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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1912-10-17, Page 6re otr tete old balance of TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE INTERESTING GOSSIP. FROM otrran10"11 QAP Tial.. .--, With the Su#fragets—Toronto Polltioe— Problem of the Churches -58,000 Pea. Pie Repuir° Their Good Offices. Miesse Wylie the English suffragist who - confesses to having thrown brisks with the rest, of them, io two Corms in prison and to leadership in a hunger strike, has not been making much progress in stir- ring Toronto women lip to militant me- thods. .Toronto has its suffrage assooia- tions—mane' of them—though the member- ship of eao•k fs small and of problenaati- ee l influence. But the suffrage leaders in d.br'outo absolutely decline to start o on a'calupaigu of window smashing. 'here is. for example, Dr, Augusta Stone Gull, len, who js president of one of the;loeal associations. Whilea woman of strong mortality she is the antithe6is .of revo- lutionary in appearance, with'.a motherly figure built on generous proporitions attd a kindfly face. Mrs. Flora MoD, Denison, another leader, seems also well supplied with human .kindness. Perhaps the most striking figure of the local suffragists ie Mrs. J. B. Leather, who oazue ti Toronto from 'England some two years ago with her husband, who is a professor at the University. Physically she has a slight figure, a thin face and the eyes of a dreamer. She is a woman of great culture, speaks French, German, Italian and Russian and is an accom- plished musie•ian. Added to this she has intellectual throe in an unusual degree. She knows the suffrage question through and through, which is more than can be said of all who talk on the subject either for or against. In addition she is much' interested in all social' reforms. POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION S. The annual meeting of the Ontario Re- form Association brought to the city some of that party's stalwarts, including the Chief himself, .Hon. Mackenzie King, Hqu. Geo. P. Graham and a number of others. These annual meetings are generally pret- ty perfunctory affairs, but this year it was more interesting than usual by rea- son of the fact that addresses were •de- livered by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr, Row- ell, Mr. Bing, who is president of the as- sooiation, and others. Local politleiane have been, following with interest the ac- tivities of Mr. Rowell and Sir. Wilfrid Laurier: Apparently the country is wil- ling to listen to both, an:d some of the large crowds and the enthusiasm that have been in evidence have been the sub- ject of much comment. But as to what it means, or whether it means anything. even the change of a single that in either Dominion or. Provincial elections, no one will at this stage predict. WARD ASSOCIATIONS MEET. The Toronto political Tot, too, is begin- ning to boil. The peculiarity about the Toronto pot is, however, that it boils only on one side. The organization of the Liberal party is rarely in evidence, and. when it is, ineffective is the only word that describes it. There are not many persons who could tell you what it is or what it does. On the other hand. the. Conservatives have an exceedingly active organization. There is a central associ- ation and a ward association for each of the wards. As the boundaries of the wards do not coincide with the boundaries of the electoral ridings one might • think there would be some confusion, bat the experience of the party is that the ward arrangement is quite effective. The only real political scraps in To- ronto occur when factions in the Con- servative associations get fighting among themselves. And just now, with the an- nual meetings of the organizations ap- preaching, there are rumors of impending trouble. One report is that Mr. A. W. Wright is