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BUGS SEAS SWEPT DECKS
Tragedies of the Great Gale on the
Atlantic.
A despnt'h town North Sydney, N.S.. Jebel when a mighty wave swept over
sass: With Stars unt Stripes ltuii1iug the side' of the eellooner and welhed
\1;•Inilxvg overboar • et the same time
"veiling into kindling w -sol the only
dass cndeck.
\\'e.lucts,lay lioruiug the Glouc.•ste r
r110 emit' etaggg(! acid \lay. tette. Alio
a'. half -mesal from ttie iniiiiunast hea+l,
the 1;!cu4eeter ,.('ha,n(•r 'Titania, •:apt.
Putt is k Wnk�, sailed into port art• \Ved-
ncsdne eflcrtv,e,u, repelling the, loss of
n rite, and showing signs of herd ex-
peeu'uce in Al(,mday's awful gale. '1't' \!4'l i Jieran. which left here for tui
Titania left Gloucester 'l tiurselay last, utt' grounds last week. put into 1.ouis11urg
u handtit►ang trip to tee Banks. 'floe in a crippled condition, all her dor o s
wind. aci><,r'ding lo (:apt. \'ale, attained pale a•ul one nom, Buse foutdreault,
a' a '.erne a vekeity tot eighty niece an rage 1 ;dealt thirty. u native of '1.11Skrt-
11,,ur. 'I'ues(1ay nt(•rrlir+g; about one v' . I;:,•. Cuniteritincl Collide, washed
e,'ctock John Malmberg, a Svve'uee, a he oveiiylard. 11 1,x,8 tut one 'nighty sea
was at enc on the e-ulch, was heard 1.0 ell the Genet thanks to sweep every
cry: "My fl t. mite. here's on nee)! ).oat and every movable thing from his
ren cs.tmut,!. 'the cry vrats scarcely flit- steles -tel.'s (jee:k into t -tie edit.
SOME CRAFTY MYSTERIES
1N.tOlt1 frill•: 4I'` \\ i:Iii: \I \57k:Its OF
MANN' slit SN6I GIFTS.
hinny Apparent \\waiters Can Now be
I-:xt►lained by the knowledse
of Hypnotism.
What in the pa=l has been termed
magic presents itself now to the s:•ienti-
(lc, mind as an imperfect use of forces
the fall knowledge of which e'e have
yet to acquire. The Maori priest c 1
c•id, or lohunga, as he was called. was
master of many powers which can now
be explained by hypnotism, although
tuffs methods of pretending to obtain
ittesseges from the gods mere doubtless
due to craft. Venlrikiquisin also was
practised by the priests, particularly
when communication was desired with
a deceased relative. There remains.
however, a mass of evi(1e:ncc proving
that these sten possessed powers which
tan only be explained 113• processes in-
to which we are only now beginning
to hive any Insight.
Many white then arrefatniliar with
tt ane of the ()utensil forms of the ob-
servances of the \fnoi•i priests, but ( f
111_' inner meaning and origin of their
ritual we know nothing. In the teach-
ing brinded- down to those chosen
among their direct descendants under
c.rcures'ances of great secrecy the pupil
was put to several tests in order to
prove his prnflciency
First, he haat to take in his hand a
hard, smooth and round stone; and.
repeating tt karakia, or incantation,
called :i l•na. -hatter ttie stone into frag-
ments. anal ►,tat only by Ihe mental
r.fee:Ilion of willing. without any phy-
' n! effort. '1'o all the prie'st's opera -
ons the harnkia was
A NECESSARY ADJUNCT.
11 supplied to the Polynesian mind art
trete-aid sign eennecting the cause and
flitch The ea1e lune \tarsi. believed, in-
deed. that the karakul, the form of
words u•ea. wrought the desired effect
noel Ihe etlicaey of this incantatieen de-
pended on the resolute fidelity with
%vttich the lee-mlh;a a -ns pronounced.
The notion of Christ in destroying the
bantam lig tree presents an exact. it-
lt:stratiou of tie- tt.'str-,ying by (he pow-
er of the eel a tech their ward boa
cc vers. 1'hc latest guise of scientists,
That every existing ehject in the uni-
verse is edeeposed of one .element. anal
that the unit of That element k the eler-
taun. leads one to tete gate of a field
of speculation in which Lite wind niay
wander far.
If the pupil eyes successful in the
stone test he was next made to try his
towers on SoJnte animate object, such nit
to Ilying bird, the process being the
sante ns 1ef(re. Ace(.relingg to the Ma-
cre ria th.' lied eus envoys killed U the
pups) was proficient. Or he alight hove
a Itt eing enemy and cense hien to he
seized with all those ugonics el retar•.I-
(eti••n which we are all familiar with
when suffering inttn nightmare.
'then Come the final test, the pupil
being ordered to eeercise the (ower of
willing le death s.'me neer relative t f
hie awn in order to show that in the
exercise of his powers Ire ceauld rise su-
i erior to the feelings of nature] effete
tteen. This was the dread tnakukn. and
it is well ktv.wn that if a Maori Leliev-
4.1 tie wail tcw•iteleel he ens sure to
clic. [fere we :see the effect of hypno-
tism anti suggestion, conveyed lay tele-
pathy. S':atnetttnes n priest who con-
side'retl himself deeply affronted has
l•t'e:t know to will to death a e hole
family for lite net of one individual.
end all, even the tabs at the breathe
Nye wiliest ne ay.
The lohunga ens even credited with
the power of influen•`ing the dead. The
present wri'e r wn. a %elms, to
i'ItI: 1.01.1.o\\'ING iNCIht:\'T.
• A trench of the .\rnwns, the tribe r1
the dis!rirt of itok.rna, being nt war.
