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The Advocate, 1887-10-20, Page 7TELEGRAM:U(3 SUMMAllY. There is a Cincinnati 0Man who faints ,away every time the fire balls ring, A London Weet tfamilY named MilroY are en *pitiable state. The father is in bed a helpless invalid, while three of the ehil- .dren are down With diphtheria, Frank Clark, whoa was injured in the recent aocident on the Megaton & Pembroke Itailway, is not expected to recover. Several ribs and his left shoulder are broken. He hae a widowed mother. Mr, Delaney, son of the Collector of Cus- toms on Grindstone Island, went out in a boat on Wednesday and has not been seen since. The boat has been found, and it is feared its occupant is drowned. A petition with 6,000 signatures attached, has been presented to the Government asking that an election for the repeal of the Scott Act shall be held in the United coun- ties of Stormont, Dundee and Glengarry. A. L. Wilcox, for many years one of the most prominent Reformers of South Oxford, died rather suddenly at his home, in Wood- stock, on Wednesday night of typhoid fever. He took an important part ira municipal politics. Miss Fraser, who has been living with her niece, Miss McGee, dresenaaker, Im- perial Bank Block, Woodstock, accidentally fell down stairs yesterday morning and was killed. Death, which was instantaneous, resulted from dislocation of the neck. Two young Springfield girls, named Charlotte Atkinson and Edith McCauley, were taken to the countyjail at S. Thomas last evening, having been committed for trial on a charge of larceny. Tbe young prieoners, who bear a bad reputation' took possession of a horse and rig whichwas tied in front of a store, but were overtaken and errested after a long chase. Wm. Hetherington, a farmer near Springfield, while insane with drink on Wednesday, brutally beat his wife and then threw her into the well, after which, thinking he had murdered her, he at- tempted suicide by taking a dose of Paris green. The wife scrambled from the bot- tom of the well, which was six feet deep, and reached a neighbor's, where she lies ander medical attendance. The dose did not prove fatal on the part of her husband, but he lies in a critical condition. Lawrence Donovan, of New York, dived into the Thames from Waterloo bridge, London, yesterday afternoon at flood tide. The descent was only thirty-five feet, a mere trifle after having leaped from Brooklyn bridge, and but little sensation was caused. One of the moat interesting forthcoming books will be Grenville Murray's Memoirs by his widow. It will be very piquant, and include such episodes as Lord Carring- ton's horsewhipping of Mr. Murray and the causes of the essayist's attack on the Yoreign Office. The American Club was opened yester- day under distinguished auspices in Albe- marle street, London. It is non-politicalin its basis, the primary object of the club being to foster the various interests of those who have been or are still connected with the western hemisphere. Club accommodation in London increases by two thousand to three thousand persons per year, and yet the demand is unsatisfied. In the neighborhood of Piccadilly two handsome buildings are almost finished; a third, which will be frequented by Con- aervatives, is in Regent street. Rumors are very unfavorable regarding the Crown Prince of Germany. Private reports affirm that the affection of his throat develops a cancerous tendency which is not yet pronounced, but is more than suspicious. His magnificent constitu. lion begins to feel the effects of the con- tinual draM upon his strength. The local disease seems to yield, then it breaks forth again. The most eminent medical men in London feel very doubtful about the result. A plan has been submitted by Admiral Clone to the French Minister of Publio Works for the conetruotion of a bridge aoress the English Channel at Calais. The bridge is to be similar to the Niagara suspension bridge, and made of iron. There will be passenger -ways and a place for rail- road tracks. The structure, if built, will extend from the Dover Heights to the hills at the back of Calais, enabling ships and steamers to pass underneath without diffi- culty. It has been finally settled that the Prince of Wales is to arrive at Mount Edgcumbe from London on the evening of Monday, the 31st inst., and he will be the guest of Lord Mount Edgcumbe till the morning of Wednesday, November 2nd, when His Royal Highness will proceed in the Osborne to Falmouth ; from there he will go the next day to Truro to attend the consecration and opening of the new cathedral. After the ceremony the Prince is to go to Port Eliot, where he will be the guestof Lord and Lady St. Germans till Friday afternoon, when he is to return to London on his way to Sandringham. Perhaps people would not indulge in these Billy, ignorant speculations as to the marriage between one of the Prince of Wales' daughters and the Czerewitch, or one between Prince Albert Victor and one of the daughters of the Emperor of Russia, if they