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NA COAL IN NEW
lsRIEpnices aro steady. Trade in other _ttt
Abittabi Dietriet.
Imes was Mal
*I •
y good. arid cow at
are about etetedy. The run totallecl
78 earn ena ineltuled 1 078 0 tti
,Plices cf Grain t
been ' removed from the eaetern
One
,Cattle, e e :1,058 shoN) and laia.bs 't 100 a
ima
43. Trade centre and at calves. t
S. Itixpeet Ca,ttle.--The embargo lute
• e States, and cattle ean be shipped
arante, Sept. 2n.--Wheat-The of- from Portland and Boston, and, a$ a
ferinas ot Ontario staleat are moder- result, there is a, bettor demand for
Ate? end tho market steady. No. 2 expert nettle. Bet tesday's run of
witiLe ann. red winter are voted it this nese was 1ibt, and, trade on
77a to 78e, low freights,: No, 2 thIS account wets quiet. Everything
goose nominal at 72 to 780 ca'stc offering was sold, but as there were
and No. n pring at 75e oast. New few very good 'cattle on the market
No, 1 Martitoba hard onered at 92; quotations for these are nominal.
No, 1 Northern at Ole; No, 2 North- Extra choice cattle aro quotable at
ern at 880 lane ports.
$4.70 to $4,80, choice at $1.40 to
Oats -The niarkt-a tinoliangen,
win No, 2 'white quoted at 801e $4.60, others at $41.20 to $i,80, and
s.
b.igh freights., end• at as
31c et. N. cowat $2.50 to
1 attoted .at 81ne east. Butehers' Cattio-nTho run wa.s in-
• Baxley -Pie ;demand is fair, with elined to be large, but the sprianliag
• offerings 1. -sited. No. 8 extra quot- of good well-brod cattle was light.
ed at ntie middle freights, arid ;No. These latter wore in good demand,
8 at age middle freignts. and prices for them had a firmer
Rye -The market is quiet, with tone, There was, however, a !atria'
patties from 50 to 51c 'ontside. good demand for the others, and
Peas -Trade dull, with No, 2 white nearly everything was sold at prices
•. quoted at 62c high freights, and et about steady with those of Tuesday.
630 east. Picked lots ran at $4.40 to $4.50,
• Oorn-The market is quiet and choice at $4.10 to $4.25, fair tc
steady. No, 8 American yellow good at $3.75 to $4, rough to cora-
quoted at 581e on treas., rnoronto, mon at $2.25 to $8.10 and cows at
and No. 3 mixed at 57e, Toronto. $2.50 to $8.50,
Ottneelina corn nominal. Stockers and Feeders. -There was a
Itiour-letinety per cont. patents slightly better trade in stockers, ow -
quoted at $8:05, middle froights, in ing to the larger supply on the mar-
, naggers' socks; for export. Straight ket, There was some demand for,
raters, of epecial brands, for 'domes- thorn, and prices were well main -
tic trade, quoted at 03.50 to $$.60 tained. One firm expressed thera-
• in Ibis. Manitoba flour unehanged; selves.as open to buy 2,000 head of
No, 1 patents, $4.75 to $4.80; O. feeders at weights ranging from 950
2 patents, $4.45 to $4.50, and to 1,100 lbs, Quotations run from
strong bakers', $4,30 to $4,35 on $2.25 to $3.50 per cwt. Feeders
track, Toronto . were inclined to bo scarce, and pence
alillfeed-Bran steady, at $16, and had a firmer feeling. at $3 to $4 per
&torte at $18 here. At outside cwt.
points bran is quoted at $13.50 and Milli Cow. -The run was fair and
aliorts at 17. Manitoba bran in all were sold. Tbere is a good de -
stinks, $3.7, and shorts at $20 here. mond for the better class of cows,
and not many of this kind aro com-
e° UNTRY PROD U OE. ing forward. The range of prices
„Anples-The market is unchanged, was about $80 to $50 each.
moderate supplies. Good stook Calvese-The demand was fairly ()e-
quated at 75c to $1 per bbl. in car tive, and about all were sold. Quo -
lots, and at .81 to $1.50 in. small totions are uncharaged at do to 5ac
quantities, Per .The or $2 to 810 each.
Beans -Trade quiet, with prices Shoop and Lambs. -The run of
num. Unpinned $1.75 to 81.80, and sheep was heavy, but the densand
picked $1.90 to .82 per bash. was fairly good and 'everything was
Honeyn-The market is quiet at 6 disposed of. Sheep are quoted un-
to 6e per lb. for bulk., and $1 to changed at $2,50 to $3.50 per cwt.
