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REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS Shows an Increase of 34 Per Cent, in Figures for Ten Months. A despatch from Ottawa says : During the 10 months from the be- ginning of the fiscal year to the end of January the customs revenue of Canada amounted to $94,329,836 ; during the corresponding period in 1911 12 the customs revenue wag $70,268,252, the increase being $21.061,584. This works out at an increase of over 34 per cent., or over one-third. The total trade of Canada in January, 1-913, was $76,871,000, as against $62,680,000, an increase of over $12,000,000, or nearly 20 per cent. For the 10 months ending January 31 last the total trade was $884,332,000, as against $711,199,000 in the corresponding period in the last fiBcal year, an increase of (8173,133,000, or nearly one-quarter. The imports in January last were $52,752,000, as against $38,662,000 a year ago, an increase of $14,090,000, or not far short of 40 per cent. ; for the 10 months' period the imports were $549,445,000, an increase of $128,000,000 over the $421,114,000 of 'the 10 months' period of 1911-19. The exports in January, 1913, were $19,370,000, as against $19,- 627,000 in January, 1912. In the 10 months' period just concluded the domestic exports were $298,022,000, as against $246,442,000 in the same period a year ago. PRICES OF FARM PROQK mom THE IBAOINO TNAOI CENTRES OF '"ess ef dm*. Cram. Cnseee ni) 'ta PrMuee al -*. an Abrsia* BreadstulTt. Toronto. Feb. 25. Manitoba WTieafc Lake ports. No. 1 northern, 9tl-Zoi No. 2. Moi No. I. 92o; feed wheat, 66 l-2o. Ontario Wheat No. 2, 95o to 96c for car lots outside, ranging down to 70o for poor grades. Ontario Oats-No. 2 white. 3Jo to Mo at country point*, 37c to 38o on track. To- routo. Manitoba Oats- No. 2 C. W. oats, 41o. track, bay ports; No. i C. W., 59 l-2ci No. 1 feed. 39 l-2c. for prompt shipment. Corn American. No. i. all rail. Toron- to. 56 1-to. Peaa No. B. 11.20 to 11.25, oar lot! out- side. Buck wheat No. 2. 52o to Mo. Ry No 2, 63c to 65n, nominal. Kolld Oats Per bag of 90 pound*, 91- tlili per barrel, t-4.70, wholesale. Wind- tor to Montreal. Barly Oood malting barley, outside. Ha to Mo, Millfeed Manitoba bran, 19 to |20, In bags, truck. Toronto i shorts. lEl.SC) On- tario bran. t!9 to $20 in baga; shorts, 121.60. Manitoba Flour -Flnt patents. IS M In lute bags; second patent*), $480 in Jute bags i strong baker* , MM In jut* bags. In cotton bags. :>-n cents more pr bar- rel. Ontario Flour Winter wheat lour. N per cent, patents. 13.95 to $4. OS. Country Produce Wholesale. Egge Oold storage eggs lie to 20o In oasn lots: frah egg* are selling al iE2o to iioi trictly n*w-Iald at 29c to Jlc. Choene Twins, now. 14 Mo to lie, and large, new. at 141-2o: old oheea*. twins, Uo U> 151-2c; large. ISa. Butter Creamery print*, 51 to !2o; do., *clid. 29 to .'3c , dairy prints. 25 to CToi inferior (bakers'). 22 to Uo. Iloney Buckwheat. 9o pomnd In tins and k In barrels: tralnd clover honey II Mo a pound In 60-pound tine, 12J-4o in 10- pound tlusi lie in 6-pound tins; oomb Louey. No. 1, $2.60 per doien; extra. $3 per iloten; No. 2. SZ.40 per dosen. Poultry Live chickens, wholesale, lie to Uc i.er Bound; fowl. lOo to lie; ducks, 13o to 1*0: live turkeys. 15c to IToi geeae. to to lOo. Dreest-d poultry, 2o to Jo above live Quotations, excepting drewed turkeys, ai No to 2ic Ili-miw Primes. $2.50. and $2.60 for hand- picked. Potatoes- Ontario pntatoeii. Mo per bagi ar lot*. 