The Exeter Advocate, 1898-11-11, Page 3TIIE PEOPLE PUZZLED.
Why Does Britain Continue the
War Preparations ?
A GREAT RUSSIAN PROJECT.
Is Believed That the Czar's Disarmn-
went Proposal Was Only a DIove to
Gain Time Until the Completion
of the Great Canal From the
Black Sea to the Baltic)
-Cable News,
London, Nov. 7. -The Margate of
Salisbury's declaravion on the subject of
the wit rasa of the French mission
Irene Fashada, made at the Mansion
Howe banquet in honor of Gen. Lord
Kitchener, Is not regarded here as being
wholly satisfactory. The entire absence of
eny refemoce to the extraordinary naval
preparations is considerably connnented
won. It is recognized that the French
Premier. M. Depute and his colleagues
intend to carry out What they have
promised, but, a Meter which must ba
reckoned with is the fact that there are
influences at work in Paris which render
the existence of any Ministry precarious,
and which might at any moment in the
event of certain contingencies provoke a
general Upheaval.
The Euglieh press eaglet out that the
evacuation ot loashetia is only an Instal.
nerit the satisfaction expected by
Great Britain and that France has yet to
wallow the pal of withdrawing Mem the
Balualta-Gbazal xegion,
It is urelerstood that Goa, Kitelatiner
has prepared and pieced before the Mar.
earls of :"Iilisbury a Beherne -defining the
frontier of Bahr EI-Clhazal, and the posi-
tion he regards as vital to the proper pro-
teotion of the Soudan and Egypt.
The attitude of the Marquis of Salle -
bury towards the commercial side of the
question is explained by the London
Times, which, Atter reiterating Great
Britain's determinotian not to allow the
Framer a foothold in the 13tahrEaalhazal
Province, says: "A French outlet to the
Nilo, for commercial purposes, is seamed
by our general rommereial policy, and
may be doubly assured by a treaty, pro-
vided sho grants Egypt reelArceal mat
raercial fat:tildes in the Frontal Congo."
BRITAIN AT WORR.
The Naval Preparations Still Go on
Unceasingly.
In any case, work at the arsenals and
dockyards aotively and silently Continuer',
and information on the subject lute been
curtailed to an unprecedented point. AU
the officials have striet orders not to talk.
The Admiralty has suspended its daily
announcements of the movements of
British ships abroad, and the naval men
express the opinion that snob far-reaohing
preparations mean something far more
than a naval demonstration,
Tbe wbola reserve squadron has assem-
bled at Devonport and is now empanel?
fitted out and ready o sail at a fete
tours natio°.
Besides this, eight reserve cruisers at
Portsmouth -five fiest-olass cruisers,
the Latona, Naiad, Strlit°, Mercury and
Iris -have been ordered to be commis-
sioned for service with the emergency
squadron,
Coal Carriers in Demand.
London, Nov. 7.-A despatoh to the
Central News from Glasgow says that
pressing enquiries bave been received
there for steamers to carry coal to Gib-
raltar, Bermuda and Sierra Leone, and
efforts aro also being made to secure
takers and artificers, for the navy re -
welting in the Scotch regiments has
abown a marked increase since the defeat
of the Dervishes at Ourourman. An addi-
tional force of 100 men arrived at Daven-
port dockyards Saturday morning to ex•
pedite the coaling of the ships that are
being put in readiness for sea. The roster
of the Devonport yard shows that there
are 15,000 men there. Beyond the usual
Saturday until Monday leave, no one is
permitted to go away.
Every Ilan to Duty.
Halifax, N.S., Nov. 7. -Orders bays
been issued for all officers to return here
or duty. Captain Kent, R.E., who was
to have gone to Bermuda, is instructed
to postpone his change of station. During
the past few days engineers under his
direction have been kept busy. On Sat-
urday several mines were exploded dur-
Lug practice.
,AN ARMED ALLIANCE.
One Said to Have Been Arranged Be-
tw e en Turkey and Germany.
Berlin, Nov. 7. -The Frankfurter Zei-
tung Flays it Mares from a well-informed
source that Emperor William's visit to
Turkey led to an agreement by which
Germany undertakes to support the in-
tegrity of the Sultan's Asiatic possess -
Mus, for which Germany will receive
commercial and industrial privileges.
The paper adds that it is believed this
agreement is tantamount to an armed
alliance between the two countries.
NOW at Beyreuth.
Bayreuth, Nov. 7. -The Emperor ane
Empress of Germany arrived here on
Saturday, but they will remain on board
the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern until
they start for Damascus to -day.