were aware, first, that the Czarewitch, who is now 19, is so weak both in body and mind that there can be no question of hie marriage with anybody ; second, that the second son, 'the Grand Duke George, ie only 16 ; third, that the Grand Duchess Xenia is in her 18th year. Russia has benefitted somuch during the last sixty yeara by her family friendship?with Prue. ma that one cannot doubt that in due time the Emperor Alexander will endeavor to strengthen the bonds which unite him with Berlin by another alliance with the Hohen- zollerns. He would gain absolutely noth- ing by increasing his connection with England. None of the Milan immigrants from the steamship Morrie, quarantined at Hoffman Island, have been taken sick with oholera since Monday, and the quarantine officials are satisfied the contagion has been con. quered. The MayOr of Guelph was authorized by the Council on Monday night to sign the contract with the Gas Company for light- ing the streets with electric light. F. Mallet, aged 6 years, was sentenced to three hours' imprieonment in the lockup by Paco Magistrate White at St. Thomas yesterday morning for throwing storm at passing trail -is, arid James Fatterson, aged 8, was looked up for pia hours for dropping an iron hoof' on a Passing train from a bridge overhead. Messre. Neonan end Bajus, of Kingston, will build a new steel eteamer during the winter to ply between Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal. pile will run fourteen mile an hour - The Kingston asseesor finished his work yesterday. The increase in value of assess- able property oyer last year is $03,225. The population hag increased 400 during the year, and is now 16,216. There are 170 houses in course of erection. An employee of the M. C. R. ehopiiiit t. Thomas named Janies Volet was caught in a pulley yesterday morning,whirled around in mid-air for some eeconds and then thrown violently to the ground, sustaining serious injurieri, besides a number of flesh wounds. His recovery is doubtful. Lizzie Bless, a young woman who came to St. Thomas from London, Eng., some months ago, on Saturday evening at a grocery store in the east end of St.Thomas, while waiting during a passing rain shower, formed the acquaintance of a sailor from Sarnia, aged 40, who gave his name as William Hearn. As they recited their past experience each to the other a mutual affection sprang up, resulting in a marriage certificate being purchased, and in an hour from their first meeting Rev. Dr. Archi- bald, of Knox Church, had made them one. They took MOMS at the City Hotel, where they remained till Monday morning, when Hearn induced his wife to raise a5 on her jewellery at a second-hand store, and securing her trunks under pretence of taking them to the station preparatory to moving to Sarnia, decamped. Lizzie's father, who is a street preacher from Lon- don, Eng., is well-known in St. Thomas, where he has spent the summer, and but a few days since left for Whitby, where his other daughters, who are most respectable young women, reside. One is a cadet in the tealvation Army of that place. The coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of Mre. Vaillancourt, aged 57, wife of a laborer ^t Charlesbourg, Que., who was found dead in bed last Friday. She had been a paralytic for twenty-three months, never having been out of bed in that time, and had not been fed since the preceding Wednesday week. She had died of filth, starvation and neglect. Her body was covered with vermin. Her husband was arrested, and is now in jail. The new Methodist Church in the West End of London is an immense cathedra', like stone building in classic architectural style, and is considered the handsomest chapel in the city. The Odessa garrison has been reduced to its normal strength. The reduction has caused surprise, and is regarded as proof that Russia has abandoned the idea of armed intervention in the Balkans. Advices from Bajaur, Afghanistan, say that Omen Khan recently defeated Abu Baker, son of the Ahkound of Swat; that the Ameer requested the chiefs of the neigh- boring tribes to punish the victor, and that the whole of Bajanr has risen against Omera. Mark Twain is now residing at Bucken- ham Hall, near Norwich, which he bas taken for a year, and is equally enjoying himself yachting on the Norfolk Broads, entertaining a party of Dutch friends and editing his " Library of Wit and Humor," upon which he has been engaged for some time. The London Times yesterday discussed at length the value of the Canadian Pacific route to the east. It has a long article from a correspondent dealing with the chief advantages of the route and tracing the history of the movement to obtain an Im- porial subsidy. According to the Times fully one-quarter of the £45,000 which the Imperial Government are contributing will be placed on the navy vote as a subvention for Imperial steamers for use in war times. A secret conference of German Socialiste, lasting three days, has been held at St. Gall, Switzerland. Eighty delegates were present. The