70ci New Brunswick*. fOo to 9io per bag out of store; 80o in oar lots. brinish Onlont Per vase, 12 M to $140. Previsions. Smoked and Dry Raited Meat*) Rolls Bin. t-.i'd. 11', -U' to l&o; hams, medium, 17o 171. So i heavy, 13 l-2o to 16o; breakfast on. 1$ l-2c to 'V: long clear bacon, i and oases, 14 l-2e to 14 3-4o . backs plain), 211-2c, bucks (peuinrn!', 22o Oreen Meats Out of pickle. Ic less than molted Pork Short out. 12ft to $28 per barrel i Bens Dork. 121.60 to $2200. Lard Tierces. lij-4o; tube. 141-4c; palls. Ml-2o. Baled Hay and Straw. Baled Hay- No. 1, SU to $1250: No. i, S9 to SlOi No. J. Id to $9. Baled traw, $9 to $9.60. Montr..! Mnrkttv Corn American No. i yellow, <1 l-lo. Oats Canadian western, No. 2, 41 l-2c to 4l*i do., No. 3, 401-Zc to 41.i ; do., extra No. I feed, tla to 411-Soi do.. No. a local white, Mo; do.. No J, 37o: do. No. 4. Uo Barley -Manitoba feed. &2o to Moi do., malting. Tie to 76o. Buckwheat-No. I, Mo to Wo flour Manitoba iprlug wheat patents, &nti. JJ40, do., seoonds. $4*0; do., strong Bkfr*', 1470; do., winter patent*, choice, ((26; do., straight rollers, $4.S6 to $490) 4o , bag, $t.2S to $2.30 Rolled oats Barrel*). $4.50: do., bags, 90 Ins, $2.121-1 Bran 42* M. Aborts 422 00. Middlings 126.00. Moulllle 4JOOO to .H.OO. Hay No. I, per ton. oar ;>. $1360 to $14.00. Oh**s* Finest westerns, ',:*. do, easterns, II 1 4o to 12 3-4c Butter Choicest oreanery, $1 1 2c to 29c ; do., seoonds, 24o to E6o. Eggs - Ffxh, 28o to 30c; do., selected, 23o to .-. do.. No. 1 clock. ISo to 20o; do.. No, 2 etock, 15c to 16o- Potatoes) Per bag, car lots. 60o to 7&o. United States Market*. Minneapolis, Feb. 26. Tloe Wheat, May. 875-4c; July, 696-8C1 September. 893-4o; Cash, No. 1 hard, 881-4c; No. i northern, 863-4o to 873-4oi No. 2 northern, 84 3-4o to 86 3-4o. No. i yellow corn, 44o to 441-201 No. 3 white oats. 30 Me to Jlc. No. 2 rye. 561-2o to 671-2c. Bran. $18.00 to $18 50. Flour prices unchanged. Duluth, Pb. 26.-V7heat. No. 1 hard. 87i-4o; No. 1 northern, M J-4e: No. 2 north- ern. 123-40 to 843-4o; July, 89 5-8c to 89 3-4o anked: May. 88 l-4o to B83-8o; September. MMo. Live Stock Market*. Montreal. Feb. 26. Choice steers sold at $6.60 to $6.76, while etock of fair quality old readily at $6 to $6.25. and the more ~immou one* at $4.50 to $5.50 per 100 pounde. Choice butchers', $6 to $6.25, and the lower grade* $3.50 per 100 pounds. Kull old from $3.50 to 15.50 per 100 pounds as to quality. Lambs, $7.60 to $7.76 Sheep. $4.60 to $6.23. Calves, $5 to $12 each, as to else and quality. Selected lots of hog* nld from $9.90 to $10.10 per 100 pound* weighed off cars. Toronto, Fb. 25.-- Cattle Choice butcher, $6.50 to $6.76: good medium, $550 to $4.75 1 common, $6 to Se.25i cows, $4.76 to $S.60| liul'.B. $3 to $5.2(| cannera, $2 to $2.50 1 cut- ter*. $3.25 to $3.76. Calves Oood veal, ?8 to $9.25; common. $} to $3.25. Stnckers and feeders 8ter, 700 to 900 Ins. $5 to $6.60) feeding bulls. 900 to 1,000 Ibs.. $275 to $4.- 26 1 yearling!. $3.10 to $3.50. Milkers and springers- From $60 to $72. Bheep and lamb* Light ewes, $6.26 to $6; heavy ewes, $4 to $4.76 1 lambs, $8 to $9.50; buck*. $420 to $5. Hog* $9.00 fed and watered, and $8.61 f.o.b. NUN. WM. OUMSBY-GORE. The engagement of the Hon. Wil- liam Ormsby-Qore to Lady Beatrice Cecil, the elder daughter of Lord and Lady Salisbury, has aroused great interest in British political and social circles. Mr. Ormaby- Grore u tins Unionist member for Denbigh Boroughs, and the son and heir of Lord and Lady Harlech. Mr. r m s b y- Gore is not yet 28 years of age,, and hus only been two years in Parlia- ment, but during that time he has managed to focus public attention on his activities. t ijfn He is one of the 8 ' f :-'' ... . I v ^**:t*^nBi young Unionwts v., who have been clamoring for a more forward policy in thn T<->ry party, aud he hat lion. William not been back- ward in coming forward. He has made himself something of an authority on the subject of Welsh Disestablinhment, and has been in alliance with his future relatives -the Cecils in this battle. By his marriage Mr. Ormshy-Qore will be alliecf to the most influential and exclusive wing of the Tory party, arid he Is cer- tain to make great headway in politics. * FATALITY IN MINE. I < Men Drowned at 81 wash Creek, British Columbia. A despatch