The Brussels Post, 1903-9-24, Page 6.mm.4i'u,
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RFSIGNS
Two Other Ministers Have Also Tendered
Their Resignations.
IA. London despatch says --The which he was regarded as the baek-
toilowing anuouncelnellt, which puts
a sen1lt terms and ono: tented encs to
the conflicting specnlntioris of the
past few cloys, was lssned from the
Prime Minister's official mealtimes on
7'huroday night :—
"10 Downing Street.
"The following Ministers leave tend-
ered their resigaalions, whish have
been accepted by the Elms :—
bone.
Notwithstanding, however, that --it
was wholly unanticipated, there is
widespread commendation of the
course the Colonial Secrotay has
taken. The Min istmeal Standard,
which opposed with almost radical
velheneemo tho preferential taritT pro-
posal, now says Mr. Chamberlain
"Thu Right .lion. Joseph Clhazu- has taken the only course open to an
ber•laIn, M.P. honorable, high-spirited politician,
"The alight ITon. C. T. Ritchie, From the moment he definitely mint -
tattled ltinrsulf to the scheme of food
'•The Might Iron. Lord George taxation, he stood in a false porta.
Hamilton, M.P." tion. He ]las now released his col -
:At the sante time that this brief leagues from a position which had
statentent was issued, the cov1'espon- become one of considerable ember
nonce between Mr. Chamberlain and rassmmit. The paper goes on to
Prime Minister Balfour was given say that his ungrudging admission
out. that his scheme failed to commend
The simile of a bombshell was
never more applicable to a political
event in (.rout 1.3ritain than that of
the resignation of Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. The retirement of Mr.
Ritchie as Chancellor of the Es: -
chewier, and of Lord George Hamil-
ton, as Secretary of. State for In-
dia, was quite unexpected, while the
withdrawal of Loa Balfour of
Burleigh, es Secretary for Scotland,
foal possibly oven of the Duke of
Devonshire, as Lord President of the
Connell, have been equally foretold,
and for still looked forward to. But
neither friend nor foe dreamed that
rho Colonial Secretary would sever
his connection with a Government of
itself to the constituencies does cre-
dit to his sense of honor and politi-
cal discernment. In devoting himself
as a private individual to explain -
Ing and popularizing the preferential
scheme he can do no harm for the
1I1o1•e it is considered the loss likeli-
hood is there that it will meet with
popular approval. The Standard
continues:—"Something at any rate
is gained by the release of the Cab-
inet from t -his unhappy controversy.
We hope. the Ministers will shake
themselves free of its disturbing in-
iiuence and settle down to normal
business. There should he no occas-
ion for any more resignations."
HANDLING OF APPLE CROP
SOME VALUABLE HINTS BY
THE DOMINION DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Selling the Crop—Picking—Time to
Pick---Bezuoval of Drops—
Grading.
Some timely and valuable advice
on the selling, picking and grading of
apples is given by Mr. W. A. Mac-
Kinnon,
ac-
1>n,
Dl isian
"nu 1 Chief of the ,.
I''ruit.t o 1
Ottawa. Every one interested in the
growing and marketing of apples
should write for a copy of Mr. Mac-
Finnon's bulletin oa the "Expert
Apple Trade."
Selling the Crop.—When the grower
is not also an exporter he may sell
the apples in one of two ways, either
at so utueh per barrel or at a lump
sum for the entire orchard. As
buyers often make their contracts
long before Picking time, either me-
thod involves consideration of the
probable market priceduring fall and
winter, which will be regulated by
the total supply and demand, influ-
enced too by changes in the quality
of the crop. When to this uncertain -
DEATH RATHER THAN TRIAL
Jeweler Wo olden Contlnits Suicide
in Toronto, -
A 'roroutt) (leveler' says: George
Woolson, Lilo well-known jeweler,
Who managed the More awned by
his wife and known as the .'White
Window," at 186 Queen Street, west,
committed suicide by shooting self through the head, his body be-
ing foiled lying in the road in high
Peek, - al Thur•s(iuy afternoon by
Kelsey Moore, vt .1 Northcote Av-
enue. It wvs evident that the deed
had been commit tee during; Wednes-
day night, for the clothes worn wet,
and the revolver found in the right
hanii was slightly rusted from the
rain" A hand mirror was also found
beside the body. l2. 114 supposed
that 1'e used the mirror so Out Ito
would be sure to place the muzzle of
the revolver on the right spot. The
bullet entered the right side of the
head, slightly back from the temple,
and lodged in the head. '1910 hole
Ilhade by the 21011('1. was SUrh•Ountk'd
by powder•, from which it ie evident
that the revolver was held right
against the head.
Woolson was to have appeared in
the sessions to stand trial on the
charge of receiving stolen property,
upon which he was arrested 00
August 3rd, by 1)et,rtivn 1(1200.
