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::'~*~>~s"-s?'-‘:’s‘#"i sagas-Was" . n<, . ‘ i m «u a... my. "Le-1r.- ".r-K‘iz-unqâ€"M -... .0.- '1- V‘! ~ r ~’ v‘w v“:- r-,.‘.'.~,..A.-.,.. , . , J. '67.»,"4‘ IA‘A‘- v...‘_-__,»v_.._ . ‘.;i.".7 u. fig‘dfiififisme ' I “it so iâ€"i $20,000, A dcspatch from Ottawa says: It was serui-ofiic"ally announced on loaned to Canada for that purpose. Thursday afternoon that the bill to give effect to the decision of the defence conference will be intro- duced at an early stage of the ses- smu, and will be entitled the Naval Defence Act. It will be followed by proposals for the construction of twelve vessels of cruiser and dc- etroycr class, nine of which will be . placed on the Atlantic and three elude bills to amend the bank act, on the Pacific. This will involve a to amend the insurance act, to ra- capital expenditure of twenty mil- tify the French treaty, and it is hon dollars, as well as an annual hoped as a result of the coming con- ontlay for maintenance and upkeep ference between Mr. Lemienx and of over three million dollars. While no decision has been reachâ€" England next week to include 8. ed as to where the new navy shall be built, strong pressure is being brought to bear upon the Govern- ment to ask Parliament to consider the desirability of expending the whole sum in Canada under the cues. WMâ€" GREAT MICA DEPOSIT. .â€" Prospectcr Traced Vein for Over Two Miles. A despateh from Edmonton, Al- berta, says: A prospector just in ' from the Peace River canyon, which * lies beyond the great divide a short distance, brings in news of a re- markable discovery of mica in that distant and isolated country. He prospected a vein for over two miles, and found it to average about fifty feet in thickness and of un- known depth. The quality is re- markably fine and it can be lifted in great sheets of the purest maâ€" terial. The mica is worth from $25 to $100 per ton, a price which makes this mine richer and more important as a. commercial commodity than any gold mine discovered. It lies just beyond the divide at the foot of Mount Selwin. __..___,!,..____._ GOLD FINDS IN THE NORTH. Reports of Discoveries Received in ' ' - Toronto. .A despatch from Toronto says: The Ontaiiip Department of Mines has i'eeeiygdwreports of material gold dilscgoygixiesin, the district sur- roundingitlfie(township of Whitney. So great iswtl'idyinterest that al- ready, aeeo'rdirr'ij'f‘tb the depart- ment’s advicesfwhere are 500 prosâ€" pectors in thef'field. The route to the gold field 'is 'by the Driftwood River, a. tributary of the Abitibi. The field lies west of Night Hawk 'Lake, near Porcupine Lake. Mr. 'Thos. W. Gibson, Deputy Minister of Mines, states that samples of the ore show visible gold, and some places in the district are said to be rich in the precious mineral. department is making investiga- tions. q... A CHERRY THIEF. ...__. 'Man “he Pretendcd to be Mr. Rea Gets $170 From Cashier. A despatch from Montreal says: man walked into the store of A.. E. Rea & Co., St. Catherine street, on Friday afternoon, and, repre- senting himself to the lady cashier as being Mr. Ron, said he wanted $170 in a hurry. The young lady, it is said by the secret service men, handed over the money without any hesitation, as the- man was well dressed and seemed to be well ac- quainted with the business. on 11111 1 N11 Canada’s Naval Defence Act to be Passed in Early Part of Session. supervision of iritish experts The details as to the proposed training ship and enlarged dry docks have. not yet been worked out. The Admiralty is said to take the view that bigger docks are more a necessity than the construction of a. fleet, but it is hoped that some arrangement on this point. will be reached before Parliament meets. The other legislation will in« the British Postmaster-General in bill for the reduction of cable rates in the session‘s business. There will also be a bill to amend the militia act, to give effect to the military end of the defence confer- IMMIGRATION RETURNS. .