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The Herald, 1906-08-31, Page 3a Sunday School. lTI7."I.ERNATIQNIL LESSON NOS. XI' SEPT 9, 1906. lens linters Jerusalem in Triumph—Matt. feel, 1-17. Commentary.—I Preparations for the triumphal entry (vs, 1-7). 1. Drew nigh This was Sunday, commonly called Palm Sunday. Jesus and His disciples left Bethany and journeyed toward. Jerusa- lem. Bethphage—•The location of this town is not definitely known; it was between Bethany and Jerusalem. Sent two disciples—Supposed to have been Peter and John. After they left Bethany Jesus sent these disciples on ahead. 2. The village—Bethphage. Ye shall find—Here we have a wonderful instance of Christ's prescience in very minmte- mat tern, Taking the different accounts to- gether the following points may be not- ed: 1. They would find ar colt with its mother. 2. Both the colt and its moth- er would be tied. 3. They would find them as they entered the village. 4. At a plate where two ways met. b. No man had sat upon the .edit. 6. The owners would question them. 7. When told that the Lord had need of them they would let thea! 'go. A colt with her —The oth accounts mention the colt only, and d not e>efer to its mother'. Our Lord chos • an animal on which never man had sa hose which had never been yoked were considered as •sacrad;,"--•.C'itrre. Leos them—The ;animals were tied; and so men's possessions are "tied" by pleasure or greed, or gain, or habit, or the gordia of 'selfishmess.--ilom. Com. 3. Straightwah- he will send them— Our Lord did not beg, but borrowe the colt, therefore this should be under stood as the promise of returning him —Clarke. Mark xi. 3, Revised Version makes this 'clear: "And straightway Iz will send him back hither." Thus Jesu Himself became responsible for the speedy return of the animals. 4. Might be fulfilled --"was the chief motive of Jesus merely to fulfil a prophecy, and did I -le turn out of the way for that purpose Rather, let us see that this was the right thing to do at this .time. It was necessary in order to fulfil His mission for Him to offer Himself on this last opportunity to the Jews in their Messiah King, so that they might accept Him and be saved. It was necessary to reveal His kingly nature and His kingly right and to give a foregleam of His triumph over the world. Therefore this event was prophe- sied and accomplished," By the prophet —Zech. ix. 0. 5. The daughter of Sion —The .church. Behold—Give attention and look with astonishment and wonder. Thy King eometii—Jesus Christ is appointed King over the church (Pst. ii, 6), and is accepted by the church. He comes to thee, to rule in thee to rule for thee; He is bead over all things to the church— Henry. His kingdom is not of this world. It is a kingdom of .truth, of rigbteous- ness, of love. Meek --When a king comes something great 'is expected, and great demonstrations are made. But in this case .all is different. 'Christ appears in His meekness, not in His Majesty. He is ready to suffer for Zion's sake. Be is the Prince 'of Pea.cey "Ills methods are moral, not physical; truth is His scep- ter, love His force." "I'T1s laws are writ- ten in His own blood instead of the blood of His subjects." Sitting upon —a colt— It would appear from Matthew that He sat upon both the colt and its mother, but the other acocunts make it plain that He sat on the c+�l t. He comes "low- ly" (Zech. ix. 9); -it- was the triumph of humility over pride and worldly gran- deur, of poverty over affluence, and of meekness and . gentleness over rage and malate."—Clarke. The horse and the chariot were suggestive of war, the ass was the symbol of peace.—Dr. Gibson. the prosperity of this country, 0. Did as Jesus commanded—What a blessing it would be if everyone did as Jesus commanded thein, without stop- ping to question, or. suggest a different course. 