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'- __._____-‘ '___._._-___. 'Tllll Hillll WHEAT BELT Professor Saunders Takes Exception to a Popular 'A despatch from Ottawa says: Some interesting facts were brought out on Wednesday morn- ing at the first .meeting of the House Committee on Agriculture. Dr. Saunders, of the Experimental Farm, was on the platform, but new and then his opinions clashed with the preconvinced notions of the members of the ‘committee. Mr. Saunders, for example, takes no stock in the notion that the quality of \vheat is-detcriorating and that the hard wheat belit is ‘steadily moving north. In Onltario, tor example, he says that exhaus~ tion of the soil might reduce the quantity, but it cannot affect the quality of the wheat. Hr. Sexsmi'th (E. Petorboro’) in- fiistcd that in his riding, where the med Fife wheat was first grown, Notion. the farmers used to raise 40 bushels of Spring wheat and now they only raised 15 per acr'e. The decrease, he said, could not be due to soil exhaustion, because the same field which now only growe 15 bushel-s of Spring wheat grew 40 bushels of Winter wheat to the acre. For th'e ‘past ten years the average yield in Ontario has been 17 bush- els per acre and in the West 19. Comparing Ontario with the W'est, Dr. Saunders stated that Just as good wheat can be grown 1n Ontario, at O‘tawa for example, as {anywhere in the Dominion, and th'e yield per acre is little less. Last year the average yield of ‘wheat per acre in Saskatchewan was 14 bushels, in Manitoba 17, in Alberta 20. In Ontario the average for Spring wheat was 15.8 and for Win- ter wheat 23.6 bushels. W... WILL EXTEND STEEL PLANT. _-- l segues Capitalists to Make Con- siderable Additions. A d-cspatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont‘, says: Manager Franz, of the Lake Superior Corporation which was recently taken over by English capitalists, on Saturday issued a statement that the com- pany would immediately commence the open furnaces at the Algoma Steel Plant in the Canadian “Soc.” Other improvements are to follow fast, the intention being to make it the greatest steel con- cern in Canada. It is reported {that the company will erect new ‘a structural extensive additions to ‘hearth blast furnaces and steel plant. jana slid down on the villages, cov- ering them under 90 feet of earth. >1”... CASHIER ARRESTED . ‘welvc-Humired-Roller Robbery at St. John, N. B. A despatch from St. John, N.B., says: One of the most sensational robberies that ever had St. John for its scene, took place on Friday at the noon hour, when, according to his statement, W. Herbert Dow- ney, billing clerk with the C. S. Sims Company, brush manufactur- ers, was attacked while alone in the ofilce, choked into inscnsibil- ity, and left lying alone on the floor. Twelve hundred dollars in cash was stolen from the ofiice, the money having been intended to pay wages. The story had an equally .1. sensational sequel 'on Friday when TO VISIT DYING. \VlFE, the money was found .in a box un- -â€"- der Down-ey’s desk near where his Belgian Workman T 'amping Across feet would rest as he worked at the ‘.~ typewriter. The discovery was tuna-(la. _ , . _ , promptly followed by Downcy s ar- A despatch from Winnipeg says: rest - in p his boarding house. 