 3 4'5,000, at the rale ,1
13 a tree.
SULPHITE IN S tl
.lnn1) -i. of It:unlsurger Ste;r!., ite►luggr►a
Sausage. Etc.
k de-;aatere from Kansas I :ill sass
F.ARTIIQI':1KVS iN WALES.
Chirnne) s and Manes Were Thrown 10
the Ground.
A despatch from Clod ff. \\'ales. says :
Violent earth shocks were. experienced
throughout South Writes at .1.45 on
Wednesday neon ng. Houses rocked
and ninny of the cheaper ones were
derringer]. Hundreds of chimneys fell,
pictures were *shaken from walls, cell -
pants of dwellings were thrown to the
ground, and people fled from their
houses, si risking in panic, with visions
of the San Francisco disaster before
then,. Though there were many narrow
escapes from falling chimneys and cop-
ings there were no cnsunlities so far as
known. Shocks were also felt at Bris-
tol, Ilfracombe find elsewhere. They
were accompanied by loud rumblings.
BANK itOiliti-:RY CHARGED.
Arrest of G. 11. Sanderson, the Former
Accountant.
A despatch from Medicine Hat, Alta.,
says : (leo. 11. Sanderson, former ac-
c.nuntanl in the Union Bonk here, was
arseeted ort Sunday at Rosemo:ll, where
he has been engugcd in the grain busi-
ness for some month;. Ile is charged
with misappropriating $1,200 of the
1i,ne's funds lust September while act-
ing as lc)ler. He fins been Corrlraliltc+l
for trial. Nothing Pins yet been learned
of the w; ttercat►outs of Crompton,
timelier defaulting clerk of the same
tank, who disappeared a few weeks
ago.
MAiI)S PART ll'ITII TRESSES.
The Annual Iluir fair Held ill Limoges,
France.
A Pari' despatch stirs : The mai het
place tit Limoges was tilled on 'Tuesday
with gels bargaining for the .ole of
their hair. 1t was the periodical hair
fair, tt here dealers fused the best treses
hi the ss odd. The girls stood demurely
while deulet t from Paris, Berlin, Lon -
den, \fnseow arrd elsewhere critically
examined their hum, and ra prie:e hosing
ugrced upon, they accntuiearsied the
b!syers to imperiled pieces to terve their
tree's; cue tiff. The prices vatted from
43 to 53 francs n pound. One family
urtileclly pallid with t+r6 ells rinds of hair,
realizing fur it over 4,5110 frarscs
Iil:lst :t11'i ION BY i'it.VYt:R.
Chinese Criminal% (.et a hotel Chance
of Escape.
A Tien= l tin d.'seateh seye; yisati
Steib l{ui, Viceroy of (:hili, deh\eriel ,+tt
(wipe:sl judgment the other (ley in the
case of to e prssun, , s, who were liable
to the death penalty. Ile gave theme a
chance of redemption by prayer. 11 is
it period of extreme drought, and the
Viceroy ordered the men to prey for
rain. If their prayers were not answer -
61 in three days they were to be exe-
oiled. God mercifully sent n small
rainfall,
and the prisoner's were hber-
aterl.( The success of the experiment
Induced its rcpclilie-n, ant five other
prisoners nre now fer\s'iitly praying teen'
more rain on iwhal( of the community.
hitt more particularly on behalf of them-
selves.
T1�(1 4J.NI& 1011 AN Oi'N(:F:.
Postal Reform, %dopier! at Innen ('een-
eention at Route.
A di epaleli from Ottawa says: L`e-
g erring! on New Year's Day, 1907. let•
to re weig,lur►g i,n ounce will be came
Ihruughout the 1t►•iii-tr Empire for two
ce n1s, e hielt wilt 1 c dteulele the weight
A chemical attnly-s, t h;elnt►urg;er-1ea1<, Hort allowed, hall tiff menet. This in-
1»'log<rta s'smsag,'.. lee+ s'tu-ag e. I'e,;isll crea,e in weight else, ripple-, In n11 for-
sausegle'. f.•:.okfurters en i tt:e•►.erevur-tai ei}in r•(tuntrie.:, the rate f, r \t hie(: t
levee cents. Al the Meta/lee ref tlse'
bought in rite open 7Nall.el hem Ihre'.? t,l'lll�et de to Ills' 1'osin1 union
lending packing cntrt;'`,rn','s• has tail• eonteeet:uo et Conn'. just closed. this
ince- i 11r. it. \\'. Tinet!'c r is. pr iltr•c•nr rr g,11. 5., 11 \51S nelrepteep
of ehe'e.l,'r'v rine) tnxicnle.gt)• in 11r' Kan. Anther Ten -.tel reform wine)) ts-n•e
;:ns CO) Hahnemann Merle' el (:e,1ieg.', adopted nn metier) of the l:rifish done -
that the samples conlrsine rill;+bilec• in ent.'S 1' •Iirn intr'si'z tion of n erply (1 r•
et cry sample fte,rn two halo'e's send in pen. n little postal order In leererer. , ‘•
t\v.s out of fife ret the other 5amgelee, sill- (hnflf!(I11'1e in any Country fur a union
litotes were found. postoce stamp.
