Exeter Times, 1901-10-31, Page 6ENT OVER
TIIE FALLS I IklIKETS OF, THE WORD
Erleee of Cattle, Grain,. Cheese, aze.
In the Leading,' Igilaskete.
Daring Feat of a Woman Fastened
in a Barrel.
A despatch Prom Niagara. Falls,
Ont., saysl-Orte of the grea.test• as
m11.as utast daring fe.a,ts ever at-
tempted was accomplislied here, on
Thurscley, and that ley, a woman.
wiles* airs. Anna. Edsou. Taylor, in
4er barrel, na.vig.ate4 the tipper
Canadian rapids, and plauged over
the Horseshoe k'ells into the gorge
beaeatin a. distance of 165 feet, and.
Jives to tell the tale- a her remark-
able trip. She had a. wellaeade
barrel, padded with eushione, and.
equipped with a. harness of straps to
aesist her in malting her trip in
eefety, and some degree of -comfort.
She arrived here some ten days ago
with her manager, Frank Id.
from Bay City, Mich., where she had.
been engaged in teaching. - Tee bar-
rel ca.nie with them. They secured a
eat and sent it over ii the barrel.
Tbe cat lived, and Mrs. Taylor ini.
mediately prepared to make the trip.
Ail preparations bad been made
for s•evertil daye htadvietwee At
2:ta.3 oicloele Thursday eater:neon
Mrs. Taylor stepped into a row boat
to which . the barrel had been at-
tached, and manned by Prod Trnese
dale and Want Holleran, started
for the head of Grass Island. An-
other boat with Rufus Itobinson and
Fred Evans followed in case of as-
sistance. At Grass Ishii:al Mrs.
Taylor slipped oil her outer elothes
.and clad in a. jachet and short etert
she squeezed into the barrel. the top
was put onand air was pumped in,
to the barrel with a bicycle pinup.
The boat with the barrel in tow left
the island .01. 350 p. ea, and the
wen rowed over towards the Can-
adian shore.
After going down as far as they
dared, the men east the barrel toose
tit 4:05 p. u, It started slowly on
its eayage .dowzi the river. Before
chins the brink of the Horseshoe
.1had nearly a. mile of wild -Waives-
teams rapids to navigate. These ra-
pids consist of a series of ceseades,
and tee spate ore considered more
ciengerons• And pactureeque than the
Witerlpool Rapids. The barrel while.
geleg altiwn this long etretelt of tos-
sing waters was witteheil by thoue-
unite of piPople who bed come down
front Buflalo and other weathering
towns.
PleUNGED OVER. Talla PALLS.
It.
was just 4.23 p.m. when the
berrel tiliinged over the liorseeltoe
Falls, laving taken nearly twenty
minetes to make tlie, trip (Iowa.
Mau Luts wre niatle that the wo-
man was dead before she reached t.h.e
The barrel wappearec
of a miratte in the boiling waters
below. and then it. commenced to
oirele around and gradually Came
nearer the shore. until A was caught
"n an eddy and wairied up towards
Solnle roelts, on which a party of
fentr Men were waiting for it. They
seized the barrel at 4.40 p.m, pulled
it out of the water, and ripped off
the eover to the maabole. They
saw Mrs. Taylor move and speah.
and waved their hands to the crowd
above. That was the eigual that
the woman was alive, and a big
shout went up from the crowds on
tbe banks.
GRAIN' TRADE. .
Toronto, ,Octobee 29, -'heat -There
was a tittle more besiziese,to-day and
prices eined firm. New Nee se white
and red waiter sold at Oe to 66c
,iniddle freights, and old IS quoted at
,67 to 671e low freights to nelliers.
•Goose wheat sold at 63e miadle
freights. Rfauitolia wheate.is Aria,
No. 1 bard being emoted at 81a to
82.e, griuding ia traaeit, and No. 1
Northern at 78e to 79e. ga.t. Per
Toroutoeand west 20 lower.
. Oats -The market, is firm, with dee
mend. good. No.2 wane seta at351.c.
low freights to NOW Yerat .at Se to -
36.40 east, , Mall at 3.5e uorth and
west, On tract.; here they are worth
38 to Salem.
Peas -The inceitet rules firm, with
sales of No. 4 at 71c high freights,.
