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V ^ rjl.'!,J!.JJ.'..Li!il" T fS l PASTOR ACCUSED O F MURDEB A Reward for the Arrest of £ev. J. H. Carmiohael. A desp.itch from Port Huron â- ays : By incana of two false teeth it was definitely establishfd on Friday nftornoon that (Jiileon Browning, a carpenter of Adair Village, was the man who was butchered on Tuesday evening of last week in the little Rattle Run Methodist church in Columbus Township. With part of the mystery which has enshrouded the brutal crime thus cleared, the supervisors of St. Clair County inmicdiately offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of Kev. John H. Carmiohael of Adair, pastor of the little church, and the man who was at first supposed to have been kille'l, dismembered and .then burned in the church stoves, thus becomes the alleged murder- er. He is a man over 6 feet tall, weighing more than 200 pounds. Strenuous efforts to discover â- ome motive for the destruction of the carpenter by the minister were fruitless. Rumors that Carmichael bad been seen crossing the St. Clair fiiver into Canada could not be cor- roborated. An officer sent to St. Thomas, Ont., reported no trace of him there. The wife and daughter of the minister were examined on Fri- day by the prosecuting attorney here, and he stated afterward that he was convinced that they knew nothing of the murderer nor the man's disappearance. A statement by Mrs. Carmichael, that her hus- band's sister is an inmate of an in- sane asylum in West Virginia, may explain some of the horrible fea- tures of the crime, if the authori- ties' suspicious about Rev. Mr. Carmichael are borne out. Mrs. Carmichael also said that her husband was moody and restless the night before ho disappeared, and apparently brooding over some- thing. It was also learned that on Mon- day, the day before the murder, Rev. Mr. Carmichael came to the post-office in Adair, apparently much agitated and perturbed, and received a letter which he took away without opening. ADULTERATED PEPPER. One of (he Worst Articles of Food Sold in Canada. A despatch from Ottawa says : / bulletin has been issued by the Inland Revenue Department giv- ing the results of analysis of 208 tamples of ground pepper sold throughout the Dominion. Of 14G iiamples sold as white pepper, 32, or 22 per cent., ^er« adulterated, and of 1.^2 samples sold as black pepper 37, or 24 per cent., were adnlteratcd. Wiiile the results shdw considerable improvement ever the analyses made in previ- ous years, the bulletin points out that ground peppers still remain one of the most badly adulterated '^-^ftrtifiles of food in Canada. SoGMf' of the"''1ttittlter*''ed saniQia*" con- tained sand, coc6iiftuV *Bnells and various forms of dirt. The chief centres of adulteration are in and about Montreal and Winnipeg. . _*_ AriACKED WITH A HAMMER. Wife of Manitoba Farmer Victim of Hired Man. A despatch from Brandon, Man- itoba, says : Mr«. Hunter Cooper, wife of a well known farmer liv- ing near Bradwardine, while driv- ing liome on Wednesday was at- tacked by the hired man, named •Harry Scarr, an Englishman, 18 years of age. Armed with a ham- mer, Brarr struck Mrs. Cooper a number of times over the head, j fracturing her skull. He then went I to Bradwardine, and meeting Mr. Cooper informed liiin nf what he ' had done. Scarr was kept under surveillance for a few hours and then arrested and placed in a box car awaiting transportation to jail Lere. *â€" . KILLED BY ItnOTHER. Shot Aimed at Rnbbit Entered Maii'H Leg. A despatch from Petrolea says : James Bullock was shot and killed on Thursday by his brother Bert, who aimed/at a running rabbit and hit James in the leg. The accident took place on the farm of John Doyle, near Oil Springs. WILL COST TWO LIVES. Dynamite Explosion in Trnn-scon- tiuentul Railway Camp. A despatch from Kenora s,Tys ; Another tragedy involving the death of one man and the fatal in- jury of another from an explosion of dynamite occurred in McCrea & Courtney's construction camp on the National Transcontinental last Monday. The dead ...an was Ilendrickson, a Swede, and the in- jured man is named Andersim. They