$1.50 for comb. • for exporters and $2 to $3 for culls.
nnay-Decnand fair, with offerings Lambs are firmer at $2.50 to $3.50
moderate. No. 1 new will bring 89 each, or 83.75 to $4 per cwt.
to $9.50 on track, Toronto. Hoge. --The run was heavy, and the
Straw -The inanket is quiets, at market had an easier tone. Quota -
$5.25 to $5.50 per ton, for car lots '
%ions aro onchan.ged at $5.90 per
on track.
cwt for selects and $5.65 for lights
nave-Tea:de is quiet, with this
arid fats. Dealers say the prospects
season's crop quoted at 25 to 28c.
for lower prices.
o
Potatoes -The ofterings are fair, ar-
arin prices aro prn-i. Car lots of
choice stock quoted at 50c per bag,
and small lots selling at 55 to 600,
Poultry -The market is steady
Cbteek;ens„ 60 to 75c per pair. Books
7fai'90e per nabs 'Turkeys, 12 to
13 er lb.
NORTHWEST GRAIN CROP.
. Possibilities of a Blockade on Rail-
ways This Fall.
A Winnipeg despatch says :-.As far
as eau be learned the total grain
crop of the North-west ann Manito-
ba will be in the neighborhood of
110,000,000 bushels, divided as fol -
0 lows: neat, 57,163,032; oats, 40,-
418,921.; barley, 10,900,461; flax.
• 430e348. The area under crop this
. year is much larger than lat. The
number of acres of wheat is 3,123,-
668; oats, 1,101,333; barley, 881,-
135; flax, 64,689.
The actual value of the grain, cora-
" ranted on a basis of comparative
venues between 1902 and 1903, would
be something like this :
1902 -
Merin 65,000,000 bushels at
550 . 835,750,000
Oats, 46,500,000 bushels
-at 40c 13e950,000
Barley, 12,500,000 bushels
at 30c . . 3,_750,000
Flax, 500,000 buelaels nt
750 .... 475,000
• THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter --Receipts of butter are fair,
with quite a good demand for chole
grades. Large rolls are in good
demand. :We quote :-Finest 1 -lb
rolls, 17 to 1-8.c; selected dairy tubs,
1.5c.; secondary. grades, 12a to 1.8nc
creamery prints, 20 to 210; solids
18 to 18e.c. •
Eggs -The market is firm for fresh
gathered stock. We quote :-.-Strict
ly new laid, 18c; fresh gathered, 17e;
secoluis 'and cheeks, 11 to 12c.
Cneese-anarket is firm. We quote
-Finest, 12c; seconds, Inic.
HOG PRODUCTS.
Drensed hogs are unchangen. Caren
meats utistanged, with a good ne
mann.••:- quote :-Bacon, long
clean 30 to '11.01c, in ton and case
lots. Porn, mess, $18.50 to $39.50;
do.. short cut, $21.50.
Smoked meats -Hams, light to
medium, 144 to 15c; do beany, 13a
n/14e, 'rolls 11 to llac. shoulders:a
lc; backs, 15 to 15ac; breakfast
bacon, 14a to 15e.
Lard -The market is u ;unarmed,
with fair demand. Tierces, gic;
tubs, gee; pails, 10c; compound, 8
to Oc.
'BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
mon treal , Sep t. 29. -Wheat -Mani -
tuba, No. 1 hard is quoted at 87c in
Store: Fort William; No. 1 North-
ern 851e; No. 2 Northern 821c; Eggs
are fractionally higher, and the firm
feeling in butter and cheese coratin-
,,,y:ene, _Grain -Peas, 64.c. high freights,
,f3att afloat hero; rye, 53,c cast,. 58,1c
afloat here; backwaeat„ 48 to 40e;
No. 2 old oats, 87.1c in store here,
new 3-5c afloat here, September de-
livery; flaxseed,: $1.15 on batik here;
feeclebawley, 50c; No. 3 barley, 521c.
Flour -Manitoba patents, $4.80; see-
on•ds, $4.50; strong bakers', $4.25
to $4.50; Ontario straight rollers,
$8.90 to $4; in hags, $1.90 to $1.95;
patents, $4.15 to $4.40; extras
$1.70 to $1.75.
• UNITED STATES MARKETS.
ilufralo, Sept. 29. -Flour -Steady.
Wheat-Speing dull; No. 1 Northern
c,1.1%, September, 83ec winter dull;
No.. 2 red, 82c. Corn -Easier and
dulls -No. 2 yellow, 55c; No. 8 corn,
ers8 to 581e. • Oats-Firn); No. n
• 'mixed, 88e. Daricty-58 to 66e.
oi•
a Canal freignts-Easier; wheat Bac
10 r corn 8c, to New York. -- •
0... Milwaukee, Sept. 29.-nWhe5t-
w . Steady; N. 1 Northern, .78 to 79c;
No. 2,Northern, 75 to 78c; new De-
m,•ember, 77; c. Rye -Dull; No. 1,
ig .57e,c. Barley -Steady; No. 2„ 654c
to 66c; saniple,.47 to 62c. Corn -
'Nee mbar, 474c.
