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The buildings for the month of June alone represented an expenditure of $17,645,709, as compared with $12,346,908 in June, 1911. Toronto is in the lead with a six- months’ record of $13,195,271. Win- nipeg’s figures are $11,205,600. Van- couver, with an expenditure of $8,- 132,720, is $65,000 ahead of Mont- real, and Edmonton is not far he- hind with $7,725,622. Edmonton’s expenditure shows the remarkable gain of 376 per cent. Stratford *THREE NEW LEPERS. "Now 22 Inmates of the Lasaretto in New Brunswick. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Director-General of Public Health, Dr. F. Montizam-bert, re- ports that three newcases of lep- rosy were admitted to the Leper Lazaretto at Tracadia, N.B., dur- ing the year, and one death occur- red. According to him there are at this date twenty-two patients there, twelve males and ten females. Eighteen are of French Acadian ori- gin, two of English, one of Icelan- ic and one of Russian origin. The Minister of Agriculture sanctioned the gift of a small organ for the use of the patients to relievla the monoâ€" bony of their lives. The cher Laz- aretto at Darcy Island, B. 0., has not been occupied by any leper since the last one was deported, previ- ous to this year. ilkâ€"~â€" PLAG UE AT SANTIAGO. Steps Taken to Rid the Cuban City of Rats. A despatch from Washington says: The plague alarm has reach- ed Santiago, Cuba, according to ad- wces to the State Department on Thursday. One case, suspected of ' being the plague, was found in the business section on Wednesday, and the discovery of the suspect caused great excitement. Energetic mea- sures have been take-n for cleaning the entire city and exterminating the rats. A house to house cam- "paign of elimination has been in- augurated. [tnâ€".... 60 KILLED IN CHILIAN MINE. Explosion of Dynamite in Copper Company’s Plant. A despatch from Valparaiso, Chili, says: A tremendous dynamite explosion in 'El Teniente Mines, be- longing to the Braden Copper Com- pany, killed 50 Chilians and dread- fully wounded many others. Ac- cording to semi-official reports the catastrope is the third occurring there within a short-period. >I‘ FATHER AND CHILD DROWNEB Little Girl Fellfierboiu'd When Trawling Line Caught. A despatch from Peterb'oro says: Henry Hayward, aged 35, and his five~ycar~old daughter were drowned in the Otonabee on Sun- day afternoon. The trawling line held by the little girl caught, and she fell in the water. The father, although unable to swim, jumped in and died in an unsuccessful at- tempt to save her. showed a gain of 278 per 'cent., Brantford 133, Fort William 132, Port Arthur 124, Nelson 118. The building returns for six months of 1912 and the same period of 1911 are as follows :â€" ‘ 1912 1911 Toronto . .. . .. .. .. $15,195,271 $11,959,955 Winnipeg . . . 11,205,600 9.058.150 Vancouver . .. . 8,152,720 9.191.524 Montreal . .. . . . . .. 8.065.995 7,506,156 Edmonton . .. 7.725.622 1.620.451 Saskatoon . .. .. . 4.685.654 2,574,441 Hamilton . .. . . . . . 5,145,600 2,246,780 Regina . . 2,549,770 2,956,950 Ottawa . .. . . .. . . .. .. . 2,120,000 1,595,570 Fort William . .. . . 1.745.425 750,075 Maisonneuve . .. .. . .... 817,428 748,900 New Westminster . 785.578 615.580 Lethbridge . .. . . . 719,545 528.950 Port Arthur . .. . . 700,994 512,965 Brantford . . 657,250 282,228 London . .. .. . . .. . . . 509.590 458.425 IVindsol‘ .. . . . .. . . .. .. . 455,850 596,795 St. Boniface . .. . . .. . .. 595.550 467.880 Berlin ... . . .. .. .. . . .. 552,950 242,585 St. John . .. .. . ... . . .. 515.950 211.700 Sydney . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 254.616 282.052 Kingston . .. . . .. . . .. . 224.059 155.225 Gait .. ....... 204,052 165,920 Nelson ... . . .. . . .. . . . 198.015 90.705 Stratford . .. . . .. . . .. 202,791 55,590 Peterborough . .. . . .. .. ' 188.858 186.786 Welland ... . . .. . . .. .. 