GUARDS DEFIANT.
Favored Regiment of the Czar in Dis-
grace—Commander Censured.
A SI. Petersburg despatch rays : The
COnurnder of the ullrn-ln)•u1 Pr.,oLajen-
sky Itegerment, Gen. Alnsnite, to which
Lelong the men who recently hetet a
meeting in the guard '_amap at lCrasn'eye.
Selo and drew up resolullons, addressed
to their commander, upholding all the
actio ne of Parliament and deelnring
that they want no more police dirty en-
tailing the slnying of brother or father,
has Leen sere rely reprimanded by the
Emperor.
This is the most honored regiment In
the Russian service and tate reprimand
is the clearest cominent possible on the
serious spread of the revolutionary
propaganda in the array.
The 1'rcot,ta jcnsky is the oldest regi-
ment of the Guards and bus first choice
enc) year in the selection of recruits
throughout the whole Empire. The
Emperor is titular Colonel of the regi-
ment and almost invariably wears its
uniform nn Stale occasions. The de-
mands e,f the nee,,, which were published
in full to -tiny, show cie'arly by their
adoption of the motto. "One for All, All
for (Int'," that the movement was en-
gineered by revolutionists. The, de-
ninnds of the flrst battalion were adop-
ted at a nreeling held in the hnr•r•aeks
veal in open defiance of their officers.
Instinet of MLR entailing patnd-hrnc'nt,
their de mantle received the resg-ee•tful
con,ieleratiren of the commander of the
division. Gen. Ozeroff. tern. arriving the
next day. promised in satisfy some - f
then and refer the others to his super-
iors.
'DOMINION PARLIAMENT'CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
V� .11.41.11•••••••=11,FOR PURE FOOD.
Bill Is Agreed on by Senate and Ilerrrse
of Itepresenlatiees.
A Washington deeigite•ta say`; : The
Pure Foot Bill \t a- rig( ee d ugeorr by the
conferees for the Senate unit House en
Wednesday, and wus reported to the
Senate just before adjournment.
The bill, as agreed upon, makes It it
rel-detmea►ror to rmllnufnclure, bell. Cr
offer for bale any ur•lie.'is' of fond, dregs.
medicines, or liquor; which is ndeller-
atevl or misbranded or \vhich contnlns
any poisonous or deleterious sur-tane'c.
It tiriocrlii.s for each offence n fine not
to exceed $n00, one year's imprison-
ment. or both. and for each suhsequer►t
offence a flue of not less than 31,001 or
one year's impr•isonnment.
S cliot two prohibits the introduction
ln'o any Stale or nnv foreign country
or the shipment to runs• feereign country
of any article ndullerated or rnie-
ter•nnded. tinder !,easily nal r'xr'eeding
a fine of $:Ole for the first off( eco' unel
5300 or one )'cur's irepr iennnrerrt, (,r
bosh. for each subsequent offence.
Concerning shipments to a feire'ien
cieuntrt it is provided that no aril' 1e
5.h.a11 lee deemed nsislerrindwl nr whin
!cratr,) when no gsriestnnce is used in
conflict 'et the laws of the feerc igrl cuun•
try ter \, titch it is intended.
F -tet'(' 1TIN(: Tlli: f7O1 hVIO slOttg,
Delegate' Sent by Philadelphia Quakers
Report (:reset Success.
A de-spnich frons \\'imnipeg; sa>'s
Delogntes sant f y Ihr Pfutudelphiit
Quakers trs initiate the wore ref educ++risen
among the Ueukttobors have returned
fr'sn visiting the communities, nerd re-
port most o i,...,:sraging SSICCees. They
have igen' red 1e ter 1'erlgen in their
net-ilir,tions. renal found the people-, quite
willing to secure rdslcetionol fccititics.
Several schools will 10 bu►11 in various
villages by the Quakers, and leachers
will 1-•e bean.