It was imposeible to get Mrs,- and at '72 to 721e middle:
Taylor out in ber exhausted condi- 13arley-Market 111 demand. No. 1
tion. Part of the top of the ba et quoted at 53e, No. 4 at. 49 to ZiOc,
was sawed olV and the Woman lifted and No. 3 extra at 46e, and feed at
out. Thee it was discovered that 45e middle freight.
slie had sustaieed .. a severe scalp. 'Cont -Market Steady. No.
waned, anti blood was dripping down , Canadian .yellow (new), quoted at
ber jacleet. She was also bruised: 4.% to 49c west. and at 554,1 here. Ohl
ea(' tendering from saw:W. A boat' yellow eold...at 551c west.
was secured. and elm was placed ie. RyeTlie marhet is quiet, Quota-.
A and rowed to the Maid of the tious 4SSe middle freight, and 491c
eat.
Bucarcheate-The market . is quiet
and .eaeler at 48e middte freight.
Flour -Demand, is moderate. Ninta
stet= and surgeon at the wasty per.cent. patents sold at $2.05 in
summoned awl dressed Mee. Taylor'slhaNers hagsmiddle freights.
Lo -
injures. Ho aunounceel that she was/eaUand for Lower Froviace trade
in pretty bad shape, but thought d Prices of ehoiee straight roners in
he would pull through. Mrs. Tayei v"°°d are Mid* Manitoba wheat
lox. was asked to give an accouut on flours steady; liengarien patents,
her trip, but all she could say was ; ; bags included. at Toronto, and
".1 was whirled :around at lightaing strong bakers' $8,70.
speed aud then 1 .erashed into the thitmeitl-Markat unthanged. Car
rocas three times -oh, een head, nen lets On traek here, $4.20 in bags.
awl $4.35 la wood. Broken lots, 25e
beef!
The wonan rennet give any .clear Per bbl. (wire.
staleinent. and probably never will.; :Snaked -Bran is quoted at $1,3 to
Tale erip was a wild ad clangeroute ,$14 in bulk, middle freight, .and
one front teginning to end, and thel$14.50 here. Shorts sold to -day at
.terrible .tirop of 160 feet is probably $17 middle freight,
what occaeioned the shock. The cona
cession threw her against the bars
rel end produced the cut in the head,
iotatitesea'alra.lrlatelpti:1:r'easter. with a
despite the cushions and straps.
Airs. Taylor states that lite is 43,
e•eers. of age, was born at Auburn. •
N Y. She was educated in the Com-
mon schools. was married at eine-
.
later. leaving her with a ebild. law; Ge Per M. Evaporated 10 to 10e.
child died litter, and since then Mrs.! ps-Business quiet. with prices
.Taylier has earnedher livelihoodby iaitattly at 121 to 18e.
teaching, having taken a. courge iu Iioney-The inarhet Is unchanged at
the atate -Normal Sehool at Albany. Oac- "nth. 81." to Seeeh Per doz.
3,14st landing, where a carnage tee$
her to her boarding house.
LIKELY TO LINE.
Pr. W. 1I. liodge, the leading phy-
N447.1•10•Rne.
f inferior stock. °ti'ring. A ear
good quality on tracksold at 48c
er bag. Small lots out of etore.
6 to 65e,
teen to a. doctor, who died a vear rxid APPIth-Priets nolurral. 6 to
Beaus -The market. is steady. with
When asked why a. woman of her affclings fair- Unpicked are jobbing
'education and attainments should al $1.50 to $1.d5 anti baud -picked 44
eeek such aotoriety she said she had $1.73.
llot Matto any money and thougat i tWanberries-Maraet is steady for
:Fite could accomplish some exalt ma Cat* ;acid, a.t $7-50 to $8 per bbl;
as this ehe could make a lot of mo- Canadian, SCi to $6.50.
ney and be forever independent. She IfaY. Baird -The market is on-
liowexer. took the precaution to chenged. with stiles of ton lots, &-
leave the address of a sister, Mrs.11ecered, at $10.50, and ear lots at
Jane M. Kendall. of Eddytown, St $9.5(1.
"
firm. Car lots, on treck, iittoted itt
b
. N.'., to e notifi et1 . I ran -II
DIRS. WHITE ACQUITTED. of his Majesty next June will be the'
'Premier of ehe Donnuion. It is
underetood that all the tolonial
trremiers are to be invited to b
Brantford Jury Clears er of the
Charge of Murder.
A despatch from Brantford says:-
After deliberating for four hours and
a half, the jury in the trial of tire.