Duluth, Sept. .29. -Wheat -To ar-
rive, No. 1 liarn, 79nc; No. 1 North-
ern, 78ec; NO. 2 Northern, 751c;
September, 78,0; December, Mae;
May, 78ac.
a •St. Louie, ,Sept. 29,-Whent-0asn,
• 80e; nopteraber, 80e; December, 81c;
te• •May, 82c.
MVO 0114001n MARKET.
• Terobto, Sept. 29. -The run et
cattle at the Western Cattle Market
it this morning was fairly large, but it
le was meetly composed of butchers'
• cattle. Intliis line teado was good,
artcl, despite the Many offering, pile -
OS Wore veal maintained, Thera le a
Total ...... ...... •...$53,925,000
190n -
Wheat, 60,000,000 bushels
at 70c 84,2,000,000
Oats, 40,500,000 bushels
at 21e 8,500,000
Barley, 10,900;000 bushels
at 35e •8,850,000
Flax 750,000 bushels
at
• • • ....
arge Deposits of Bituminous in
A Toronto despatch says :-A let-
ter -eas reteived at the Crown Lands
Department on Tharsday from J. 114.
Bell, tbe Government official in
(shame of the party exploring for
coal in Northern Ontario. Mr, Bell
states that the party discovered
large deposits of bituminous coal in
the Abittibi. liis letter, in part,
says :-
"At three distinct poirste boring
operations were carried on, but at
no place were these successnd save
at Blacks,cuith Rapids, and even
there not compaxable with the Sora -
"Tho deposit ocourring at this
point is too extraordinary to be
diecuesed - within the compass of this:
'otter, but, in brief, it may be said
that coal of excellent quality occurs
on both sides of the Abittilti niter,
and sometimes at great thickness.'
At several points it was 24 feet
thick, and if I remember rightly, it
appears continuously, as shown by
our test pits, for some 350 feet on
the west side, and again higher us)
on the same shore for about as
much again. The outcrop an. the
opposite bank is much smaller, Un-
fortunately no boring overations
could be condueted in the interior
owiog to tale thick coating of bould-
ers overlying.
"Though not a continuous deposit
as on the Someska, still, neverthe-
leas, there is a gnat deal cif fine coal
in sight, and if not fit or in large
enough deposits for export -I do not
.sley that it is not -it will certainly
be of value for local consumption
when the' north country is coaled up..
MO coal on the 131aeksmith Rapids,
as that on the Sorneeka,, burns free-
ly in the open air.
"From the Abittibi a trip was
maid° on foot by myself across the
Grand Rapids of the Mattagami, and
e Iron deposits there occurring
were carefully examined. This splen-
did deposit, tvhieb consists of lim-
onite, or brown hemotite, of goo'cl
quality, occurs on both sides of the
rivers on the west side for 1,1430
feet, on the east side for 320 feet.
At low water the limonite also ap-
LATINO. OUT OF BRA1118
ROUND DRAIN TUX FOB. UN-
DER -DRAINING.
Depth. and Distance Apart -Dig.
ging the Drain-,
KING AS CABINET mAKeR,
Goveriarn.ent Must Deal With War
Ofilce Scandal.
A. Londe* despatch says: The
Is exorcising his' prerogatives 1.0 an
(Went unheard, of in the Victorian
erfl. xxisMajesty is said. to oppose
Orading. the formation of a now Cabinet mi-
lli a, previous article of the ad» til thoroughly satisfied with its per -
'vantages of under -draining were sonnel. Premier Balfour's .contina-
pointed out; in this case an outline ed presence at Balmoral lends color
of the method of draining 'practised to this impression, In such a, de -
by our best farmers will be grNen. gree is King bldwaril holding his
To secure satisfacory results careful power of veto in reserve that now be
study should first of all be given to is almost regarded by the inner dr-
am best manner of laying out a sys- cies as nmre the Cabinet maker than
tem ef drains; the aim being to Se.. eer, lialfour himself. With his usual
euro the greatest fall, the least out- tact, the King has expressed his
ay for tile, tho lenot amOunt genuine 'desire, amounting almost to
digging; and the moat Perfect drain- a command, that steps be taken to
age.remedy the scandals in the army ad -
Tile. -For anderdraining there is ministration rove
nothing better than the ordinary alocl by the report,
round tile. The size to be used can
only be decided by a study of the
conditions under which the drain is
to work. They should be largo
enough to carry off in twenty-four
to forty-eight hours the surptus woe
ter from the heapiest rains, but it is
iniaortant tltat they should not bo
too large, as the cost of under -
!draining is governed largely by the
size of the tile used. It may be
mentioned that the capacity of
!round water pipes s io proportion
; to the squares of their dlameters.