0312“qu Rover, a Belgian work- Downey when put under arrest man, has arrived here, on a des- made no statement, but during the pcrate tramp across Canada in the afternoon and before the money heart of winter, in the forlorn hope had been found he told a most cir- of working his way back to Europe cumstantial 5,301.3, of how he had to see his dying wife, who is a vic- been“ set upon from behind and ‘him of consumption, and is appeal- choked. _ ing to him to com-e homo and see ______J'_. her before sh'c dies. He has no money, but is determined to comply with her wish, nevertheless, or perish in the attempt. a‘ IiILLI'Jl} A POLICEMAN. Nelson Dossier, cl’. Berlin, 0nt., Shot 0111ch at Glenn, N. Y. A dcspatch from Rochester, N. Y., says: Police Captain Timothy Hassett of Olean was shot and in- stantly killed by Nelson Dessler, u burglar, in that city early on Sunday morning. Before Eassett fell he sent two bullets into Dess- ler’s abdomen, and on Sunday night it was believed the man would die before morning. Dess- ler is from Berlin, Ont., and has a lengthy police record. >14 600 J AVANESE KILLED. ._.â€".- Three "illness ~Buried 'Undcriiillil _F0ct of Earth. A despatch from The Hague says: Six hundred Javanese were killed in a landslide which buried the villages of Tjiboebotham, War- ensgineto and Telakbanjoc, accord- ing to a message from Pendajaloe, Java. A part of the Mount Kent- DRQWNED IN 01L TANK. Sarnia lliau’s__ Fatal Slip at the Imperial Refinery. A despatch from Sarnia says: A well known and popular Sarnian, William Lowrie, met a tragic death between one and two on Friday morning by drowning in one of the great underground oil tanks at the Imperial Oil Refinery. There was a depth of 12 feet in the tank, and the young man had evidently descended to turn a Windlass, when he slipped and fell about 10 feet before being engulfed in the oil. I-Iis absence was noticed and the body was found by workmen an hour later. Dr. Hayes tried artificial respiration without suc- cess. >7‘â€"'---â€"â€"â€" WAS 115 YEARS OLD. . ‘ Indian Dies Near Braliiford â€"â€" Ro- taincil Faculthxs to Last. A despatch from Brantford says: The death ha's been reported to the Indian authorities here of John Silversmith, a resident of Tuscarora Township, in his ‘115th year. Deceased retained all his faculties un'til recently. He was a basket-maker. tilllllli Long Island Veterinary Surgeon Saw His OWn Append A dcs'patch from New York says: Dr. Edward J. Robbins, a veter- inary surgeon of Bayshore, Long Island, refused to tak-c other when he had his appendix removed last .week. He remain-ed quiet through- out the operation, and just four days after it he drove five miles to his home. The following day lie was attending to his practice. The case is believed to be without a parallel. Dr. Robbins drove over to the san'atorium of Dr. William H. Ross at Brentwo-od, five miles from .his own Home. Dr. Ross and Dr. Haven prepared to operate, and ix Removed. as the nurse approached the pati- .ent with the ether cone he calmly waved her aside. i ‘fThere’s nothing the matter ,with your heart, old- man,” Dr, Ross, who is an 01d friend, assur- .ed him. . ,“I know it, but I’m going to cut the etlrer out, because I want to se-e the Robbins. . “You may paintl on a. little co- caine if yo'u wish.” This was done and the operation proceeded steadily, without inter- ruption from the patient, whose head was propped up so he could see every move of the surgeons. operation,” said Dr. 47%c on Western Canada oats, 47c, lingwood, and No. 3 at 400, Col- lingwood. hand-picked, $2.10 to 07% to 98c. ..~. mim-nm»nwwsfl§flf££raiz rm; worm lumen REPORTS ERG}! THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese null Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Feb. 23.--Flour-â€"On- 'tario whoa-t 90 per cent. patents, $390 to $4 in buyers’ sacks out- side for export. Manitoba flour, first patents, $5.60 on track, T0- ronto; second patents, $5, and strong bakers’, $4.90. Wheat-â€"Manitoba wheat, $1-15% for No. 1 Northern,- and 531-1272 for N0. 