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ni woRm imm REPORTS FHOltt THE LEADING TEAUE CENXKES. Trices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Produce at Borne and Abroad. Toronto, Dec. 1.â€" Wheatâ€" Tlic mar- ket continues to rule stoaily, al- though olieiings aro luoie libonil. No. -2 wliite iiiul red Winter (juoled at 77i (o 7Hc, low fieights; No. '2 Sin-iuii is quoted at 7;!c east, and No. 2 KOoso at 70 to 71c eust. Mani- toba wlirat \MK'hanK<!d. At upper Inko ports No. 1 Nortliern is fjuoteil ut 85c, and No. 12 Northern at 82Jc. No. 1 hard nominal at 9()c IhKo port.s. For grinding in transit quo- tations Bre Gc higher than above. Oatsâ€" 'I'he market i.s qui^'t, with the feeling easi.-r. No. 2 white is (luot- ed ut 281c west, and at 29c low freights to New Yorl<. No. 1 white 30c ea.st. Uarlcyâ€" Thn market is dull, with Iho jiriccs .steady. No. 2 ciuotod at â- IMc nnildle freights. No. 3 extra at 40e, and No. 3 at 38 to J$9c middle freiglitK. r{yc-Tho ninrkot ih quiet, with prices steady. Cars are quoted ut 52 to fi2ic middle freiglit.s. Peasâ€" Trade is dull, and iirices un- chun^'od. No. 2 white sold at Clc middle freights, nnd at f>2c cast. Cornâ€" The market is quiet, and prices Ktendy. No. 2 yellow Ameri- can quoted at fiSjc, on track, To- ronto; No. .'1 yellow at .'iSc, and No. 3 mixed at .'j2e, Toronto. Buckwheat â€" The market is firm, ivilh fair demand. No. 2 quoted at 42 to 4:!c middle freightK. Flourâ€" Ninety per cent, patents are steady at SM.05 middle freights, in buyers' Siicks, for export. Straight rollers of sjiccial brands, for domes- tic trade, quoted at .?;i.')0 to .^^..^iO in bbls. M.Tuitoba (lours aro steady; No. 1 patents, .?'!., 05 to S-l.fjO; No. 2 patents. .S4.25 to 84..<l(l. and strong- bakers', $1.15 to $1.20 on track, T.uonto. Millfeed-Ilran steaily at .«;if)..''iO and .shorts at .SIR. 50 here. At out- side Doiiils bran is (|Uotcd et $l.'t.50 to SI 1. nnd shorts nt S17.50. Mani- toba brnn in sacks, ?18, and shorts at $20 here. inand continues good. Grain â€" Peas, 711 to 72c nHoat hero; ryu, 53c east and 58c afloat here; ' buckwheat, 52c allout; No. 2 oats, 35} to .'iSic in store, S'lc afloat; No. 3, Ic less; flax- seed, $1.15 on track hare; No. 3 bar- ley, 500. Flour â€" Manitoba patents, ?4.('.0; seconds, ?'1.30; strong bak- ers', $1.05 to 84.80; Ontario sti'aight rollers, S.'l.OO to $4; in bags, ?1.85 to $1.95; patents, $4 to $1.25; ox- |tra, $1.05 to $1.70; rolled oats, $1.- ;80 per bag, $3.80 per bbl. Feedâ€" Ontario bran, in bulk, SI 7.50 to $18.50; shorts, $20 to $21; Mani- toba bran, in bags, $18; shorts, S2U; beans, choice primes, $1.50 to $1.55 per bush., $1.40 to $1.50 in car lots. Provisions â€" Heavy Canadian short cut l)ork, $lS).fi0 to $20; light short cut, $18 to $18.50; American short cut clear, $17 to $17.50; Am- erican fat backs, $18 to $18.50;. compound lard, 8c; Canadian lard. 8 to 8ic; kettle rendered, 10}c; hams, llj to IJic; bacon, 14c; frosli killed abattoir hogs, $7.25; country dress- ed hogs, $0.50; live hogs, $5. Kggs â€" Candled solccted, 24 to 25c; straight receipts, 21c; Montreal lim- ed, 19c. Cheeseâ€" Ontario, 10 to lie; Townships, lOJ to 105c; Quebec", 9ic. Butter â€" Townships creamery, 21 J to 211c; Quebec, 20i to 21c; Western dairy, 15 to 17c; Western rolls, 17 to 18c. UNITF:n .STATi:S MARKETS. Minneapolis, Dec. 1.â€" Wheat â€" De- cember, 78Jc; May, 80c; on track. No. 1 hard, 811c; No. 1 Northern, 801c: No. 2 Northern, 78}c; No. 3 Northern, 73 to 75ic. Flourâ€" First patents, $4.