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The Signal, 1898-10-20, Page 4r • TIE PLAN OF TIECZAR Editor Stead Has Been Impress- ed With His Sincerity. THERE IS NO HUMBUG ABOUT IT The Troubles of Frames- Demou.Ir.tleae mad Coeater-Iremonar.tiu.• Tb• reseal• Inmate The Rumored Floe e( ire Arms Denied 10 A•tl- Droste& R..i•lo• Orel.. No Oeetal Denial Tkomsh. London, Oot 17. -William T. tltesd tubo is matte( a tour of the europium espital. In b.balt of the Daily News, to awrtaln the attitude of tie various mummies toward toe Ceara disarmament' proposal, has arrived 1n St. Petersburg. Prom there he writes that th.diaLeuten- lag suggestions of skeptical pessimists are unfounded. Then is, tie says, no humbug about the proposal. The fear 1. entirely in earners. Neither M. Witte, Minister of Finance, nor M I'obledono.ixeff, Procura- tor -General of the Holy Synod, 'nor Gaunt Muraeleff, M1hi ter of Foreign ♦grits, wan the author of to proposal, Which was due lo the personal l.Nlative d the Czar. lie imposed A�s will on his Ministers. Mr. Stead adds: ,"The scheme was ooueelved In a mind Imbued from childhood with the horrors of war, and the passion tor pupa which distinguished the t'zar's Lather. It was ths$ered oOntiuually by the Increasing evidence of the fatuous, suicidal policy of 'beggar my neighbor,' and found oon- genlal environment In the _Lisrmio, nal acid,, dome/tic entourage of the Czar, and was Lally lauoubed with the .plendjd_j& d•etty of youth. "Mr. W Isis welcomes the proposal . ti the hope of (decking the ever.Inoreasing demands of milltarism. -M. Pobleodono- saseff 1s nos enthusiastic over it. Coua1 Meader will d, his muster's bidding." Mr. Said °onclud•s his letter with the dk.1/ment that all the governments, with Mies exception Of three or four, have re speeded favorably to let proposal. The reply et the British Goverutnent has not pea hem received la 8e. Petersburg. TROUBLES OF FRANCE. leatla g• 1■ Paris by th. Army end the Labor gide• of the Coetro..r7 Tbm M111tary Coo.plraey. P•ct4 ' 17. -Tau dedication of a monument to Lbs soldiers of France who tell In the Franco Prussian war, which took place yeetesday at Chaumont, capi- tal of the Department of Haute -Marne, Gen. Chanolne, the Minister of War, presiding, furnished an °ppusguilty for a demonstration in favor of the army whlth many moieties seized, marching putt the monument and shouting, "The L'Amiss !" The Socialist party met yesterday and denoanoed the Oovernmettal interferon° with the right to strike. A resolution was adopted declaring that "The whole Socialist revolutionary party L united in ddenee of the republic, and will not permit the military coneptaoy to lay 11. bands upon the Ilberfes of the people." Tie Sootaltata announced that they have organized a vigilance commmlttee "to frustrate the military oonepiraoy acuities the repulblo." Military Patrol Deereased. Tbe number of military patrols and the detachments of troops on duty at station- ary po)a1tj.�,+,h ,feet'Ias.d 1b strength. I• addrtlon, the soldiers are no longer confined to harraoks, and are pronenatl. Ing the street& as freely seminal. Outside Paris tee same state of affair( prevails. Troops have been withdrawn from the railroad station at Rouen, where ■11 fear of trouble has venbsbed. The French Cabinet is examining Into the owe of Cot. Piquart, in regard to whose strict ssoladon In the military prison of Cherohs Mill a nonfllot has arisen between the 01.11 and miliary authorities. Was There a Cen.plraey Paris, Oet. 17.-Tbe anM•nvldonel gapers regard the reported dieoovary of a military plot against the Government as being pure invention. 7'be Figaro 1• Informed that the French generale agree in declaring that their duty is to &bow absolute obedience to the Govern meat The (Salon classes the affair as "a aon.plracy without conspirators." But, in epee 6f this, the papers which an- - Ti6brtced the oonrolaoy 1n11./ Spon the 'OSaotne.t of their information. Tbe Petite Hepubllo Francaise points eat that there has been no official dental eft the reported noueptrafy. The Aurora aaserte that the Govern- ment received warning of the plot from lea different sourced and pasestsee im- portant documentary evidence and states snores of witnesses. Acceding to the Petite Bleu, the gen- e rals engaged In this plot met at Versail- les and sent emissaries to Prtooe Viotor Bonaparte, wbo meetly resigned the leadership of the Imperial party in favor of Me younger brother, Prince Louis Bonaparte, who 14 a oolonel of Rumsi10 Lancers. The hesitation of Prince Victor, however, obliged them to turn in an- other direction. The Government, the Petite Bleu adds, received a number of reports Ib reeard to the plot, one of them calling attention to the absence of a or• lain commander of an army oor•pe from Ids headquarters. Tbe Palx states that Prince Victor Bonaparte left Terns o0 Oot. 8 and ar- rived In Brawls on Oct. 11. The paper add. that during this Interval, Prince Victor cragged *be French frontier several Mmes. Will Dine With Porter. London, Oct. 17. -The Paris oorr•e.