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; ,; .u 1.1,: " .. ,3. :1 it 5? £. \ i. fil‘lfiti'Q-gr‘sst :1 .51.» (W? ‘ ‘ W V‘sâ€"W??? t . Ace-i l" x 2 Zr and Fe“ Hr ~â€" MILLBROO " AND OMEMEE MIRRO VOL. I7. NU. 3... $1 per annum. Durham and Victoria Standard MILLBROOK ONT.. THU ;' SDAY, JANUARY 4. 1906. h The..... Laird’s Secret CHAPTER XXV.â€"â€"(Continucd). She tried to say more. but her mouth (11'th up and the words refused toj come. ’ “And you have decided? o. Marjorie? You have decided like a: .enszble girl. to dispense with iuine-CcS- more about it?" wary delay. and get our marriage over? were is no use of waiting. He would ed the girl. not have wished it; and I am sure you, “Very well. are too'good to oppose his dying wish.” ' 1‘ o his amazement Marjorie covered hand me over the property that her face with her hands and burst into leaf-d W'hel‘t. trier sobs had subdued shown Liane Castle. 00 '0' up 11 im. “Indeed. I cannot do all that he wish-{income to keep it 11D." cd. I cannot," she said; “I havel “Do you not wish thought it over since you have been itic?" away. and I know I can never marry ".\"0. you." jto me? She was horrified at the look of zin-j'h9_l,}0!6! ger which crossed Linne's face. 3'03? . ... “So!" he said. between his teeth. "you “Ah no. indeed. _. .7" have thought it over and come to that ,frh'?" 3'0“. are finished with that. decision have you? And I suppose you, “Q"‘l‘,’ 5““Snedx expect me to accept that as final." ' "1 hats all right. I M were last night?" he asked. “Yes." returned Marjorie. softly. 'mc?" Is not thati “I cannot marry you." ’1)”, '11 n . . .1 f s l _ . . , “I am sure. returned Marjorie. “youl’OUE-l drag“ or [-19 1301.138” today. 11113! woujd not wish to marry one who did lyou can sign them. lere is no nee | not love you." of lawyers.‘ you know, He laughed outright. 00‘h agreed.’ .~ ' IV “A fine excuse! a nice way out of the “There 13 one flung. dltl‘iculty! You get possession of my Sll‘fldfil'ly'. 9.. property. and then you keep it with a What ‘3 .thlfl' « paltry excuse like that. No. no. it u" H‘" lairds 5”“ should be “”nfl'mever won't do: a condition was imposed up- on you. and you will keep it." "I will never marry you. if that is u. hat you mean." said Marjorie. firmly. to him. just as I should have done?" Iinne laughed bitterly. “If he ever comes. I I am sure I will not: but I do not wish are lying. at ”‘9 bottom 0' the sea." to keep you from the money. I do not want. it: it is yours." “What do you aghast. "1 mean what I say. Mr. Edward. am sure the laird wished his nearest heir to have the money and the land: and. since I cannot marry you. 1 will give up everything just the some." “Di you mean to tell me,“ said Linne. “that you won‘t marry me. but will give it was the true one. 1 mg to discuss the mattcr further. hermit. “Mr. Mm-gillvray!" she cried. a over. I have done it!" nil. all your properly" tussle daft? What‘s over‘.’ What have “It is your property. not mine." said .le (1000'? _\t;..,-;.,,re_ “He intended it for vou.” “I have told Mr. Edward that I can- “.\1arjorie.” said Linne. talk like a sensible woman. know I could not accept this. would. (1118.” "I do not secc that." “Thou you are blind and foolish. Of course theatrically speaking. you are u, . , right; the property is mine. I have been ‘V'Ql'lilmll' l have. _ fought to regard it as mine for years. married “lm- because I did “0t and when it was taken from me I was. bun. tricked: so you are right in one. way. It “Then since You are certain 0' “18*, have no right to suffer such a heavy‘l‘fj kf‘" “'i'tl‘l what loss simply because you don't know’mid the Old man. “you don't Yo) must even if I The whole thing is preposter- the property!" “chl. and how has it ended? divl Mr. Edward do? take the moncy‘f” “Of coursc he did!" “And do you think you wisely. my bail-n?" .‘our own mind.“ i“ls there no other kiddie that‘s taken “ml 1 do." returned Marjorie. '153'0111‘ heart?