leading a revolt against iIon. Thos. Crawford in the west riding: Both gentlemen are well known throughout the Province, Mi. Wright as labor leader, po- litical organizer, orator, imperial mis- sion lecturer and good fellow; Mr. Craw- ford as former Speaker of ° the Legisla- ture. 11 is impossible to say how far the threatened civil war will develop. It will not reach the point where the hold- ing of a seat by the Conservatives`- will be endangered. A CRAWFORD STORY. When Sir James Whitney formed his cabinet Mr. Crawford's friends hoped he would be made Minister of Agriculture. But they were disappointed. Some time later some one who said he was the edi- tor of the Mail and Empire, called up Mr. Crawford on the telephone to tell him that he had a story to the effect that Mr. Crawford had been using strong lan- guage about Sir James. The editor said he would like to have Mr. Grawford's ex- planation. Acearding to the story, Mr. Crawford hastened to the Mail and Em- pire office, where it was discovered that a practical joker had been at work. Ap- parently Mr. Crawford's standibg with the Premier was not affected, for it was af- terwards that he was appointed Speaker. A few years ago Mr. Joseph Russell led a revolt against the ward association pow- ers -that -be in the east end. For a time the revolt was successful and, resulted in Mr. Russell sitting in Parliament for one term. The regulars "came back" last year under Mr. Kemp, but the fight there is still smoldering. • • • - CHURCHES' DOWN TOWN PROBLEM, $1,750,000 e Beli: Telephone Company of Canada Limited FIVE PERCENT. BONDS Due April lst, 1925 PRICE: 101 AND INTEREST We emphasize the following salient points of this issue: 1.—The bonds are a first charge upon the whole lines, works and plant • of the Company, other than real estate. The real estate is unencumbered. —Value of plant account (not including real estate) $20,531,327.39, or more than three times the amount of outstanding bonds. 3. --Earnings last six years averaged approximately 4% • times total interest charges. 4. --Issue of bonds is limited to 75% of the outstanding capital stock. 5.—Company owns and operates the principal Telephone system in the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario. 6.—Capital stock outstanding $15,000,000. Dividends at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum have been paid continuously since January 1, 18$6. SPECIAL CIRCULAR ON REQUEST 1PORATIONLIMIT1, 'BANK Or 1Ot1TREAL BLDG.COR.QUEEN 6YOf`iGE5 1VR01'D0 Reivi•WE'1IT . P?At'MAaER. 4lrtOrf_"B:it-Z. Atom, q wc.i Ge' 1 -IA L F4llt Xir M:TAW" —tagit.F41,:rtiiiimeasaaf ars ,;;.•• HARVEST FORTHE LAWYERS Suits Entered Against Ottawa on Account of the Typhoid Fever Epidemic. A despatch from Ottawa. says: Ottawa's second great typhoid epi- demic, which so far this year has aggregated 1,200 cases and 72 deaths, promises to prove almost as ggood a harvest for the lawyers as it has been for the doctors, The City Solicitor has given an opinion to the City Council that the city is, on the ground of negligence in protect- ing, the purity of the water supply, liable for damages to the typhoid sufferers. Based on the standard figures published, in economic loss- es by disease,.. the total collectible damages for loss from deaths, from wage loss, doctors' bills, eto., age gregate about $420,000. Several of the sufferers` have already insti- tuted action for recovery of dam ages against the city, one widow claiming $15,000. Now comes another almost hu- morous sequel to the sad story of Ottawa's waterworks mismanage- ment.,Bills for money spent by taxpayes for fuel for boiling the water in order to make it immune. LIVELY TIME IN LIMEIiICI+;. Crowd Returning from Anti -Home Rule Meeting Attacked. A despatch from. Limerick says : While the people were leaving an anti -Home Rule meeting here on Thursday night they were