White for the murder of her husband
on Saturday pronounced the prisoner
sNot guilty." They retired at 11:20
and at 4 o elocic announced that they
had reached a verdict. When the ac-
cosed woman was brought into the
eourt room to hear ber fate it was
seen that, ehe was suffering severely
from the strain of suspense, but she
walked with a. firm step and waited
with closed eyes. %Wien she heard
that she was once more a free woe.
man she ejaculated, "Thank God!"
and threw her arms about her two
sons who have been in constant at-
tendance at the trial. There was no
demonstration in the court room,
but many of those present were visi-
bly moved.
In discharging the prisoner the
Chief Justice said: "Josephine White
you are acquitted!'
Mrs. White, accompanied by her
two sons, drove to the residence of
her sister, Miss Secord. Her depar-
ture was witnessed by a lame crowd
but there was no demonstration.
THE' JUDGE'S CHARGE.
The charge of Chief Justice M
.were-
dith, hich was continued when.
court. resumed itt 9:30, and lasted
nearly two hours, was rather against
the prisoner. He dwelt in detail up-
on all the theories advanced by the
Crown. Briefly, the argument of the
Crown was Abut White came to his
death in one of four ways -suicide,
accidental administration of the poi-
son by himself, deliberate murder on
the part pf his wife, or accident mi.
her part. 1.
The first possibility was removed
by the feet that, if deceasedseicicled
he would not haye asked watit was
the matter with him, nor would he
lia:ve asked if the liquor he drank., on
the night before cobldhave caused. It.
The Crown claimed that the poison
could not have been administered by
him or by her accidentall3r, because
she firmly stated that she had no
strythnine in the house.
Therefore, the Crown claimed. the
death must have been planned by
Mrs. 'White. They • claimed that
there wee motive for the crime in
the fact that the accused had spoken
of obtaining a divorte, and that in-
surance had been .placed -upon the
lia of the husband: The defence de-
nied these motives emphatically, and
achianced the theory that deceased
came to his death at his own hand,
witnesses being brought forward to
prove that deeeased had repeatedly
threatened to suicide.
ir - Ei) TO CORONATION.
Sir Wilfrid 'Laurier Has Reeeiyed
the Royal Command.
A. despatch from Ottawa saye
A. striking figare at the coronation
present, the idea. being. to
4make the coronation ceremonies
las impressive as poreible, and at tale
same time representative ef every
portion of territory uuder British
rule.
Tbe formal invitation to Sir Wil-
frid has just been received. Ho will,
• it is thought, be aecompanied by •a
contiegent of Canadian militia.
AYUB KHAN.
4.04•011114110111MIR
He Has Succeeded in Escaping
From Captivity.
A despatch from Calcutta says
.: -
The markets here are affected by a
rumor that Ayab .1Chan, a son of
the former Ameer, Shere Ali, and a
claimant to the Afghan throne, has
escaped from British surveillance. It'
is stated that the new Amcor, Baba.
butte, has eefused British military
aid, but has,asked for 200 guns. ,
Ayub Khan, who is one of the
younger sons of the former Ameer,
Shore Ali, is the man who led some
of the Afghan tribes towauels ilianda-
har and compelled the British '" to
march against bun about twenty
years ago. This was alter Ids bro-
ther Yeltub Khan, had been captur-
ed by the British and sent into cap-
tivity. The late Ameer, Abdur Rah-
man Khan, undertook to cope with
Ayub and it decisive battle in De-
-comber, 1881, resulted in the com-
plete rout of Ayub's men: Ayala
fled, but later on was captured, and
has been kept in captivity a,t Wats-
soorie, British India, ever since. On
October 18, the London Times print-
ed a rumor froin Shale that Ayub
had escaped. from Shale., but ,little
• credence'was placed in the story. It
was said at :Lae time that Ayub
Khan, now that he is old, has lost
hie prestige with. the tellies, that the
Shere Ali laction is extinct, and that
he would • surely be .pute to death if
he entered Afghanistan.•
NO FIORE ANTHRAX.
Prompt Measures Successful in
Averting Its Spread.
• A despatch from Montreal says
The anthrax scare in the Northwest
is completely over, says Dr. Duncan
afeltachran. The flock of sheep be-
longing to the Canadian Land and
Ranch Company, attacked at Swift
Ourrent, N.W.T., nuinbered 16,000
but only 2,500 head were lost, and
the rest were inoculated with. • the
Pasteur • anthrax vacine very suc-
cessfully. As the pxairie has been
burnt otrer zind "other measures taken
all 'clanger of another outbreak may
be considered- over.
m treatment was applied by Dr.
Hargraves, the local Dominion in-
spector, tlid Dr, 1Tigg3ns, of Mon-
treal, while Dr. IlileEachran hixusell
went np for a few days.
ie market is quiet an
$6 per ton.