SAILING OVER LONDON.
Many Thousands Watch Aeron-
aut's Trip.
A London despatch says: On Thurs-
day afternoon, ninny thousanis of
home -going 1n(sin. rs men stopped ill
the streets, and the roofs or build-
ings were crowded w'1111 spectators
2valrhing the long -projected attempt
or Sp'neer, the aeronaut, to sail his
airship from the Crystal l'alace {n
'-ivdenhullr (wound St. Paul's Ca-
thedral (111(1 O1el• miles of the dc'usely
drop during the picking process built portion of South London. ale
should bo kept by tlheniseltes. We started 3)t 11.30 from tho roof of en
must "give rho fruit a fair chance wove building, ]tis airship Nat, a
from the start; wormy, rotten or great rigor -shaped vessel of yellow
otherwise diseased apples spread con- silk, with n pendant car containing
tagion, and bruised or defective fruit the propeller. Spencer's movements
will not pay for labor, heavy freight were easily visible tothecrowd be -
charges and commission. low.
Ladders and Baskets.—Stop-ladders
may be used for getting at tho low- BATTLE IN NEW YORK.
er limbs, and long point -top lad-
ders for the upper branches; rho has -
lets should be small enough to turn
easily inside a harrel, incl so shaped
as to allow the apples to be furred
out with a gentle, sliding motion. 10
picking, care should be taken to
avoid breaking off the fruit spurs, scleral others were badly hurt, during
which contain the promise of next a Mime light early on Wednesday mon be-
year's
e
yefr's crop. en the police and a gang of
Grading,—Grading always pays,
whether the crop be light or Meavy.
When the wormy, bruised, mis-sbap-
en and spotted apples have been re-
moved, the following qualities should
112any Shot in a Tight -Between
Gangs of Thugs.
A NOV Y01.12 dtrspntch says: Ono
plan was shot (111(1 killed another
was ,tall wounded, and
probably fn y wo t o
toughs. The 1111111 Who was kilted
was Siichael Donovan, a stevedore.
One of the prisoner's arrested ihu'ing
the night is "Monk Eastman." •Phe.
police claim that it was a meeting of
bo apparent in the higher grades:— members of the "Paul Kelly" gang
(1) Uniformity in size; (21 lmifornl- and the "Monk Eastman" gang that
ity in color; (3) freedom front de- started the trouble. The remises of
Teets. three police stations haft to be called
Two grades will nsuaIly be found out. Although the police witnessed
sufficient for export, and both of the shooting of several men, the 111 -
these should be practically free from jure•l ones wore ]nn•1'ial away - by
insect or other injuries, tie second their friends so quickly that the
being inferior to- the first only. in identity of only two of the wounded
ty we add the difficulty of estimating point of size and co allot, a Chickens, (i0 to 7110 per 1112{r. Ducks
months in advance the total yield of pies in one grade cannot he uniform driver, and Anton llcrnhauser, a gab- 70 to 900 per pair. Turkeys, 12 to
an orchard, subject to all changes of in size, but the apples in a single ore)•. Carroll was shot through the lye per 111.
weather, to drought, hail and wind package should be so, for tho fruit abdomen by a detective, and the phy-
siorme the unbusiness -like character will be viewed and soul by the pack- skeane say cannot lice Dornhauser
of bargaining '•by the lump" is ap-
parent. Whichever party gains an
undue advaltuge, the trade suffers
front this as from any other kind of
gambling, The system was strongly
condemned by the National Apple
Shippers' Association and our Cana-
dian buyers describe it as an unmix-
ed evil. Surely no more need be
said to induce both buyers and sell -
for All the ap {s lcnown. They m•e John C
THE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, .Cattle, etc
in Trade Centres.
Toronto, Sept, 22.—Wheat—The lo-
cal wheat- 0,1211 et is nominally firm,
with very 11121e ()fawing. No. 2
white and red winter are quoted at
78 to 70c low freights to 111(115, al-
though sante is being delivered just
now which was bought. a w'eelt or
two ago at 70c, No, 2 goose is
nominal at 73 to 710 east, No. 2
spring, 75e east. Manitoba wheat
is nominal without sales, No. 1
hard is quoted at 980, No, 1 North-
ern at 97c, and No, 2 Northern, Otic
Coderich, The quote 110118 grinding
in transit are No. 1 fiord, $1.01;
No. 1 Northern, 31,03; and No.2
Northern, $1. Now No. 1 Northern,
98c lake ports.
Oats—The lu teket is steady, with
demand fair. No, 2 white sold at
304c middle freights, and at ale
east. No, 1 quoted et 311e east.
Barley—The demand is fair, with
offerings limited. No. 13 extra quot-
ed at 43c 1111(15 110 h'eiglits, and Nu. 3
at 13c middle freights,
ilyc—The market is quiet, with the
pith° about 51e middle freights.