attacked by a mob of hoodlums. An auto- mobile was smashed, and many others were stoned. The people in the cars were compelled to take re' fuge in the post -office, where anum- ber of, windows were broken. The police repeatedly charged the mob, to sect their clubs freely. Specially Selected SASKATCHEWAN TCHWAN ilALLEY FARM LAIRS From the Land Grant of the Canadian Northern RailiNaef A41 glean, aper- land, good soil and arable by traction' plow. Sale „wtfbjeot to in-- ectian, ofroperty with p , ficial rate of transporta- tion. p i ter res 1�'r oe and;. tE'i A1s rem' sonable. CONSOLIDATED ATEIa LANDS, LIMITED , Eastern Townships Rainlclild ,. EAL O9.'l Mill N l� * F R PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS iiliPORTB; FROM THR LEACINO TRAOb CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese ant, Cthet Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFF'S. Toronto, Oat. 15,—Flour—Winter wheat, 90 per cent. patents, $3.85 to $3.90, at sea- board. Manitoba flours—First, patents, in jute bags, 36.70; second patents, 35.20, and strong bakers', $5, on track, Toronto. In cotton bags, lee more is charged. Manitoba Wheat—No. 1 new Northern, 98 to 99c, 33ay ports, and No. 2 at 961-2 to 97 1-2e, Bay porta. Feed wheat, 67 to 700, Bay ports: Ontario Wheat—No. 1 new white and red wheat, 93 to 95e, outside, and the poorer grades down to 70o. Oats—New Ontario, 36 to 38e, outside, but little No, 2 to be had; they would bring 40 to 41c, outside, and 43 to 44o, 'To- ronto. Western Canada oats purely nom- inal. , Peas—Nominal, Barley—Forty-eight ib. barley, 63 to 65e, outside. ° • Corn—No. 2 old American, 750, all -rail, Toronto, and Not 3 at 731.2o, lake ports, Toronto... Itye—Na. 2 quoted at 71 to 750, outside. Beekvrboat 14o. 2 at 700, outside. Bran—Manitoba bran, $23, in bags, To. ionto freight: Shorts, 326, COUNTRY Ptto CE. Y AU ho", Butter—Dairy rolls, o rco , 26 to 27c; bakere', inferior, 21 to 23c; eheice daii ', tubs, 25e; creamery, 20 to 290 for rolls, and 26 to 270, for. solids. Eggs—Case lots of Pew laid, 28 to 29eper doen; fresh, 26 to 27e. Cheese --141.2 to 143.4o for large, and 14 8.4 to 15e for twine. Beans --Hand-picked, 33 per bushel; primes, $2,90, in a fobbing way. lionev--.Bxtraoted; in tine, 11 to 12o per lb, for No, 1, wholesale: combs, $2,50 to hoi $3 wboleaale.., �o,.tltry--'Wholesale prices of o C Ce dressed poultry;;--ChqIkons, 14c per lb; fowl,' ib, 10' W 110; ducklings, 10 to 120; turkeys. 16 to 17c. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. Potatoes -85o per bag, on track. - PROVISIONS.- Cured RovISIONS.-Cured meats are quoted as follows: Bacon, -long clear, 15 to 15 1-2o per lb, in ease lots. Pork—Short cut, $26 to 327; do., moss, $21.50 to $22. Hams—Medium to light, 17 to 171-2c; heavy. 151.2 to 16c; rolls, 1410-2 to 150; breakfast bacon, 19c; backs, 21' to 211.2e. • Lard—Tierces, 141.2c; tubs, 143.4c; pails, 150. BALED HAY AND STRAW. Baled Hay—No. 1 new hay. 312.50 to 313.50, on track, Toronto; No. 2, 39 to 311; Clover, mixed, $8 to $9. Baled Straw—$10.50 to $11, on track To- ronto MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Oct. 15. -Oats -Canadian West- ern, No. 2, 541-2 to 55e; extra No. 1 feed, 54 to 54 1-2c. Barley—Manitoba feed, 61 to 62c; malting, 80 to 84e. Buckwheat—No. 2, 74 to 75e. Flour—Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, 35.80; do., seconds, 35.30; strong bakers', 35.10;- Winter° -patents, choice, 35.35; straight rollere, 34.95 to $5; in bags, $2,35 to 32.40. Rolled Oats— Barrels, $5.05; bag of 90 .lbs., 32.40. Mill- feed—Bran, $23; shorts, $27; middlings, 328 to 530; m.uillie, $30 to 535. Hay—No. 2, per ton, der lots, 513 to 313.60- Cheese— Finest westerns, 133.8 to 135-So;.do., east - erne, 13 to 13'1.40. Butter-Ohoioest cream- ery, 281.2 to 28 3-4c; seconds, 271.4 to 271.2e. Eggs—Selected,. 