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NEWS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF M ontreal P h ysician s N o t Reporting Sm allpox. NO KATE RAISE Significant W ord of Railway Board Chairman. O tta w a , O nt., June 24.-- D e n y in g th at THE DISCIPLES , OF AESCULAPIUS Canadian M edical A sso c ia tion O pens in L ondoa ONE MAY RECOVER Of M . P . P . s D aughters H urt in Wreck. Asked B a y , Ont., June 24.-- T h e in in th e w reck o f th e K ip p e w a w a For in U nion L i e Co. Case. he w as a d v o c a tin g an in crease o f fr e ig tii ra te s in B ritish Colum bia, and a lo w e r in g o f those in th e p ra irie provin ces, but a d m ittin g th a t th e o p e ra tin g loss now s u ffe re d by th e C. P . R. on som e eastern d ivision s could lie m ade up b y an in crease o f ra te s-th e re in , J. 1' . M u lle r the U n ited S ta tes e x p e rt, w ho ishan dlin g f ig ures fo r D om in ion counsel, w a s on th e stan d d u rin g th is m orn in g' s session o t th e w e s te rn ra te in qu iry. M r. M u lle r w as exam in ed e.t th e open in g o f th e m o rn in g session b y M r. \Y. A . M acD on ald, counsel fo r B ritish C olum bia, w h o asked him w hen lie had com e The Duke of Sutherland is critically to th e conclusion th a t B ritish Colum bia ill. ra te s shou ld be raised and th ese in th e p ra irie s p ro vin e ts lo w ered . A m illion d o lla r in cin e ra to r fo r g a r " I cam e to no such conclusion," said bage w ill be b u ilt b y T o r o n to . M r. M u ller. T h e M c C a iro n H ou se license, T o r o n to , " I d o n 't th in k yo u need w o r r y o v e r is said to be about to be sold fo r a n y raise o f ra tes," said th e chairm an. $110,000. " I can ta k e th a t as a, decision," re , R ev . W . B. C a sw ell, w h o le a v es T o r o n m arked M r. M acD on a ld . to fo r W in n ip e g , w as p resen ted w ith a purse o f gold. X o r th ju red A COSTLY LICENSE AN X RAY SECTION N e w Departm ent W ill be a Feature. L o n don , Ont.. June 24.-- W ith an a t N o S ign s of F alls W hirlpool V ictim s. tendance o f b etw een GOO and 050 m em bers, th e C anadian M edical A s socia tio n opened in annual session in th e M asonic Tem p le here th is m orning. T h e m orning was occupied w ith the m eetin g o f the variou s sections t o arran ge fo r th e lec tu res and clinics th rou gh ou t the w eek. T h e con ven tion w ill n ot be fo rm a lly opened u n til this evening, when th e R ev. Dr. R oss w ill lead in a religiou s service and M a y o r G raham w ill d eliv er an ad dress o f w elcom e. A lre a d y s evera l of D y n a m itin g near L a m b to n has m ade th e people te rro r-s trick en and resu lted in a law suit. T h e Canadian F la x M ills, L im ite .l, o f T o r o n to , ca p ita lized a t $1,000,000, w ill lo ca te in St. Cath arin es. T h e m y s te r y surrou ndin g the d ea th o f Ch arles M a rs h a ll in T o r o n to w':is n o t solved, b y th e C o ro n er's ju r y . A n a rgu m en t w as o ffe re d b efo re the C o u rt o f R e v is io n th a t movi-ng picture th e a tres helped sto re trad e. L iz z ie A th e rto n , a tw elv e -yea r-o ld M a rch m o n t H o m e g ir l, w as fa t a lly hurn·\i a t th e hom e o f M rs. Fisher, N e w castle. T h r e e cases o f s m allp o x w ere rep o rted >j M o n tre a l in which the p a tien ts w ere p ra c tic a lly cured b o fo re th e c ity a u th o ri ties heard o f them . C h ief Ju stice I!. M. M ere d ith w ill sail fo r E nglan d th is w eek, and d u rin g his th ree m o n th s' absence it is exp ected th a t he w ill com p lete arran gem en ts fo r the fillin g o f th e p resid en cy of W e s te rn U n iv e rs ity . L u c ia G o ia m . 