2 Northern, Georgian Bil/TY ports. all rail. Ontario Wheat-No. 2 Fall, $1-~ N0. 2 bor'thern, $1.17Vn, 02 to $1.03 outside. Oatsâ€"Ontario No. 2 white, 47 to ‘track, Toronto; No.2 Col- Rye-'â€"No. 2 680 outside. Barley-â€"No. 2 barley, 57 to 57%c outside; No. 3 extra, 55 'to 55%0, and No. 3, 53c. Buck'wheatâ€"58% to 59c outside. Peas~No. 2, 88c outside. Corn-No. 2 American yellow, 723/20 on track, Toronto, and No. 3 yellow, 71%0, Toronto. Canadian export cattle offering,’ and these corn, 66 to 67c on track, Toronto. were soon cleared. while the 'cry Bran-Cars, $22 to $23 in bulk outside. Shorts, $28 in bulk out- side. w COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"They bring $4 to $4.50 for choice qualities, and $3.50 to $4 for cooking purposes. Boans-â€"Primc., $1.90 to $2, and $2.15 per bushel. _ Honeyâ€"Combs, $2.25 to $2.75 per dozen, and strained, 11 to llyjc per pound. lower grades, $9 to $10 a ton. Straw-$0.50 to $7.50 on track. Potatoes-Ontario; 65c per bag. Poultryâ€"-Chickens, dressed, 12 to 13c per pound; fowl, 10 to 11c; ducks, 13 to 14c; geese, 12 to 13c; turkeys. 17 to 180 per pound. HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon-Long clear, 11% to~11%c per pound in case lots; mess pork, $20 ‘to $20.50; short cut, $23 to $24. Hams-â€"Light to medium, 13% to 14c; (10., heavy, 12V2 ‘to 130; rolls, 10% to 11c; shoulder-s, 10 to 1072c; backs, 16 to 101/230; breakfast bacon, 1.5% to 16'0. Lard-â€"Tierces, 123/50; tubs, 12%0; pails, 13c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Feb. 23.â€"â€"Peasâ€"â€"No. 2, Oats-Canadian West- ern No. 2, 49 to 4972c; extra No. 1 feed, 48% to 49c; No. 1 feed, 47% to 480; Ontario N0. 2, 48 to 48%.0; Ontario No. 3, 47 to 47%,0; On- tario No. 4, 46 to 46%0; No. 2 bar- ley, 631/; to 65c“; Manitoba feed bar- ley, 55 to 55%c; buckwheat, 55% to 56c. Flourâ€"-Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; Mani- ’toba Spring wheat patents, sec- onds, $5.10; Manitoba strong bale.‘ crs’, $4.90; Winter wheat patents, $5.40 to $5.50; straight rollers, $5 to $5.10; (10., in bags, $2.35 to $2.45; extra, in bags, $1.95 to $2.05. Feed-#On'tario bran has ad- vanced $1 per ton, 'with sales of car io'ts at $23 to $24; shorts are 50b higher at $24.50 to $25; Mani- toba bran, $21 to $22; Manitoba shorts, $24, Ontario bran, $23 to $24; Ontario shorts, $24.50 to $25; Ontario middlings, $25 'to $25.50; pure grain mouille, $28 'to $30; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Cheese â€"-Finest western, 12% to 13c; asltei'ns, 12% to 121/20. Butterâ€"â€" Fall creamery, 25c; winter cream- ery, 23 to 24c; dairy, 1n tubs, 200; rolls, 21c. Eggs-New laid, 32 to 33c; selected stock, 290; No. 1 stock, 27c. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Fob. 23.â€"-Wheatâ€"Spring wheat firm; Winter nominal. Corn ~Stronger; No. 3 yellow, 69c; No. i yellow, 6814c; N0. 3 corn, 68 to 68%0; No. 4 corn, 07% to 08c; No, 3 white, 70%0 Oats-Stronger; No. 2 white, 57%0; No. 3 'white, 56%0; No. 4 white, 55%c. Barley- Feed to malting, 67 to 72c. Minneapolis, Feb. 23.â€"Wheat â€" May, $1.11% to 31.11%; cash, N0, 1 hard, $1.14; N0. 1 Northern, $1.~ 13; No. 2 Northern, $1.11 to $1, 11%; No. 3 Northern, $1.07 to $1.09. Bram-$23 'to $23.50. Flour â€"-First clears, $4.10.. to $4.25; Bec- 0nd clear-s, $3.05 ‘to $3.15; first patents, $5.55 to $5.65; second pat- ents. $5.40 to $5.50. Milwaukee, Feb. 23.â€"Wheat â€" No. 1 Northern, $1.16; No. 2 Northern. $1.11; May, $1.14% to til-14% bid. Rye-No. 1, 77%0. H’ -â€" T . ' '1 .‘10.’0 to . $11 agei'kson lontmégggg’ litre,’ and\tl's and large rolls, 20 to 22c; in- l'". 1'53!" ' “menus-1W. .__., I~<ntvlm w...“..-.._..\...