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‘ â€"_..;». Witt till it Engineer Bound and Helpless in Hands of Burglars. A despatch from Vancouver, 13. C., says: Ser-prised by four burglars who held guns at his head and then bound his hands behind his back and threw him under a table, Walter Wittmeyer, engineer of the Vancouver breweries, waited for the boilers of the plant to explode and blow him and: the rob- bers to pieces, on Tuesday night. The night engineer was °just turning water into the boiler after his lunch when four masked men covered him. They knocked him down, tied his hands behind his back and carried him to the GOVERNMENT FOREST RESERVES. main office of the brewery, where he was thrown under a. table. He watched the burglars prepare to blow the safe with nitro-glycerine, men- tally calculating that within a very few minutes the lack of water in the boilers of the plant would cause an explosron that would bring the building down about their ears. At the first attack on the safe with explosives the police ar- ‘rived and opened fire on the-gang, who escaped. The engineer rolled out to the boiler and was freed. Irle rushed to the engine-room, and was just~in time to save the plant. M“... ~ kenlith Forest Reserve, lying west of Lake Niskonlith, with. an area of about Many Square Miles Set Apart by the 1.25 square miles; Tranquille Forest Re- \Vestern Provinces. By the “Dominion Forest Reserves Act,” of 1006, a number of tracts of wooded country throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta were set aside as permanent forest reserves. Of these a number had previously been set aside by ord-erâ€"in-council; the areas of some were, however, lessened, while a few new ones were added. The total areas now so reserved in the different provinces are as follows: Manitoba, 3,575 square miles; Saskatchewan, 7/10 square miles; Alberta, 186 square miles; British Columbia, 890 square miles. in Manitoba there have been set apart six reserves. The largest of these is the Riding Mountain Forest Reserve, with an area of 1535 square miles. A short distance to the north is the Duck Mountain Forest Reserve, comprising some 1250 square miles; and to the northwest of this reserve is Porcupine Forest Reserve No. 1. with an area of nearly 325 square miles. West of Lake Manitoba is the Lake Manitoba West Forest Reserve, the area of which is nearly 250 square miles. Part of the area covered by the Turtle Mountains is included in the Turtle Mountain Re- serve, with an area of nearly 1‘10 square miles. A part of the sand-hill country south-east of Brandon has also been set npartasa forest reserve, and within this experimental work in forest. planting has been done; the area of the Spruce- woods Forest Reserve, as it is called, 110 square miles. ‘ in Saskatchewan there are four re- serves. Of these Porcupine Reserve No. 2, the largest, adjoins Porcupine Reserve N0. 1; it has an area of 360 square miles. In the Moose Mountain district, north of Arcola, the Moose Mountain Forest Reserve, of some 160 square miles in area, has been created. The Beaver Hills Forest Reserve, in the Beaver Hills, west of Yorkton, covers two town- ships (Ranges 0 and 10, Township 26); area, 72 square miles. South-east of Prince Albert is “The Pines” Forest Re- serve, covering 145 square miles. in Alberta there are but three reserves. The largest is the Cooking Lake Forest Reserve, east of Edmonton; its area is 114 square miles. Right down in the southâ€"east corner of the province, hav- ing the International Boundary as its southern limit, while its western limit is three miles east of the fifth Meridian a township and a half of land has been formed into the Kootenay Lakes Forest Reserve. Another small reserve, the Cypress Hills Forest Reserve, consists of half a township (the south half of Township 8, Range 3, west of the fourth Meridian). All the forest reserves in British Co- lumbia are within the railway belt, i.c., the strip of country twenty miles on each side of. the C. P. R., ceded by the province to the Dominion. These re- arerves are eight in number. The names hx'L'l areas are as follows: Long Lake ,l-‘a-vest Reserve, a short distance south- ‘wcs'a of Kamloops, 100 square miles; Menu. [fills Forest Reserve. a few miles east cf the Long Lake reserve, area 106 squat-c miles; Martin Mountain Forest Reset-x ‘., a small tract of '18 square miles lying gust west of Helena River; Nis- M ......