Exeter Times, 1901-11-14, Page 3MEETS OF THE WORLD
Flieee or Cattle, Grain, CIleeee, 8xe
ih the Loading ManleetS.
Tonto, Nov. 12. -Wheat -The lo-
cal wheat market continues firm,
with hleultobas in good demand and
el,or. ()atom new white, and red
sold cet 60ec middle freights, and old
at 680, No. 2 goose quoted at 08c
ezi Midland, an No. 1 spring, at 08c
on Aliulasul. Manitoba, wheat higher;
No. J. hard sold at 8a to teLte,
winding in transit; No. 1 Northern
ete 81-ec; urn N. Northern
At Goderieh, Midland
mut Oweo Sound, No. 1 hard is
.quoted at 79 to 80c.
Oats -The demand is good, and
4f to to small onerinfes, Prices a• -P
• firm. They ari; above export. values.
Shale% of No. 2 white at 41e, middle
freights. arid at 4:2/.‘ east.
l'eas-Marieet tatiet and steady; No
•
1 sold at 71ee high freight, and at
72tee iniddle freight.
Barley-efarket is firmer, with de,
mand good. No. 1 quoted at Ode,
No. 2 at $0e, No. 3 extra at 47te.
,autl No. 3 at 46 to 4e, middle
freight.
Cora, -Market is irreentlar.
Canadian yellow seid at 490
and December deliverer is
higher. Ti. S. yellow is quo
fili to °flee on treek here.
Itye-The xuarket s aide
;lake at 40Se middle, and
eaote
Ittickwheat-Market steady,
Smoked meats-Iains, 18 to 18-4e;
breakfast bacon, 1.44e; rolls, 11.4 to
12c; backs., 124e, and. shoulders 11.
Lard -Market is steady. We quote:
-Tierces. 114c; tubs, 1.14e; pails,
111e; compounds, 84 te 90.
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Toledo, Nov, 12,---WlieetCash, Ti;
December, 76e; May, 78ec. •Corn -
December, 60e; May, 68e, Oats -
December,. 39e; AlaY, 40e. Rye--
50ec.•Seed-Prime, 85.00; Decera
her, 35.00; March, 85.65; timothy,
Detroit, Nov. 12-Wbeet closed -No
1 wliite, =eh, Wee; No. 2 red, cash
and November, 751c; December, 751;
May, 79c.
St. Louis, Nov. 1e --Wheat closed --
Cash, 73e; December, 721c;
75te.
afilwankee, NovVIieu,t-Ieirneer;
closeil, N. 1 Northern, 72 to 72ec;
No. 2 Northern, 014- to 71e. Deem -
ben 71ec, Rye -Higher; No, 1, 56e
Barley-leirin; No. 2, 58e to 59e
LI-HUNG-CHANG DEAD.
The Great Chinese Statesman Dies
• in P,ekin.
A despatch from Pekin *ays :-Li--
Ifung-Chang died at 11 o'clock oa
Thursday morning'. The courtyard
of the 'Sfamen is filled with life-sized
paper horses and chairs with eoollie
bearers. which his frieada are send-
ing in accordance wit:h the Chinese
custom, to be buried, in order te
etury his soul to heaven. Several of
the Ministers of the powers have
called to express eympatliy.
The Chilies° officials tire somewhat
uneasy cancel -11M8 the °fleet his
death will have on the populace, and
to guard against a, possible anti -for-
eign demonstration the Chinese gene cud returns, were 16,336. There Was
erels have disposed their troops no record •then of the arrivals from
•,,
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA.
Considerable Increase in Arrivala
for EAR Fiscal Year.
A despatch from Ottawa seys:-Mr.
Pedley, superintendent of inunigea-
tion, says the arria al in Canada, for
the year ceding June 80th was 49,-
162. Of these, 31,102 arrived at
ocean ports, 044 the bale/lee, 18.-
0cio. cwrto from the United' States.
Of those who Pante by oceau ports
9,;331 were English., 883 Irish, 1,470
Scotch, 520 German, 838 Scandinav-
ian, 492 French and Belgian, and
17,572 front other European coun-
tries. In 1896 tho arrivals in Cana-
da by ocean ports, accordingto offe
about the city in such a way as to the United- State's.
commaucl the situation. Trouble, , In 1897 there wero 19,804 invade
however, is oxtreniely improbable. grants who landed at oceau ports
The wife of Earl Li and his two , and 712 who entered Canada from
sons and daughter were with him. the United. States. During the not
. They are greatly distreseed, Chin- year there was a large increase, there
; 0,0 Offie.141S throng the Yamen. Tel- being 22,751 who landed at ocea.n
sample. 45 to 57c, Corn -December,
1391e,
Duluth, Nov.12-alose wheat -Cash
N. hard, 74e; No. 2 Northern,
One; No. 1 Northern. 710; Deceut-
bei', '70e: May, 731e. Corn -59e.