from Vancouver, B. 0., say* i Two men were killed on Thursday by beinp washed into the mine tunnel *vt Swash Creek near Yale. DOUBLETRACKINGTHECP.R. Will Spend $16,000,000 to Complete Work of Last Season and Begin New Sections. A despatch from Montreal says : The Canadian Pacific Railway will pend 116,000,000 on its eastern lines during the coming seaaon. This expenditure, which ie approv- of by Mr Thomas Shaughncgsy, resident of the company, will not e wholly for new work, as at least n millions of the amount is to complete work commenced lent nm/ii>"f, including a portion of the pew Lake Shore line, and the ex- tension from St. John's to Farn- hain Junction, and the Forsythe itrect branch in Montreal. The tvajority of the new works will be double-tracking various parts of astern line* which will cost in the Vicinity of six million dollars. The main lin from Islington to. Quelph Junction on the London subdivision will be double-tracked for a distance of thirty miles, and it is expected the work will be fin- ished by November. It is proposed to doubla-traok batween Romford, which is the junction between the main line and the Toronto-Sudbury branch, and Port Arthur, covering a distance of 135 miles. It is intended U> eventually double-track the entire Toronto- Sudbury lino, a total distance of 653 milea, in order to handle grain alter the close of navigation on the lakeo Another important work to be commenced this year is the double- tracking of small atretch of fif- teen mfle between Agincourt and North Toronto. HttlNKKE INTERESTING BITS OF GOSSIP THE QUEEN CITY. FROM Tht Opera of "Hsrodlade"-A Cosily Real- (lento How Toronto Crows Political Notss. Toronto has hnd the privilege .if wit- nrsslni; "IT(>ror1lad<'," tho grand <n>era which Archbishop Urnohesl ordered the company not to produce In Montreal. Some of those who saw tho opera hro wore almost inclined to wish that the Archbishop had uiade hl edict include Toronto, and were InolitHMl to regard Ills Oraco a more than over a public bene- factor. Not that objection could be taken to "Horodiudf" on tlie ground of immor- ality. B<roren of performances art- seen in Toronto and Montreal evury year that must give infinitely more olfonno to pure minds than would thin modern French composition based on tho old tale of Bible | days. Nor is it uffeniiivu in grueHomenens, 1 as has been aomo th<*r stage reproduc- tions of scenes based on the name story. There is no hond of thn Bnptist on a plat- ter or any of that biiHincea. The behead- ing is suppoBod to take place bohind the .uii'M, Its nccompligjiinent boing an- nounced by the headsman at top speed runniiiB; serous the rear of the stage. Hlo weapon was Htippoeed to be bloodstained, bnt T will swear that no one saw any bloodstains. A Trenwndou* Optra. Bnt the fact id that "Herodlade" Is one of those tremendously strong operas nlth the moat ponderous type of muslo. and not a single .'.'.: from utart to finish. The mualcal critics all agree that the performance was one of the mot perfect and the opera one of the greatest that Toronto has ever seen. But I am not a musical rritlo. To ine it waa Interesting to see and hear-nnre; but I would have to be paid to go to It a second tlm. And I mnrt confess, too, to an eioeedlngly de- veloped wvaknem for urand opera of a certain type. "Trovatora" and "Alda," for esampln, Induoe rnptnr*fl even whon sung In Italian, of whlon I do not understand a word. In the plot of "Herodiarte" Masconet, the ' composer, has dioardd the historical j version of the story. He makes Herod, i king of th Jews, fall In love with Salome | (pronounced Rall-o-me, with the aooent on i the first syllable), while ebe In tnrn lovee j John the Baptist. It Is Herodlas the quoen who demands the head of John, bernute he had affronted hnr In p<rbll. I At flret Herod denllniw to behead John, because of the offence ti the pnople, bnt I hxtens to do so