29 to 30e; No. 2 stock, 21 to 220. Potatoes: Per bag, car lots, 65 to UNITED STATES MARKETS Minneapolis, Oot. 15.—Wheat—December, 90 to 911.20; May, 951.4c; No. 1 hard, 921.2o; No. 2 Northern, 89 to 920. No. 2 Northern, 86 to 891-2c. No. 3 yellow corn, 671-2 to 681-20. No. 3 white oats, 301.4 to 31.e. No. 2 rye, 611-2 to 64 1-2o. Bran, 319 to 320. Flour—First patents, 34.35 to 34.65; sec- ond patents, 34.20 to 34,55; first clears, 33.- 20 3.20 to 33.50; second clears, $2.40 to 32.70. Duluth, Oct. 15.—,Wheat—No. 1 hard, 911.8c; No. 1 Northern, 901-8e; No. 2 North- ern, 881.80; Ootober, 90c; December, 89 7-8c bid; May, 94 3.4 to 94 7-8e. LIVE STdOIt MARKETS. Montreal, Oct. 15.—A few choice steers sold ashigh as 36.25, but the bulk ofthe trading in good cattle was done at 35 to 36, and the common and inferior sold at from 33.50 to $4.50 per Cwt. Butchers' cows brought from $3.25 to 35 per owt., as to quality, and the bulla sold at from 32.50 to $3.25 per cwt, Ontario lambs sold at 35.75 to $6, and ewe sheep at 53.50 to 33.- 75 per cwt. Selected 1ots of hog, sold at 38.50 to $8.75 per cert., weighed off Cars. The demand for calves was good at prices ranging from $3 to 315 each, as to size and quality. • Toronto, Oot, 15,—Cattle-Choiee 'butcher, $6.75 to 36.15; good.medium, .$5.411 to $5.60; common $4.60 to $5; cows • 33 to $6; bulls, 33 to $4.50; canners, $1:50 to $2. Calves— Good veal, $8 to $9; coinntbn, $3.50 to 56. Stockers and fenders-6teora, 050 to 1,060 13.18„ at 36,25 to $5,60 feeding bulls, 900 to 1,200 lbs., at 32.75 to 34,25, Milkers and springers, steady demand for good stock, at from 350 to 375, Sheep and'lambs — Market firmer; light ewes, 34 to $4.50; heavy ewes, $3. to 33.50; Iambs, 36 t0 36,- 25. Bogs—Market 15e higher 'at 38.40, fed and watered, and 38,00 to 38,15 f.o.b. A Witness . implicated ex -Lieut: Becker in the murder conspiracy against the gambler Rosenthal, with grans:funs, restaurant, mad outer' i1,0xtl0010110es open every day in the week. itha Metropolitan is doing a similar work, M the rani of St, Andrews is spending 346,0nto be devoted to like purposes, eWhether these eifertS will eventually resdit in reaehiug, any oonsid- er;+,ble portion e£ the ,n.asserr of the pee - pie, remains to bo senn., For the present they partake more or less of the (Marto- tor hart o -for of private clubs, using the church buildings for their club, houses. FELL 170 FEET TO DEATH., Bi dge-WoMie>StilQ on Forehead and Hurled ,to His Doom. A despateli from : Edmonton, Alta., says: While changing his footing on the top tier of the im- mense steel bridge of she C.N.R. over the Pembina River at ` Ent whistle on Thursday, Joseph John- • stone, a structural iron- worker, ac- eidentally touched the trigger of the pneumatic rivetter, which re- bounded, striking him on the fore head, and he was sent hurtling through the air, a terrible drop of one hundrecl-and seventy feet to the river below. The falling man struck an out -jutting beam on the lower deck of the bridge, and the body's drop was .deflected from the open water' on to a raft, upon which lie fell, alighting on his head, and being instantly killed., SIX STUDENTS ARRESTED.. Running Fight With Pollee Follow- ed Athletics at McGill. A despatch from Montreal says: There was a fight here on Friday evening between police and stu- dents of McGill' University, result- ing in six arrests and the wounding of a bystander, who was struck by a flying stone and taken unconsci- ous to the Royal 'Victoria. Hospital. The row followed the annual uni- versity sports, the students, when they were ordered by the police not to 'follow their usual practice of stopping the street car traffic by pulling the trolley poles from the wires, retaliating with rotten eggs, and stones in a running battle all the way from the athletic grounds to the police station. - Fp BELL TELEPHONE FINANLES, According to Rev. S. Wesley Dean, of the Fred Victor Mission, there aro 60,000 people living south of College street. A large percentage of these are foreigners and most of the others live in boarding houses. There are . few people anywhere more in need of the good offices of the churches than those, and yet this is the district that the churches of Toronto are showing a strong disposition to desert. One after another they are abandoning their buildings, selling their sites and moving - intonew modern edifices in the more fashionable residential districts. The latest on the fiat is Erskine Street Presbyterian. 