Ner Oats -39 to 88.
west. Minneapolis. Nov. 12 -Wheat closed
quoted
4. east*, 71dte; December, 701c to 70e;
ted at May. 71Oc; on tencic. No. 1 hard.
ee 7i3Oc: No. 1 Northeru, :tem No. 5
t' 4""' (10. 69 to elet,
at dOe
eales at 49c middle freight, an
on rificllaud.
lour -The market, lei firreer.
ty per cent. patents sold. al. $2
buyers' bags, raided(' freights.
vette, and for Lower Prevince
prieen of choice straight voile
ntoha good export cattlo were sold at
dw510tl c LIVE STOOK MARKET,
Toronto, Nov. 12. --The prospects
mote lelld out M the early part or the
so le week for an improvemeut iu the et -
l' trade scarcely held good at the
trade Cattle Market toelay. Business wee
flow and the delivery lighf., A few
Avocet. ere $3.15 to $3.elie
wheat flour firiu; Ilungorian pa,
81, bags included, at Toronto,
efrong bakers' $3,70.
.0ateneal-tfarleet unceanged.
bla On track here, $4-50 in
and $4.65 in wood. Broken
250 per bid. extra.
Atilifeted-Brun firm at $14 to
$11.00 outside and at $15 hero.
*Sheri's, $17 to $17.50, both, her
and outside.
tents, $1.60, the highest. Sonie fair loade
end of export were offered. but there
were no buyers. Feeders were worth
ear from $3.00 to 83.50; short -keep,
bags, good quality, 1,200 to 1,800 The.
lots,
"leas common to mieldliug butcher
cattle, $3 to $8.25; good butcher.
83.C.0 to 83.85; picked lots, $4.25
to $4.35. Stockers were not very
active, ifa10 uarketg a,
.k. tight stockei•s. :7)00 to 600
)s., $2.25 to 82.85; stocizers 700
0 eeee Its., 82.10 to $2.75: feeding
ulls. $2.50 to $3, weighing 1,000
1,200 Ibs. nags are down to
5 6c't
Lor best; Ugbt, 85. • e.
`xport sheep and lambs are steady
firmer, but culled sheep are not
anted The day's•ufl was 51 Ioads
itli 938 head ot cattle, 1.070 sheep
'lees and latUbs, 500 hogs, and 15 calves. of
fl
PRODUCE.
itetateee-Prines are uziehanged
C), et/0 per bag. on traelt, for et,
eheiee Mock, and they job out of to
atom at 4;0 to 03e. Door potatoes w
around 40e, on track.
Dried apples-Vew offerings; P
uelnival at. 5O to Oc per lb
melted sell al 10 to 104e,
ilOps-Business quiet, with prices
tetidaY at:124 to 13c. Yearlings, $e.
Uottey-The market is unchanged
at 94e. Comb. $1.75 to 82.25 per
dozen,
Beane -The marhet is steady, with
offerings moderate. Unpicked are
jobbing at $1.55, and band -picked at
$1.70 to 81.75.
Cranberries-Marl/et is steady for
Cape Cod ut $8 per bbl; Canadian,
to $6.50.
'tray. baled -The market is Un-.
eluinged, with sates ot ear lots at
$0:25 to 89.5(, and delivered at
810.50.
Straw -The market is quiet and
firm. Or lots, on. track, bring
85.75 to 36 as too.
Poultry. The market is firm. We
quote: -Turkeys, 81 to lie; geese, 54
to 0,410 per lb; ducks, 50 to 70e per
pair; chickens, young, 40 to 55e; old
30 to 4.0e: live chickens, fat, 35 to
4.0e.
Seeds -The market is steady, Al-
• slice, 85.50 to 86.25 for ordinary
and $0.75 to 87.25 for prime. Red
clover, 84.25 to 81.50 per bush for
ordinary, and 89.75 to 89.90 for
prime.
(By Dawson Commission CO.)
Poultry -After a week of low pric-
es and depression, values have in-
creased. Turkeys, 8e-- to 91e; geese,
lie to 6ec; ducks, 40 to 70c per pair;
chickens, 35 to 60c per pair. If cool
weather continues prices will remain
orea and possibly advance.
- Butter -Market steady for choice
stuff but ofl grades are 'lard to sell
at all. Choice 1-1t) rolls, 16 to 18c
Ib; large rolls and tubs, 15 to 17c
lb. There is a large quantity of poor
• butter here orfering at 12e per lb.
Eggs -Limed, 13 to 14c doz.,
• fresh, 15 to 17e; strictly new laid,
20 en`220.
Apples -Receipts large, especially
second grades. Faucy spys bring
• $8.75 to 84,25. No. 1- stock gener-
ally, $3.50 to 88.75. No. 2 $1 less.