(55 to $1.75; second, do.. $4.55 to 5-1.(15; first clears, $3.40; second, do., $2.30 to $2.40. Branâ€" In bulk, S13.25. Diiluth, Dec. 1.â€" Wheatâ€" To arrive â€"No. 1 hard, 795c; No. 1 Northern, 77Sc; No. 2 Northern, 75Sc; Decem- ber, 77ic; May, 79c. liuflalo, Dec. 1. â€" Flourâ€" .Steady. Wheatâ€" Unsettled; No. 1 Northern, 85Jc; Winter. olTerings light; No. 2 red 8Gc. Cornâ€" tjuiet; No. 2 yellow, 52Jc; No. 2 corn 50»c. Oaisâ€" No- thing doing, linrleyâ€" 52 to f)3c. Rye â€" No. 1 in store, 59c. EESULTS IRE SURPRISING INVESTIGATION OP FOS 1903. SEEDS COUNTTIY PROmjCF. Applesâ€" The market is quiet, with prices .'.loudy. Winter iruit (lUoted at $1.75 to $2 per bbl. in car lots, and at $2 to $2.50 in .'small (puinlitios. Beansâ€" There is a quiet trudo, with prices .stead.v. I'rinio b('ans aro (juo- ted nt SI.(i5 to $1.70 per bush. Dried Applesâ€" The demand is fair. With priL'u.s unchanged at 41 to 5c per lb. Hopsâ€" The market is firm at 29 to aoc. Hone,vâ€" The market is quiet at to 7s per III. fur l)Ulk, and nt $1.25 to $2 for comb. Choice clover honey, 7 to 71c per lb. Hayâ€" Iiemand is fair, with receipts )nly modirato. No. 1 timothy ([no- ted Ht $9.50 on track, Toronto, and mixed at $(i.50 to 57. Strawâ€" The market is (piiet at $5 per ton for ear lots on track. l^otatoesâ€" The market is a trifle firmer, with receipts li;ri,t. Clars on truck are (|Uotod at 58 to OOc per bog- for (;^ood quality. Poultrvâ€" The demand is fair, and ofTerinus moderate. Turkeys nro quoted at 10 to 12c i)er "lb., and geose at 7 to 8c iier IT).; ducks, 9 to 10c i)er lb., or 85 to 90c per pair. Chickens, 8.1 to 9c per 111., or 70 to 85c per pair; old hens, 50c jier pair. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Trade continues fairly good, but the supplies of choice (jual- Itios aro limited. Prices generally ai-c firm. Wo quote'- Finest 1-lb. rolls, 19 to 20c; choice large rolls, 16 to 171c; selected, dairy tubs, 17 to 171c: secondary grades, 13 to 14c; creamery prints, 22 to 23c; sol- ids, 19 to 20c. Kggsâ€" Market firm. Wo quote:â€" Strictly new laid, 24 to 25c; fresh Store gathered, 21c; cold storage, 19c; limed, IHc. Cho(tsirâ€" Market quiet but steady. Wo quote.â€" Finest, 11 to lllc the latter for twins; seconds, lOJ to lOJc. IIOO PRODUCTS. Dres.scd lioga are unchanged, with bfferings liberal. .Sales at $(> deliv- ered here. Cured meats unchanged, with a fair demand. Wu (|Uote:â€" Bacon, long clear, 10c in ton and case lots. Mess pork, $17; do., short cut, $19 to $19.50. Smoked meatsâ€" Hams, light to min diuni, 13 to l-'i^c; do., hi'avy, 12 to 12ic; rolls, lOJ to lie; shoulders, Oi to 101c; bucks, 14 to 15c; break- last bacon, 14 to l-ljc. I.ardâ€" The" market is qulot, with prices steady. We quote: â€" Tio'ces, 8ic; tubs 8}r; polls, 9c; compound, 8 to 9c. nORINEHS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Dec. 1.â€" Manitoba wheat 4^ steady at 79c for No. 1 Northern, Fort William. The local demand fer oats is slow, and there is none at all for other grains, so that quota- tions are nominal. The Cheese Mar- ket continues dull and prices im- changed. Thr. Butter Market is quiet, with a fair local demand. The Stocks of butter being held in the city at present are very light for this time of year. Western rolls in park- ages of about 30 pouiul.s sell at 18c. Poultry i.s still scarce, and the rto- 1.1 VF. STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Doc. 1. â€" Bu.