'Even Central Presbyterian church on Grosvenor street, which is two blocks north of College, has a proposal under consideration which will take its activities out into the Rosedale area. Taking these church movings individu- ally they are easily explained. The churches were formerly -situated in the midst of their respective congregations. But the .members of the congregations one by one sold their residences and -moved to the newer districts. The new owners of the residences are geperally boarding house keepers, and eventually the church finds it has to follow its con- gregation. For boarding houses are not good church supporters and even devout churchgoers often will not go two or three miles when they can find another nearer home. But meanwhile what are the Toronto churches going to do about . the city. of 50,000 persons who live south of College? It is a problem that challenges solution, RESTAURANTS IN CHURCHES. A feW .of the most prominent churches in the city are malting a stand against the steady :t ovem0nt toward the residen- tial districts. There is St. James Cathed- ral with its. ancient . aasoeiatioes that manages to bring a oongregatien to, its private pews from the endo, of the city every Sunday morning. The' evening; ser- vice is a different story. The •liletropoli .tan Methodist lelturch, one: of the Most beautiful ohura edifices in 'America, tells a somewhat similar story. So does St. Andrews Peeabytegiart, And there are a nua:ber of others of various deno na-` tions, some of them touching very; closely tile lives 01 ihe'p0ople amongWhom.. they are situated. The organiztion 'ofthe Roman Catholic- church leaves no doubt ae to the regularity and permdnenee` of the work in such a church as St, -Michael's, Cathedral. - And some ,of these churches are not now Rtiitg. their aetiv,itle0.°to the pulpit or to. Sundays, .,St: James has ltd parish horse;;. Earnings Applicable to the Bond Interest Have Shown a Steady Increase Since 1905. In view of the fact that an addi- tional issue of Bell Telephone bonds is about to be offered to the public, it is interesting to note that these securities are a first charge upon the whole Lines, works and plant of the company other than real estate. The real estate in unencumbered. The value of the plant account (not including real estate) is $20,531,327, or more than three times the 'out- standing bonds. As regards the security from "'the income point of view the following table speaks for itself Earnings Gross Applicable Bond Revenue to Bond Interest Interest. 1906 . $4,139,334 $1,135,838 $142,983 1907 . 4,829,657 1,223;767 179,970 1908 . 4,580,606 1,606,724 182,450 1909 . 4,949,197 1,651,339 182,450 1910, 5,510,685 1,729,575 182,450 1911 . 6,476,848 1,657,814 231,879 On the basis of the average re- sults for the last six years the net earnings approximate to six limes the total interest charges. The present authorized issue of the bonds is $7,500,000, of which $6,- 649,000 are 6,-649,000-are out. The company has a capital stock outstanding of $15,000,000, which is valued by the market at 160 per cent. Dividends at the rate of eight per cent. have been paid continu- ously for twenty-six years. Prin- cipal and interest on the bonds are payable on April and October 1stat the Bank of Montreal. OPENING AF PARLIAMENT. Practically