'There is a quantity of poor apples
selling at $1.50 to 32 per bbl. To-
ronto :market has more than held its
own this season, andlarge shippers
say it has been better than any oth-
•er market, even ineluding Great
Ilritain. Our shipper tells us we
beet other markets easily $1 per.
Potatoes -4400d stock selling at
45 to 50c per bag on tfack. There
.have 13gen several cars showing rot
•that sold- from. 30 to 35c per bag,
• and were good sales considering coe-
d i en.
Onions -80e per bag or .about le
per lb.
egrains have been. eent summoning ports and 9,119 who came from the
LI-HUNG-CITAN
United States. In. 1899 tiler° was a
further increase, when the figures
reaebed 32,508 by ocean ports and
11,945 from. the Milted States. Dur-
in,g these years the immigrants were
recorded for the calerelar year, but
the department bas uow changed its
seretem to the Oscal year, which ends
on aunt: 30. For the first. six
Months. from January, 1900, to
. June notit ot the same year, 15,352
orris ea at ocean ports -anti 8,543
'from the United States.
CATTLE INFECTED.
NOVENBER CROP REPORT
RESULTS OP THE PAST SEA-
SON SET powur,
Phial Estimates as Prepared. by
the Ontario Bureau, of
Industries,
The filial estimates of the crops in
Ontario this year, baeed on aetual
threshing results, aro contained in
the November crop report, issued by
the Ootario Bureau of Induntriee.
The results are as follows :- Fall
wheat, 16,017,029 bushels, or 17.4
per acre; spring wheat, 5,498,751
bushels, or 15.eper acre ; barley,
16,761,076 bushels, oi• 20.3 per acre;
oats, 78,331,490 bushel, or 82.5 per
acre; rye, 2,547,313 bushels, or
16.1 per acre; peas, 10,089.173
bushels-, or 16.7 per acre; buck-
wheat, 1,757,071 bushele, or 19.9
per acre ; beans, 824,122 bushels,
or 15.4 per acro; potetoee, 18,110,-
637 bushels, or 118 per acre; corn,
for Imeking, in the ear, 24,838405
bushels, or 77 por o.ere; corn for
silo and itodder, green, 2,359,514
ons, pr 11.93 per acro; hay an
ciover, 4,632,817 tons, or 1.31. Oe
acre.
The great majority of coeresponci
eats report that the Aupply of fern
NEWS ITEMS FRONOUNCEI OUTLAWS.
s !armed Biaglishmen Ordered to
• SliOt on Sight.
A despatch froin Paris Says
text of Gelieral Botha's aounter-pro*
clamation to Lord Xiteltener's reta
cent proclamation lias aeached" hor
It declares ;-
__'"Whereas no official of the Orange
CANADA, Free State or the Transvaal Repub.*
Telegraphic Briefs From All
Oyer the Globe.
Two =ore mild cases of smallpox 110, and no genei,al, commandant, ea
have been reported in Montreal. burgher inteuds to obey Lord Mich-
ener's proclamation. •pr to troable
with it,
Atter December 1st smoking will be
prohibited. on Montreal street cars.
About, niaely rifle Aesociations
have been - formed. in Canada during eareese -
e ,
tion,
be run to the coast tri -weekly, and determination of all buroliers to re-
tie° last three months. •
The C. P. 11. Imperial Limited will. proclamation has strengthened the
"And whereas, Lord Kitcheiterds
a, daily express will be run in addle 1st to the end; now,
"Therefore, I, Louis Botha, cone -
Brentford this year has had 136 niandallt-gelleral Of the Republica -a
forces, with the consent of the Cov,
cases of infections eiseases, against
216 last year and 298 two years ago. ernments, offecere, and. burghers of
"And, whereas, the proclamation
contains falsehoods habitual to the
both republics. Proclaim Lord kateh-
Tenclers are being asked for the ener. his staff, and the officers and
ew astronomical observatory, which soldiers eervieg under his orders
to be located near the routh-west lighting us now to be outlaws in
gate of the Experimeutal Ote South Africa, and all officers arid
tawa, burghers, in the tWQ republics and
• r By the end el next month the G. in Cape Colony are ordered to shoot
T.R. between Montreal and Toronto every armed Englislunan whom they,
, will be double tracked. except a Meete".
small portion between Port lirtion
Ichor was inadequate to meet th
denumd. The reasons given are tem
porary or permanent. departure% for
Manitoba, and the Northwest, the
high wages paid in the lumbering
cluetry, end the inigretion to the
and larger tOWnS. Domestic
help continues exceedingly scarce, the
variety of other ealliugs and employ -
Outbreak of Genuine Anthra ing girls away from the farm.
•!. an'id'hoWll'intin,Y0.11,,C4natlikin population CANADA AFFECTED.