32 y e a rs old. lo st his life in a h yd rau lic e le v a to r , a t th e p la n t o f th e A m eric a n C ya n am id e Com pan y, N ia g a r a Falls, Ont. T h e au to m o b ile g a ra g e of G eorge Spackm an w as b ro k en in to a t St. I hom as and a c a r b elo n gin g to T . H . H u tch in son w as sto len . A b y-la w fo r spen din g $38,000 on the im p ro ve m e n t and e xten sio n o f th e O ril lia w a te rw o rk s sstem w as v o te d dow n b y th e ra te p a yers by 183 to 231. Ri>:ht H on. $ ir L e a n d e r S ta rr Jam escon w as elected P re s id e n t o f th e C h ar te re d Com pan y o f South A fr ic a to ta k e th e place o f th e D u k e o f A b ereo rn . John F. M u rra y, IS y e a rs old, m et his death in th e y a rd s o f th e M ich igan Cen tr a l R a ilro a d a t N ia g a r a F a lls, Ont.., when he w as run dow n b a lig h t engin e. Steps w ill lie ta k e n to e n la rge th e w a te rw o rk s p lan t a t T o r o n t o Islan d so th a t it w ill supply 100,000,000 ga llon s to th e c ity d a ily in stead o f 40,000,000 as a t present. Thu s fa r all e ffo r ts to reco v er the b od ies o f H u b e rt M o o re an d D on ald R oscoe, th e tw o b oy s w h o w e re sw ep t to th eir death th rou gh th e W h irp o o l rapids, h ave p ro ve d un availing. Hon. J. R. S tra tto n le a v e fo r a tw om on th s' v is it in E nglan d and th e C on tin en t. T h e em ployees o f th e P e te rb o ro E xa m in er presented M r. S tra tto n w ith an address and a p a ir o f field glasses. A St. P ete rs b u rg despatch to th e L o n don S tan d ard says th a t P res id en t W o o d ro w W ils o n has declined R u ssia 's requ est fo r a ren ew al o f th e t r e a ty o f com m erce exc e p t on th e ab solu te con d itio n th a t A m erican J ew s a re a llo w e d to e n te r R us sia fre e ly . A SOCIETY SUIT passenger tra in la s t n igh t are a ll d oin g w e ll excep t M iss M orel, d au g h ter o f H a r r y M o re l, M .P .P . fo r X ip issin g. This g irl o f sixteen w as te r r ib ly in ju red , and lies unconscious. H e r in ju ries n ecessita t ed the am p u tatio n o f one leg. She w ill h a rd ly re co v er. She was crushed b e neath one o f th e cars, w hich had to be lifte d b e fo re she cou ld be released, and she s u ffered g r e a t ly fro m shock an d loss o f blood, besides her in juries. O th ers in jured w ere th e o ld e s t .Miss M o re l, M iss P a y e tt e . W illia m M e llr o y , o f M a tta w a , Jam es H enn essy, com m ercial t r a v e lle r ; J. F ra se r, train m an , and Jo h n G o rsk y. A ll are re p o rte d d oin g w e ll and n o t ser io u sly in jured. T h e accident occurred on a ro c k y ledge, b lasted ou t o f th e m oun ta in side t o m ake room fo r tracks o v e r lo o k in g O tta w a R iv e r, and d era ilm en t is supposed to h ave been th e re su lt o f a b roken wheel. A t th is p oin t th e d istan ce fro m th e tra ck s to the w a te r w as n ot g re a t, and the ears on le a v in g th e rails plunged in to a shallow p a rt o f th e river. A nother Com pany to R e insure Policyholders. T o r o n to , Ju n e 24.-- A c t in g f o r th e A t to rn e y -G e n e ra l, a t th e re q u e s t o f F it z g e r a ld , S u p e r in te n d e n t W o f In s u r an c e, C . A . H a s te n , K .C ., a t O s g o o d e H a ll, th is m o rn in g a p p lie d f o r an o r London Fashionables C rowd Probate Court T o H ear C ase of M illion aire s Q ueer W ill. London.. * 1tine 24. - T lie m ost fashion able sot in L o n d o n s ociety crow d ed tlie P io b a t e C o u rt to -d a y, when th e h ea rin g begi'.n o f the su it o ve r th e w ill o f th e la te Si.' .lam es M u rra y S co tt, w h o le ft n # u rly .'C>.00;),1)00 to T/idy S ackville, o f K n o le P a rk , K e n t, w ife o f B a ro n iSac.vv ille , a r e la t iv e o f tlie