Ind euftercd defeat and one of their
braves had tieet n firelight home deed.
The vanquished sought at once to find
out, 1►y seine' Gillen connected e'ilh
the d('iid chief. whether they would be
successf.rl in their next mounter.
The lohung io was requested to pro -
euro desired omen, the people squat-
ting to a ring about the tiler. Ativnnc-
ingt a few paces from the dead body,
the priest began to recite a powerful in-
cantation, intent on making the de-
ceased give some sign, the eyes of all
4cnt being flxrd en the s:ssin war-
rtnr. Presently the 4'r: rpsle vine (,bserv-
re: le rttove s:'g;et'y to cne aide, on
Which a great cry (,f joy arose from the
laeople. The reoveir.ant was interpre•
ed as a sign of Nature victory. This
jest Nes ellen ferforrmied Ly the to.
ht.nga of olden limes.
eioho'.O sas Ih•' last of the old teltan
The number of his years could
1..•tily he guessed al; he was almost
Methuselah of the Maori, his race, ane,
4:.reles5 as to Itis personal appearance.
e wore his hair long. l visited him
several tithes in the '70's, but so ex-
Itetnely sacred ons his Poison that it
eas only after repented delays Ihut I
was allowed to see hits; indeed, lie Cou-
�idereel that while people wetted not 11
to associate with, tis they had no sys-
tem of taint, nor del they regard things
which were tape to the Minori with any
reverence. 1 was deeply interested in
itis manifestations, partly for their
strangeness and partly, perhaps, be -
cense 1 had myself assimilated tuany
of the Maori superstitions by the mere
force of propinquity.
From the first he had resisted all ef-
forts of the missionaries to induce hi:n
to abandon his ancient faith her (:hris-
tionity. As he hint a large following.
wile, for his sake, refused to mecng-
nizt' Christianity, his conversion was
greatly desired. New 7.ealan(1's great-
est bishop laid siege to the old heathen
n; Makoia, that tree -tend isle in Lake
liolurnn, to whie:lt the beautiful !bue-
na-la swain. For hours the bishop en-
deavored to win the priest over. But
Lis powers of persuasion -hove great
these were is well known --for once
Felled utterly.
TO1 ►OTO SAT IN MOODY SIH.F.NCE.
e1! length he lifted his head. "hearken
tett., 'ty words," he said. "If you can
do this 1 will accept your God."
Then picking up the (tend leaf of a
cabhago tree which had fluttered to the
ground, he held it loosely between Itis
fingers at amts length. His withered
t. ay w 1s naked to the hips; the sun
Was high in the (heavens; no deception
was po.:sil-.le. After repeating an it►-
(attlatiun he invited his visitor to look.
the I• -at lead become green. The
s•hsitg minded, highly educnt- d English -
1:1:111 heel rev belief in either Totto'.o or
his powers. yet by some mental influ-
ence the decrepit Polynesian was able
to male this ver;Ie white ratan believe
that w::at he saw was a fresh green
leaf; set it ens in reality still a dry.
le, awn one.
The en 1 of the last of the Iohungas
was Loth singular and pathetic. On
that terrible night in Juste, 1886, when
the pink and white !emcee erre lost
to New /emitted and darkness came
over the Iand, 'roboto was sleeping at
\Vaireoa village. He seas buried be-
neath the rain, of ashes, and it was sev-
en days before he was dug out of the
ruins e.1 his hut. Ile was very feeble
after his king confinement in a hoh'
That must have been for a time scarce -
!y lees hot than nn oven, and he was
clack with edit` teem the velcnnic
eruption. Yet had he Leen ieft attire.
'ie aright have recovered: lee they 14,40k
11nn to the hospital nt Itotorna. mhcrt'
f.r„hah)v in ignorance of the awful sae-
1(.itu4 s in Which the head is held
among the efneris, nail especially that
of a teleingn. the white and malts('
lair reel heard were cut (off. it \vas the
heist terrible and degrading thing that
eotll'I hove happened to Tcehole. 1lic
J'I t•sonnl (apt) hull been vedette!. and
this, preying on his mind, killed him.
ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA?
I'tince Arthur o" Connaught Mny Come
Next Year.
A (IPcpni(•Io front 1.011(1011 Silts: The
('•ar•resi►•►mlent of the 4:nnadinn As oci-
tiled Press has hoard that the King will
tae. represented 1 y Prince Arltlut• 01 ('e.n-
nnught. nt the tercentenary of ltw remitt-
ing of Quc1•(•r next year. The Prince is
1.• he ncc•otnpnniesl tv all imposing guile.
and 11 is likely that the Print.', nflrr the
11uel•e•: celebration, ►nay leer remade.
4.1' 11 ing (111 \V.•tlttrsdny rut 1lturnrr
He use. the Canadian Ass..cinled Press
was let(1 that nothing (lefiniie a,..
l; ase ins n there rewording the rein• 1a v i•it-
ii+e Quebec, but it was tool utl11kcly hr
(right.
NINON'S QUESTION.
Some young brides lake the married
'tate seriously enough, and little Mrs.
Nixon is of this order.
she was net a good cook, and site
knew 1l; but after tnnrringe she bludi.'d
at a cookery clnss with such good effect
that in due course she carried off a di-
ploma.
"Yes," she seal, enthusinsticnlly, that
everting. "I've get tete loveliest diplonin.
It's on sheepskin parchment, with n
Mg reel seal. Anil just in honor of the
occasion I cooked that dish yelere cal -
leg now. It's my own idea .ntirely. Now
just you guess Mull i1 is," .
Nixon wart on with his men) in ell-
ence ter a moment. Then he looke-1
up with a e ry gins
dent knee." he <ai.l. !,rsila'ineee .
