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Fenelon Falls Gazette, 11 Oct 1912, p. 2

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“. v to 95c. outside. _ Was Picked Up. , A dosp'atch from Dover, Eng- down a mile.” The young lieut- land, says: The British submarine emmt 00113135961 after he was taken “132w was run down by the Han} from, the water and conveyed to the b A . t» A .k parent ship. The liner Amenka 11%“ mm?“ Beam“ me“ 8' stood by after the collision and here 0“ FrldaY- It Sank at once. threw life buoys overboard, while drowning fourteen of the crew. The a number of torpedo boats, after oflicer‘in charge was rescued. The being informed of the accident by disaster in which the “B2” was wireless telegraphy, searched the sunk occurred while the third pa- sea for hours. None of the other trol flotilla of submarines, consistâ€" member-s of the crew, however, ing of six vessels, was manoeuvring were found, and no sign of wreck. off the south foreland on the coast age was discernable in .the vicin- of Kent. The liner Amerika ap- ity. The Amerika then proceeded pears to have cut the submarine on her voyage to Southampton and completely in halves.. Lieut. Rich- Cherbourg on her way to New ard I. Pulleyne, who was second York. in command, was the only man This is the sixth disaster to Brit-I among the crew of fifteen who was ish submarines, each of them inâ€" saved. He was found floating in volving the loss of from eleven to the sea too exhausted to say more fifteen lives. Lieut. Percy B. when he was . rescued than “The O’Brien was the commander of the submarine is cut in two. I went “132.” 20 to $4.55; first clears, $3.20 to $3.50; sec- ond clears. $2.40 to $2.70. Duluth. Oct. 8.-â€"Wheat, New No. 1 hard, 895-8c; No. 1 Northern, 88 5-8c; No. 2 North- er" 8‘ 5-9": October. 88.180; nominal; De- cember. 88 3-8c: May. 931-20 bid. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal. Oct. 8.â€"The best of the cattle brought 6 to 61-4 cents. but ver" few sales were made at over 53-4c, while the com- mon stock sold at 21-2 to 4c. Cows. $36 to $70; calves. 3 to 61-20; sheep, 31-2 to 33-4c; lambs, 51-2 to 53-4c; hogs, 83-4 to 90. add live stock markets Toronto. Oct. 8.â€"Cattleâ€"â€"Clloice butcher, $5.75 to $6.00; good medium. $5.40 to $5.- 60; common, $4.50 to 35: cows, $3 to $6; bulls, $3 to $4.50; cannons, $2 to $3. Calves â€"â€"Good veal, $8 to $9; common, $3.50 to $6. Stockers and Feedersâ€"Steers, 950 to 1.050 lbs.. at $5.25 to $5.60; feeding bulls, 900 to 1.200 1135., at $2.75 to $4.25. Milkcrs and springers at from $50 to $75. Sheep and lambs-Light ewes. $4 to $4.25; heavy ewes, $3 to $3.50: lambs, $6 to $6.10. Hogs â€"Marltet 100 lower at $8.65, fed and water- ed, and- $8.25 f.o.b. fl” , LINE LOSES TWO SHIPS. ' One Hits Floating Dock and Sinks; Second Hits the Wreck. A despatch from Hamburg says: Two of the Hamburg-American Company’s steamers sank on Sat- urday in the Lower Elbe. The Van- dalia, of 2,670 tons, while starting on her Voyage to America, collided ‘ No. 3 white cats, 30 to 301-20. No. 2 rye.‘ 60 to 631-20. Bran, $19 to $20. Flour, first. , patents. $4.35 to $4.65; second patents, $4.- REPORTE “FROM THE LEADINB TRADE canvass or AMERICA. p.â€" Prlcos oi Cattle. Graln, Cheese and cum Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Oct. 8.â€"â€"Flourâ€"Wintcr wheat, 90 per cent.’patents, $3.80 to 83.85 at sea- board. Manitoba flours (these quotations are for jute bags, in cotton bags 106 marchâ€"First patents, 85.70; second put- ents, $5.20, and strong bakers'. $5. 0'1 track, Toronto. Manitoba Wheatâ€"No. 1 new Northern quoted at $1.00. Bay ports, and No. 2 at 98c. Feed wheat. 650, Bay ports. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 White, .red and mixed, 97 to 98c, outside; new wheat. 94 Oatsâ€"New Outarios, 36 .to 37c. outside. but they are of poor finality; No. 2 would bring 40c. outside, an 43 to 440, Toronto. Western Canada oats, purely nominal. Peasâ€"Nominal. Barlewaorty-eight 1b. barley quoted at 63 to 65c. outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 American 81c. on track, To- ronto, and at 761-20. Bay ports. Ryeâ€"No. 2 at 71 to 73c, outsrde. Buckwheatâ€"Nominal. _ Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $22 to $23, in bags Toronto freight. Shorts, $26. . COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Dairy rolls. choice, 25 to 260; bakers'. inferior, 21 to 22c; choice dairy. tubs, 23 to 240; creamery, 28 to 290 for rolls. and 26 to 270 for solids. Eggsâ€"Case lots of new-laid. 27 to 28c per dozen; fresh, 24 to 25o. Cheeseâ€"New cheese. 