• pendent of the Times says: "Tie Span- ish Pesos Commlasloner, to show their eor.lallty, have aneepted an Invitation to dine with General Horace Porter, the American Amhaseedor, on Tuesday. Un- fortunately, this dons not make agree - 'sent or progress more speedy." Tim Philippe* Remy. Paris, Oct. IJ. - Sena ♦gonelalln, spatial envoy of the Filipino Deemed Government. solved at Havre by I.a Tgeraln. yesttaday, •ed. timbered Parte Ware Atter lt.mh.rt Too. London, Oat. 17. -The Alexandria correspondent of ebe Dolly Mall, tele- graphing regarding the &nonhlse plot 'against Rmpernr William welch was d1.• and 0n Friday, says: "'Pb. plot spinet the Reese M hourly proven more Important, eanh arrest die - Ing new rerntfin•tinne The dn n - v found /Melee a plot to 1011 King 'Mnmbert, already well matured. Mean rmMlne, all Italians,. have boon arrested." GI.A DIMON R, RIaw ARCM. E!PEI NO. oho MI *11101 n•Nin.• ell.marek'e Aata- binrr.phr Rights Leases, Oet. 16 -kir. Jane Morley Msgdq tha6 he mod reseetfni1j d1e- 6�ae�e� that he sheoM write Ise t fG, Qodwirese. He seise 15., 1t seem at hue three yearn 0I sea- , Caul ta- Caul appl1. atluu usurel7 so Burl rod &range the ua•terlal. Tbe English an American righes to the autobiography or Bismarck ' have been Bold fur 66o1,e 0, $30,0110 nom the Sag - 11•h and 113(1.000 from the American pur- chosen, the former Smith le Elder and the latter Harper & Bros. Klpllog'. new book, "The Day's Work," has reached Its twenty fourth thousand and L probably els greeted . UOO.r. Th• Emperor 1. All Right Pekin, Oa. 17. -Prince Cbing, on line half of the Tsang LI Yemen, hes given SJr Claude Maodonald, the Brion) Min- lsWr, eallefaoiory ae.uano.e as to the health of the Emperor. TURRET CLIMBS DOWN. Trrkl.b Troops Ordered Frans ('rote l• (lemplla... With Joint Net.. Canes, Island of Crete, (be. 17. -Is - mall Bey, the 'Fur kWh Military Governor, last evening informed the admirals of the tor.tgn warship' that the Sultan bait ordered the withdrawal of all the Turk- ish troops In Crete, In accordance with the joint 'tote from Great Britain,' Hps sir, Italy and Franoe. OI•.gow'• Electric Tramway. London, Oct. 17.-'Tbe Glasgow GJt• arnt•ent has begun Ihls week overrating a t1,e-mile emotion of street railway by electric traction wfih overhead wire. The careers of a new design and rextmble Pullmans. Each will nest for:y•eight people. If the experiment +u:weeds, elec- tric traction will be Introduced for the entire tramway service of Glasgow. The kaiser 1. btu...bound. 'Lance, Ionian Islands, Oct. 17.-Tbe Imperial yacht, Hohenzollern, haviug on board the Ktuperor and Empresa of Ger- moody and Mete suites. has pus into the harbor of %ante, owing to the fact that • Wrong sirocco is blowing. 'the yacht will remain here until the gale has abated. - Amerlraae Net Ali iered to nand. Manila, Oct. 17. -Tie insurgents at laguapl have prevented the Amorlcau steamer Hormonal from'lo.dlug sod un loading on the ground that than were Spaniards on board. They also refugee to allow an canter of the U.S. °rulser Halelgb to land without permleslon of General Agalnaido. MONTREA�MYSTERY. B udd.& Dlaapp of a South Africa. Doctor In Meatreal - trt.rcoloalal Stag Changes -Toro■t. to Sudbury. Montreal, Oct. 17.-Tbe detective forge acre now buelly engaged In a very meg- talons case. In July last Dr. Ireland arrived here from Fort Salaburg, South Africa, and proceeded to Trenton, Ont., with a view to tike his wife back to the (lark Con- fluent. Three days ago the doctor and Mrs. Ireland returned here and were to have left on one of abs steamers selling this week. Saturday afternoon the oouple, whose* about 37 years of age. left the St. haw renos Hall, Dr. Ireland telling his wife that during his homeward trip on a lloalneon liner he had loaned a eon. of money to a man on board and as the ship was BOW to port be was going down to collat. To Mr. Hogan the doctor na l,l M would Ifok the rascal, but nothing more was seen of either the doctor or his wife 1111 8 o'd ock, when the woman re- turned to the Hall covered with mull and fit a hyeterlcal condition, saying that her husband woe drowned. Mrs. Ireland asses tout the doctor left hor In • store near the wharf and about halt -past five she sew ht,, corning back, and while she was .1111 wet.hing him he dipped and appeared to fall over. Bunning to the spot she found the doctors het and a glove, but he was nowhere to be seen. 'there implant to be no doubt that Mrs. Ireland Is ani er the impression that rhe sew her husband disappear oft the wharf, yet her condition 1s such that her story is s very fnooherent one, and no tar the police have done little to unravel the mystery. TM authorities. however, have or fared the Donaldaon boat whfnh sailed at daybreak yesterday, stopped at Quebec. and news may be had from that quarter. although the doctor did not Intend to mail until later In the week. Mr. Dixon, the St. Catherine street jeweler, who made ie. Ireland's snquaintanoe In Lon- don, nays he was troubled with heart dlasas.. Dr. Smile M attending Mrs. Ireland, who, wben a little better, will be taken charge of by Mr. and Mrs. Dixon. Toronto to Nadborr. Mr. Hugb D., Lumsden. C.E, who has had charge of the survey whirl' the Canadian Penton hail been making be- tween Toronto and Sudbury, hal return ed to headquarters. Mr. l,nmeden reports that the survey 1. •bout complete and that a good line has (leen genared, start - Ing at Klehiborg on the nil Toronto, Grey & Hraoe to a paint four miles east of Sudbury, a total distance of 347 miles HOW TNOM to W HI(;HT MET DEATH. Died la ■ ('reek N here the water Was Only an Inch Deep. Norwich, Oct. 17. -Thomas Wright or Milida)e, near Norwich, was found Bead In a creek where the water was only an inch deep, near hie home. He hem ham miring for several day. and aenrohfng parties had been out for himileneated was 86 yearn of age and was a remark- able worker with wood. Is was In an e ffort to .enure a cedar .11ak that ha fell over a log, and a knot in ■ mtlok that was lying In the creek .truck him In the aye, penetrating nearly two Inches. He endeavored to rise and tell again on the knot, which encored the other eye. Nei tber of theca wonnds were sufficient to Dense death,.