7. Their clothes—They spread their loose outer garments on the colt and sat Jesus thereon, thus acknosswled- ing Him to be their king. "This was a custom observed by the people when they found that O•od had appointed a roan to the kingdoin. Id. The triumphal procession (vs. 8-11). 8. A very great moltitudeVast crowds were present at the Passover. In the time of Nero a •census was taken, and it was ascertained that there were 2,700,000 Jews present at this feast. There were many from •Galilee who knew Jesus per- sonally, and treat numbers had been at- traebed to Bethany, excited by the re- cent resurrection of Lazarus. News bad reached the city that he was coining and a fresh crowd came pouring out from that direction; some went before and some followed after. Garments in the way An Oriental mark of honor at the reception of kings Or their entrance into cities. --Lange. It was customary in royal processions to spread decorative cloth or carpet upon the ground, that the feet of royalty might not be defiled, or that dust might not arise. --Morison. Beanehes from the trees—This was a de- mionstration •of their joy. "Carrying palm and other branches war embleunae- seal of success and victory," 9. Hosanna.—Hosanna is a rendering into Greek letters of .the Hebrew words "Save, we pray" (Pea. exviii. 25). It is like a shout of "eSalvation! Salvation!" --Schaff. It is listed a8 an expr11saion of praise like "Hallelujah 1" The dist! pies rejoiced and praised God with a loud Voice (Luke xis, 37, 38), and the Phari- sees with unconcealed disgust asked him to rebuke them. But Jesus replied: "1f. these should hold their peace the stones would immediately cry •out" Jesus 'here grants his people a license to rejoice and Omit his praises. The Son of Davad—,A gammon• expression for the Messiah: In the highest—""In the highest degree;: ea data highest strains; in the Highest hea- vett.y' It iii a great mistake to suppose that Christianity is tame, insipid and lifeless; there is no'thi'ng so calculated to kindle enthusiasm, It eves in the midst of this general rejoicing that Jesus wept' over Jerusalem (Luke rix. 41). 10, Was moved—"Was' stirred." ---R. V. The word in the original is forcible, "eonvuleed," or "stirred," as by en earth- quake, or by a violent wind, The same Greek word is used by Matthew (viii. 24) to express the effect of a violent tempest upon the waters' of. the Sea of Galilee. The multitude was greatly ex- oited. Who is this—Well .may we, as they, ask this question, 11. Is this Jesus —And thus 'he is the Saviour, the Deliv- erer (Math. 1.•21). The prophet of Naza- reth -that prophet .referred to 6 y Moses (Dent. xviii, 18). And we might acid, he is the Christ, the Son of God, the living Word. IIT. Cleansing the temple (vs. 12, 13). 12. Into the temple—This was the next day, Monday. See Mark xi. 11-15. Jesus and His disciples went back to Bethany on Sunday night. This was the second cleansing of the temple; one of His first public acts•, three years before this, was to purge His Father's house (John ii 13-17). The court of the Gentiles which embraced several acres had been turn into a market for the sale of the beas and doles that the foreign Jenvs desire to offer in sacrifice. Cast out—In first instance 13e used a "scourge small eufds,7f now His word is sufficien er That sold and bought"7x1 afire court ° the Gentiles was elle temple marke ° where animals, oil, wine and other thing t. FALL LAMRS SOME OP THE MORE IMPORTANT EXHIBITIONS Ok' TIIE bISTRICT, Ancaster September 25, 26 Barrie ,,, ...Septewbor 24, ?1,8,1 20 l3ollevilie.• .... ..,.September 13 Beaton„ :,., Oetober 10 Berlin ,.,, ..., ., .•..•+••_beptember 15 Binbrook .. , ,. . October 9 Braeebridgs ,. •:September, 27, 28 Brookville ,.,, ., .. •:September 12, 13 Burlington .. September 27 Cayuga•,•, +...... „ ..September 25, 2G Caledou4a.. .. ., • ..October 11, 12 ealedon ... .. .. ....October 4,5 Chatham .... September 24, 25, 26 Cobourg .. September 24, 25 Cookstown . • • October 2, 3 Coldwater .. ..October 3, 4 Collingwood ..,.:.September 26-28 Dorchester Station .. „October 3 Dunnville ...... .. ......September 18, 19 Dundas .., October 5, 6 Elmira•. „ ,• .. • ., ..September 26, Z7 Elora.... .. Septembor 23, '] Essex.