‘ m“, resolved to do this. and I will (jut Marjorie felt her cheeks grow crim- S“mison beneath the old man- .teady gaze. “Don‘t talk foolishness. Mr. Macgill- “And youâ€"what will You do?" "1‘93?" Said the girl. ”001151113 “1 do not know. I have not tholflit, But the Old man suddenly leaped UP of that." like one demented. cryingâ€"â€" “Of course not. You have wild flighlsl “flome out; you limmer. come out! of “hey, and you act like a child. “isjrnc take her in your arms. for she loves all very well to play the romanticgl‘o'" and Is free! . . heroine in novels and plays. but in reali T he “9X! lmoment MOTION? found her- lift“ it doesn‘t do. It’s easy to say ‘1 willéell struggling in a strong man‘s em~ restore to you your own.’ but it's not‘1ll‘ace- so easy to do it." “It is very easily returned." said Marjorie. “I shall be no worse 31f than 1 was before. I am not fit to be an heiress. and I do not wish to be." “That's all very well. but you it. The property is yours, as I ontl you shall have it." CHAPTER XXVI. Frightened and almost fainting. Mar- jorie struggled in the arms of the Can- must'adiun. who. with bright eyes and burn- live. Have you any relations?“ iing cheeks. looked at the old hermit as “p.13," iii for guidance. As for Macgillvray he “That‘s awkward." he said. “because seemed like a man demented. Laughing you might have gone to them. Oh. it's'ond crying and waving his arms. he lut‘: ridiculous! Why on earth can 1 v~-u , leaped up and down the cave. and then. marry me? It Is the simplest way riztismacking his palms together he cried-â€" o.’ the difficulty after all.“ “I’m a matchmaker. I'm a matchmak- But it did not seeem so to .‘Jllt‘jlflc. crl Man, I saw the cupids dancing in who pc sisted in shaking her honkmd iicr een when I named your name. Linne saw in her eyes a (‘L‘l'ldlfl munint Hold her fast. ye limxner, for she's of determination which he wail-,1 ucv- yours. she’s yours!" or be able to overcome. Ho.- vrrultl “This wild harangue give him all her property. l:ur 1-1”;th her senses. Flushed and angry. she would not give him herself: if he wro‘d shook herself free from the young not accept one without the miller. he man‘s embrace, and stood. panting. inâ€" Ljugt lose both. (lignant, ready to burst into tears. “\‘cry well." said Linne. at last. “I “It is shameful!" she cried. “You am too tired to discuss this matter .‘m- have no right to serve me so, Mr. Mac- iher to-night. I will think it our ant cillvray; and as for you. sir." ~ here let you know in the morning "' So they parted. ccuardly to listen!” Left alone in his room, Linnc cal-std “Forgive me," R013...“ the name of the verv girl who. he ovum: gently and pcnitently. ‘ ,ed‘ahad brought all this trouble upr‘nl “’l‘oots. tools. lalltlic. sneak up him. Had she nevercomc to Liam. her." chuckled the hermit. Castle. he felt sure that the plvipcrly. no’ the way to win a lassici" together with the tumble-down cdifirc. “Mr. Macgillvray. for shame!” would have beeen his: come between him and his uncle, andlyou again.” robbed him of all. , “I see what it is." said Willie slyly. “The girl may 5:0 to the devil as fart"I “’83 wrong. Women are like cattle, as. I am concerned. and the sooner she and I see she still hungm‘s after goes the better; but one thing is certain ' flesh-pots of Egypt. Let her go! _I must have money. and I mean toward Linne‘s waiting for have it. But how am I to arrange it solwr‘dding ring." far as to make it all right?" “How unkind you are!" To Linne's mind by far the easier way; Marjorie. almost sobbing, “Did 1 not would have been marriage. for though; tell you that I will never. never mar- he cal-ea little more for the girl than: ',\ .‘vli‘. Edward? flat I will do my duty, she cared for him. he thought it would! >110“ gaw- back to him all the money look better to take her over with the? that is 00‘ mine, and lame this place. property. When he could stand wellifor ever! in the eyes of the world without pcrson- “And who'll take care of ye? a1 loss or inconvenience. he liked to do Shellr‘l‘ y.-. my so. By carrying out that arrangement. Be advised. he could not. be accused even of men ”W heir film it“? bargain." l-nnarv motives. since he would be not: “I thought you a good man.“ said ins: in strict accordance with his uncle’s Klfil'jnrir. indignantly. “Now 1 sec [ “1”, Besides. it would be so min-hiwns mistaken. safer! Once married to Marjorie. nof f-Zdward nor the one would dare to question his right, to; tin-1‘ div!“ .cvrry penny of her fortune. With the,7 .ilhcr arrangements it was different. A. ..s<. hundred objections .nliglit i.c. made, is: the saline irritating tort.