Peas—'.1'i•(tde dull, with No, 2 white
quoted at 020 high freights, and at
63e east.
Corn—The market is quiet and
firm; No. 3 American yollow quoted
at 610 an track, Toronto, and No. 3
mixed at 60e, Toronto, D0nadian
cern nominal.
Iclour—Ninety per cent, patents
quoted at $3.05 to 33.07 middle
freights, in buyers' sacks, for export.
Straight rollers, of special brands,
for domestic trade, quoted at 33.50
to 38.60 in Mils. Manitoba flour is
firm; No, 1 patents, 3d.70 to$ 4.75;
No, 2 patents, $4,40 to ,i.45; and
strong bakers', $4,80 to $4.115 on
track, Toronto.
Sfillfeecl—Bran steady at 310and
shorts at 318 here. At outside
points bran is quoted at 313.50, and
shorts at 3:17. Manitoba bran in
sacks, 317, and shorts at $20 here,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Apples—The market is unchanged,
with moderate supplies, Good stock
quoted at 75e to 31 per barrel in
car lots, and at 31 to 31.50 for
small quantities.
Beans—Trade quiet,
with prices
firm. Unpicked 31.75 to 3180, and
picked 31.00 to 32 per bushel.
Honey—The market is quiet at 6
to 6,1c per Tb. for bulk, and 31 to
21.50 for comb.
flay—Demand fair with offerings
moderate. No. 1. new will bring 30
on track, Toronto.
Straw—The market is quiet at
$5;25 to 35,50 per ton for car lots
on track.
(Tops—Trade dull, with prices nom-
inal at 17 to 20c.
Potatoes—Tho offerings are fair,
and prices are steady. Car lots are
quoted fit 45 to 50c per bag, and
small lots (t .55 to 60c per bag.
Poultry—The market is steady.
age.
It may well happen that a third
grade, exclusive of curls, will be
found to ronaist of fair mnl•kotablo
fruit, which the grower feels disposed
to export; but this grade, lacking
aty special features of excellence and
showing a .greater percentage of
waste often cats into the profit carte.
ed by the filer fruit, besides retina
was shot through both cheeks.
TRAMP PAID BILL.
Hobo Who Turned Christian
Makes Restitution.
A Montreal 'despatch says: Robert
Herr, passenger tisane manager of
the C, 1', 12„ received ten dolhu•5 on
ors to abandon such guesswork, and Mg the general reputation of the Tuesday frau a former tramp, who
to buy and sell by fixed standards of shipper's brand. Much better aver- is now a 1Dntviette. The letter reads;
measure. age results are likely to be obtained "Enclosed fad pastel ),oto for ten
Picking,—All apples should he care- in local markets or frons evapora- 110110'5 to pay for rides which 1 stela
fully picked by )land, with the stems tors, on your trains while a tramp, for I
on and without breaking the skin or was a tramp, and hoboed almost
bruising the fruit in any way. As
ct general rule it is advisable for
growers to harvest ),nil pack their
own fruit., whether they cventnolly
sell it on the pr011119s or ship to
foreign markets. In espies' 0a80 It
is a great advantage to the seller to
)mow exactly 1.110 quality and variety
of the fruit in every packngc. It is
it still greater advantage to have
each variety picked at just the pro-
per time. No wholesale buyer 15
able to have his loon arrive at each
orchard just when the apples in it
aro ready. The result is that every
season a great many orchards
throughout Canada aro picked either
loo ehrly or too late. Fruit picked
too early may ]seep, but is apt to
become tough and tasteless; if picked
too late it will not keep, as the
),process of decay has already begun.
Time to Pict(.—Tender varieties
should not bo allowed to ripen 012
the trees or they will not carry well.
Certain. others, 730111171 biles stylets
"winter varieties,' such as the Bald-
win and Spy, will gain in color and
flavor if left on the laces as long
as the frost will -allow, besides being
tens liable to spot and mould during
Storage, It 1v1I1 pay the farmer well
to pick his own fruis and Neo -that,
'Ibis first step in marketing entail:(
n0 needless waste. Moreover, all
varieties of apples are not ready for
piolcing at the sane time, even if
destined for the sane market; and
some early varieties should. have
more than one Thieving to get.
ell the fruit at the proper stage of
ilrattn'ity. Only the grower is in a
position to watch ]tis orotund and
harvest the crop to the best advent -
age, and it is the grower who loses
when bo 0n7rusts this task to an-
other, for Mayers aro certain to al-
low for shrfnknge (rent this cause.