B ritish M in is te r t<# W a s h in g to n fro m 3SSI SS. M alcolm S co tt, a b ro th e r o f S ir John, opposes p ro b a te o f th e w ill on the grou nd th a t Baron and L a d y S ack ville used undue in flu en ce in o rd e r to secure th e bulk o f the e s ta te , and argues th a t a codicil fo r which he has o ffe re d $.">0.000 re w a rd w as execu ted a fte r tlie d ra w in g o f th e w ill fo r which th e Sackv illcs seek p rob a te. B y o rd er o f th e c o u rt som e tim e ago. an en velop e lo ft b y Sir John M u rra y S co tt, addressed to L a d y S ackville, was opened, b u t it has n o t been diselyosed w h e th e r it con tain ed m issing c o d i'il. which has been searched fo r n o t o n ly in th e B ritish Isles, b u t in A m erica. A t th e open in g o f th e case fo r M a l colm S co tt, his counsel, the B ig h t Hon. F re d eric k E. Sm ith, said th e «e n e ro l na tu re o f th e case fo r M a lc o iir S co tt was th a t he alleged th a t tin* S aekvilles had spent m ore than ten v e e rs in ob ta in in g com plete ascendency and d om ination o v e r Si;- John S cott. T l)e n atu re o f th a t in fh ien ee w as such th a t, not b ein g re la ted . o r pvon h avin g an v claim s to c«ms a n g u itv w ith Sir Tohn. th e y had p ra c ti c a lly induced h?m to finance th em for enorm ou s sums d u rlyir his life tim e , and w ith th is in fluence, and o th er pressure th e y had brought, to bear, had induced him to lea\e to them th e g re a te r p a rt o f his e sta te o f $5,000,000. S ir John M u rra y S co tt, w h o died on Jan. 17. li'12. had a m ost rem r.rkable career. H e was th e sen o f a S cottish d o c to r practicing? abroad, and w h o occu pied a v e r y hum ble p osition . T h e d o c to r chanced to be called in to a tte n d th e M arq u is o f H e r tfo r d . T h e M a rq u i* and his kn*sin:ui. B ieh ard V. allace. to o k a lik in g to him. and B ich ard W a lla c e ap poin ted D r. S c o tt's son his p riv a te secre ta ry . H e served him in th a t c a p a c ity when he becam e M arq u is o f H e rtfo rd , and e v e n tu a lly induced him to present the fam ous W a lla c e a r t collectio n to tlie British n ation , fo r which service John M u rra y S co tt w as m ade a .b a ro n e t. Sir .Tohn M u rra y S c o tt's fortu n e was bequeathed to him b v L a d v W a lla c e , who l e ft him ab ou t $.>.000,000 in m o n ey and som e la r g e p ro p erties in France. the m ost n oted o f A m erican and physicians h ave arrived , surgeons am on gst of them D o cto rs Culen and Dr. B a rk er, Johns H o pk in s U n iversity, both o f whom will address the-.Canadian Club this evening. F o r th e firs t tim e in its h isto ry , th e p rogram m e o f this year's m eetin g w ill include an X -R a y section. D r. G. M c N e ill. o f this c ity , lias been chairm an o f th e c o m m ittee in change o f a rra n g e ments 'for th is section, and he rep o rts everyth in *; in readiness. " I t has been n ea rly a ll pioneer w o rk ," he said, "b u t w ith the help o f a number o f .Montreal physicians w e h ave been able t o a r range a g o o d program m e." D r. A . H o w a rd P ierie , o f M o n trea l, w ill be chairm an o f the section, and tw o em inent specialists in th e use o f th e XR a y w ill lie am on g the doctors w ho w ill lectu re on th e topic. T h ey a re Dr. P res to n M . H ic k e y, o f D e tro it, w h o w ill d e liv e r a pap er dealing w ith "` R a d io gra p h y o f th e H ead " on Tuesday a f t e r noon, and Dr. Sidney J. l.ange. o f C in cin n ati. who on W ednesday a fte rn o o n w ill present a paper on "R a d io gra p h y o f th e Stom ach." A perm anent X -R a y section w ill p ro b ably be o rga n ized on W edn esday m orn ing. A g r e a t deal o f in terest centres around