^inoss in but- chois', e.xijoitera' and short-keep feoileis was bii:,k at tlie Western MarliBt to-day, and values were lii^^h- er than bcfi)io. Si.cep and lambs were in good demand, and although the ulle. ings weio free all weic sold ea ly. liogs were weak in pri-..o. with a liiwer toimenc.v. Hutclieis' I attic coniinucd to tell readily and luiics held strong. Se.- 01 al ihoi. u loads were sold at $4.25 per cwt. Quotations were us fol- lows: â€" Clioico bulciieis'. 1.000 to ll.liHj lbs., $4 to $4.25; good leads. 9,-.0 to 1,(},%0 \}», $3.50 to $3.75; fair and meiliiun load.s, S3. 25 to S.'3.- i .'â- )(); lonimoii, $2.75 to $3; rough and inforioi, $2 to $2. .50; caiii er.s, $1.75 I to $2 per rwt. Trade in export rows was steady I on ligiit le^eipis, wl ile (ommon to fair buti'heis' woie not very p eulii'ul and con: cqucni ly were ull .'old eutly. I We q\K)to : â€" Expoi t cow.'-, 1.2U0 to il,."iUII lbs, $;i.l21 to ,S;i.(>0; (ows. 800 to 1,100 lbs. $2.40 to $3.10: lough (OWS, $1.75 uj). The feature of the market for feed- ers and sto kers was tl o biisk de- mand lor the be.^t des-riptiens. Quo- talions foU.iw : â€" lle.ivy f( odei s, l,2O0 to I, .'11)0 lb:, .?•! to ".?4.25; loerlo:-!-, 950 lo l.fOO Ibs', $."!.. -)0 to $4; foo:!- ors, 8U0 to 950 lbs, $3.25 to $3.50; ytocle H, COO to 80O lb^;, $2.50 to $3; f.t(ick cal\es, 400 lbs up, $2.25 [ler cwt. Trade in sheep and lambs was bi isk, a"d pri es were firm. We (luoto â€" ICxport owe.H, S3. 25 to $3.40; ox- port biuk.i, $2.50 to $2.75; lambs, $3.75 lo $4.25 per cwt., and cull.-;. 52 to $3 each. Cahes sol I at $2 to $10 each, and 31 to ,51c per lb. Mil h cows wo:o fum at $30 to $71 each. Tbc latter figure was paid by J. Armstrong for an extra (lie cow Hogs wo-o uiu hanged, but the pros|io(ts were that pri' ( s would go lower. Wo quole : â€" Hel'Cts, IGO to 200 lb?, iif piime bacon (lualii.v, $3.25 to $3.50. and .'tugs $2 to $3 per cwt. WANT PORTABLE HOUSES. Panama Firm Expects to fj.->t Them :n Canaila. An Ottawa despatch says: The De- partment of Trade nnd Commerce has recelV('d a letter from a firm at Colon, Isthmus of Panama, asking to he placed in communication with some firm in Canada nuinufacturing portable houses. This is evidenll,\' an indication that active oi)arali(>ns upon the Panama Canal will shortly be resumed. During the De 1 esseps regime man.v portable ho'.ises Wfjro re- (juired f(U' the oHicers and men on the dift'oient sections. These are re- ported to be in ruins, and Canada is being nppealf!d lo for new house.s to take the i)lace of the old ones. Tlie accommodation reqtiired is for some twenty to fifty uuui in eacb house. AN ALL-CANADIAN RAILWAY B. C. Government Favors a Lino to the Yukon. A Victoria, B.C., despatch says: The speech from the throne at tho opening of the British Columbia Leg- islature on Thursda.v afternoon re- commended the pushing forward of an nil-Canadian railwa.v from somo point on tho Briti.sh Columbia roa.'it to the Yukon, this step being duo lo the adverse deci.slon on the Alaska Secur(5d From Merchants and Tested in the Seed Labora- tory, Ottawa. Tho contiiuied investigation into tho condiiiona uiuiei whiih agricul- tural !=ee('s are sold in Canada has been given a rather extei.slNe Fcopo dull y 1903. Tie repo. t of the Work done by tlie .Seed Division dur- ing 191(2 was publisi ed in iJui:etln, No. 8. In the spiing of tl:o cur- rent year, oi:e thousand ono hundred and twelve samples of gi a."