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A desp atch from Toronto says: A fire which broke out at 7. 45 o’clock on Friday evening in the Allen building, 103- 107 Simcoe street, gutted the top two stories which were occupied by the R D. Fairbairn Co., Limited, as stock- rooms. Serious damage by water was done to the lower. floors, occuâ€" pied by the Allen Manufacturing Company, Limited, and the Swiss Laundry. The loss is estimated at $250, 000. Three firemen were in- jured when a. high pressure hose broke away from the men who were holding it as the water was being turnedg on. William H. Hawkes was thrown against the aerial truck and had his back badly bruised. John Roach, who was holding the hose, was hurt about the head. Edward Courtney, who was in charge of a 101v pressure st1eam, was struck by a flying nozzle and had his leg broken. v)____.... TWO MEN KILLED . s... C. N. R. Construction Gang Drills Into Old Charge. A despatch from Port Arthur says: Two Finns, John Ranto and 0. Henderson, were killed and five others injured at the Canadian Northern Railway construction works on Tuesday, four miles north of Nepigon, by drilling into an un- exploded charge. They were em- ployed with Flatt 8.1.. Timmo, sub~ contractors. miners at Middlesboro’ , B. C., the chute of a mine, and an ex- plosion in a powder factory at De- parture Bay, Vancouver, B. C., in which three men were killed. There were eleven killed in the railway service, and fourteen in mining. The largest number of nonâ€" â€"fatal accidents occurred in the metal trades, in which forty- -two were in~ jured. Nine men were killed and thirty one were injured 1n the build- ing trades, an unusually high num- ber for the month of December. There were twentyâ€" â€"six non- -fatal accidents in the railway service. MINERS VOTE FOR A STRIKEâ€" Unless Thcy Receive a Fixed Mirr- imnrn Wage. A desp atclr from London, says: The recent ballot taken by the coal miners of Great Britain, the result of which was officially declared on Thurs sday afternoon, was over- whelmingly in favor of astrike for a fixed minimum wage. The actual figures were: For a strike, 945,901: against a strike, 115,051. Notices to quit work will doubtless prompt- ly be hanoed in by the miners. and this will bring about anational stoppage of coalâ€" -n1ining on March 1. The intervening weeks, however. give plenty of time for negotiations between the employers and the workers, and efforts for mediation may be expected to avert what would otherwise prove a national calamity. _._.__>x<___.__ FIELD CROP COMPETITIONS. _â€" List of Prize-Winners Announced at Ottawa. A despatch from Ottawa says: The prize winners in the Ontario standing field crop competitions were announced on Wednesday. They are .â€" Oatsâ€"First prize, Geo. Brown, Millbrook; second, George Boyce, Merivale; third, W. G. Wil- son, Woodville. Barleyâ€"First, S. E. Bonisteel, Frankford; 2nd, D. I. Ross, Frankford. Wheatâ€"First Samuel McMillan,- -Cobden; 2nd, John Ireton, Queen’s Line. Poto- toesâ€"First, F. Walker, Royston; 2nd, Jas. Reid, Oxdrift; 3rd, Wm. Jenkin, Emsdale. One hrindred and four agricultural societies, 1, - 800 farmers and 28, 000 acres were judged by sixty judges sent out by the Ontario Department of Agri- culture for this competition. ‘1‘ SMALLPOX IN A BAKERY. Neighborhood Is In a State of Ex- citcment. A desp atch from lLontreal, says: A baker, who has been making and distributing bread at Matane, Que. . for four days, is discovered to have smallpox, and the neighborhood is in a state of excitement and fear. The matter was reported to the Pro- vincial Board of Health Friday by wire, and afull staff of inspectors. consisting of three doctors, has been rushed to the county to take all precautions against the spread of the disease. 514_____. Matters have reached a critical stage in I’ekin, and Yuan Shi Kai is prepari mg to leave the capital. 