HOGS ANT) PROVISIONS.
Drested hogs unchanged at $7.75
to $S. Hog products in good de -
mead and Men. We quote: -Bacon,
long clear, sOls at 11e to 12c in ton
and ease lots. Pork -Mess, $23.50;
do. short-cut, $22.
Smoked meats -Hams, in?, to 14e;
breakfast bacon, 15 to 151c; rolls,.
12 to 121e; backs, 151 to 10c; and
shoulders. 11S, to 32c.
Liu•d-Market is unchanged, with
the demand active. We quote: -
Times, 31ec; tubs, 12 to 121e;
pails 12e- to 12ec. Compounds, 8e
to Dee.
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Detroit, Oct.29.-Wheat closed -1'o.
1 white, cash, 741e; No. 2 red, cash,
1144 October Vlic, Decentber, 711c;
iliy 781e. '
„,..Toledo. Oct. .29.-inbeat-Cash,
74e; Derember 51c; May, 77.1c.
Corn -Cash, 57/e; December, 57ec;
May, 59c. Oats -Cash, 37ec; Decem-
ber, 87e; tray, 38c. Rye --55c.
Cloverseed-Cashe prime, and Oc-
Itioabreerh, $
$55.5.400.: December, $5.421:
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Toronto, Oct. 29. -The total re-
ceipts at the Western cattle yards
to -day were only 60 carloads of live
stock, conaprising 860 cattle, 1,341
sheep and lambs, 3,400 hogs, and
about 50 calves and milch cows.
Trade was dull to -day ; the de-
mand was light, the quality mostly
poor, and prices showed no im-
provement. Sheep- and lambs are
weakeSe bogs are un -changed.
The export trade is light, as in
view of the low prices prevailiug
the Old Country inarkets there is
little inducement to ship. The best
price paid to -day was 3e.60 Per
ewlato.r feAV lots' of choice butcher
Cattle from 4 to 4..ec was paid to-
day ; as much as delc was paid once
or twice probably, but this was in
no sense a'representative qUotation.
All poor stuff dragged• .
Feeders are steady and unchanged.
Stocks here to -day were of a gen-
erny pool- quality ; prices ranged
low and sales were slow.
More good milch cows are wanted.
Good veal calve 's are also wanted.
Sheep were • scarcely- quotably
changed, but the tendency is iloevn-
w:Lpaaellims •
are from.
ten to fifteen
cents easier- and are worth from 31
to 8le per rb.
•Mere was no change in other lines.
Hogs to -day are unchanged and
'hsteadye
The best price for "singers" is Cic
per lb.; thick fat and light kegs are
worth 51,e, per lb,
Hogs to fetch the top prices must
be of prime qyality, and scale not
below 160 nor above 200 lbs.
Following is the range of quota-
tions
Cattle.
Shippers, per cwt... $4.00 .$4.60
Butchers, ehoice,.. ....„ 8.50 4e25
Butchers, ordinary to
good... ...... .. 3.25 3.75-
13tachel's, infei ior te 2z15 3100
She and Lambs,
Ohelee ewes Per elvt 8,00 3.15
Butcher sheep, each 2.00 3.00
leasabs, iier cwt.- 3.25 3.40
Bucks, per cwt.. . , 2.00 2,50
alilkers- and Calves.
Cows, each . .30.00 •45.00
Celves. each._ ... .. . 2.00 10.00
Jogs.
Choice hogs, per ewt .0.00 6.00
Light hogs, per cwt... 0.00 5,75
Heavy hogs. per cwt.0.00 0.7.5
Seev.s, per ewt,... ... . 3.25 3.75
Stags, per cwt.. . 0.00 2.00
+--
CUT A BOY'S THROAT'.
Cold -Blooded l'aurder Perpetrated
, in Montreal, .
A tiespatch from Montreal says -
One of tleemost: cold-blooded ..raer-
dem that bas ever occurred in -Man-
treat was committed between a and
9 o'clock on Saturday night.' .at
Westaumet, -Montrealts English sub-
urb. trite first intimation that the
police had of the murder was about,
9 o'clocie on Sunday Montanawhen
a fairly well-dressed man having the
aPPeartanceof a workangumu wanted
into the Central Pence Station and
few hours afterwards. The boy's
exclaimed: -"a have contridteed a.
murder, and wisla to give ruyeelf UP
to.juetice."
The startled Police °Ricer was in-
clined at first .to doubt the man's
statement thinking that ho had
been either drinking or was crime!.
But the man, who gave his name as
Tobin lianson. aged 35, a Dam by
birth, persisted ii bis statement.