“ of ovulation when the thing Ill-cam.) known. and injwhou, with a wow. of the, hand. lloh- the. meantime his debts were closingiil‘ts madc him silent. around him like the waters of the "Leave us together.” he said. ocean. and threatened to sink him un-t‘ “SO. no. you shall not." cried Map. less he obtained timely aid. i jorle. as Macgillvray novnd towards “Well. if she won‘t do one thing she. the door. “I will not. stay!" must the other." he said at last. “I shallI “I will not keep you long,” said Rob- take the property. let the lawyers say‘crts. 111 a gravely gentle tone very called Marjorie answered, lamb. from the. storm? nlilllt‘y, “Are you still of the same mind youi 13mg: “‘1‘ hen I suppose it is no use. to sayithjg world's “11 would not be of any use," return-l I have thought it over. and I think I have hit upon a plan. You I the to keep the Cas-i mr. Bl“ 3'0“ don't hate it» dolmy mad boldnessâ€"Marjorie. I love you- when we areiat him through her tears. said Marjorie. , _ “'1‘"; but 5'0“! 'iheir eyes met. «j thought I would not before. and now ll-now he is lying. or iathcl his bones If he took this view of the case. Mar- jorie was content to take it. since she mean?" said Limm'believcd from all she could gather, that' A TELEGRAPH“: PATENT. So. without wait- she set off to tell the news to her friend the l Clover Invention of :1 Manitoba C. P. It. burst- ing delightfully into the cave. “it’s all “Bless my soul!“ cried Willie: “is the not marry him; but that he may have What Did he agree to have done I could not have love love is. Marjorie.". eyeing her fixedly! iycars 1902, 1903, and 1904. “ li,“lSmith dcscribcs the iron-bearing Thais. trict of Loon Lake cast of Port Arthur. cried l but she hhuvpoor Marjorie. “I will never speak tol Who’ll l K00I) the siller. and take} {luunicatiou to the Department of good Commerce from Mr. P. B. McNu-' imara. (jliinadiun 1 will take neither Mint \Villic. who Sv‘f’f‘lllf‘s‘l pusitll‘i‘ll' rock-l “His about In sin-ak to her uguintyoutugos pl'cSC‘lllcd M" ”"3 “”9 enable ice has been broken by accident. May 1 go on?" ‘. “What do you wish to say?" mur- mured Marjorie, hiding her face and ‘a'rly crying. “I was not playing the spy: but com- ing to the cave. and not knowing you wcrc here. I heard some fragments of your conversation: the rest of the truth I knew already. You have resolved to make a great sacrifice?" “It is no sacrifice,” said the girl, sob- It“. 1 inne. refuse lose you you to marry Edward everything. or nearly “You still absolutely refuse to marry (verything. in the world; is that no sac. Well. your own conscience is guide. But if you resign all wealth. how will you live, and where will you go?" . She did not answer. and he continu- let-â€" , “You are a world. 1 iifice? l your best child. and do not know You have never known . lllfshvhat it is to be poor. If you make this been left to you. and m return I fll‘$,sacrifice the warld will laugh at you as . j 0" .Castle Hunger, in simplcton; your very friends will for- lns they call it here I think. and a small E sake you." I “I do not. care: I will do as God bids Now let. me go!" 1 “One moment yet.” so id Robcrls What would be the use of itlarntly detaining her by the hand. “Rup- I would never live in it. I hate v i were to sliv to you. as I said before in you are dearer to me a thousandfold now you arc poor than when you were rich: leave this placeâ€"come with me to the west. where I can offer you a poor “"1” make 0mgbut loving home,â€"whut would you re- Lung-i “1 do not know." she faltercd.looking “0h, do you .not see how troubled I am? I scarcely understand: and you promised " “I will keen my promise henceforth. if you wish it. Say the word and Iwill trouble you attain. Tell me you and is ever found. you will give up alljd” not. love me. that you can never-love inc. and I will go away for ever!" He paused as if waiting hcr reply. He caught her in his arms again. (To be Continued.) â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"+____ I Operator. A Winnipeg despatch says: Patents tcth in Canada and the United States Ifor a machine which is almost super- 3human have been obtained by '1‘. \V. 'Mclx’cnzic, C. P. R. station agent at Ken- ton. Man. It is in connection with the telegraphic apparatus. very simple in construction. but it. will do the work of an operator so far as the calling of an- other oflice is concerned. lie has it so constructed that it will call any office he may dcsirc. sign his own call. and do it as perfectly as any operator can; and as soon as the office called. or any other oflicc. breaks in. hismachinc in- ,stantly stops. closes his key automati- ‘cally. and allows the other operator to answer the call. or call whomsocver he desires. The machine. he claims. is a positive revolution in tlcgraphy. and will greatly hurry the work. and at the some time very much lessen the work of the operator. and especially in an of" [ice where the agent has to do the op- erating