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The Seaforth News, 1925-02-19, Page 2‘FIREDAMP EXPLOSION IN GERMAN MINE I CAUSES DEATH OF 130 WORKERS A despatch from Essen, Germany, says:-Ceushed under tons of earth and coal, •or smothered slowly and painfully by gas, 130 miners of the Minister Stein Mine were killed 'in a firedamp explosion on 'Thiersd'ay night. At eight o'clock thenight shift, 139 men, had gone down into the pits, re- garded as among the safest in the world. One explosion put out the lights and wrecked the ventilating sets - tem. Two others followed in rapid succession and brought down the sup- ports of the galleries. • A thousand feet under the surface, practically all the men were caught' under masses of falling coal and rock.I Those who survived in protected niches were mostly seized with panic and rushed out to be ground to death or caught in the gas-filled galleries. Only nine of them made their way to the surface, and eight of these may Ate. Those not instantly killed suffered most. As the rescuers dug feverishly through the debris of thechoked pass- ages they came to one open space and the story of those who survived. the three blasts. Pencilled on a bit of paper on the floor of the pit was a note "All well until eleven o'clock. We are nine." • Beside the bit of paper lay nine bodies. They had been killed slowly, agonizingly, shut up in the dark of their cavern, by the creeping fumes of firedamp. The same gas met the men who were digging in frantic effort to save. any of their comrades who might re- main alive. Two of these rescuers were added to the list of fatalities. They were caught in a gas-filled gal- lery and died before 'they could escape into the open air; Already eighty bodies have been brought up to the little village of Kir dorf, wherenearly all the victims lived. Thirty or forty more have been exhumed and still lie in the shaft, All hope of any of the others being alive underground has been abandoned. Most of the dead are unrecognizable, crushed and burned and blackened. On Thursday night, standing in the glare of the cluster of lights at the shaft head, the relatives and friends of the dead wait in the hope of identi- fying their own. A little apart from these tragic figures a great group of the workers of the Ruhr have gather- ed, muttering curses on fate and the employers who permitted the accident to occur. The Minister Stein Mine is the pro- perty of the Hugo Stinnes estate and lies in the heart of the most Commun- istic section of the radical Ruhr. All lay the chief guilt for the explosion on the employers. "Stinnes doesn't care; there are plenty more of us to get hint his coal," one woman shrieked through the dark- ness, and in low mutters the men agreed. In an improvised hospital the few men who escaped are being cared for, along with many of the rescue work- ers who were overcome by gas. Here, too, extra doctors and nurses wait in the vain hope that some shred of life may yet +survive in the men still entombed. The accident is the worst in years, with the exception of that in 1909 when 341 lives were lost not far from here. NEW BRIDGE OPENED OVER NIAGARA RIVER • Michigan Central Railway Combination Contilever and Stael Arch Structure Cost 2%4 Millions. Niagara Falls, Ont., Feb. 15, -The new Michigan Central Railway bridge has been completed, tested, and was put in operation on Monday, Feb, 16. The cost of the now bridge, which Will be used exclusively by the Michi- gan Central Railway, including ap- proaches, totalled $2,225,000, which is $25,000 below the estimated made by the railway. The new bridge is of steel arch type, and some interesting facts were discovered by the field par- ties in the preliminary work, It was generally believed that the river at this point was as deep as the cliffs - 200 feet -but tests showed the great- est depth of water to be but 80 feet, with a current of sixteen cendsa