141-2 to 14 3-40 for large, and 14 3-4 to 15c for twins. Beansâ€"Handpicked. $3 per bushel; primes, $2.90. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins. 11 to 120 per lb. for No. 1, wholesale; combs, $2.50 to 83. wholesale. ’ _ Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of chemo dressed poultry:â€"Chickens, 16 to 170 per 1b.; hens, 13 to 140' ducklings, 13 to 140; turkeys. 17 to 18c. Live poultry. about 20 lower than the above. Potatoesâ€"70 to 75c per bag. on track. PROVISIONS. Cured meats are quoted as follow“.â€" Bacon, long clear, 15 to 151-2c per 1b.. in case lots. Porkâ€"Short out, $24.50 tofSZS; do., mess, $21.50. Hamsâ€"Medium to.llght, down the Elbe, and sank immedi- ately in midchannel. Shortly after- wards the Graecia, of 1,760 tons, passing out on her way to the West Indies, collided with the wreckand also sank. It was reported that the cook and his assistant of the Van- dalia were missing, and likely drowned. ' It.“ CANADIANS BETTER SIIOTS. of Pacific 17 to 17 1-20; heavy. 15 1-2 to 160; rolls. . ; . 1434c: breakfast bacon. 19c; backs, 21 to ‘vmhped Mall Slim.“ 211.120. _ , States at International Match. Lardâ€"Tlerccs. 141-20; tubs, 14 3-4c; pails. 15c. A despatch from Portland, Ore- BALED HAY AND STRAW. I gon, says: British Columbia, on Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 new hay. $12.50 to $13.- Saturday, won the first interna- zlovoeii. $i§§a.’r§lf‘1%‘°s‘9.N°' 2' $10 to $11; tional rifle shoot over the teams of 0Balcd Strawwflood straw $10.50 to 311,- Oregon, \Vashington and Idaho by 0' 0“ “ad” T°r°m°‘ a big margin. The total score for MONTREAL MARKETS. the two days’ shooting was :â€"Brit- Toronto. Oct. 8.â€"â€"Oatsâ€"Canudian Western ish Columbia 2 829 . Oregon 9 739 . N0. 2, 541-2 to 550; extra No 1 feed, 54 to . ’ ’ ’ ’ “’ ’ 641~2c. Barley-â€"ilax.i:oba feta. so to 61c; Washmgton, 2,695; Idaho, 2,666. (10.. melting. 75 to 800. Buckwheatâ€"No. M 2, 74 to 75c. Flour-“Manitoba Spring wheat ‘ " KITCHENER LEAVES PARIS. patents. firsts. $580: (10.. seconds, $5.30: (10., strong bukcrs'. 85.10; Winter patents, choice. $5.25; straight rollers. $4.85 to $4.- 90: (10.. bags. $2.25 to $2.30. Rolled oatsâ€" ' v ' - _ Barrels. $5.05; do., bags 901m... $2.40. Bran, Demetm‘s’ Foam“? For mms A“ company General to Border. ‘23. Shorts. $27. Middlin 3, $28 to $30. Mcuille. $30 to $35. Hayâ€" o. 2, per ton. car lots, $13.50 to $14. Cheeseâ€"â€"Finest A despatch from Paris gavs: westerns. 131-2 to 1334c; do., eustcrns, . . . 131-80 to 131-4c. Butter-Choice“. 'cream- KltChener’ the Brltmh Agent 0011' cry, 27 5-4 to 280: (10., EECOHdS, 261-2 ‘00 27c. suLGeneral to here on Eggsâ€"Selected. 29 to 30c; No. 2 stock, 21 to - - 220. Potatoesâ€"Per bag. car lots, 65 to 70c. hls way to omro on ThurSday' , . . . m l 1‘. ..aâ€"w tâ€"D .. 81-; - . my?"9‘§‘§‘3§,‘3 992?... No¥‘°,“h,,§? 902, 13?, from London that his life was me- 1 Northern, 87 to 891-2c;.No. 2 Northern, “need. 84 to 871-20: No. 3 yellow corn, 69 to 691-20. ELECTRIC SHOCK nsms Two Children Climbed Tree and Grasped Wire of 13,5oo-Volt Transmission Line. A despatch from Berlin, Ont., line. The connection caused instant says: Walter Krolizki, aged nine, death. Kujanik, in an attempt to was instantly killed at the top of release his friend from the death a. tree in front of his home on grip, received the current, which Strange street at five o’clock on rendered him unconscious. The fa.- Saturday afternoon by coming in ther of one of the boys discovered contact with the high tension trans- them locked in the branches of the mission line of .the Hydro-Electriqtree, with the one clinging to the station, carrying 13,500 volts. His wire. A lineman from the power companion, Leo Kujanik, agedistation a short distance away was eight, was critically burned, and is'called, and after shutting off the in‘ the hospital with slight hope for power the boys were removed from recovery. Friends of the boys say their position. Both bodies were they climbed the tree with the in-‘terribly burned. A brother of Kro- tention of experiencing the sense lizki asserts that the short wire had tion of an electric shock; that Kro- been suspended from the transmis- lizki bad a wire six feet in length, sion line for several days, and that and upon reaching the top of thelthe boys were not looking for a tree thew it over' the transmission shot-3:. ‘ A ' - ERIUSH SUBM‘ARIE, SUNIF“ Run Down By Linerâ€"'-Of Crew (of Fifteen OnlyDOne with a floating dock being towed Found .Guilty of Murdering“ 'During an Altercation. i A despatch from Halifax, N. ,S.,' says: The three Graves brothers, accused of the murder of Kenneth Lea, were on Friday night found guilty and sentenced by the Chief Justice to hang on January 15 next. In June last the three accused brothers, Alfred, Fred and Harry Graves, came along the road near Port Williams, singing, swearing and half intoxicated. They were asked to desist by Lea as they ap- proached his house and stopped in front thereof. Finally, Lea said that if they did not stop he would shoot. They came on Lea’s grounds and in a fracas which followed one of the men struck Lca with the butt of the gun and as he did so the gun was discharged and Lea was badly wounded, dying two days later POTATOES NOW CONTRABAND. Customs Order Forbids Importa- tion Because of Canker. A despatch from Ottawa says: Follow'w" 'lm decision by the Min- ister of Agriculture recently to pro- L. .. .... .. . as possible Canadian po- tato canker which has done great damage to the crops in Europe, the Department of Customs is is suing an order to all collectors pro- hibiting the importalion of potatoes from Europe, Newfoundland, and the islands of St. Pierre and Mi- quelon. The regulation is made under the Act to prevent the intro- duction or spreading'of insect pests and diseases destructive to vegeta- tion. The prohibition applies to Great Britain, whence Canada im- ported 164,000 bushels of potatoes in the four months ending July 31. ‘1‘ THOUSANDS SAW IIIM DIE. Ail-maxi Killchhilchiving an Ex- hibition at Trenton, N. J. A despatch from Trenton, N. J., says: Plunging from a height of nearly 2,000 feet in a biplane, Charles F. Walsh, of San Diego, California, was dashed to death in sight of 5,000 people at the Inter- state Fair on Thursday afternoon. The breaking of the lower plane as Walsh was beginning a circular downward flight was the cause of the accident. Walsh was breathing. faintly when the first person reach- ed him, but died almost immediate- ly afterward. qr...â€" STRUCK DERAILED FREIGHT. Thrcc Fatally Hurt and 28 Cars Hurlcd Into the Ditch. A despatch from Buffalo says: Three persons were fatally injured and fifteen others more or less sieri- ously hurt in a collision of a West Shore passenger train and a freight train at Wende Station, 20 miles east of here, on Thursday morning. The freight train had been derailed at a curve and the passenger train crashed into it at full speed. Ten passenger coaches were derailed and 18 freight cars were hurled in- to the ditch. K< THINKS CITY IS LIABLE. . Ottawa Solicitor Says Typhoid Vic- tims’ Survivors Can Sue. A despatch from Ottawa says: That the city of Ottawa is liable for damages for every case of typhoid fever in the two local epidemics is the opinion given by City Solicitor McVeity in an official communicaâ€" tion to the City Clerk on Thursday. In the 1911 epidemic there were 1,- 100 cases and 83 deaths. In the epi- demic this year the cases numbered 1,150, and the deaths 60. The city’s bill of damages will, therefore be a. colossal one if the courts uphold the interpretation the city solicitor places on the law. '1‘ MILITIA TO HONOR BROOK. Salute of Thirteen Guns Will Be Fired by Field Batteries. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Militia Department will assist in the national celebration of the anniversary of the death of General Brock and the victory of Queens- ton Heights. Militia orders have been issued directing field batteries at all the militia centres through- out Canada. to fire a salute of thir- teen guns on Saturday, October 12. a. _ Sir William Mackenzie has decid- ed to build a street railway in. Stratford. ‘ United States bills raised from one dollar to five dollars are being circulated in Toronto. Montreal’s two and a half million bushel elevator was opened for business by Hon. J. D. Hazen. _____+.. THREE snomns T0. mine. _ SOCIETY IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS.- Scotland is the great resort of British society in September, and all, including the Royal visitors, dress in Scottish fashion. The photo- graph shows a typical group in the Highlands. From left to right are: ginfiolgiilvie Grant, the Countess of Seafield, her daughter, and Earl ea c . ITALY AND TURKEY, FELL DEAD WIIILE IRONING. Widow of St. Thomas Man Suc- cumbs to Heart Failure. The War May be Brought to a Close Immediately. A despatch from St. Thomas says: Mrs. Bell, widow of the late John Bell, of St. Thomas, fell dead on Wednesday morning while ironing at the house of her son, Fred C. Bell, of this city. The deceased was 60 years of age, and came to Ontario with her husband twenty years ago from England. Acute heart failure was the cause of death. Her son and one sister here survive her. I A despatch from London says: Peace between Italy and Turkey was signed at Ouchy, Switzerland, on Thursday night, according to a. news agency despatcll received from Paris. A despatch from Paris says: Pietro Bertolini and Rechad Pa- sha, the Italian and Turkish peace delegates, left Ouchy, Switzerland, on Friday night for Rome and Con- stantinople, respectively, in order to secure the ratification of their Governments to the peace agree- ment reached by them, accordingto a special despatch received Former Inspector of Toronto Po‘ ‘I‘â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" LETIIBRIDGE’S NEW CHIEF. .-.â€". from Ouchy. lice Receives Position. â€"â€"’I‘ A despatch from Lethbridge say-s: HARVESTERS FRQM JAIL. William R. Davis, (axâ€"inspector 0f the Toronto police force, will be the new chief of police of this city. Mayo-r Hatch having wired him to come immediately. Davis’ appoint- ment came through the inability'of Sergeant Crowe of Toronto- to re- port. Crowe could not come for a month and wanted $2,500 salary. This was practically a refusal to accept the city’s offer. tl<_â€"â€"__ Western Farmers are Glad to Pay Fines to Get Workers. A despatch from Winnipeg says: So pressing is the need of thresher- men that farmers are coming to the city and guaranteeing the fines of men in jail for petty offences if they will go out and work in the fields. The authorities are agreeable, as the central police station is over- crowded, and a. dozen men have been let out on these novel terms. A I’ITIFUL CASE. â€" Mother Tries to Kill Herself and Children; 4 A despatch from Saltcoats, Sask., says: Mrs. Thomas Gibbons of the Meadowvalc district, six miles west ‘1 ,_____ FIFTY-FIVE PEOPLE HURT. And One Killed When Car Ran Away and Hit Telephone Pole. a A despatch from Pittsburg says: With a report like a pistol shot, the brakes on a city-bound street car gave way on Thursday morning as it passed down the Greenfield Avenue hill. The car sped along the grade for eight squares. Then it left the rails and collided with a telephone pole. One man was killed and 55 other passengers in- jured, lonely and despondent to the extent of putting an end to herself and her children by administering paris green. After she had given doses to the two elder children her heart failed her, the piltecus appeals of the children making her attempt to restore them. The eldest child will likely recover, but the second to receive the poison died, the funeral being held on Wednesday. The wo~ man is now under arrest at Prince ’1‘ Albert. A life-size statue of Joan of Arc, by a famous French sculptor, was unveiled in Montreal on Sunday afternoon. ‘1‘ Eight were killed and fifty in- jured in a railway smash near West- port, Conn. BACK FROM UNGAVA TRIP Party Exploring For the Montreal Syndicate Re-i turnsâ€"First White Men There. A despatch from Cobalt says: they followed the shore of James William and Wilfrid Donaldson Bay to the mouth of East Main have returned from Ungava, where River, but this river was navigable they went in the interests of the for but a short distance, owing to Montreal syndicate headed by John long portach being necessary, so Black. .They will say nothing of the they went up Broken Paddle River results of their quest for gold be- over fifty miles. A section of the fore reporting to' Montreal. Thejparty went up the shore of James party, which consisted of twentyâ€" Bay to Clarke Island, where the one men, had an arduous journeylsyndicate owns 300 acres oi iron into a. district never before visited 2 properties said to be rich ill ore. by white men, but they had prepar- : It is the intention of the syndicate ed well for the trip, taking two i to erect a smelter at the island and thirty-foot launches anda plentiful to ship pig iron, excellent water supply of provisions and gasoline. power being available thirtyâ€"five From the mouth, of Moose River miles away on Nastapcka River. we sunfiifi‘.ixvemc m. In“. \. ~ ~ Min." of here, on Monday afternoon felt ' Vans; 2 7' 9.39-;

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