Violent Attacks on Government.
Paris, Nov. 7, -The Paris newspapers
are exceedingly hitter over the surrender
of Fashoda, many of them making vio-
lent attacks upon the Government. The
Figaro declares that the humiliation of
Frame is unprecedented since the war of
1870,-7.1. "We leave Fashoda," thapaper
"with bleeding hearts, and despair
,,. In our souls,"
M. Rochefort says in the Intransigeant:
"Now that Fashoda has gone, England
will and another pretext for war."
The Liberte says: "Tb o sacrifice has
been made and negotiations are about to
commence. Let us await their results."
Something Behind the Nile Question.
Paris, Nov. 7.-A special to the New
York Sun says: "'Jho kashoda crisis bas
bebind the Nile quarrel. Tee explanation
that a graver situation has bean masked
ended. There is reason to fear, however,
which probably has the widest acceptance
in Paris is that England has decided to
accept the French cballenge, and, as re-
potted after last week's Cabinet Connell,
will soon declare a protectorate over
Egypt. St. Petersburg bas better reason
Ear bellevtng that Great Britain has at
last decided upon aggressive resistance
to Russian schemes in China."
312trehand IN ill Go Home,
Paris. Nov. 7. -The Matin confirms
the report that the Government will in-
struct Major Marchand O return to
France with his expedition from Fashoda
by way of Jibutil, on the Gulf ot Aden,
the "only route consistent. with French
dignite."
Prince George's Appointment.
Paris, Nov, 7. -The appointment cf
Prince George of Greece as head of the
now administration in Crete is imminent.
His title win be Commissioner -General
of the European Powers in crate. The
Prince is exPectecl to arrive at Canoe and
assume his duties about the middle of
November.
PAVLOFF DETAINER.
rfe and Som.) Ittisslan Sailors Are Field
at Tien Tsin,
London, Nay, 1.--A, despatele tram
Sbangbai says a telegram from Tien-Tsiu
repoxts that 40 Russian sailors, an ad-
miral and M. Thiele/. tho Russiau
Charge d'Affaires in China, have beets
(mooed there, permission to proceed to
Pekin not tieing torthcoraing, and that
there is strong official opposition to their
going to the capital.
Tbe admiral ana M. Pavioff, accord-
ing to these advices, declare that if the
train attempts to leave without the
sailors being an board they would stand
in front of the englne. This, 10 is stated,
is a forerunner of a probable eireeet tn
Rtissia.
REASON NOW APPARENT
Why the Czar of 1-tossla Was Anxious for
General Disarmament of the
kloropoaa Powers.
St. Petersburg, Nov, T. -Missiles dip!
armament proposal ADA war talk whieb,
keeper all Europe busy aro responsible
for the fact that an bunieuse Russian
undertaking has aeon kept from the oat -
side world, though it is an enormous in
its possible restate that it may mean a
revolution in Industrial ()auditions in
Europe.
The projeot is othing less than a shin
canal AGMs the empire, wbieli shall cola
Poet the Baltic Sea with the Biwa Sea,
so that the largest battleehips cau pees
through it at reasonable speed. Great as
tier plan is, it is So simple in its engin,
tiering aspeots, and also from a Ilaaneial
view poina that the only 'wonder is that
the work has not been done long ago.
Though the waterway will be ten times
as tong as the Suez Cana), the territorial
conditions aro so favorab'
le and the ex-
isting, waterways aro SO large and deep
and convenient in their natural alreetion,
that only about 15) inileS of the 1,000
rulies will be needed to be dug, and com-
paratively lietio dredging will be required
to complete the availability of the natural
watertvays.
The least width of this great ship carrel
is to be little more than 213 feet et the
water level, and 114 feet at the bottom.
The depth will be 29% feet uniformly.
The Baltic Sea terminus of the ship
meal is to he the port of Riga. Riga is
on the mouth Of the Duna River,
The topographical conclitions are so
favorable that the canal needs only tyro
lecke, one at each terminus, and the soil
of almost the whole territory through
which the canal will pass is of the best
possible character, being clay of excep-
tional coneisteney, and of such good
quality that tee bricks and muob other
necessary material can bo manufactured
as the work premeds from the earth
which is dug up.
Five years Is the time which It is cal-
culated will bo necessary to complete the
work and open the canal for shipping.
The cost is estimated at only 200,000,000
roubles,
or $154,000,000, or about one-
half that of the recent valuation in
American gold of the fluctuating rouble.