•,,.. .. , SeOtemeeer 25, 2G, 27 Fergus ...September 25, 2G Fort Erie ... .... , October 4, 5 Galt ... . .. .. October 5, 6 n. Georgetown ,,.. ., .October, 2, Gravenhurst., .. .. • September 25, 26 Guelph ... - .. September 11 12, 13 2 ed Hunts -1He . •,. • . •September 26, 2G is Ingersoll ,... .. ..October 9, 10 d Jarvis . . .. ., October 4 6 the , Lindsay d .. .,,.., ptember ,27, 8 of 1 Milverton .... ., • September 27, 28 t, Midland -, . ,. .:September 27, 28 of T3ilto7rsS .» :-September 18, 19 4, Mount Hope • October 3 gs Repartee ..... .. .,September 18, 19 or- Newmarket .. .. ..Soptemhar 18, 19, 20 New 91amburr ,...,. September 19, 20 1- Niagara -on -the -Lake September 25, 26 e' North Bay .. .; .,Septembor ea r l •Orange lie ..Septeme erto27,r 28 it firrilla . . . . .•. ,.....September 26, 27, 28 e 'Oshawa .» . September 25, 26 (r_ ?Let: Sound , », ..September 12-14 ..September 27, 28 he Peterbopo .... .. .. .. September 25, 26 a, nockton..:. ..... October 9, 10 Sault Ste. Marie . .,,October 2, 8 Sarnia . .September 24, 25, 26 t Simcoe .. ... .. .September 25-27 h St. Mary's ••,,, .....September 25, 27 Stoney Creek .... .. . September 27, 28 e Strathroy ........ ...September• 17, 18, 19 Stratford September 20, 21 ey St, Thomas September 1S Cl, Thorold .. ,., .. .. October 1, 2 Tillsonburg October 2, 3 p Toronto ,.„», .. ,.Aug. 27 -Sept. 8 Waterford.. „ ,,., „ October 4 , Wallacetown ..... ...... September 27, 28 Waterdown ..•,.,» .... October 2 Welland .., .. ..October 2, 3 - Wenandport October 8, 9 d Woodstock ..... ..., .. September 19, 20, 21 A? h� TWO MEN necessary fur sacrifices and temple ry slip were sold for the convenience of pi grime who came from all parts of th world to offer sacrifices at the Passove season, and Who could not bring the an offerings with them. The priests mad gain out of the traffic?' Money than d ers—Pilgrims brought with them t coinage of their own • country-Syri - Egyptian, Greek, as the .case might be— • and their money tither was not eurren in Palestine, or, as being stamped wit e the symbols of heathen worship, could s not be received into the treasury of th temple.—Elli•eott. They changed mon for those who wanted the half -sleek which was their yearly poll, or redemp money.—I3erar', 13. It is written—In Ise Zvi. 7; Jer. vii 11. A den of thieves—The business was right enough in itself, but they had per verted the use of the Lord's house, an were robbing the people by charging ex tortionate priees. They were destroyin the very spirit of true worship. Let z be careful not to allow anything to be brought inti the house of God to destroy the sacredness of the pace. IV. Christ's popularity (vs. 14-17). 14. He healed them—In the presence of all the people Ile performed most wonderful cures. He now shows the proper use of the temple. 15. Were sore displeased — The leaders saw that they were unable to check His growing popularity. Even the children had taken up the strain and were singing His praises; the world had gone after him (John xii. 10). The priests' and scribes were exasperated because of this. They saw that the only thing to doto save their own prestige was to put Christ to'$eath. 16. Hea.rest thou what these say -- They were anxious to have Christ rebuke them, but, instead, Jesus quotes from Psa. viii. 2 to show that even this was in harmony with the Scriptures, 17. To Bethany—They again return to Bethany to lodge. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. I. Tby King commanding. "Jesus com- manded them” (v. 6.) Christ told the dis- ciples where to "go" and what to do, and what to "say" (vs. 2,3), "and the dis- ciples went and did as Jesus commanded them." The eammands of God are plain, possible, and perfect, and if we mistake' His directions it is our own fault. If we faithfully keep His precepts, we " shall find that lie has faithfully kept His promises. "Perfect obedience brings • perfect rest. IL Thy Ring condescending. "Th Ring cometh unto thee, meek ,.sitting upon an ass" (v. 5). Jesus' choice of a way to the cross is but one of many il- lustrations of His meekness. Humility is the inward spirit out of which meekness springs. Meekness is the opposite of all that is arrogant, self-asserting, irritable, proud and high-spirited. Students who are meek will be submissive to their teachers and "receive with meekness the engras1'-d word" (James i. 21). I1I. Thy Ring coming. "The King cometh" (v. 5). "He was come unto Jer- usalem" (v. 10). This looks forward to the day when Christ shall set up His a personal reign in Jerusalem (Zech. xiv. 4, 0 16, 17). Christ referring to His spiritual presence with His own said, "Lo, I am 1) with you alway" (Matt. xxviii. 20); re- ferring to His reign on the earth, he said, "I will come again" (John xiv. 3.) He is coming, literally, visibly, person- ally, certainly (Acts 1. 11; Matt. xxiv. 44). And those who are looking for Him. (Heb. ix. 28), waiting for Him (1 Cor. i. 7), watching for Him (Luke xii • 37) and "hastening His coming" (2 Peter, iii. 12, margin), shall be caught up to meet Hinz (1 Thess. iv. 13.17), Christ ii promises from Bis Father's throne (Heb. I xii, 2), where Ho is now seated, that P overcomers shall one day sit with Him w over the nations (Rev. iii. 21), and those e who keep His works unto the end shall b rule as "kings" with Him over the na- th tions (Rev. ii. 26, 27; Psa. ii. 6-10). "Not t yet" is His kingship openly acknovledg- do ed by al ithe earth (Hall, ii. 8, 0), but the day is coming when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Load (Phil, ii. 10, 11); for He shall be "Lord of Lords and Xing of Kings" (Rev. xvii. 14), and shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth (Psa. lxxii, 8). ELECTROCUTED, BOTH BELONGED TO TELEPHONE REPAIR GANG. Detroit despateh: I3: 7M. Kistler, 38 years old, is the second Michigan State Telephone Co. lineman to sacrifice his life in the course of his duty in less than 24 hours. While working on a telephone pole at Dix and Liv- ernois avenues, Tuesday morning one of his • boot enure came In contact wits a live feed wire of the Detroit tiniteret b 23way, and he received a shock of more than 2,000 volts. He died shortly after being •removed from his perilous position. Ernest null, Monday's victim, was knocked from a 30 foot pole at Clay avenue and•Rio- ' Pelle street, by a current of 2,300 volts and died while being conveyed to ,Harper h0, - vital. He was a son of Rev. U. W. Bull, of 2113 Gratiot avenue, and leaves a widow and one son, Louis, at 802 Fourth avenue. Mrs. Bu]1 is a daughter of C.41. Robinson, town clerk of Walkerville. At the time of the accident Tuesday Kist- ner was working at the pole with Joseph Healy, and was fastened to•the pole by means of a belt with which all linemen are provided. For several minutes. he worked with one leg thrown over an iron support, and in shifting his position the spur on one of his shoes came in contact with the live wire which ran from the pate' in close prox- imity to the wires on which he was work- ing, With a cry of pain Kistner shouted to his companion: ""Break me loose, Joe." Healy, at the risk of his own safety, jerk- ed Kistner free from the wires and with great difficulty .lowered him to the ground, through the help of pessersby. A hurry call was sent to the Harper hospital, and pending the arrival of the ambulance, an effort was made to resuscitate the injured' man. Kist- ner, however, was unable to withstand the shock and expired within a few minutes. Although the two accidents eccarred to widely separated parts of the city, Kistner nd Bull were mortlbers of the same gang F linemen. Kistner was a married man and lived at ix and Campbell avenues, a short distance rom the scene of the fatality. ELEVATOR GIRL KILLED. New York Stenographer Meets Terrible • Death, New York, Aug, 27, -,Miss Sarah Fletcher, Market Reports The Week. Toronto Tanners' Market, Deliveries on the street market continue light. About 20 loads of new No. 1 tim- othy sold at $11 to 213 a ton, and two of old at 314 to 315 per:ton, One load of loose straw sold at 37 per ton. Dressed hogs are unchanged, with light Quoted at. 310.26 to 310,50, and heavy at $9,75. Wheat, white, bush ... .,.3 0 75 $ 0 00 Do., red, bush. 0 76 0 00 Do-, spring, bush; ,., ...:. 