•but the old man wait too weak and in too much pain to ridge him - ' elf, and he euffoomed. 110BBI the pnW- motsem, whelp was held lata Saturday night, It was thought that there might have been foul play. An inquest wee ad- journed awaiting tM medloai evldet.os. iMCKRA*E iN IIti•ottT4. Dominion Trade Return• for the First Quarter ..f 1hl. FI•eal Year. Ottawa, Ont 16. -The trade returns of the Dominion for the first quarter of the Anrrent flee&1 year. ending September n(1 Teat, show an Inrrmee In the aggregate trade of the country of about mean mil - Mae. &apse's, eau : idvery lei" year. It must also be remembered that last year's figures were the highest on record. The aggregate trade for the quarter le 1187,466,966, oompared with 680,707,895 for the eame time to 1897. Tore is sn Monaca In the Imports of over 011,000,000, and . decrease In the export@ of •bona 14,000,000. The Imports are 114,190,170, as agalnal 182,990,471 for the province year. Tbe exerts are 645,405,086, compered with 347 806,944 in 1497. TM duty for the oarreuI year U e4,7114,944, me seminal 15,197,700, an loam* of 11,667,944. Thomas Wright reptr..4. Aerwleb, Ont.. Del. iA. - Thomas Wright, an oM settler of 11M vietnity, now In hid Slat year, and iehe lied (leen ninnies Mame Monday, war yesterday band 15 the caner drawled sear his reel demo. He bad apeareatlp base wleesvor Mg to ant • ghee for a ansa, and fell Wines tire lags late the wa1er. 1f8 WERE DROWNED. Only Fifty Saved From the Wreck of the Mohegen. TWO CANADIANS WERE LOST. Latest News From the Seer,. of 151 BIM aster-oeretaw .f the °Moro Md -S Crow Somewhat Redeemed the Catastrophe -Stats m•at of the Owners - Com.. Likely to a.mata a Myaery. London, Oct 17. -The Atlantic Trans- port angport Company Issued the following stew mens last evening rage ding the fate of the passenger azs i cr.w of the steamer: "Of the passengers 11 have been saved; 10 bodies have been recovered and 33 are mlestng. "Of the caw and oatilemeo 30 have been sewed; 14 bodies have been recovered and 61 are miselug." Slnoo this statement wan issued nine other bodies lave bean reeked up, Inolud Ing two that have been identified ms the bodies of passengers. The reports of the tartan' oorrespond- 101A differ widely as to the reenues, re- coveries and -ewer ee, though 0011e ham Seen able to obtain the exact number of those save] or the bodies recovered. 'rite latest advices from Falmouth last evening say that 38 bodies have been Identified, ,nosily the bodies of sailors. Four are as yet unldentltled, including shoes of two elderly ladles. Mr. Williams, the ootnpany-a manager says the Measly Is utterly inexplicable. The vessel was now, w.H found, while the captain and orew wisp most reliable. 1. says the omen of the company's ves- sels have constant boat prantle, and le is Indignant at the Insinuations regard Ing the condition of Captain Griffiths. As aU the navigating °Moera were lost, Is is doubtful whether light will ever be thrown on the cause . the disaster. All the flags ashore and he boats In e.5. bay are at half-mast Fifty -One H..dt.e K.e.v.red. Up to Sunday mldnlghl 61 bodies had been recovered. Totally submerged. Falmouth, Eng., Nov, 17. -Only the smokestack And the foremast of the Mohegan can now be seen above water. THESE WERE CANADIANS. Md. Shepherd Wooristoek, sad James Blark.y, Toronto, Have Gene D.wa-A.aloue at Hamilton Montreal, Oet. 17.-11 la feared that Min. Shepherd, only deter of Mr. Beau- mont Shepbe d, oftloe inanagsr for Messrs. Greenshields & Greenshields, and Ms niece, Mfr Fraser, have been lost on abs steamship Mohegan. Miss Shepherd's home is In Woodstock. and she ban been in Germany for sonic time taking music lessons. Both of their names ere in the list of passengers. Mies F Was of Toledo. Tcledo, Oct. 17-H. W. Fraser, a well known Toledo attorney, has received word that his Slater, Mlr Mary Fraser of Marion. Ind., wits aboard the steamer Vnhegan, wrecked off the coast of Eng Lord on Thursday. After perelstent efforts to locate her, be bee reason to believe her among the loot A Toronto ]tae, A1.o. _ Toronto, Oct 17. -Mr. James Sleeks,. the Europifan buyer for Messrs. John Macdonald A Co., was a paasenger upon the wrecked steamer and 1s numbered among the victims or the %l eadter. Let night Mr. John Macdonald received ibe following cable: "Olean. John Macdonald & Co., To- ronto, Oni: James Hlaokey's body re- covered. Atlantic Transport Co." It fa quite evident trots this menage that the oompany have identified ■ body recovered as that of James Blocky of Toronto. Mrs. Blakey, who Ilene al 124 George street with her family. Is almost pros tented with grief and still has hopes that everything may be right. Mr. John Macdonald too cabled that the body be sent to 7 0,24:1,, age noon as possible. Mr. Blacker sane into the em- ploy of the .lobn 51 alas ild Company over 18 years ago. Anxious at Hawllt.n.