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..â€"_.â€"â€"â€"- Five Trainmen and One Bassenger Killed on G. T. R. Bufialoand Gmdericli Line. A despatch from Brantford says: The lives of six men, including five trainmen and one passenger, were lost and several'iniured in a ter- rible catastrophe ‘on the Buffalo and Goderich line of the Grand Trunk Railway, which happened at 9.20 Saturday night, three and a half miles west of Paris, and mid- way between Paris and Drumbo. tosh, customs clerk, Brantford, back injured; George Hunt, Brant-- ford, shaken up; Robert Errett, engineer, minor bruises and sprains. WAS 17 MINUTES LATE. The illâ€"fated train left Brantford 17 minutes late, and was running in charge of Conductor Ausbrook, The catastrophe was the result of withfull right of way. None of the a head-on collisro'n between the Icrew were aware of the approach- westbound passenger train, running mg engine, 'which, it is understood, from Buffalo to Stratford, and a had running orders to its destina- mogul engine in charge of Engineer tion and “to avoid regulars.” The Robert Errett of Sarnia, running engine should have stopped at light from Stratford to Fort Erie. Drumbro, but instead, proceeded , Following in the wake of the 001- on to Paris, colliding halfway with lision came a terrible, devastating the passenger train. Had the lat-d fire, which incinerated the bodies ter been on time the two would of a couple of the victims, and made have met at Drumbo. Whether the an easy prey of the three splinterâ€" crew of the engine had forgotten ed coaches of the train. The fire about the passenger train, or wheâ€" left nothing but the bare trucks mistaken, is a and wheels, and a mass of twisted matter wl" ' "(it be learned iron and charred ruin. out of the V .. .a.-.vay reticence. BAGGAGE CAR TELESCOPED. When thecrash occurred theipas- senger train was travelling at about 35 miles an hour, according to the Brantford passengers. The engine must have been going much faster, as it struck with such impact that the baggage car was completely telâ€" escoped, and the mail end of the smoking car driven in, where the passengers were buried in flying splinters and glass. Darkness immediately enveloped the train and its struggling occuâ€" pants, the excitement and confus- ion b-eing greatly enhanced by the fire, which rapidly spread fromthc in use on the ther orders were JTHE VICTIMS. The dead are: A. Turner, engin- eer, Stratford; leaves wife and grown up family. J. D. Smith, fire- . man, Stratford; leaves a wife and family. Peter McFarland, baggage- man, Goderich; married, no chilâ€" dren. John Whitelaw, express mes- senger, ‘ Goderich, formerly of Whitby; wife suffering from shock. William Tye, mail clerk, Goderich; leaves wife and grown up family. D. J. Crozier, passenger, Drumbo. The list of injured includes the following: W. J. May, mail clerk, Hamilton, severely scalded; W. T. Henderson, city solicitor, Brant- ford, back injured; William McIn- old coal oil lamps train. andeven fatal fires as a result of improper wiring of buildings. Col. Hendrie, Chairman of the Railway Committee, says that the bill, which it is contemplated to enact would give municipalities the pew- or to insist on the work of electric wiring, not only in public buildings, but in private houses as well, be- ing safely and carefully done. This object would be attained by makâ€"[ ing the compelling power of the municipality extend not only to companies, but to individuals also. _._.._,I,_._ A. G. Ferguson, Manager of the Dominion Bank at Hanley. Sasl:., shot himsclf ( cad. The merger of the Ames-Holden GEN. CRDNJE IS DEAD. Was Captured by the Canadians at Paardcbcrg. A despatch from Klerksdorp, Transvaal, says: General Piet A. Cronje, the noted Boer general, who was captured by the Royal Canadian Regiment at Paardeberg in 1900, died on Saturday. ' >14 ELECTRIC WIRING . Ontario Government Will Give Municipalities Wider Powers. IA despatch from Toronto says: The'Ontario Government is about to! bring in 3; bill, it is Ulldel‘StOOd; Company and the James McCready WhiCh Will tend to lessen the de‘ Company, shoe manufacturers, has plorable frequency of destructive been completed, m DEATHLlS’lWltLBElllltltll From the Famine and Pestilence in China. Before Spring Arrives ' v A despatch from Nanking, China, Murder