0 74 0 75 Do.. goose, bush. ,.. .. 0 74 0 75 Oats, bush.. 0 40 0 00 Barley, bush....,.. ... ..... 0 48 0 50 Rye, bush..., ,. .... .,,- 0 65 0 00 Peas, bush. • . 0 72 0 00 Hay, now, per ton . . . . . , 11.00 13 00 D0., old, per 00 15 00 Straw, per ton •.. ,,. .,, 16 00 000 Dressed hogs ... ... ... ..... 10 00 10 50 Eggs, dozen , .,. „ ,,. ... 0 20 0 22 Butter, dairy ,.... 0 21 0 25 Do., creamery .. .. 0 25 0 8Q. Chickens, dressed, per lb. ... 0 15 0 16 Turkeys, per lb.... ,. 0 14 0 16 Hens, per lb. „ ... 0 10 , 0 11 Potatoes, 'per bush. 0 60 0 70 Cabbage, per dozen ... ... .. 0 30 0 50 Onions, sack , 1 50 1 76 Beef, hindquarters :„ .., 8 00 9 50 Do.,, forequarters . ,,, .. 5 CO 6 00 Do.. choice, carcase.,. ,... 7 50 8 00 A0., medium, carcase ...... G 00 6 60 Hutton, per cwt.. 8 50 9 50 Veal, per cwt, „ .. 8 50 9 76 Lamb, per cwt. ., ... •.• . 10 50 12 00 The Cheese Markets. Picton,—Twelve factories boarded 1,075 box- es, all colored: highest bld 12%c; all sold. Buyers: Thompson and Morgan. Peterboro.—At the cheese board there were offered 4,100 boxes of first half of August make, It sold at from 12 13-160 to 127Ac, nearly touching the 13c. Board adjourned for two weeks, Buyers present:Cook, Jones, Squires, Kerr, Gillespie, Wrighton, Morton, Warrington and Doflans. Warrington boughte�l at 12 11-15c: re 795 boxes Langlois, 229' 5 at 12;gc; Hodgins balance, 12 9-16c, Campbellford.—Offered for sale, 1,225 boxes. Bird, 35 at 12 0-16c. Squire. 100 at 12 3-16e; Cook, 350 at 1234e: War- rington, 40 at 12144e. Balance unsold. Leading CJheat Markets, • Sept. Dec. May. New. York .. . , .. .. Nee 8174 5494 Detroit .... .. 7334 76% 8034 St Louis .... 6894 719( 7034 Mineapolis ,. „ ,. ., 712 7034 7734 Tolod° 74 7634 8094 Duluth .. .. .• .. 739g 739g 78 British Cattle Markets. London.—Cattle are noted at 10 to 11%c per lb.; refrigerator beef, 89940 to 034c per lb.; sheep, dressed, 14 to 100 per Ib. Toronto Live Stock. • Receipts of live stock at the city mar- ket sinee last Friday, as reported by the railways, were 51 cars, composed of 710 cattle, 327 hogs, 1.210 sheep and lambs and 77 calves. The quality of fat cattle was fair. Trade was brisk,• owing entirely to light run. Exporters --None offered, Reechees—Trade in 1m:el ens' cantle was brisk, all offerings being readily bought up. Choice picked lots sold at $4.50 to $4.70; loads of (rood fat $4.30 to $4.40; medium a•t $4 to $4.25; com- mon at $3.50 to $3.75; cows mt $3 to $3.25 per, cwt. Milch Cows—Trade in mileh cows, and springers was good, about 25 selling at $35 to $50 each and one cow of extra quality at $00. Veal calves—The market continues firm for veal calves. Prices ranged from $3,50 to $6.50 per swt. Choice new milch calves sold at $7 per cwt. Sheep and lambs—The market for sheep and lamhs was strong, with priees higher. Export sheep sold at $4.50 to $4.65 per cwt.; lambs, $6.50 to $7 per cwt. Hogs—Deliveries light, with prices nn - changed et $(1,00 for selects and $6.65 for lights and fats. Toronto Fruit Market, The receipts of fruit to -day were fair, and prices steady. Black currants, bas- ket, $1.15 to $1.25. Blueberries, $1.25 to $1.25 per basket Lawton berries, quart, 8 to 10e. Peaches, Canadian, basket, 25 to 65e; plums, basket, 05c to 00c; pears, basket, 30 to 60e; apples, basket, 20 to 30e. Potatoes, bushel, 60 to 70e; tomatoes, Canadian. I5 to 2(1e per basket; water- melons, 25 to 35c; cantaloupes, haslet, 30 to 40e :onions, Egyptian, sacks; 100 lbs., at $1.73 to $2.00; peppers, basket, 25 to 30e. Manitoba Wheat. At Winnipeg option market to -day the following were the closing