•,. Hamilton, Oct. 17. -Mr. WUl Hyslop, jr., bon been very anxiouss o%e t6e re part of the Mohegan disaster reached this city, as the name of his oounln, John Hyslop of Ar.osater, Ont., in upon the pnssenge: 11at. Mr. John Hyslop sailed for Kngland several weeks ago with a cargo of apples and was expected back shortly. A cable has beers sent to the head office of the line to dlgcover whether or not he !s among the navel, but as yet no answer las been received. BRAVE MEN, THESE. Tbo Aar.l.ors Speak In Rho Blithest Tornio of tbi Delntlon and Moronism of the Oerer• and Crew. Falmouth, Oct 17. -TM survivors. without exception. 'peek In the highest terms of the devotion. heroism and • noel - new' (Replayed by the °tuners and crew of 1the 111 -fated Beamer, and declare that all were Instantly at their poets when It was known that eke had atronk. The perilone position of the ship was naked on shore, tins g warning rocket was sent up, hat it was too late then te •sold the catastrophe, which oonurred mo suddenly that there was not sufficient time Io get oat all the lite-.aving ap- paratus of the .hen. The terror of the scene was Inderrlhable. Men jnmped overboard in an atony of despair, and tbe women pasengere huddled together and refused to leave the dock. The officers remained or, the bridge 10 the last, and many Inetanoss of marrlfloes are reworded. Members or the crew are known to have stood by and widened the boats launched and pat Mf, when It was apparent that time were the only means by whleh their own Hues oonld be easel. A ilfshoae with a load of 40 persona nn fu Will es More panned many who were b.ttftttg'tor their lives In the water whom 1t woe impossi- ble to 110Nee.. 7111#90,14 11111 1 -44116. hg* rarest gn.rd, aired On the ebony and sheered the boat. When the Ilfnbowl entered tie little non the tleh.rmen waled into the sea in help drag the little llosl npon the bsiob, and tenderly cern Ned the .ahaest.N •urvtvoes In taste homes, whloh had bum already teetered for their r.eeptloe. The lifeboat was again Ianneher and pal one for the weak, on 1M outward journey pickier up the survivors. The trip to this amok was fleetness se far as taking anyone from the weed was cre- amed, but on Its way hank to the then 16 Other survlv0re were sake from the water. TIM was joie before daybreak. The latest Ilse of reamed .bowe thele aely 11 passengers were saved. It is ezeeShcngIy difb.vil le Maw the events of the dlsaseee. het M tar_ as ran be ameertelned It manse that the wenn*, wee nee thick, but tbat •s�wn� .0odt- east wind was blowing arts tkat them was • bsay Mead .well• 113 6111 a Wrong current reuniter. Dingier was Ready awl Ctlplaln Ortalbe was about to proceed Leshe saloon, when a sudden crra.mas she 1t spparene that the eteam.t had gone ashore. The captain Immediate ly went on deck, end the Nurvlvoee say that they saw hire on the bridge doing ell tbat lay 1• the power of • breve man to lessen the diameter. Authentic particulars et the meats eocurrmg after the ship struck are not yes obtainable Is seems, however. thee. one of the ship's boat oeutalntag several women got 'way safely, but wascapalsed. A samer 0f 1te0000pante were rescued by lifeboat, ♦pother boat with sixteen gouda wan poked up by a lifeboat and teats', get adhere, and two or three other puma. managed to reach land. , Out of the 161 persons on board, 46 escaped. Up to • lase hour Sunday night shoal 60 bodies have been wasted ashore at different pans. A 'southerly Wind 1s blowlog and 1t L expected that the bodies of many more will be »oovered by to- day. An Inquest will be held to -day. The rescued parson. ere receiving the greatest attention from abs inhabitants and the utmost kiodneas le being shown to the female passengers. The Cameo a Mystery. The rouse et the dieser remaine a mystery. Nobody attrmptl to explain bow the Mohegan got so far north of her true course -0.67 hues. There wen no tog at the Ilme, while the wind on her port quarter was not sufficient to prevent her answering Me helm. "It has been suggested that her temperer were faulty, but daylight lasted long atter Eddystone light wan pared. The tall.rtt say the fact that tie Lizard light wits nq6 visible should bars served to give the alarm. Remarkable stories of reeoaes are told. ANOTH111 WKECR. Tho Norwegian Sloop Freemna Drives ea the Rock. •t Blyth. Newcastle -o° -Ty., Oot. 17. - Tbe Norwegian aloop Freeman was driven on the acts at Blyth, about 11 miles north of NewoasW, 1n • fierce sea y.stirday. Her crew was rescued. after heroic wort by the lifeboats, one of which capsized in the attempt, -_ Bombed Peet Is Time. St John's, Nfld., Oot 17 -Tbe 1151 Ise steamer Lokoja, Caps. lander, from London, 13 days, for Montreal, with a general oarge. ham arrived hen, leaking badly, and w1.1 19 feet of water in her hold. Thiene& wad discovered on Wed- nesday night deet. II le believed that the ship wrack a submerged wreck, because all the woodwork In the fore hold 1e splintered and the Iron beams are badly Moe While making this pose 4he weber gained 0r the rate of two feet a day. The Lokoja was docked here for repairs. Tomei in D Hull, Eng., Oct 17. -'rhe Brlueb etesmer Ilaro, Capt. Martin, which start- ed from !Montreal o ..A�lelept. 