-s, clover, flax, cereal, root crop and garden vogetabits seeds were secured from mc:-cban<s in all iiarts of Canada and tesied in tho Seed Laboratory, Ottawa. In addition to these, one hundred nnd twenty-live samples of grass and (lover seeds Were analysed for farmers and seed merchants. With each sample obtained for in- ve tigution, information was en- dobccl giving the name of the denier and tho phue whcie it was sold, the priie i>cr pound or per bushel and the origin of tho feed. In this con- r.ection it is interesting to note that the iirices paid by farme:s for grass and (lover seeds were no glide to the actual value of the samples. The average pri es per one hundred IJouni's of limoth^-, Alsike, and Red Clover socd.";, os shown by the in- formation cards received with the sam[>le.s, 1 a\o been calonlatcd, and the res\ilts are son;ewhat surprising. If Lhe.-e aic to bo taken as a fair aveiagc, we find the.t in Ontario, fir.st gi a(io Timoiiiy sold for $5.39 per hundred; seroi.d grario for 86.24 and lower giadcs for $5.52. In Que- ho. fust grade Red Clovnr averaged $15.50, second gitu'e $12.55, and lower grades $15.15. In the Mail- time Pi ovi:ices AbiUe of tie be.'^t grade Fold for an a^'e'nge of $17.00; fcoiond grade $10.50, and lower grades $10.45 per hundred jiounds. IN THOSE CAIX'UL.VTIONS the nature of the impuriiics contain- ed in tho Bamides was, of course, not tal-en i:.to con.-.idcietion. Samples containing 90 per cent, or over of good feed were rated as fir.st gra^ie; samples <o tulni g boiwcen 80 and 9u jier cent us tocond gi ade; and samples containii\.g less than 80 per rent us low grade. It may be pointed out that no sample of AI il-e lontaining 90 per tent or over of puie and geiuiinablo ^^ocd was ob- tai: cd in the proviinc of Quboc. Two hundred and :,i.\ siiDides of Timothy >e(.'d wcie analvsed nnd of lhe;,c eighty-four contained 90 per cent or over of pure ai d germin- able KCBils. Soventy-two of those samples contained fewer than 1,000 weed seeds per lb., ono hundred and sixty-two coivained fewer than 5,1100, nnd sixteen contained more than lO.OOO. Out of o: e hundi-ed nnd thirty-six E.amples of Al.'-iko that wore analysed only six contained 90 per cent or over of iniio and gerniinablo seed. Eighteen of them contained fewer than 1,000 weed seeds per pound; fixty-.sevcn contained fewer than 5,000, and twouty-two contained more than 10.090. Two bundled and six samples of Re 1 Clover were obtained fiom sxnali dealeis and of these eighty s.-unples contained 90 per rent or over of pure and geiniiuablc feed. Sixty- five of them loiitained fewer than 1,000 wecKl ^eed,s per pound, one hun- dred and twenty-live contain fewer than 5,0t>0, and forty-four contained more than 10,000. It is well to note thot a largo proportion of those samples obtain- ed f.ir iiivestigaiion weic purchased fiom Irresponsible dealers in villages and smull towns. The reliable seed hon.si's retail largo quantiiles of high cla:s soedH, but a comparatively email nuniber of sami Ics were ob- tained illreit from these large flims. The pcictntoge of samples of good quality would have been nmch great- er if this had been <ion<!. SEEDS FROM aRl-;AT BRITAIN. 