Another loss to the grower arises
from carelessness of hired help, who
often injure trees by breaking limbs
and fruit spurs',
itenal'al of Crops. --Before any
fruit is taken, fro10 the trees, every
apple, good, bad and ihlcliffeeent,
yhnu1(1 be cleared oft the ground and
carried away, to be 1(51(1 for feeding
Meek, or for any other per90s0 for.
which they May be tit, but ons. foe
e tport, Slnlilttt]ly, ripples Which
'J'ite merits of meclian1cel graders
placed on the market from time to
time, should be carefully investigat-
ed by all whose shipments are large.
A really good and rapid grader will
effect a great saving in time - and
money, and produce a wonderful dif-
ference in the appearance of the fruit
when each size is placed in packages
by itself.
The expert women who grade
French fruit for market perform the
operation without mechanical aid. A
few days' practice with lneasul'ing-
rings is sufficient to train tho eye so
that fruit ie accurately graded with-
in a quarter of an inch. 1 0.11y who
are at.tempti'ng to grado by hand will
find that the use of a piece of
shingle or other light wood, In
*Melt holes are cut measuring two
and a quarter, two and three-quarters,
three 01111 three and a hall inches re-
spectively will be of great assistance
in this work. B,y testing an apple
now and again the packer will soon
beconle•cxpert in determining the size
without the use of the testing board.
CONFISCATES MORE NETS.
Canadian Steamer Petrel Makes
Another Haul.
An Ashtabula, Ohio, despatch says:
The Cau0dian patrol steamer Petrol
early on Wednesday lifted and con-
fiscated a number of fish nets belong-
ing to American fishermen in Lake
Erie. It is supposed the- ofllcees of
the Petrel decided that the nets were
set on the Canadian sale of the lino,
12'h]s, however, is (1011iet1 by the fislh-
or7nen. The eels were valued at 32,-
000.
RICA FIND OF COAL.
Great Area of Anthracite at Head
of the Gatineau.
An Ottawa de5115Crh says: .1, J.
C�711ir1s, civil engineer, of Ottawa,
Who has just returned from rho head
waters of the (40511)0011 River, re-
ports (.hat he, has discovered a seen
of coal 27 feet With/ and extending
for over one hundred miles, Ile says
that the coal is equal in rivality 1,0
the Welsh alhthracite which gyne Im-
ported to Canada la22, winter.
front 1•laine to California, largely on
C. P. It. tonins. Now 1 an a Chris-
tian, and must pay all my bills."
WERE VERY LIBERAL
Victoria, B. C., Grants Good
Terms to a New Hotel.
A Victoria, B. Co, despatch snya:
The by -lulu to grant the Canadian
Pacific Railway a site for at palatial
tourist hotel on .110(215 slay cause-
way passed on Tuesday by a vote
of 1,810 for and 85 against. The
Canadian Pacific iteiltway will spend,
front $1300,000 to (1700,2100, mut
provide 11110 ('0(105 3)t. leatito They
also gut flee water x113 exemption
fermi taxation an, fifteen years,
- FREIGHT REDUCED.
The Canadian Pacific to Give a
Reduction,
A 'Winnipeg despatch says: 11 is
announced that the Canadian I'ncifiu
t • Company's , tariff on
Rail 5 uy .( ml any's freight LA 111
wheat and flour is now being revised,
and the new Uri!? will show reduc-
tions of importance to growers and
shippers and millers. 3t is under-
stood the rates an wheat will bo re
-
(hued front 3 cents to 2 cents per
100 pounds.
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LORD SALISBURY'S WILL.
Estate Valued at Over Million
and a Half Dollars.
A London despatch says: 790 pro-
bating of Lord Salisbury's Will on
Thursday showed that ha left an °s-
tate valued at, $1,551,680, No Public
bequests Were made.
106 MILES AN HOUR.
Result of Experiments in Ger-
many With Illeetric Car,
A Berlin despatch says: Exporie
tnonts were made with an electric
ca' on , the 2blarienfelcler Military
Railroad on Thursday, and n. spood
Of 1.06 miles en hole' Watt attained,
It is hoped that eventually the cars
Will aehiot'O a speed of 200 Miles per.
hour,.
TIOG PRODUCTS.
Dressed hogs are unehangocl. Cured
meats unchanged, with a good de-
mand. We geote:—Bacon, long clear,
10 to 10,1c, in ton and case lots.
Pork—Mess, 318.50 to 319.50; do
short cut, 331,50.
Smoked 111cats.—Bans, light to
medium, 14 to 144c; do, heavy, 1.3
to 1.34e; rolls, 11 to 114; shoulders,
10.4(5; backs, 15 to 151c; breakfast
bacon, 14 to 143c.
Lard—The market: is unchanged,
with fair demand. Tierces, 9.40; tubs,
ON; pails, 10c; compound, 8 to 9e.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Rutter—The market is quiet with-
out features. 'The chief 'demand is
for choice qualities of dairy and
creamery, and prices rale fain. We
(Joule:—Choice 1-13, rolls, 17 to 17)c;
selected dairy, tubs, uniform color,
15 to 16e; secondary grades, store
parkas, 121 to 13c; creamery prints,
20 to 204c; solids, 18 to 184c.