Perhaps the most direct interest for
Anserloaes is in the fact that this ship
canal i11 open a cheap and quick route
of transportation to the wheat growers
and petroleum producers of Russia. They
can reaob the Baltic and the Mediterran-
ean with equal facility and economy, and
thus supply Asia and Europe and Africa
more quickly and economically than can
the Americans. The canal passes through
the best petroleum territory.
The Russian navy will gain immeasur-
ably in effectiveness from the new canal.
With the canal tho entire question in
time of war would resolve itself into a
question of commanding the Dardanelles,
with an immeuse advantage on tho side
of the Russians.
Should the Black Sea fleet, on the
other hand, be menaced by a victorious
enemy, the canal would save it. For
where the ships now would be locked
up helpleasly, with the canal they could
steam into the Baltic in a week.
In addition to this, tbe Russians have
almost completed their work on their
new ice -free harbor in the Baltic, virLich
will offer a safe winter port.for their
northern navy. It is within striking dis-
tance of the most eastern German coast
fortification, and with Riga well fortified
the Battle coast of Russia will be im-
pregnable and a steady menace to all the
other powers.
Brought the Turks to Time.
Candia, Crete, Nov. 7. -Rear -Admiral
Gerard Henry Noel, British commander
in these waters, on Saturday ordered the
Turkish troops, whose embarkation was
delayed by an order from Constantinople,
to embark on a British transport. The
soldiers proceeded to obey, but the Turk-
ish officer in command stopped the em-
barkation, wberoupon the British Ad-
miral caused the barracks to be sur-
rounded and declared the Turks prison.
ers, Be also threatened to use force to
compel them to embark. The Turkish
commanding officer then allowed the em-
barkation to proceed.
The Emperor of China Lives.
Pekin, Nov. 7.-M. Yano Fumio, the
Japanese Minister to China, had an audi-
ence with the Empress Dowager and the
Emperor yesterday for the purpose of the
announcing of the decorations conferred
upon them by the Mikado. The Empress
Dowager was seated one step above the
Emperor. She made the usual (roman-
rnentary speech, after which the Emperor
read a speech, couped in similar terms.
His Majesty seemed in good health.
Manchester City Ashore.
London, Nov. 7. -The British steamer
Mancheeter City, from Shields for Mont -
teal, previously reported having disabled
rudder, etc., awaiting being towed to the
Tyne, is ashore on the sands at Nigg Bay.
in Cromarty Firth.
George. Woodcock, convicted at Ban-
croft of indecent assault upon Mary
Sweet, has been lodged in Belleville jail.
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THEATRE COLLAPSES
And Fifteen Workmen Find
Death at Their Daily Toil.
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MINE HORROR AT PITTSTON.f
Seven. Men Instantly $illed-Three more
Fatally Injured - The Aceident
Said to HO Due, to Carelessness
on the r art of the Mneieeer
-mow the Accident
Occurred,
Detroit. NOY. 7.-Tfie tire-litarey
Wonderland Thsatre building is in ruins
and 15 or more lives bave been searitlesti
by an eppallieg accident which occurred
therein ft
o'eloek, while some 300 men were at
work in various parrs of the unfinished
theatre, the roof fell In without a Se0.
ond s warning. Nearly every workman
was carried down into the theatre Pitt
the top gallery was crushed down upon
the lower gallery, forming a lape down
which Aid broken steal girders, planks,
timbers, bricks and a great quantity of
cement from the roof, and carrying along
a struggling company of men into the pit
below, very few of whom escaped injur.y.
The front wail of the betiding remained
intacia but the case side wall bulged and
threatened to lad. Notwithatandiug the
later danger, the weak Of xeereulug the
Injured mad taking the dead out was
rusted and good progreee Was Made
Until 5,15, when the zipper portion et the
east wall fel), a shower et bricks striking
around rim moved of laborers, officers
and uowirpiteer men, extieguishing the
temporary 01ectr4o light and causing a
stempede for the front.
Tbe Cause of the catastrophe hag not
yet been dednitely settled.
Three more victim woe on Sunday
dug from the ruins of the now Wonder -
Mud building. ihis mikes the list so far
eleven. It is believed that $102,000 will
entirely cover the less.
A MINE HORROR,
...-
Seven Men Killed and Three 2atally
Injured at West Pittston. Pa... -11 ow
the Accident Occurred,
Wilkes-Barre, Nov. 7. -Seven men Were
killed and three fatally injured at the
Exeter colliery at the Lehigh Valley Cora
Company As West Pittston, pear here,
Saturday morning. The accident was due
to the alleged carelessness of Engineer
David Price, who, acting in disobedience
of positive orders, caused three ears to
run into the top Of the shalt, These cars,
loaded anti weighing eleven tons, fell
dawn the 800 -foot shaft and crashed wish
frightful force upon the carriage carry.
ing Wu men. Seven were almost instantly
killed.