That is, under the same conditions,
a twontich pipe will carry four times
as much water, and a three inch
pipe nine times as much as a ono -
bleb pipo. In fact, the larger pipe
will carry even more than this pro-
portion, because of the greater fric-
tion in the small pipe. In ordinary
leases, dye or six inch tile aro re-
commended for the lower part of
Iupper portion; for the branches two
a main drain and four inch for the
; and a If to three inch are peter-,
able.
Depth and Distance Apart. -It is
pears in the river bottom."
....---e. ..._.
JEWS WERE SLAUGHTERED
Shot Down in the Streets by Rus-
sian Soldiers.
of the South, Africal War Cammis-
sion, and insisting that the now
Cabinet shall be one adapted to deal
with that question,
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CATTLE SHIPPERS.
Calgary Man Explains How They
-
Are Handicapped..
.4. London despatch says: A Calgary
cattle -owner told the correspondent
of the Morning Post that Canadian
cattlemen in the British market, as
compared with America, were heav-
ily handicapped. American freights
are lower, and cattle eari be shipped
a shilling a nead cheaper from Bos-
ton Gum from Montreal, Tho Am-
erican service is more regular, as the
boats tra'cling from Boston aro sure
of cargoes both ways, while when
they come to Montreal they not sel-
dom come in ballast, anti the export-
er must pay the double journey. A
Canadian salesman is tickled to
death to get within half a penny a
pound of the Americans for the samo
quality of meat.
seldom necessary to lay drains more -4.------.
than four feet below the surface, i PROPERTIES OF BEET SUGAR.
and in most cases two -and -a -half to; --
. three -and -a -half feet will be found Erron,eous Impression That It is
sufficient. Theproper distance bel an Inferior Article,
tween branch drains depends on
the
of water to be .ff The Ontario Sugar Co. fully ren-
quantitycarried o
and the nature of the subsoil. In lizing the value of direction and
deed feet apart. In a tenacious election of a crop of sugar. beets
practical demonstration for the
I pro -
profitable to both grower and mane -
general practice the lines of tile are
usually placed from fifty to one him -
clay soil, however, thirty feet would facturer, have always endeavored to
not be too close. . . work hand in hand with the farmer,
ing three or four times along
same track with an ordinary plow.
be opened in the first place by pass -
Digging the Drain, -The drain may the
the tion, manuring, handling, etc., and
tico.
learning tho best methods of cultivaa
in putting these me
producer of the raw material, in
nods into prac-
Then the subsoil may be broken up
with a good strong subsoil plow. In Our farmers, the growers, have re -
this way the earth may be loosened sponded to these attempts- to help
to a depth of two feat or more and them and have themselves been sin -
thrown out with narrow sh.ovels. The dents of general methods under par -
bottom of the drain should be dug ticular conditions. These united ef-
with narrow draining spades, made forts, this harmony of action, and
for tho purpose. The ditch ehould the singleness of purpose endeavoring
be kept straight by xnearis of a line to establish the permanence of the
stasseched tightly near the ground beet sugar industry in Ontario, are
and about 'four inches back from the now being rewarded with a bright
edge. In ordlnary cases, the ditch
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need not be in.ore than a foot wide ei.1:°a9Pnetorthodethfonifutureanufactui.00the grow -
%1
at the top and four to six inches at, our
the bottom, the width of course inn 1 sugar beet circular contains
creeing In proportion to the depth, w cant,let should be regarded as alpine
. viz., • correspondence with beet
of the drain and the size of tho tile.
Graiding.-As a tele drains should' growers, giving what farmers who
are growing beets say about the crop
be given as much fall as posaable,
and the gradient should not be .less and its effect in cleaning and im-
proving soil as shown by the sue -
than two inches in one hunelred feet, ceeding crops of ,grain. This infor-
if this can 'be secured. Careful level-
ing is necessary to ensure a uniform mat•ion the newspapers, many of
fall throughout the course of a whose readers are farmers, will ap-
drain. As a sinsple method for this predate.