•
nienta now open to women attract,
Nees Brookville,
IN PALI., Willi:AT
A despatch from Brockville says:-
. This won two cows in t large the crop was a good. deal below the
herd. belonging to the Davidson average. In tho west the ravages of
Bias., at esanaelos sehoodhousd the lieesian fly did great iajury.
the mar/lame provinces., wbech was
103452 ten years ago, by tho new
cenSUS showing runs close upon 150,-
000,
GREAT Burrma,
Kate Clreenwo.y, the artiet, is dead
In London.
There is a crusade against high
hats in London.
Englaud's new export duty. on coal
has not, decreased trade.
Rev, Otiterlee Gore,- Canon of
West-
minster
vi e, died suddenly. A much of the surviveg grain 'Yds since 1894, bas been appoint-,
IBrockville veterinary held a. post -11'1144 in Weigilt on account °f ed Bishop of Worcester.
ona/teed and his diagnosis provod extreme heat and drouth of June anti
Priuce Chingie who is uow ids that th
e an ela s had died of the To response to an appeal ft° tl
July. TA SOIlle western localities the Lee • .
eral AssociatiO? et Derbyatir
to areet t court C h.
ting tett. The foram, Wee forwarded to the Dominion cot' ialles e •
pros, 4 1 T . !genuine anthrax A report re tl e grain was si/ailea bY wet` 1)er°re it Lera Iteseper7 wil retu t lei
ussrenie the geeei•al • overanient which has fatten frame- the eastern seetien' which is free The commauder and otlieers of the
xeeninl affairs, and the letter will,
antge of flOveoll-,'• dime same it, stem, f„,e ene di,on,A from the, Hessian Inive are somewhat aphid have Ordered a silver medal or
....._ ,,... - 24101 of Chi -Li until Li- Di... mg..gins, ba-c---t-z-rfoia- is -i, ---it-----a more favorablo. Teem was an of-al-
icareful exaeuiriat ion, cog:nfirn:derthe fall the vessel to commemorate the trip
tieT:trvItir•nd,” sacce'iser
in that. ting of the Brockvill
o veterinary. ef tee /lege- fly. I d
most universal decrease in new
made with the Duke.
is appointed. •
iii probably be luan-Shi-The bodies of the dead atihn le I • ox
aerfge. owing to the ravages
In London it is again announced
Robert Colluttin, an Am ,been cremated the buildings disin- ADA n oz'der to se-
th t Duk
a the e of Cornwall and York.
who is one oe. the physicians attend-, cu.,. anti the entire herd inoculate to j; a th I Littl
sowing luta been. deferred by farmers
cure the new crop against the poste,
will shortly receive the title of
Prince of 'Walps.
eriean. lteet s . '
11C fr°In PaCl" Id b 1 t d Report.e from • x71 o
mg Earl U. told the correspondent /No new eases ilav"evel° ea' tt,later per o au usua . 0
of tlio Associated Press that, whet. and 11 the"ght• the Program of tho spring wheat was grOW21 ill tile Went- Miss Johnston, daughter of Sir
Lon-
mis-
he was called to act will D r era part of the Pr
tdisease has been t
erop was light owing to the same don-derry, has been refused ad
tx,:an DAIRY'MARICET.
' Butter -The market, IS quiet, with
ate opecial changes to -day. Choice
e dairy ttibs are wanted. ,Mediuin. and
_lower grades are dull and easy. we
•qu'dtiv.---Selected dairy -tubs; 16 to
'Cl..7c; choice large rolls, 16 to 17c
(the latter for selecCed. small pack-
ages); choice 1 -ib rolls, 17 to I.Sea
Wcondary grades, 12 to 136; cream -
prints, 21c; sohds, 19 to 20e,
.1,74;gs-7-Market firm !Or all grades.
trietly now laid, .19 to 20e; fresh
athered store eggs, 16 to 170; cold
-erage,., candled., 15 to 1:6c; limed,
to '1.5c. •
jieese,--Tracle dull, with prices un -
!aged. We offer finest Septembers
"Ho 9.ac; second,s, 9 to 9:1-c,„
•noGS AND PROVISIONS-.
•
Dressed hogs unehanged at $7.50
to I:Tog products stead,y. We
q u o : --Bacon, long clear sells at
_ I, aa in ton aad ease lots.
Para -mess, '819 do short eat
.W.,1 .25,
. por a a t t 1 e.
ehoice, cwt .... ...... 8 4.00 3 4.00
Export 0 a t t 1 e,
light. cwt.- - .... 3.85 4.00
13ulls, export, heavy
4.00 4.25
Bulls, feeders, light,
cwt..- 2.7.5 3.12e
Feeders, hene7 3.00 3.50
Feeders, light ... - 3.00 .