police were completely hood- winked and had no knowledge of the meet- ing until after its adjournment. Reports were read showing that since the previous conference the Socialists of Germany have spent 170,000 marks, of which 100,000 marks were used for election expenses and 50,000 marks for defending members who have been prosecuted. There is no foundation for the report of a separate establishment for the Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry next year. They will continue to reside with Her Majesty, who cannot bear to be separated from Beatrice. The Princess thoroughly under- stands all the Queen's whims and is well versed in the perplexing court technicalities of which Her Dlai jesty s so tenacious. The Princess Beatrice has far more influence than any of her brothers or sisters, except the Prince of Wales. The steamship Alesia, which brought the cholera.stricken passengers to New York, yesterday came up frorn quarantine to her Brooklyn pier. Two more deaths from cholera occurred among the passengers of the Alesia at Swinburne Island yesterday morning and two more will die before night. No new cases are reported. The mail earrier on the road to the Atchison, Topeka Le Santa Fe Railroad was stopped by four armed and masked men in a lonely spot about fifteen ranee frora Fort Apache, Ariz., on Monday. The robbers at once rifled the pouches and carried off money order remittances, then compelled the carrier to wait fifteen minutes while they escaped to the monntainet. The Ncitional Farmers' Alliance began its seventh annual convention in Minneapo- lis yesterday morning, with 50 delegates present from illinoie, Iowa, Nebraska, Wis- consin, Mineesota and Dakota, The Sec- retary reported a thousand more alliances added since the last session, and there aro now 600,000rnembers in all. The southern alliance has been invited to send delegates and a move for consolidation of the two will 'be made. News was received M London that the Sultan of Morocco, who has been critically ill for some time; is dead. His 1.6-year.old son took the oath of office on his father's eoepiie and has assumed the GoVernment. He has appointed his favorite uncle Grand Vizitr England has ma 41 a proPosition to the Powers that they it/Weend men.of- war to Morocco to protect their respective subjects there. The French ironcled Cour- bet bag been 'Ordered to pneeed to Tan- gcolemlleteThenetePtitericsee2(1'17/19e8 extiasta htehtWateena France and Spain regarding Morocco. Two Italian war ehips have been ordered to tMr000rpocs.cu 0. Extenve Preparations are being made at Tarifa for encamPing Spanish At Savannah, Ga., 5,700 bales ef cotton in the hold of the British gteamship Naples are on fire and the phip is being flooded. •A Washington despatch gays the Alaska sealing (1110BtiOn will not be referred to any commission. An inVestigetion made at the instance of the Department of State shows that no infectious disease exists among animals in Nova Scotia. The Treasury Department has therefore revoked its instructions of the 10th ult.'prohibiting the landing of animals and hides from that Province. . President Wright, of the Chicago Board of Trade, struck another blow atthebucket shops yesterday. The Commercial Quo- tation Company, which operates tickets in connection with the Postal Telegraph Company, was denied the privileges and quotations of the Board, and the tickets were stopped. The reason for this action was the belief that the Quotation Company was aiding bucket shops as against the Board. Marie Antoinette's famous necklace of pearls, which went round her neck in 16 Strings, is now for sale at the shop of one of the principal jewellers in Berlin. United States ladies who are contem- plating matrimony, and especially those of them who are ZIO longer young, are inclined not to like the new marriage license law, because now their ages are published in the newspapers. There is a penalty attached to the violation of the law by giving incor- rect answers; but where is the raan who would not, if occasion seemed to require, take of a year or so at the request of his inamorata? Sir George Stephen will leave for Eng- land early in November to arrange for the building of three powerful steamers to run on the Pacific Ocean between Vancouver, China and Japan. The steamers will be about 4,000 tons burden, capable of steam- ing eighteen miles an hour. The customs department at St. Thomas yesterday seized the St. Thomas consign- ment of Louisiana lottery tickets for the drawing which takes place on the 13th inst„ and are holding them pending inetruc- tions from Ottawa. Reports from the back townships of Hastings state that the bush fires have been extinguished by the rains. A very large amount of damage has, however, been done, several settlers having lost their all, and few have escaped without considerable loss. Messrs. Hepburn & Coughell, proprietors of the Port Stanley Gravel road, while standing in one of their gravel pits on Thursday were suddenly engulfed by the caving in of the pit, and