purpose, one of our leading authorni There is, however, a fact Made
ties recommends the ditcher to use prominent by the growth of the beet
several cross -beads made nem slew industry which every newspa-
stains of one -inch boards, three or per in Canada should be pleased to
four inches nide,. The length of ridicule, viz., the lurking erroneous
the standards varies according to impression that beet sugar is an in -
the depth of the drain. A. cross- ferior sugar. Recipe:Ws granulated
piece about two ; feet long is nailed sugar is made from the raw sugar
an no top of the standard. These of sugar beets grown in Germany or
cross -heads are then placed along Austria, which is imported into and
the line of the ditch so that the refined in Canada. It is also beet
cross -pieces are in line. The proper sugar. How ridiculous that a name
grade is ascertained by -the use of ' should change the properties of a
ordinary spirit level. When ready chemical substance. Seventy-five per
to lay the tile a standard should cent of the sugar consumed in Com-
bo set at the bottom of the drain
axed marked in line wieh the tops ada is beet sugar, called cane sugar,
a : commercial name used because the
of time cross -heads; this will, by substance was first produced from
tasting every few foot, give a true
grade for the tiles. . the ca.ne, and still retained by refin-
Laying the Tile„ -When the boa: ers whose raw material is largely or
wholly derived from the but, Red -
torn of the drain has been brought path's granulated is an example.
to the proper grade And Shape, thei Messrs. Wm. Metcalfe la Co., Ilere
tile should be laid very c , hill Ont., a; grocery firm appreciated
seciare perfectly close joinat-Se.---eYeto 111
it -h /„1,
at EOM° and of wide reputation,
the aid of a tile hook they may be '
placed rapidly and accurately with- says:-
Out getting intthe. ditch, ."Our unbiased opinion of the sugar
o Some
prefer to pla.ce the tile with the produced by the Berlin factory is,
that this product is equal in every
heard., standing in the ditch, and
y
stopping carefully ori each tile as way to ansugar being sold in Can -
1
aid. It covering it is preferable acta. •
We cannot but. believe, that
to put the surface soil next the any opinion to the contrary is only
tiles, for if properly packed, it willthe result of prejudice.
prevent tho subsoil from getting in In speaking to one of the leading
at the joints, Tbe laying should wine manufacturers of Canada re-
nand where connection is made this gentleman stated that in Ins
begin at the outlet of the main, goading the merits of beet cogen
dram,t
with branch Iine, enough of • tho. establishment • they had made an;
brancb should be laid to permit the actual test, using the same weight
main to bo partly filled in. : of beet and cane sugar, and found
Junctions and Outlets. -.All junc- the finished wine to be identical,
'Lions of branches with the main lino' proving beyond a doubt that there
should be mane at an aoute angle, • cannot be any difference in the
or where the fall is sufficient, from sweetening properties of beet and
above the axis of the main. This came sugar "
is necessary in order to prevent the Certainly the wiz -I -manufacturer's
'deposit of silt and the consequent 'conclusions wore &erect, for 0.0
bloating of the tile at the junction. _mentioned above, beet sugar and
Specially made joint tile may 130 cane sugar are one and the same
used, or the connection may ba subetance, and of course, if equal
made by cutting a hole in the main . weights be taken, there inus, be ala
tile with a tile pick. The outlet of , . 1. -1
the dthat rain should he so placed at .ing oneen
sow any no differellat jp the sweeten- 1
tbere will be a free flow of water. l I have had tests made this sum -
If protected with masonry and an mot . with ceamed suet preserved
grating to keep out &Minnie, so ' fruit,e, using piny Berlin beet sugar,
mescal the hotter. In this country
glazed aewer pipe or glazed drain .„,aedulaY, stl„Y that the fruits have
tile may :be used 0 advantage for aePtt n
peec",V.
feet to preveNewepapors have done a great deal
the last ton or fiftecei nt
it may: in oducatipg the public, but probab-
intury by frost. To closing
1Y there never a -as a better oppor-
be wen to recall the fact that trees
tunity than now for them to assist
should not be allowed to grow near
a linof tile, through mann water 111 removing an ignorant prejudice.
o
Very truly owl's,
A, la. Shuttleworib,
' ette lima tiered tin 1 eatili tielareg
The Ontario Sugar ('o., Limited.
A London despatch says :-Accord-
ing to a despatch to the Times, tlun
trouble at Gomel on September 12th
was almost as bad as Kishineff. The;
Jews attempted to get together to
protect themselves and were forced:
back by the soldiers from the. streets i
where the plundering was going on.!
The soldiers beat and arrested those:
not obeying forthwith. 1
The soldiers stood by while the.
mob was plundering and committing
all sorts of excesses. One could'
hear the shrieks of the women and ,
children from the streets, which the i
patrols blocked against help from
the Jews outside. Some of the
Jews tried to force their way down
one of -the side streets, and the sold-
iers shot six of them dead. Gomel
has 26,000 Jews out of a total pop-
ulation of 40,000.
PRANK AGAIN SCARED.
Another Inamen.se Slide From Tur-
tle Mountain.