1':ggs—The market is stoutly. We
quote:—Strictly fresh gathered stock,
37c; ordinary candled, 154 to 16c;
emends and checks, 1.1 to 1.20.
Cheese—The market is quiet, with
prices steady. Rest qualities job at
11 4e per I1),, and seconds at 110 per
13.
11U878118S AT MONTREAL,
Montreal Sept. 22.—Grain— Peas,
(i;dc high freights, 72c afleat here;
rye, 53e east, 581c afloat ]sere; buck-
wheat, 48 to 49c; No, 2 old oats,
3710 in store Here; new, 35c afloat
here, September delivery; flaxseed,
3:1..10 on track here; feed barley, 50c;
No, 11 ,barley, 524c; corn, 60c for
No, 3 yellow American. Flour--
Manitoba
lour—S4anit.oba patents, 64.80; seconds,
34,50; strong bakers, 34; Ontario
straight rollers, $8.90 to $4; in
bags, 31.85 to 31.90; patents, 31,20
to 34.80; extras, 31,70 to 31,75.
reed—Manitoba bran, 31.7; shorts,
31.9, hags included; Ontario bran, in
11112, 316 to 316.501 shorts, ift bulk,
21.0 to 320. Deans—Choice primes,
31.60. Provisions-2T'oavy Canadian
short Out pork, 31.9 to 321; light
short cut, $19; • compound refined
lard, Se; pure Canadian lard, 8:1 to
Oc; ihtest lard, 10 to 101e; hens,
1114 to 144c; bacon, 14 t0 150; tiro
Mtge, $6 to 36.25; fresh killed abat-
toir hogs 38.50; American clear
backs, 318,75; oleo' shoulder porlo,
31.8.50. Eggs—Candled, selected,
180,; straight receipts, 1531c; No, 2,
12e, Choose -Ontario, 11$ to 1:1 10;
'Townships, 114 to 11 0-16es Quebec,
11c, Rutter—Townships (creamery,
20e; Quebec, 1010; Western dairy,
154e.
UNITED STATES 21TATil.41.3rS,
'Detroit, Sept. 22,-•-Whea.t--No, 1.
White, 834e; No, 2 red, vas]), 884c;
Scpt01111/70', 834e; December, (0jcl
May, 8811e,
Toledo, Soot 22.—Wheats Cash,
84( September, 810; December, 8210;
May, 8810. -Corn—dash, 534e; Sep-
iembe+r, 5331e; December, 52$t'; Stay,
5'240. OntS ('ash 800; September,
tific; Decemlbtr, 301c; Slay 41.
St, Louis, Sept. 2'2 Wheat-' ('ash,
83:110; September, 861(3; 1lec(1111,01',
854e; May, 871c.
13uITa10, Sept, 22.• 1'7our l'hnl.
Wheat—Spring unsettled; No. I- Nor-
thern, o,i.f, September, 882c; winter
nominal; No, 2 red 85e, Corn—
Quiet; No, 2 yollow, 554e; 4o, 2
corn, 57 to 570, (Intl --Strong; No,
2 white, 414e; No, 2 mixed, 1184e,
Barley—Western, c.i.f., 57 to 6(20,
)lye—No. 2, Ole, through T,illrd. (can-
al freights—Easier; wheat 4e, corn
Mc, to Now York.
LIVE STOCIC It AltKET,
Toronto, Rept. 22.—Thera was a
heavy l;un at the city Cattle Market
to -day, and a largo amount of busi-
ness was -transacted, some of 1110
largest buyers of iee(lors and export
cattle being in 1110 market. The rule
for the day comprised 80 cars, with
1,125 head of cattle, 3,1300 s110ep anis
Jambe, 1,011 hogs, and 112 calves.
Tho bulk of the cattle buying to -day
was iii feeders and stockers.. 'There
Is -a good demand for export. cattle,
at 34.80 to 34.85, top prices.
The butchers' trade wits a little
slow, but a large amount pf stock in
this class was cleared out, good to
rime° cattle selling steady at 34 to
31.40; medium cattle at 33.70.
Feeders—Feeding bulls sold at
$2.50 to 33.124; steers up to $2.75;
light cattlo at 31.50 to 33.30.
Hogs unenanger at 36 for the top;
market weak.