Stocker°, 4.00 to
800 lbs... 2.25 2.75
Butchers' cattle
choice 4-00 4,10
Butchers' cattle,
good 8.00 3.75
Butchers', common2.73 8.00
Boteliersh picked 4.25 e 1.50
do off -colors and
heifers .. 1.75 r
-.4
Butchers' bulls ....... 2.50 8.00
Light stock bulls,
cwt 2.00 3.00
Mileh cows 30.00 45.00
Sheol), export, ewes
cwt... ..... ...... 3.00 3.80
do bucks... ...... 2.00 13.25
Sheep, butchers',
-, 3.00
do per cwt.-- 8.00 .
Calves, per head .... 2.00 8.00
Hogs, choice, cl,vt5.02e .. .....
Hogs, light, cwt 5.87,e
TURKFY'S RAPID DECLINE.
May Hasten. Developments in. the
East -A Crumbling Edifice.
A despatch from London says
The Sultan's yielding to the French,
demands brings out the full gravity
of the possibilities of the effect of
the French Seizure of Mitylene upon
the crumbling edifice of Turkish des-
potism, says a Constantinople cor-
respondent.
The whole of European. Turkey is
seething with disorder. In Armenia
the annual butcheries have been in
full swing for the past three months,
and in the remainder of the empire
there is the peremnal Violence, cor-
ruption, waste and,, lawlessness.
From, the army down to the magis-
tracy every part of the machine of
Government is in a hopelese condi-
tion. In the opinion of the thplo-
matic body at Coestantinople any
attempt at patching, things up will
be merely futile effort*.
The neves of the French interven-
tion was suppreseed at Constante,
nople for three- day, but the Sul-
tan's, Cabinet being in constaut ses-
sion showed that a, eerioue eriels
had. arisen. The Stilton bas been in
eonclition of epileptic fury, and leis
Ministers, vidio live in pollee/MI ter-
ror.foe their lives at his liands, were
helpless and afraid- to do or suggest;
anything. It is believed•in Coustan-
theople Russia es behind France in
this businese, and it i8. tett that thce
present trouble is inevitably destine.
ed. to lead to deVelOpinenta in
Eastern . questioa weiele England
Will be powerlees. to Make her in
iluence, felt.
BIRTHDAY HONORS.
Duke Of Cornwall Becomes Prince
- of ..#/aleS.
A despatch freni .London,SayS:
The list of honors conferred. on the
occasion .of the. Ring's birthday -is
short one. It Mob:Ides. one baronet-
cy, conferred on Lorca Mayor Gacen,
'of . Leaden, eight knights, . including;
Dia:. George' A. Critchett; the distia7
qsuished °enlist; and Judges Gray,
of Bermuda, and Li ttle'. f Newfound-
- and :ave. companions of the Or-
der '.of •the Bath, inclucling' Mr: Clin-
ton. E. Pawkins, partaier in the
, 'Morgan. and Company.
King li;(.1 Ward • has -appointed his
t;on..t.im Duke of Cornwall and Y ork
• Prince WalCS. and Earl Of -Chester.
x r- \ 01" tion ehilwe that fl8ftneRePlee„d•ee. Invsost,bo-
ige.-
tountldie itrenpaittxtiosteg:.tetriyonweNa jocvirodut la 'et.w/..en 15 and 20 cows died of n.utlt- e
severe hemorrhage, due to ulceration 1.4tx an this farm. Little was known
of the stomach. of the disease then, and their car- 1'
"Tile bemorrhage was readily con- !cases were buried at various points
owing to the underlying condition of
trolled," said Dr. Coltman, "but. 11 on thedt farm' including a alarallY s
ofp0t. ecently tlie herd broke into ;se
chronie gastritis, and were feeding and drinking a.
With persistent I '
nausea, only tlie mildest liquid food considerable time before discovered. et.
could he digested. wednesday he Ie 1 ipposed the disease was resur-
s si
was cheerful and without pain, but a,
rooted In this manner,
at 2 o'clock Thursday morning ho
became unconscious, and was no
longer able to get rid of the collece
lion ot mucus which ho had been
freely expectorating. Deatli was ex-
peeted owing to the symptoms super-
vening' upon gradual carbonic acid
gas Poisoning.
Throng,hoire the evening digitalis
was frequently udiniuistored. Earl
Id' s persistent refusals to rofraiu
from attending to Government busi-
ness aggravated his malady, while
the refusal of tho faintly to permit
certain measures customary in Wast -
ern medical practice for relieving. the
stomach contributed to hasten the
end.
o nee, an the John R. Joilustou, ex -mayor of
tomes that injured other cereals. sion as a. law student at Dublin.
Reports as to the barley crop are
-ery variable. It suffered somewhat UNITEDSTATES.