A Winnipeg 'despatch says :-An-
other immense mountaiu slide is re -
parted to have occurred on Tuesday
night at Turtle Mountain, near
Fran); Alberta, where 100 lives were
lost in April last, As fax as known
no lives were lost, but all the people
of Frank have deserted the town
again, ana are being hurried to
other towns nearby. The slide oc-
curred just as a passenger train was
nearing Frank, and as quickly as
possible the brakes wen) applied and
the train backed for several miles.
After wasting some hours the train
was run to Frank, and many of the
terrified people, who were huddled
together at the station, were taken
600,000 on board.
Total . • $54,950,000
The ono problem that confronts
fanners is how to get their grain to
shipping ports, Tho C.P.R. and the
Canadian Northern is handling lit-
tle of the immense yield as yet. Last
year at this time the officials say a
great dettl of grain was on its way
to the seaports, and the condition
of affairs this year may result in a.
grain blockade. Up to the present
the railway officials say that practi-
cally no wheat has been delivered at
the prinuer7 elevators. ' The railway
facilities for handling the crops are
mach better than a year ago,
STEAMERS TO ANTWERP.
Has Decided to Run a Fort-
nightly Service.
A Montreal *despatch says :-The C.
r. R. Stemonhip Company has 'de-
cided to rue its own steamers ho-
tween Canada and Antwerp. 'Acre
will be a fortnightly seryice from the
end of October next. The steamers
intended for the trade are the Mon-
tezuma, Milwankee, Mount Royal,
and' Montreal., with a capacity of
about 11,000 tOnS oacb. These boats
comprise the London service, anal on
their Outward tripe will .call at Ant-
werp for .cargo, Which will be die-
eliaeged at St. John, Nan,. 'during
the winter months,
BOLD MEN IN OREGON.
Hold up Train, but Get an TInex-
pected Reception,
A laortlated, Oregon, 'despatch 'says:
-The Atlan.tie Exp./ascii on the Ore-
gon railroad, was hold up by four
masked -men near 0,orbett Stage, on
Wsetineacia,y night, One of the rob-
bers was shot and killed,. and an-
other seriously, wounded, while the
engineer was wounded by a bullet
fr,orn. the express messonger'e gun,
a,fter passing through the lieart of a
Itinlvinanntan. • The two other band-
its eSta.ped withquit any, nerny,.
BACK TO IRELAND.
Evicted Tenants Would Reacquire
Former Holdings.
A London despatch says :-Interest
has been evalted hero by a letter
from Secretory O'Callahan of the
United Irish League of America to
Mr. Condon, M.P., saying that since
the passage of the 3rish Land Acl
ninny evicted tenants now residing in
the -United States have been makieg
anxious enquiries regarlding the pos-
sibility of reacqmiring their former
holdings. Mr. O'Callaban expressed
the belief that should a large pro-
portion of the engineers be able to
do so it would go fax towards solv-
ing the questiore of emigration, and
turn the tide back to Ireland.
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WANTS TO GET KITCHENER
astray Strengthen New Cabinet with
His Services.
A London despatch says :-Premier
Balfour is apparently meeting with
considerable difficulty in the task of
reconstructing his Cabinet. It is
said that', nary Wyndham ham been
offered the choice of several portfol-
ios, but has decided to remain as
Chief Secretary for Ireland. RUMOrS
are renewed that Loed Kitchener is
to be given the War Secretaryship.
KILLED SIX HUNDRED.
• Turks Enraged at the Loss Pillage
and Burn Villages.
A. Sofia, despatch says :-According
to a telegram received here on Thurs-
day • from Kostondil, ,six hundred
Tains were killed in a light at ICot-
chard On September 181.11. The Tur-
kish force nuntbered 7,000, After
the fight the troops, enraged at their
losses, pillaged and burned a mine.
bel of Bulgarian
flows daring the greater part of the
year, as the roots axe net to alter
at the joints in search of water, told
in counse of time close the drain.
Willows, poplars and ohne aro peril-
eularly objecticniable la this respect.
An notate car maned a speed of
106 4-5 allies an hour on the 'Les-
sen Military road, Germany.
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Tho 'White StarLiiie. has ta ken
over no steamers Columbus, Com-
nmentirealtb, New England, atenillity-
newer, of the Dounolon Line. 'Then
will all be re -christened.
WS ITEMS,
Telegraphic Briefs From All
Over the Globe,
triaCkhei"an8412eiriotiriCtAtNoeAl:tiApil:fituelilgt'LnIblivirilgl.
dives.
The Toronto -Railway. Co. will
spend $750,000 inimproving the
power plant.
• Drawler Rose, in an inter \ iew,
pressed confidence in the ultimate
success of the Soo industries.