___.â€" W ; MMitfliitiliiir serve, an area of 140 square miles in the ’l‘ranquill-e Plateau, north-east. of Kam- loops Lake; Hat Creek Forest Reserve, around the headwaters of Hat Creek, with an area of 206 square miles; Don- ald Forest Reserve, adjoining the C. P. R. on the north and east sides for some. distance on each side of Donald, 72 square miles in extent, and the Larch [-1015 Forest Reserve, lying between Sal- mon Arm and Mara Lake and having an area of about 25 square miles. KILLED IN FAMILY FIGHT. Wife and Stepson Said to Be Respon- sible for Death of Indian. A despatch from. Brantford says: Word was received in the city on Fri- day that Richard Baltice, an Indian, living on Lot 1, Con. 3, of the Six Na- tions’ Reserve, about four miles from I-lageisville, had met death at the hands of his wife and stepsan. Ballice sold a load of hay in Hagersville on Saturday last. and upon returning home became involved in a quarrel with his wife and step-sen named Fred Scott or Fred Tay- lor. They beat the old man unmerciful- 1y, breaking his arm and shoulder, blackening both eyes and fracturing the base of the skull, it is alleged. The Celinty Crown Attorney of Brant County has. order-ed a thorough investigation, and it is expected the arrest of the sus- pected parties will follow. 4.1. SHORT OF' LABORERS. Report of “’ork on ‘Wcstcrn Division of Grand Trunk Pacific. A despalch from Ottawa says: The monthly report of progress in the Westâ€" ern division of the Grand Trunk Paci- fic shows that up to the end of Octo- ber 205 miles of track had been laid from Winnipeg westward, of which 53 had been ballasted. The company is still short of laborers. Two hundred track laborers were required for work near Edmonton, and after the most strenuous work only 32 could be ob- tained. â€">râ€"â€"â€"â€"â€" NEW DIPHTHERIA CURE. Munich Professor Says Pyocyanase is Quick and Sure. A despateh from Munich says: Prof. Rudolph Emmerich, of the Universityoi Munich, announces that be has discov- ered a new cure for diphtheria which he considers effective in the most dan- gerous cases, and which acts quickly. “Pyocyanase” is the name of the rem- edy. It is produced from the assimi- lation of pyocyanaeus bacilli, develop- ed in liquid cultures. Application is made by blowing it into the throat. ...... __ fix"... -._...,... YOUNG GIRL'S DISAPPOINTMENT. Fiancee of Arthur Russell, Dead Near Cobalt, Sails 10 Meet Ilim. A despatch from Montreal says: Ar- thur Russell, the unfortunate man whose naked body was found near Cobalt, was. well connected in Mayale, England, and left a good position in the C. P. R. here owing to ill-health. I-Ii-s fiance-e is now on the ocean to meet him. Japan’s Foreign Minister Says He Will Control It. A dcspaleh from Tokio says: In an interview with the Associated press on Thursday Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilayashi said that the relations between Japan and the United States were as smooth and cordial as ever, and the cause of civilization as well as commun- ity of interest demanded the lasting peace and friendship of the two nations. Minister llayashi admitted that the ready it practically has been decided. The Japanese Goverimicnt proposes to control emigration in such a manner as to benefit Japan and at the. same time conform to the wishes of the American Government, and is taking most active steps in this direction. The Foreign Minister believes that Japan will be able to solve the question in this manner, it requiring only the pa- tience of the people of both countries. mmnfim‘nai BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Nov, 12.â€"Outario Wheatâ€"â€" No. 2 white or red, 06cm ‘38}40; No. 2 mixed, 080; goose wheat, 800 to 00c. Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, $1.07; No. 1 northern, $1.05; No. 2, $1.03. Barley No. 1., 8-ic; No. 2, 820; No. 3 extra, 800. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 53c to 54c, outside; mixed, 530 outside. Ryeâ€"88c outside. Peasâ€"8x50. Cornâ€"No. 2 yellow, American, 60%0. I'i‘oronto freights; No. 3 yellow, 69%0- Buckwheatâ€"We outside. Branâ€"$21 to $21.50 in bulk outside; shorts, $23 to $23.50. Flourâ€"Ontario, 00 per cent. patents, about $3.90 bid, $3.05 asked; Manitoba patents, special brand. to $6.20: sec- ond patents, 85.40 to $5.60; strong bak- ers’, $5.30 to $5.10. " __.__- .\ COUNTRY PRODUCE. Rutterâ€"Market is very strong, but quotations are unchanged. Creamery. prints .. .. 26010 300 do solids .... .. 2dcto25c Dairy prints .. 24.010260 do solids . . 22010240 1IChe.eseâ€"â€"Steady at. 1.3%c and twins at to. Edgeâ€"New laid rule flrm at. 300; stor- age, 25c. Poultryâ€"Chickens, dressed, 70 to 100; hens, 53 to 7c; ducks. To to De; geese, 7c to 00; turkeys. 120 to Me. Potatoes~0ntarics are firm at 75c to 800 in car lots on track. ' linensâ€"Steady at $1.80 to $1.90 for primes and $1.90 to $2 for hand-picked. l~Ioneyâ€"â€"Strained steady at lie to 12c per 11).. and combs at $1.75 to $2.50 per dozen. Rated flayâ€"Timothy is quoted at $17.- :130 to $18.50 per ton in car lots on track iere. Baled Strawâ€"Firm at $9.50 to 810.50 per ton on track. PROVISIONS. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€"long clear bacon, lie to 11%0 for tons and cases; hams, medium and light, 150 to 15%0; heavy, 1.4%0 to 15c; backs. 16%0 to 170; shoulders, 10%0 to lie; rolls, 1:10 to 11%c; breakfast bacon, 15C to 15%;. Green meals out of pickle, 1.0 less than smoked. Dressed Hogsâ€"$3.75 for lightweights and $8.25 for heavies. Porkâ€"Short. cut, $22.75 to $23 for bar- rels; mess, $20 to $21. ‘ Lardâ€"Firm; tierees, 12}._/,c; tubs, 12%0; pails, 13c. ' MONTREAL MARKETS. Mont-real, Nov. 1.2.â€"â€"’l'hcre are no new featurgs in the local flour and feed mar- kets. Manitoba spring wheat patents, $6.10 to $6.30; second patents, $5.50 to $5.70; winter wheat patents, $5.75 to $6, straight rollers, $5.50 to $5.75;- in bags 512.6010 $2.70; extras, $2.05 to $2.10. Ontario bran in bags, $24 to shorts, in bags, $25 to $26; Manitoba bran, in bags, $22 to $23; shorts, $25 to $27. Newly-laid eggs are quoted about 300 to 32c per dozen in case lots. while sales of selected stock were made at 2(3ch 27c; No. 1, 22c to 23c; seconds, 16%0 to 17c. The butter market is quiet. Quotations 10-day in round lots quoted at 27%0 to 28c, according to quantity and district. Cheese prices show a wide range, and Quebecs may be quoted at illgc to 12c. Townships. 12%0 lo 12%0; Ontarios, 1.2%c to 12%0 for cum‘ent receipts. Provisionsâ€"Barrels short-cut mess, $22.50 to $23; half barrels, $11.75 to $12.25; clear fat backs, $23.50 to 50; long-cut heavy mess. $20.50 to $21.- 55; half barrels do., $10.50 to $11.25; dry salt long clear bacon, 10%0 to 11%0; brls. plate beef, $13.50 to $15; half bar- rels do.. $7.25 to $7.75; brls. heavy mess beef, $10 to $11: half barrels do., $5.50 to $6; compound lard, 0%c to 110; pure lard. 11540 to tile; kettle-rendered, ing to size; breakfast bacon, tie to 160; Windsor bacon, 150 to 16c; fresh-killed abattoir-dressed hogs, $0; alive, $6.10 to $6.25. BUFFALO MARKET. Buffalo, Nov. 12.~â€"Wheatâ€"Spring, unsettled; No. 2 red, $1.02; winter low- er. Cornâ€"Easier; No. 2 white, 66c, and No. 2 yellow, 66%0. Oatsâ€"Easier; No. 2 white, 53%c. ' Barleyâ€"$1 to $1.10. Ryeâ€"N0. 2, 80c on track. NE\V YORK \\'IlE.’-\T MARKET. New York, Nov. l2.â€"~\\«'hcatâ€"Spot weak; No. 2 red. $1.02}; elevator: No. 1 northern Duluth, nominal i.c.b. afloat; No. 2 hard whiter, nominal i.c.b. afloat. LIVE STOCK MAIlKI'I'l‘. Toronto, Nov. 12.â€"Out of the large run were a few loads, scarcely five . were exporters' cattle. These sold atllnpm ,51- to per cwt. t The prices of good cattle ranged from lS’i to $4.3“, and picked lo‘s would lring', . . . C, up to S5 per cwt. (Zonimon and mixed double. the total llllllitls’l'illtoll for lJUll, ‘11213 were abundant. and tthcir quota-mud [or the nine iiioutns the immigra- tilion is nearly nine times the total till- ! lions varied flout to $3.25 per cwt. 13%c to Me; hams, 13/140 to 1.60. accord-~ Haitian lit “ ', gal. A Terrific Hurricane Sweeps Over Mar»- settles. A despalch from Marseilles, France, says: . A hurricane swept over this city on Friday night, causing immense dam- age to docks and other water front pro- perty. The gas works were flooded by the terrific downpour that accompanied the storm, and the city was plunged into darkness. A number of pmple were killed by collapsing houses, but in the confusion and the darkness it is impos- ._........