as well as other duties. Mr. [McKenzie is making arrangements to ihave the machines manufactured and put on the market as soon as possible. an... MINES BUREAU REPORT. The Output for 1904 is Valued at 811.572.657. A Toronto despatch says: Parts I. 11.01 the fourteenth report of Bureau of Mines have been published. Part I. contains the statistics of miner- nl production for 1904 in considerable detail for the various products. total output for the year is given _ $11,572.647. The occurrence of plati- num and palladium in the pickle-cop. per mattes of the Sudbury district is noted; 4.621 ounces of platinum and 8,540 ounces of palladium. having a value of $90,109 and 3166.530 respect- tively, having been produced during the This volume contains the reports of Inspectors Car- to“ and Corkill on the mines of eastern and western Ontario respectively, an account of recent developments in the petroleum and natural gas fields of the province by E. T. Corkill. and a review of the cement industry of Ontario by P. Gillespie. The goelogical features and agricultural resources of the Abittibi _ ‘ , ». _ I ‘{region are described by J. G. McMillan she flashul her eyes at nUbd‘ISâ€"Il\\hlund Archibald Henderson. and the iron ranges of Michipicoten West. with their geological relationships. form the .sub- loci. of a paper by .l. M. Bell. \LdN. is- and Prof. W. G. Miller. Provincial (ico- lcgist. has a short. paper on the Boston Township iron range. Accompanying the report. which is profusely illustrat- LEADING MARKETS Elation as war BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Jan. 2.â€"Wheatâ€"-Ontarioâ€"â€" 78c bid 79c asked for No. 2 white, red or mixed at outside points, goose and spring 74c to 75c. Wheat â€" Manitobaâ€"Prices at lake ports are 890 for No. 1 hard, 860 for No. 1 Northern. and 830 for No. 2 Northern. Flour-â€"~ Ontarioâ€"Export agents bid $0.10 for 90 per cent. patents in buyers” bags at outside points. Domestic sales are at $3.35 to $3.45. Manitoba. $4.50 to $4.80 for first patents, $4.30 to $4.40 for second patents. and $4.20 to $4.30 for bakers’. Millfeedâ€"Ontarioâ€"Bran $15.50 to $16 in car lots outside, shorts $17 to 818. Manitoba bran $17 to $17.50, shorts $18.50 to $19.50 at Toronto and equal freight points. , , - Oatsâ€"Quiet at 35c outside. Barleyâ€"46c to 470 for No. 2. 44-0 to 45c for No. 3 extra. and 41c to 42c for No. 3 at outside points. Peasâ€"Steady at 780 to 79c at outside points. Ryeâ€"Steady at 70c outside. Buckwheatâ€"-Nominal at 51c to 520 outside. . Cornâ€"New Canadian 4:20 to 440 Chat- ham freights. American No. 3 yellow 510 to 5134c at Toronto. and So to ’«c more outside according to freights. _ Rolled Oats-S5 in barrels and $4.75 in bags on track here; 250 more for broken lots here and 40c outside. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Quotations are unchanged. Creamery 240 to 250 do solids 23c to 240 Dairy lb rolls. good to choice. 21c to 220 do tubs 210 to 220 do medium 200 to 21c do inferior 19c to 200 Cheeseâ€"Steady to firm at 13c for large and 13%c for twins. Eggsâ€"24c to 25c for fresh gathered. 22c to 23c for cold-storage and 20c to 21c for limed. Fresh gathered eggs are coming in much more freely than at this time a year ago. Poultryâ€"Fat chickens So to 90. thin 7c to Sc; fat hens (3)40 to 734e, thin 5%0 '10 7c: ducks lie to 120, thin (SC to Sc; geese 100 10 11c; turkeys 13c. I'otatoesâ€"Unchangedâ€"Ontario, 650 to The per bag on track here; 75c to 850 out of store: eastern. 750 to SOC on track and 90c to 95c out of store. Dressed Hogsâ€"$7.75 per cwt to $8 per cwt for car lots of dressed here. Baled flayâ€"SS per ten for No. 1 lim- othy in car lots here and $6 for No. ‘2. Billed Straw-80 per ton for car lots on track here. lllOtI .c... 0-.- BUSINESS A’l‘ MONTREAL. Montreal. Dec. 26.â€"â€"The market foroats is easy in tone. the offerings bring more liberal. but business continues quiet. and prices were unchanged this morning. There was some demand for American mixcd and No. 3 yellow corn. The flour Market rules steady under a good demand. both for export and local trade. There is no change in pl‘lCcs. Bran continues very firm. the offerings being small. Prices are steady at last week‘s advance. There is no change in the market for hay. Oatsâ€"No. 1 while. 39c; No. 3 while, 38c. and No. 4 white, 37c. Barleyâ€"Manitoba. No. 3. 48c; No. 4. Inigo. Cornâ€"~Alnerican mixed. 530; No. 3 yellow. 53%0. ex. track. Flour-â€" Manitoba spring wheat patents. 