is now adding to the says: That the. deaths due to fam- death roll, reported William F. inc, and the pestilence following in Junkim, Presbyterian missionary at its wake, will total a million before Suchien. In their desperation at spring, was the estimate submitted the lack of food, he said, the bol- to the relief committee here on Fri~ der of the natives have formed ma- day. Relief workers are aghast rauding bands, who stop at no- With the realization of the task be- thing in robbing wayfarers and fore them. Even were they in re- Iplundering houses. In many towns ceipt of unlimited contributions for persons wearing good clothes fear relief, the missionaries, doctors, to go on the street at night, lost and other volunteer workers- would they be waylaid and stripped of be almost helpless in the face ofptheir garments, which can be sold two and one-half millions of suffer- for cash by the starving highway- 1ng people in the Anhui and Kiang mcn. Scores of instances of kid- Su Provuices. napping have been reported. ..... L. Twill Immense 0r0wcl Watolies the Launching of the Thunderer. ' A despatch from London says: other prominent personages pre- The Thunderer, the 17th British sent. - ‘ Dreadnought, and the fourth of the The Thundcrer had a displace- super-Dreadnought type, was suc- merit of 22,680 tons and will be cessfully launchcd from. the yardsiequipped with turbines with a to- of the Thames Iron Works Com- to] of 27,000 horse-power. She is pany at C‘annington on Wednesday. [expected to make a speed of .21 The Archbishop of Canterbury con- knots an hour. The vessel. is 584 ducted the religious service preced- feet in length, and is armed with ing the christening by his wife, Mrs. 'tcn 13.5â€"inch. guns and twenty-four Davidson. Fifteen. thousand peoâ€" 4-inch guns. She is the largest ves- ple witnessed the ceremonies. The sel ,ever launched so fill" up the officials gave a reception for thei'Thaiues. Three thousand workmdn soyâ€"rail Govcrhmcnt oflicials and were employed in lier'constructionf EBK inn iii 1' _________-_._~___.__~_ REPORTS roan run LEADING TRADE c axrnns OF AMERICA; Prices ofCattlc, ,Grain, Cheese and Other. Produce at Home, and Abroad. 'BR-EADSTUFFS. ‘ Toronto, 'Feb. 7.~â€"'Flourâ€"'Winter wheat 90 per cent. patents, $3.55 at seaboard. Manitoba floursâ€" First patents, $5.40; second pat- ents, $4.90, and strong bakers’, $4.70, on track, Toronto. ManitobanlWicatâ€"No. 1 Northern 351.01%, B'ay ports; No. 2' Northern, 99c, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 96%0. Bay ports, with Winter storage at Goderich lecxtra. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white, 66c, and No. 2 red and mixed 850,. outâ€" side. Barleyâ€"Malting qualities, 5‘5 to 600, outside, and feed 48 to 500 outâ€" side. ' ' , Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 35 to 36¢, on track, Toronto, and 33 to 333g: out- side; No. 2 W. C. oats,--37‘,1c, Bay ports, and No. 2 at 360, Bay ports. Cornâ€"~No. '2 American yellow, 52%0, prompt shipment, Toronto freights. Peasâ€"No. 2 at 82 to 83c outside. Ryeâ€"â€"G4 to 64%0, outs1de. Buckwheatâ€"N0. 1 at‘48 to 49c, outside. ‘ Branâ€"Manitobas at, $22, in bags, Toronto, and sl'iortsjf"$24, in bags, Toronto, and bran $22, in sacks. Toronto, and shorts $24. ’ COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"Spys, $4.50 to $6; Baldâ€" wins, $4,to $5; Greenings, $4 to $4.50; No. 2 assorted, $3.50 to $4.â€" 50 per barrel. ' ‘ Beansâ€"Car lots, $1.70 to $1.75, and small lots, $1.85 to $1.90. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in. tins, 10% to i 110 per lb. No. 1 comb, wholesale, $2 to $2.50 per doien; N0. 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $2 per dozen. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 at $12.50 to $13, on track, and No. 2 at $9.50 to $10.50. ‘ Bale-d Strawâ€"$7 t9 track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots 75 to 800 per bag. - Z - Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of dressed poultry‘:-Chickens, 15 to 160 per lb. ; fowl, 11 to 13c per 1b.; ducks, 16 to 180 per 1b.; turkeys, 19 to 210 per lb, and geese. 