half miles an: hour. Solid rock extends 198 feet below the water level. The arch of the new bridge meas- . urea 640 feet, The new bridge was erected as a cantilever type until the lower chord was connected at the Centre, when it became a two -hinged arch, There are two railway tracks and two footways for employees and international officials. The total weight of the new bridge is 6,180 tons. The work was done by the American Bridge Co., under the direction of H. Ibsen, designer, and under the personal supervision of I. H. Curtin, resident engineer of the Michigan Central Railway. The advantages of the new bridge are as follows: The heaviest loads may now be carried at great speeds. This will facilitate greatly traffic from New York State into Canada. Many trains stall every day because of the present steep grade and be- cause trains cannot cross the bridge at a high speed, Spring Plowing is Started on Farms in Grey County A despatch from Owen Soundj says: --'ill records were shattered for i this section of the country on Tt xlay.; s when the spring plowing was etaetedf on the farm of Ado -phos,, Matthew, near, Chatsworth, and one or two other farms in the neighborhood were also: enabled to break ground. There is { I very Utile. frost in the ground, and the mild, springlike weather of the lasi h few days ban had the effect of melt -I ing the snow. FRENCH MONEY CRISIS SENDS FRANC DOWN Lack of Confidence by People of France Regarded as the Cause. Paris, Feb. 15. -This week -end finds the French Capital at fever heat over the financial situation. Just twelve months after the franc began to drop which took it to 28 to the dollar and 120 to the pound, after which it re- covered with the aid of the famous Morgan loan, French money has be- gun to slip again, having registered severe losses in the last two days. Yesterday the Steck Exchange closed in London, the franc lost four points on the pound, selling late in the afternoon on the Curb around 94 to the pound and 19.50 to the dollar, Unlike last year, the present fail of the franc comes within France. Then it was unquestionably due to foreign speculation, especially a Ger- man drive, But this time it is gen- erally agreed the French are showing a lack of confidence In their money,.0 with the result I et that a good deal is being sent out of the country. It is estimated officially that in the last three months 11,000,000,000 francs have been exported in one way or an- other. On the one hand, it is alleged this is due to fear on the part of the own- ing classes that the Left Government of France cannot deal with the mor- midable financial situation of 1926 without a capital levy, whereas in Government circles it is charged that the selling of francs in Paris is a re- flection of an unfair political fight against those in power. The truth is probably somewhere between these two statements. Britain Counts 51,419 Slaves, 15,719 Owners A despatch from London says: -1 There are 61,419 slaves and 15,71;) slave -owners in Nepal. Publication of. j these figures came as a startling sur -1 prise to the majority of the British public, who have been generally un -i aware of the existence of slavery in this Inchon state, which, although in- dependent, is under the ag}r. of the British Empire, The Maharajah Si,' Chandru Shum-, lust -e Jung, Prince Minister and del facto ruler of Nepal, has undertaken, o suppress the evil. Announcing•thatj date would be fixed when slaveryi would cense to be legal in Nepal, the 'rime Minister ontli>ned a scheme whereby the government would assist n the suppression by buying slaves from those owners, inclined td cell and iheraling them, • N. ZWO 414PLOAM ,DF POUR. BOUGHTCA � A O RUSSIA A despatch from Toronto says: - What constitutor the largest order for , Ilene ever givenet one time on this continent wee placed recently by Rus sign buyers with two Canadian lag companies. • The total