"I • i' -er-- L, it Iltc .liplomha "
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
iIEPORTS FROM TIIE LEADING
TRADE (:I:\1 ILS.
Prices of Ga111e, Grain, (totem and
Other Dairy Produce at Houle
and Abroad.
Toronto, Ocl. 29. -Ontario a heat 90
per cent. patents are quoted ill Si in
t,t:)cre' sacks outside for export. Mele-
ft-le;t first patents, $(i; s(tWnd patents,
e,,. to to $5.5(), umd strong bakers', $5.36
e. .$3.35.
\\heat--etutitoba grades were lintel
end) firmer. No. I Northern quoted at
1.15;;, and No. 2 tit $1.I3X, lake peels.
Cheese•) wheat --No. 2 red winter and
No. 2 white are que►Ied at $1.05 outside,
and No. 2 mixed] at $1.04 outside.
Barley - Nu. 2 go.uied at 87 to 88c out-
side, unci No. 3 extra at 145e outside, and
No. :1 extra at Sit k► !(2•' c►ulsi/lc.
Oat- N...:,' Oreturio while oats are 55c
-outside, wee!; Manitoba No. 2 Mete are
1011iil1al at 51ie Owen Sound.
Goin No. 2 Auierleun yellne• is
Voted Pet 72eee, Torunto freights, ani)
No. :3 at 7.2e.
Bran- Tee market is dull at $22 to
$22.50 el leek e,ulside. Shorts are
quoted al S,'1 lc. 825 outside.
(:(.)t'\'I-II)' PRODUCE.
Appl(rs--\Wic.t.•r ;tellies, $3 to $3.50 per
tat:rrel.
Mettles ---8I.50 to 81.90 for primes, and
.sl $1,90 to tit for bitted-pielved.
Homy -12 to 13,E per lb for etr►iutdl,
;ant! at 82.50 le $2.75 for combs.
flay -No. 1 timothy qu(.ted at $16.50
to $17.50 here in car lots.
5irllw--$t) lo $10 a loft nn track here.
1'o.uteoh-(rtltu•io are q 1 tieit at 70t
per nag on 11•nuk, and New Brunswick
75e per bag.
Poultry---Tt,rkeys, dressed, 13 to 14c
toe tb; chickens. alive, 7 to 7eee; dressed,
8 1e. Oe; clucks, olive, 7 to Sc; do, dressed,
9 10 10e.
HOC. PRODIXl'S.
Ili•,• .1 he•g..s in car lots are gimlet at
,,x.20 1.. eieee. 1;;tce►n, long clear, 11 to
11 eee per Ib i:t rase leis; mess port:, $20
;.e 821; shore cut, 12:.50 to $2:1.
limns -Light to Medium, Ii► to 151ed.;
stem. Ile ivy, 1.4 to 14'%c; rolls, 11Xe;
shoulders, 10% to Ile; l;ieks. 16% to
17e; breakfast bacon. 15% to 16c.
Lard -Tierces, 12'/,c ; tubs, 12bc;
pails, 13c.
THE DAIRY \1AI3KETS.
Bolter--I'.miel prints, 23 Is 25e, and
large ren:. `2! to 22 •. Creamery rules at
21 to 29e, and (solids at 21 to 25e.
Eggs -Case lots selling at 23 to 24c
re dozen.
cheese -Large quoted at 13%e, and
(wins at 13:Oe.
111:Si\I IN MONTREAL.
Montreal, Oct. 29.---fraln-The kcal
demand for oats is still liliti;e'd, but
pries are tirnt, with Teles of odd cors of
thtlatri•) and ()melee new crop oats itt 56
te 59c pee 1ilshel, ee .store. Fleur -
Him; there.. spring wheat patceiee. $6.10
10 $6.30; s: ►•owls, $5.50 W $5.7o; winter
wheat pa:.sits, $0; straight rollers, $5.75:
de.. ]n La 1:. 82.70 to 82.75; extras, $2.05
ler *2.14). I-ce•.I-Mat tlot•a erre), in hare:.
823, shorts, $25 to $2$ per tort; ()Marie
lean, in tags, $24 to $25: sleets, $25 to
$26, nhilkel rnouillie. $22 per ton;
straight grain, $34 to $35. 1'rovisions-
Ilarre't; .short tett mess, $22 to $22.`0;
hull-I,arrrl; de.. 811.25 to $11.75; clear
fat basks. $23.:.0 to $2.4.50; long elit heavy
mess. 810.50 to $21.51); halt -Carrels 41o.
810.75 to $I1.54); dry salt long clear
lateen. 10 to Mee: sic: barrels plate beef,
$14 It. $16: half-t.i►rrets do, $7.50 in $8.25;
lariats heavy mess beet, $111; half-har-
rels 410, $5.50; compound lard. 11) to
107jc; pure lard, II'; to 12j;e; kettle -
soldered, 13 t•. 13ye; hates, 12y; to
I5 -c; treakfa=t bacon, 14 to 153;e:
Windsor l:.lcOt), 15 Io 15Xe; fresh killed
alattoir die'gaff hogs. $11 to $9.50;
olive. 86.:35 t•i $6.5(1. llutleseeFinest, 2734
l0 2S!te'. Eggs-- N1e. 1 repelled and
straight rercipls, 2$c per dozen; selects,
27•'. i:heeee-\Westerlt, 13% 1(► 13%.