13 to 13%0 per lb. Live, 1 to 2c less. $7.50, on THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"Dairy prints, 21 to 22c; choice dairy solids, 21 to 2.20; infer- ior, 17 to 190; choice large rolls, 20c. Creamery quoted at 28c per lb. for rolls, 250 for solids, and 23 to 240 for separator. prints. Eggs~â€"Casc lots of pickled bring 25 to 260; cold storage, 26 to 27c; fresh, 28c, and strictly new-laid, 30c per dozen. Clieescâ€"vLarge, 13%0. 13c, and twins HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 11% to 120 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $21.50 to $22; do., short cut, $25130 $25.50; pickled rolls, $22 to $22.50. Hamsâ€"Light. to medium, 15 to 160; do., heavy, 14c; rolls, 12% to 130; breakfast bacon, 17 to 17%c; backs, 18 to 190. li.ardâ€"â€"Tierces, 12%0; tubs, 130; pails, 13%c. MONTREAL MARKETS. Toronto, Feb. 7.â€"Oats~â€"Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 40 to 40%0, car lots, ex store; extra No. 1 feed, 39 to 39%0; No. 3 .C. W., 38% to 38%0 ; No. 2 local white, 37% to 380; No. 3 local white, 36% to 37c; No. 4 local white, 35% to 300. Flour“ ‘Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; seconds,'$5.10; Win- ter wheat patents, $4.75 to $5; strong bakers’, $4.90; straight rolâ€" lcrs, $4.35 to $4.50; in bags, $2,110 $2.10. Rolled oatsâ€"Per barrel, $4.45; bag of 90 lbs., $2.10. Feed barleyâ€"Car lots, ex store, 49 to 500. Cornâ€"American N0. 3 y'cllow, 56%. to 570. Millfeedâ€"Bran, On- tario, $19 to $20; Manitoba, $20 to .22; mi-ddlings, Ontario, $22.50 to $23; shorts, Manitoba, $22 to $24; mouillie, $25 to $30. Eggsâ€"Select- ed, 280 ;}do.,.fresh, 32c; No. 1 stock, 250; No. 2, 21 to 230. Cheeseâ€"West- erns, 11% to 12%0; easterns, 11% to 11%c. Butterâ€"Choicest, 25% to 25%0; seconds, 22% to'23}./_,c. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Feb. 7._+Vl7heat-S1)i'ing, No. 1' Northern, carloads store $1..-_ 12 5-8; Winter, No. 21red, 980 ask- ed ;"No..- 2 white, adj/“b asked. Corn «â€"No. 3 yellow. 49%0; «'Noi; 4 “1‘01; II. ...‘ jonds, $4.05 to $5.05; first clears, :few selected Cattle of the, export an has __ V “‘5; fair} » x. ,. . at all druagistsf. NTIN: DRG 6; CHEBIICA'.HCO. ».~ a.» iii. lllll his. 1? our BristolsiajclTSiXil'DeStroyers 0f the » Latest Type, v ” ” ' lllllhllllS 7 has confidence and who might be» bona fide tenderers, will have ac- cess theretor . _ i . .Letters have been sent to all the leading British and Canadian firms who are in a position ‘to'tcnder, in- viting them to inspect the plana‘ and put in tenders. It is stipulatn ed that all the vessels must be built" in.-Canada. Tenders must be in by, April next. When submitted they will be gone overby the expert! of the .Navy Department and prob- A despatch from Ottawa says: The Government has called for ten- ders for the constructiOn of the ten new vessels of the Canadian navy, contemplated in the initial build- ing programme, Viz., four Bristcls and six destroyers of the latest im- proved type. g'The plans and speci- fications are,- as has already been stated, based on the plans received from the Admiralty last fall and em- brace the very latest advances in naval science. The tenders are not publicly advertised, since follow- ing the rule of the Admiralty, dc- before a decision is reached as ‘to' tails have .to be, kept secret, and which tender shall be accepted, all" only firms in whom the department . the conditions being considered. ~ low, 47%c, all on track, through bill-ed. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 360; No. 3 white, 35%.0; No. 4 white, 34%0. cury at forty below zero, his house was burned to the ground at about} 9 o’clock. The family were ail May, $1.06 5-8 t0 $113674; July, $1.? held effects were saved from thl... 04% to $1.04 7â€"8; No. 1 hard, 81.-,. flames, . ~ " - 253-8; NONI. Northern, $1.03â€"to , “ â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"FX‘ . , .‘1.0»l.7-8;’- 0.. 2 Northern, $1 to i 'i J ')'. ." * $1.02 7-8; No. 3 wheat, 98c to $1.01. CALGARY S I 0-1 Ilium). Branâ€"$22 to $22.50. Flourâ€"First patents, $4.75-to $5.15; do., seeâ€" Thc Directory Man hillakcsiit fiver. ' Fifty-live Thousand. A despatch from Calgary, Alta” says : Calgary’s population is 55,330,; according to the estimate of “the,- directory authorities. This means an increase of over 9,000 in the‘past year." One fact in the/growth .of Calgary is revealed in this year’s- directory, and that is that the city? shows a greater growth in- Englishâ€"speaking pcoploi than in almost any other city' in!" the west. .A sliglit.foreign7speak'â€"i . Toronto, Feb. 7._The top price ing increase is shown-in the north. .for a good bunch of export cattle and east 0f the City' .1,250 to 1,300 lbs., was $0.25; A â€"~â€"“‘ '$3.15 to $3.55; do., seconds, $2.