business' placed mounts to 1,300,000 barrels, I to be shipped as early as possible to Black Sea ports. Of this, the Maple Leaf Milling Co. secured 1,160,000 barrels, with another Tdrento com- pany taking the balance. The trans -,action is on a cash basis, and it i understood that the. Soviet authorities have arranged credits at New York to cover this and previous` orders. Fur- ther pn•rchases :aro believed 'to be pending. The huge quantity of floor beigg bought by Russia is due to the near - famine conditions prevailing in that country, and it is estimated that the supplies bought should, under famine conditions, feed 1,950,000 person's for one year, or 7,800,000 people for a period of three months, allowing one barrel to one individual as sufficient for eighteen, months under such con- ditions, The order is equivalent to about 5,000,000 bushels of wheat, and should make in the neighborhood of twenty-two ships' cargoes. Added to previous purchases, by the Soviet authorities, the total quantity of Canadian flour L•onght from Can, ada by Russia since the midd:e-of De- cember amounts to 1,900,000 barrels. CROSS -WORD PUZZLE S)cnt INT Eases,ouet syeeaCA.rE.. SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS -WORD PUZZLES .. Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. • These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others, A letter belongs ineach white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both. HORIZONTAL 1-A dolt 4 -To take 'oath 9 -Article 12 -in the past 13 -Handle of an axe 14 -An eloment 15-A water•aprlte 17-A feast day 19 -To drink with the tongue 21-A division of land 22 -To surfeit 24-A cleaning implement 26 -Curved 29 -Not elevated 30 -Bravery 32 -Fish eggs 33 -Friendly 34 -To plant 37 -To twist violently 38 -An animal 40-A fish 42 -Still 43 -The two 4d --Tear 46-A place to sleep 47-A mark 60 -Warmed 63 -Rage 54 -Soothed 56 -Metal -bearing rock 57 -Writing Implement 58 -Lying fiat 59 -Novel VERTICAL 1-A tree 2 -Number of years 3 -To pursue 4 -Large boat 6 -Tiny • 6-A letter 7 -Hall $ -Genuine 9 -Loose hanging rag. 10 -Hasten 11 -To make a mistake 16 -Compensation 18 -Convulsive cry 20-A defender 22 -Group of pupils 23 -An exclamation 24 -To join 25 -The end 27 -Negative 28 -Used for chewing 80-A pledge 31-A bit of cloth 35 -,An 'exclamatIon 36 -Home et an animal 38 -Agricultural product 39 -Close by 41 -To excavate 43-A serpent 45 -To look slyly 46 -To grant. 47-A gratuity 48-ExIsting 49 -Material for calking 50-A fowl 61 -Beforehand 52 -Precipitation 55 -In this manner WINNIPEG LANDMARK DESTROYED BY FIRE Guests at Imperial Hotel'Make Escape -Adjoining Build- ings Gutted. Winnipeg, Feb. 15. -The Imperial Hotel, one of Winnipeg's oldest land- marks, which housed many of the West's pioneers when they were en route to their new homes front East- ern Canada, was destroyed by fire early this morning, while four ad- joining places of business, including a jewelry store, clothing establish- ment and barber shop, were badly gutted. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Twenty-two guests at the Imperial - e rout0d out in 22 below zero weather. All escaped injury, but they lost their personal belongings, one' woman, a recent: arrival from 'Eng-, land, losing everythir1'-, including $800; in cash. One fireman was injured, when a hose line, broke, inflicting an injury whiclr required ten stitches. The fire started from an undeter- mined cause in the clothing storeand quickly spread to the hotel and adjoin- ing premises. All the structures were of frame, situated on Main Street, a few blocks east of the Canadian Pa- cific Station. The property loss is fully covered by inaunencc. Solution of Last Week's Puzzle. S P L I T5rtakcHORUS TA I L pCxT RA,x18ASK Al o ON c •`U11',''u+ P E A R R"•1 • au N D A NC C i>5 T C roO"" P AD i • ,;a, tn.,,> HANDS MU DucaS wr'-'-©.I°.ADT 1..11. C ERE • L.ST'aNTa C1 -C hfg...tial