84.90 to So; strong bakers. $4.40 to $4.60; Winter wheat patents, $4.25 to 31.50; straight rollers. $4 to $1.10; do.. in bags. 81.85 to $1.95; extra. $1.05 to $1.75. Feedâ€"’ and Manitoba bran. in bags. $17; shorts. $20 (the per ton; Ontario bran. in bulk. $14.50 to $15; shorts. $20; milled mouille. $21 to $24; straight grain mouille. $25 to $27 per ton. Rolled outs. per bag. $2.35 to Tl‘n'l $2.45; cornmeal. $1.45 to $1.50 per bag. “9' Hayâ€"No. 1, $8.50 to $0; No. 2. $7.50 to $8; clover, mixed. $0 to $0.50, and pure clover. $0 per ton. in car lots. Cheese"â€" Onturio, 12% to 13c: Eastern. til/3c. Butte '-â€"Choice, 23%c; good to fine, 22}; to 230. â€". ..._. BUFFALO MARKETS. Buffalo. Jan. 2.â€"-l’-‘lour--Quict. un- changed. Wheat-Spring dull; 1‘0. 1 Northern. 93%0 asked; Winter, No. 2 red. 88%11 offered. (Zornâ€"Opened firm- er, closed easier; No. 2 yellow, 493113; No. 2 corn. 493/30. Oats-Dull; No. :2 white; 36,110 asked: V0. 2 mixed, 350. Burley~Dulh 45 to 56c. Itycâ€"â€"- Dull and easy; No. I, 74c. NEW YORK M.\lll(.:‘.'l‘. New York. Jan. 2.â€"~~\\'hcal~â€"Spot easy; No. 2 red. 013cc. in (‘lt‘VfllOI' and 0334c f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, bilge f.o.b. afloat: No. ‘1 hard Manitoba. nominal, f.o.b. afloat. LIVE S'I‘OCK MARK E'I‘S. Toronto, Jan. 2.â€"'I‘h_e live stock trade was dull at the Western Cat- ed is a geologically colored map of the me Market; this morning. th ,ii on ranges of Michipicoten west of the ‘ el I'Id-l her with at account of the cobalt-nickel, arsenides Magpie River. Part II. of the report consists of an and silver deposits of Lake 'l'piniskam- returnezliing by Prof. Miller, Provincial Geolo. gist. -â€"â€"â€"+â€""‘-â€" MUST STUDY MARKET. Agent at Manchester (lives Adiici- to Canadian Shippers. ‘ A dcspatCh from Ottawa says. A. com- l‘radel tills of the gratifying increase in Cam! ‘ WWW I'll-g adian products imported into that poi-ti by the vcsscls of the Manchester Lin. Lill‘litcd. Ila. says that the ad- i'l‘fi. Slilf‘t‘. Mr. McNamara tolls Canadian mulur lecturers that they should study the requirements of the wholesale liiarkels in England. Too often do they assume erDOOI to the different towns in Lulu-ml un- that goods intended for Canadians will what they will.” i'sual with him. “If you wish it. after 5011 the English buyer. The trade in saw him in thejt have said only :1 rev- When Marjorie ' _ so pole and hag-imam hands With you for ever!” morning. he looks-21‘l . r1 that she pitted . im. ' ga‘fl‘kre you not well. Mr. Edward?“ she: the wards, she hesitated. said. . ‘flCgI vray “I am decidedly out of sorts with allldlsappcared. this. worry.’ he answered. “Why neodl it be. Marjorie?" tn the some solemn tollc. “if I The girl hung her head. but did noticompellcd to break the promise I gave could offer 20 per cent... because ' 'lmb 'i k“ ””0”?“ no fault of mine. The bad cheaper grades to dispose of. answer. Starlled by the tone as much as by’wilh the Continental and United Slates _ In a moment manufacturers in the some lines. As it slipped out of the. cave and case in point. he cites building words. I will England requires the cheapest kind cf-i gcods in order to compete successfully! hard- ware. on which the Canadian traveler “Miss Marjorie." said the young man. Could only offer a discount of 7% per am ent.. wherms the United States traveler .. , _ . j C ‘ L he'llies from lotlenham. which is practi- $2.80 to agent at “9110110519“! in $2 to $2.70, and hulls at $1.75 Export Cattleâ€"Choice are . 'quoted at $4.60 to $4.90, good to medium at, $4- to $4.50. others at $3.75 to $4., bulls at $3.50 to $1, and cows at $2.75 to $3.50. Butcher Cantoâ€""Picked" lots $4 to $1.50, good to choice $3.05 to $3.90, fair to good $3 to $3.50, common 2.50 to $3, cows $2 to $2.75, bulls $1.75 to $2.25, and cunncrs $1.75 to $2.50. Stockors and I’cedursâ€"Shorbkeop feeders are (jllotcll at $3.61) to 31,: good feeders at. $3.40 to $3.65, Incâ€"i diuni at $2.50 to $3.50, hulls at. $2 to $2.75, good St-Oth‘I'S run at $3.50, rough to common 10 $2.50. Mitch Cowsâ€"Are. quoted steady at, a range of $30 to $60 ouch. - Calvesâ€"Quotations are 552 to 1:12 . . . . 9 each, and 4.51: to tile per pound. I lt-uycrs to sell :11 i-ioso-r prices than .11! 'fl'eight rates had to bu paid from Lil'- Sllccp and I..umhsâ€"â€"l“.xport UWPS are! quoted at. $4.15 to $1.30. bucks at $3.25 to ”3.50. and culls at. $3 to $3.50. Lambs um:- f‘lrioL-r at $550 1.0 $6.25. ‘ Hogsâ€"10c lower at $6.10 per cut, for Selects and $5.85 for lights and Son's are tlllOtt‘fl 11L $4.5“ to s._.