_.. _H __..__._ . ._.. _....-..-u_._ . -_.... __-....-__-.._. Their values ranged from $2 to $2.60 per cwt. Distillery feeders sold at France. sible to determine the extent of the casualitics. All of South France continues to sufâ€" ' llr‘.‘ from the floods following the exem- sive rains. In many places the inunda- tions are worse than the- horrcrs which followed the. September storm. The ex- tensive coal station at, Graseessaic has been completely flooded and all work has been suspended. FOUR MEN S‘WEI‘T TO DEA'E‘II. to $3.50 per cwt. and stock bulls were 1 Trying to (11053 the St. Lawrence Near worth $2 to per cwt. , Good milch cows were sold at $10 to $50 each. Common and fair cows brought $20 to $37.50 each. The prices of calves ranged from 2 to 6-3 per 15. Export ewes sold at St to $i.25; bucks and culls, $2.50 to $3.50; lambs. to $5.10 for choice, and $4 to $4.50 for inferior animals. Prices continued steady at Go per lb. for select. hogs. Light rough hogs sold' ~ at 4% to 50 per in. -â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€">1< GREATEST 0F DIAMONDS. Presented to King Edward on His Birthday. . Montreal. A dcspaleh from Montreal says: De- tails of a drowning tragedy but oc- curred on Friday on Cole St. Louis, near Reauhari'iois, have been received in the city. On 'l‘hursday night. three Polish immigrants arrived at Cascade. Point, opposite Beauharnois, which is situated about 20 Inile frOm Montreal. The night was stormy, but. the immi- grants said they wished to cross to MC‘ locheville, so that they could take the train at Reauharnois for New York. No Ione would take the risk, and the men stayed all night- at the hotel kept by Mr. Arthur Pcrron. In the morning though the weather was still stormy, Coo. Valols, telegraph operator at the Sealanng Canal. consented to take A despnmh from London says: Pmm'lthem across.aud Mr. Perron, the hotel- lur mlm'ost' m"sundringhm“ .O'n satuxl‘lkeeher, also decided to accompany day centred in the presentation to 1h? them. When about. two hundred feet King Of um greatQSt diamond‘ the cum‘ from the shore at Melocheville a sud- nan’ vmch Wm $00,“ be added m the den squall upset the skiff, as it. enter- m'ms‘h cmwn' Exllmordinm‘y precau' ed the rapids of the Poinle Au Glissant. tions were taken for safeguarding thatThe three Poles! who could no, swim. magnificent. jewel. which Sir Richard lwcre immediately drowned, and Mr. Solomon, representing the 'l‘ransvaale-ulmS was Swept w death by the C,,,._ Government, took with him under strong escort from London. Wolver- ton railway station, the nearest to rent. Mr. Perron clung to the-over turned skiff. until Napoleon Forticr. a fisherman, reached him and dragged Sandringham. was closed to the pub-111m safely into another boa,“ lie when the train arrived at 12.55. The party drove to the rOyal residence ac- eempanied by a dozen detectives and were received by the King immediately. The ceremony of presentation was brief and almost informal, and then the whole party, including two Kings, those of Britain and Spain, and three Queens, those of Britain, Spain and Norway, inspected and admired the magnificent stone. King Edward has not decided what disposition to make of the diamond. It will be necessary to consult the best experts on the ques- tion of cutting. It is understood that Sir William Brookcs will be allowed to make certain tests of the great jewel with radium and electricity for scien- tific purposes. With the best result possible in cutting there would be a single stone of four or five ounces from the original seven. The Excelsior. the largest previous diamond. weighs only one ounce and three-quarters. But there is also a possibility that the stone might fly into fragments when cutting is attempted. ..._._.._ “414-.....