UNI'TEI) STATES M.\rtKl':r5.
itinneep(.0 tic!. 29.- \\ heti►.--I1.424•nt-
1,er. $1.17 ;; May, $1.12'.. \o. 1 hard,
81,08?;; No. 1 N(.rlhrrr►. $1.07%; No. 2
Northern. $1.033 to $1.04: No. 3 North-
ern. $1.01. Flour --first patents, $5.711
iu $5.80; .second patents. *.1.511 to *5.70;
Ilrst i-Ient. $%.5(t I.► $1.60: sect.11(1 dears,
$4.70 to $4,84). Bran- in hulk, $22.25 to
Duluth. ret. 29.--\\1ent Nr., 1 11nt•.1,
SI.1t► ,: Ne.. I Northern. $1.1175,: No.. 2
Ne seism. $1.03%; 1b eimber, $1.075; ;
Mee. 81.1.2. 1.
Hila nalae. Oct. 211.--\\'hike1--No. 1
Ntelltcrn. $1.09 to atelli 4; No. 2 North-
ern, $1.05 lo $1.(S; Derc•rmler, 81.01
r.Fkrel. Ilye- Nu. I, 8. I•► Fiestee. Barley
--No. 2. $1.06,1„; sample. 74.• to $1.05.
I. in- -No. 3 lush, 611 to 62c; May, titlt;e.
tokt•d.
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(:ATTAIN .Air) WIFE DROWNED.
\1:1►.
(targe Ilan Mien 1.' 11 !:Ir:toter in lake
St. 1.01116.
?► (lest ,1:,•11 front \I. nlreal says: The
steamer \tat elk. ('npl. (neitIrow, hound
(mein Quebec- for I)elrv.it with a cargo of
pitli►wrxxl, came into etill ulna with 111'.
wile -eat 'T11, le ',wire eel 1;n(upnny's
14 1)1e inflows. -ef the tug Olive,
fine laden from fres• . s) fejr \le.ntt'e1t1,
\Wr:Suit silf,y afternoon In Lake SI. 1.0111s.
'fl:• .olli•ton resulted in Ihe sinking; o1
1'I • !urge. vs hieh ens struck fair amid-
-Hips. and souk nlinos! immediately.
Na thing has since !weft eeen of the ^nt►-
Inin of the large Hill his a if.', and 11 ire
,i,pgxo-011 that they a 111 it own with the
bent. '1'w•. other, Wren saved Ihett' lives
by jumping to the oiler• vrce:el. The
Norwalk was not serklusty injured.
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('OST IS 1011 I;IiiAT.
Ge.v, n11111111 ‘h:tn.lon• Idea for Present
of Enlarging IIht,'eu Hall.
A despntrh from Ottawa snys : The
(:(,vcumeeit has nt.nn.loned for Ih,, pre-
sent. or, al env rate. t.nlil I'nrlintnent
hes been corm:tilted. the hien of enlarg-
ing Itillentt Hall. The only tender re-
echo! f►r the pi epose it nddit1 ,11 ens in
Ihe vicinity (.1 $2:5010. hut This is ce•m-
•itleriee'y highrr than Ihe nntounl tttcn-
eve 1, lee 'house last session.
CANAUI DRAT RAILWAYS.
In Rate of Grou tb of Traffic its P.ist
Twenty %ears.
A despatch from Ottawa rugs: Ihe
at'nual blue took oontaining the canal
t.talietics of the Donhinien far the season
of 1906 was i sued on \Vednesday. The
figures show a large increase in the busi-
ntese between Cunatilatt ports during the
post twenty years particularly with re-
gard to westward trams. 'Itis gree lit
tins been cvn.ideratte from (:anedu u to
1 t,ited Stales purls.
The up-tx ural tridtle has been in larger
v. lune) than Bout moving (-ttstwi t'1.
;(• � to �It�u'e
:once 1887 1110 trade 1 t � eel* t need
elutes by Iautndial' squints has green
largely. In Mksinslalle4 , lwwoyer, the
1114 vtnmete downward has 1►ct.•rt greater
than ttpeard. There has been en actual
•-I:I imkage in the up battle between
United Stales and Canadian gorls. The
easl1A•und lousiness, however, I►us pruc-
lieit I ly doubled.
The rxgu.msion of buainrr-a with emu&
1:: 11..10111\4.1y larg(•r• then that shown ey
l;t'uedinn railways,
inciteul'y selrdyaela2ikers7 per cent. dluaern'aidnrdgdolt1wu14'nsuptieincnsosst
••111\11:1:.
Iwhw'Ihnh:o.11o1f0'T3i6nh8epeeu'rasp
cent. , w h i to t h e
eastward grow to the extent e f 257 per
colt.
\\�t•ilr 57..66.715 tons of freight were
enrrietl ty Canadian railways in 1906, ise
c(•nipa1(51 with 10,356,337 in t $7, the
le eel -mese was 251 per cent., as against
2:',7 per cent. un Ihe canals.
SUILII1', AND %•UN"i' DU 11 AGAIN.
So Says Sir Wilfrid to Japan, and the
Nika(lu Accepts Apology.
A despatch from Ottawa says : "His
:x •ellenry the Governor-General and the
(:unadiatt Government will be plet►sed if
yeti eel (. ttVCy to 16: Imperial Miljeity
tit I:n.p(•rur of Julian their very deep
regret for the unfortunate occurrence's al
Newcomer, and if y•.tt will also convey
a. his Imperial elitjesly the aSSurttnc(5
that the Canadian aultturitii s will use
their alums! efforts to prevent any re-
currence d.f such regrettable evct.Is."
S, said Sir \\'itft'id i.iturier in his let-
ter of apology to Japan for Ihe \'ancou-
yer• riots.
"►lis t\Maiosly received Ihe► Inc sage
teem the Governor-General of Canada
and the Government of Canada with the
greatest. gratification, rind 114.trs e illi
110101 satisfaction the earnest intention
e. f the raivernor-General and (;imver•nnic•tti
ei ('anuria to g►rontote cordial and friend -
le relations which exist between the Bri-
tish Empire and Japan."