ssheat quota- tions: .Aug. 74c bid, Oct. 71e, Dec. 7034o bid. The Week in Trade. Dun's Review: Abundant crops and an oversold steel industry engender sen - a of - nubile stenographer, was instantly timents of confrdenee that make. the out - by an elevator while on her way to her killed look bright for a continuaazce of present ce on the tenth floor of the Townendbuild plospetotis business condns, inch week brings ftnew high-water mark !n ng at Broadway and 26311 street 'to -day. Miss some (lepal'tmcuts, sail the net result is letcber started to leaere the elevator at the uniformly better Ginn for the correspond- rong floor and in doing so Jostled the' op- ing week in any previous year. The wea- rator so that the elevator started up with a ther has favored both crops and the clis- oend. Miss Fletcher fell to the floor of tribution of merchandise, while the lat- e elevator and her head was Crushed be- ter is increased by seasmable barg-,.in ween the floor of the .car and 'one' of the sales. Despite unprecedented prepare.. ors. Tice operator was arreste3, tions for business by liee•'91 purehar.e of rolling stock, the railways are fad- ing it serious traffic blockade that can- not, be avoided when the erne begin to move freely. Earnings this far report- ed for August were 11.7 per cent. lar- ger than last year. 5olne danta•ge by storms was reported,, but of local effect only, and a more signifies:in, factor was the further voluntary advance in wages at textile mills, No relief appears as to the supply of labor, proriuction being reduced in some eases weere consumers are most urgent. Fall dry goods job- bing• trade broadens, clothing menaces. turers make heavy shipments, and tee leading industries are usually supplied with orders assuring aetive machinery weld into next year. A special from Brownwood, Texas, says: T'sventy-five persons are known to have been drowned, hundreds were ren. dered homeless and $500,000 worth of property was destroyed as the result of a flood in southern. Texas, when the Co). orado River was forced out of its banks by heavy rains. STOLE MONEY. MONTREAL POSTMAN CONFUSES THE CRIME. Montreal, Que., Aug. , Pierre Campeau, postman, Confessed to the police that he opened letters and extracted $85. Money had been, miring from letters for some time, and detec- tives 'shadowed Campeau. The letters were placed to his pocket, and he fell an easy victim. He appeared in the police court to -clay and was remanded until Trtes$ay. 1,' y Y, r MR HEALY ARRIVES. HE EXPECTS THE LIBERALS TO GRANT HOME RULE. New York, Aug. 27.—T. M. Healy,' member of the British Parliament, was a 'passenger on, the Car'mania, which ar rived here to -day from Liverpool. New York, Aug.2.,; ?12r. Healy.deelar- ed that he was to stay in this countrf for five weeks, 'principally for pleasure. In speaking of the political situation in Ireland, Mr. Healy said he 'wanted to be quoted carefully. He said: "I think that next year the Liberal Governmezit will probably give such a measure of local self-government as the Tories have ,been willing to grant three years before, if the situation had been judiciously Sian - died." The Land Purella'se' Act, Mr.. Healy said, is doing well, DIED IN AGONY. While Tending Sick Girl, Lamp Explodes and Child Dies, Vassar,. Aug.. 27.—The 9 -year-old • daughter, of Elias Dalaba, a.•farmer living •fou'r miles• south of here died fast night after suffering the most terrible agony from an accident which happened at the farm home on Satur- day evening, The little girl had retired ear- • ly in the evening, as she was not feeling well, and about 9 o'clock her mother, hear- ing her make a noise, took a lighted lamp , into the room to investigate the trouble. On holding the lamp over the bed the ]amp ex- ploded and threw the burning oil over the bed of the girl. She was almost immediate- ly enveloped in flames. The father on hear- ing the screams of the mother and the girl, ' rushed into the room, and succeeded In put- ting out the flames, but was severely burned about the• arms himself. The little girl's night gown was burned almost off her body and the flesh peeled off in strips. Doctors were called, but she succumbedto the rav- ages of the fire, atter suffering the most terrible agony. The screams 'of the .child could be heard for blocks. CUBA'S REVOLT SQUELCHED. Government Promptly Locked Up All of ' • the Leaders. Havana, Aug. 27.