were spooning out a hole which had been sprung a few days previously, when the iron struck part of an unexploded cartridge and a terrific -explotion foUo.vwedT The,^BJTtreJ man is in Uyfh'ospital Vie re. * C. P. R. WESTERN LINES. Thirty Blillion Dollars Required This Year. A dfti-patch from Winnipeg says: Thirty million dollars was mention- ed on Thursday at the local offices of the Canadian Pacific as the jum which Second Vice-I'resident Whyto will a.sk from the treasury of the company to be expended on west- ern lines during the season of 1909. Mr. Whyte will leave for the cast on Friday and will spend the following week in Montreal. He will be accompanied by the chief engineer for western lines, J. E. Schwitzer, who for several weeks )>ast has been devoting his entire time to a consideration of the work to bo done next yor.r in cdnnec- tion with the building of addition- al track and betterment and main- tcuajcc of existing lines. * . FIVE MEN FROZEN TO DEATH. Report ReeciTod at Edmonton From " Beyond Pembina Kiver. A despatch from Edmonton, Alta. says : A report has been received here of five men being fro^.en to death 160 miles west of here and beyond Pembina River. Meagre information to hand says the \\c- tims were all Frenchmen, who left Stony Plain three days ago, intcnd- iuR (o tr.'ivol to Maclcdd. and that they all met their melancholy fate just n short distance beyond the 109th mile house. COi\DENSED NEWS ITEiMS HAPPENINGS FROM AIL OVER TU£ GLOBE. Telegraphic Rrlcfs From Our Own And Other Countries of Recent ETcntSt CANADA. Alex. McDonald, known as "The King of the Klondike," died sud- denly at Clear Creek. An important drainage project to apply to the whole Province is be- ing considered by the Government. The C. P. U. is giving a low raio on grain shipments west to encour- age the Pacific expert trade. The C. P. R. will probably with- draw the half-rate fares granted to ministers in parts of the west. The Paesenger Agents' Associa- tion has refused to grant excur- sion rates to the Montreal Winter Carnival. Game and fishery licenses and fin^s for violations of the game laws aggregated $30,000 during 1908, in Ontario. C. De Forbes was sentenced at Winnipeg to twenty-three months in jail for forgery and misappropria- tion of funds. Mr. T. S. Acheson has been ap- pointed grain agent of the C. P. R., to control the transportation of the western crop. Recorder Dupuis of Montreal se- verely criticizes Rev. Arthur French's methods of fighting the social evil in that city. The Winnipeg City Council let contracts amounting to a million dollars for the construction of a municipal power plant. I A large amount of money will be I spent in improvement to the plant I of the Lake Superior corporation ; at Sault Ste. Marie, according to Mr. Clergue. Irene Haffy, a Welland girl, was saved from drowning in a most gallant manner by Donald McElv- I ride, aft<-r she had broken through j the ice while xkating. "Tlja BoSird of Trade of Vancouver pHas sent a prote.st to Sir Wilfrid I^aurier against the poaching of American fishermen in the waters around Queen Charlotte Island. It was stated at the annual meet- ing of the Eastern Ontario Dairy- men at Prescott that a cow could be kept through the winter at a cost of two dollers a month. The C. N. R. is said to have made an agreement to build five hundred miles of new railway in Alberta, under Provincial bond guarantee of fifteen thousand dollars a mile. GREAT BRITAIN. It is expected that the new treaty I between Britain and the United j States will be signed in a few days. j Mr. Henniker Heaton says Mr. jLetnieux's visit to England has giv- |en the movement for penny-a-word cables a decided impetus. h Is Feared They Have Been Drowned in Hudson's Bay. A despatch from Winnipeg eays ; Messrs. U. I). Fry, F. Peters, and Ji. Morrier, surveyor!