3e\en samplci of Alsikc and four- Ipon of Red Clover Eoods were ob- t.iincd from ret^dl Beeds,mcn in CSrent Britain. Of these, thico of Al Ike and Ave of Red Clover were said to ho Ca.na( Ian grown. Tho analytcs i-f Iho Ciinadinn Alsiko showed an avorago (.f 05, G per cent of pure and gennii.able snei s. The average of the three Bamides of Ahl!:e which were suid to be English grown was 94.27 lier rout, and tl o ono Qci-man grown feumplc included in the lot contained 81.73 I'cr cent of pure and geiniitmblo seeds. Tho latter somiilo coiitnincd thirteen species of loieign seeds. Tho average purity of tho four- teen Bamplvs ol Rod Clover feeds in tlroat Hiilain was 98. (> and tho avo ago germinallon 92.3 per cent. Tho Canadian grown samples were slightly lower in |>cr cent of purity than t^hOBo which wore said to have been grown in England and Chile. The a\eiuge per lont. of purity of tho flvo Can.idian grown samples was 06.7 and the average per cent, of vitality 03.6. Comparing tho qunlit.v of the Can- adian grtnvn .seed obtained from re- tail dealers in Oreat Britniii with that of tbc samples purchased from retail dealers in Canada, it would seem that much of our best recloun- cd Alsike nnd Red Clover eced Is exported. While It is desirable that the reputation of Canadian grown Eoeds 1)0 maintained In European markets, it is no le-'^fi Important that Canadian farmers shoiild not bB further contamhiatod by the weed fee is reniairrfng in the screoi\ing.«i arrt lower srade.s of seeds which arc left for C'c home trode. MEN '^AN WILD IN WOODS. Bnglishmen Became Demented bj Cold and Hunger. A Port Arthur, Ont., despatch says : â€" A frightful story comes f i om Karninihtlque, a station 20 miles wes-t of here on the C. P. R. Four Englishmen arrived there Thursday and started lo walk to the camp of Kelly nnd Close, some 12 milc.'^ distant, where they were to get em- ployment. Two "of the men, for some leason, returned and took the train to Fort William, tho other two had dinner at Charles Greer's camp, some four miles en route to Kelly and Close's. The.y left there on their way, but never reached their destination. Sundn.y some men lu tho employ of Charles Greer, while tcatning between the camp and Kam- inistlque, saw two men in the bush. They weie without shoes and appar- ently demented. Their clothing v/as torn, and when discovered they yell- ed lilo Indians, and made ofl into the woods. Tho police of Fort William were telegraphed for, aid went out, but returned without doing anything to locate them, nnd the.y wore left running wild in the woods without clot ing in zero weather. Searching parties from the ramps were de- spatched, and one of th(! men found bacl.y froyen but still alive. Though in a terrible condition, and his clotl - irg nearly all gone, he was brought to p'ort William, and taken to the hospital, where it was ascertained 'is named was Burns. But slight Ijopes are entertained for his rocov- ei"y. Tho other man was found on Wednesday afternoon In the wood, dead. They had apparently lost their wa.V. and through cold and hunger, their minds became unbal- anced, though when found t'^ey were within a few miles of civilization. The dead man has not yet been i en- tlfied. Wm. Burn.', who was rescu- ed, came from Newcastle. Ont. STOPPED BY CATERPILLARS Larvae Covered Rails and Clogged Engine's Wheels. A Sydney despatch says: The mail train from the Southern States arrived hero the other day an hour late. This delay was due to a most extraordinary cause. It appears that in several perts of New South Wales the caterpilUus this year have found such an abundance of food that they have multiplied to nn alarming extent, and assumed the proportions of a plague. Part of the lino over which tho mail train passed was cov- jcred with