when he Rnds all his I efforts to embdne Halome fall, because she I lovos John. Salome then kills Iwrnelf with i a dagger. And retribution oomen to Her- odlas when she flndo that Palome-ls really i her long loot child whom she had deaerted as an Infant for Herod. It Is probable that Archbishop Bru"hetl'* : objection* were based on Incidents of the i performance, such as a representation of I the hot, and the carrying of palm leaves One of tint most striking things In the performance was the contrast of the autre Inflexible John the Baptist, clad in a single ekln, revealing his naked limbs, with the laxnrlouo costumes and habit* of the court. The Nsw Government Hout*. It to officially announced that it Is ex- pected the new Government House In Chorley Park will be ready for oocupa- | tlon early In 1914. The following ttate- i ment of expenditures upon. It to d*t h.n been made. Site flW.OSO 80 Laying out grounds 76,452 3) Already cpent on Uou .. 19o,22T 8t IT SATISFIES MILLIONS OF PEOPLE Worth your while to test It UPTON'S TEA Sustains and Cheers. Those who are acquainted with the flouthaiBH, however, do not question their sincerity on the taxation question. Uean- while. Sir Jame has turned upon the Tax Kftf'irmera with n ohajajjteristlo broad- side. He ha told them tht their theory la but the Socialistic Doctrine ! Henry Owrge and nothing more, and that If It Is put Into effect the next logical eteps will be the aboUt/ion of the home, of mar- riage, and of religion. Total 418.560 68 II If expected ''act upward* of another 1100,000 will be required to complete the ediflce so that th* total oost will bo tome- thing; ovr ou-lialf a, million dollars. Ucauwhlle the Lieutenant Ooveruor 1* re- 1 sldine; In the Beardmore residence at th* corner of College and H t. Ocorge 8ts., where all th* state functions are being ! held. As to who Is to be Hlr John Olb- eon's successor at the vsniration at his term this /ear, there Is still no hint. Criticisms of the location and design of the new house are still I: sing heard. Not uju.Ji li being said In public, possibly on account of a 41poltion to wait to see what th* finished struotnre li like. Then criticism may all blow over, or there may b a ooualdvrabl* outburst. Toronto'! "Big Eyis." Borne months, ago Mr W. r'. Uaolan of the Toronto World, In <me of hla ohar- acterlstlo phrases, advised the people of Toronto to got "big eyes." Like many of Mr. Maclean's original shafts th* phrase stuck. This Is no doirbt due to th* faot that with his JonrnalUjtlu genius he gra- phloally deaorlWl an attitude of mind unirareaJly reoognlied. Bveryone Is now getting "big eyes," and W. F. Maolan, In his delightful little skit* on the front page of his paper, doe* not hesitate to make record of the various convert* to the "big <.>!" procenelon. One of th* latest to bo recorded under hl lint Is the Telegram newspaper, which the World had previously dubbed a* the ohlef exponent (it the days of "wee York." The reaaon the Telegram got Into the list of converts Is that It published the other day an e*- tlmat* of population, and figured that tln.ro WM little doubt that Toronto will have a million people by th* year 1923, Uiat Is 10 years from now. It published two tables, the drat showing the growth of th* olty since 1837, this being a* fol- low si Toronto'l Population. mi 10.871 1U7 21,024 1857 46.000 1*67 M.OOO 1J77 70.867 187 126,16* 1897 183.17J 1907 '. 272,600 111 425.407 It neit published an ttmate of popula- tion for the future, the mtlmate being compiled by applying the last percentage of growth to the future. This figured out a follows: Toronto'l Population. 