So stlys Atubassnde.r :llacdon;tl(1 in
reply. Thus the two nations are friends
nds
again.
SAVED CHILD'S LIFE.
Gallant Action 01 O. Wolfe, a C. P. R.
Brakeman.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
IIAi'i'1:\I\115 1'Ito%1 AIL OIL.% .t TIIE
GLOBE.
Telegraph Briefs Froin Our Oen and
Other Countries of Recent
"'yetis.
ANAU.1.
'1'hc get ant 4'."14)1v6
\ :►t►,ta ut AI43
0 (jae• aro
lull.
A farm rat lit acres near Brockville
hue been purchased for it rifle range.
Sir Tttontus Shaughnessy denies That
ttv• aitgr.s shops at elontt•eul Bill tau
closed.
The surplus of the. Post -office for the
tune lnunll►s ending VII Alurch 31 was
Toronto furnishes Ihe largest revenue
of any city in Canada.
Lawrence Gov/kind was ete'rtteltcc'd al
htdeetert. \Inn.. le, he hanged Ike mur-
dering 1;(•urgtmt Brown.
A i.•lwr•t upon u tr•u'k hewer for
Toronto, to cost $3.400,000, bus been
t►iude by the City 1?engineer•.
'I'h. \\'cslc•rrt Cienocla Elevator at
L?Ito', Alnn., was turtIId on Tuesday,
le•gethd'r with 23.000 lausttels of wheal.
Canada has agreed to ilk. :.ulutissic ii
o: the+ ell,gdulen Islands fisheries di-puie-'
with the United States to The Hague
Tribunal.
'lite retail liquor sten of Ontario have
been notified of an increase in the price
of beer on the part of the brewers.
The Advisory t'nidel of Algoma muni-
cipalities met at Blind River and pns•sctl
resolutions revering the control of pu11-
lie lauds toy the municipalities in e tech
the lands are situated.
C'NTI'ED STA'L'ES.
During this year New York city's
municipal government will spend $241
each minute.
Alias Alla king and Mrs. Jelin Bruce,
when attacked ty two lnikl-up leen in
Chicago, utterly routed them with hut -
pins.
The t►Iforneys of tete Slntt'turd Oil
(Company have di c+net'e(1 twenty -live
VW -SOILS sully the fine of $29,240,000
should not be paid.
14,1loe ing a beeechell defeat, Sylvester
Stevens. of Chicago. hurled a hri,•k at
Geo. Johnson, destroying the sight of his
right eye.
Joseph M.1'innignie of Fait -eta, N.Y.,
e•ot a verdict sof $1,56(1 ;lg;tit:et Robert
1)t,gdale, of Middletown, fur injuries
sustained front his horse being frigltt-
etted by Duggdiles automobile.
Speaking at Nashville. 'I't'tin., I'reei-
dent ituoSevt•It declared That for the re-
n;uinitlg sixteen months of his term he
will persevere in his campaign against
ail elm haveobtained wealth dishon-
est ly.
Speaking at- I3ingltntutown, N. 1'.,
A d48gutl(h from \icmrlireal says : W. J. Bryan said it was not President
\\ !eel the ()Lawn train front _Montreal Itl,u�evelt whit was to blauto far the
left Itigaucl on Tuesday night, O. Sicotte, tit.ancial crisis, but the unscrupulous
Brakeman of the; Smith's Falls lir,arn:ii rs who made the President's
performed an action which s:(t (•(I the life
of ;t smell ,•11i1d, a ho but for his hrnsery
an:I presence 4.1 mind would ce.rlairily
I1i.v1' teen kills). \\ hen the train leaves
I'igitud Ihe brakeman ti'11nds on the
front of the engine in order to be able
to open the switch a cohort distance up
the line•. Sicotte, standing mere, saw in
helot of hien a email girl tight 111 the
middle of the frac!:. IIt /shouted lc, her,
belt could noe1 attract her attention.
'there was no time to slop the train. so
without n moment's hesitnlien modat 1 hied S1111(1(13'night and attacked the
uta• imminent risk of his own lift. `icor!(•, liolice.
bmns'►ing ilia • •s. catcher e ith 011e halal. The Au' 1-1)1in1 110t.se of Ilepresc'nta-
c
g,olic3 necesSary.
G. A. Hammond, of Frederick, Ohio,
etto recently 101ssed his Bath hirlh(iay,
hie( completed the seventy-ninth Year of
itis occuputio11 as cobbler, having tegutt
w(,t•k 011 the Leech ut the age of ten
years.
GENERAL.
A gang of Chinese c'colies at New
\Modcrfonlein. in the 'Ft;t11 \;ra1, muli-
leaned forwent. end as the engine
reached the child he lifted her to a place
of safety.
---3t
111D 1115 AIOTIII:It'S BODY.
Son Said Stranger Shot Iler, and Ile
Was Afraid to Tell.
A (1(epalc•h from Utica. N.Y.. says:
\lrs. J«mtes Seoul, .,t a farming 6011e.
retell near Nero isle Cheering', county,
went 'idlitigl mill] her son last Friday.
tib.diel not tv'ttlrn \‘ 1111 Ila' yvumtg ratan,
said she had remained nt. the house
•,1 n friend. His 'Ittries did tK►t comes.
peed. anti ern 'I'te.'wiay he ens arrested.
sted.