caterpillars, particularly I near Cootamundra. At this point the wheels of the engine and train I became absolutely clogged with the I crushed bodies of tho larvae, and the [train came to a standstill. Though the locomotive's sanding-gear was in I good order, it was found to bo en- tirely inadequate to counteract the jelTect caused by this strange obstruc- tion, and the driver, as a last re- i source, tied some sacking on to the I cowcatcher, and after several efforts ! succeeded in starting tho train. For the rest of tho journey this device cleared the track of caterpillars as the train proceeded. SULTAN'S BAN ON SOAP. All Toilet Articles Containing Lard is Forbidden. L A London despatcli says: The Sul- tan of Turkey recently instituted a reform which was not prompted by the Austro-RuBSian scheme. It car- ried dismay to the hearts of the beauty experts of Constantinople. Abdul llamid. on learning that a great majority of cosmetics and pom- lades were mixed with pork and lard, I immediately put the royal prohibi- tion upon the sale of such impurity, nnd invoked the conunand of the Koran, bidding the faithful to ab- jure all things appertaining to the pig. The manufacturers of .soap nnd other toilet articles were notified that only such as wore exempt from all suspicion would be acceptable. Small merchants trading with other countries am buying ui> all the exist- ing stocks in Turkey at cheap i)ric- cs. NO ADULTERATION. Analysis of Canada's Brandies p-nd Whiskies. All Ottawa despatch says: The Inland Revenue Depai-tmcnt has rec- ently concluded the analysis of whis kies and brandies sold throughout Canada, nnd tho examination f,-iiled lo show the presence of any poison- ous adulteration. The analysists looked especially for alkaloids like morphine nnd quinine, but have not found that thoy aro used in tho li- quors cither of domestic mantifac- ture or imported from abroad that are consumed in this country. In the collection of samples the depart- ment officials were instructed to be sure and take tho.se of which they had any suspicion. So tho tests in- clude practically ull the brands whoso qunlit.v might bo questioned. -f- RAILWAY TO PEKIN Russians Have Completed Survey of the Line. A .St. rctersburg despatch sn.vs: Tlie sur\ey has been completed for a railroad from Kiakhta, .Siberia, to tekin, by way of Ougoii. The length of the road will ho about 1 ,000 miles. It will give a short cut to tho Chinese capital. FARMER IS PROSPEROUS. Ho Owns Property- Worth Over $1,000,000,000. A Toronto despatch says :â€" The farmers of Ontario aie In an unusual- ly prosperous condlon just now, according to tho annual report of the Provincial Bureau cf Industries. There v/e. j 15,(>84 mortgages re- corded lai-t yeai-, valued at $10,890, 61.5, to secure oxi; tl g debts, and 142. valued at $1,099,158, for future endorsation, whereas seven years ago 21,789 mortgages weio register- ed. The number of chattel mort- gages issued against farmers last year was 7,235, the smallest in ten years. The agg ogate of these mort- gages was $2,850. In 1895 tho mortgages were 12,283, over 5,000 nioro than last year and represented $3,7()7,a-10. The total values of farm property in 1902 were : â€" Land §604,860,063 Buildings 237,289,668 Implements 62,199,787 Live Stock 140.544,814 Total $1,044, 89-1, 332 The number of cheese factories was 1,127, a deoreafo of 50, and thoy manufactured cheese to the value of $14,792,924 and paid to patrons for milk $13,153,255. Farm