it took an hour to dig them out. They escaped with a few bruises, but the waggon beside them was broken to splinters. Fred, the 11 -year-old son of Mr. john Glen, of London, left his home two weeks ago yesterday, and has not since been heard of by his parents, who are almost distracted with anxiety and grief. The lad, who calls himself "Billy Norton," is light -complexioned, and when he went away wore chequered peaits—red and black—a skull cap and an overcoat. The Windsor authorities announce that they will enforce the saloon closing next Sunday and prevent the disgraceful scenes enacted a week ago, at which time a orowd of thirty Detroiteits made the town howl after they had filled up on the liquor which was dispensed freely over every bar. Windsor has not been scandalized so in a long time. Dr. Labarge, medical health officer, shows that vaccination is on the increasein Montreal. Four hundred vaccinations were performed during the last month. Dr. Labarge stated that the prejudice that existed against vaccination was certainly on the decrease. During the whole month there were only three refusals. Several actions will shortly be instituted againet parties for resisting the law. Mr. J. D. Raymond, who was United States Consul in Ottawa about twenty years ago, was found dead on Thursday morning in McCrady .56 SEins' tannery at Brockville, in which he was employed. A bullet hole was found in his side and death had evidently taken place early in the night. It ie not believed that he com- mitted suicide, but how the shooting oc- curred is unknown. The family of the deceased live at Ogdensburg, N. Y. John F. Morrison was found guilty of bigamy at the Assize Court at Ottawa on Saturday morning. Sentence was deferred. Colonel Oliver, commandant of the Royal Military College at Kingston, whose ten years' term of service has expired, will retain the position till the end of the cur- rent college term. General Lord Alexander Russell, com- mander of the British troops at Halifax, and Lady Russell were in Montreal on Saturday on their way home after their trip to the Pacific Coast. Mr. Johnston, a Westminster butcher, was thrown out of his rig on Saturday on Wellington street, London, and seriously hurt. The accident was caused by the horse ranning away and colliding with a post, badly smashing the vehicle. A man named Laverdiere, a saddler, 23 years of age, wail accidentally shot and killed yesterday afternoon at Levis, Que., in a bush between the two forts, by a companion named Montrniny, who Was partridge shoot. ing and did not see the deceased. Mont- miny immediately gave himself up to the police. He bears a good reputation. Deceased had been but four months married. The total amount of contributions received and promised for the Imperial Institute is $400,000. The Duchess of Cumberland has been re- moved from the asylum whore she was confined to a villa at Pensung. About 7 o'clOck on Wednesday evening last a Mornington farmer left Spahr's Hotel, Linwood, With a aouble waggon, in which he had a grist and it barrel of salt, for his home near Carthage, about eight miles distant. About three hours after- ward Word was brought to the village that he had driven or allowed his team to run into a gully beside the turnpike, Whereby his weggon was upset end he had been instentlY killed by his head coming Under the hub of the waggon The Austrian Crown Vrincees StePhanie, it is reported has obtained a permaneet separation frond Prince BudolPh, and has gone to etriy w . ith her parents Belgium. The Sultan of Morocco is pot dead. A deispatch received in London from Tangiers says it ig officially Announped that His Majesty'a condition is better than it has been for some days, Twelve peasants who left Tilesti, 05 miles northwest of Buoharest, to destroy the wolves which infest the district, were overpowered by the beasts and seven of them were devoured. The remaining five escaped badly mangled. The London Radical clubs are making arrangements to hold a general meeting to urge another trial of the Chicago Anarchists and to consider the advisability of sending a delegation to America to speak in behalf of the condemned men. Several Radical clubs at meetings yesterday adopted resolu- tions condemning the sentences. The Berlin police have relaxed their of - forte to Stop the sale on the streets of extra editions of newspapers. The decree pro- hibiting their issue has not been with- drawn, but extras are allowed to be sold. The absurd tyranny of the edict was ad- mitted by the Government organ. The Russian Invalid, the organ of the War Office, says Ayoub Khan has reached Ghazni. Hifi infillen00 has SO seriously af- fected the situation in Afghanistan that the Ameer's position in Cabul has become one of extreme difficulty, and he evidently has doubts of ultimate success, for he is send- ing his treasures and valuables to lehana-I- Bad. The Conservative Committee of Parlia- ment refuse to accept Col. Hughes-Hallett's resignation as a member of the House of Commons. Thefeeling against the