124.186 ....... REAR-Em SMASH. Thirteen Killed in Chicago Railway Wreck. A despatch from Chicago says: Thirteen persons were killed and fifteen to twenty were injured in a wreck on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago, at 6.30 am. on Sunday. Coming through a. fog with supposedly a clear track ahead, train No. 8, a. .fast mail, ran at full speed into ithe rear of train No. 2, known as E the Overland Express, from Denver, iwhich was standing still on the 5track, telescoping two of the Over- {land Pullman cars. Mrs. F. A. iWilcox, who was in charge of the :tower from which the block signals Iwere controlled, said she was cer- Etain the block was thrown against 'both trains. She collapsed after lthe accident, and still is in a highly nervous condition. ' â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"'!‘ ITALY ANXIOUS TO END WAR. Ready to Pay Cash Indemnity to Turkey for Tripoli. A despatch from Paris says: The Italian Government, according to information from an authoritative source, recently informed the pow- ers in an unofficial way that it was ready and anxious to bring the Turco-Italian war to an end. The Italian Government expresses itself as willing to pay a heavy cash in- demnity to the Turkish Govern- ment for the transfer of its sover- eignty rights in Tripoli to Italy and to act in a similar way in regard to the Turkish islands in the Aegean Sea already occupied by Italy. is THREE SHOT IN RIOT. Trouble at Toledo Between Nou- Unionists and Strikers. A despatch from Toledo, Ohio, says: Three men were shot, two seriously, and one was severely hurt by a thrown brick on Thursday night, in a riot between non-union teamsters, strikers and sympathiz- ers of the latter in front of one of the stables of a trucking firm, whose men are on a strike. The police have made more than fifteen arrests. The injured men have been taken to hospitals. __..._._-1-___ Lambton county farmers are mak- ing big strides in scientific agricul- ture. The latest crop reports from Wes- tern Canada are tory. Three young'men were drowned while bathing at St. Elenthere, Que. highly satisfac- ANEW NONIHERN’NAILWAY Edmonton Will Be Given Connections With Hudson Bay and the North. A despatch from Edmonton says: Financed by British capitalists of international repute, holding a Fed- eral charter, which provides for 1.- 800 miles of new railway construc- tion, giving Canada a new transcon- tinental line, with Fort Churchill on the east and Port Essington on the west as» terminals, and connecting Edmonton with Lac la Riche, Fort McMurray and Lake Athabasca, the Northern Territorial Railway will commence a survey of its route from Edmonton north-easterly in the course of the next few days, and before the close of the "season a start will probably be made on the actual construction of the grade. The corporation is capitalized at $40,000,000, and under the charter, which was granted by the Domin- ion Parliament at its last session, has bonding powers amounting to $40,000 per mile. The length of this ' new transcontinental from the coast to Fort Churchill will be 1,450 miles. "‘“ ““tzrr <“"f-‘1;~ru5W'-Js~”.-â€"uâ€"â€"Uâ€"__ ’ ' '94RA-‘N:AÂ¥:~..;.> ,jn.‘v:~->'r;\ ,. .. ., ~. THE FEDERAL REVENUE. For First Three Months of Year the Grain Exceeds $8,000,000 A despatch from Ottawa says: The financial statement for the first three months of the fiscal year, closing on June 30, Shows total re- ceipts of‘$37,838,110, as compared with $29,239,646 for the same period last year. For the month of June alone, the receipts were $13,181,174 as compared with - $10.666.205 in June, 1911. The big increase is practically all due to increased cus- toms collections. The total expen- diture for the three months, so far as accounted for at the end of June, was $12,481,931, as compared with $8.935,732 for the like period in 1911. In addition,,there have been expenditures chargeable to capital account, amounting to $1,533,920, as against $2,303,730 for the first three months of 1911. During the first quarter of the fiscal year, the debt has been decreased by $6,021,- 138, as compared with $3,739,960 for the same period last year. >I<.