*, who have Ijeen working at Fort Chnrchill lor some months, the latter two being engaged in laying out a tounsilc there under the direction of the Dominion Government, ar- rived in Wiimipcg on Wednesday morning after an arduous trip in by <li)g train. All three were cloth- ed in the Ks(|uininu garb of rein- deer skins. They bring the start- ling intelligence that two patrols of niouiited police have been lost in the vicinity of Churchill and Fullorton. One of the missing parties was in charge of Inspec- tor Peltier of the R.N.W.M.P., and the other was in charge of fiergt. Donaldson. Inspector Pel- tier, accompanied by a party of Indians, left Athabasca Landing early this year for Chesterfield I ilet, on the annual patrol trip, and in search of missing Geologi- c-il Surveyor Caldwell, who has ))fen lost for two years in *h« north. In August Sergt. Donald- '1 left Churchill for Fulk-rton, ('"â- *f point north in Cana- 1 .•,'iitt"ii liy white men, to meet â- Inspector Peltier. Roth parties were to return to Churchill by September 1, but as yet have not shown up. Sergt. Donaldson was in charge of a squad of four. Cor- poral Reeves, nil interpreter and two Esquiinos. They travelled in cno of the small coast steamers (from Fort Churchill, and it is thought that tliis vessel may have capsized on the Hudson Bay. .\ party was sent ont frtmi Fort Churchill on Novenibrr 22 by Ma- jor Moody to search for the miss- ing men. They are travelling by dog train, and will go mirth to Fullcrton. "Hudson Bay is al ways open," said Mr. Morrier, when asked aluuit navigation on Ithe Bay. At Churchill tho ice left on July 10, and it froze over again I on November 10. The Hudson Bay steamer Pelican wcs at ('tiiirchill I in .August. In July it was tied up : at York I'''actory for twelve days, on account of ice in the mouth of j the river. The only place where I serious trouble w(>nld be rnoount- I ered would he at the Straits, where the ice blocks up, but there I Im said to be an open channel through this. UNITED STATES. The New York State Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution fav- oring reciprocity with Canada. Four cattle rustlers were killed in a pitched battle with members of a vigilance committee near San Diego, Cal. President Roosevelt has refused to allow Attorney-General Bona- narto to answer a question asked him by the Senate. Five boys, whose ages run from eight to thirteen years, have been arrested at St. Louis, Mo., on a charge of murdering a peddler. Eight night-riders occuse<i at Union City, Tenn., of lynching Capt. Rankin were convicted of murder, six in tho iirst degree, two in the second. GENERAL. Fifteen persons lost their livea in floods in <'ost;i Rica. The Shah of Persia has issued ft manifesto revoking the constitu- tion. The Kaiser has decided to travel less and to live more simply tliis year. Sixteen British sailors were drowned at Sydtiey, N.S.W., when their pinnace was sunk in a col- lision. -Australia will probably send a representative to the. conference of the Governments interested in the all-red route. It is understoiKl tliat the Sultan of Turkey will use his influence to keep the Mohammedans of India loyal to British rule. The French elections have re- sulted in a Govcrnniont victory, the Radical-Socialist bloc making a net gain of fifteen seats. Kang Yu Wei, the Chinese re- form leader, has declared that Yuan Shi Kai bribed a physician to poison the late Emperor. (Jerman mnnufacturprs arc cum plaining that the surtax of 20 ricr cent, levied on their goods ha^ mined their trade with Canaii. The Queen of Italy has organized a Sewing Society in the Quirinal at Home, and noble ladies and Iworkgirls toil together there, mak- I ing clothes for earthquake Buffer- I era. The Government of Italy prj- posps to meet the financial con ) i- jquencos of the earthquake by levy- ing a special land tax of five per rent., an<l a tax of one cent on each railway ticket sold. niE WORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Da!ry Produce at llnme uud Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Jan. 12.