methods pursued by the Pall Mall Gazette in attack- ing him has plainly assisted the Conserva- tives in the resolution which they have adopted. Capt. Selwyn writes repudiating all responsibility for the statements made by the Pall Mall Gazette. A SCENE IN CHURCH. Emma Abbott, the Actress, Defends Her Profession, A Nashville, Tenn., despatch says: Mc- Kendree Church, the leading DI. E. Church of this city, was the scene of a sensation to- day. The pastor, the Rev. W. A. Chandler de- livered a very severe and bitter sermon on the subject of the theatre. Miss Emma Abbott occupied a seat in the rear of the church, and at the conclusion of the ser- mon arose and in a short speech entered a protest against the very general character of the pastor's denunciation. It produced the greatest sensation and has since been the ono source of conversation in the parlors, in family circle, upon the streets and in the public places. Many members of the church uphold the pastor, but many others commend the course of Miss Abbott. Her appearance showed much suppressed indignation, but her words were very clear and distinct and were heard by all present. She declared the minister's charges unfounded and said that her life was as free from blame as that of any living woman. In all the operas of the past week to which the minister referred there was no impure or improper thought. The great lights of the stage, such as Jenny Lind, Modjeska,Albani and countless others had been :good women, model wives and mothers. She defied any one to say that aught had over been said against the fair fame of Emma Abbott. There was con- siderable applause at the conclusion of her remarks. Before it subsided, Mr. Chand- ler answered that he could not answer the lady because she was a lady. Couldn't be Worse. " Never marry a widower," was the advice of a young matron to a friend. " But you married one. Why ?" "It's bad enough to have to hear about your husband's mother's cooking, but to have his first wife's biscuits thrown in your face every merning is simply unbeara- ble."—Tid Bits. —The life of Dr. Morley Punshon, which is to be published shortly in England, will be brought out at so high a price (12s. 6d. sterling) that it is probable no special Canadian edition will be issued. The de tails as to Dr. Punehon's life in Canada were supplied by Dr. Reyher, his son -in law. Efforts were made by several Cana- dian publishing houses to arrange for a cheaper special edition for Canada, but without success. Mother (reading)—" France uses peat for fuel." Child (listening)—" What did they burn him for, mamma?" "Burn who, Bessie ?" " Why, Pete' The Toronto sugar combination collapsed yesterday and the Montreal Retail Grocers Association passed resolutions strongly de- nouncing the one existing in that city. Woman (to tramp)—Don't you ever take a bath? Tramp (sadly)'I ain't got money enough, ma'am, to buy a bathing suit. Miss Jessie (to ancient admirer, who always dropping in)—" Ah, good morning, Mr. Wilson I Grandmanaa will be delighted to see you. You will find her in the library across the hall." A minister asks,Why do the wicked live?" We don't know sure why they do, but we might suggest mildly that if the wicked didn't live it would bo a cold day for the minister. Advices received at Simla state that the force which captured the camp of the notorious deceit leader Bokshway and killed him was composed of mounted in- fantry, under the command of Major Harvey. Ten of the followers of 13oksh- way were also killed. A. Parliamentary return jnst published shows a further, adoption of continuous brakes on British railways. Of the ten different kinds of brakes in use only four meet the Board of Trade requirements, Of these 52 per cent. are fitted to the engines and 54 per cont. to barriages and other vehicles. Of the brakes not comply- ing with the Board of Trade condition 40 per cent. aro applied to the engines and 32 per dent. to oarrieges and other vehicles. At the present rate of progress, by June of next year, every kind of railway rolling stock will be provided With some sort of continuous brake. JAILED FOE Irlf.B. Brute Pets a Life BeatOace at Cilathara for an AtrPciaa0 C4111c1 A last (WedneedaY) night's Chatham despatchcirgeEiseawyel (coo says;AteAgi: etsila ileer e to - day Olarfle Of crinainelaasenit on Mre. IfoLeart• eYidence on the Part Pf the Crown showed that a most atrocious crime had been committed. Mrs. McLean is a YerY delicate young women, the wife of a re-. specteble farz:ner, and had been recently confined at the time of the offence. The perpetrator of the outrage called at her house, she being alone, and asked her for a drink and a piece of soap. She complied with his request, and as she took the cup horn him he rushed upon her, choked her and threw her upon the floor, where a desperate struggle ensued. He flourished a knife and threatened to kill her if she screanaed. After a lengthy struggle, her clothes being torn, her breasts bleeding and her eyes leladiened, the villain accom- plished his