53 MILES W EEE EEEWEEE The Steamer Wistow Battered to Pieces on The Scotch Coast A desp atch from Aberdeen, Scot- land, ' says: Fifty -three of the British steamer Wistow Hall were drowned on Thursday morning when the steamer foundered on the Bullers of Buchan, off the coast of Aberdeenshire. Only Capt. Stod- dart and three of the crew reach- ed shore. The Wistow Hall had a. terrible experience in the gale. Capt. Stoddart, who was resuscit- ated after a long period of uncon- sciousness, relates astory of ex- tremely ternpestuous weather from the time of leaving the Tyne on Monday y. The vessel got into dif- ficulties Wednesday, when two of the crew were mortally injured. The captain himself had his spine hurt and his arm broken, confining him to his cabin. Finally the fires were extinguished and the vessel was at the mercy of the sea. A few min- utes before she struck the steward assisted the captain to dress. No sooner had he reached the bridge than the steamer crashed into the rocks. He was washed overboard and remembered nothing until he recovered consciousness in the cot- tage where he is now lying. After Monday the crew had no food or drink, 3and all of them huddled in the engine room,n not daring to ven- ture to the forecastle to procure supplies. The scene from shore was harrowing. The vessel soon broke up and the crew clung des- perately, but every wave claimed its victim. Nothing could be done to 'help the men, and in a. short time all pdisappeared except the four 11131101119 rnon THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES or 11111111101. .___. Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Jan. 23.4I1‘lourâ€"Winter wheat. 90 per cent. patents, $3.55 to $3.60 at sea- board. Manitoba flours~First patents, $5.50; second patents. SS; and strong bak- ers', $4.40. on track, Toronto. Manitoba Wheat-â€"No. 1 Northern is quoted at $1.11, Bay ports: No. 2 Nortlr- cm at $1.08, and No. 3 at $1.04. Bay ports. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white, red and mixed, 91 to 930, outside. Peasâ€"Good shipping peas, $1.10 to $1.- 15, outside. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario at 43 to 431-2c, and No. 3 at 42 to 4231-20; on track, Toronto. 46 to 461-2c. No. 2 Western Can- ada oats, 49c, and No. 1 feed, 45 to 451c2c, Bay ports. Barleyâ€"47 to 48 lbs. at 85 to 861-2c, out-' side. Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow, 700, To- ronto freights. Ryeâ€"94 to 95c for No. 2, outside. Bubkwheatâ€"Gl to 620. outside. Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $23.50, in bags, Toronto freight. Shorts. $25.50. 5.4 ._.. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"Winter stock, $2.75 to $3.50 per barrel. Beansâ€"Small lots of hand-picked, $2.- 35 to $2.45 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 11 to 12c per lb. Combs. $2.50 to $2.75. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 at $16.50 to $17.50, on. track, and No.2 at 814 to $15. Balcd. Strawâ€"$7. 50 to $8, on track, To- ronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots, in bags. $1.25 to $1.- 30, and Delawarcs at $1.35. Out-of-store, $1.45 to $1.50. Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of dressed poultry :â€"Chickens, 13 to 16c per lb; few], 10 to 12¢; ducks, 15 to 16c; geese, 13 to 15c; turkeys, 20 to 210, Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE. Butter-Dairy, choice, in wrappers, 27 to 300; large rolls, 27c; and inferior, tubs. 18 to 190. Creamery quoted at 32 to 331-2e for rolls, and 50 to 310 for solids, per 1b. , . Eggs-Strictly new-laid, 350, delivered here. and fresh at 280 per dozen, in case lots. Cheeseâ€"Large, 15 3-40, and twins at 1614-13 per lb. .â€"â€"..__ IIOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 111-2 to 113-40 per 1b., in case lots. Porkâ€"Short cut, $22.- 50; do., mess, $19.50 to $20. Hamsâ€"Medi- um to light. 16 to 161-2c; heavy, 14 to 141-2c; rolls. 10 3-4 to 110; breakfast bacon, 16 to 17c; backs, 19 to 200. Lardâ€"Tierees, 113-4c; tubs, 120; pails, 121-40. __.._..â€" MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Jan. 23.â€"-0ats -â€" Canadian Western, No. 2, 471-2 to 480; do, No. 3, 451-20; extra No. 1 feed, 461-20; No. 2 lo- cal white, 46c; No. 3 local white, 450; No. 4 local white, 44c. Barleyâ€"Malting. 96 to 98c. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 70 to 710. Flour~ Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.30; do., seconds, 85.10; strong bakers', $4.90; Winter patents, choice, $4.75 to $5; straight rollers, $4.25 to $4.40; straight rollers, bags, $1.95 to $2.05. Rolled oatsâ€"Barrels, $4.65; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.20. Branâ€"$23; shorts, $25; middlings. $28; mouillie, $28 to $34. Hayâ€"No. 2, per ton, eat lots, $15 to $15.50. Cheeseâ€"Finest Westerns, 151-8 to 151-40: do., finest Easterns, 14 7-8 to 15c. Butterâ€"Choice“. creamery, 32 to 321-20: do., seconds, 30 to 31c. Eggsâ€"Fresh, 45 to 50c; do., selected, 311-2 to 32c; No. 1 stock, 271-2 to 28c. Potatoesâ€"Per bag, car lots, $1.40. ' UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Jan. 23.-â€"Wheatâ€"â€"May, $1.~ 057-8; July, 31.0658; No. 1 hard, 81.0638; No. 1 Northern, $1.05 7-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.03 7-8; No. 3 wheat, 31017-8. No. 3 yel- low corn, 611.2 to 62c. No. 5 white oats. 47 to 471-2c. No. 2 rye 901-2 to 91c. Bran, $24 to $24.50. Flourâ€"First patents, $5.10 to 3540; second patents, $4.70 to 35; first clears. $3.50 to $3.85; second clears, $2.40 to $2.80. Buffalo, Jan. 23.â€"Spring wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, car-loads, store. $1.13; Winter, No. 2 red, $1.01; No. 3 red, 9801 No. 2 white, $1.01. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, 68c; No. 4 ye]. low, 6614c, all on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 5414c: No. 3 white, 531-2e; No. 4 white, 523-40. Barleyâ€"Malt. 1115'. $1.25 to $1.35. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Jan. 23.â€"Butchers' cattle, choice, $6.75 to $7: do., medium, $4.25 to $5.50; do., common, 83 to $4; canners. $2.- 50 to $3.50; butchcra' cows. choice, $5.25 to $5.50; do., medium, 54.75 to 55. do., bulls, $5.25 'to $5. 50; feeding bulls, 83.60 'who were carried by the seas to the to $3. 75; milkers. choicc.e each 370 to $75; shore. do., common and medium. each, $45 to, TEEEEEE ”"3“ “F ”El 11111113 EELE IE TEEEEYS’ UEEPS How the Minitonas, Manitoba, Gold Fields: ‘Were Discovered A despatch from Winnipeg says: the summer and fall. Reports from Minitonas, in thef Swan River Valley, give details ofl the new gold strike, which is saidlt to be phenominally rich. Just be-! fore Christmas a farmer named' Murphv living some nine miles from Minitonas, sold some turkeys. Several flakes of gold were noticed in their crops, and when the con- tents were properly examined a number of nuggets ranging in weight up to three ounces were found. No one seemed to know where the turkeys had come from, but Murphy heard of it and staked claims along a ridge of black sand where the turkeys o'had run during $55; springcrs, $30 to $40. Sheepâ€"Ewes, $4.50 to $4.75; bucks and culls, $3.75 to $4.25; lambs. $6.50 to $6.75. Hogsâ€"F. o. b., $7 to $7.25. Calvesâ€"83 to $15. Toronto, Jan. Ziaâ€"Demand was keen for the few loads of choice steers and hei- fers marketed, and as high as $6.75 was bid and refused. Some loads of good butcher cattle sold from $6.25 to $6.50. Medium cattle ranged from $5.50 to 36. Sheep and lambs sold from $6.50 to $7. 20, and the latter from $3 to $4. 75. Hogs and calves were practically unchanged. is SURPRISE l) D O CTOR Ill11Strating-tlrc Effect of Food. The remarkable adaptability of Grap eâ€" -Nuts food to stomachs so disâ€" ordered that they will reject ev- erything else, is illustrated by the case of a woman in Racine, Wis. “Two years ago, ” she says, “I was attacked by a stomach trouble so serious that for- a long time I could not take much of any sort of food. Even the various kinds pre- scribed by the doctor produced most acute pain. “We then got some Grapc- -Nuts food, and you can imagine my sur- prise and delight when' I found that I could eat it with a relish and without the slightest distress “When the doctor heard of it he told me to take several small por- tions each day, because he feared I would grow tired of it as I had of all other food. ’ “But to his surprise, (and that’of everybody else),I Idid not tire of Grap eâ€" â€"Nuts, and became better day by day, till, after some weeks, my stomach entirely recovered and I was able to eat anything my ap- petite craved. “My nerves, which had become so weakened that I feared I would become insane, were also restored by the Grape- -Nuts food in connecâ€" tion with Postum, which has become our table beverage. I appreciate most gratefully and thankfully the good that your food preparations have done me, and shall be glad to answer any letters inquiring as to my experience. ” Name given by Canadian Postum Co. ., Windsor, Ont. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. ‘There’s a reason. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to tlmo. They are genuine, true and full of human Interest. is CANNOT CHECK DISEASE. Pneumonia Plague Killed Thou- sands in China. ______________.___._.â€"_...__.â€". A desp atch from Manila says: The report of the international plague conference, which was held at Mukden, Manchuria, last year, was issued here on Saturday. The conference was convened at the request of the Chinese Government and eleven countries were repre- sented by delegates. The' report was prepared by Dr. Richard Pear- son Strong, of the Philippines Bureau of Science. It consists of 500 pages and gives data and an- nounces conclusions, which, it is believed, will be of invaluable aid to the scientific world in regard to the pneumonia plague, about which little has heretofore been known. This disease killed 50,000 persons in Manchuria and Northern China last year and some of the best phy- sicians in the world seemed to be unable to do anything to check its spread. Several of the prominent doctors who went to Manchuria at the time succumbed to the disease. 41â€"...â€" Owen’ Sound ratepayers will be asked to vote on a million and a half dollar drydock project. The Government has purchased the Waterous property at Brant- ‘ford for a. site for the new post! office. Other claims have been staked in the vicinity and in all some hundred and twenty lo- cations have been filed. There is too much snow for much prospect- ing, but a nugget weighing just over an ounce has been found and sev- elal smaller ones. When the snow goes there will be an active mining camp, for preliminary piospects show that a rich gold field has been located, with possibilities of 11nd- ing the mother lode. Geological formations are similar to those of other rich gold mining regions, and two Klondv Dke miners now at Mini- tona s predict a wild gold rush in the spring as soon as the value of "lthe deposit becomes known. HE STE UT’I‘ERS. The distinguished English arrtho,1' Arnold Bennett, who is probably the most charming philosophical writer of the day, has one striking personal peculiarity. This story, told by a New York editor, has to do with this peculiarity» A critic at the club the other day was listening to an execrable, young novelist. The young man boasted on interminably, but at last Mr. Arnold Bennett. I heard the critic get in the words: “Do yon know, you remind me of Arnold Bennett 7” “Really?” The nove elist blushed and laughed for pleasure. “Really? Come, now, do you really thinkâ€"” “Yes; you stutter so,” said the critic. .11 DUST EXPLODED IN MINE. Fifteen Were Killed and Forty I11- jured. A desp atch from Kcmmer er, VVyo- ming, says: Fifteen miners were reported killed and forty injured in a dust explosion in mine No.4 of the Kemmerer Coal Company on Saturday afternoon. Of the forty injured it is known that nine, who have been taken to the hospital at Rock Springs, are in a serious con- dition. There were 112 men in the property at the time of the explo- sion, and those who were not killed or injured rushed to the aid of their companions. The men on the top quickly organized for rescue work, ' but despite their most desperate) efforts all of the dead and injured were not removed until a few min-l utes before midnight. *X‘ CRUSHED IN (111111111. 1111'. ___. W111. Adair, Caradoc Farmer, Was, Instantly Killed. I A despatch from London says! Wm. Adair, a farmer of the fifth concession of Caradoc Township, was instantly killed Saturday at ternoon in a gravel pit near Dela» ware. Adair was working with a. number of other men in the pit,‘ when a. huge piece of frozen earthl caved in upon him, crushing hisl brains out and inflicting other teral rible injuries. £14 TEN YEARS AND LASIIES. Heavy Sentence for Man Who, Robbed and Assaulted Woman. F A despa tch from Vancouver, B. C., says: The sharp est sentence ever handed out in the Police Court was imposed on Wednesdays 011 F. Renault, convicted of rob~. bery, with violence, from Mrs. May, Richardson. ' He entered the house and knocked the woman down and stole $72. The‘ sentence was ten years and twenty lashes. 1,! ea" ,, .« . a - .1.- .. «MEI-'1; 4 A I ‘ 4 .4 J .4 I I