â€" Flour â€" On- tario wheat 90 per cent, patents quoted at $3.70 to-day in buyer*' eacks for export. Manitoba flour, first patents, $5.80 on track, To- ronto ; second patents, $5.30, and strong bakers', $5.10 to $5.20. Wheat â€" Manitoba, $1.09 to $1.09% for No. 1 Northern, at $1.06 for No. 2 Northern, and at «1.04 for No. 3 Northern, Geor- gian Bay ports. No. 1 Northern is quoted at $1.13, all rail, and No. 2 Northern at $1.10, all rail. Ontario Wheatâ€" No. 2 white, 94 to 94%c outside; No. 2 red Winter at 95c outside, and No. 2 mixed at 94c outside. Oatsâ€" Ontario No. 2 white, 39 to 39%c outside, and at 41% to 42c on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Canada oats, 41%c, lake ports, and No. 1 feed, 42c, lake ports. Ryeâ€" No. 2 quoted at 70c out- side. B.irley â€" No. 2 at 55c outside ; No. 3 extra at 53c and No. 8 at 51c. Buckwheatâ€" 60 to 56Xc outside. Peasâ€" No. 2 quoted at 86c out- side. Cornâ€" No. 2 American yellow nominal at 67% to 68c on track, Toronto, and No. 3 yellow at 60c Toronto. Branâ€" Cars, $19.50 in bulk out- side. Shorts, $21 to $22 in bulk outside. MANY OIAKES YET TO COME Likely to Occur in Sicily for TWo Years Says Observatory Director COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" Winter stock $3 to $4 per barrel for good qualities, and at $2 to $2.60 for cooking apples. Beansâ€" Prime, $1.70 to $1.75, and hand-picked, $1.80 to $1.85 per bush. Honey â€" Combs, $2 to $2.75 per dozen, and strained, 10 to He per pound. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, $10 to $10.- 50 per ton on track here, and No. & at $7 to $8. Strawâ€" $7 to $7.50 on track. Potatoes â€" Ontarios COc per bag. Delawares, 75 to 80c per bag on track. Poultry â€" Chickens, dressed, 10 to 12c per pound ; fowl, 7 to 9c ; ducks, 10 to 12c; geese, 10 to lie perl pound ; turkeys, 16 to 18c per pound. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Pound prints. 25 to 27c ; tubs, 22 to 24c ; inferior, 20 to 21c. Creamery rolls, 28 to 29c, and sol- ids, 27c. Eggs â€" Case lots of cold storage, 20 to 27c per dozen ; selections, 30- to 31c, and new laid 40c per doz- en. Cheese â€" Large cheese, 13/ic per pound, and twins, 13%c. A despatch from Rome says : The people of Messina mourn more than anything else the destruction of their cathedral, the glory of Messina, which Had been famous for centuries, defying all former earthquakes, witli its beautiful cyclopic monolith column and glorious Norman, Angevin and Aragonese tombs of kings of Italy. All are ruined. The condition of the C'alabarse Provinces is most desolate. They are an immense silent necropolis, stretching from the Ionian to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Father Alfari, director of the Florence Observatory, is of the opinion that tarthquakcs will con- tinue two or three years, being violent at the beginning and gradu- ally decreasing. During the follow- ing three months shocks will be felt at Messina and Reggio. If of frequent occurrence they vrill be flight, if infrequent they will be violent. Hence Father Alfari warns the rescuers at Messina and Reggio to be cautious. RESCUED ALIVE FROM RUINS. Earthquakes continue at Messina. Most of the shocks are slight, but several have been rather violent, causing the collapse of several houses that remaiaed standing af- ter the shock of Dec. 28. Ten persons were rescued alive from the ruins on Tuesday. Soldi- ers are burying the bodies found on the surface of the ruins. Two thousand were entrenched in deep | ditches on Wednesday. Food isj plentiful. The evacuation of Mes- sina is being hastened. Survivors are arriving at Naples on every train. Five hundred arrived at Rome on Tuesday. A majority of them were forwarded to M'lau and Genoa. Gen. Mazza, who is in supreme command in the earthquake area, has telegraphed to Premier Gio- letta that the securities of the! Banea di Italia, the Banca Com- ' merciale, tho Navigazione Gener- ale Italana and the Socicta Vel- occ, have been recovered from the ruins of the buildings occupied by those concerns. He adds that help is being given to other banks and commercial firms in searching for their securities. Dowager Queen Margherita will donate $200,000 to build and en- dow an orphanage for 100 children whose parents were killed in the recent earthquake. An earthquake started a land- > slide on the mountain above loca- ti, Sicily, on Wednesday. Sever."' houses were demolished and four persons were killed. The Bishop of Tropea, Calabria, reports that 500 churches in his