Certain That It Will be November 14 or 2L A despatch from Ottawa says: The date of the opening of Parlia- ment._ is practically certain to be November 14 or 21. The later date to be selected if it is found ••=impos- Bible to arrange ' ' opening by the 14th. NN‘inr0LEdc.GUIT 1 UiRECttON ISI I�I ! THIS tlI41M1iO4 Pes•dese 1S COMPOSED (WTIIE MOWING1fiGREDh MUMS tl0 N MIEN,` 'ACID EpT PPIOSI ATE.3Yl'C(titL9 OHtlearS3UMI0 STARCH, �, 1s V R lArfrA L H Wtt1TE$T Ow a7 Read the JLabel 61Ko t .i.l tt'l� a °NTgiNS. Costs no more than the Aluni Kinds c vk TAINS NQ ALUM The only" Faking Powder made in Canada that has all its ingredients plainly printed on the label..- ., abel.-.✓ For economy we : reeom- mend the one pound cans. T, Fel Iff Ileel A NEW AGE OF ICE COMIING., Prof. Schmidt Thinks We 1iay Soon Be' Busy Keeping, warm. A despatch frown Ithaca, N. Y., says: "I have no doubt that we are now in an interglacial period simi- lar to those which have already ex- isted, and in the future the human' race will have to use all its know- ledge in `another fight for its life against the encroaching ice," said Prof. Nathaniel Schmidt, of the his- tory department at Cornell, on Tuesday. Speaking of the ice age, he added, "I wish to call attention to the recent discoveries in Swit- zerland of four distinct periods of glaciation, and to the fact that Prof. Winchell, of Minnesota, has been aisle to produce definite proofs that Kansas has gone through the same four periods. Tliis is import- ant because it proves the contem- poraneousness of the glacial age in both hemispheres." BILLED AT FOOTBALL. Winded by Collision, but Played Gagne Through. A despatch from Montreal says Another football victim has been found. On Friday Calvin McCal- lum, aged sixteen, of Grosvenor. avenue, Westmount, died as a re- sult of injuries received in a foot- ball match on Thursday. In a col- lision with another player the lad was knocked out, and remained un- conscious for twenty minutes, but afterwards played 'the game through. On reaching home, how- ever, he again relapsed into un- consciousness and died on Friday morning from 'hemorrhage of the brain. PERISHED IN A. CANOE. Blizzard Fatal to Member of Duck Shooting Party in the West. A despatch from Moose Jaw ,seys; The dead body of Douglas ` Hood was found on the shore of Lake Johnson on Thursday, and his com- panion,, Fred Williams, now at Ex- panse, is in a critical/condition. Hood and several companions left here. Monday for Williams' ranch for duck shooting. They were on the lake when a blizzard came up, and lost their way. Hood • com- plained of fold, and Williams gave him his coat and took charge of the canoe, but when he reached the shore Hood was deat1. WiiIi2ms was found unconscious in the morn- ing. V Let Apples be the' Christmas Gift to Ythe � sea. os `o re across ulr�fr nds Luscious, rosy, juicy, Canadian Apples! Can you ima- gine any, gift to the dear ones in the old land that would be moreacceptable, Because of exc•en naltion shipping facilities we can make lake you tl'ii nam nifieent coffer. We will deliver FREE OF s B ,. CHARGE to anyaddress in. the British Cana- a ' a' tsar o�f Gil rant � Se1ec C Tsles�t3 a seal t dean le .for tda small cumo $3 00 xl, s a ,. aratel We use stastdaxd c se�s , aoh Apple is expel y packed, and everYp precaution taken to ei<tsure safe• and P rapid delivery. Over 5,000 ea ems shipyd last year, 'l $30o VOW strati • where r yeti require Max O n e e e ua e thee. cas6. ffi. s g y q and. THE t i e-,• sent , WE D(7 REST. Give full ostal d1t ec m li tions along, with our own card. for enelosure'in casein s g` . Y 1111 ATE °ROHR 1111t'Atl'.TelleNT EXPORTCANADIAN 1 r V Y Y 1t3t1' ST..7t1.MTY7S �',.1• R, ., r.!l. l4i[UN111,113.t1:D v;•., , .,M ,,.. m; ,s , 11,1E NEWS IN A PARAGRAPH tIo I II V 1 G� 110IA%'OV >i TUE GLOB, IN A N UTSIPLL, Canade, the Etnplre and the World