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)1awwkfiuww... ._._ . , ... .. . .,. 1... . ._,. FIRES CAUSED Bl RAILWAY Questions Discussed at the'f‘orestry Asso- ciation Meeting in Quebec. 'A despatch from Quebec says: Hon. Clifford Sifton delivered an excellent address at the recent ses- Iion of the Forestry Association. He chose for this subject the ques- tion of “Forestry Problems and Forest Fires.” At the outset he pornted out the early difficulties which beset the pioneers in forestry work. Despite the indifference on the part of the public, Mr. Sifton cotntended that no movement in modern times had made such gen- uine progress as the conservation sf our forests. He told of the early struggles he had to obtain a vote of $15,000 for the establishment of I. forestry school in connection with the Department of the Interior. Since the establishment of that lehool no less than 15,000,000 trees had been planted in the western provmces. In connection with forest fires, Mr. Sifton showed that the rail- roads were the chief offenders. From careful investigation it was found that out of 171 fires in Que- bec last year the railroads caused V5. In Ontario the railroads start- ed 404 out of 432 fires, which took place in the Province. In the west the proportion was smaller, but even there it was shown that they were the chief offenders, causing 186 out of 1,226 fires. “We want FOUR BURNED TO DEATH. lire. Percy C. Brooks and Her Three Children, of Toronto. I A despatch from Toronto says: A fire that partially destroyed the frame house, 425 Indian Road, at in early hour on Saturday morning was responsible~for four'deaths in the family of Mr. Brooks. The fire apparently started near the fur- nace ond worked its way into the upper part of the house, cutting off all escape for the family. The maid jumped from a rear window and escaped. Mr. Brooks, Mana- ger and Treasurer of the Fairbanks- Morris Manufacturing Company, is in Chicago on business. He was telegraphed to by neighbors imme- diately on the tragedy becoming known. ____._.,._._._. LEAPED FROM CABOO SE. .____. Trainmen Hurt in Escaping From Burning Caboose. A despatch from Portage La Prairie, Man., says: Conductor Howe and Brakesman John Alex- ander and Frank Moore, of the C. P. R., are in the hospital here, though not seriously hurt. The cause of the trouble was the ex- plosion of? a lamp,‘- which set fire to a car, when the train was five miles west of this city. They were un- able to open the door, but broke the window and . leaped out into the snow. M ' ONTARIO LIVE STOCK SHOW. Results of the Year's Seed Grain ’ Competitions. A despatch from Ottawa says: The feature of Thursday at the On: tario Live Stock Show was the an- nouncement of results in the year’s seed grain competitions. The prize winners were: Oats, Wm. Lewis, Dunford, Siberian; Thos. Cash, Bobcaygeon, Yellow Russian; Peter _ Drummond, Keene, Irish White; S. W. Rilance, Beaverton; D. Coon, Frankford; H. W. Bernard, Billi- toro; M. S. Campbell, Dominion- w \.~ .2! ' ~- rine Department that a bill was in them penalized for the fires they cause, and if this is done it will tend to make campers and settlers more careful,” said Mr. Sifton. In conclusion he asked for the sup- port of the convention in connec- tion with the efforts being made by the Conservation Commission to penalize the railroads for the fires they cause. I , . Mr. Hall, Secretary of the Soci- ety for the Protection of the Adiâ€" rondacks, told of their fight to se- cure freedom from forest fires. They had found“ after careful inves- tigation, that the railroads were the chief offenders, and had passed laws compelling them to burn oil in their locomotives while passing through the forests. This policy, together with the cleaning up of the right of way and the establishment of watch towers, had made the Adi- rondacks practically free from fires. Mr. R. D. Campbell, Dominion Superintendent of Forestry, gave an exhaustive report on the work carried on by his department. He pointed out the difficulty of proper- ly patrolling large areas of forest, of getting trained fire-rangers, and of the need of educative work among the settlers. He concluded that a fire patrol was needed along the lines of railroad, no matter what other means of protection were adopted. Dossmorei'; Geo. R. Bradley, Carsonby; An- ville; W. J. Barber, drew Knox, Norwood; spring wheat, W. J. Oats, Queen’s Line. Thos.. McMillan of Seaforth spoke on “The Beef Cattle Industry in Ontario,” and Prof. W. H. Day of Guelph on undertraining. .._____a~.