__+._...._- POOR FAMILIES FOR CANADA. m lItziron Rothschild to Pay I-vacnscs of 200 of Them. .\ dc-spulCll from London says: Baron Rothschild hzislundcrtukcn to pay the costs of the. emigration of 200 poor film. colly a London suburb. to Canada. C. W. RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor The Very Latest: Items From All Parts at the sum. CANADA. Toronto's assessment shows -an in- crease of $20,000,000 for the your. C. P. R. trackmen have been granted an increase of wages by the company. The value of buildings erected in Edmonton this year totals $700,000. Many immigrants from Great Britain to Canada have left behind them fam- ilies in need. The output of British Columbia's mines last year is estimated at 320,- 000.000. the Russian Authorities. SERIOUS SITUATION. 'A dcspatcb from St. Pctersburg sayszâ€"Gen. Mistchcnko, who com- manded the Cossacks in Manchuria, has arrived in Moscow from the Far “many trains from MosCow not arer ting. Telegraphic communication also roused temporarily. The telephone office was besieged Tuesday by a crowd of citizens, who were desirous of calling up friends in MoSCOW. The . . j ‘ ,, ‘ . East. He had a narrow escape from 1th . l ‘ ‘. . . YIlic new stcamsalp .St’ll‘ICtz between capture. It is reported that. he will ai orites charged three times the New Zealand and Canada wul start in immediatclv be employed in an im- usual fees, but the concourse of peo- three months. Portant. capacity. probably to re- ple awaited the" turn “11 n‘ght' It. is possible that the G.T.It. line. in order to escape grades. will change 118 route west of Napance and run to Bath. R. C; Malheson. treasurer of the town of Raymond, Alto... and late editor of the Raymond Chronicle. has disap- peared. The C. P. It. and Pcnlisylval‘lia flail- ways have decided to establish a train ferry service between Port Bur-well, 0nt., and Ashtabula. Ohio. Archbishop Bruchesi. of the Iloman Catholic diocese of MOIlll'Cfll. has issued a mandenlcnt against inlcmperancc. It is announced that the section of the G. T. P. between ’I‘ouchwood Hills and Edmonton will be placed under con- tract within 60 days. The late Hon. 1%. Prefontaine carried $45,000 life insurance. Of this 335.000 was placed in the 'I‘ravellcrs’ Insurance Co. a week ago. GREAT BRITAIN. Many London poor are eager to take press the rebellion in the Baltic pro~ grains taking "3"(‘101‘8 for Germany‘- vinces, whither the First Army Corps . rancc “3‘1 England “‘0"? accompan- in Manchuria will be sent when it arm “’d by mull-‘8”) eSCOI’tS. because the rives slior'tlv. passengers are NOSUY wealthy. ho Thus for little has been heard ontramsnrc arriving from. Odessa. happenings in those provinces, but it: A 5‘ Pctersburg “MPG-‘0} says is belic'cd that so far as Russian that Gen. l’elu‘im, the PrelcCt of . . , . -. domination and unity are concerned, lollcc, has reccned a mes-$330 by the situation there is far more ser- telephone from MOSCOW. saying that: - - . - . . the number of crsons killed and ; in Moscow the trouâ€", _ P ions than it. is . ~wounded m the street fighting is 10” blc in the latter place being merely: _' , . bloody rioting by a minority of ell-’ 003‘ 11:1)?" insurgents. “timber 00.000 thusiasts and a number of hoodlums, ’8'; t “‘0 3‘”: ”mam“: guns 0‘ t11° while in the Baltic provinces practiâ€"I a '33 pattern. â€"â€"_ MORE SAILORS MUTINY. A despatch from Berlin sayszâ€"It 13 stated here that: the crews of the Rilssian Warships at Lilian, who were ordered to proceed to Riga. to quell the revolt there, inutinicrl and refused to work. Consequently the ships haw not. started. cally the whole population is defying the authorities, bent. upon an absoâ€" lute and final separation. This 19' equally true of Finland. with the air! scnce thus far of bloodshed and ex- cesses that ha“: characterized the. rioting in the Baltic provinces, while the Caucasus apparently must be on- tirely reconquercdlor lost to Russia. The Slovo declares it has learned that the bloodshed at Moscow has! frightful. that the casualties! REBELS ARE WEA KENING . advantage of Lord Rothschild‘s offer to been i ‘ get 10 Canada. will reach 10,000. and that about, A despatch from London swatâ€"- Statements of the London poor and 100 Red Cross workers 11:ch been de“ There are many reports that the re- workhouse population show an increase SpfltChed from. 5} PCFN‘Sbm‘g t0 bcls in Moscow are weakening. some over the past thirty years. Moscow to 8351“ m “arms for ”‘0 going S0 far as to say that they are wounded. crushed. It is impossible to verify them. They can only be quoted from their respective sources. A St. Pct.