in General Before You* Eves. V CANADA, The Dominion Government wild build a seismological observatory at Victoria, B.C., to cost $10,000, Two +huneli'ed new rural mail de,, livery routes have been ;esbablished in Ontario and Quebec this slimmer; James Bruce was acquitted. at Hamilton of the charge of murde.' ing ]Rose Ziepe by poisoned`canc Mr, Marmaduke Terrill of Tr ton was killed by a train whil his way to naeet a wedding .pa • 'James Doyle died at Belleville) and Thomas Harding, held for ami Sault, may face' amore serious charge., A sensation has been caused in London over eharges made" by C'h'ip Engineer Geo, Wright, who has re- signed. A six-year-old son .of Goo, Mer- fier, Hurdsville, died from the efe fects,,e"'falling into a boiler: of boil: ing water. Edward Bradford and Arnold Ebert sawed` their way through a panel in the Kenna look -up and es- caped. , Wellington Topliffe. a Kingston' farmer, fell dead off hie wagon as he was driving into his yard on a load of grain. An auction sale of Federal Gov- ernment lands Is advertised to he held ,at. Portage la Prairie, Man,, on Thanksgiving Day: Henry Johnston, who died at Air kinson, Frontenac county,.. was -re- ported'to have been one hundred and five years of age. Trustees of 'k"Grace Methodist; Church, Winnipeg, refused an offer of $1,000,000 for the property, want- ed by a hotel syndicate. The international survey party marking the Alaskan boundary took a dap in the Arctic ocean when °they reached that distant point. The In1and Revenue Department inspectors will be asked to explain why 90 per cent. of the • cheese weighing scales, in Eastern Ontario and Quebec are giving short weight. GREAT BRITAIN. Frank Bostock, the noted animal trainer, is dead in London, Eli' aged 50. - A `heated debate - in the Briil3p Commons 'regarding the Marconi contract led to the appointment of a committee of inquiry to investi- gate allegations of corruption'' against Ministers. UNITED STATES. Scenes of great enthusiasm were,•--` witnessed in Chicago on the depai` ture of tgbreeks to join the colors at home. The Nobel prize for medical re- search was awarded to a French man, Dr, Alexis Darrel, of the Rockefeller Institute, New York. Duluth Council will annul the street railway franchise ifthe com- pany does not -provide "honest, capable and sober" crews of strike- breakers. Mrs. Maude Wilson, of Syracuse;" N.Y., arrested -in Chicagoen charges of shoplifting iii several large cities, said she had been edu- cated in an Ottawa convent. She says she had to steal , -to live. GENERAL.. The seal 'catch in the Behring Sea was 4,764 'skins less than last year. Tdn. thousand pouiad�s of powder were •exploded by fire at Tampico, Mexico. The death list is planed at I00. Austro-Hungaryis making exten- sive warlike preparations that point to ‹,possible international rupture over the Balkan situation. w . IMPORTS :$1,000,000 A DAY. Growth of Canadian Purchases in the United States. .,A.depatch from s Washington> D. Washing ten, says: Exports from the -United States to, Canada are now averag- ing one million dollars a �1y , and a dozen ears ago they r- aged a quarter of a million dollars a day. This large growth le the exports to Canada ocours chiefly in bitusnnon coal, automobiles 1l 'pm�017i1E8 nen d li s a other carriages, manufactures of iron.. and steel, l.ereber, corn and. tinmanufactured cotton. 21.10.•RURATa MAIL ROUTES. Carriers Will be Supplied with w, Stamps and Postal Notes. s: from despatch Ottawa4 y The Post -Office Department has during the as gllaxer largely ex- tended the mail delivery Salle t ruralY vine in Ontario and Quebec. Two t"ri111C1reCi new rotLtes have been eh, iti `th ' two provinces, tablls'hE� e'' es, w ces p n Beginning 1io t month,, the inten- tion is to supply the carriers onthe rural mail routes with stamps, pox- til notes, etc.,- ter the convenience of farmers. '