FOUND HE WAS TELLaNO 'mum
'The selaconfeseed murderer des-
cribed the localtty, and the reeent of
the poliminvestigaelon eliowed that
the man was telling the truth, aria,
Unit be had onunitted one of the
foulest and most cold-blooded crimes
on reeord. 'rite 'victim was tiftemel
Marrotte. a young tad living with
bis father, Samuel lifarrotte, mi. well-
linown spice inercbant of Montreal.
The young lad was out playing near
his home last night, but as he did
not return. a search was instituted,
HI his body was found in a vacant
lot A. short distance front his home
a. few licalr4 Afterwards. The boy's
throat was out, from ear to ear, an
there were alto deep wounds in the
abdomen. The jugular vein was
severed. and his death must have
I been speedy.
The crimo has created. 9. great sea -
1 Wien in Wesemount, which is one of
the best portions of Montreal, anti
where suet a crime bas never before
been committed.
TALNED OF LYNCHING.
There was the deepest indignation.
Hanson was handed by the Montreat
police over to the Westmount police,
and the fury at the populace eves so
great that there were threats of
;lynching. Several prominentepeople
were ready to lead the people to the
, nil, a .
I he murderer, but wiser counsels pre -
if .
Nat et .
The murderer moms to be utterly
indifferent to the horrible deed of
Which he has been guilty. Ile seems
• a fairly intelligent men, tout told his
story in a cool And unconcerned man-
ner. When the sergeant pointed out
that there was some blood on his
clothes he coolly remarkedthat it
must be .some of the boy's blood,
winch he had got on_ his clothes
when he was cutting bis throat.
Hanson told -the police that he had
formerly been a private in one of the
Scotch,regiments.
•
BOUNDARY MARKS.
• Canada Will, Define Limit of New
York State.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -By
arrangement between the State of
New York and the Pectoral authori-
ties surveyors bave been appointed
to travel the international 'boundary
from Rouses Pdineweaterlyto
where the lint touches the St. Law:
rence, with a view to reporting upon
the necessity for replacing the poles
or mounds thus to indicate where the
line runs. It is many years since the
boundary was defined en this way,
and many of the poles erected at
that time have since been displaced
or removed.
At any moment a question of juris-
diction might arise, and it is with a
view to avoiding this by liavaig the
boundary remarked that the surVey-
ors have been sent out. Mr. Charles
A. Biggar, P.L.S., of Ottawa, is aCt-
ing for the Dominion Oovernment.
THE BRITISH BOY COTT.
Brussees • Workmen. Sympathize
With • the Movement.
A despatch from Brussels says :-
The workmen here after listening to
the _Dutch delegates from Amsterdam
adopted „ a resolution of sympathy
with the boyclatting moveraexit re-
cently started there against English
shipping and goods. The movement
was started in Amsterdam. by Dutch
•sympathizerS with the Boers, and
committees were appointed to call
upon dock laborers and others in
Belgium and France to join in • the
boycott
• Although tho workmen adopted a
reeolution of sympathy, the boycott
movement is apparently receivipg no
practise]. support as yet. The mis-
sions to go abroad to seek the sup-
port of foreign workmen have not
yet started,
:A.FREE PARDON
War Office Abolishes Kitchener's
Sentences.
A despatch from .Lonclon says : --
The War Office has ordered the im-
mediate release of three inenabeza of
the leifth Victorian contingent (Aus-
tralians) who, resenting Brigadier-
Geaeral Beatson calliiag •the com-
mand curs,'' were
tried by court-martial and sentenced
t� death for mutinous condnet, Gen-
eral Kitchener commuting the sen
teince to 12 .yeAre' penal servitedee
EIGHTEEN • PEOPLE DEAD
Tite Terrible Result of
Philadelphia.
A despatch from Philadelphia. Pa.,
eays:-Eighteen kilowij dead and pro-
• perty less emouuting to upwards of
$500,000 is the aevful result of a. fire
which occurred on Priday in the
business portion ef the city. The
aumber of injured is not known de-
finitely, but fully a seoro of victims
were treated at various` hospitals'.
The buildings destroyed were the
eight -storey strueture 1219 and 1221
Market Square, occupied by Hunt,
Wilkinson Se Company, upholsterers
and furniture dealers, aud three 3 -
storey buildings occupied by small
er um men.