Panay Capes, a Hamilton girl, was
'struck by a stone thrown by jolati
Mulholland, on Saturday, and very
seriously, if not fatally, injured.
Cala Paolina lost a leg on. the
Grand TrulA railway at Hamilton,
and suing the company for
d
Three hundred. men have applied to
be taken into the new Kiltio regi-
ment at Hamilton, but only, two
hundred are required.
Lieut. Allan Zouch Palmer, of
garailt00, has been awarded a medal
for conspicuous cc:mirage in saving
Amy Maud Ritchie and Muriel F. L.
Burrows from drowning in the St.
Lawrence on July 28, 1903. MISS
Ritchie received a parchment for
hoLorioew.eiT
serts in trying to save Miss
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Among the recent appointments to
the 91st Regiment of Highlanders,
Hamilton, are:- Wm.. Monro, pro-
visional pipe -major; Wm. Hunter or-
derly room clerk; D. Brown, paymas-
ter's clerk. The Government will
erect a temporary structure for the
use of the regiment, at a cost of
about $1,000.
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GREAT BRITAIN,
The King unveiled, a memorial to
the late Queen Victoria at the parish
chuundrca.
hyof Cratbie, near Balmoral, on
s
Prof. Alexander Bain, formerly
Lord Rector of the University of
Aberdeen, and for twenty yeaxs pro-
fessor of Logic anti English liter-
ature, is dead.
Replying to an invitation to ad-
dress the annual meeting of the
Manufacturers' Association at Illin-
ois, Hon. Mr. Clearaberlain, on Sat-
urday, said he could not leave Eng-
land this year. ,
Of 89 members of the Birmingham
Chambers of Commerce, 58 agree
that a preferential tariff in favor of
the products of the United King-
dom would enable them to sell their
goods more largely in the colonies.
UNITED STATES.
• A former student of Toronto Unn
versity, who is a deaf mute, has en-
tered Cornell University at Ithaca,
N. Y.
Ralph McBride, aged 17, died from
the effects of haring vlien initiated
into a High scb.00l secret society. at
Bluffton, Ind.
U. S. Postal Inspector James • W.
Irwin, indicted for alleged conspiracy
to defraud the Government, is under
$50,000 bail until trial, at San
Prallerisa
D. rence Colgrovo Pena-, one
of the most prominent physiciaus of
Black Bay, Boston, Mass., is arrest-
ed, charged with having four wives.
State Senator Green was arrested
at his home, Dinghaintou, N. na, on
Saturday, charged with complicity
in the United Slates postal scandals.
Joseph Leiter, of Now York, who
gained celebrity in an attempt to
corner the wheat market, was ar-
rested at Bar Harbor,: me., for
debts to local tradesmen.
The Christian church at Oliver, Ill.
was destroyed by fire started by a
pinch bug which boys had placed :in
a box of matches as a joke on the
janitor.
Shamrocks T. and IL, the first two;
boats brought across the water by
Sir 'Thomas Lipton in his attempt
to lift the America's Cup, are sold.
Sir Thomas will not sell Shamrock
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Prices of provisions at New 'York
during the last six months have in-
creased to such an extent that pur-
chasers as well, as dealers hove not-
iced tbe unusual condition of tbe
market.
upon being told by physicians that
his wife was suffering with consump-
tion and could not recover, George
Lalone, a prosperous young farmer,
of Lisbon, N. Y., became violently
insane.
Benjamin D. Ogden, mayor of Key -
port, N. J., postmaster, president of
the town cornmissionees, president of
tbe school trustees, leader of the Re-
publican party, ad until ten days
ago a director in the -People's Na-
tional Bank, is missleg, and his ac-
counts are involved.
GENERAL.
Letters axe now being delivered in
Paris within 18 days from China by
the Siberian route.
Western Australia is seeking in
Canada or the United States,. a
Director of Agviculture:
AMERICAN PURCHASERS.
Many Muskoka Islands are Being
Bought Up.
A Toronto 'despatch says
ko as a summer resort has become
widely known among American tour-
ists, forearm whom there is a weak -
13059 for buying lea the islands in the
nruekolta Lakes. Every day there
are enquiries for these beauty Vona
The islands in the Balsam Lake ore
under eantrol of the Dominion Gov-
ernment, but 0100e are being en-
quired for at the Crown Lands De-
partment hem The priCe Of the is-
lan,'ds under the control of the On-
tario altavernment is $5 per acre.
EDMOND BARTON RESIGNED
Priemier of Australia Accepts a
judgeship.