__..â€"_. An Increase of Fifty-three Per Cent for August. A dcspatch from Ottawa says: The total immigration into Canada for the month of August this year was 15,387, as compared with 10,- 082 for August last year, an in- crease of 53 per cent. The immigra- tion from the United States was 8,024, as compared with 4,684 for August of last car, an increase of 71 per cent. The immigration by ocean ports was 7,363, as compared with 5,398 for August of last year, an increase of 36 per cent. Theto- tal immigration for the first five months of the present fiscal year was 105,636, as compared with 90,- 385 for the same period of last year, an increase of 17 per cent. 1‘...â€" GIRL SHOT DEAD. .__â€"â€" Deliberate Act of a Russian Boy of Fifteen. A dcspatch from Canora, Sask., says: Georgina Downs, an Eng- lish-speaking girl, thirteen years of age, was disembowclled by a shot fired from a gun in the hands of a Russian youth, fifteen years old, on Wednesday. He deliberately pointed the gun at the girl exclaim- ing, “Your money or your life,” at the same time pulling the trig- ger. He claims he did not know the gun was loaded. Neighbors in the absence of the girl’s father, who is away working in the Mani- toba harvest field-s, came to Canora for a doctor. who went out accom- panied by Constable Wilson of the R. N. W. M. P. to investigate the The matter, but the girl was dead. â€".-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€">x‘.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€" WALTER M. BARRY KILLED. Well-Known Ottawa Business Man Run Down on Railway. A despatch from Ottawa says: Walter M. Barry of the firm of Har- ris &. Barry, furniture dealers, and a well-known business man of Otâ€" tawa, was killed here on Saturday afternoon. He was crossing the Grand Trunk yard and was run down by a shunting engine. He died in the hospital a, few hours later. Deceased was 44 years of age. a. Brigadierâ€"General Buchan died at Montreal on Thursday. 11110111111111 man no United States Company Pays $1,500,000 for the Property. 'A despatch from Victoria, 13'. 0., contains approximately 5,000,000,- says: One of the largest individu- al timber deals in the history of Western Canada has just been closed whereby the American Pin- ance and Securities Company, of New York, purchases from the Ca- nadiazi Pacific Railway 54,000 acres of timber lands on Cowichan Lake, VancOuver, B. C., for approximate- ly $1,500,000. This is said to be the finest tract of timber remaining in British Columbia. The timber, which consists largely of fir, is of lot the Canadian Pacific. 000 feet of merchantable lumber. Cowichan Lake is about 100 miles north of teattle and 22 miles from the nearest point of the Nanaimo and Esquinialt Railway, a branch It is stiâ€" pulated in the contract. that the purchasers are immediately to erect-- a mill with an annual capacity of at- lc-ast 100,000.000 feet, and that the railroad is to build a branch line from Cowichan harbor into the timber. The Canadian Pacific tim- ber holdings in Vancouver are all Crown grant lands. and it has al- an unusually dense growth. 17.x- 1, ways been the road’s policy to sell . , V, were emoloved by the l its timber onl ' where the urchaser pm 5 \ o 1. . New York company report that the timber averages more than 90,000 [Get to the acre and that the tract will~ agree to operate'the properties and guarantee a certain amount of traffic over the line. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. umâ€" Prices of Cattle. 1 min, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. liltEADt'TUEFS. Toronto, Oct. 12.â€"l“lour -â€"- On~ tario wheat 00 per cent. patents, $1 to $1.05 in buyers’ sacks on track, Toronto, and $3.90 to $3.95 outside in buycrs’ sacks. Manitoba flour, first patent-s, $5.60 on track, '.l,‘oronto; second and strong bakcrs’, $1.90 to $5 on truck, Toronto. Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 North- ern, $1.01%, Bay ports, and No. 2 Northern at $1, Bay ports. Ontario wheatâ€"«No. 2 mixed, 96 to 07c outside, and No. 2 white, 97 to 980 outside. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 56 to 57c outside. .and No. 3 extra, 511 to 050 outside. Oatse-No. 2 Ontario white, new, 37 to 37%c outside. New Canada West cats, 37% to 380 spot, 1305’ ports. Peasâ€"82 to 8130 outside. Ryeâ€"No. 2, 69 to 700 outside. Buckwheatâ€"~55 to 56c outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 American yellow, 68% to 690 on track, Toronto. Branâ€"$18 to $19 outside in bulk for Ontario bran, and $20-50 to $21 for shorts in bulk. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"$1 to $2.75 per barrel, according to quality. .Beansâ€"I’rime, $2.25, and handâ€" plcked, $2.40 to $2.45 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Combs,'dozen, $2.25 to $3; extracted, 100 per lb. Hay-â€"No. 1 timothy, $15.50 to $16 a ton on track here, and No. 2 at $14 to $14.50. ‘ Strawâ€"$875 to $9.50. Potatoesâ€"55 to 600 per bag on track for Ontario, and at 75c for New Brunswick. -"Poultryâ€"â€"Chickens, dressed, 12 : to; 130 per 1b.; fowl, 10 to 11c; tur- keys, 17 to 19c per 1b.; ducks, lb. . 11 to 130. THE DAIRY MARKETS. '. Butterâ€"Pound prints, 21 to 22c; tubs and large rolls, 19 to 200; in- ferior, 17 to 18c; creamery, 25 to 25%c, and solids, 21 to 22c per lb. Eggsâ€"Case lots, 24% to 250 per dozen. Cheeseâ€"12%e per lb. for large, and at 12%e for twins. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 15 to 15%0 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $26.50 to $27; short out, $28 to $28.50. 160; do., heavy. 14 to 14%0; rolls, 14% to 150; shoulders, 12% to 13c; backs, 18% to 200; breakfast ba- con, 17 to 180. Lard~Tierces, 15c; tubs, 15%c; pails, 15%0. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Oct. 12Lâ€"New crop oat-s, No. 2 Canadian Western, 41% to 420; old crop oats, No. 2 Cana- dian Western, 42 to 42%c; barley, No. 2, 66 to 670; Manitoba feed barley, 6:1 to 650; buckwheat, 55 to 55%0. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.70; Mani- toba Spring wheat patents, secâ€" onds, $5.20; Winter wheat patent-s, $5.50; Manitoba strong bakers’, $5; straight rollers, $5 to $5.25. straight rollers, in bags, $2.35 to $2.50. Feedâ€"Ontario bran. $21 to $22; Ontario middlings, 22.50 to $23.50; Manitoba bran, $21; Mani- toba shorts, $23 to $24; pure grain mouille, $33 to $35; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Cheeseâ€"Westerns, 11% to 11%0: easterns 11% to 11%c. Butterâ€"Finest creamery, 24%0. Eggsâ€"~Selected stock 25% to 260; No. 1 candled, 22% to 230; No. 2, Chicago, Oct. 12â€"Cash wheat â€" No. 2 red, $1.18; No. 3 red, $1.08 to $1.16; No. 2 hard, $1.06 to $1.- 12; No. 3 hard, $1.01 to $1.08; No. 1 Northern, $1.05 to $1.06; No. 2 Northern, $1.03 to- $1.05; No. 3 Spring, $1 t - $1.01.. Cornâ€"No. 2, 60% to 60%0; No. 2 white, 61%0; No. 2 yellow, 60% to 60%c; No.“ 3, 60% to 60%0; No. 3 yellow, 60% to oofjxgc; No. 4, 59% to 59%c. Oats-â€" No. 3, 39c; No. 3 white, 38% to 39-310; No. 4 white, 38 to 39c; stan- dard, 41%c. Minneapolis, Oct. 12.