__'_. HE'S “DICK” TO ALL. . About a year ago a party of Brit- ish journalists traveling through British Columbia were entertained by Sir Richard McBride, as Premier of the Province. Tothose men with fixed traditions of a Prime Minis- ter’s dignity, it was somewhat of a shock to find how very familiarly Sir Richard McBride. the Westerners treated their ruler, addressing him on the street quite frequently without more formality than would be given a village alder- man. However, the climax to the Englishmen’s amazement was reach- ed during an automobile drive. The Premier had a tall colored chaufâ€" feur whom he addressed as “Sam.” Reaching a smooth section ofroad, the Premier leaned over the front seat and suggested a little more speed. . ' “Lor’ bless you, Dick, she’s on the last notch now,” responded the negro, with perfcxpt equanimity. SAVED EXCURSION TRAIN. Man Walking Track Noticed Spread Rail Just in Time. A despatch from Peterboro says: Albert Reynolds, of Springville, while walking on the CPR. tracks, noticed a spread rail. He hurried to notify a section gang, and re- pairs were completed just before an excursion train of eight coaches came along on its way to Peter- hero. 2‘ LIGHTNING ‘ KILLED FARMER. Little Boy. Also Shocked. Convey- cd News to Family. A despatch from Kingston says: Lightning struck William McKenna, 'a Wolfe Island farmer, 63 years of age, as he was milking a cow at his barn on Sunday. His two children, who were nearby, were also struck, but not fatally. The side of the barn was knocked out and two cows were killed. The little boy when he recovered from the shock crawled to the house and notified the rest of the family. â€"â€"â€"â€"->I' worms BURNED ALIVE. Atrocities Marked Capture 01 Chi- ncse Town by Tibetans. A despatch from Changhai says: Horrible atrocities marked the re- cent capture of the City of Litang,. in the Province of Sze-Chuen. by the Tibetans. Many women and children were burned alive or other- wise slaughtered. The garrison defended the city for an hour, and then fled, leaving 70 .dead in the streets. . â€"â€"â€">I‘ Mr. P. W. Sothman will retire as Chief Engineer of the Hydro-Elec- tric Commission. ' s, r» » - _ .. X791.- ...}; Quarantine Station Reports a Bad Year Among ' the Immigrants. A despatch from Ottawa says: In a report to the Minister of Agri- culture, Dr. G. G. Martineau, of the quarantine station, Grosse Isle, Quebec, states that the year ended March 31, 1912, has been a bad one as far as quarantinable disease is concerned. Six passenger vessels arrived in- quarantine with small- pox on board. two with cholera, and one with typhus fever. Two births and seven deaths occurred in the hospital during the year. The doc- tor announces that two very uncom- mon cases have made an appear- ance, cholera and typhus fever. Three,_hundred and sixtyâ€"seven vessels underwent quarantine in- spection during the year ending March 31, 1912, a decrease of eleven as compared with last year, due to labor strikes in Great Britain dur- ing the summer. The total number of passengers examur ed was 193,313 an increase in the year of 15,146. Infections or contagious diseases was reported or discovered at the- quarantme station in every passon~ , ger‘ boat sailing to that port on one or mere occasions with the excep- tion of two, and the patients trans- ferred from vessels to hospitals were 102. ’ “mmâ€"Mm Pins or an PRUDUL‘TS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. fiâ€"u Prices of cattle, Grain. Choose and cum Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto. July 16.-Flourâ€"â€"Wlnter wheat. 