â€" GIRLS PLAYED FOOTPADS. , One of Them Got a Black Eye and Now Seeks Redress.. A dcspatch from Montreal says: In the Recorder‘s Court on Thursday a young man named Hugh Reid was tried on a charge of assault. preferred against him by three young lady friends. On Thanksgiving night these three dressed in male attire, blackened their faces, and started out for a frolic. Seeing Reid coming up a dark street they de- cided to make him believe they were holding him up. They grabbed him. but he did not. catch on to the joke, and started defending himself with his fists, and gave one of the girls a black eye. The girls then started to explain who they were. but the damage was done. Reid pleaded not guilty to the charge. leid admits that the girls were ac- quaintances of his, but claims that they did the holdâ€"up business so well that he did not recognize them. April A despalch from Ottawa says: For the first nine months of the present year ending September Illst the total gration to Canada has been 236,- 006 an increase of 54.736 as compared with the correspomiing nine mouths 0f 101.16. The. increase above is nearly itianners ranged from 75c to $1.50 pertiuigraliou of that year. 6-.“ _b'oâ€"â€".â€"â€"â€"-. ORDERS FOR COAL. Pittsburg Concerns Decline to Supply a Million Tons. A despateh from Pittsburg says: Or- ders aggregating 500,000 ions were re- ceived in Pittsburg and refused by local coal concerns in the past week, in spite of the fact that premiums were offered for prompt shipment, and it became. known on Saturday that the amount. of ccal orders declined within the past few weeks have aggregated perhaps 1.000000 tons, and all because of lack of railroad transportation facilities. The shortage of cars, which has been most pronounced recently, has become. more acute through heavy demands by the South for cotton moving, and as the lake seasons ends Dec. 5, the Pitts- burg coal kings could not see their way to take on more coal orders. as it is thought. they have more orders now than can be filled. The great bulk of the coal was ordered from the North. west. v ‘11 $100,000 FIRE AT TORONTO. A Repetition of the 190/1 Holocaust Was Avertcd. A despatch from Toronto says: A fire, which for a time threatened to develop into a repetition of the_disas- trous eoiiflagration of April 10th, 1001-, which wiped out nearly half of the down-town wholesale district, dcsln'iy- et a wholesale house at. 76 Bay Street on Saturday evening, inflicting a loss of $100,000 or more on five wholesale. and i’naimfacturing firms. The fire broke out only a short distance from the spot. in which the big fire got its start, and the fact. that its progress was checked is due to good work by the bri- gade. The building is five stories in height, and is one of those which was rebuilt since the great. fire of three years ago. Rate of Immigration to Canada Since- Last. iUnited States was 35,002, and the num. ber via ocean ports was 158,508. The total increase as compared' with the corresponding months of last year T1 45.030, or 31 per cent. The percentage “of increase via ocean ports is 44. Im- migration from the United States show: a decrease of 2,801, or 8 per cent. For ,Sfptcmher the imn'iigration from th( ltlniled States was nearly 4,000. 'l‘hl mimlwr of arrival-1 via ocean ports fOi Ri-“C‘ the |.~t :it' .\pl‘il lust immigrant! Wt _ . . . . 'H - I ' 'n-L H‘ I" "i- ‘-.\ - ' .‘1 i 'r‘. ‘ ~5 -- ‘ :J'» ‘ ‘5 ‘ 'n - '- immigration question was the most sor- this. thing certain is that the .lapanaseicwt. hilt?» “1 ill "M “'“h “110 twill-l t II M t“ -1 RX “it t‘ J‘ ‘1 it“ M“ t 11hr mouth was 15.33/14. 1 l t . . . . . _ ... -.. v, ,, , , ., .,. .. ..,,~' .‘- ,,â€" --'i ,\:,. in,j , -. . ..:u'- j . '. . . ' icus matter, and was uppernu‘zst in the («-vernmeut is not soltmlous for the ed at 53 tw 53.51pm (wt. .stut haul .Hrh- l‘~.â€"t“"t".~l “t-lt A l l e ‘f‘ 14"“ "Malawi ‘4 t ‘m-‘th (1‘1 It In" . . . . . . . , . ., . , ,, .,,; - ',... :_ 1.. i H. 'N t. .- r u.- n _â€" -, ._; I it , .~,. . .. ublic mind, but he was positive that it euugraliou of its people into any couu- .»\ DIWHI'II PITT-lit} of hell! stockers ll:n toll» tltllttttJhl-f it with Ni“ '-~-“"~ '~""‘.‘s”lo d -- ~ - Out M Jail-d mid be settled without friction. At- try. . made prices weak and linislness slow. of which the tiltitlbt‘l' twining Willi UhP‘F‘v‘l' dill/- x.