1918 711.280 1923 1.109,697 1928 1,324.918 1933 1.582,041 1948 1.889.016 1943 1,255,584 1948 2.693.285 The Telegram then went on to describe the territorial exiianxlon that would need to take place iu order that the olty might keep pace with tt growth in population. This, of course, was tho part that pleased Mr. Maclean, ms he has some 1,200 acres of miburbau [iroperty which, if Toronto keeps on growing, will come within tho olty limits. Toronto now has an area of IB, OBJ acres, that is 446 acres to every 10,- 000 of population. Tax Reform Controversy, Tin Reform and Temperance legislation continue to be the two Biggest subjects in Provincial politics. It IB curious that it la the former rather than the hitter that should have cauoed noticoaulo dinBonnion in party ranks. The outsider might have BuppoBed that tho Teraperamw iiur^tiion, being so largely a Happened tnattor of tMiiiiK'Uinci 1 , wouJd liav<- been tin; tlrt to have produced a clcavcnge. With reference to the attack of the Ottawa Citizen and some otlu>r of tho more earnest advocates of Tai Reform, It In diOVult to Judge as yet what will be the effect. Apparently the breach hag irotie too far to be healed. One story in explanation of thn vehemence of the at- tack te that it flnda some inspiration in the old dissatliiractlon among capltalls- tio Interests with the Whitney Gtovorn- ment's Hydro Electric policy. The Ottawa Ottiien I* one of tli >lring of papern owned by the BouUintu lanillv of Hamil- ton, who have interwits In the Cataract Power Go., one of the Urgent, private owned power oompaniea in the Provlnoe. STAMPEDE TO ATLIN, B. C. Where Gold Has Been Discovered and Proved. A despatch from Victoria, B. 0., says : Rich placer diggings in Swan, Silver and creeks flowing in- to Tsstin Lake at its south-eastern end are reported to have been re- cently discovered and proved. The reports come from official Govern- ment sources. On receipt of the news Hon. Dr. Young, Provincial Secretary and member for Atlin in the Legislature, made arrange- ments to proceed to the field of th new find. At Atlin h will go over- land by dog team and sled to the lower end of Testin Lak. The dig- gings are reported to be from three to six fet deep, and the gold taken out is Raid to be coarse and to greatly resemble the gold peculiar to the Atlin country. Stampedes from Atlin are now occurring, and it is reported that some four hun- dred claims have been taken up on Teutin Creek. LOCATION OF LANDS. South African Volunteers Given to October 31st Next. A despatch from Ottawa says : Hon. Dr. Roche, Minister of the In- terior, has given notice of a resolu- tion providing for a further exten- sion of tlie time up to October 81 next for the location of lands in western Canada by holders of South African volunteer bounty scrip mi der the Act ol 1908. Thia is the third extension of time granted {or location, and is declared to be "positively th last." NO EQUAL FRANCHISE IN B. C. Premier McBrlde Refused It on Behalf of Government. A deapatch from Victoria gays : Sir Richard McBride made the an- nouncement in the Legislature on Wednesday night that as a matter of Government policy it was impos- sible t-> grant to women equal fran- chise wiLh men, a condition asked for last week by a large deputation of women representing all sections of British Columbia. DRILLED A MISSED HOLE. Win. McGulness and D. MeNalr Victims of Explosion. A despatch from Cobalt Bays : Two machine runners, native* of Nova Sootia, were instantly killed at the 200-foot level of the Hudson Bay Mining property in Gowgrida late on Thursday. They wore Wil Ham M. McGuinem and D. M- Nair, the latter aged 27 and single. Thnv were working with hammer drills and drilled into an old hole containing powder at the bottom. Ready Cooked Meals are rapidly growing in popu- lar favor. Post Toasties served either with cream or (rood milk, or preserved fruit, make a moat appetizing dish for breakfast, dinner, or sup- per. These delicious toasted flaky bita of white corn, have a delicate taate that is very pleasing at this time of year. Post Toiisties are economi- cal, make loss work for the busy housewife and please everyone at tho