29 for this port, was sighted on Plareboreugh Head on Saturday flying • signal indicating that the veered was uncontrollable. Ta. Edward Bl.k• Saber.. Weirton, Ont., OoL 17. -Capt. MeoAo Sy of am steamer .3. J. Long, which arrived bee from Dusk Wand at 2 o'clock Sunday morning, reports the schooner Edward Blake ashore on Duck Island, when she was driven during the severe snowmen's last Thursday night. 7'be schooner was loaded with 'unpile, from Sarnia le Collins' Inlet The email is likely to be•wme s total lois- but most of the cargo len be saved by lightening. The Blake is owned by Mr. Mills, bank- er, Klnl.ton, Ont. Captain MacAulay reports the last storm was one of the worst he ever experienned for the lam 40 years he has Balled on the lake.. MR. HUNTER RESIGNS. The Coadltlo■ of Mrs Hants's Health Make Yukon P..t Iardri.ablw Victoria; B.C., Oct. 17. -Gordon Hun ter of 1151. 01ty, who recently wan ap- pointed gold commissioner for Yukon, vim Fewest*, on Saturday telegraphed to Ottawa hle reolgnatlon of the office. Mr. Heater bad •boot cumpletol: extensive preparations for a long stay in the north, when It became evident that the nondi- tion of Mrs. Hunter's health made is inadvisable for him to take her to the Yukon wllWblm, or for him to go alone, and hit resignation, therefore, became inevitable. A 01 elft 111Sew With Seidler, Anniston, Ala., Get 17. -At 2 o'clock Saturday morning • number of volunteers and regulon. from Camp Ship, beefed. involved In a tree fight. The Th.rd ler, moue volunteer, Provost Guard, was summoned. One of the guards. venue name tae not been learned, fired, killing Herat. Holes, Company F, Second In (antry, and wounding Corporal Conway of the name company, Private A. R Griffin, Company C, Third Tonneaus, and Private Oliver Sheppard, Company F, Second Infantry. Heise, who was killed, was promoted from private to sergeant for bravery shown in the Merits upon San Juan Hill. Another Negro Rnldler shnt. laxlnaton, Ky., Oct. 17. -Intents excitement was Mused among the segro soldiers by the falai shoaling of Private Sbedwlo Floyd, Company I, 10th muni by Provost Guard John Dane, Company D, 18th Indiana, at 10 o'elook Saturday night Floyd was under jrrust and Started so run. Twice he was order ed to halt by Kane He told the letter to go to --. Kane shot him end Floyd Is In a dying eondttlon. •'Pegl•g" Brown 1n Lando... London, Cbl. 17.-" Made" Brown, the alleged slayer of P. C. Michael Two - hey In this ett7 on Jane 64 last, &rived hers SaSurday night in charge of Dates - nee Nfokle of 1!e meal force and U. S. Marshall i)111y of North Yakima. Wash., and was lodged safely behind the ban here. Every prreantlon toteoa» Ns We. keeping until big trial come%off has been taken A WHOLE PARISH CONING To Settle e■ the P.rlbeak• Keen, Prem... of Quebew Ottawe, Oet. 16.-Iake I. John dis- trict istrfot hag received senllderable atoeseleu of population during the past name. From January to September, 173 dole - gates, representing earlobes, ole. Sumo ►•IaDna»7� f6la as!5 am•d • . OwNser Staten. Tided the country. New sottlen, nomhering 1,029, arrived, 675 miming from the United Slates and 451 from other parts of Canada. It Ise:pentad that the whole pariah of Audis, Mains, heed- ed by mayor and prise, will be trans- ferred to Honfienr parish on Perihnnks River, nine mile. north of the eWIMmeng' d people who 0111 me from Detroit last year. Yellow r.r.. Reewed. Jaeseen, Mies.. Oat. 16.-Poorteea new eases of yellow lever and . one death 1n leeks= is the record at yesterday. Tb1. 1s the bighett nimble of peas yes repeated. Hoehn remiss that e1z lnlld cases et yellow tower were foetal thole. Mad111. capon• live new eases, Starke elopes. ea. net ease, Oxtasrd no new myna sed sae death, Weveland two are .mase sat Mae death, Hattleehnrg els new eases ilaL/, Barrlmoa 16 naw eases, OIr1S seltlestty IK PROTESTS DISMISSED. Maar amens. 1r1r1. N'ere iforwallr Dl.mb•.d by the Judge. at Osgood. 51.11 au Saturday. '15ae60, Dot 17. -Mr. Justice 0.1.r and Ella Justice Maoleonan, •1 O.guude Hall on Saturday, spent some elms formally stimulating elsollon Seigle by muted oonsent of bush Sadden. They were demisted without costs, reap In the case of East Middlesex. North Have Inge West Vb•,urla and Halton are the three a/touted by the prutogaslun of He House, amenable to the cause pr�Wblt- lag holding of election trials within 16 daya of pruregatlou. A new data will have to be est tut them. The following were dismissed on Sal urday: South Btau1, Llb.; Monok, Lib.; Ifast Hassinge, Lib.; Wes6 Hamilton, Con.; East Hamilton, Con.; Prince Ed- ward, Cos ; West Kent, Lib.; Weal Dur- ham, Con.; Welland, Llb. ; East Middle- sex, Cos , with costs; West Halting.. Con.; Centre Bruce, Lib.; South Went- wontb, Lib.; Sopth Norfolk, petition and cross -petition, Lib. and Con.; Dundas, Con.; North Lanark, Llb.; Lincoln, Con.; F'rousenao, Con.; South Waterloo, Con. , Addldgtou, Con.; Mad Algoma, Lib. 011115 ON MOUNT ROYAL Batts).. te Be Erected - Def.... Pre. Jeete at Montreal and Ylelalty, Montreal, Que.. Oct 16. -Col Drltoa and bis masseuse of the Imperial De fence Board ars busily engugel in Mont- real and tladnity. They have been ex- amining the mountain and both banks of the river, and is le understood- Mire they will reoommend the oon.truction of ex- treme ranee batteries on Monet Re.yal, and bo emit powerful works at St. Llano belt and Caugbnewaga ea an Interior defence to a long line of powerful de- tached torts covering the strategical points of the frontier. B.ts t. HALL. Close et the National League for the Year 11198-aeeord. • New York, Oct. 17. -With Saturday s games the National league closed 11a 93rd championship season. The following L the record. Won. Lost. Pct. Boston , La 47 ,541') Baltimore ..... tai 33 ,004 ClaclnnMl ....... vt Mo e.0 t.bk-ago 507 C'lereland ......