'ma the Hessinn ily and to a. great-
•
r extent from the tiro/Mt which re- It is not thought that the Itepubli-
ulted in premature ripening render- cans will revise the tariff.
ig the grain light and the straw In the U. S. treasury there is a
hort. There is considerable differ- cash balance or 8170,1176,412.
nee in sample. The crop will be Indiena, florists want the cornea
good deal tinder the average. Oats tien adopted as the national flower.
bweetrteerals joabetlohwa Lthaekonejeotr•alogea,nbautE.daisctl At Ithaca, N. Y., E. P. Seaver
died from blood poisoning induced
Midland districts than elsewhere. be' a pin -prick.
THE YIELD OF
as generally fair, though light in The Police Board of Jersey City
has decreed that there shall be no
rain, while peas were a. small yield, fat men on the police fame of that
lie to damage by dry weather and city.
o pea. bug. The season was a fay -
rabic ono for corn, and the yield The Newark, Oh!, Board of
as large where sawn, while the Health has ordered schools, churches
uality was generally good, both for and theatres closed until the small-
Llsker° a fairly good crop, buckwheat
' g and odder purposes. Beans ex epidemic is stamped out.
At Wilmington, T
Dan M. T
-0*
cl ,ionoTe `auo 0211.10.M1 tre gall, gambler and bookmaker, was
toes were light ire the east, but shot dead by his young son to sLINO
riled out better in the west, To- his mother from a vicious assault.
cco growing appears to be on the The whalers Norwhal and 13owhead
reports are received re- bringing seven whales, 21,000 pounds
hove arrived at San Ierramiseo,
rdinee sugar beets. In only u. few of 'whalebone and 300 barrels of oil.
calities are sugar beets produced,
vorable as those of the present sea-
tensively sown. The output has
n they are certain to be more
t if the results continuo to be as
00C10.cilY' falu"s Cow from Queen.
Sons of Horace, Indiana, for
by auction in Chicago to Robis
Victoria's Shorthorn herd, was s
05 goo as regards both bulk and
nifty in almost every case. Tur- hins. May Preston Slosson, wife
ps, carrots and =angels have all the vice-president of the 1:iiive!,;
ned out well. Dry weather has in- of Wyoming, is the only won
I chaplain of a prison in the Uni
fered with fall ploughing, more es- states.
cially in the Lake Erie Counties.I
nit trees are generated in good I mrso tee, an insane woman of
ndition, but the season was a poor Merrimac, Wis., put her three -wee
ks-
e for fruit, especially- apples. Many old child in the store beforeeher
Us -
respondents note a plentiful sup- band's eyes end the child was burn. -
of plums and pears and peaches. ed to cleath.
erries and small fruits did fairly At Yuma, Ariz., TIN-en/is Hart, un -
1 in many places, though the der sentence of murder, and a
,
Mexi-
cnn in jail for robbery, overpowered
the deputy sheriff on guard and es
caped on a switch engine.
The Dene-er and Rio Grande Rail-
way proposes to introduce pretty
girls as waitresses in their dining
car service, but the scheme is not
meeting with much enthusrasm
among Chicago _railway men.
GENERAL.
.An American cherch is to be built
in Berlin. •
REFORMS IN ARMENIA.
Prance and Russia Decide on. Com-
mon Action.
A despatch from 13erlin says :--
"It is reported here," says a des-
patch from. St. Petersburg to the
Cologne Gazette, "that Franco and
Russia have arrived at au agreement KHAICI-CLAD BOERS SHOT.
for common actioe with a view to
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SMOKES 11111CH AT 108.
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Conten.arian Attributes ECor Long ,o
Life to Tobacco. "d
th
A despatch from Wilicesbarre, Poe, 0
says :-Mrs Ellen Coleman, of Ptud- w
son, near here, was 108 years old on
Sunday. she celebra,tecl the event by
walking a mile and a half to the w
Sacred Ilcart church. and then home
again. All the afternoon she enter-, tn.
tained delegates, of the villagers, te
who called to pay their respect's. ea
She confessed In the evening* that de
the day, full of excitement, had made
her a bit tired, but not very. She ea
rested in a big easy chair and smoke do
ed her beloved clay pipe. She has la,
smoked, she says, for the last fifty fe
,years, and thinks it is the best thing so
to induce peace of mind and comfort ex
of body when, one is annoyed or
troubled.
the execution of reform!! in Armenia
and the European provinces of tho Col. Goering° Made Short Work of Fr
Ottoman Empire, guaranteed by the a NUMwer 04., Them.
1. P
co
Sultan in the Berliretreaty. 1 A despatch from London says:-
on
"They propose to invite the eigna-e Writing fi-oin Aliddleburg, Cape Col- ply
tory powers to meet in conference for i ony, Reuter's correspondent makes nh
this object. It is expected here that the following statement in connec- wei
I
all the powers will accept the invite.- tion with the pursuit of the Boer .
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ter
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Australia'e Duty en Flonr-Duties
Generally Ase Low.