TELEPHONE CLAUSES.
The telephone clauses to the bill were
taken up, and an amendment teas in-
troduced by Mr. Emmerson to the clause
providing for the introduction of a tele-
phone in railway stations. As the
clause read 1t gine the board power to
deal with the (1ucotion of compensation.
etre amendment gis es them putter to
order connection upon such terms as to
compensation "or otherwise," as it
deems just and expedient. This great-
ly broadens the power of the board,
giving it power to consider the whole The Pruy,nc xrl Goverment bus '.;.
question of damages. The amendment Glared the '1'ernabarni rarest reserve h)
was carried. tv a raining division.
Mr. Emmerson introduced a new Ancaster 'Township Council are taking
amendment to allow connection Le- regal steps W have the tiurniltnn Stun
tween a local line and a long distance sewn oiriun rcruot ed from the tot Hamilton
pe line, but not between two local lines. 11 is said that the he towirtc,rt �\ ill
Mr. Monk spoke against compelling Shortly announce the appointment of .►
interchange of service. commission for the revision of the Ou •
Mr. Alcorn proposed an amendment tario statutes.
t t be added to the clause, to enable any At Winnipeg it movement has been
cc•rpnr•ation or person operating a rural inaugurated to org;:'niz.' a stock ex -
s) stent to obtain connection with a change, and a maje,r,ty of the brokers
long-distance line or tt'ilh any other rue 111(,5' the project,
rat system. After a short discussion.
the amendment was defeated by 36 to The will of Miss Elizabeth Orkney of
21. Aiontrcial bequeaths $800..000 to hospital,
ANYIOUS TO END SESSION.chnritablc and church asseicia'ions, and
$50,(40 to the Art AS'ociatic,n,
The House will sit next Saturday, but lead Ward, of Edmonton, on behalf
not on �iondny (Dominion Day). Efforts of an 1'.nglieh company, has purchased
a1 a being put forth to secure prong a- half n million arres near the Adeemed
tion not later than Saturday week,
capital from the C. P. R.
---._._+ The census enumerators along the
COMMANDEERED STREET CAR. "Soo' tine in Saskatchewan have gone
on strike objecting to the wages. The
Fracas Between 3lotorntcn and 301• Mounted Police may do the work,
Baron Komura, the famous Japanese.
diets of neckline Camp. Baron
has been appointed Ambassador to
A despatch from Ottawa says : Sever- England, will pass through Canada on
al soldiers are under arrest in the guard his way to London. He sails for Van -
tents at the Rockliffe camp. More than cower on July 26th.
e score will likely lose their efficiency The new Macdonald Agricultural
Hey, anO there is considerable excite- College at Sle. Anne de Bellevue, with
tRAPPENIM:S FROM ALL OVER Thu
GLOME.
Triegrapbl•: Briefs From Our Own and
UWer Countries of Recent
Occurrence.
CANADA.
The late Provincial Detective John
Murray left an estate valued at 340,676
NEGROES AS SOLDIERS
AFRICAN TIIIB _y RECRUIT!) IN Ton
BRITISH AltMl.
Equipment and Discipline ul Black War-
riors tor West African
Warfare.
11 can be safety said of most of the
West African trines recruited in the Brit-
ish cert ice that they ter u splcildul god
Of sten, who take lighting us they tak
their binchi ;I1au,a for food). in feet tit
only time they err ever known to real=
ly grumble ie 11 hen provist:,ns tire hard
to ul-lnin. 'lire ration allowunce on ser-
vrc(' is 0115) or two yarns per diem. ' ,c•
cording to size. This dietary is, how-
ever, regulated by circumstances, and
not infrequently they are left to their
own resources to find food when it is not
possible to obtain supplies at friendly
tillages. The native will never udi nit
Lasing eaten sufficient, and sent, when
questioned tiger a hearty meal, invari-
ably place : hand on a hugely ex-
tended stomach, and, with a senile on his
Luce, say, "Iiabu hinehl" (No food).
The bases from which the expeditions
are fitted out and start are at Sierra
Leone, Accra, Aydin, Gold Const, with its
military headquarters at Coomasste; La-
gos and northern and southern Nigeria,
with their respective bases at Lokola
and Calabar the whole comprising the
\\'est African Frontier Force, under the
Colonial Office, and officered by officers
seconded from their respective regi-
ments from all parts of the British Fm-
pire.
ACTIVE SERVICE KIT.