-,..�>.- 41 gat .. Philadelphia , -..... . 7r, 70 s63 New York 77 73 .Sia 1•ttt.burg ........ 72 70 .4A6 1.eslsville . 70 81 401 Brooklyn '.1 rel 372 MST ars-•'..,, uU Aaturday's scorer : Boston 10. Raltimore h 161st garnet: Boston 4, fieltlm..re 6 la mid; rolled third': Brooklyn 12. Philadel- phia 8 tarsal; Brooklyn 0, Philadelphia 5 'moved: called third); linslwl►le 5. Cleve- land 4; New York 3. Warbingto9 0 Ise'ond: rolled third); Chicago -Pittsburg. cold we. thee. Peary Meard From Montreal, Oct 17.-H. Hayden Sande, on. of the members of the society whleh sent Lieut. Peery to the Arctic regions, has received * letter from the explorer. dated Cape York• in which 1t is stated that all hes gone well web the ezpedl- 11on, He had veered his dog trains and drivers and a large quantity of 1111 at. Then will not likely be any further news until a relief stainer goes up next Year. Bit by a Bllasard. Stfton, Man., Oct. 17. -Work on the Swan Hive extension •t the Dauphin Line has been considerably delayed 17 heavy rain and .now•torma A terrific blizzard stowed .11 the camps ander o0 Oct. 1, and further work will be stopped after Oct. 10 until next spring. The line wilt be loealsd another 200 miles this fill, and construction primed repluty ahead next summit: CHICAGO SAGGED. The Wheat Markets .a Saturday l• Liverpool *Basi Cbleage - The Local Markets -Cheese mad Liv etoek. 8etlwdgy leveeing, Oct. 13. Cables were sIzoas again to -day. ay ire -he Liverpool Board wheat furores advaneed 1'5,4 to 1544 pis crutal. Ckleage (slur.. weer .trn.g esti), m sym petty, bot sagged at the chs. to rarest ty.• w'.ow yeeter.e.y'a moil figures. Premed ma'am of the m.rset Is bare tore fur ea..epptonally good r.vwptanr . steroid, which, It 1. figured. trio 0,.e. la,•( bong. LeaelaM wheat Markettte. Followiug are the clueing prices today at in portant metres: Cash. Oet. Dee. Mae Cbi.• p, ,.. ,,,1•... 10 W1e50 044 W 03% New )ort ... -,. 0 ilia a 71 ee- frees ..... :-.-f-`-OwMA O aMt- V 17% Mllesukee .. . 0-11111041 0 e4 Te.edu .. .... 0 tete 0 Ma a es% D. trrdt 017% .... 0 1117%0 .ally b.:,,•h. No.'1 No thorn.. 0 thio 0 e. I 0 6-6e., 0 e4•% hniuth, No. �1 I.rd .... 0 6874 Mlnneer.11.... .... 0 ei u gl�,y U 6!�, Toroob,, No. 1 hard (newt.. 0 71) Toronto, red.. 0116 Toronto St. tawrenee Market. Receipt. of tarns nnnlune were no. 1e•a• y an large. a. u *anal 101 !UM 6111111) :veal W"heet firmer. 65) btr.heb, se nor a. fol- lows: Whit.. 6114, res .P.• to ens_. goose Miye to tale. -• early armor; 1500 bushels Bold at 41tr to . 114c tare armee, 400 bushels selling a. 31%. (04Nv.. rine l0.d of One pre. Sold it 6th: per bushel. liarFitters loads sold at 17.50 to 18'5.1 for timothy and 65.50 to 111.54, per Ism for clover. Arrow --Three leas sold et 16 to 37 tier Ion. b'otetore roper, felling at One to 77,• per beg. Deemed H Deliver(.. Rohr and pier firmer ret 11.30 (e 65 per rw4. ButtesT, lee to 20,• per M. by the bast. '4. and single pound. 2'1' Egg., lac 1.. 20e per dnavn, Preiltry--OhMkrm,. MM to 75r; docks. tee 1., 75.-: revers. 5. to ale per Ib.; tarkrya, 11,' to 13.• pet lb. Cheese Markets. Ogdenebu , N,T,, Ott. LR,-gevenl...n Iota, ref 1R74 boors, offered; Mar 511: so sale.. Later ea street 000 sold of allte. Watrrtow• N.Y. Get, 16 --gat.. of rhe«.,. on Road M Trade to -day. 170n boo- r t('•ptember, at 614. to Mae for 'erre. One IM .4 50 one' sold for W extern shipment Market dull. r,nn,lnn. mer.. Orr. 16. -At the mertet heli) here to -day. 4227 Loxes Remember gqheere were bearded. 814. ranted fro•. Stir to *11-16r. oleo, elft at fi.4e 1 eetoe, N. Y.. tet. It: -.(tele., NB box twin cheese. at MSc to day: ane tet* bite ter. 19 tta64.wt Sulpha CattN 'Market.. Fee �prg ROSS Dek�.e, femme 15. -w, -,is de105u4 1ke settee lees were lower. Choir* 10 entre, 31,26 to *7.30; good to choler. 116.75 t, YPrep and lambs-if-fww�ln*, 25, .0l'•: 1Te►e /air demand,u Reuseses Iambs. rank-, 10 extra, 51.50 to 35.75; to ,'hole,, fat to 5.5.50: common re fair, p, .711 to 13,26. Sheep deice 10 extra. 64.') !n 64 e5 good to choler.. 11 to 1111.25: emeanan. to 1n1,, 1 to 11,711, 7inse tarty 1000* m mttn 508 mmrk.f fn' teed pnolten Yorterm, Pre to p614{ S0; gen. tally `3.P11 e.0 511,M: medium, 5Atin to s4, Plr� f71.11n to $&00: tight Yorkers. 771 to 611R}gg50 ramie, 33.1) to 31.60: eters, e2.13 to er11Lh llerkera. pttdlar'gst'te5M Get, li,--(112_50.)-Vn. 1 Niro. • 6e Yd 1.r' t.INw, 'hi '• : itgM. 5r* 6a: own el; el`A A Ilia, ea. MI, 444Miiii tit ink .11 ve. 71)1e4vd. 1h1. 