Search was kept up for the \ve.ntan, end
e.n \\'i:dnesclay the nen en-( Tulsa with
the searchers. The woman's hi .1y wn5
tc,und in some woods with 11 collet
w4urt(1 in the hack or her head. Young
5.•e tt Ions been in nits Eluiiirn lto(ornin-
tory. and came taut a few months ago on
parole. Ile d(•cliir'cs that he vie' 11 mon
shoot his mother, and says he was to:,
(lightened Ice till ulr(,ut it.
I(()nItt:II A'rl A1:KM M USIA1.
sirs. \\ ro. Cohen, of elontreal, Saves
Tray of Iflinenonde.
:1 despatch front \l4 til(' el ' il', : A
1m.• •1 (Irving ;ttiernpt at r01►t.ery vvas
wade between 8 end 9 11.1:1-l-1, (,n \\'ed-
iit -(iry morning at. Mr. \Vin. (,lien's ellteu1 • the town, was in reality t
stn r••, 243 1'rnig( Street west, and Urs. I'renchman himself, a deserter from the
1:. b•n, ale► arts in charge nt the time. Fercign Legion, tnny or may not be
1t5 severely htlndled and nut by broken true. But, al alt events, there is no -
glass. A man named Vincent enteral thing inherently iitpeobahle about 11.
the shop and tried 0, steal n tray (•f din- Other similar' cases nh011n41.
Otto typical parallel it,stance was
that of George Thomas. n deserter from
the British Navy, whose name looms
Inrge in the history et India during that
s:ertny period elect) intervened he -
I‘‘ e.'11 the .•eallapse of Ihe Weld dentis-
ts and the advent of the British under
(:live.
Thoneis was just an ordinary "Jack
'far" de iri-tt firth noel parentage- tt
"'1 epg►e nary leete1Yottet•"' 400' of his Ho -
wageless calls hint eh., deserted leen
his ship, and entered the serveee of tine
4',l the scare or se of predatory princes
who held sway 1) Ihe Punjab nt the encu
of Ihe eighteenth century. It Horse yenrs
he hn(1 nnhne.sed n fortune of $5.(8%.-
(88), Mynr.l noel ee emian,levl 1111 army (•f
.3.(00 men wish 40 gine, nn.l. tinder
the title of Ilio Itoynl Highness, the
Sahib 13nitnder !tripoli of Ilnrianit, ex -
n, led tribute anti allegiance from a
ce,untry as big as England and nearly
as populous.
Nor ons tits snvereigt,ty at all n shn-
A despatch from Sherbrooke. Que., 414 wy otie. On the contrary. he .)..pens.
says: \\ edneedny Was resentence day in Poi justice, made suer owl pene•e, 's-
Inhli-he.l n mile wherein he coined his
awn rupees. enet his nss-n nrtiIIery. noel
es en Inelitttted nn order of knighthood.
3141 4.1 11/1Y last. ons Sc111r11cid to twenty I Eventui►Ity• his entitle!, Hans'. ens
years in the penitentiary. stormed nett t:kt n by a mixed force (►f
lives adopted tete Goverun'utt's propo-
salsa 1111 respect to a preference to Mi-
tten.'Thee nee: Russian letmon will be con -
1t '11(:(1 by the Conservatives and Moder-
totes, oleo, it is estinluie'd, will have
ill otlt 288 seals.
The Shah of l'cr la has dismissed 1115
13tIittcl, creating a crisis which )guy roll
1.,r the joint interferen(ei of GMi-
fflinreaMi-
fflinand Russia.
Several of Rnisnh1.
's ,IlowPrs, xlw
hove deserted to Tangier, have assured
tb.• authorities that 101151111 11111'1141S to
kir: Knid Maclean i s itches.
A dispute has arisen telacen Great
t:ritaitt and the United States cencetlting
the demarcation of a boundary l,c'twt'en
t►e Philippine archipelago and the Bri-
tishg►c,esessions in i cheat.
The ntunictpali;y of St. i'etersl►urg
has Imposed fines aggregating $S00,000oil the WestinghouseEltelric Company
for its failure to complete the c.►nstru^-
tlnt1 eat the street railei13' lines in the
cily.
i.
I,I:3EitTERS WON (:14U\\
"NS.
Remarkable Career of a British
Deserter.
The curious story canted from Casa
!fifteen, 10 the effect that the "Red
Kaki,'' who led the recent great attack
of the tribesmen on the French p(Sitt(.n
mends in the a inflow, hill „as,pre-
ye:nted ty \It•-. (:.sham r(Irr 11 sr%cre
trae•
sggle. \inenl e as arrested. 11e
omit. hire sen 'Tuesday free' the United
Stales.
SEIZED 11.1.1(:IT M..ANT,
Iltlnncl Ite'ctttte Officers al Brantford
Also Confiscated Tobacco.
A despatch from 1lr•nntford snys: Col-
let for 1) 114iht.e. of Ihe Inland Revenue
i)epnrlimell, and postee (11 (vanity ('(.11-
stlhles Miele all intl,(,riant seizure of nn
illicit totacco and cigar -making plant on
the c.ttlskirls of the •.Ply (►n \\'eane clay
night. Over 1.000 pounds of tobacco
woe" confiscated. '11i1' e.ffitoders are
etiewn nest will 1)4! prosecuted.
TNI:NT1 1'1: \Its IN PRISON.
\\"ould 1►r AItrrelerer of Girl Sentenced al
Shcrlitooke Assist's.
oh! King's .Slee^h, end George :5II.er•t
1.,,.'elell. tome, guilty e.1 attempting to
murder Lilly Linn, al on Ihe
SORE WHISKEY IS DRANK
The Consumption of Tobacco Also Has
Increased.