table. "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Grocers every where Canadian Postora Oreal Oo., Ltd. . Windsor. Ontario. MADERO ANDSUAREZ KILLED Former President and Vic;- President of Mexico Shot While Being Taken to Penitentiary. A despatch from Mexico City says: Francisco I. Madero, former President of Mexico, and Jose Pino Suarez, who aorved as Vice-Presi- dent until the overthrow of the Madoro reigime, were shot and killed while being taken from the National Palace to the penitentiary early Sunday morning. Groups of friends of the deposed President are said to have gathered along the route followed by the guards, mak- ing demonstrations of sympathy, and at times threatening to free the prisoners by force. During a per- iod of excitement the officers in command of the party gave an or- der -to flro, and tihe bodies of the men who were but lately in author- ity over those who in this way wreaked vengeance on their former Executive, were filled with bullet*. Two of the attacking mob were killed. Madero and Suarez sank limply and died almost without a murmur. Aghast at the terrible work their friendship wrought, tho m>n and women who but a moment before had been crying their sympa- thy and promising woe for those who harmed A hair of the ex-Presi- dent, fell back before the guns of the soldiery that were turned uu>u- acingly in their direction. News of the fearful d-eed travelled on winged feet, and within a half- hour there was greater excitement throughout the capital than thera was two weeks ago, when the gar- rison revolted against the Madero regime. Thousands of people, in- ! eluding practically all the foreign j population, gathered in the streets, all stunned by what seemed th ! grossness ol the act. | Mrs. Madero, her heart alreadj torn with leaf and doubt for th eafety of her husband, was apprised ! of the end that had come to th man of whom she was BO proud. She was paralyzed by the shock, and is in a moet critical condition. FEWER HOMESTEAD EMRIE8. Total for Last Year 35,516, 3,344 Leas Than Previous Year. A despatch from Ottawa say: Homestead entries in Western Canada for the last calendar year totalled 35,610, a decrease of 3,344 as compared with 1911. The de- crease indicates the increasing diffi- culty of finding suitable homestead land in the Prairie Provinces still within reasonable distance of dis- tricts now served by the railways. The homestead entries la*t year were distributed by Provinces as follow*: Manitoba, 3,133; Saskat- chewan, 18,426; Alberta, 13,646; British Columbia, 313. MILITANTS BURN CHALET. One of the Prisoners Throws a Book at the Magistrate. A despatch from London saye : Pursuing their course of violent at- tacks on property, suffragettes, at 3.15 on Thursday morning, burned the tea pavilion in Kew Garden*. Two young women, Joyce Locke and Lilian Leivton, were arrested when hurrying away from the fire, carrying bam of inflammable stuff, saturated with o'l, a hand saw and an electrio lamp. Later in the day they were taken before the Bench Justices at Richmond and charged with maliciously setting fire to the building. One of them hurled a heavy law book at the head of the presiding Magistrate. The evidence not being complete, the ca*e was remanded, bail being refused. THE SCOTT FUND. Premier Fisher of Australia Contribute. A Melbourne despatch to the London Standard states that Pre- mier Fisher, in conjunction with others, has agreed to make an ade- quate "in rili ut i<i n to the fund for those dependent on the South Polar disaster victims. The despatch says that since the Canadian Parliament propose* to make a grant the whole overseas dominions, which are par- ticularly indebted to the courage and heroism of the explorers, should co-operate In making a substantial gift. King Qeorge on Wednesday donated $1,000 to the funds being raised for a memorial to Captain Robert F. Scott and his four com- panions who died