The fitting up of an expedition is fey
no means such a long and difficult un-
derl:sking; as tate uninitiated would sup-
l.rent among the military men and the 32,0(x .000 endowment, has been trans- t" se, far the active service kit of the
employes of the Ottawa Electric Com-. leered to the trustees of McGill L'niver- \\ est African native soldier is by int
►r:eaiss a large or luxurious one. 11
parry as the result of a fracas between sit)•, g
soldiers and street car men nt Rock -1 J. 1.. Carpenter. head lineman of the coil ists of:
litre about 11 o'clock on '1'alceday t lkht. 1 11., G. k 13., on Friday, g;rusped a live 1 te,rurket and cloak (a waterproof sheet
Angered because the motormen would; wire white working on a construction is flow often carried instead of one 3r•
not take them further than the pavilion car near Reaiusville and was thrown ort moth of the articles).
at the park, the last car for the camp the car and fatally injured. 1 khaki shirt,
having left, a number of soldiers return- The erre:l en of 38 fine residences '-s 1 pair of khaki knickers.
ing from Britannia attempted to force well under way at \\'elland for the par- 1 pair sandals.
the motormen to run the cars to the tial accommodation of the 500 or 600 1 pair puttees.
camp. Then they took charge there- employes of the Plymouth Cordage
and bayonet, belt, haversack,
saps, and ran one car to the camp. Company. The houses are all on etc.
he city and Dominion police were modern plans, and will be owned by I'ed onlcer himself is at the most a1-
'?he
called• the company. le •\tied only seven carriers; the load that
A new bridge across Nfagarn River each carries may not exceed sixty
�—.�-4pounds. This total of 420 pounds ern -
for railway and general traffic purposes ?;races provisions for perhaps two
�WIFF. {tl:Ft'SF:D 111M MONEY. Is authorized by a hill to incorporate months camp equipment, such as Pied,
the Trans -Niagara Bridge Company, talk, conking utensils, etc., and docs
Double Tragedy Follower? at Buffalo passed by the Railway Committee of the rot permit, as can be readily Irnagine.l,
Last Night. 11 a -c of Comrnoni. of the inclustnn of any unnecessary sr -
A des att~h !rant Rulfal The turnfnq basin, which the Domin-
ion Go'es's neat is about to bullet on the'
?tans, of Cletelund, °I,1, \\�r'ran'•�eir,)imagined than to see a column of these
Welland canal at a cost of $200,000, line swarthy negroes marching along
night shot and instantly i�ted his \\ its•, will make it convenient for even the 1n Indian Rte, as moat of the paths are
Maud Nous, probably fatuity tvot.r 1nrg,'est boats to turn about. Situated not broad enough for any other way,
Mrs. Ida McElroy, of 1:1;► Oak Street. between the \I. C. R. and the town r
and then shot himself thruug;n the heart. 1 each carrying„ in most cases, his rifle
dying a few minutes later. Mrs. Huns' bridges south of Welland, ?land, it will Lor- and perhaps a yarn or two balanced on
refusal to sV istin her husband with der on the propertiens of the Cordage his head. it matters not whether the
money was the cause of the murder. Company and of M. Beattie & Co., load be of sixty pounels or a box (,f
dredge builders. A wharf well also be matches, for preference he will carry
HIDING IN A VAT. built. it on his head.
GREAT BRITAIN.
where the rainy season Is of such long
Naturnily, in a country such as this!
The Empress of Britain and Empress duration, expeditlnns into the interler
Ankh -Wanted Anarchist Captured in of Ireland will make Moville a port of can only be undertaken between the
Spanish Mosinee. of
months of December and May, which Is
Thos, Chart( s Agar-Robartes, member the dry season.
for i:orntvall. Eng., has been unseated
for entertaining voters.
bight Hon. 5. [loxton Is in communi-
cation with the Carnelian Government
in the hope of securing a low rate of
postage on British magazines and news -
pipers.
A despatch from !ltudrid says: An
Anare:tilst, who is believed to be Parole,
Avino, wanted in connection with the
ettemspt to kill King Alfonso and 1'resi-
der,t Lembet in Paris, was arrC,-ted on
\� ednseday at Ubeda, Province of Jaen.
lir was hiding in a teal in the garden
of a well known Carlis!. Tire roan
has been going about disguised as a
pilgrim, selling images of saints.
AN11ORNE ROItItL:D.
TRIBES CIIIEF!-Y ENLISTED.
So mnny tribes nre recruited from, it
wnttld be too great n task to enumerate
the various; types fully. In northern Ni-
geria the Hausa Is chiefly enlisted. Ile
ie n \fnhnnimednn and is a horn fighter.