A de patch from Ottawa says: The
report of the Dt1trtmu.nt of Inland Be-
et nue for the lust !leen! year elite)
11.01111ts to \lurch 31) was issued oto Wed.
ue a1uy, The rev e•nue Wass *1.096,9a0.
its a,rnpared s -.11t $11,435,4142 for the
precedimg l: months. The quantity c t
et.•:rlts produced WAS $5,uil,:389 pt'ool
,gonias. All Canadian \chiskey has to
1,.: helot. in watrltousets fear two years be-
fore it can be sold. At the beginning
( 1 this year 17,031,420 proof gallons
erre in warehouse under tete supervis-
ion of exe'ree officers. In the trine
tonus 303,591 gallons were exportevl,
lib againet 277,905 gallons in the pre-
ceding 12 months. The foroign demand
for Cam -Wien distillery products 1s
steadily 111Cr•eusittg.
itserage quantity of lobacce taken
for consumption during the past emir
fears was 13,899.639 is;nids; for the
lull )nine months lite total was I2.10I,-
078 pound:, a aubtdinitial increase. 'I'ht'
nunihet• of Opus, teem for consunip-
C en was 154,253 200. as ngctinst 182,
178,436 In the preceding year. The un-
met! consutnplwfl per )lend of sph•ils
was . )47 spirits, as against. .801; beer,
5.585 g:allotts, as against 5.255; eine,
.092 gallons (no increase.), mud tobacco,
2.053 pounds, os aga:nst 2,777 pounds.
During She fiscal period 29.154 gas
misters were presented for verification,
5.918 mere! correct, :1,781 were running
too fast and 13,319 too slow. Of electr•.e
I.ghl ntetet.5 19.401 a ere prt•sseited, 9.-
731 were wriest. 5,426 feat, and 4,231
sie.w.
MONEY IN DEAD 4.1:1'1'Eli OFFICE.
The careless -loess of some people in
fireweed matters is esidenc(rl 1y the
or.rmta►1 re:.art of the Post-Otlit•t' Depart-
ment. During the lust trine nt4'ltUts :t, -
t100 letters, eentuinntg $15,092; 1,796
cheques for $213,:319; 3.399 townie• and
express orders. for tea1.691, foam their
way to the Dead Letter Office,
The gross revenue of the I'ost 011ien
for the !beset period was $6,535.09:3. mei
the expenditure $5,452,791, too Ing :a
surplus of $1,052,301.
The number •-.t Post-tatli•'e.5 In (Terit-
(''it oil Af:a•il I..l was 11,377. The guess
postal reverie.. of 'f•eronto was $995,-
1151, H►e higheet-of any city in Canada.
Other cities
inmillott .... ,8125,711
l,ontion 90,869
Kingston .... .... .... 32.51 I
\\et elsor .... .... 25.194
llrnnlfurel .... .... :37.:12 i
Ottawa ... .... .... , 125.039
\lontreai! .... .... .... (160,217
Quebec .... .... 87,077
Halifax .... 77,691
sl. Jotltt .... .... ...... 78.593
\\ennipog .... .... 374.0c'ir
(3t1tnt•3 .... .... .... 53.:1S6
\';t ncou ver .... 111.97e
victoria .... .... .... .:.,stir,
newel and Dutch, aided by native mer-
cenaries, and 'Thomas was handed
ever to the British. Even then, how-
ever, he was treated with every con-
sideration, and was allowed to retain
his private property, amongst which
were three Iukhs of rupees (about $31X),-
000) in 4ieeie, l,(Si(1e jev►'cls.
\\'het his ultimate fate would have
been atust he for ever uncertain, for
he died of cholera while being convey-
e(i to Calcutta for trial.
WINDS THAT ASSASSINATE SHIPS.
Cyclone Sloiims That Sunielintes Se eep
the Atlantic.
The question that is agitating ship-
; ing circles just now Is ---how diel the
I.ryland Suter, Nicaraguo, conte to her
011(1?
A new ship, splendidly equipped,
manned by n picked crew of five-nud-
fc rty officers and 'ten, the has disap-
peared mysteriously in the course of
what is generally regarded as the easy
mid pleasant passage across lite Attain -
lie from the United dales 10 Eti i 1111.
11 is, of course, possible flane fire may
have been the causeooltruiof her destruction
4'.r she any have .1 whit n dete-
,
lief; but the probability is That she vas
suddenly and without warning assassin-
ated, so to speak, by one of these curi-
ous cyclonic storms. happily rare, thiel
a[.pear free!) time to time in summer
in tete Atlantic as elsewhere.
These "wind -spouts" are quite differ-
ent from ordinary gales, in Iltat they
+.r(, invariably of local origin, enc) W-
esley giving to them, loo, els own speci-
al name. Thus, in the Philippine Is-
lands, we ljave the "bagnio," in the
\\'est Indies the "convert," in the Carib-
! cite Scat the "baynrr►n," all varieties (I
tt'e same dreaded species of tornndtt.
Off Nienrag,iia the terrible "motile de -
v.10410" has sent to the 1-ottont "all
Mending" ninny a Mout ship. 1n the
Adriatic the "bora" is dreaded! of snari-
ncr•s. A similar dry cicyone. That springs
ui► (occasionally in the Persian Gulf, rs
ct.ik'd a "shintnl." when acconipanie+l
by rain, os iii snnsttimes tete case, it
beet:Imes a "stitlrges,,,
Off the Patagonian const there rages
the "brisas," and on the opi.osite South
American shore, near the mouth of the
Itte, de. la Hata, the "pump.ro'' plays
aid havoc. '1'114. "bite" ix the !error of
Iter Ray of fliseny--it sent 11. \f. 5.