Never in its history has Philadele
pixie, experienced a Iire which spread
with elide great rapidity. At 10;80
o'cloek Eriday morning the blaze
broke forth in the building oceupied
by Hunt, Win:Lipson 4 co., and one
hour later tbe horrible sacrifice of
life had been meta and the immense
Joss of property had been accom-
plished. The origin of the death --
conflagration is 11211MONVO. It is
stated that an explosion of
NAPHTHA OR GASOLINE
in the basement was the cause.
The rear of Hunt, Wilkiuson
Co.'s building faces on Commerce
Street, a smelt thoroughfare. On
the lire -escapes at ,his end el the
building two men and one woman
were slowly roasted to death, While
the honor -stricken throng on the
street below turned eick at the
Ile front, oxi Alarltet Square, a wo-
man driven to despair, leaped from
a window on the top floor. and was
dashed to death on the pavement.
These are but a few of tlie heart-
eiding scenes Attending the conil-
gration. Firemen claim to have
seen men and women, unable to reach
came unconscious from smoke.
a Fire in
the Windows or fire escapes burned
:to death in the interior Of the build-
ing. 11 this be SO, little or nothing
remains of these victime, and it is
doubtful if any portion el their bod-
es will be recovered.
Seventy-nine of the 100 persons in
,Tfunt, Wilkinson ,fa Co.'s• building
/when the 4 -re started were employees
and the remainder were customers
and outsine workmen weer were en-
gaged in Putting the firiishing touch-
es on the new eigath Soar. More
than half of the Ornies employes 'were
On the upper five flats, and' it was
among these that the greatest 3111011-
ber were 'killed and inawed.
AWFUL SCENES.
There were eleven employes and a
number of outside workraen on the
eighth goor. A ladder from this
Boor to the roof could auve enabled
those on that floor to reavii the roof
t an adjoining eight -storey building,
but in the exeltenient this Means of
escape was forgotten.
Several made tlx terrible leap to
the sidewalk, aud were crusbed,
while the others ran the gauntlet of
exegete and aro dove the rear fire es-
capes. Ames those on the eighth
floor who jumped ardl were Idlica
were M. A. Sparrow, an expert elec-
trical contractor, and Charles E.
SPerrew. bis'nephew and assistaut.
A colored !arab woman also fuluned
from this floor and was crushed to
death in the street.
Most of the fatalities oceurred hix
the rear of the building. As if by
common Impulse, the majority of
the employes Attempted to reach Pla-
ces of safety by MMUS Of the fire es-
eapes on the Commerce Street end of
the strocture. Many of them,ren-
dered practically insane by fright,
leaped to the ground, and others be-.
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••••••••..immt
iteresting items About Our Own
Country, great Britain, the United
States, and All Parts Of the Globe,
Condensed aud Assorte4 for Easy
Reading,
e
Since the begtrigA'
of October the
C.P.R. bus disposed of 125,000
acres of land in Manitoba.
Miners and laborers are reported
to be =arca aronnd Pernie,
though good wages are paid.
Legislation proposed in Manitoba
will raise the age limit of those to
whom cigarettes may be sold from
14 yenta to 18 years.
The Hingston Retail Grocerte As -
°elation nee actively engaged trying
to have the City Council prohibit
Itohiel. use of trading stamps in Kings -
Mrs. Wrn. Wiltshire, of London,
Ont., committed -suicide by taking
poison in the .presence of her hus-
band. She told him she was taking
medicine to relieve pain.
Dr. Routledge, of Lambeth, near
London, has sold his grey gelding
canadiarabred roedster to the Duke
of Roxburgh, aide -de -map to the
Duke of Cornwall and York.
3.71ie Militia Department has, pre-
sented to the Military College,
ICi»gstan, the finest type of a six -
pound cjefick-fhing gen. Some heavy
ordnance, and a modern field gon are
promised.
The Postollice Deptu•tinent has ar-
ranged for two trips for the carriage
of amens from Athabasca Landing to
the Pacific River. The first trip will
take place about Nov. lst ; the sec-
ond trip will be annoupeed later on.
Colin MacDougall, X.C. one of tho
oldest and best known,citizen of St.
Thomas. dropped dead at his resi-
dence, Wellington street, St. Thomas
on Friday afternoon, just OS he rose
vain his bed, where he had been
resting.
The GoaernoreGeneral has received
a cablegram • from the Right Hon.
Joseph CheMberlain stating : "It, is
his Majesty's welsh that the vsual
birthday dinner in the colonies be
vgemleaian 1901 mat 1902 on .9th No -
GREAT BRITA1N.
AndreNi Cernegie hes given $185,-
000 to • establish libraries at Dun -
mile, Edward. has declined the seg. -
geetion that be preside at meetings
of the Cabinet Colleen.