A despatch front Ottawa says
Air. .3'. S. Larke, trade coreaniesioner
in Australia, bee fortvarded to the
Department of Trade and Commerce
copies of the first tarift of the Com-
monwealth. The anticipated. imports
for the first year are expected to to-
tal X31,000,000, of -width 44.3,00,-
000 will be free goods. Mr. Lerke
confirms the cuble despatch that the
duty upon goer amouuting to Z2
105 per ton, which is about equal te)
$1. a barrel will be the most serious
ten/ that Canada will have to cone
tend, with in the market of Austra-
lia. The evident desire of the col-
ony is to encourage the growth ot
sufficient wheat ae will meet the re-
quirements of the population. Mr.
Larke says that on the whole the
diities imposed are low, in fact, con-
eidera.bly lower that the tariff ot
Victoria, which went out of existence
with the birth of the Commonweelthe
MURDER AT UTICA.
Aleu.onte Man Pound Pleating in
Mohawk River.
A deepateli from Utica, N.Y., says:
-The body of P. II. Soule. of Al-
Mente, Ontario, which was tound on.
Sunday aight floating in the Mo-,
hawk River in this city, with a, hem-
vy rope tied about, the waist, fur-
nishes a ittysterioue caSe, which the
authorities are inveStigating. White
it IS not definitely certain that the
man was a victim of foul play, the
circumstances in the case are pecu-
liar, and warrant the police, in be-
lieving that Soule's death was con-
tributed to by persons unknown,
The dead man's identity was fixed
by the chief of police of Almontee
Out. Soule has one brother living
in New York, 0. 0. 6-1' ulo, who was
summoned to Utica Monday after-
noon to assist the case.
tion.
KRITZINGER FAILED.
Tries To Cross Railroa.d Nees
Thaba N'Chu.
old .....iAcrditezsiptagtecrh irowmitBhloemafobnotuetin says:
& Boers has made several unsuccessful.
5,- attempts in the last few days to
cross the line near Thaba.
of from the north.
-.) The result of the census of the el-
an vilian population on Bloemfontein, .
ted taken oli Ozt. 30, shows that there,
are 3,200 adults and 2,200 children
in the ton. The population M
made up of Boers, Hollanders, Ger-
mans Ensligh Scotch, Irish, Welsh,
Americans, Poles, Italians, Russians,,
Swiss, French, Portuguese, and Aus-
tralians. There are also 113 Jews.
on, but the conference could not be
hold before spring.
"1St well-informed circles in Sin
Petersittmg a. fear is expressed that
the present step of France may force
matters to develop so rapidly that
Russia, despite the Czar's IoVe of
peace, may end herself driven into
an attitude of another kind, in order
to safeguard her elm %tercets.
Events in Turkey and the nokane
axe regarded political circles with
great anxiety.'' '
TO END THE WAR. -
Vigorous Plan of Campaign Sent
to :Kitchener.
A despatch from London says: -Ac-
cording to the Daily News, Major-
General Ian Hamilton, who sailed
Saturday for South Africa to act as
Lord Kitchener'e chief of staff, takes
a plan prepared in -• London for a
more . vigorous eaanpaign, with a
view of ending the war before the
cm -onetime festivities begin.
"General Hamilton's appointment,",
says the Daily News, "is part Of a
plan arranged atter the King's re -
tern from the Conthient e,bout six
weeks ago. Unless Lord Kitchen.er
should decline be be complaisant, the
aew scheme is likely to develop
about the beginning of the year.
HOOTED BOBS."
Recipients of War Medals Chee
'for Buller.
r:
A despatch from London says
At Nottingham Thursday where Lord
Roberts, the. Commander -in -Chief,
clistributed a thousan‘:SVP.1' medals,
he was repeatedly and
cheers were raised for Genevil Bul-
ler, The recipients of the medals, at
the luncheon subsequently giVen in
heir 'honor,' repeatedly broke ,into
he.ers for General Bullea,
force under Commandant Smuts por
which inflicted such severe losses on
the 17th. Lancers near Tarkastad:- p
"Among Smuts' commando are se- dur
verge who originally belonged to por
Kritzinger. Coloner Gorringe, hav-
ing captured some of these men in tiy
khaki uniforms, tried them by sum- sto
marer court-martial and had them iy
shot on the spot." 0110
eas
IS s
cl
y was eery variable. The re-
ts emphasize
THE NEED OF SPRAYING.
u,stures were in good condition
ing the early fall in the eastern
tion of the proarinck, although in
more western counties compare.-
ely bare fields were common. Live
ck of all kinds are in a.n unusual -
healthy state, an odd case of
out, in hogs being the 011i3r dis-
c reported. The supply of fodder
aid to be ample for (be winter.
he season was a. good one for
.ying. Creamery plant% have hee
LORD MAYOR'S DAY.