â€"that â€"â€" December, 99% to 99%c; May, $1.- 02}: to 81.02%; No. 1 cash, hard, $1.01%;1*0. 1 Northern, $1.01; No. 2 Northern, 990; No. 3 Northern, .07 to BBC. Flourâ€"First patents, $5.20 to $5.30; second patents, «'5 Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 15% to campaign. f‘ â€" _4 1"” 11111111 or THE 1011111101. Revenue and Expenditure for the Last Six Months. A dcspatch from Ottawa says: the surplus for receipts over ordin- The financial statement of the Do- my expenditure at the 01056 Of the‘ minim f . t1 fi._t . . _ year should bathe largest on re- ( 01 m 18 half or the p10 cord and Mr. Fielding’s budget cs- sent fiscal year shows an increase “mate of the probable increase m 0E $6,590,997 In revenue as 001111331“ revenue is likely to prove to be sevâ€" ed with the first six months of 1908- era] millions too small. 09- On the other hand, the cxpen- The main figures for the month Paton“, $5'10’ diturc on consolidated fund account and for the six months are as fol- decreascd by $1,098,335, and on lows :â€" Revenueâ€" September, $8,- capital account by $802,582. For 853,659; six months. $17,353,819. Ex- Septcmbcr alone the increase in penditure on consolidated fund ac- revenue was $1,570,709, while the countâ€"September, $5,210,213; 51X total expenditure decreased, as months, $31,563,393. Expenditure compared with September of last on capital accountâ€"September, $3,- ycar, by $2,584,275. Judging by the 967,321; six months, $13,213,063. ‘ figures of revenue and the expendi- The net debt of the Dominion on ture for the first half of the year, September 30th was $320,698,464. M_ - sold at 4% to- 50 per 1b.; pretty PRAIRIE FIRES. good animals, 3% to 4%0; common â€"' stock, 2 to 3%0 per 1b. About a Wide Extent of Country Has Been dozen lean old cows were sold at $9.50 each, or 1%0 per lb. Calves 3 to 5%c per lb. Sheep, 3% to 3%c per 1b.; lambs, 5% to Go per lb. Good lots of fat hogs sold at 9% to 9%e per lb. Toronto, Oct. 12.â€"â€"-Anything real- ly good that could be picked out sold quickly from $4.85 to $5; fair to medium loads at $4.20 to $4.60; all other grades were easier, but everything on offer was sold. The demand for feeders was strong, with prices firm for good bull-s, steers and heifers, but the light rough stock were a shade lower- Milkers and springers were in ac- tive demand for good quality. Calves steady. Sheep and lambs were steady to firm. Hogs weak, owing to the poor quality, but anything of good weight and qua- lity sold at $8, fed and watered. Devastatcd. A despatch from Winnipeg sayst. Prairie fires are raging in various: parts of Alberta and Saskatche-i wan, but details are scarce. 0116-; third of the Government Park near; Wainwright, Alta., was burncdyI but the buffalo are safe. Another1 big fire is rushing towards the park at present. Many homesteaders’l in both Alberta and Saskatchewan’ have suffered loss. . f A despatch from Oak Point, Man, says: Fire is raging 32 miles north of Oak Point. It was startâ€" ‘ed over a week ago on Dog Creek Indian Reserve. Since then it has burned hundreds of square miles of prairie sod and timber. A large quantity of bay has already been destroyed. Several settlers have lost stock, houses and stables, and .1. narrowly escaped fearful deaths. - . On three or four days of last week PLOWED UP A FORTUBE' the sun was completely hidden by "~â€" smoke. The whole population in Farmer Discovered Treasure Valn- that region is greatly alarmed, be_ 0‘1 at $50,000. cause nothing but heavy rain can . . T extinguish the flames. If a high YA fgfglesgizfiggl%fog: wind arises the whole country be- - - - - wr : Manitoba. and Lake burg, 11v1ng near Champlain while “keen. L Ike 1 plowing on Tuesday, turned up a Wmmpeg may become the prey 0f quantity of gold coins, tarnished the flames' by the weather and dirtin which ’ they reposed. Digging farther, he found more coins than he could carry home at one time. Their value is estimated at $50,000. It is believed the treasure was buried by persons who stole it from the British army which, camped near '1'.