h'P E R srE T.e.,"Tia HAveS j 3,1'tSL 1 DER A, ,. ,,t8R E cTtoN+RI .,E MY_ y5 GjGe'8C LEAs 5.Ls,r Nei' :DO E ARN ;THONG, C A R S TREATY ,1R i' YEARN$ Opium Conference Prohibits Preparations With Heroin • .NEW :IRISH FREE STATELL ENACTS DSA a H PENALTY FDR OFF CES A despatch from Dubin says:---Theminister of either House of Pariia- treasona. e and seditious offences bill,! meat, or a. judge, or to set up courts A despatch from'"Dublin says; -In which the Government introduced in, of justice or court martial, other than the Dail Eireann on 'Friday Tom'" the Dail Eireann' on Wednesday, wast those lawfully established, or who may Johnston,: Opposition leader, raised published on Friday. It contains forty I incite any rneanber of the military ori the •question, of distress in the west of offences which are made punishable � police ice forces, or of the civil service to Ireland, dsuiei ing' that special core by death, t' imprisonment for two refuse or7ieglset their performance of respondents by international, a - years,' by penal servitude for from I duty, is guilty of felony. pro t panda were spreading exaggerated five to 'twenty years, and by fines up A fine of £500 or a sentence to penal tmj to £500, servitude for five years or to two and He asssuredureditied reports of Conditions. the Government of support The offences avhich are punishable' years' imprisonment are penalties for. in its measures and of a .s eels) vote byh are six forme of treason,' any person falsely styling himself, or p lest if one were: needed: such as levying or conspiring to -levy allowing himself to be styled, press- Patrick Hogan, Minister of Agri war on the Free Stat -s, or assisting, dent or vice-president, or minister, or culture, said press correspondents had encouraging or harboring persons so' other officer of the state, or the, Dail, been exploiting this question for their engaged. Such persons are to be tried Eireann; or for acting as a minister) I own :purposes. ,Them .was, no .abhor- " ss if charged with murder, and if con- I of a pretended government purporting. mal distress this year, he declared. rioted, sentenced, in the sane manner to be established in the free state, There was: -always distress in those as a murderer. ' otherwise than 'under the constitution-, districts, and this year conditions in Any person 'attempting to over -awe Other sections. of the bill prescribe some areas were worse than last, and the Governor-General or members of similar penalties for secret societies in some were better. There was no the 'Executive Council, or any other in the army, police or civil service. failure of potatoes; except in .limited - - - - _ _._..- - --• - 'areas. TO PROVE GERMANY 11 HAS BEEN DISARMED ale ee>< ys arkiet$ pecorated by the King, and Received by the Queen NO ABNORMAL DISTRESS' IN IRELAND Exaggerated and Unjustified Reports Being -Spread, Says Opposition Leader. Marshal Foil's Aids to Head wheat -No. lTORONTO. a. , iVIan, wheat -No. 1 North„ $2.01; A despatch from London, says: - League sProbe Into German NV 2 North., $1.95; No. 3 North., The Earl of Oxford ",and Asquith Armament Conditions. $1.90; No. 4 wheat, $1.81. (Herbert H. Asquith), who visited Man, oats -No. 2 CW, 71c: No, 3 Buckingham Palace on Thursday to Paris, Feb. 15. -The report of the CW,, 60 :c; extra No. 1 feed, 67e; No. receive royal congratulations on his allied military control mission on 1 feed, 65}%c; Ne. 2 feed, 62i/ c. elevation to• the peerage, played Set:- amtament conditions in Germany, All the above c.i,f. bay ports, and stringas a ula.ic attraction t which probably will be' in the hands Am. earn, track, Toronto -No, 2 P o yellow, $145 Dame Ellen Terry, who had the un- Milifeed-Del., 141ointreal freights, usual honor of being invested with the of Marshal Foch before' to -morrow, will, it is asserted by those who have bags included: Bran, per. ton; $36.25; Grand Cross of the Order