The corporation of Bournemouth,
England, has 'named th.e new over-
call promenade. McKinley read.
Dulling the, past 'flu:atter 50 war-
ship( were under• construction ,
Great Britain. of 875,045.gross tons.
Henry Fielding Diekens, the son of
Charles Dickens, will be appointed to
the vacant judgeship in the King's.
Bench.DiviSion of the High. Court of
Justice. .
UNITED STATES.
In Michigan last year there were,
28,295 natrriages and • 2,418
di-
'tol
A combine of hardware men, with
headquarters at New Xrork, and a
capital of $100,000,000,is forining
in the 'United States...
Professor 1E11, of the geologieal
survey, reports that Texas is ,fairly
flowing over with prosperity as a re-
sult of oil discoveries,
Rev. Eng,eue.„ Harrelson, pastor of
th Mth • t E '
..m..•••••••• ,OMPi
with, nt Madisonville. Ky.,. shot
and killed a negro named Jim Lewis
who was trying to break into his
house,
At Pall River, Mass., it is said
that nothing can prevent a strike of
the cottoa mill operatives unless the
manufacturers recede from ;their de-
termivation not to advauce the rate
of wages.
General Miles' annual report will
oppose the repeal of the canteen law.
At Newcastle, -Indiana, Captain
Milton Camillus and Miss Mario
Tomas were married. The groom is
70, the bride 18, the bride thus be -
Willing the great, grandmother of
several children.
The Illinois Supreme Court, has
affirmed the decision at the lower
court in the Chicago teachers' tax
eive, in which they insisted that the
capital stock of corporations should
be assessed. This ruling will add
over al00,000,000 to the taxable
property in Chicago.
Janlos' IderldY, Of Barbourville,
was divorced from his thir-
teenth wife nild married.his four-
teenth one boor later.' Ile is 40
i12'S Ot age, and in appearmaee re-
sembles Buffalo Bill. Four of rtis
wives are dead, nine IneVe been di-
vorced And the fourteenth was o.
GENERAL.
The bubonic plague at Rio Janeiro
is increasing.
Timis year there is au enormous
glut of wine.in Italyee
Sweden is tonverting its ethane to
electric railways..
Sweden will • also have submarine
boats for war purposes.
In Peals there is a, fiomisbing in-
dustry to seta bogus paintings to
riah Americans.
The Geiman. Crown Prince is con-
templating a. trip around' the -world,
and may visit America.
In January the Swedish Labor
Congress will decide whether or not
there shall be a. general strike.
The troubles of the German Gov-
ernmentain the domain of industrial
policy are increasing every day.
According to advices from the Pa-
cific coast of South America yellow
fever is epidemic in Buenaventura.
• Water rose with terrible sucideaneSs
at Brpussa, near the Sea of Mar -
`mord,' and 80 persons, were drowned
and 778 houses destroyed.
A bin has been introduced in. the
.lareech Cliemaer of Deptaies provid-
‘ing SeVere punishment for Oltenia-
bilistseWho chive itivecy after having
Caused an accident, or injuring pedes-
trians. .
By commend of- the Shah the Per-,
Goveenauent has arieteged to
send 150 young Persians,. the sons of
well -1)01.n personages, to'Earope, itt
the expense of the State, for eduea-
tiontil purposes.
The 'Chive -1.8,1(y of Belein, inspired
by Emperor 'William's speech advo-
cating an expansion • policy, will
teach ail the languages of every peo-,
pie with whom Clermanyis woled
policy may bring her people into
contact.
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NEW PULP MILLS.
French Syndicate to Ereet Them
on the Saguenay:
0, W. :Nordin and K. Norctim, tWo
Parisians, WhO it ts; understood re-
present a wealthy French syndicate,
areitt rgentreal, andintend estab-
lishing extensive mills on the Segue,
nay for the 311 a1111 le:Gtere 01wood '1 TheY haye had -considerable
expeeienta in navigitting the llaltxc
On Water, ,,uid.• they thinkthey can
mantige the, watet hat igation ,of the
St. Lawrencea'
. LOSS op THE ISLANDER,
Commissioners Find 00.cers„ Were
Not Intoxicated.
despatcle from Victoria. B.C.,
says :-Tbe connaissionees ,appointed
to bequire into -the loss of the Is-
lander, with 40 of lier passengers
and excite eave renaered their fiading
to the effect that the veseel was
fully officered by qualified mon, was
properly navigated And sttniali%1 with
ample boats. There- is no evidence to
show that either master or pilot
were intoxicated, but the mastea.
failed to realize the imminent &ea-
ger in whieh the accident placed the
ship.