- crsburg.r dcspatch has reached Berlin saying that Wednesday night passed quietly in Moscow, and that on UNITED STATES. Jacob II. Schiff. the New York banker, gave his Cook. Lena. $5,000 for uChrisl- mas present. The Poles of Boston have pledged THREE "ARMIES" BITSY. A message from Moscow says that' during the night. the artillery worked at destroying the barricades. The re- . . j . ,_ "ollfliolliStS. this massage. says, 'I‘hursday the fighting seemed to be [110111,Sl‘lppu'l‘ to the canse 0f ”’91? cum' are divided into three V“u "1111053 the all our order having been restored. patriots “l Poland. first, consisting of 800 men armed The St. Itetcrs‘burg correspondent; 'l‘hc oflicial returns of the recent New. with rifles and plkcs, is operating b York Mayor-ally election show McClel-lthu Moscow and Pcl‘ovo. on“ the lan elected by a majority of 3,408 votes. railroad, which it controls. Artillery 'I‘hc Mcrchants' Trust. American Say-I and cavalry are being employed ”IS-S .1\’If‘ffhim105‘ 53““35 Banks. (’ftagaiilst this force. The second to we Mayor. requesting him to Melllplus, 101111.. have closed 11101? (100155; "army" is armed especially With parlcy for terms on their behalf with owmg t0 0"91’10"n§ ‘3“ discounts. _ [bombs and revolvers. and is compos- tho Govcrnor-Gcncral. The Mayor All records for high priced cal-nations; ed of 3,000 pc-rsoliS, in whose ranks assented. The Prycssnya revolution- were broken on Tuesday when Richard; are many women, who display not fists are ready to :In'rcndi‘r their \l’lltf‘l'snlgt‘l‘v {1 PW!" Ht“ ll()l‘lsl,.i'tl only braVery, but ferocity. This arms and ammunition pro's’ided they Cincinnati. .01110. ‘sold his cztrllatlflll' force occupies the region betwccn the are guaranteed immunity from. pun- seedling 011310011”. lol‘llvcl' $30-00”- Sadovia district and the Jewish ishmc-nt. Five more battalions of . While standing at the window carcss- market. and has many barricades to troops arrived by train at Moscow mg a new baby doll the other morning.)1,“..chc the passage of troops, and is‘ on Friday. Among them were d“. of the London Daily mail, telegraph- ing on Friday. said that: the revolu- tionists in the l’ryossma area in Mosciiw had dcspatclicd meSsc-ngers nine-ycnr-old MSW." _ Kennedy. 001)" operating in snuill groups and attack-: tnchnicnts of the Guards from St. daughter of James kcnncdy. superin- ing‘ put_l~ols_ When Pl‘k‘fisp‘l- these re l Pctel‘sbuvg, including the famous li-ndcnt of the llazclklrk coal mines. volutionists disappear mtg alloys and, Scmeonovsky Regiment. with maâ€" \\’:lshinglon. Pa.. dropped dead with a houses. Artillery. cavalry and mu chine guns and bullet. through her forehead. It is lie-{infamw are as“, against this l)0dy.l ammunition lieved the shot was fired by a discharged The third and largest 3mm." is? ' employe i” revenge. operating in the region l~l“l'“"~‘°” the revolutionists alonrr the railwav and M55 “31'3““ BI'YSO“ Fisher. thc Brest railway station and the in the Sadovaia, Zrbat, and ;I\-ers- wealthiest spinstel‘ in Ithaca, N. Y.. haszriumphal Cato. It also has many; kaia quarters are still fi-rhting'. married Patrick T. Kelly, a rcd-huircl barricades, and is engaged in guerilla‘ though a”... are apparentlvclosing coacllman. Miss Fisher owns I'Ofllttactics, making it rlimculi. for the hem... 'I‘ho bombardment. 6! these 65”th valued lll 3100.000. Kt‘ll)’ met lllS| troops to enclose it, 301110 ()f the areas C(lll‘cllllleS. Shops and OifiCC’A bride ““90 years ago 115 11"“ driven! barricades were battered down by are beginniuw to open in other quar~ She is '17 years Kelly's senior. The first artillery. but they ch, referent-d by. tors. A 1-0: factories are resuming hint of the marriage was Kelly's dcclara- the suffix-ops, l work ' lion, “I‘ve got a better job now.