of the Brit - seen all the semi-monthly reports from shorts, per ton, $38.25; tnidd'ings,l ish Empire at a private audience. which the final document was made $44.26; good feed flour, per bag, $2.80. Tho Icing received the famous cc up, purport to prove that Germany Ont. oats -No. 2 white, 57 to 69c: r ess befora tics general i,ivsetitnt'e. has by no means disarmed; materially Ont. wheat -No. 2 winter, $1.60 to, or morally. $1.64 No, 3 winter, $1.58 to $1.62; i owaatea s she was and after ear she bathe d nen The principal features dwelt upon No. 1 commercial, $1.67 to $1.61, f.o.b, t by Queen, by General Welsch and s co:lea ues shipping points according to freights.I who talked with her for ten minutes. of the ars that aGcolleaglrmany tas Barley -Malting, 89 to 93c, on the modern dmama.'A special wheal maintained mission a complete staff for an Buckwheat --No. 2, 80$ to 84c, chair was sent by time Queen for the pRye-No. 2, , 1.34 to 1.30. veteran actress after the elevator had army, such as existed before 1914, Man. flour, first pat., $10.90, To- carried )ter to the entrance of the yoanudng hasman foundforserymeaice, ns foralmost trainequivain- Ont. flour -90 per g ronto; do, second pat„ $10.40 Toronto. state apartments, and at the end of 'cent. pat., $8.75, the audieilco the Queen helped • hez lent to the military service they per- in bags, Montreal or Tdronte; do, ex- ha k tl I' farmed previous to the Great War, port, 56s., cotton bags c.i.f. It is taken for granted in French Straw-Carlots, per ton, $9. official circles that the opinion of the Screenings -Standard, recleaned, f. C to ' to ift. In the crowd which gathered at the Palace gates to watch the' coming and a lied war committee, headed by Mar- 0.0•bay ports, per on, $se. going of 'those ingested were many of Cheese -New; large, 23c; twins, Miss Terry's faithful public. She was shat Foch, will agree with the finding 28',c; triplets, 24o; Stiltons, 24c. Old, dressed in black, but instead of the. of the control mission and that cones-, large, 24 to 25c; twins; 25 to 26e; trip- leather bag famous in theatrical his-' quently the allies will be bound to' lets, 26 to 27c, tory she carried a,siilt one of similar notify Germany that much remains toi Butter -Finest creamery prints, 34 si3e, #' be done Before the Cologne bifidgohead, to 36c; No. 1 creamery, 33 to 35c; No. "1t is a wonderful da for me and can be evacuated. 2, 31 to 33c. Dairy prints, 28 to 28c. y Geneva, Feb: 16. -Marshal Poch's Eggs -Fresh ', extras, fn cartons, for the women of the theatre," the right-hand man, General Henri Des -j,550 loose, 02o; f esltrsts,, 60c. actress said. Live poultry -Hens, over 5 lbs., 24c; ticker, has been named by the Council I do, 4 to 5lbs ., 18c; do, 3 to 4 lbs •, 130; of the League of Nations to preside spring chickens, 2 lbs. and over, 23c; over the League's commission to in-' roosters, 12c; ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, vestigate German armaments, when, 118c. under the Treaty of Versailles such Dressed poultry -Hens, over 6 lbs;, Public Confidence Shaken by Fluctuations in Wheat Mart A despatch froth Winnipeg, Man., investigation is justified. The right 23c; de, 4 to 6 •bs., 23c; do, 3 to 4 says: -Public confidence in the wheat market has been shaken by the violent fluctuations of the past two weeks and consequent losses to thousanids of ama- teur speculators. all over the prairies, In the vernacular of the trade, the public has been shaken out, but while the shaking process was ender way these' same adventurers in the new, to do this will run only from the time 165., Lee; sptmg chickens, 2 lbs, and over, 30c; roosters, 18e; dueldings, 5 Ithe Inter -Allied Commission of Con- lbs. and up, 25c; turkeys. 