The aucident occurred at 8.30 oarlock
as the men were going to work, and be-
ing sent down the Exeter abaft in parties
of tan at the came time. Englueer Price,
in charge of a little donkey engine, WAS
shifting loaded oars arain the new red
ash shaft, several hunared yards away,
to the Exeter breaker. This traok ap-
proached the head of the .Exeter shaft
and at a distance of 30 feet from it ourved
gently to the right and around the shaft
to the breaker, At the point where this
track commenced to curve was a switch
and the 30 foot of track leading to the
head ot the shaft was used for storing
crippled cars. Close to the head of the
shaft it was closed by a headlock. Price's
orders were to approach the breaker with
the engine at the head of the train. A
few day e ago he was caught pushing cars
and was threatened with discharge for
disobeying orders. Saturday he did the
same thing, The train was going at good
speed, when, instead of curving around
the shaft, the cars dashed into the
switehar, which was open. Price reversed
the engine, but it was too late. The oars
streak the headlock, smashed it and
three of them toppled down the shaft.
About 20 feet from the bottom they
struck the carriage with awful forge,
completely wrecking it. The mass of
wreckage fell to the foot of the shaft,
choking it, and when, after bard work
the men were extricated. seven were dead
ani three were fatally hurt.
INFANTA. MARIA TERESA,
The old Spanish Flagship, Now Under
Three Hiles of Water.
Charleston, S. 11, Noy. 7. - Lieut. -
Commander Harris telegraphed the Secre-
tary of the Navy, Washington, on bis
arrival here on Steamer Merritt, with all
of the crew of the Infanta Maria Teresa,
that he bad abandoned that Spanish
vessel in a heavy northeaster. Nov. 1, 80
miles north of San Salvador, and that he
has 58 enlisted men.
Upon the receipt of the news, the
naval officers attached to the Navigation
Bureau immediately consulted the charts
to locate the scene cf the disaster. The
first glance satisfied them that the last
had been seen of the ill-fated Maria
Teresa. As near as they could calculate,
the vessel lies ip about 2,600 fathoms of
water, or nearly three miles. The loca•
tion is about 235 miles distant from
Nassau.
At theLime the Teresa sank she was
310 miles distant from Caimanera, the
port from which she had started a little
over two days before.
The vessel sank at midnight on Tues-
day, after battling with the gale six
hours. She met the storm Tuesday morn-
ing, and began to strain in the high seas.
Part of the hull, thought to be sate,
weakened, the rivets broke, and the
water made rapidly in the bold. The boil-
ers began to give way, and finally the
water extinguished tho fires in the
engine room The pumps would not
work. The whole vessel showed signs of
a collapse, and the men stood stripped
awaiting orders to quit the ship. The
Vulcan was towing the Teresa, while the
Merritt rescued 114 of the crew. The
ropes were then out atm the Teresa
rapidly filled.
• Supreme Court Blown Up,
Washington, Nov. 7. --An explosion of
gas which °marred in the sub -basement
of the Capitol just beneath the Supreme
Court room at 6.20 reaturday afternoon,
destroyed the .flooring and entrance to
the morn immediately below the Supreme
Court room, and the lire wbioh followed
communicated at once to the law library
and Supreme Court room. The explosion
destroyed the lighting apperatus in the
immediate vicinity and because of the
darkuess it is difficult to learn the exact
.tiAtelazt.a
eateaeietateeea .
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MR, MORINE RESIGNED.
Governor Murray of Nem foundiand Has
Demanded the _Resignation. of
the lin:taco Minister•
St. John's, Nfld., Nov. 7. -There is a
serious crisis in Newfoundland. air Her -
bare Murray. the Governor, demanded
the resignution of Mr. Morino, Minister
of Finance. Tire ostensiLle reason is that
Mr Moline is the general counsel of Mr.
Reid, the railway ammeter, but the real
cause is the coannued friction between
Governor Murray and the Minister.
Mr. Morino, ha tendering his resigns -
tion, points out that Sir William White -
way, a former Premier, and attessea.
Einereon and Morris, members of the late
Cabinet. aeld a similar relation to the
contractor and that Sir Herbert Murray
acquiesced in the arrangement in all
three oases. Ile reminds the Governor
also that he has been aware ever sines
-Aprii 1 of his (Morino's) relations to
Mr. Reid and insists that the Governor's
omission to interfere before stamps his
action now as personal and vindictive.