Sheep and 10mbs stcody; market
steady:
Export, 'heavy $ 4: 50 to 34 85
Export, light ..- 4 10 4 25
Bulls, export, heavy,
cwt ..,.., 4 00 9, 25
iso light 3 00 3 50
Feeders, light, 800
lbs. and upwards 3 25 3 35
Stockers, 400 to 800
lbs. 3 00 3 40
do 000 lbs. 3 65 3 75
Butchers' cattle,
choice 3 75 4 25
do medium ...... 3 50 13 90
do picked 4 0-0 4 50
do bulls ..,.,. ...,.. 2 75 8 00
do Tough ., 2 50 2 60
Light stock bulls,
225 250
Milch cows 30 00 52 00
slogs, best 6 00
do light G 75
Sheep, export, cwt . 8 40 3 GO
Bucks.. 250 275
Culls 2 25 3 '75
Calves, each ,,,, 2 00 8 00
Spring lambs ... 8 75 1 00
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APPLE BARRELS SCARCE.
Not Enough for the Crop Avail-
able for Export.
A Toronto despatch says: The
latest information regarding the On-
tario apple crop is to the ellect that
it is a good deal heavier than Jest
season in the eastern part of the pro-
vince, while in tho West it is a little
below the average, both in quantity
and in quality. A good many fall
apples have already been marketed,
bot those who havo delayed selling
their crop aro in danger of losing
considerable money on it by reason
of the scarcity of barrels, of which
not nearly enough can bo had to
contain all tho crop available for ex-
port. -
As the crop this fall is fully two
weeks ahead of last year's, some
Greonings have already been °sport
ed to England, as well ns many
thousands of barrels of the fall varie-
ties. Tho total returns of the ship-
ments forwarded from the port of
Montreal shote that 48,998 barrels
have been sent to Europe, against
215,481 the same period last fall.
The dealers in Toronto so far have
found a fairly satisfactory market in
England for Canadian apples, but
( lately have met with considerable
competition from the New England
(product., the exports from the United
!States ports being mucin ]a excess of
those of the corresponding period Isel
year. But from New England 11 ('0n-
sidorable quantity of immature and
poor fruit has boon forwarded, which
has to be sold below tato market 1cv-
el, and has depressed the vttlnrl) in
the Old Country a little.
The European Continental crop
has turned out, butler then expecte,
int the English 0r01) has been a
failure.
HORRIBLE IF TRUE.
Turks Said to Torture Political
Prisoners.
A London despatch says,: the ear-
responde.lht of the Daily Mail at, Mon -
astir describes the underground cells
in the 9(•150118 there used for politicn1
prisoners. They aro so low that the
inmates 41111101 even sit.; they must
lie down. Water is poured into the
cells. 1(ooil is withheld for three
days together, anti the stir passages
aro stopped to force the prisoners In-
to confessions of complicity with the
revolttionariee. Maty have died
under this treatment,
TO BEAT THE RUSSIANS.
Taster Atlantic Steamers and
Canadian Pacific Trains,
A despatch from London says ;—
A prominent 1'1 Ly nlrrehent doing a
large trade with China, anti .1opa12
says Something most be (10710 10 se -
mire the carrying of the t tans frons
China and .lapis via V0110011'01•,
With fast steonnrs oil the Atlti11b1c•
and quiakcr trains on the 0111) 1(1x1
Vae]lit', (.hat 1outo would have a
chance to compete with the 'l'roiLe-
S4bgr'in1, tvlhh*t at present a it '
beats i1 in point of time,
The Stratford del I:hod Will be
sold.
NEWS ITEMS.
Telegraphic Briefs From All
Over the Globe.
CANADA,
There aro 45 pupils at. the Landoll
Normal school this terns,
A new flour mill with a eapnclty
of 8,000 barrels will be erected at,
Keewatin.
The new Epileptic Hospital et
Woodstock will be uompleted by
August, 1004,
lion. Richard Harcourt opened the
new 1C111g 1'3d3vard school at MIM{1-
ton on *Friday afternoon.
The Chinese of Ib'itish Columbia
are demanding higher wages in order
to meet tiro increased poll tax,
The attendance nt this year's Tor-
onto Exhibition is estimated at 510,-
000, against 888,000 last year,
9'lro lust homestead records issued
145 Winnipeg show a large immigra-
tion movement froin the Western
Stales Into Canada,
On Saturday a Norwegian jailbird
110(1)021 Larson was sentenced to
seven years in penitentiary at liings-
to for stealing cattle.
Arcording to Assessment Commis-
sioner Ui'ant Lmrdon's-population is
growing steadily, but 110 docs not
think It Inas yet reached 40,000.
Fifty dollars, with $31,10 costs,
was the penalty imposed on each of
the six young mien charged with be-
having incioscent]y and. using Insulting
language to two young ladies in
3,011(ion.
According to Steamboat Inspector
Phillips, who has just returned to
Winnipeg from a1 oflloial visit to all
points on ilio Mackenzie River and
tributaries, measels have been epi-
demic for the past two years among
the Olsquimaux tribes of tho Mack-
enzie region.
OR1,AT BRITAIN.
Tho special session of the United
States Congress will commence No-
vember O.