dioceso alone were destroyed by the earthquake. TO REBUILD RUINED CITY. A despatch from Rome says : A special session of the Chamber of Deputies, called to adopt mea- sures for the alleviation of the si- tuation in Calabria and Messina, met on Friday night. Over 400 members were present and the gal- leries were crowded with visitors. The scene was a most solemn and pathetic one. Signer Macora, pre- sident of the Chamber, made a •' speech commemorating those who ' lost their lives through the earth- . quake, to which the Deputies lis- tened, standing in religious silence. ' Signor Macora was often interrup- . ted by his own and the Deputies' , sobs and weeping, especially th^ Sicilian and Calabrian Deputies, ' all of whom had lost relatives and" friends in the disaster. He spoke, feelingly of the tributes of sym- pathy shown by the entire world,' and praise<^ the King and Queen' for being among the first to go to. the stricken districts. He express-_ ed gratitude for the help given by' the vessels of the foreign navies,' the men of which performed works of heroism, and had united with Italian soldiers and sailors to aid suffering humanity. He concluded his speech by declaring that tht ruined cities would rise again. Th^ only time the silence was broken in the course of the speech wais when Signor Macora referred to the King and Queen and the fore- ign warships, at which the Deputies cheered. ; Premier GioHtti presented a pro- ject of law regulating the situation. He thanked all the nations of the world for aid they had given. Hb also declared that Reggio and Mes- sina would be rebuilt. Slight earthquakes continue. The worst have occurred at Reggio', where several damaged building collapsed. " HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon â€" Long clear, 10% to lie per pound in case lots; mess pork, $19 to $10.50; short cut, $22.50. Hamsâ€" Light to medium, 13 to 13%c; do., heavy, 12c; rolb, lOj^ to 10%c; shoulders, 10 to 10%c; backs, 10 to 10%c ; breakfast ba- con, 14% to 15c. Lardâ€" Tierces, 12%c ; tubs, 12%c ; pails, 12%c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Jan. 12.â€" Grain â€" Ca- nadian Western No. 2 white oats at 40%c ; extra No. 1 feed oats at 45V„c ; and No. 2 feed at 45c per bushel, in car lots, ex store. Flour â€"Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts at $G, seconds at $5.60; Win- ter wheat patents, $5 to $3.25 ; straight roller, $4.60 to $4.70; do., in bags, $2.15 to $2.25; extra, $1.- 75 to $1.86. Feed â€" Manitoba bran, $21; shorts, $24; Ontario bran, $21 to $21.50; middlings, $24.50 to $25.60; shorts, $24.50 to $25 per ton, including bags ; pure grain raouille, $30 to $32; millod grades, $25 to $'28 per ton. Cheese- West- erns, 1S% to 12%c, and Easterns at 11% to 12c. Butterâ€" 25% to 26c, and September make at 20% to 27c. Eggsâ€" New-laid at 35c, se- lected stock at 27% to 28c, and No. 1 stock at 24% to 25c per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Jan. 12.â€" Wheatâ€" Spring wheat, higher ; No. 1 Northern, carloads, store, $1.14%; Winter, firm. Cornâ€" Strong. Oats â€" Firm. Barleyâ€" Feed to malting, 62 to 70c Minneapolis, Jan. 12. â€" Wheat â€" May, $1.00% to $1.09%; July, $1.- 09%; cash No. 1 hard, $1.11 to $1.11%; No. 1 Notthern, $1.10 to $1.10%; No. 2 Northern, $1.07% to $1.08; No. 3 Northern, $1.04% to $1.06%. Branâ€" $19.00, Flour- First patents, $5.40 to $5.68; sec- ond patents, $5.30 to $5.40; first clears, $4.00 to $4.10; second clears, $2.95 to $3.10. Milwaukee, Jan. 12â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 Northern, $1.11%; No. 2 Northern, $1.00 to $1.10; May, $1.- 07% asked. Ryeâ€" No. 1, 74% to 75c. Cornâ€" May, 61 %c. Barley â€" Standard, 80% to 67c ; samples, 00% to 65c; No. 3, 62 to 63c; No. 4, 60% to 62c. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, Jan. 12.