In Old London. -The Procession Put
• Was Good. °he°
tob
A despatch. from London, says mon
The first Lord Mayor's Show of the sati
present century and of the reign of Ti
King Edward took place on Satin-- tiee
clay and was more than usually ht- and
teresting with a number of new fea- been
tures. Special attention was paid been
to the colonies, which were represent- the
ed by attrastive cars. The decora- The
bone 61 the streets were of the cas- abot
tomary character. 131g crowds lined will
the whole route of the procession. fair
After the usual reception at the Law have
Courts the procession completed its ty o
tour of the city and returned to the be r
The German. Imperial deficit is
into a number of cheese factories 825,000,000.
se being made from May to Oc-
er, and butter during the winter Bubonic plague has appeared at
Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
ths. Prices as a rule have been . .
efactory. Socialists made heavy gains in the
ensiling bes been carried on ac -
recent Berlin inunicipal elections.
lv. Peas w e early,
a large quantity of oats has
disposed of, but wheat has not
moving very lively, and notch of
barley le now fed 011 the farm.
average yield of honey will be
it fifty, pounds per colony. Bees
go into winter quarters with a
amount of stores, and as prices
been good owing to -the scarci-
f fruit, the season of 1901 may
Lagarded as having beee a good
age one for the apiary. Farmers 13R1 ISE .TRADE.
taking unieh more interest in
Guild aver
are
GUN BURST. poultry raising. Mere cure is now
being taken in the selecting, feeding,
housing aud the general handling of
Seven American soldiers were
drowned' norile crossing a river in
Samar, Philippines.
Vital statistics of Europe show a
decrease in the birth rate in. all
countries except Norway.
It is expected that, following the
lead of Prance, other powers will
discover claims againet Turkey.
IVra,ny Killed and Wounded on a fowl.
• British Battleship. to b
hens.
A despatch from Athens says:- in la,
While the British first-elass battle-
ship Royal Sovereign. was praCtising
with her- guns near Astakos on Sat-
urday, one of the big weapons burst,
killing an officer and six men belong-
ing to the marine artillery, and Seri-
ously injured her captain and thir-
teen sailors. It is reported that the
The Plymouth Rock appears
6 the most popular breed of
Turkeys are also being raised
rger numbers than evert
London Times Says It is Absur
to Talk. of Depressible,
A despatch from London says: -The
Times, reviewing the present coedi-
tion of British trade, says it is eer-
teenier loss active than it was in the
middle of 1900, but it would be ab-
lvee linS degenerat c.,ci in Hal- ama atairmacan:e.iai af GITat I3riLaia
sotif•aatie-seeT1.°tIllste
•The proposed boYcOtt of Pritish
conene
land into it simple manifosiation of
'Sociallsnx against en,„ '1,i. I10. .
Piry, assistant to Sir Robert
accident was due to an artillerYman CihblO
tts (2ontroncr on
i
cotiorted Lo be, hilly ernolOyed When
most other in d st.r ial attOn s are
experiencing a severe reaction from
inflated trade. No great country can
be highly prasperous 'under modetm
0011(10115 unless airier eouediees are
at least; fairly so.
IIartd.
the finneal C °roam issi otter of
se. va Linla c;listoras, has been
101'ge IA in r4• ,.to close. the. breech bef ore n 0111i
'jai Posts,.
.1,1to. gun 'Was fired Int
PIPES FOR THE TROOPS.
Queen Will 13resent Them to the
Soldiers at Christmas.
A despatch from London Says : -
Queen Alexandra has ordered thou-
sands of briarwood pipes, which will
be mounted in silver and stamped
with a crown and her Majesty's mon-
ogram, for presentation as Christ -
Inas gifts to the troops in South
Africa.
PLAGUE NOT INFECTIOUS.
Contracted by Inoculation, Such
as the Bite of an Insect.
A despatch from Glasgow says: ,-
It is believed now that the putbreak
of the plague was undoubtedly due
to rats. Several which were caught
in the Central Station Hotel, from
which several persons suffering with
the disease were recently removed,
were found. to be suffering from the
disease: The medical authorities de-
clare that the plague is not infec-
tious, and is contracted by inocula-
tion, such _a_s±.....4.he hit 01 an insect.
ONE MILLION HATCHETS
Ordered in Chicago for Troops in
South. Africa.
despatch from onloago says :
British Garaerement has given aa
order for 72,000 dozen, or 89a9,000
boys' hatchets, to the South Chicago
Tool 1Vorks. Tt lias been taken
.9110 tool company, Which tnanufac-
tures the greater peteentaL,*6 al the
awes of the. country. It is the larg-
est order etaaa given, and is for use
in South Africa, each" sold ler
given o 911509121. The ordor e. s of
EnglishIcrost Menefee t uvere, bt
c
e
eel'ted,
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