(:npinin to the ts,ttonl with 481 of her
officers and crew-- as is the "grecale' 'lir'!"f•ln►et was ere(:tcd, with «tor ••'
of tete Mediterranean. In the Grecian
Archlpeingo. the terrible "trantnnlnnrt" '1 40.t)(1e► he,rse•pciwtr, s.tp )i.ty Il;r,
thee' 1)1011441 nut an entire tk,tilla c f '! infr.s eetertntl.. and thd• n4'•d« 'trice
richly -freighted tietrhnnt vessels in the
course of a Bingle afternoon.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
In 1898 Sir \Viliiarn Crookes delivered
ar address to the British Assc.cialion
predicting That the world could not
tcntinue to produce the breedstuffs it
re quired unless some way were found
r•r restoring to ,11)0 soil the nitrogen
extracted 'by growing cereals. I1•'
showed that the nitrates of Chile anti
ether supplies stored in the ground
were only a temporary resource. Ili'
*row no solution of 11►o problem unless
the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen,
(ane of the most abundant and pervading
Ladies on the surface of the cartli,ctielei
be made practicable. It was is -e!1
known that the fixation of tate n11141401
of the ah' vas possible, but in 1898 a
fon of nitrate of soda could be proJuc-
e(t In this manner only at the prohibi-
ters. cost of $130. Sir \VSlliant was e;on-
Il.lent that the day was coming \then
the fixation of atmospheric nitre gen
would be placed on a practicable mill
trial basis both as to the quantity J1t4.1-
(IuCed find iia Cost.
The (lawn of this clay has arrived,
rani) peril/11,S 11 Inds smite earlier than
Sir William would have predicted. Pee -
ern' years ago a small irlanl was the
vcloped at Nottoden, Nora ay, for the
generation of electricity by water reev-
es
e ev-
es and the application of it to the pro-
duction of iterate of lime .anti nitc•et:e►
of sodn. it is enough 14) say there of pet
princesses employed that they i r.ihrnco
the• discoveries to which It \\ illlnnt
Crookes referred, as well ns new che-
mical auxiliaries and a new metllnd of
arplying electricity. The plant, sleet
an expenditure of about 2,000 electrical
hcrsc-power, has been producing aLon1
1,0(81 tons of teitr.le of lime end costa
a year. A ready mnrket has been
found for tette proilih•"ts, which ere 1144451
a1• a fertilizer•, and the industry lone
teen placed upon it commercial baste."
\Viten the Corutn••r•cial succus of tite
,•,nail plant was dens nstr•ated n rn,t••h
A KIND 11EN7:FACTOR.
flow Ile (.nt a Dad Ten Pottnd Note
(:hanged for Good Money.
A clever piece of swindling was re-
('(nlly eerfernicd at a London hotel. A
g;en•`nrt 11)writilh tact n strug-
g�ltnggtlytn(+unofg? oc50her4', end, knowing thnl
things were not well with him, invited
),int to dinner. (laving enjoyed n nice
1,111e meal, Ihe host vv es disnta3'ed to
lied 11)111, with the ('xi.'1►liOtt of a s
ling or ten, he had Icit home minus
money. Nothing remained cut to "own
ug" to ►h4' siluntion, nail Ihe mance
ens set forth to 111•• manned -es IIP, re-
g;nr.nne►IhPi.t rat fraud,
1t,rcaletetingldit nits)
send fer(,r«Ib n c0titbtutle. At
this juncture n i,ot I lya plensent.lo0king
(-1(1
getIIblitan s'eppe(I tug, le, Ihe 'Ii•pitt-
nnls t+nd, addressing; Ihe! manager, risk-
s;.! him hew he dared to conduct pini -
s. -l1 in sem Insolent and brutal a nl
r.un-
he
"Ilere," he added, ns he took a £10
nolo troth a bulky letter case and held
it oil, "Inke Ibis; dreluct Ihe amount of
Itis gentlemen's hill anti g'i' a me the
schange. 1 nun C41t10d(ml this •s
ntpty an n'keant accident,"
"he manager apologized and (119 tis
car nirnanded. Outside the hotel the gen.
ttetnan thus befriended requested the
aliases% of his unknown I' nefrtctor.
"'that's al! right," responded the grtr d
,r,tan hsslipped 0 h.
'•crl smnc 1►cen as trying;e 1411
to passs hint n Bennercn
211 day; it's a wrong unr'
1 d grin oper:tliot1 on 5eptemter• 1.
The investing putlic and the Nese eg.
ion ('►tvernntent loth nppcnr 144 he fie:-
el-ally
ie-
8-n t1Iy tnopreee d with the new indus-
try. Net ed,ntent with the leen works
rtarntione(1 above the nittnnger.s oh.
inane! a cenceeston from the Norwegian
St'erthing nuth(irtzing; thein to build a
(:am at the itjuketnfos, one of the great-
e<l wstterfalls of the country, and t0
erect a pewee pinnt of 250,000 horse-
power. The cork required large capital,
which ens readily subscribed in I'1itri1.0.
Mrs Peirce writes that thereupon the
Storthing passed n Inw that no con-
cessions for undertakings of this mart
would herenf:cr le granted except sen
the guarantee that they would be de -
"loped hetet), with Norwegian capital.
11 may he that the prcornt proceswi
ere crude and costly compered a uh
what they will esnue day lccotni. Ilett
the greet fact Ise that it has been pro ssel
teat nitrates may be pttoduce(1 on a
commercial bns.Ss by the conttusti.eti
the air. \Ve may lap the inetlia•isIII:e
supply thnt sat r0un(ls its tO Maces()
the productivity of the earth.
N() II:%NI) 01'T TH1:11E.
i'Iilit I e Pe Ie--"I'Iea,e, mum,
1, CO III) leg- s"
1nt,end Ludy - "\\'ell. )011 reecho t
1•ang mound here. 1 ain't got Ila"