35c. trol turns over the handling of mat -1 Beans -Can, hand-picked, lb.; 61c; r tors relating to Germany's landarms- primes 6c. ment to the League, as the Council! Maple products -Syrup, per imp. of Ambassadors already has done in the case of Germany's naval alma -'01; gal., $2.40; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.30 per maple sugar,lb., 25 to 26c. tent, Honey -60 -lb. tins, 13i4c per lb.; 10 -Ib. tins, 131/2'c• 5 -lb. tins, 14c; 2%- field ractically, cornered the market, p lb. tins, 15/a to 16c. E ered t•25 BRITAIN TO REVERT20c; cooked hams, 87 to 33c; smoked. largo profits. TO GOLD STANDARD rolls, 18 to 20e; cottage rolls, 21 to One of the most nervous and erratic 23e• breakfast bacon 23 to '27c• spa. sessions ever experienced in the coarse Parliament Votes 115,000 to backs, boneless, 33 to 36c, ed, particularly in oats ,bane and Cured ineatls-Long clearbacon, b0 y Cover Prince of Wales' Trip f to 70 lbs., $17.50;; 70 to 90 lbs., $16.80' rye, in which liquidation was the order 'to S. Africa and S. America. i lbs. and up, $16,50;. lightweight of the' day. Trading was 0n a very , rolls, in barrels, $33; heavyweight large scale, particularly in oats, and A despatcli from London says:- roils, $27• stop loss orders came in in floods fora - That it is the intention of the British Lard -Pure, tierces, 18 to 18%c; ing prices down as touch as 4 to 41 j Government to revert to the gold stan- tubs, 18 a to 190; pails, 18'4 to 19%c; cents a bushel over the previous c:oee dard at the earliest possible momnent' prints, 21 to 22e; shortening, tierces, before the decline was checked when A despatch from Geneva says:- Cough drops and<patent medicines con-. taming heroin will henceforth be' interdicted by reason of a decision by the international opium conference on Thursday. This victory. was attained only after a struggle, because the countries permitting the, wholesale manufacture of medicines with a cer tails percentage of heroism as allowed by the Hague convention, endeavored to maintain:their privilege. The con- ference finally voted that all prepara- tions with heroin niest be subject to medical prescription. cis} brand breakfast. bacon, 29 to 31c; grain futures markets was experienc- was announced in the House of Coin - mons on Thursday by Winston Spen- cer Churchill, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, who was replying to a ques- tion put to him on. the subject. "His Majesty's Government," said Mr. Churchill, "are in full agreement with time declared intentions of pre- vious administrations to revert to the gold standard at the earliest possible moment. But I am not in a 'position to make a more definite statement at present" The House Thursday evening by a vote of 295 against 87 passed a supple- mentary budget estimate to cover the expenses of the forthcoming trip of the Prince of Wales to South Africa and South America. The vote woe 'taken after the Chamber had rejected a motion by David -Kirkwood, Labor member for the Dumbarton burghs, to reduce the £16,000 which it has been estimated, will be required for the trip. The vote on this question we g 14% to toe; tubs, 14% to 1.5%c pails, 15r/t to 1561x; prints, 16'ses to 17c. Choice heavy nears, $7,75 to $8.25; hatcher steers, choice, $6.76 to $7.26; ' do, good, $6.26 to $6.75; do, add., $5.50 to $6; do, coma, $4.50 to $5.26; butcher 'heifers, choice, $6.75' to $7; do, good, $6 to $6.50; do, ted., 5 to $5.75; do, con's., $4.50 to $5,25; butcher cows, choice, $4.50 to $6.25; do; fair to good, $3.50 to $4; . canners and cutters, $2.25 to '$2.75; butcher bulls, good, $4.25 to $5.25; do, fair, $3.75 to $4; bologna, $2.50 to $3.25; feeding steers, good, $6.76 to $6.50; do, fair, $4.75 to $5.50; stockers, good, $4.50 to $5.50; do; fair, $4 to. $4.25; calves, choice, $11 to $12; do, med., $7 to $9; do, grassers, $3.50 to $4.50; mi'ch cows, choice, $60 to $70; fair. cows, ,$40 to $50; springers, choice, 370 to $90; et cd light sheep, 37 to $8; heave ies and buc $4.50 to $6.25; bulls, $3 to $4; good ewe lambs, $11.50 to%" $16; bucks, $12.50 to $13; do, heel., $10 to $12; Cu, culls, $8 to $9. MONTREAL. an excellent class of buying carne in to support these markets. There was a much improved tone to the cash wheat markets on Thurs- day, but owing to light offerings trade was small. Ct In London Spats Hide Identity of Bandits If you wear spats in. London you're respectable. That at least is the con- clusion 'drawn in a newspaper'dis- cussion on the reeent.burglary in the heart of London. Several persons saw two thieves back up a van to the door of a. warehouse and .carry elf goods worth. £1,200, but inasmuch as both burglars wore spats nobody thought there was anything anise. "The Daily Herod," the labar organ, passionately attacks the pub- lic attitude in this respect, remark -in bitterly: "With a good suit of cobs a good hat, a pais of spats and plsn 't of cheek there iscarcely any :knit to the frauds a' cool swindler can'per- pstrate," London journa tsLs who wear spats its winter because it's rhe per than buying stout shoes new . wander -whe- ther they may not be apprehended us confidence men of burgltrr. • Winter Fasts Snow Cap • ora .'V. cen6 hi I'La'tiaoi. Oats, Can. .wesi , No, 2,78c; do, Zs 304 a cainst 90. No `3, 72c; do extra No. 1 feed, 69c,, t )oe , Man. spring wheat pats., firsts, l 10.50 ;. do, seconds -,who helb; do, strong RAIL MILL TO START WITH DOUBLE SHIFT Algoma Steel Corporation Ale Operating Tveo Blast Fiir- na'cs--Adding to Staff. I A •despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Oat., says:- Up to Thursday; about 600 ynen, have •been taken on at the steel plant of the Algoma Steel Cor- poration since the first of the month in cennzetion With the preparations for the opening of the rail mil; on, March 2, on orders for the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific lZail- ways. There are now about 1,200 men on the pay rp l at the plant. ' I Tire open-hearth furnaces and one blast furnace will start operations on February 20. This will -mean two , blast furnaces' in 'operation; as one blast furnace and one battery of coke L., Tlleers'is shown • , . ovens have been, running right Leonard Seppala, who with his cracks• dog' team race3 thrs los- Everything ranowill start in doable wifh death, in reaching Nome, Alastca, with anti -toxin serum to chock the aces los- the rail mill1, to on long. diphtheria epidemic. IIs is how being hailed as the 'hero of tlse north. shift on 14farch 2. bakers winter 'pat , choice, $9.20 to $0 30, Rolled oafs bag 90 lbs., $4.10. Bran, $86.25. ' Shorts. $88 25. Mid- dlings, $4425. -Hay,,-No. 4 per ton, car' lots, $14 to' -$15 . ... , Beasts t ere steady t .3.3.90 per hies. Butter No., 1, paste irized, 20'/s to 30c 4'o, No 1 creamery, 28% to 23e; do, seconds 28e. 1"pt,s fresh extras, 58e; de, flesh firett, bud. Potatoes, per brig, car lots, lie to $1. Good calves, ti10r do, mod., $9; do; coin.,$7- to: $8. Ir g s, mixed lots of good weight, $11.75. Cairo Student Confesses - to Murder of Sirdar A despatch from Cairo says: -The Peocurout G eneral ii leni'og-o ted Abdel Fatten Enay, me st1 lent at the School of;I.aw,,yvho is one of the two persons arrested in a Hailst train. He con- fessed he took Net in the murder of Si lea Stack, and has implicated veg. oral others, inc:tiding his, brother, Ab- del Ilareid, a student at the higher training college, who was arrested with hie. I Mauna Has, one of. the I ,d lt'a highest mountain peaks, reek Gy tio- ued a teat of: ;fresh snow t . a result of Hawaii's "winter weather, The great• mountain, which caps thu island of Hawaii, hid itself in the clouds for a few days while the rest of the island enjoyed' tropical weather. When the clouds .a,ftecl; those who stood on the warnm beaches eats' the I snow. Hundreds of tourists continuo t4 visit the volcano, the largest party= of recent date being Chat from the Red , Star liner,Belgenland,''which rte niicd at the island) nr: its way ».toeotzd the would.