Tho Times say's that in 'thirty-four
yeas 45,000 children have been sent
to Canada.
A conference is to be held at 3)ub-
1111 with a view to ending religious
feuds in Ireland.
Quite a 114001)011 of towns in the
vicinity of London have raised the
price of a quarter loaf from flvopencc
half -penny to sixpence.
During August 4,333 English, 090
Scotch, 268 Irish and 3,036 foreign-
ers emigrated to Canada, To Aus-
tralia and Nevt'Zealand the total
was 1,170; to South Attica a total
of 6,208.
According to tig,n'es of the Anti -
Emigration Society of Dublin, Irish
emigration to Canada for the eight
months of this year is twice as great
as the whole emigration of last year.
UNITED STATES.
So that the tiro hydrants maybe
seen late at night, the residents of
Jamaica, L. I., are painting them
white.
A young woman was fatally injured
at Utica, N. Y., through the ex-
plosion of a revolver dropping frons
a shelf.
Mrs. Janie Stewart ;Boyden, clMd
at Asheville, N. 0., as a result of
nervous shock, following a false ac-
cusation of theft.
Miss hillessic Rose, of Morristown,
N. J., 40 years Imottoa and crippled
by rheumatism, has cured herself by
eating no ineakfast for a long time.
Thu University of Balsas 1vil1 be
equipped with a chair in journalism
this fall and lectures will be deliver-
ed by newspaper editors and manng-
ees.
The first week in November will
witness the wedding of the Duke of
Roxburgh° and Miss May Goclet at
Newport in Trinity Church. TWo
thousand invitations will be issued,
W. A. Reynolds, 24 yea's old, of
Now Mexico, Ito„ shot dead his
sweetheart, Miss Ruby Kennett, 16
years old, and then )tilled himself.
Ile *as jealous because another 111011
toolc her to the circus.
Road from poisoning, at Philadel-
]iiia, the bodies of lttrs. Rosa Leiser,
35 years old; -her son, Gottfried, 10,
and bol' daughter, Mary 15, w01.0
found in their Phone, It is 51(99050(1
to be the deed of the mother.
Civil Engineer Robert 19. Peary, of
the United States navy, who return-
ed from his last Mode expedition a
year ago, 01)10113m51 three years' leave
of absence from Um Navy Depart-
ment to 3.301)13 hint to make another
attempt to reach the 'North Pole.
0 TIMER. A.L.
Cholera is reported to bo raging
fiercely at Bireji3, Syria, on the
Euphrates.
Yokohama ndvices 8ny that the
Chinese Impress is suffering front tt
swelling tinder ono, eye, which will
prove fetid in a year.
A touching family re -11111(11) tool(
place in :Home Whel1 the three :11e101•8
of .l'op(t Pius X., who live(1 with 11(111
in Venice, arrived 10 visit hies
add ccunatla
COTTONINDIES.
TO v IN WEST INDIES.
JOHN BULL AND HIS TRADE.
Bluebook Issued Gives Him :Zama
Facts to Ponder,
.A despatch from Louden says ;—
The tables of the 111(1(5 hook. jest Is -
Hued show that exports frees tho
United 14lug(lunt to the -Anted Stat-
es declined from 3145,040,000 in
18110 to 397,500,000 in 11102 51111'11),
the Imports rose from $485,000,1790
to $635,004,000, 71111 total export,(
to ail foreign countries declined in
the 501110 period 390,000,000, though
when the colonies are (),eludes the
decline only amounts to 35,000,000.
The proportion of 'Dulled Kingdom
exhorts as between protected ((1*1
unprotected countries in the rnett'I(Ots
of the works 11125 been reversed since
3830. Then it was 50 per Copt to
the protected countries and 44 per
cent to the others. In 1002 the
proportion was 42 per cent to the
protected coun:tr]°s, 3)11(1 58 per cent
to the others.
A valuable exploitation is Oven of
the notch quoted excess of 111830)•ts
over exports, which has so often
been hold to he a sign of Brnitlsh
trade decline.- The blue book says
that while the excess yearly averages
about 3800,000,000 the iueore re-
ceivable from foz'cign inveamnts
calculated at 8312,500,400, adr0 to
the earnings of the lr•ill:Ji merchant
fleet engaged in foreign trade, cal-
culated at 3150,000,000, "is peoba-
111y Acre than 5ulilri(u1t to attend -it
for the average excess of Iulport5."
The table shows that the United
Kingdom is most clepen,dent 011 im-
ported wheat. The question of
wages and the cost of living, is
summed 11p as follows
"The average level wn.ges In tho
United States are 1 1-2 tinges groat-
er than in the United Kingdom,
while in Oermauy wages are only
2-3 and in ]!ranee 3-4 of the 4,VArage
preva1ling in the United 1Rin'gdom."