90 per cent. patents. $4.15 to $420. M 565' board. and at $4.20 to $4.25 for home con- sumption. Manitoba. floursâ€"First patents. $5.70; second patents. $5.20. and strong bakers'. $5. .on track, Toronto. Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. 31.- 121-2. Bay ports; No. 2 at 31.0912, and No. 5 at $1.05. Bay ports. Feed wheat by sample. 62 to 64c. Bay ports. I Ontario Wheat-No. 2 white. red and mix- ed, $1.04. outside. Peasâ€"Purely nominal. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario. 460. and No. 5 at 450. on track. Toronto. No. 1 extra W. 0. feed, 480, Bay ports, and No. 1 'at 47c, Bay ports. Barleyâ€"Prices nominal. Cornâ€"No. 5 American yellow. 750. on track. Bay ports. and at 79c. Toronto. Rye~Prices nominal. Buckwheatâ€"Prices nominal. Branâ€"Manitoba. bran, $22. in bags. To- ronto freight. Shorts, $24. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beansâ€"Handpicked, $5 per primes, $2.65 to $2.75. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 11 to 12c per lb. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75 per dozen. Baled hay-No. 1 at $15 to $16. on track. Toronto: No. 2- at $11 to $12.‘ and mixed clover at $9. Baied straw-Good straw. $10 to $10.50, on track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Dar lots of Ontarios. in bags, $1.40. and Delawares at $1.60. Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of dressed poultry. Chickens. 15 to 17c per 11).; fowl, 11 to 120; turkeys. 18 to 19c. Live poultry. about 20 lower than the above. BUTTER. EGGS. CHEESE. Butterâ€"Dairy, choice, 25 to 24c; bakers'. inferior, 19 to 20; creamery, 27 to 28c for rolls, and 26c for solids. Eggsâ€"New-laid. 24c, per fresh at 22 to 250. Cheese-New cheese, 14 to 141-2c per lb. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 14 to 141-4c per 1b., in case lots. Pork-Short out. $24 to 025; do.. mess. $20.50 to $21. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 171-2 to 180; heavy. 161-2 to 170: rolls. 15 to 151-2c: breakfast bacon, 181-20: bucks. 20 to 21c. Lardâ€"Tierees, 15 5-4c: tubs, 15c; 141-2c. bushel; choice dozen. and of pails, MONTREAL MARK ETS. Montreal, July 16.~Ostsâ€"Canadian West- ern,. No. 2. 48 to 481-2c: do., No. 5. 47 to 471-2c; do., extra- No. 1 feed. 40 to 481-2c. Barleyâ€"Man. feed. 641-2 to 650: do., malt- ing.‘ $1.05 to $107. Flour-«Man. Spring wheat patents. firsts, 85.80; do.. seconds, 35.50; do., strong bakers', $6.10: do., Win- ter patents. choice. $5.40 to $5.50; do., straight rollers. $4.95 to 85.00; do., straight rollers, bags. $2.40 to $2.45. Rolled oatsâ€"- Barrels. $4.90; do., bars, 90 lbs... 52521-2. Branâ€"$21. Shorts~â€"$26. Middlings~$27. Mouillieâ€"$50 to $54. Hayâ€"No. 2. per ton. car lots, $17 to $18. Cheeseâ€"Wheat west- erns. 15 to 151-8c: do.._ casterns, 12 5-8 to 12580. Butterâ€"Choicest creamer-y, 251-2 to 255-413: do.. seconds, 245-4 to 251-4c. Eggsâ€"Selected, 25 to 26c. No. 2 stock. 15 to 16¢. Potatoesâ€"Per bag. car lots, $1.50 to $1.60. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, July 16.â€"Wheatâ€"-July. 91.- 061-2; September. 31.0118 to 61.0114: De- cember. 31021-8; No. 1 hard. 61091-2; No. 1 Northern, 81.08 5-4 to $1.09; No. 2 North- ern. $1.07 to 81.071-2. No. 5 yellow corn. 70 to 72c. No. 5 white oats, 47 10 471-2. No. 2 rye, 68 to 70c. Bran. $20.50 to $21.00. Flour, first patents. $5.20 to $5.45; second phtents, $4.90 to $5.15: first clears, 05.60 to $5.65: second clears. $2.50 to $2.20. Buffalo. July 16.â€"â€"Spring wheat. No. 1 Northern. carloads. store. $1.15: Winter. No. 2 red, $1.15: No. 5 red, $1.12; No. 2 white, $1.16. Corn, No. 5 yellow. 780: ‘No. 4 yellow, 761-40; No. 5 com. 75 5-4 to 761-40: No. 4 corn. 741-4 to 74 5-4c. all on track through billed. Oats, No. 2 white. 521-201 No. 5 white, 511-2c; No. 4 white. 501-2c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal. July 16.