1 Meehar..e 6. . eters, fetnrM 1s ft. Male. lie 7lidtfbr ate as tee tee215 i t.. ppeed��� }tey� sd Ilee., aa6 ea toe NIP* plm�r, fere Pew A SCENE OF HORROR. SLAUGHTERING A CRIMINAL BY THII GUILLOTINE IN PARIS. • TF.wan'a Deaerlptlea et the bleak• lag Speelaele Thee •Iwaya Altreate the Oulea•l• et t►e Serene\ Capital. Atter the Peseta* Matte Ma. Fall... Ir, these rushing time. we might take for otlr motto "Something New, Al waysSSomethtngNew." Consequently, 1 imagine that the tmprePaions of a woman at the foot of the guillotine would not be oommouplaoa. 1 was prom- ote at one performance iu the Plum ale la Roquette, where M. de Paris and hie aseistauta officiated in the tame of s) called 'astir*. The horrible spectacle haunts and rack. the mtud and tends rather to re-entoroe the partisan. of the abolition of capital punishment. The horror of the punishment imposed ren- ders • guilty man almost worthy of pity. The right of • human being, dragged like • beast to the daughter hoarse, °p even to the sinister seesaw, is terrible. 1 know many people may be astonish- ed that anybody could be moved to pity for the ferocious brute, Carrara, who transformed his mushroom establish- ment into a crematory mid had no mer- ry for the uufortunate young man, La- ntern', whom be threw auto the fire after baviug murdered him for the pur- pose of robbery, I know alj_ that, afld 1 do not dispute the fact that the I1.1t.n was a monster, but that la no reason why we should not be disgusted at the spectacle which was prevented to our eyes and which 1 will now endeavor to describe with the Impartiality am sim- ple spectator, without rtweotnient or prejudice, bat with a heart that revolts against a scene that has neither the graudoor nor the majesty of a punish - meat inflicted. but rather exhibits the cowardice and baseness of a vengeance which hides itself from the light of day. The execution was fixed for 4 o'clock in the morning, but from the hour of midnight the neighborhood of the Geode Roquette was swanning with an undulating and mocking crowd. Jailbirds, murderers, footpad. and wom- en of the etreete eseembled there to see, as they mid. "the Italian animal abort - Journalists were admitted into the harrow spite no abea dems{3ad, with its five sinister atones and 11. legendary gas jet which is'hever lighted except to the evening before an execution. There in the rain we watched the Net- ting up of that horrible machine whicb, according to the legend, Oaglioetro showed in a glens of clear water to the terrified Marie Antoinette. In the yet low and spectral light of the gas jet that flickered in the wind these prepa- rations were hideous to winner Al- most on • level with the ground stand& the scaffold With its -two arms in the air brandishiug the sparkling knife And I, • woman, in the pr•erienoe of them preparations, could not help think- ing of the family of the wretch whose head was 50013 to fall into the basket 1 thought of hie little children, who w( re at that momeut sleeping soundly mono where, and of his wife, equally guilty with him, and who, as it were, panted her husband into the arms of the execu- tioner aa a last resort to lave herself. What remorse will be ben when they tell her abruptly: ••Carrara luta suffered ble po t YOU area widow V' But the day was dawning, and the lampe were going out At the windows and even on the roofs number. of epee talc*'. were gathered as if to witoees some carnival. Tbe eight was heart- rending. Mounted gendarmes and mol- dier. gradually came oat of the dark nem, and one might be inclined to nil at such a display of force at the exec° tion of a wretch paralyzed by tear, who in a few moments would appear upon the same tied band and foot. There was NOlne little commotion among the crowd wbeu people began to point at a thin, old man who bobbled about with the greturea of a dancing jack to see if the knife in the braes run- ner. was in good working order. This was Deibler, the executioner, • ghost with a white beard, who adjusted the inetroment with the indifference of • grocer weighing his goals. Suddenly there was profound allence; the rain was . over, heads were uncovered anti motionless. Breathless anti almost in agony tbo crowd followed with .taring eyes the movement of the doors of We prison, which at last opened wide. A sappraraed "Ab 1" came from many contracted cheat* while with pale tapes all gaud upon the aeraugin, whose crime the mountebanks of the faire pop- ularized. He was Pimply frightful to Zook at, bowed down as he was with terror. •Me did not look like a human bring. He looked like • beast. lits in- tlligence was already dead and his heart had lout all feeling. The instinct of the animal still remained. The might was dreadfully lad. 1Vbat folinwed beggars description. The executioner and him aide seemed no 'eager to be men employed to carry out the ends of justice; they looked like butchers. They seized the condemned man, some by the earn, Nome by the legs, while others held down the °enter of the body awl kept bolding him up to the very moment when, with a sudden ramble, the knife fell, the bead re- bounded into -the basket and the abomi- nation was at an end. Bret one should he present and Nee the pavementecovered with hlxtd, (110 gory knife, the blood epnrting from the de- m•pitated trunk, the ignominious wash- ing at the nearby fountain and the get- ters rolling 10 the rawer a purple golor- ed mud, in ceder to be able to compre- hend all the horrors of an execration in Paris. -Exchange. Smith -Wasn't it rather foolish of Mrs. Janes to marry again and for- feit her penwiont Mrs. Brawn --Not a1 all. Tbe nue she married bee • larger ponairo then the late Mr. Jneea-New York loat- hed. S gad iF. "Mond tarn she Is madly 1n love with Ser new wheel." "Huh, another (aea.'wbere map 1t Iiaple.o.d by enaohfaetty."