th e section o f Public l| e ^ j^ H p v e r which D r. Helen M a c M u r c ly jjB iB P o iit o . w ill preside. A n illu strated public lectu re, which will, be free to all, w ill be giv en b y her in W e s le y H a ll on T h u rsda y e ven in g a t S o 'clock. T h e m eetin gs o f the variou s sections w ere begun on tim e th is m orning. V m eetin g o f the E x e c u tiv e Council will- be held th is a ftern o o n , also a m e etin g o f the P u b lic H e a lth section, which w ill be presided o ver b y D r. H elen M acM u reliv, o f T o ro n to . A paper w ill be read by P ro fesso r W o rth in , o f A n n A r b o r I aiv ers ity . d e r w in d in g up th e U n io n L i f e A s s u r a n c e C o m p a n y. T h e a p p lic a tio n w as a d jo u rn e d t ill to -m o rr o w to p e r m it o f o r g a n iz a t io n lo o k in g to th e r e in s u r in g o f th e p o lic y h o ld e r s in th e M e t r o p o lita n In s u r a n c e C o m p a n y , o f N>3w Y o rk . G. F. S h e p le y , K .C ., I. F . H e llm u th , K .C ., an d A . W . H o lm s t e d a p p e a r e d on th e m o tio n . F ro m th e papers file d in con n ection w ith the a p p lica tio n i t appears th a t n o t. o n ly is the w h o le ca p ita l o f th e com pany w ip ed o u t, b u t th a t th e insurance re serve fu n d has also been im paired. In his le t t e r re q u es tin g th e A tto r n e y G en eral t o a c t. th e su p erin ten d en t s ta tes th e fo rm a l grou nd s th a t the. com pan y is in so lven t, th a t th e capital s to ck is im p aired and n o t lik e ly to be re sto red w ith in one y e a r, and th a t fo r o th e r reasons, ju s t and equ itab le, the c o m 'a n y should be w ound up. i t is added iu a t th e license has exp ired and has n o t been ren ew ed w ith in 30 days. O tta w a , June 2:1.-- A cab legram re c e iv T h e ap p oin tm en t o f an in terin re ceiver is asked. ed fro m th e In te rn a tio n a l A g ric u ltu ra l G. D. F in layson , an a c tu a ry on the In s titu te . R om e, uivcs th e fo llo w in g o f ficia l p relim in a ry e stim ates o f th e 1013 s tfa f o f th e S u perinten den t fo Insurance, m akes a s ta te m e n t fo r th e b en efti o f produ ction o f cereal crops in several cou n tries, com pared w ith tlie fin a l e sti th e c ou rt, as a resu lt o f his in ve s tiga tio n s in to th e a fa fira o f the com pany. m a te fo r 1012. H e s ta tes th a t an o ffe r o f n insurance 1013. PJ12, W h e a t. bushels. bushels. has com e fro m R. H egen ian , P resid en t o f 07.077,000 63,* 50,000 th e M e tr o p o lita n L ife , w ho w ill rein su re B u l g a r i a ........... the n olievh old ers on th e tra n s fe r to the I t a l y .................... 133,7)0.000 Pi5.721.000 U n ite d S ta te s . 744.000.000 730,267,000 M e tro p o lita n o f the assets o f th e U n ion L 'fe , on con d ition th a t he h :s o n ly to I n d i a ....................35S.316.000 3li6.030.000 liq u id a to r, who J a p a n .... 27,020,000 25,05)2,000 deal w ith en o ffic ia l m u st be the S up erinten d en t o f Insurance B a rley . < r som e G o ve rn m e n t o ffic ers , and th a t U n ited S ta tes . 177.000,000 223.S24,000 J a p a n ................. 101,073,000 00,574,000 no fees w ill be charged fo r liq u id a tio n . Oats. U n ited S tates .1,104.000,0001,418,337,000 F la x Seed. I n d i a ...... 