- 15 to $2.75. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Feb.‘ 7.â€"Some choice steers met a “good demand at 61._.c to 6%c, and the common grades, broiight the same prices as quoted .above‘. The market for hogs .was 20c to 250 per 100 lbs., lower with sales of selected lots at $7.75 to] $7.90 per 100 lbs., weighed off cars. class were bought for local 'butch- . ' ‘ering at $5.90 to $6.20. Good loads At the :0f choice butcher, 900 to 1,000 lbs., ‘1 sold steady at $5.60 to $5.75; inc-- idiom. $5.25 ‘to $5.50; good cows steady at $5 to $5.25; common cows easier at $3.25 to $4; goo-d bulls, $4 to. $5.10; eaniiers',‘$2.50 to $2.- 75. Lambs, $6.20 to $6.40. Sheep, $4.25 to $4.75. Hogs, $7.15 f.o.b., land $7.40 to $7.50 fed and watered. _‘ >5 :fi“ ' CARIBOU COME SOUTH. National Cor-n Show at 1 Columbus, Ohio. ‘A despatch from Ottawa. says! A telegram was received on Friday by the Department of the Interior, announcing that Hill and Sons, of, Lloydminster, had captured, the Silv'erTrophy Sweepstakes, value $1,500, for the best peck of oats at the National Corn Show, now in progress at Columbus, Ohio. The Vast Hcrds are Said 'to be Haunt- : peek of wheat, was won by Norman' ing Lake Athabaskn. I Cllanfé.‘ Da‘v‘iS, SaSkatChewan- . Wisâ€"â€" WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT. A despatch ‘ from Edmonton, Alta., says: Edwaid Wylie, of Fort Chippewyan, who reached this city , ' _ or, Friday, after “031.13.. 5,, menthfsiixlll ‘A-vmlolr on .Blcriot Illoiioplaiio.. trip from the north by dog team, 14195 With Eight Passengers. reports that cariboo are haunting , A ls t1. to “r; r" Lake Athabasca in vast herds, and (8 pa Cl 1 m 111’ ldnce’ . m ‘ ‘ t .31. t. H says: A fourâ€"seated Bleriot monoâ€" ziggngefgfgmlfiho fieag: plane, piloted by L. E. Martin, flew t1 . ‘ . a t1 h “'1 over the Pan aerodrome on Thurs- . 1: eifigsfil‘flgg r filming. 1‘? ‘eéflséday With eight passengers, whose lnno oth'slfglelof She flake unges e Iconibine-d weight was 1,112 pounds. r ' ' ’ . ' >I‘ TURNED GUT INBI’I‘TER COLD. Mr. Hoistniid’s Residence at La- mont, Alberta, Burned. A despatch from Lamont, Alta., says: A fire here on Thursday morning leaves Mr. Heistan-d and family homeless. With the mer- .Tliis establishes a new record fov {the number of passengers carriedli I ' ' in an aeroplane. V I" Judge Snider reversed Magistrate); Jelfs’ judgment at Hamilton in mi recent liquor case and-fined Roberlb‘ Gardner The defendant is _ hotel proprietor, and the sale wa ,- made by a bellboy from a flask. M Minis viii nil Ontario’s Estimated ‘Revennes Will Exceed $11,000,000 and EXpenditure $10,000,000. ably some time must elapse‘the‘n" I BTarleyâ€"Malting, 90 to 950. Ryeâ€" breakfast, and the fire was not dis~ , ' 3.0- .9, 0r} “Yuk, 040; p I covered until too late to check its' Minneapolis, 14eb. '7â€"Wlieatâ€"- headway. Very little of his house‘ proportion 'bf-l‘p earnings was _PRIZES. ; - ' ReserveSweepstakes, for the bests?“ 9) ii A despatch from Toronto says: option the increase in revenue frontt licenses was $80,000. ' In all cases except the Temis-g kaming and Ontario Railway, th' revenue has exceeded the est! mates. In the case of the Glover In his budget speech on Thursday, the Hon. A. J. Matheson, Provin- c1a1 Treasurer, said that the total estimates for the year are $11,- 394,361, and the total estimated exâ€" penditures, including $2,644,900 on ment railway there was a falling 0 capital account, are. $10,283,787. in receipts below estimates The increase in the succession $205,000. l duties during the year' amounted The province can now,» show and, to $180,000. sets of $24,000,000 against liabilki The excess over estimates of the tics of $22,000,000. receipts during thc‘year was $600,- - Several bills are to be introduo 001', _ ,ed this session which will incrcaat i In‘ spite of the spread of local ithc .i'cvcnuc of the, '2'):'o'."'ir.-:-. :4" E: '.- . . . ,. .-. ,.«- . , i . . _ .,.wv:«_.y..vgx~_ievw_« .~. 4,, ,. fien’l.“ '~. “*a‘vp’ . “xiv .n. -. ... awn» lye-w; . x. a... c-«.,_aox.amâ€"u a-gzoozha-r: «.5 2 4 l ’a l n '2