310(0)0 the trade of the Veiled
Kingdom and any of the c0febles
should be reserved to British t(3Seis,
the Board of Tracie states th'e;t the
existing treaties with (Afthtria,
Greece and other countries would:
have to be denounced.
KILLED AT THEIR POST,
Engineer and Fireman Victims or
Railway Wreck.
A despatch from St. Hyacinthe,
Que., says :—In a collision between
two freight trains on the lnteetolon-
ial Railway on Wednesday mArming
at 15.50 o'clock, about two nines,
iV -
Tun '(neer w
ra: Madeline, i
st of St
6
kinson and Fireman Hoard, of the
east -butted train were killed, and
ilrakesman Bernier and Engineer
nessauit, of+ the westbound train,
were slightly infured. Both engines.
were badly damaged and several of
the cars wrecked. At the time of
Out accident there was a heavy :last,
2211)ch prevented both engineers from,
seeing more than four or five car -
lengths ahead. The two (nen Billed
remained at their posts. Fiegineor
Atkinson ands Fireman Huard be-
longed to Levis, and' were both mar-
ried.
INJURED IN EXPLOSION.
Accident in Workshop May Have,
Fatal Results.
A despatch front Montreal Aar :—
As the result of an explosion'Orlien-
eiue in the workshop of the 'Ward-
robe. Repair Co,, Beaver ]•fall. 11111,
two men aro lying badly huttilt4l In
the General Hospital. One of :them
may die as a result of his inffirles.
The accident occurred shortly before
9 o'clock on Wednesday, and 50 great
was the force of the orc3losion that
the w'h010 of the shop was Mimed -
lately a sheet of flames, anis tie
in flees The
two moll were enveloped0
clothing of Wilfrid Ikiren.0 caught
floe, and he would doubtless lame
been burned to death but for the ac-
t ion
c-
tion of a passer-by, who 14terelly
pulled the burning clothes from thhe
11tan. Hitherto is very seveeoly burn-
ed. The other• man in the 1i0s'pital
is Jules Aubin, of 1205 St. ,frames
Street. )(lis injuries, al'though'poln-
tul, are not so serious as those of
his am1pauion,.
ter.
TRANSPORT IS SATE.
Vessel Reported to Have Founder-
ed Reaches Malta.
A despatch from Valeta:),, ]47(111201,
says:—The l;ritisb irnnsport,'Sou-
don, with a le)inumt of troops el)
booed, boned fol' India, which was
repo'ted to hu,ve foundered' daring
the recent gale, which swt:t,it over
ninny ports of Europe, bas arrived
hero. She dial not stiste.i.(1 any datnt
ago whatever.
PLAGUE AND CHOLERA.
Scourges Causing Many Deaths in
the Philippine Islands.
A despatch fI'onn Melillo, says c -
01e 1i i1dl' d eases of 110110111e ;doges
are reported in 'I'onalo, the most
northern end populous suburban dis-
h let of this city, Of 111080 eighty
have had 11, fatal tomtit net An; Twelve
no sim tw]th 111 110 heaths .ore also IN/ -
British Governmel1t to Givo Every Ported from (Soho, 131 the prosier() of
Possible Support. \'kavas. Cholera 114 prevalent in all
A London despot(1) soy::: Tho Duke purls of t1* 1,1n11, 111e ret41(1t et en
of Marlborougii, 211)1(1 Wi171 recently a118ence. el' rain,
appointed 'Under -Sensory for the
aOolonies, presided at a conference
(held at the Colonist 011lco on Wed-
nesday to consider the question of
the development, of cotton growing Vossol _
in the 'lest :Indies, lir. promised Bou g')1t far Nails
Treasure,
—4
GOLD PROVO THE SEA.
Yields up
that the Government, would give
every possible support, to the ntov°-
mant,
ONE HUNDRED PERIS1IED.
Chinese Steamier Cepsieed in a
Typhoon.
A despatch 1(1 the 1,01111(11) Daily
flail risen 1lotg long ammitnees
that tiering a. typhoon 0. steanh('i',
()ti -Ling -Wo, capsized off litvaing-
(".harWan, nod ono hundred persons
perished, •
,A ck'tspel-eh from 111gby, V,5„ soya: •
Ily ihn aid of it diver 'i'holoas
(,urns, 0. fish('('rntln of 44011 we) I, 13,31..
has ('(('05(we(1 nearly 518,001) in gall
from the 111111 or a wae(ked vessel for
which he paid 21 shillings, and he
expects to find ('2)111 1(1(1111 t)'ansnre.
The wreck was that of a brig l'os1 n,
11110 holm Centreville seventy }ear4
ago. 1t. was said that her comm(1) ,
der null his 8011 110.11 fur the O1v2ter(y
$6(1,0011 in gold, 11)(3 profits or floe
trip. Burns 30111lit (114 1(111 for that
copper ),nils 5(101' fastenings,
1