THE v 'WANT OUR "mtumcs.
Great Demand in Great Britain for That
Specie* ef Canadian Pow'.
Ottawa, Nov, 7.-ahe Minister of
Agriculture intimates: time advices bave
neon received from the agent in Great
Britain of the Dominion Department of
Agriculture, saying that there w a geesi
demand in Great Britein for well-fatteuel
turkeys of good sae. ije aevisee the
making et serail ehipurente early M :Nev.
ember.
The turkeys are killed by the broaaing
of their necks, anal they are also bled
from the mouth, No cutting or mutila-
tion is apparent on the outside. %bey axe
festal -re a mire before taring allied. „About
eighe =mimeo', leathers ere lett en each
wing. In nearlY all oases the tail feathers
are pinked off,
Turkeys of nearly the Sallie weight
ahunld he served into boxes tOpther.
Only choice birds are wanted; others do
not fetch good prices. ahipmenta sent in
November, and those sent as but as Fob.
ruary, are likely to do better teen those
sone immediately before Christmas, when
there will probably he a glut in the near -
et, Birds of extra large size eto particue
lerly well before Christines time, At a
largo show hold at the Agrizultural
Islington, Oct. 17 to Z.10, American
bronze turkeys talk all the prizes, and
in dressed poultry a Dotting cook took
the ebeinpion cup.
RULING WAS HEAVY.
Wheat Alarkots Feet the Xottavace of
Voreig.s roars rrospeets-Ontario
market% he Latest Print*,
Saturday Evening, Nov.
On the peace uthluoh, Liverpool wheat
failures teat tomer again tQ.U.IY., Q.14.11a:
:.h.d w t1 per central betow yesterday's final
ngures. Wheal declined lo to 20 eine.
tunes, Mid dour 'i0 te 3 am:bees for the
day.
The lower eabletv, heavy northwest re -
coins, etivices of An Mere:tee miring three
ter of 10.1,00.00,1 bushels lu Europeau
stocks, anti a fulling ea in the case de-
mand, c-aused Chleato faturee to rule heave
and to close a Luk tent 0. bushel below yes-
tertiay's final figures.
Leadleir Wheat Marl:ran
Follownr, arc the riustor, orKes G.HIAY at
luiportaut *colt res:
Cash. Nov. Dee. May.
....... 0 G 0 05 30 alle
New eork ..................0 731A 0 7tale
St, Louis .... ia G8 0 tlak 0 081/4
Milwaukee ... 0 67 . 0.5,
Toledo ay,0 cov.,0 G0
Detroit 0 use ..,. 0 68% 0 6I
Duluth. No. 1
Northern ... 0 65% 0623 0G5%
Duluth, No, 1
hard ------000
Mamie:molls.. 0 63 0 62%i 0 53%
Ttrouto. NO.1
bard (newt .. 0 ta
Toronto, red . 0 69 ..,.
Toronto St. Lawrence Market.
Itecelpts of farm produce generally were
very large to -day --3000 bushels of grain,
al loads of hay and an aibuudance of fruit,
vegetables, butter, eggs and poultry.
Wheat steady, with the exception of
goose, whleli was 2e lower, 1700 bushels
selling as follows : White 73c to 73e,
goose 75e to 77c, red 72YE,.c to 73c.
Rye firmer; one load sold at 493te per
bushel.
Barley firmer; 1000 bushels sold at 54c
to 5514.e.
Oats firmer; 800 bushels sold at 1.11c to
Peas are worth from 65c to 67c per bushel.
Hay firm; 25 loads seta at $S 0) 39, and
$10 per ton for timothy; clover, .36 to $7,
Straw -None offered; worth 38 to 39 per
ton.
Dressed }togs-Deliverles light at $5.25 to
15.50.
Potatoes plentiful at 60c to 70c per bag.
Poultry plentiful. Chickens, Mc to 65e
per Pair; ducks, 50c to 75C per pair; geese,
Go to 7c per lb.; turkeys, 80 to 10e per Ib.
Butter easter, selling at 18e to 20e for
bulk of 1-/b. rolls, and select dairy to spe-
cial customers 210.
Eggs seorce, selling at 22c to 25e per doz.
The wholesale prices for butter and eggs
were firmer.
East Entrad) cattle Market.
East Buffalo, Nov. 5.-Becelpts of sale
and through cattle, sheep and hogs during
the 24 hours ended at noon to -day: Cattle,
103 cars; sheep and lambs, 11 cars; hogs, 93
cars. Shipments: Cottle, 99 ears; sheep
and lambs, 4 cars; hogs, 25 cars.