__ M. _W FIFTEENVILLAGESVANISHEB4‘ ‘ Have Been Wholly or Partially Destroyed by Earthquake in Western Persia. Adespatch from Teheran, Persia, to have been wholly or partially says: The Governor of Burujurd, a town in southwestern Persia, has sent out agents to investigate the damage wrought by the earth- quake of January 3. This was the disturbance that was registered by seismographs around the world, but the exact location of which was determined only on Wednes~ The meagre reports that have reached Teheran indicate that the devastation was particularly severe in the mountainous region be- tween Burujurd and Luristan proâ€". vince. Fifteen villages are known Corn-May, 05% to 65%0. Barley -â€"Standard, 660; sample, 62% to 66c; No. 3, 63% to 64%c; No. 4, 62% to 630. CATTLE MARKETS . Toronto, Feb. 23â€".There were not many of the 'choico variety of was heard for more. The top price paid to-day was $5.35. Butcher cattle were in fair de- mand, but the quality offering was poor. Choice cattle were unchang- ed; medium quality easier; cows, steady. Lambs-Firn1 and slightly higher. Sheep-Unchanged. Calves Steady and unchanged. Hogs-Se- lect hogs, f.0.b., $6.30t0 $6.40; fed and water-ed, $6.55. Stockers and feeders were in fair demand. THE DAIRY MARKETS. " Butterâ€"Pound prints, 22 to 240; ferior, 18 to 196; creamery rolls, 27 to 27%0, and solids, 2650f Eggsâ€"Case lots of cold storage, 250; selects, 27c, and new laid, 28 to 290 pe-r dozen. Chees-câ€"Large cheese, 13%c per pound, and twins. 13%0. v? resource new nrsnor. Sweeney Has Been Elected. A dcspatch from Toronto says: Venerable Archdeacon J. Fielding Archdeacon l destroy-ed, and it is estimated that the total number will undoubtedly be more than fifty. . Some villages disappeared oom- plctely, and no trace can be found of the hamlets of Bahrem and Lc- ben. It appears that not a single soul belonging to these communi~ ties was left alive, and only the rivers, mountains and broken val~ lcys remain to tell the tale of this fearful convulsion of nature. The fact that there were no for- eign Consuls anywhere in the neighborhood accounts for the deâ€" lay o'f a month in the receipt oi the news here. ._._._.-___.___.~____ __ _ .- B. G. HAS SURPLUS. ,_..__- One Million and u Hall Dolloirs ‘to the Good. A despatch from Victoria, B. C, says: In the budget address to the legislature on Wednesday night Finance Minister Tatlow showed a surplus of a million and a half. Tho revenue for the next fiscal year would reach six millions, and the expenditure five and a half millions, of which nearly three mil-i lions would be for public works,r the largest in the history of the ‘province. The public debt had' been reduced from $11,000,000 to‘ $0,000,000 within a year. The min- ister proposed still a greater ‘dc-1 velopnecnt, when the A. B, C.g route, as the minister styled the Alberta and British Columbia grain route ‘would in the near fu? ture be in operation, and the Pa? nama Canal completed. _d< DIED 0N LQNDON STREET. Tragic End of Capt. A. W. Porto, of Galavlllc. A dcspatch from London, Ont.“ says: Capt. A. W. Porto, of Oak-l ville, former managing director of the Toronto Biscuit Company, dropped dead in front of the resi- dence of his sister, Mrs. George Bri'ckemlen, Queen’s Avenue, at 6 o"clock on Thursday evening. Mr. Po-rtc- was walking with a young lady and was apologizing for walk- yes-WY.’ ,M'ji" D1)? rector Oil mg slow-1y. "My heart 1s bad and Ut' Phlhp S Church, Toronto, has it is dangerous for me to walk been elected Bishop of tho Diocesei of Toronto in succession to the late Arch-bishop Sweatman. The Capt. Porto was rapidly,” he said. With these words he pitched one of the best election appears to give the utmost known citizen-s of London before satisfaction, and when the Chan- his removal to cellor cf the diocese announced the result of the ballot on Friday and, added that the Venerable Arch-l deacon was elected there was sup- pressed yet audible applause, With Toronto 12 years ago. Ho was about 60 years of age. ‘ .r .._....-- -q. WA SIIW 0 ll! AN ’ S FGRTUNE. some gentle handclaps and stamp- An Estate of $42,333, the Savings ing of feet. At the evening session Archdeacon Sweeney announced lllS acceptance of the high office. ' \11_______. DEMAND EIGHT-HG UR DAY. Hay be Sirlikc on the Government Railways. ‘A dcspatch from Moncton, N. B., says: The Transcript says: “The putting of employees of the Gov- ernment railway shops here and at other points on short time with short pay is likely to lead to un- expected results. At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, held. here last week, it was resolved to demand a continuance of the eight- hour day, but with ten hours’ pay, and to enforce it if necessary by a general strike, in which course it is understood the local council has the assurance of support frorn the trades and labor organizations throughout the country.” ' We CANADIAN SHIFPING. Three Hundred and Ninety-two Vessels Built Last Year. A despatch from Ottawa says: The annual report of the Marine Department for the last fiscal year, just presented to Parliament, shows that the total number of new vessels built and registered in the Dominion during the year was 382, measuring 38,410 tons regis- ter, with a total estimated value of $1,728,450. The total number of vessels on the register books of the Dominion at the beginning of last year was 7,528, measuring 698,688 tons. The number .of steamers was 3,007, with a gross tonnage of 471,- 795 tons. In respect to .total registered ton- nage Canada the maritime world. The report shows 520 wireless stations now operated by the de- partment on the Atlantic and Paci- They sent over 65,000 ranks tenth among countries of the fic coasts. messages during the year. of Twenty Years at the Tub. A d-espatcb from North Adams, Mass, says: What economy will do "was illustrated her-e on Thurs- day, when the inventory of the es- tate left by Mrs. Ann Collins, a. washwoman, was filed in the Pro- bate Court. It is valued at $42,300. Mrs. Collins was left a widow and. p-ennilcss, with six ‘children, twenty years ago. She supported the fam- ily and saved her competence from her earnings at the washtub. d4 THE ICE GAVE WAY. Rhoda Island Children. Drowned While Skating. Four A despa-tch from Norwood, R. I,‘ hand in hand" says: While skating _ on Sand Pond on Vi ednesday night. four children weredrowne-d when the ice gave way, another was bare- ly saved and several persons who attempted to rescue them narrow- ly missed being engulfed in the icy‘ waters. The children drowned were: Ranghilda, Lillian and Amel Hanson and Joseph Johnson. All. were under fifteen years of age. .___. v I11 HILL RAILWAYS IN MANITOBA. Bill to Authorize Grat North-ern. Lines Before the Legislature. A despatch from Winnipeg says: A bill introduced in the Legisla- ture forcshadows the construction of another transcontinental rail- road by the Hill' interests. bill is for the incorporation of the Great Northern Railroad in Mani- toba‘, and one clause asks for power- to construct a line from Wmnlpeg: west to Brandon, thence to Elk- horn, and to the westerly bound- ary of the Province. given to commence construction and ten is believed that the bill means Hill is preparing for Canada on an extensive scale. forward dead} . The: Five years is- years for completion. It- his invasion of? i l l i S l i