—The indications to -night are that the revolution in western Cuba al- ready has practically reached its maximum. The promptness of. the Government 'in ar- resting suspected leaders and plotters in Havana and elsewhere and in 'sending rein. forcements to the disturbed districts has had an excellent effect in strengthening public confidence and overaweing sympathizers in the movement. There was some fighting to -day in Havana. province. On:, insurgent was killed and the others scattered. Bradstreet's on Trad4. Montreal—There is a general feeling of satisfaction regarding the present out- look for trade. The fall trade too, s very active. Shipments ars large. Western orders are better than ever. Wholesalers are careful in the matter of ci'edit. Re- mittances and collections are generally fair to good. Grocery lines aye moving well and prices are generally Well main- tained. Sugars are strong and expeete,4 to advance. General hardware is in gooe demand and Heavy metals are particul- arly so, Pig iron is very strong. A big business is being done in fall millinery and winter lines of dry goods are moving well, Toronto—There is little change in the trade situation here. Shipments of. an fall and winter lines continuo very heavy. Dry goods wholesalers say trade demands have this season been heavier than ever before and that the quality of goods desired has been unusua.ly high. The hardware trade is very active for all sea- sonable lines. Builders' hardware and heavy metals are exceedingly active. The grocery trade is • quiet, as travellers are all on their holidays. A feature is• the announcement of new prices on canned peas, which range ,about 20c. per case above last year's. Sugars are firm. Country trade ,is quiet. The harvest is pretty well over and has been favored by excellent weather. Butter and cheese are firm. Winnipeg—There is a continued good tone to all lines of trade here. Harvest- ing is well under way and the outlook for the crops bright. This is bound to result in another year of general pros- perity. The grain promises to be of fair to good quality. -Wholesalers are com- pla.inine of slow deliveries of goods and this is likely to continue during the crop movement. Collections are fair to good. The sorting trade for seasonable lines is quieter. Vancouver and Victoria—Wholesale trade at distributing centres is brisk and the general volume of trade shows is heavy increase over that of last year. The hardware trade is particularly ac- tive and groceries and provisions Are brisk in heavy demand from lumbe-ig and mining camps in the interior. The business in canned fish is very active. Thefruit crops look well end a heavy trade is promised in this respect, Sal- mon prices are higher and packers are paying catchers 5c, per fish above last year's figures. Hamilton—All lines of trade continue to move satisfactorily. Fall shipments are being rushed and there is a fairly good tone to the sorting trade. Country retail business is still a little quiet and receipts of product here are light. Val- ues are well maintained, London—While retail trade is general - 1,v on the quiet side the outlook contin- ues very bright. Manufacturers hero con- tinue very busy and heavy shipments of fall goods are being made, Collec- tions are fair to g•-'41. Ottawa—There is a good tone to trade conditions there. The movement of gen- oral lines is fair to good. Millinery and dry goods houses report • a very brisk movement of fall and 'n'inter lines. Gro- ceries are quiet. Focal industries are actively engaged. The demand for dairy products is active.