21.42S.000 25.64S.000. T . K . D o h e rty . C h ief O ffic er, P u b lica tions Branch, D ep a rtm en t o f A g ric u l ture. 1913 W ORLD CROPS Prelim inary E stim ates of Several C ountries Cereals. PELKY ACQUITTED Found N o t G uilty of M an slaughter at Calgary. AN AIR MYSTERY Report of Fairbanks Fatality N eed s Explaining. Lon don , June 21. M y s te r y surrounds th e fa te o f an a v ia t o r nam ed C. B. F a irbairns, whom th e new spapers re p o rted la » t n igh t to h ave been k illed in a sen s a tio n a l m anner o ff Slioeburyness, a fte r m a kin g a flig h t fro m th e lirook la n d s A ero d ro m e; which he e xp erim en ted w ith a new ty p e ot' m .uhin, w ith which Le purposed to m ake a tra n s -A tla n tic flig h t in J u ly , l i e w as said to have fa lle n in to the s ea fro m a h eigh t o f 1,000 fe e t, and to have sunk b efo re a frien d , cru isin g in the v ic in ity , was able to rescue him. liis m achine, rep orted to be o f 350 h orse pow er, was saiil to lie c o m p le te ly en closed and p rovid ed w ith a glass con n in g to w er. In q u iry to -d a y show s th a t th ere is no F a irb a irn s am on g th e m em bers o f the -Aero Club, and no a v ia to r could he dis c o v e r e d who knew him . w hil it is s ta te 1 th a t he did n o t s ta r t fro m th e B rook lands A ero d ro m e. C a lg a ry , June 24.-- A r th u r T* ik y , the p u gilist, la s t n ig h t was a c q u itted o f a m a n sh u rjh ter charge w liieli a g a in st him as a resu lt o f tTic round of a scheduled p .ic ed _ h-.\.r \ o: b ou t L u th e r M c C a rty , w h o died in t h f fir s t ten -rou n d a t the Burns A r e n a h ere on M a y 24 ' ast. I t w a s charged b y th e G o ve rn m e n t th .it M c C a rty d ied fro m a b low adm i i . i t 1'.'d b y P elk y . T h e ju r y w a s o u t less th a n an h our b e fo re retu rn in g th e v erd ic t, a te.ough C h ie f Ju stice H a r v e y ' s ch a rge 1 t o be u n fa v o ra b le to th e defen dant. In his charge th e chief ju stice t ;ere was no d ou bt th a t d eath ha . been caused b y a b low and th a t th e ju ry should con sider o n ly w h e th e r th e d>' fen d a n t w as g u ilty o f causin g t:.-- <."ath o f his Opponent in an e ff o r t to - r. tile prize placed upon th e con test. T h e v e rd ic t w a s 't o th e e ffe c t t: a t ". ie c o n tes t was n o t g u ilty o f m a n -1 ;-_ ' inasmuch as th e blow; he s tri' ; was not intended to cause fa ta l rest T-. T h e con test which resu lted .:. the m a n slau gh ter charge w a s a se':.* suit;.' 10-round a ffa ir and term in a ted w n it had been in p rogress less th tv. o m inutes. T h e ^ re a t cro w d liar-.;V : ; s e ttle d d ow n in th e ir seats in a ;.:' tio n o f a long, g ru e llin g b a ttle , w j M c C a rty fell to th e flo o r a fte r a qui V . exch an ge o f b low s. T h e crow n c ' t * ' ed it was d u rin g this exch an ge t ' . i. b lo w to th e ja w was struck. O rders w ere issued b y the cro w n : th e a rre s t o f all th ose co n n e cte, v i ,! th e p ro m o tio n o f the fig h t. Pe . T o m m y Burns, p ro m o te r o f the con test. R e fe re e Kd. Sm ith and W illia m M C e : ney. M cC a rty 's m an ager, w e re t f in to custody," th e la t te r tw o being on ly as witnesses. T h e c oron e r' s y:.: which th e cro w n charged, w as coir.poso f frien d s o f Burns, held an inquest v retu rn ed a v e rd ic t e x o n e ra tin g P r . '. v and the oth e rs fro m all blam e. T v v erd ic t was set aside b y th e crown. T h e tr ia l, which began .Tune 10. la - t o n ly fou r days. T h e d efen ce presentseveral m edical e xp erts to sh ow ' death w as n o t caused by th e b lo w to th e ja w . which th e p rosecu tion c o n :-ne ed caused a s u b la x a tion o f th e neck subsequent d eath . T h e tr ia l o f T o m m y Burns w ill be ' I here in O ctober. K I L L E D O 'l T H E T R A C K . N o r t h B a y , O n t., Ju n e 24.-- T i e b o d y o f W i l l i a m B e ll, a y o u n g mart o f 22, b e lo n g in g to P o r t A r th u r , w a s fo u n d o n th e C. P . R . tr a c k nea: S c h r ie b e r t e r r ib ly m u ltila te d , hav in g b e e n c u t to p ie c e s by a p a s sin g tra in . P a p e r s in h is p o c k e ts m a d e id e n t ific a t io n p o s s ib le . H e is sup p o s e d to h a v e fa lle n fr o m a tr a in . ASCOT C R AN K M AY RECOVER. L o n d o n , Ju n e 23.