â€"â€"â€"-~_â€"-. “ ALI: TO HAVE WIRELESS. .â€" Government to must on Equipment of Passenger Steamers. A despatch from Ottawa says: It was stated on Friday at the Ma- preparation which would be intro- duced by Mr. Brodeur in the House of Commons requiring all vessels on the Great Lakes and in the St. Lawrence carrying passengers as a business to be equipped with wire- less telegraphy. -â€"â€"â€"_~'& J MINERS L0 SE SAVIN G S. Many at Keeley Mine Had Money in Farmers Bank. A despatch from Cobalt says: The Keeley Mine is closed up as all the employes excepting two engin- eers and the cook refuse to return to work. Wages were cut 25 cents a day all round. Many of the min- ers had their savings in the branch of the Farmers Bank situated at the mine. .1. cones PARALYSIS. Austrian Physician Claims Success With Tnberculln. A despatch from Vienna says: After three years’ experimentation, Prof. Wagner von J auregg, of the University of Vienna, claims to have cured 23 per cent. of cases of pro- gressive paralysis out of 1,500 pati~ cuts by injections of Koch’s tuber- culin. The disease heretofore has been considered incurable. 'X‘ subscriptions to Montreal me- morial to King Edward are pouring 500 MILES (0‘ NEW ' an Canadian Pacific Railway Plans Many New Lines in the West. A despatch from Montreal says: it was stated on Wednesday even- ng by Vice-President William Nhyte' of the C. P. R. that the )ompany will build 500 miles of rack in the west during the coming )ummer, including the completion f the double-tracking of the line Setween Winnipeg and Brandon. n addition to this there will be a ood deal of double-tracking around Moose Jaw, which is becomingan mportant shipping centre. In or- Mountain section more secure, Mr. Whyte stated that it would be giv- en a rock ballast, the ballast being made out of the mountains with two large crushers. .In addition to this the western programme includes the strengthening of a number of bridges to keep up with the in- creasmg weight of equipment, and a number of new steel bridges. The rest of the construction programme includes a number of Ell-aft lines, from twenty to forty miles long, to connect newly-settled districts with for to make the road through the the main lines. ter wheat 90 per I..." » RULING PRICES 0F FARM PRODUCTS nnronrs rerun THE LEADING TRADE csnrnns or. AMERICA. v __ Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. ‘BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Jan. 24.â€"Flourâ€"â€"Win- cent. patents, $3.80 at seaboard. Manitoba flours â€"â€"Fi’rst patents, $5.40; second pat- ents, $4.90, and strong bakers’, $4.70, ontrack, Toronto. Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 North- ern, $1.04, Bay ports; No. 2 Northâ€" ern, $1.01%, Bay ports, and No. 2 at 98%0, Bay ports. Ontario Wheatâ€"86 to 870 outside for No. 2 red and white, respec- tively. ' ' Bar'leyâ€"Malting qualities, 56 to 58c outside, and feed, 48 to 500 out- side. v Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 35% to 36%c, on track, Toronto, and at 34c out- side; No. 2 W.C. oats, 39c, Bay. ports, and No, 3 at 37%0, Bay ports. Cornâ€"No. 2 American yellow 53c, prompt shipment, Toronto freights. Peasâ€"No. 2 shipping lots, 79 to 800 outside. Ryeâ€"No. 2 at 61 to 62c outside. Buckwheatâ€"No. 1 at 480 outside. Branâ€"Manitobas at $21, in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $23, in bags, Toronto. Ontario bran, $21 to $21.50, in sacks, Toronto, and shorts $23. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"Spys, $4.50 to $6; Bald- wins, $4 to $5; Greenings, $4 to $4.50; No. 2 assorted, $3.50 to $4 per barrel. . " Beansâ€"Car lots, $1.70 to $1.75, and small lots, $1.85 to $1.90. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 10%, to He per lb. No. 1 comb, whole- sale, $2 to $2.50 per dozen; No. 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $2 per dozen. Baled hayâ€"No. 1 at $12 to $12.- 50, on track, and No. 2 at $10 to $10.50. Baled strawâ€"$6.50 to $7 on track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots 75 to 800 per bag. Poultryâ€".Wholesale prices of dressed poultryzâ€"Chickens, 12 to 12%0 p‘er 1b.; fowl, 9 to 100 per 1b. ; ducks,- 13 to 14c per 1b.; turkeys ' 17 to 19c per 1b., and geese, 12 to 12%c per lb. Live, 1 to 20 less. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"Dairy prints, 22 to 240; choice dairy solids, 21 to 220; in~ ferior, 18 to 19c; choice large rolls, 21 to 220. Creamery, 27 to 28c per lb. for rolls, 25c for solids, and 24 to 25c for separator prints. Eggsâ€"Case lots of pickled bring 260; cold storage, 27c; selected, 28 to 30c, and strictly new-laid, 32 to 350 per dozen. Chccse~~ Large are quoted at 1254c, and twins at 12%c. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 12 to 12%0 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $24; short cut, $26. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 16c; do., heavy, 15c; rolls, 12%0; shoul- ders, 11%0; breakfast bacon, 180; backs (pea meal), 18%c. Lardâ€"Tierces, 13c; tubs, 13%0; pails, 13%c. ’_...._ MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Jan. 24.â€"Oatsâ€"â€"Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 40% to 41c, car lots ex store; extra No. 1 feed, 39% to 400; No. 3 C.W., 39 to 39%0; No. 2 local white, 38% to 38%c; No. 3 local white, 37% to 37%0; No. 4 local white, 36% to 36%c. 'Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring patents, firsts, $5.60; do., seconds, $5.10; Winter wheat patents, $4.- 75 to $5; strong bakers’, $4.90; straight rollers, $4.35 to $4.50; do., in bags, $2 to $2.10. Rolled oatsâ€"- Per bbl., $4.45; bag of 90 lbs., $2.- 10. Barleyâ€"Feed, car lots ex store, 49 to 57%0. Millfeedâ€"Bran, Ontario, $19 to $20; Manitoba, $18 to $20; middlings, Ontario, $22 to $22.50; shorts, Manitoba, $21 to $22; mouillie, $25 to $30. Eggsâ€"â€" Selected, 32c; fresh, 40 to 43c; No. 1 stock, 27c ; No.2, 23 to 25c.â€"Cheese â€"â€"Westerns, 115-8 to 12%c; east- erns, 11% to 115-8c. Butter â€"-â€" Choicest, 25% to 25%0; seconds, 23% to 25c. _. UNITED STATES MARKETS... Buffalo, Jan. Spring, No. 1 Northern, carloads .pr 24.â€"Wheat â€"- lson. THE HUDSON BAY. G.T.R. Willing to Negotiate With Govern»l ment Regarding Operation of Line. A despatch from Ottawa says: A telegram was received on Wed- nesday by the Hon. Geo. P. Gra- ham, Minister of Railways and Ca- nals, from Charles M. Hays, Pie- SIdent of the G.T.R. Cnnpany, making an offer from the GT R.» to negotiate with the Government respecting the operation of the End- son Bay Railway. While no terms were mentioned, it is surmised that the Grand Trunk Pacific would de- sire a lease similar to the one un- der which it will operate the east- ern section of the National Transâ€" continental. A substantially simi- lar offer. it is said, has already been received from the Canadian Northern, and it is hoped that bet- ter terms may be received from one of the other companies. The present proposition contemplates the construction of a line from the Grand Trunk Pacific from Saskaâ€" toon to the Pas Mission. This pro- position follows on a conference held here recently in which Presi- dent Hays, Mr. Wainwright and Chief Engineer Kelliher partici- pated. ...____â€"- nun CHINESE; EGG Seventy~Five Seized at Thousand Dollars". Worth Montreal. ' A despatch from Montreal says' A consignment of canned eggs from China, valued at $75,000, has been seized by the city, and the Board of Control ordered on Thursday that not a single can must be sold in the city. The owners were af~~ terwards given permission to reâ€" move the eggs from the cold-stor- age warehouse, but if there is any delay in removal every can will be destroyed. From the information given to the board it was shown that the eggs were dangerous to public health. In the analyms, .which was made by experts, some surprising facts were brought out. The experts in their report say: “The eggs in the cans were found to be frozen, and are ,said to have come from China. The eggs, while in the frozen condition, had hard- store, 351.18%; Winter, No. 2 white, 950 asked. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, 50c; No. 4 yellow, 48%c, on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 36%c; No. 3 white, 360; No. 4 white, 35%c. Barleyâ€"Malting, 970 to $1.- 02. Ryeâ€"No. 2, on track, 86:. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 24. -â€"-' Wheatâ€"~May, $1.07% to $1.07 7-8; July, $1.08%; No. 1 hard, $1.09; No. 1 Northern, $1.07 to $1.08%; No. 2 Northern, 331.04% to $1.06%; No. 3 wheat 281.02% to $1.05%. Bran $21.50 to $22. Flourâ€"First pat- ents, $4.95 to $5.35; second pat- ents, $4.85 to $5.25; first clears, $3.35 to $3.75; second clears, $2.- 35 to $2.95. â€".â€" LIVE. STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Jan. 24.â€"Choice steers sold at 6%c to 6%0, good at 5%c to Go, fairly good at 5%c to 5%0, fair at 4%c to 5c, and the common grades at 3%c to 4%0 per pound. A hundred milch cows met with a fair demand, and prices ruled steady from $35 to $65 each for milkers, and at $25 to $55 each for springâ€" ers. Sheep brought from 4%0 to 4%0, and lambs from 60 to 6%0 per pound. The demand for calves was good, and sales were made at 40 to 7c per pound. Hogs un- changed. ’ - Toronto, Jan. 24,â€"Hogs sold on the basis of $7.25 to $7.35 f.o.b. country, while sheep, lambs and all other commodities were steady and unchanged.. 1 have been expected. ly any noticeable odor, as would A small part of the eggs from samples were Lalfi en and placed in a warm tempera- ture. Putrefaction of a violent na- ture resulted in about 24 hours, showing the presence of large num- bersof bacteria. Such bacteria were probably introduced at the time of packing, the subsequent freezing checking their action.” ‘An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of a small portion of the eggs, when inocu- lated into a guinea pig. On Deâ€" cember 24, a sample of the mixture with sterilized water was injected subcutaneously into a guinea pig, the} pig died in less than two days. The consignees were ordered to re- move the stuff from the city, and some curiosity is exhibited as to who will finally get them. 4.000 ACRES OF FLAX. Big Alberta Land Company we paring to Farm Its Holding. A despatch from Calgary says‘- A. Briggs, who in .company with associates, purchased twenty sec- tions, 13,000 acres of non-irrigabls land, within the irrigation block, south of Kininvie, :5? .-.. mmer, an- nounces that he ha ,5. organized the Bostonâ€"Alberta evelopment Company, and that they propose to put 4,000 acres in flax this spring, breaking the land with traction plows. It is the intention of his company to put the greater part of the entire area in wheat, as soon as possible. ._... tfl,__.._____. ‘ GEORGIAN BAY CANAL. Appropriation of $3,000,000 to be Submitted. ' A despatch from Ottawa says: It is now regarded as a settled fact that this year will see a start on the Georgian Bay Canal. A speci- al estimate of three million dollars, allowing for a beginning, has been prepared, and it is expected that it will shortly be brought down. Confirmation of the report is indiâ€" cated in the remarks of Hon. Roâ€" dolphe Lemieux at Montreal, and also in statements that have been made by some of the Ministers to members for constituencies parti- cularly interested in the work. NEXT GflVEBNUB-- GENERAL Duke of Tech Suggested in Case Duke oi Connaught Cannot Come. A despatch from Ottawa says: It is learned from high authority that his Serene Highness the Duke of Teck, eldest brother of Queen Mary, may be the next Governor- General of Canada. Although no oflicial advices, have been received here by the Government yet that the Duke of Connaught will be un- able to come to Canada this year as representative of the King, owâ€" ing to the need of his presence in England until the Prince of Wales is old enough to assume the duties of his position, present indications are that his Royal Highness will be prevented from coming for that rea- It is understood that the Im- perial Government isl'now suggest- ing in an informal way :that the Duke of Teck would be a suitablu choice as successor to Lord Grey, in case it is found that the Duke of Connaught cannot be spared. The matter has as yet not got beyond.- the stage of tentative suggestion, but it is known that it is under con- lsideration. His Serene Highness is a grandson of the first Duke of Cambridge, and the eldest son of the late Duke of Teck and of H.R.~ H. Princess Mary Adelaide. He was born at Kensington Palace on August 13, 1868, and saw service in South Africa as transport officer of a composite cavalry regiment, Ha twas temporary military attache 0.! Vienna in 1904.. HAILWII - b- '12,». -:-~»' «3" uzy “V 14:41 ‘u' I, i): l i. ‘-l 3.