â€"-. ..._.._. TO COV ER DEFICITS. German Government to Ask for Loan of $125,000,000. ' A despatch from Berlin says: The Imperial Government will ask for a. loan. of $125,000,000 in the l w yn I . Champl‘lm d%i]1:§,ogll;leers3131;15:2b1; beginning of 1910,.thc. Tageblattli , - - ‘ .1 d said on Thursday in . its finanma 10515 the” hves subsequent y an article, to cover defiCits. This ac- no one knew what they had done with their booty‘ counts, according to the news- paper, for the recent tendency to sell Imperial issues on the Boerse. 52s.. _,____ ___.___,F MR. CARNEGIE’S GIFT. â€"â€" One Hundred Thousand Dollars to ABQLISH SCHOOL SAVING“ McGill University. A despatch from Montreal says: It is announced that Mr. Andrew Carnegie has made. a donation of $100,000 to MeGill, following a promise that if $500,000 were raised Brantford Trustees Find System Causes Friction. A despatc'h from Brantford says: After several years of experiment the Brantford Public School Board from other sources he would cap will do away w1th the school savmg : . v. - ' ~ . he ground that too it by gu ing $100 000. The $500,000 53 Stem 0,“ , , came from Lord Strathcona in July, th l’thm-‘i tune 15 take“ up and and now My. Carnegie fulfills his the pupils fail to show interest in promise. The whole is part of the the 55’Stem- $2,000,000 fund for which McGill has made an appeal. 'â€"-"‘"vi~ "‘ Cabinet Decides Parliament Shall SNOW GENERAL IN TEXAS. Eieet November 11. I. _' , n. _ A dcspatch from Ottawa says: Fall of Four Inches. the luailicst on AD the Council meeting. it was do} RCCOl'd- cided to summon Parliament for A despatch from El Paso, Texas, (lf‘spatCh 0f busmess 011 Thursday, says: Snow fell generally on Friday NOV: 11th- in the Texas Panhandle, the earli- est fall in the history of that secâ€" Dr. Ernest Shipman urges Canas‘ . -.._._. .-r'< D A T E D ERIN ITELY FIX ED . tion. Four inches is reported from dians to secure a share of the Pana- ’ Dalhart. ma trade. 01.01111 11? El B‘lllilllll‘ll Fifth Explosion Within a Year on Works Manned by Nonilnion Men. A steel viaduct over the New York pany, of Mercer, Pa, who do prac_ Central tracks, near the Elk Street tically all their work on the open Market, was blown up by dynamite shop policy. The last outrage here at 1 am. on Thursday morning. A heavy charge of the explosive was A large construction car and hoist-- used and a large section of the ing crane, owned by them and op- structure was twisted and shatterâ€" ciat-cc at the Elk Street viaduct, A despatch from Buffalo says:!built by the S. J. MeCann Comâ€" to $5.10; first clpars, $4.35 to $4.55; ed. This is the fifth dynamite out- was wrecked by a charge of dyna- second clears, $3.10 to $3.30. Bran rage that- has occurred here with- mite that had been placed under â€"â€"A1n 100-11). sacks, $19.50- LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 16 to 190 per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. | l MontreaL-Oc‘t. 12.â€"Prime beevyes being on the boiler of the engine. structures worked by other than No arrests have been made in union men. connection with any of the jobs. The Elk Street viaduct was being pulled off here. ' in a year, all of them -: .:.;a\..,..:smw...,m-_nu » Lazmxiwȴ.w amt-avcusezrmwi:z:masimif 14.3 was directed against the same firm. _ YV‘VV