purpoge, she being then al a senii.unconscious condition. He took her by the shoulders and placed her O a chair, threatening her life if she gave the alarm. She identified the prisoner as being the person. Other witnesses proved that he was in the neighborhood of Mc.: Lean's house. The prisoner was unde- fended, and his defence was that he Was not the person who committed the offence. The jury after retiring ten minutes returned with a verdict of guilty. His Lordship, in sentenoing the prisoner, dwelt upon the heinous character of the crime. He sen- tenced him to imprisonment for life in the Kingston Penitentiary. The prisoner is a. hard -looking character, and it is said hails from Alabama, where he claims he was connected with some travelling show. The prisoner did not evince much emotion when being sentenced, though it was seen ie was much surprised at the summary way in which Canadians get rid of monsters whose conduct renders them unfit to be at arge. 'The sentence was a just one, and it was with difficulty the constables kept the arge audience in court from expressing their approval of it in a decided manner. Mr. Lister acted for the Crown. He Didn't Get A.way. "You never drink or smoke, do you, George, dear ?" she said. "You know I eould never marry a man who drinks and smokes." George, in a broken-hearted tone of voice, admitted that he did smoke and drink a little and turned to go. But a pair of white 27 -year-old arms were about his neck in a moment. "Never mind, George," said the girl; "perhaps my wifely influence will induce you to give them up." Got His Money's Worth. "Where did you go this summer 9' asked one business man of another. "We boarded in the country." " Expensive ?" " Not very. We got a good deal for our money. My wife got the malaria and I got the rheumatism. My boy Jimmy got his leg broke and little Mamie got poisoned with ivy. And all we paid was $10 a week apiece.' The Nautical Society of Hamburg has offered a prize of 500 marks for the best essay on the use of oil in calming the sea. The dairy show now proceeding at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, includes 70 Ontario chem.' Some are excellent speci- mens and are highly spoken of. The Spanish Government has issued a deoree forbidding foreigners to make topo- graphical studies near the Spanish frontiers. No surveyor or engineer will be allowed to make notes even in behalf of private em- ployers. Advices from Zanzibar state that the news of Stanley's expedition has spread among the tribes near the Albert Nyanza. King Mivanga, who is still fighting the tribes inhabiting the country south of the Albert Nyanza, sent messengers to Emin Bey to obtain information regarding the expedition. Mivanga seeks to win the sup- port of Emin Bey. The approach of Stanley will therefore tend to pacificate Uganda. Bruin Bey has sent two squads of ten men each to meet Stanley. One squad will go to the southern shore of the Albert Nyanza and the other to Mhagi, a military post which Emin Bey established at about the middle of the west shore of the lake. Two hundred of the poor, homeless, un- employed persons who sleep at night in Trafalgar square, London, yesterday paraded in a body through the principal streets in the West End. They carried a black banner, bearing in white letters the inscription: We will have work or bread." A large force of police, mounted and on foot, accompanied the procession, which eventually returned to Trafalgar square, and with the followers attraoted held a meeting. The orators described the hardships of those whose only resting place in London at night is in a public square and declared that the only means they had of drawing the attention of the public to their condition was by such demonstrations as they had just made. The meeting adopted a resolution to re- assemble in the same place next Monday, and to continue to parade daily until relief is afforded. A despatch from Hurley, Wis., says the story about tho finding of the bodies of seven men behind a cabin there is a hoax. Messrs. Putman and Angell, Secretary Bayarcre coadjutors on the Fishery Com- mission, are in Washington consulting with the Secretary. The revenue cutter RiclaardRush arrived at San Francisco yesterday from the Arctic. Sea. She reports that during the season elle has seized twelve sealing schoenen with a total of nearly 7,500 skins. The Russian authorities have SeiZa three sealers on the Siberian Coast, one Ameri- can, one British and the third nationality unknown. .A. terrible accidentocourred at Rencoke's mines at Dillonville on Saturday evening resulting in the instant ailliug of one man, three others being fatally and twelve seriously hurt. The cause of the explosion wasan accumulation of of bitummoue coal, dust stipplemenMd by several simultaneous blasts which were fired as usual when each ahift leaves the mines. In this instance the blaet had been premature, and rinumber of mines were in diOSO proximity to the explosion i nbt fewer than sixty men being in the mine at the time.