-- H a r o ld H e w itt , th e m a d m a n , w h o w a s b a d ly in ju r e d b y A u g u s t B e lm o n t's h o rs e T r a c e r y w h e n h e ju m p e d in f r o n t o f th e ra c e r s a t A s c o t d u rin g th e ra c e f o r th e G old Cu p, is b e tte r . I t is s a id a t th e A s c o t C o t t a g e H o s p ita l, w h e r e H e w it t w a s ta k e n a f t e r th e ra c e , th a t he m ay p o s s ib ly r e c o v e r fr o m th e in ju r ie s h e r e c e iv e d a t th e tim e . SERVIA W IL L AGREE And A ccep t Russian A rbi tration in Balkans. London, the Ju n e 24. -- I t of is re p o rted aud the fro m S o fia th a t Servia e x h o rta tio n s to accept p ow ers has y ie ld e d to Russia a r b itra tio n Russian LONDON TANGO MAD S o ciety A dopts It D esp ite Q ueen s Disapproval. London, o th er s is te r fr e a k of Jane 24.-- D esp ite ill's . Queen M a ry 's d islik e fo r th e " tu rk e y t r o t " and dances, M artin eau , w as 10 which Viscountess s tre e t la s t social M a itla n d , n igh t, at GIANT S CREW KICKS Imperator s W orkers S ay C onditions A re Bad. H o b o k en , X . J., June 2 4 -- A thousand m em bers o f th e c re w o f th e g ia n t lin er Im p e ra to r, now in th is p ort, held a mass m e e tin g h ere la t e la s t n ig h t and ad opted reso lu tio n s denouncing w o rk in g con d i tions on th e vessel, d em an din g b e tte r fo o d , b e tte r sleepin g accom m odation s, end a nine-hour d ay. T h e resolu tion s w ill b e presented to the Im p e ra to r' s com m ander p ro b a b ly t o - la v . T h e p ro te sta n ts include stew ards, p an t r y cooks, coal trim m ers and firem en . Speakers w h o e x h o rted th em said th a t th e men had been "t r e a te d lik e pigs," p o o rly fed and o ve rw o rk e d . T h e ir q u a r te rs w e re crow d ed , it w as s lid . S ixteen hours' w o rk a d a y w a s n o t unusual; the s a n ita ry equipm ent in adequate. hostess at a b ig ta n go b all a t N o . B e rk e le y m any prom in en t figu res s w a y e d and sw u n g dow n th e flo o r. T h e H e r e d ita r y G rand D u k e o f M ecklen b u rg S trc litz , w h o is on e o f th e cuitors f o r th e hand o f P rin cess P a tr ic ia o f <.onn:ilight, and was one o f the dancers at M rs. M artin eau 's ball, has ju s t le a rn ed th e ta n go . H e said th e o th e r d a y th a t lie h ad k ep t a w a y fro m the ta n go fo r som e tim e, but, fin d in g e v e ry b o d y ivas dancing it. fin a lly w as forced to join in and) ta k e lessons, despite the Queen's o b jection s. P ro fessio n a ls, hired esp ecially fo r th e occasion, app eared at th e ball to heip o u t th e a w k w a rd danc ers and m a k e th in gs g o w ith a hum. on th e basis o f the ante-bellum tr e a ty . I his has n ot y e t been con firm ed fro m B elgrade, w h ere the C abin et crisis, o w in g to the M inisters o f W a r and J u stice refu sin g to consent to such a course, still continues. I t is r u m o r s ! th a t a new Cabin et would be form ed b y M . P ro tie s , M in ister o f th e In te r io r in the p reviou s Cabinet, w h o is s tro n g ly a n ti-B u lga rian . G reece is ta k in g a d eterm ined stand by the side of S ervia. Ill re p ly to R u ssia' s requ est th a t she should in terven e a t B elgra d e in f a v o r o f peace, G reece p oin ts o u t th a t she is n o t a p a rty to th e S erbo-B u lgarian tr e a ty , which was arran ged unknown to her and w ith regard to her in terests. T h e G reek F o re ig n M in ister has is sued a lo n g s ta tem en t e xp lain in g th e a ttitu d e o f the G reek G o vern m en t. H e com plains o f B u lgaria's p ro v o c a tiv e a ttitu d e th rou gh ou t, and d eclares th a t th e o n ly possible solu tion is the referen ce o f a ll d ispu ted qu estion s to a rb itra tio n , l i e s tro n gly opposes the B u lgarian dem and to s ettle , b y p a r ti tion o f the te rrito rie s , w ith each of th e allies sep ara tely. SCOTT'S FOSSILS Explorer s C ollection B eing Taken From V essel. Lon don . June 23.