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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-10-1, Page 3baster 'demand for export cattle, tole ONTARIO 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, 4 - 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 P 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. f 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. *-- 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 13 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. -- 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 0 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, 4 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. : 4 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. 4 . 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.