PRAIRIE FIRES.
Farmers Lose Their Hay Crops
in Manitoba.
A despatch from West Selkirk,
Maw, says 1 -Wednesday southwest
winds blew the prairie fires into -the
Clandeboye District, and the folloW
Mg losses are reported a -D. Math
San, moat of his hayStackS
CumraingS, stables and all bay-
atacks; K. apieNalab, all his hay; Me
O'Doeolute, 100 tons of hay.
13, Walton. of Wockwood, 011 Wed-
nesday bad twelve grain stacks
burned by a. spark from a threshing
machine, and his berees 'Were badly
burned. 1,,ess $800,
•
WILL MAK4E SHELLS.
Kaobiaex'y for New Pactory,t
• Reaches quebee,
despatch from Ottawa. says: -The
Department of Militia ham been ad-
vised that the enaeldnery for the
raanufaceure et steel projectiles has
Arrived at Quebec. It will be olaced
in position: lunnediately„ aTul the
Government factory will at 0440
commence to manufacture steel shells.
Major Qaudin, superintendent of the
factory, took a course at steel
shell meaufacturing at Woolwich. last
Winter.
SMALLPDX IN QUEBEC.
•as Invaded Colleges area Schools
of the Province.
A despatch from Montreal eatipa-
The smallpox epidemic in the Fro -
Vince of Quebec has not yet been.
completely Staraped oat. On the
contrary, eases have broken dot at
several points of late. What makes
matters worse is that the disease has
invaded colleges and schools.
'reit eases now exist at tit College
of Ste. Therese, anti one itt
lege, the patient being a day athor4cia
Dr. Beaudry, chief inspector of the
Provincial Board of Health, bas
ro-
turned to Ste. Therese, where helms
taken every measure to put an end
to the epidemic AR early as possible.
AVERAGE 24 BUSHELS.
Manitoba Government's Report o
the Crop.
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A ciespatch from Winnipeg says:-
• The Provineiel Government's harvest
report will be issued in it few days.
This will show, •after the threshing
tests, that the crop, averages 21
bushels per acre. The Red River
Valley has suffered most from rain,
and outside of this district the in-
jury is more to the color than to the
quality of the wheat. •The grade as
a rule will be No. 3. Northern. •
TREES THRIVING.
•
Experiment in Planting on Sable
Island. -
A despatch from Ottawa says: --
During -May hest, it will be remem-
bered that Dr. Saunders, Director .of
Experimental Perms, and Colonel
Gourdeau, 'Deputy Minister of Marine
and Pisheries, visited Sable Isla
"the graveyard of the Atlantic," tied
planted several tbousand forest trees ...
and shrubs, the idea being .that
these trees and plants lived ,
and thrived,' they would • havw,
the effect • of binding Vide
soil of the island together, prevent -
that change in the conformation a1. e
the island which has been so pua-
zling to marikers of late year's, and
at the same time make the 'island
more conspicuous (0 vessels.??
officials were not able to plant out
the • *whole of the 81,000 trees and
shrubs which. they took over .to
Sable Island, but Mr. Doi:tiller, the
.superintendent af the light service,
and his men were instructed how to
do the work to the best advantase.
Reports received at the.Department
of Marine recently inelScajeesafia-a:
young trees, with the exception of
the pines, are doing very well. Ina
fewyears it is bit this experiment
*ill have made quite aechalige in the
appearance of the
A BENEFIT TO BRITAIN.
London Spectater'S View of Abro-
gation of Treaty.
A despatch from London sayse-The
Spectator, dealing with the, qoestiOn
of the Isthmian Canal, says: -' .0n
the canal ie ,made by the 'tnited
Statee, opened to the world on equal
terms, and held so strongly that 110
power at war with Great Britain
will be able to violate its netitrality,
tlie British na,tion will realize that„
instead or the OtbrOgati011 'Or da
Clayton-Bulwer treaty proving an
injury, it is a great benefit to file
.na,tion.
That.. A meri (ea, though, she ahil
make, work, and hold the cane..1.
should bind herself to preserve its
neutrality a.s regards a power with
Which she might be at war, is'
surd. Such a stipulation would not.,
and could not, be observed ten initi-
ates after war was declared. The
nineri can isthmian Can a), like evtny-
thing else America'', will be used
against America's enellliCS 11 eaSe' of
should do the same in case of the
:auerz, WciallAte.7 juries 17,y say, Wo
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