-- T h e T e rr a X ova, now ly in g in C a rd iff, has been d ivested o f much o f her contents. T h e n a tu ra l h isto ry collectio n s, which are v e r y e x ten sive, and fill n ea rly 200 cases, h ave been tra n sfe rre d to the X a tu ra l H is to r y M useum a t South K en sin g to n , b u t h ave n o t y e t been unnacked. O f th e collection s o f high scien tific in terest, perhaps the m ost im p o rta n t, and from a p erson al p oin t o f v ie w c e rta in ly the m ost precious, is th e collectio n o f fos sils d iscovered by C apt. S co tt and W i l son d u rin g th e ill-fa te d retu rn jo u rn e y fro m the S on tli P o le . T his b ox o f fo s sils was fou nd on a sledge when th e re lie f p a r t y a r riv e d a t th e place w h ere Capt. S co tt and his b ra ve com panions perished. T h e w h ereab ou ts o f the sled ge was in d icated b y a p ole which S co tt had erected , k n o w in g the sledge w ou ld be hidden b y th e snow. OLD LOVERS TO UNITE. Y o n k e rs , X . V ., June 24.-- T h e R ev . D r. B yron H o lle y , recto r, o f St. G eorge's E piscopal Church, X e w Orleans, has a t la st won the s w e e th e a r t/he w o o ed in sch ool a t R och ester. X. V ., fo r t y years ago, but th en lo st through a m isunder standing. A t th e com m encem ent exercises o f public school X o . 12, jn s t concluded, the engagem ent o f its principal, M rs. E liza beth Sanborn K n app , to th e X e w O r leans p astor, w as announced. M rs. K n app , a w id o w and a g ra n d m o th er now, is re tir in g on a pension. T h e man w h o m arries an old flam e som etim es finds th a t he can m ake it h o t fo r him .-- Florid a Tim es-Union. FEASr OF THE BAPTIST. PROSPECTS GOOD. M o n tre a l, J u n e 24.-- A f t e r a b rie f s ta y in M o n trea l, com ing to Canada p rim a ritv because o f ill h ea lth , S ir M a x A itk e n le ft la s t n igh t fo r G erm an y to con su lt a specialist. "T h e corn er has been turned b oth in .Lon d on and on th is side," he said, speak in g o f th e fin a n cia l situ a tio n b e fo re h is ' d eparture. "T h e r e has been a m arked im p ro vem en t even d u rin g th e nast few days." MOSQUITO BITE FATAL. C a lg a ry . A lt a . June 24.-- A lfr e d Evans, a y o u n g E nglishm an, w as b itte n b y a m osqu ito several days, and died fro m b lood p oison in g th is m orn in g. T h e m os q u ito punctured th e skin ju s t b etw een his eyes. W ith in 48 hours an abscess form ed and th e y o u n g m an w as ta k en to the isola tio n h ospital, fin a lly d y in g in in ten se agon y. Q u eb ec, Q u e ,, Ju n e 24.-- T h e fe a s t o f St. J e a n d e B a p tis te w a s o b s e r v e d w it h un u su al e c la t b y th e L re n c h C a n a d ia n s a t Q u e b e c to-day; T h e r e w e r e fu lly 5,000 in th e s tr e e t p a ra d e , A l l s o c ie ty o r g a n iz a t io n s w e r e r e p r e s e n te d T h e s e m i-m ilit a r y o r g a n iz a tio n s a ls o w e r e in th e ran k s. The C h u rch o f S t. Jean d e B a p tis te w a s c ro w d e d , an d a m o n g th o s e p re s e n t w e r e H is G r a c e th e A r c h b is h o p of Q u eb ec, M g r. B e g in S ir F r a n c is L a n g e lie r , th e L ie u te n a n t-G o v e r n o r m e m b e rs o f th e P r o v in c ia l C a b in e t; M a y o r D ro u in an d a ld e r m e n o f Q u eb ec.