--Indian .polis Joann!. (,$a'I Rete •rests bene. "Why, dr " laid the g.otogi.t, "the ' mend you walk on waa once ander water." "Well" replied the friend, who 1s nothing if not patriotic% "1t.admplyps b shave yea Buff i odd Asturias dews. " -Waskinrtaa St.. THE NIGHT CLERK'S STORY' A FAC[ LIKE .4mA A verybad attack of the Grippe Bae year ago let wintn IBR my system i. a very weak state eared n'y nervou, syst completely unstrung. Aftergettingm the dangerous stag.t Of thdoay naturally expected to gain strength, bet unfortunately. did oo• do so. On the coeItary, my blood b•Icmie weaker. i daily loat strength and vitality, and a n ervous system became w weak teal u was a conataot a0Wree of wllering bob day and oigM, I lost appetite, lea Agit of food nauseated 1ne, dim weak stats of my system caused shuriness of breed► and unnatural action of the ,heart, such as fluttering and violent palpitation, and my face was like chalk, 1 urs in the condition and COnatantlrr ge wrsker when 1 began taking Dr Ward's Hivad sad Nerve Pills. 1 had read the booty they distributed and their advertisement) b the paper, and thought, ^ W .u, 1 have taken so much medicine without benefit it a useless to spend any more money. However, 1 finally made up my mind. It is a donor bop. i I can but try, If I am not benefited I will not be hurt. So I bought one box and received great benefit therefrom, so continued their use, and to -day am a well ata. in consequence; my blood is strong, my face has the ruddy hue of health, my appetite has return siL 1 sleep well, 1 have not the slightest i.. dicationa of nervousness or heart trvubk, and from a sick• weak, nervous man De Ward's Blood and Nerve Pill• have transformed me in six weeks to full health nod nnagth." 1 am ours veryy truly, (Stiggsed) WILLIAM WILLARD, .....40.ght Cheek Grand Central Howl, Peeterbps De. Ward's Blood and Nerve Pills are sold at 5oc. per box, 5 boxes for 6a.00 at druggist•, or mailed on receipt of price by THE DOCTOR WARD CO., Limited, ?t Victoria Street, Toroatq_rjngk- e, Wormation Gest Ir.lei 'on niel"P 0u r of r article on •' Popular et ew rope" to The Century. Brinton says: Ghost& were naturally more num:ma to la earlier conditions of society, ter then ream had mo many moule. Now we are mineral with one, and there are some who try le make us doubt even that modest .11ow anal, but In the goad old days each pee, eon was credited with weal Then was one, for Instance, 'abbe' belonged told. body and must abide in It or death would arrive; then there was abs dream soul, which, I have said, might weeder through Mule and spume at will daring sleep .ed, meet lmpur,ant. Aid malty, 1s eseaalpp Soul, Ilse which ghee us distinctive la- deridulilty to our personal haulm, .ad, not to continue the list to a tiresome length, than was the lamp soul, which w maintd in the bones after the body had pared to dust The taut mentioned was of pecullar value, for on Ib prnidrnoe de pended the chance Inc rtourreotlon into life an sattb. The faith In this was nigh end vernal. When the burly of Elljah much"! the dry bones of the long dead warriors, they clothed themselves In Hieb and wars restored to living natures. The rel ha taught that especially In the boos ley the last of the spinal vertebra, dwelt the spirit of the deceased. 11 1s indestructi- ble, say they, and noe even a strong ma with a &ledge hammer can break Il TOBACCO HEART. , MILIURNS r et HEAR Ta iv (r,NERVE -' 1 Iti'�►1 • N H been smoot lately •gooding a sod fed an oceastenal twinge of psis round your loon Are you shoed breath. Donut unhinged. mar tion of pins mad mean going decond g •year ret Better take • box or teed M ilburn's Heart and Limen Pills and gal.mtel halm things become Is. seises. Hen's what Yr. li_ James, of C.ledonl•, O.1, has to uy sled them: "I Mae - hied serioes heatil. trouble for four years. (lanced by .10"ative ane d tobacco. At times my heart would beet very rapidly and then .Bend to stop beating only le 1anmesce a with nnateral rapidity. •• This unhealthy action of my hest caused shortness of breath, weakness slid debility. I tried many medicines sad spent • great deal of money but maid Doe gee any help last November, however, I read et • man, &misted like myself, being eared by Milburn's Heart And Nerve Pills. I sere to Roper's drug store and bought • km When I ked finished taking4 it I was es mash better I bought another boa ted this leted the sere. My bean hes 'Roe bothered ret. sites, sod I straitly recommend all sufferers from bear sad Miens trouble, =mod by .zeeesin easel llobaeoo b give Milburn'. Neer1 .ad Nerve Lill. a fair and faithful trial.' Pries 60e•box or3boxes for 11.15.. draUiMi. T11 T. Milburn & Co.. Toronto, Oet MA-LW/1R PULS sere LAalleaseees sad Dyspepsia. trice Ae- . i !, .•. yip• oR. WLD STRAWBERRY HURLS DIARRHUA, DYSENTERY SUMMER ' COMPLAINT. tet•. 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