A London despatch says !,----Str Ed-
mond Burton, Premier of Australia,
has-been appobited one of the judges
01 1116 Federal Digh Court, 'He has
rosigned the Premiership, and Minis-
ter Deakin 10 now Premien
NEWS r.RONZ THE IKANEL
Correspondents Look for EarlM
HOstilities,
A despatch (rote London say
The more hopeful tone 08 to the
uation in the 134kans,, which was ra.
ported from Sofia on Tuesday,
not shared at Constantinople, whom
according to English correspondentst
war never seemed more inevitable;
Malay has also been renewed at
Sofia, but when all the reports are
examined, it cannot be said that the
situation appears to be definitely al-
tered. The Turkish military coin,
mission holds practically continuous
sessions daily, and preparations for
war with Iluiga.ria seem to he going
on actively all the time, Thirty-two
battalions of Turkish troops nave
been moved from Monastir to the
Villayet of A'drianople, apparently as
a strategic reinforcement against an
expected attack. The negotiations
between 'rurliey and 13ulgaria'11 is
110W declared, are not likely to re-
sult in a settlement. In any case
the revolutionists do not expect any
good therefrom, as they distrust the
Turkisii promises.
AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
St. Louis Business Man Failed
to ICU' Himself.
A despatch from Buffalo says :-
Reed Northrup, a wealthy St.
Louis business man, connected witli
one of the fast freight refrigerating
linos, attempted to commit suicide
on Tueaday by sheen -1g himself. The
bullet, however, merely inflicted a
superacial wound dn the scalp. North*
rap, with his wife, who is in bad
healibt add two children, nal tnnTi
staying at the Niagara Hotel for
two weeks. Worrying over his
wife's health, which prevented his re-
turning to St, 'Louis, where he had
important business engagements, is
attributed as the cause of his at-
tempt to take his life, His brother,
committed snicide at St. Louis last
June.
FAST MAIL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Announcement May be Made by
Lord Strathcona,.
A despatch from London says
An announcement is eaaiected aere
shortly after Lord Strathconaas ar-
rival from Canada as to what ex-
tent the Imperial Government is pre-
pared to support a. fast mail service
in conjunction with the Dominion.;
It is said that Lord Strathcona had
been given instructions to bring the
matter to a head.
MAY ADOPT CANADIAN' GIJN._
Riess Rifle Company Makes an Of-•
fer to War Office.
A despatch Tram London says :an -
The fanourable opinion expressed by
riflemen at Bisley in regard to the
Ross rifle has encouraged the Ross
Rifle Company to make an otter to
the British Government with a view
to arming some reghnents with. their
Cananien weapon,
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CANADA'S POTENTIALITIES..
Sir William Rolland says She Wili
Beat the World.
A despatch from London says
Sir William Holland, writing to a
correspondent, says the potentiali-
ties of Canada, especially in the mat-
ter bf wheat growing, are so enor-
mous that he is fully convinced that
Canada will be able to beat the
world in her own home markets with-
out the aid of any preference. :
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PROHIBITION WITHDRAWN.
Cattle From Eastern States May
Now Land in Britain.
A despatch from London says ;-
The Board of Agriculture has with-
drawn its prohibition respecting the
landing of animals other than swine
from the Eastern States.
TO MEET IN AMERICA.
Peace Congress to Hold Session.
in 'United States.
A ilespatth from Rouen says :-It
is practically certain that the In-
ternational Peace Congress will ac-
cept the invitation to hold its meet-
ing next year in the United States.
PROPHECY UNFULFILLED.
No Eruption. of Vesuvius as Scien-
tist Predicted.
A 'despatch from Naples says ;-
Professor Stenzel's prediction in re-
gard to a, great eruption ot 'Vesu-
vius has not been realized. The
volcano is still active, but there is
no increase la the extentof the ems -
tions.
FIllanZING FISH ALIVE,
A remarlable project is to be put
into operation at Tacoma, Oregon.
The scheme is to freeze fish alive, to
ship them to Eastern markets, and
then by thawing them to restore
them to life. The chief care to be
observed is that the cold shall not
exceed 14 degrees below freezing -
paint, and that when in a frozen con -
Zillion the fish shall not be exposed
to the sun. The idea, is based upon
an act of Nature irt some of the riv-
ers and lanes in Alaska. These. bod-
fee of water freeze solid from surface
to bottom during time whiter, The
ice is filled Witlic fish, which retura
to life in the summer.
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. PEANUT PARTIES.
The latest, feminine a.nausement irc
Inaneas is the progressive peanut
party. A distant of oeanute is plac-
ed on a table, and four women:
mimed with liatpine, take seats
around it, and at a signal begin to
dig into the peanuts with the hat.
pins. It is a foul to touch a peo-
n -et Willi the hands; and the two
sticking the most peanuts 00 tit.
hatpin win.