â€"The top price for best steers was $7. and the lower grades from that down to 85 per cwt. Prices of butchers' cows ranged from $5.50 to $5.50 per cwt.; bulls sold at $5.00 to $5.50 per cwt. Sheep sold at $4.00 to $4.50 per cwt., and. lambs at $6.00 to $6.25 each. Sales of calves were made at from $5.00 to $10.00 each. as to size and quality. Hogs sold at $8.40 to $8.65. and mixed lots as low as $8.25 per cwt.. weighed 017 cars. Toronto. July 16.â€"â€"Cattle â€" Exporters, choice, $7.90 to $8; bulls, $4.50 to $5.25; cows. $5 in $5.25. Butcherâ€"Choice, $7 to $7.50; medium. $6.50 to $6.90; cows. $5; to $5.25. Calvesâ€"$7.60 to $7.85. ,Stockersâ€"04.- 50 to $5.75. Sheepâ€"Light ewes, are steady at $4 to $4.50; heavy. $5 to $4; spring lambs, steady, at $7.75 to $8.50. Hogs-â€" Selects. $7.50 f.o.b.. and $7.85 ,fcd and wat- cred. >I< ST. JOHN HARBOR WORK. Hon. W. T. White Pressed the But- ton in Presence of Thousands. A despatch from St. John, N.B., says: In the presence of thousands of spectators, Hon. W. White. Min- ister of Finance, on Thursday offici- ally opened the harbor development operations at Courtnay Bay, touch- ing an electric button, which ex- ploded a great charge of dynamite some distance away, tearing off a section of bill which has to be re- moved. The great crowd cheered when the explosion came. and speeches were made by Hon. Mr. White; Hon. J. D. Reid, Minister of Customs; Hon. Wm. ’Pugsley, M.P., ex-Minister of Public Works; Lieut.-Gov. Woods, Premier Flem- ing, Geo. W. Fowler, M.P. __.__-z«m___ i l IMPROVE VICTORIA HARBOR. Government Will Spend a Million on the Pacific Port. A despatch from Ottawa says: It is understood that the Government has decided to call for tenders in the near future for the construction of important harbor improvements gat Victoria. B.C. The’ work will g probably cost over a million dollars. {The contemplated improvements lwill do much to increase the impor~ ltanco of Victoria as a Pacific port. TWIN SISTER DIED . Since Which Time Survivor Has Been Deaf and Dumb. A despatch from. London. Eng- lland. says: The relieving officer of the Chertsey Board of Guardians reports a peculiar case. A girl named Beatrice Ethcrington, the daughter of a laborer, is now in a leading nursing home under treat- ment. She talked and heard until she was 2 years and 9 months old, when her twin sister died, after which she became deaf and dumb. Since that time not an intelligible "word has passed her lips. ‘1'.._____ An airship dropped on a crowd of spectators in Winnipeg. No one was seriously injured. SMOKING AND DRINKING Revenue Returns Show that Consumption of Gig- arettes is on the Increase. A despatch from Ottawa says: On the basis of head of population, Canadians are drinking more beer and liquor and smoking more cigars, cigarettes and tobacco ,year by year, according to returns to the Inland revenue department. ' The increase, however, is not so much as would appear by comparison with last year. This is on account of the “lost half million” in the populaâ€" tion." The consumption‘ of liquor and tobacco is based on the popu- lation as estimated by the census department. For the fiscal year 1911, the estimate was 7,901,530. The actual population this year, how- ever, turns out to be only 7,423,000. Consumption of spirits last year equalled 1.030 gallons per head as against .959 gallons in the corre- sponding year. Of beergtheâ€"con- sumption was 6.598 gallons per head. as compared with 5.434, and of wine .114 gallons as against .108. Heavy growth also is indicated in the tobacco habit. Tht total equalled 3.01] pounds per head of populaâ€" tion. Cigarettes entered for con- sumption aggregated 782,663,641]. as against 685.935LB70 in the prm-im-s year. Cigars consumed 'wcre 252.- 718.242, an increase of twentyâ€"five million. 75393 â€"-â€"â€"â€"._‘ DISEASE 0N EVERY» "VESSEL '. .’ .- c '. _ ‘_.".-. <- ..';- w‘w- wit?“ IW ‘ ‘ -_‘~\:‘.‘ ..- r' . awn-rt: hangar“:- WWW ._ ‘-..,' ‘_‘~: ‘ l Vere-"Jaimw .- ‘2 .31 39:31:12 3.; 5 war-5v i v ': ‘f-VIB-