Cattle -Offerings 24 loads, rite bulk of
which were held over. Calves were in fair
supply, moderate demand and sold at about
yesterday's prices. Choice to extra, $6.75 to
37; good to choice, 38 to 36.00.
Sheep and Lambs --Nineteen loads onsale,
including 5 leads of Canada lambs. The
trade was dull and unsatisfactory. The
biiik of the best lambs sold at 35.25, with
occasional sales at a little higher. Choice
to extra lambs. 35.10 to 35.30; good to
choice. $4.75 to 35; common to fair, 34.50 to
34.75. Sheep-Ohoice to extra, 84.25 to 54.50;
good to choice, $4 to 34.25; common to fair,
$3 to 33.75.
Cheese Markets.
Oewansvine, Que., Nov. 5. -At the boartt•
to -day 32 factories offered 2052 boxes
cheese, three crmeamaries 115 boxes but-
ter; 18e bid on butter, no sales; 636 boxes
sold to A. J. Brice for a'ac, 551 boxes sold
to G. W. Brock for Sf,esc; 505 boxes sold to
li. 14. Hibbard for 8%c, 187 boxes sold to
11 H. Hibbard for 81/2c; total sold 1879
boxes. The same officers were re-elected
for the ensuing year, viz.: H. S. Foster,
pre,sident ; J. Mackinnon, vice-president; Ste-
vens Baker, secretary; Board adjourned to
the third Saturday In May, 1809.
Ogdensburg, N.Y., Nov. 5. -No offerings
to -day -all contracted during week-balanoe
season's make at 8/2c and 83e. Adjourned
to first Saturday in 'May, 1899.
London, (nt. Nor. 5. -Thirteen fac-
tories offered 2087 boxes September make,
160 October and 1175 aeptember and bal-
ance od season. Sales 40.) colored at 8 11-
16c, 200 at 8 13-16e. 670 at saee and 250
white at 9 5.16c. Market fairly brisk.
Watertown, N.Y. Nov. 5. -Sales on Board
af Prado to -day 2i300 large cheese at 81/2e
to 8%c, latter price ruling. Ten thousand
boxes of cheese now uuseld in Jefterzon
County, against 40,000 boxes same time one
year Aga.
British markets.
Liverpool, Nov. 5. -(12.303 -No. 1. North..
spring, es 3d; red winter, no stocks; No. 1
Oal., 6s 116 to 7s ; corn, Ss lu'Aci; pea,,
63; pork: 50s; lard 2.. P.d.. tall Nw, 20s;
bacon, heavy, 1.e,, 31s; light, Ses 6d; short
cut, 81s; cheese, white, 42s; colored, 44a.
Liverpool -Close -Spot wheat dull at 6s
3d for No. 1 Nor. Red winter futures
steady nit 6s Med for Dec. and 5s 101m for
March. Maize, 3s 10W1 for spot. Futeres.
33 9ttd for Nov., 38 81hd for Dec. and 3s 6aid
for Merck Plane eas
THE NEW CRUSOE.
Ilia Stories of Adventure Are Easels
oaring- the English People.
Louis de Rougemont, "the new Robin-
son Crusoe," wbose stories of bis alleged
adventures in the south sees are being
read by Englishmen with astonishment
and fascination, is an undersized, mobil-
elioly eyed, illiterate French -Swiss who
bas either had a wonderful series of ad-
ventures or has a most marvelous imagina-
tion.
No traveler'e tales have excited so much
attention for many years as have those of
De Roueemont, According to his story,
be has been''absent from civilization for
36 years. He left boom and joined a pearl
hunting erew. The vessel was, wrecked
L011 18 DR ROUGEMOHT,
after an immense fortune in black pearl*
had been secured. Rougemont alone
survived and reached aliaild spit, where be
lived for a. long time, At last he VOA
joined by four natives, who were blown
ashore on a raft. With their help the east.
away built a boat, and the live sailed
Away to Australia, where for 25 years he
lived among the aborigines and bad most
aurprieing adventures.
Working bis passage from New Zealand
as a dockhand WI a cargo etteuner. he
MAO HI Loudon a few mouths ago, poor
And friendless and with only au imperfect
knowledge or English. If he bad had A
faint idea of the value of the astonishing
story which he eould relate. he would
probably have been glad to givezin outline
of 11 107 a 45 note in the nearest newspa-
per office. As it was, he (Idled at the
Carlton elub upon Mr. Henniker Bearan,
M. 14, whose wife had been hero inNew
South Wales, And after he had narrated
some of his experiences received an intro-
duction to Mr. W. G. Fitzgerald, editor of
The Wide World Magaziae. From that
moment his fortune was made.