on the expedition to the South Pole. The amalga- mated total subscribed now amounts to $100,000. LEFT NEARLY $800,0041. Will of the Late President of the Grand Trunk Railway. A despatch from Toronto says : As the late 0. M. Hays, President of the Qrand Trunk Railway, who wen* down with the Titanic, had part ct his eatate in Ontario, his will was entered for probate here on Thursday. The total estate Is worth $762,298, and is left to the widow, with the exception of be- quests of $10 each to four daugh- ters, Marjorie, Orian, Louise and Olara. In a codicil the deceased expressed the wish that a life! insur- ance policy for $25,000 should be payable in equal amounts to his sister and a brother, David M. Hays. ^ , __ CHICKENS WERE ROASTED. 1,200 Were Burned to Death "on a Farm Near Gait. A despatch from Gait saye : On Friday afternoon the large chicken house, 165 by 25 feet, two storeys high, on the farm of Dr. H. F. Mac- kendriuk, a mile from Qalt on the west side of the Grand River, was totally destroy -d by fire and 1,200 fowls burned to death. The blaze was caused by a spark from the f.tove iu the feed house, and the whole building was blazing within a few minutes. FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY. Five-year-old Boy Killed During an Altercation. A despatch from North Bay says I A row in the Italian colony on Wed- nesday night resulted in the fatal shooting of the five-year-old son of James Demarco, a contractor. Th shooting took place in the house ol Liberto Conte, who had an alterca- tion with Antonio Deccio ovei money and took down his rifle at he says, to frighten Deccio off th premises. Several men presen< tried to take the weapon away from Conte and in the melee the triggei was pulled. The little boy wai standing near and received the bul- let in hi? breaat, living only a few hours. Conte and Deccio were both arrested and locked up pending an inquest. TOKIO'S BIG FIRE. Fifteen Thousand Persons Ar Homeless In Japanese City. A despatch from Tokio say* : Over 1B.OOO persons are homeless as a result of fire which swept through the centre of the Eanda district ol the city on Wednesday. The fire started in the Salvation Army hall. A high wind fanned the flames, and they spread rapidly from street to street, destroying 3,300 buildings. The loss is estimated at several mil- lion yea. Among the building* burned were several churches, In- cluding the Baptist Tabernacle, and a number of educational insti- tutions, including the School of Foreign Language*. Troops wer called out to assist the firemen, but they were almost helplesi against the wind-driven flames. The many hom-elens were being shel- tered in Kudan Park. CARRYING EXPLOSIVES. Regulations for the Government ol Harbors. A despatch from Ottawa says : An order -in -Council has been passed amending the regulations for the government of public harbors in Canada, giving the harbormasters the right to decide where vesseJa carrying explosives or inflammable or dangerous goods shall moor or load or unload. A fine of $100 may be imposed for violation of th regulation, with $10 more for each twelve hours of continued viola- tion. LUMBER FOR SETTLERS. Manitoba Farmers Purchase Llmitt for Future Use. A despatch from Winnipeg say*! A transaction which promises far- reaching effects was consummated a few days ago, whereby the Grain Growers' Grain Company purchas- ed timber limits near Fort George, B.C., comprising about 300,000,000 leet of lumber at a price of about $1.50 per 1,000 feet. It is said to be the intention of the grain-grow- ers to hold this as a reserve supply, with the idea of establishing lum- ber-yards at different points in the Province for the purpose of supply- ing farmers and settlers with lum- ber at reasonable prices. 25 Bluings 10 cents. ON Wash Day Makes the Clothes u White as Snow Try It ! Mimufictured by The John* on -Hie hard-on Co Limited, Montreal, Cn.