values and rentals in Ontar- io were: â€" Average value of land pel acre, $25.49, and average holdings of improvements and live stock in pro- portion to acres cleared, $32.43. Tho averagn rental for cleared land was $2.47 per acre. Tie total value of live stock sold In 1902 was 553,083,396. The ratios of acres under crop totalled (139.5. Tho total acreage cf assessed land was 23,727,010, of which 57.2 per :«iit. was cleared. MAY BE EATEN BY WOLVES F. X. Guertin, an Ottawa Woods- man, Missing. An Ottawa despatch says: Tin inference drawn from a letter receiv- ed in tho city on Thursday is that F. X. Guertin of Ottawa, the woods- man who disappeared from, a camp above Mi.ttawa somo weeks ago, has met a terrible death. The letter was received by Mr. P. MuUin from his brother-in-law, Wm. Burns, who was employed in the same camp as Guertin. Burns and Guertin were mcmbeis of a gang engaged by Eras- er &. Co. to work on one of their camps during the winter. Guertin had strange hallucinations and one night he loft the camp, presumably to return to his home in Ottawa. Hu was not seen afterwards, and as ho did not arrive at his home a search was made for him. Burns stated in the letter that in company with two' Indians he searched the country i about the camp for a couple of weeks, but no traces ol Guertin could; bo had. The Indians, who were well acquainted with the country, express- ed the belief that Guertin had been run down and devoured by wolves that overrun tho district. SPREE ENDS IN MURDER. Finlander Dies of Wound Keceived at Michel, B.C. A Fernio,. B.C., despatch says: Johnson, a Finlandw', died on Mon- da.v from tho elToct of a wound re- ceived four Weeks ago in a drunken light at Michel. Bdward Hcriel is held on the charge of murder. John- son's wound was caused by a stone, . evidentl.v thrown with violence, which' broke a small hole in the skull above the right eyi<, exposing the brain. The occa.sion of the fight was a big spree among a number of Finland- ers, in which deceased did not take a prominent part. A number of in- mates of the house wore knocked out, and when tho con.stablo visited the place he found evidence of a genuine drunken fight in broken bot- tles and uneonsciouB victims lying around. The mo.st injured, however, Was the man Johnson. The police secured an ante-mortem statement, fixing tho blame upon Edward ITeri- el. A STRICKEN TOWN. Thirteen Hundred Persons Have Typhoid. A Butler. I'a., despatch says: Since the 15lh of September this town has had over 1,300 cases of tyi>hoid and fifteen deaths. One death was re- ported on Saturdoy, and new cases continue to develop. The .State Board of Health have issued a state- ment, in Vhich the.v .soy the cause is the pollution of the drinking water used in the greater part of tho bor- ough. In re.sijonse to appeals doc- tors and mirsi's arc arrlvjng on every train, but domestic help to wash tho clothes and bedding of the patients is as badly needed as nuv.'iea. '1 hreo deaths occurred on .Sunday from fever . GkS EXPLODED. Three men Burned in Store Cellaf at Wiarton. A Wiarton despatch sa.vs: Tho list of accidents through acetylene gas has increased by an explosion in the store of E. D. Weber, on Thurs- day. Mr. Weber, with sovernl oth- ers, was removing the gas plant from his cellar to a st<>rehou.<!-e in tho rear, nnd in disconnecting the parti brought a lamp too close. An ex< plosion at onco followed. Mr. Web- er, Mr. J. Tilh'.v. nnd Mr. Manvcn Were badly burned.