WHITE CROSS FOUNDER.
The Presildent and Organizer of a
Pratt Growtna League,
The Mite Cross league, which has a
rge and growing membership, owes its
origin to Mrs. Jaue Creighton of Portland,
Or. The association was originally in-
tended to extend aid to the Cubans in
tbeir fight for independence by takiug ewe
of their wounded soldiers and supplyiug
nurses and field hospitals in the camps of
their wandering armies. The Spanish-
American war resulted in the enlargement
of the first plans and caused it to become
national in scope.
Mrs. Creighton conceived the organiza-
tion of the White Cross league during a
trip through the West Indies taken several
months ago. The glittering southern cross
shining in the deep blue of the tropical
midnight beaven suggested the emblem,
afterward designed to represent the cross
bandages of white upon the blood red held
of war, encircled by the blue of the firma-
ment.
Inspired by love of humanity, Mrs,
Creighton returned to her home in Port.
land determined to sacrifice all to the ac-
complishment of her self imposed mission.
She succeeded beyond her ardent expecta.
tions in arousing a responsive throb.
Among the most actively interested were
the state officials, led by Attorney General
'diem an, who enthusiatically undertook to
draw up a charter.
In her efforts to establish the league on
a national basis Mrs. Creighton was only
partly successful. She secured the indorse-
ment of President McKinley, but not the
sanction of the war department. How-
ever, a systematic campaign has been
started with a view of establishing auxil-
iary branches throughout the Union un-
der the management of state regents and
snob officers as the work demands, there -
MRS. JANE CREIGHTON.
by placing the society upon a firm bash
for the carrying out of the proposed work.
Mrs. Creighton's heart's desire is to ab-
dicate the presidency as soon as the society
shall be organized upon a national basis
footing and to got down to work in the
field as a private in the ranks, Manila be-
ing the ground of operations.
Possessed of rare magnetic power,
coupled with marked executive ability,
Mrs. Creighton is essentially 'fitted for the
responsibilities of the position. A native
of Minnesota, the daughter of wealthy set-
tlers, little .Tane Gould early evinced that
love of humanity that has placed her upon
her present pedestal in the eyes of the
world, and when the Gould family later
removed to Portland, Or„ she was wed-
ded at 18 and became the mother of an
only daughter, recently married to a
wealthy miner of the state.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON VII, FOURTH QUARTER,. Ina
TERNATIONAL semm NOV. 13..
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That whieh thou bast prayed to me again..
Sennapherib, king of ,Assyria, I helm
beard." In the fourteenth year of Hese-
kiab the king of Assyria came again*
Judah and greatly blasphemed the Lord
both by word and by letter. Hezeklak
When he had read the letter, spread it bi-
fore the Lord and prayed (verses 2449).
Many times havo I followed BeZeklaVii
plan and always found rest, If we ask
anything according to Biel win He heao
eth ue (1 Jobe tr, 14), and it is .1115 win
that wo tell Him everything and have
Careful anxiety shout nothing. Sea 1.4
verse 19 that the great desire of the kin('
In asking for theoverthrow of Sennacherib
was that all the earth might know that
the God of Israel was the only true God.
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the daughter of alma bath despised thee
and laughed thee to scorn." The people
of God in Judah, called the daughter 01
Zion, the daughter of Jerusalem (ooamar*
Lena it. 13), having God as their defender
and avenger, need fear no enemy. In gloat
strength Dioses and Joshua Gideon
also, and David when he went Marlon*
against Golieth. "%ben we seek only the
honor and glory of God, He will not fail its
22 "Whom lust thou reproached tont
blasphemed, the Holy One of Israel?"
As in the next verse, "bby thy messenger"
than bast reproached the Lord." They
'peke against the fiord of Jerusalem
against the gods of the people of the earth,
the works of the hands of num, and fat
this anise Hezetiela the king, and the
prophet IWO, the son of Aurae, prayed
and cried to beavou "(II Mixon. =dl, 19,
22). God heard their prayer, and now we
will see how Re answered 13.
28. "I will turn thee hook by the way
whish thou earnest." This is a part of the
word of the Lortl concerning Sennacherlia,
See 44)50 verse 23, "I know thy abode and,
thy I. ing out and thy coming in and thy
rage against me," Bo who created ail
things can set bounds that none can pees,
We can only go here and there or do this
or that if the Lord w1/1 (.Tes. iv, 15). Was
does not stop to consider that all bis words
and even his thougbta are known to the
Lord (Ps exxxix, 14), and that 11 is im-
possible to bide anything trona Him. Even
Adam, blinded by &Atari, thought lm could
bide from Ood among the -trees (Gen. 111,
8). Happy are those Who live as in the
sight of the Lord.