â€" Business was brisk, prices good and steady, with practically no change. Everything was cleared out before the market closed. A few e.'ctra choice cattle sold at good prices, but tho export trade was only moderate, owing to tho limited space available on ves- sels sailing next week. Good steers sold at $5.33. Butchers'â€" Business active ; prices steady at last week's •quotations, viz. : $4 to $4.50 for good cattle, and $4.50 to $4.80 for extra choice. Sheepâ€" Firmer. Lambsâ€" Steady. Hogsâ€" Firm and unchanged. * FELL ON ANOTHER MAN. Peter Peterson Killed in Mine at tiiroux Lake. A despatch from Cobalt says: On Wednesday night another fatal accident took place at the Davis mine, Oiroux Lake. Four men were engaged in a shaft down six- ty-five feet ; three had gone down the ladderway. Peter Peterson, a Finlander, single, aged 32, called down to his partners below that he was coming down a rope used on the whim for hoisting. Peter- son started down tJio rope, which gave way, precipitating him to the bottom of the ihaft sixty-five feet and killing l^m instantly. Peter- son fell upoTi Mat Nearmee' belcfl^. Nearmee is in the Red Cross Hos- pital. His injuries arc not con- sidered fatal unless complications set in. FO IN DRIES niRINti MEN. Rush of Orders for Iron Goods Sign of Good Times. A despatch from Toronto says: The big foundries and factories are increasing their pay rolls in consequence of the rush of orders for iron goods. Managers of every important concern in the city an- ticipate a very busy season, and lexpcct to have their shops run- ning to the fullest capacity in a few weeks. The relations between the iron workers and moulders un- ions and tho employers is most cordial, which makes the outlook for the men exceedingly bright. * â€" THIEVES BUSY AT SIMCOE. Police Force is in Jail and Public Can't Find Clue. A despatch from Simcoe says: The office of J. B. Jackson, coal dealer, was entered on Thursday night. The safe was broken open and about $20 in silver was taken. There have been a number of petty robberies lately, and as the whole police force is in jail there is no clue to tho thieves. No competent police protection has been provided by the town since Malone was ar- rested. FORTY KILLED IN CUFRCH. Timc-Worn Pillars of Ancioat Building Gave Way. A despatch from Berne, Switzer- land, says : During divine service on Sunday an ancient church near Siou suddenly collapsed, burying" the worshippers in the ruins. Prac- tically all the members of the con-, gregation were killed or injured. The wildest panic prevailed, those who escaped rushing through the field shouting that an earthquake had overtaken the village. Other villag^is joineil in the outcry and were w*h difficulty calmed. After' an hour's exertion, the fire com- ' pany of the place extricated 40 corpses, but it is believed that there , is still a number under the timbers, j Sixty persons wer« badly injuriil The collap.se of the church »'is' caused by the. time-worn pillars m * the underground crypt giving aw.-.y. 1 MAGlSrRATE AND JAILER. Take Part in a Free Fight at tr'te. Agathe, Que. A despatch from Montreal say- : â-  .\ sensational story is reported here â-  from St. Agathe, a small town in the Laurcntians, a short tUstfl^nce north of I'ldz city. 'VVliria the trial ' of a man named Roberts was in â-  progress Jailer Loiseau entered and ordered several witnesses to refuse, to give evidence. The presiding Magistrate ordered a policeman to arrest the jailer, but he refused.' The Magistrate then tried to make the arrest, but a free fight follow- ed. A Judge then condemned the' jailer for contempt of court, and ordered Bailiff Garceau to take charge of the jailer. Another fight followed in which the jailer cam« out best. The Magistrate has de- clared that he will resign unless ths jailer is dismissed. 23 KILLED IN MINE. Spark From Trolley Pole Ignited Poikct of Gaa. A despatch from Duquern, ois, says : A disastrous gas ei sion, in which 25 men lost tl . lives occurred on Sunday in Josf^j Ijciter's famous colliery at Zegtej;. A spark from a trolley pole of an electric motor coining in contai't with a pocket of gas is given as tfcs cause of the explosion. Eight biil- ies yet remain in the mine, but tht'y wiU be recovered before norning it is thought. Joseph Leither per- sonally conducted the first relief party that descended into the mi e to recover the bixlies. The lone survivor of the explosion was an Italian youth who escaped '«nhar.u- ed.