UNITED STATES. The battalion at Lagos Is also ,vainly
The Attorney -General •General nt the L'nitcd enmoosed of f lnusns, who come down
trading from Kano, Sokoto, Zarin and
States will prosecute the Standard Oil other up -country places. Then there Is
Trust. the Fulnnl. who is—though not so 'm-
ention manufacturers nt Fall River dent a soldier as the Hausa, being usn-
have granted to their operatives an in- ally engaged in cattle raising --In fea-
Suntmer Residence Rifled of 31,000 of crease of 14 per cent. lures and color quite different from the
Goods and Sitter. Paterson, N.J., resents being dubbed Hausa.
A St. John, N. i3., drspul+'h sere : a centre of anrtrchy rind will sue pub- The Yomha, who enmes from the La -
\\'hen the nresidenced'in Sir a) e (.cations «•Pin publish offensive articles gos Hinterland. k tnclincd to IN' of 5
of this nature. more eheerfsil dspnsilion than the Muse,
111111 4;. Varrt tutee, on Ministers' island, At last the United Stales Senate Pine and is a mmelh cleaner sotdter, inting
St. Andrew's, was opened on Tuesdaysstamped its approval of the lock t:)stem when pncs(hle a dally wash, tomwhirr
afternoon it was found that burglars for the Pannrna Crum!.The.work will1he Herren, like most other natives, has
had been through the place and hart now be prei•ecuted vigorously, usually no great affinity, 'fhnugh It
cleaned out the linen rind silver closets, The Pacific mail steamer Koreacannot he cold that the Yomha is n liefe
carrying off fully 81,000 worth of goods• snile(i from Frisco on Thursday with ter fighter Iran the Muse, he Pins the
5fe0 destitute Chinese returning to (.rias very desirable qualification of re'rnnfn-
at the expense of the (:rinses Got ern- Ing steadier under fire, so thnl it is heti
[ reran possible to operate with a mixer]
meat. Lolly of 1111115113 ane! Ynmhne. The
fhe carel('s-news of nne man In step- maintenance of order and discipline Is eetr-
N umGer for Eleven Months of Fiscal ping on the side of a Munch in which a difnse•srit task with such Pinnies of men,
Year Was 153,09:1, there was a party of six, and tipping it and it needs ono possessing a good
until the boat cnpsize•rl, resulted in the temper, patience and tact at the pend of
A despatch from (nesse bays :
The drowning of four men in the Delaware affairs.
total number of immigrants wtto arrive) Ricer, near Philade•iphta.
in ('annda for the 11 months endings Dosing the funeral of \iichnel O'(:nn DOES NOT Bt:AR lItAi-1( T',.
\trey Inst were 153,0.13. Of these 1112,:51 nor nt Marian. Olio, on \Vedncsdny. One strong point in favor of the \\'eat
rr,n,r by ocean ports and 50.x(4'' from the Bee. Je,s('1e11 Denning told how the blind Afrisnn soldier is that he does not hear
Veiled States. The incrense for the 11 neither. \in . Anna (Wenner, e0 years mimeo for any punishment Inflicted up-
ntrerrt►tx from all quarters was 26,151, oraid, treed dreamed her son 1111 clra,l nn cin hien. His confidence in the justness
a little over 2(s per cent, ghe nig:hl he died in Austin, Trans, rend lnspartiality of the Rnluri (while
"She b('helri his forst draped in n shroud reran) is so sienna as to (lultc ubliternte
and knew her boy ten" dead i-cl'sre the r.ny feelings of resentment. The arcual
sail nrw3 came by leleg;ram,' sand the answer given to the question, Arc you
lhl\\1{ 1:1:'t� CEN It ill'• fit 1n do a certain thing. put to a
pr e:tchcr• snider, is,"Su
, osfn
'Flaw srinilnr)' tweeters err making;pp ' you tel me retake
Population Over the Ilundre d Thotr':rnrl 1 go do Rn, 1 go do ¢n,
a thorough investigate in of the small
M:nrk The Asst«mcnl, Taking( into censtrlerntinn the feed that
parking plants throughoutChicago. the \'est Asoleiler receive, Ih0
The truth of the clniria rmnde by the big same pay as frican the firitish inipr'rial cold?.
richer& that the former really were to ere 1. e., 1 stilling per diem, with I shil-
bineme for the rnent scandal win be i,ng per diem grid ennrlstct pny, tan 1
irsleel. is really more generously tre•ntrol in the?