29. "And this shall be a filen unto thee."
137 comparing this verse witb Ler. XiTt
21, 22, the sign seems to bave been the
opecial blessing of God upon the Sabbath
year, or, in other words, the blessing of
God on ills obedient people. What but the
band of Gad 0Otlid cause land to produce
4 three rears' crop in ono year! In the
R. V. margin ot Prov. x, 22, wo read thee
the blessing of the Lord maketh riob and.
toil addeth nothing thereto,
80. "The remnant that is escaped of the
house of Judith shall yet again take root
downward and bear fruit upward." The
doctrine that it is ever the few out of the
many who are really the Lord's and who
glorify Him is found in all Scripture. The -
stories of Noab, of Lot in Sodom, of Elijah
and such stettr:mite as "Few there be
that find% " "An afflicted and poor peo-
ple who shall trust in the Lord," indicate
that which God sees to be ever true. See.
Math. vii, 14; Zeph. ill, 12.
31. "Out of Jerusalem shall go forth a
remnant; the zeal of the Lord of Hosts shall
do this. The zeal of the Lord et Hosts shall
also bring the kingdom of peace on earth
which shall have no end (Isa. ix, 7). All
shall be accomplished in and through the
Son of David, our Lord Jesus Christ, ot
whom it is written, "The seal of thine
lours bath eaten me up" (Pe. lxix, 9; Joha
11, 17), It is nothing with this Lord ter
work with many or with few; nothing is
too bard for Biro (II Owen. ear, 11; Jen
zxxii, 17).
82. "Therefore thus saith the Lord con-
cerning the king of Assyria." Our Lord
death according toll's will it the arroyo!
heaven and among the inhabitants of the
earth (Dan. 1r, 25). His thoughts and
purposes are as good as accomplished (Isa.
xiv, 24; Jer. li, 29).
33. "By the way that he came, by the
same shall be return and shall not come
into this oity, saith the Lord." This was
the decision of Him who bad all the hosts
of heaven under His control and all power
to carry out His purposes. He could say,
"Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther"
(Job. xxxviii, 11). Even the great ad-
versary must stop when God shall say so,
and he shall go to the pit for a thousand
years, and to the lake of Bre forever.
34. "For I will defend this city to save
it for mine own sake and for my servant
David's sake." See also chapter xx, 6,
and compare Isa. xxxi, 6; Zech. xii,
The "I wills" of Jehovah aro a study of
greatest possible benefit. They often oc-
cur in sevens and In oonnection with the
statement "I am Jehovah." See Ex. vi,.
8-8; Gen. xvii, 1-8; Ps. arol, 14-16. Be-,
clause He is what He is Hewill do what Ho
says, not for Israel's sake, but for His own
mike. See Ezek. xxxvi, 22; Ps. ovi, S.
We must not look for worthiness or merit
in ourselves, but in Him who alone is
worthy (Ps. oxv, 1; Rev. v, 4, 5). Take
ell the comfort you can find in such pas.
loges as Isa. xliii, 25; I John ii, 12,
35. "And it came to pass that night
that the angel of the Lord went out and
smote in the camp of the Assyrians an
hundred fcursoore and five thousand."
The work of this angel is also mentioned
in Isa. xxxvii, 36, and in II Chron. xxxii,
91. When the devil is to be bound and
east into the bottomless pit, it is written
that one angel will do it (Rev. xx, 1-3).
Consider in each of these eases the power
of an angel and then think of the millions
upon millions of them mighty in strength,
doing His commandments, hearkening
unto the voice of His word (Rev. v, 11:
Ps. oili, 20). Think of the angel's disre-
gard of and power over soldiers and fast
barred gates in the story of Peter's reiease
in Aots ail. Think of the one who carried
good tidings to Paul in the storm at sea
(Ants =via, remember that they are all
ministering spirits sent forth to minister
unto the heirs of salvation (Fleb. i, 14),
and let yonr heart say, "Though an host
should encamp against me, nay heart shall
riot fear" (Pa xxvii, 8). If God be for me,
who can be against me? I will trust and
mot be afraid.
86, 87. "His eons smote him with the
sword." Thus he died in his own band
according to the word of the Lard (verse
7), and while in the aot of worshiping
idols. So shall perish all the enemies et
She Lord.
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