Mr Char les Skinr.rr, of Jne !'-, n. r,av of kit. hls lot Is by no Terrine a
Penn.. H ii �enr•nld w'(,ntnn who ren your one. since he can cuglt+nrt t,ir:sCe'1t
\\'erinesd+ey tool< her first ride on it nnrt his family on about 3 'wile.. per
ratlrrend train, tins FO lrighltned 1104 diem. . Nothing could he'ter llho.trte
the train was stopped And she wag per- the trnhr'althineea Of the clin-nte in the•<e
nit
to alight awing to brie that site part, than the granting by the (7rh►nfal
would die of fright. (�flicc foie months ismer', Jeal count -
Nine hunelrerl rend ninety-nine yenrs ing thoe:tn)ngJe to nn(t feta, after cyrry
in the trait, nrinry its the penalty im twelvemonths reeetdentiil sertirr- lilt
eased upon Show \\'lllla111v, a negyrn, Herr' full pay. And It is a tinr,1 rnnt-
for catching a young white wonenn by 'er 4r► get permission. She,uld ane rte,filre
the tura. 1'h negtro entered the g;lrl'a 11. lee remain a short while+ Overtime. A
morn nt Rrlt(,n. Tuna, n few nig;ht's rnedle•nl exnnttnatinn to held and 11 rests
agtn and seized her by the toot, but her en11re1)• with the doctors os In \yhethee
sscrenmet Lroughl aid and he was the applicant is permitter) to du so or
not.
a rmted.
The parents of Miss carnh Modes, s I
Urdenna, Min, who Witt thought to be
ill from o\•erwOrk at the Univereily of
INFLUX OF 111l1IGR %NTS.
c
.5 dr Heti ft o ril,•g says :
The
Ae-ceenitnt Censnlissionern repot t
i-isnws 11►e city's reputation to 10 101,-
167, 5.1 \t It 111 16.9;6 nre SCI16o1 ch111111rr.
'1•hc total is.,essut.le properly is veered
n1 X8(!.:,11,725, and exemptions at
31n.125,030
X)1.ORS AND c:ONStJMli'TION.
French ph)eieean, Dr. Mengel, de-
.rres that the color of ilio clolhrs \vhieh
• c(,1S1111lplive shnrrld wear is very iin-
portnnl, The clothing shoul'i be of a
hind wilier ai1(sW most light to rene-
trate it. light eating n frivol Mils' ellen
on eomssu►1plive Ur. Mrtrtgr;st recon-
ntend' white sluff', nc fhe v 1 flow the
lnrg,est nuntteer of chensiral ray: to
1 ass through anent, arid absorb no con
FIRE eT 1 \DON. B.C.o: el s. \\'bite en, tt tsteot
telvet,
«'h►tr raycoltntt nr clotlinh. butInwhite
FifteenN(►n•ec 1►e erre►err! flange of
siil;, may be used. Next to while the
test colors are blue and violet. f', nesvivania. on Thursday received
Wind Sas( d lotto. word that she coughed up a needle. The
A de'=tinier trim Sanrlon. R.('.. r;n)s : pnrrnts remr'mter that when she was a
s;xtfr n hone. • s- n the (witty 14, rte? wore The Persian arnten�'adnr tins corn- small cried she hada needle broksp ot!
e to her arts, and the mese has bele 10 heels, tor eerier the lan4btr�l pnvlr,
d. sir • eye d (art Morality be a lire whir h ls,ait1ed in the Turkic?► Ges ernm(•nt o. her body all trate 'vars.
Heretofore many finis have town vnertnt
eves started by ft child playing with the ferrite •r despatch of froopc andowing to the last am noise melte in the
mnlehes. For cense isms the town was a;r;tt;,!'io::s In the Version frontier, GENERAL. :1aol corridors and et/Invert. Now the
in danger of 1 Binge "epee not. 1,511 n pc;n'ieg out th•tl it coesslilnles danger The Japanre Minister st 'la•Ape taunts are no1sele•s. all thet flats are
r'ta:'nge of wind small it, The koe ie to the goon) relations existing between will probtibly &Ow • 111bMat)!Nf IB!► 1N, sad the landlord buys ru1lwr DOGS
about 312.(41), with vary It'll.' in.uis nre,, the two countries. plus. Wile by tae 1iun4tr4.
4
Ai111AFR HEELED TPNANTS,
A New Ynrk lnndierd. who myna a
number of flat buildings, new tncl+l(les
In his lenses a clause cnmpeliing ten-
ants and their servants to weer rubber