“ ARMED RISING 0N LARGE } ' ' Miss Alice Roosevelt. fiancee of Repre- ‘ QCAI E sentative Longworth, is wearing her . .. ' _‘ ‘ ' , , engagement ring. It is set with three Accommg to information received fine pigeon-blood rubies surrounded by" by the l‘t‘VOlUtiODHI‘Y leaders here an, weeks She has; armed rebellion on a large scale has 250,000 rounds of They were attacked the moment they left, the train. The â€"â€"â€"+â€"â€"â€"- WINNIPEG BANK ROBBED. Two Daring Thefts From the Merchant's diamonds. For some . ‘ , B k been wearing a ring of much value. both; been planned in Poland. '1 he Social- an . intrinsic and sentimental. to the. Long-i lst I‘CVOIUUOMI‘ICS. encouraged by A \anujppg dcspatch 533-3; About Worth family. a smirk: sapphire set in the success of the illslll'gt‘lllb‘ I" “l".two weeks ago a daring theft was per- :1 plain. dull gold band. Baltic provinccs and 0f the situat‘ilon pelrated in one of the city‘s banks New York‘s ten largest national banks at MOSCOW “”1 m Imssm Scnma y’lwhercby the thief scoured $7.000 and ‘gained in the ten years from 1805 10,1111"c decided that the moment has vanished without leaving the faintest 1905 146 per cent. ill profits and 271 per' come ‘0 “I" 1'0 01‘“ 0“ the 3'0“: mlcluc. News of the robbery has just cent. in deposits. Seven Cleveland:flutOCI'aCY-_ ‘ 7 . titcw become public. but an effort has national banks gained in the same time] The tactics to be follrmcd ate the; been made in the meantime to locate 157 per cent. in profits and 358 per cent.l5~‘1me 535‘ “‘05? ““0?th 3" “IO-“0°?“ ,‘ tlu. criminal. When the robbery oc- in deposits. Fully 50 pm cent. of the At Khal‘kf’“ ”n lilos‘l-‘W ”‘0 ““3 0‘ curred the bank inspector was making smaller banks have been absorbed llV arm?“ ”"0“ “'33 misc‘lv ““3 acâ€" his usual official visit, and with the tel- the larger institutions. which now rank COI‘dmg ‘0 T090115: ““3 WWI”: Put ler was engaged in checking over the favorably with the strongest banks of the flow" the outbreak IIICl‘CllCSSl)~ cash in that oilicial‘s cage. [laying world. ' The 23 members of 1h" sci-called”... leave the cage for a moment to (3,0 I’I‘OV'lSimN-l1 GOVGI'nm’Int WhiCh had:inlo a vault close by. both inspector GENERAL. been sitting there “We mmuu‘dland teller were dumfounded on return- early in the clay. and later, “he“ theiing to find a parcel containing seven red flag was raised and ban'imdesltllousand dollars had vanished as if \vcrc erected around the Hclfrich I-Tnâ€" touchpd by a wizard‘s “rm-“1 Investi- g‘ine Works, which MUN‘d 3"3"01u‘30‘1‘;gallon began immediately. but no clue ists “'OFC holding, cannon “'t’meas obtained. and it. is believed now brought up and the rovolutionist-Slthat some clever. skilful and daring “'91‘0 R'il'rn ten minutcs in \vhiCh I”daylight robbers committed one of the surrender. They Scnt out an (‘llllS‘tlIllOSl during robberies recorded In Canâ€" I’rcparalions are in progress at Home to celebrate in 1908 the jubilee of the Pope‘s ordination as a priest. 1 Chinese ofllciuls at Shanghai have is- sucd warrants for the arrest of the promoters of the rcccnt riot. \‘iSCount Aoki has been appointed first“ (1“‘llliaffildOY [£1311]. ”3.3,? 31.1”in sary Who was seized by the military! udian crime. ,1“: .5 ll ”my; Eire . 11‘”.£13LUL5 1" lcommauder. The command was then; Another equally daring robbery was CdI‘LLI‘ m m ”I 01M” be m' lgivell t0 the artillery to open fire Ol'lfdiscovercd on Thursday evening. Apprchcnsion is being cxprcsscd by! foreigners at the constantly growing irritation of the Chinese against. aliens, which for months has b11011 gradually spreading through the country. -â€"+â€"â€"__ the works, and they were literallytihrough which the Merchant‘s Bank battered down oycr the heads of tlienvas again victimized to the extent of rovolutionists. The latter held outls.l.000. Some deep mystery surrounds “Ht” tlll‘€‘<v"(l"urtor.~i of their numbcl';the crime, and in this case. as in the were killed or wounded. “‘llm theit‘dlléf‘. it was a package of bills which ' remnant, 13? men. Surrendt’l‘cil- ‘was taken. The n‘ioney had been none 1: o for transmission to the Eastern INCREASE OF SMALLPOX. (lump sum COSSACKS. 'l‘lrrnmships Bank through the clearing -â€"< The correspondent of the London house, but upon the arrival of the pack- There are N‘fil'll' 1"") Ilundrcd Cases; Daily Telegraph at St. Pctcrsburg, Inge at its destination it was found the in the Province. ins an instuncn of the terocity 0f tthooncy 1180 been liQSlI‘ilCltd and a dum- ':<trnggle conducted at Kharkoli‘. wind substituted in. Its place.1hough_hy fol Novell’lber to the Provincial Board lutcs as follows. what. he calls aiitvliolu orllwhepe l? .It‘llnbll ‘lIICI‘OII-IC‘IIIIS of Health are more complete than for Wyliiml inddem ':â€" 3.m; mitt: .issltt,‘.f:,‘\\,qt ‘l\l¢~ll("’mtlll'h of the same month last veulrhtwcntv more, .A little‘ boy ““5 59°" appn)ad‘h1g!ll’f‘lr?ll’ 831.“?ng lllll“’rlff tball‘m-trwl‘ t1; divisions having reported: They glvéll‘flnP-V“ Square, Whey}: a detnghxfycntlj.glh .rfm‘.;." '1 C" I 1 0‘- mg the total deaths from all causcs as 2.011. l M ,{g‘éssifd‘vé was} fiftlunlfilj“. 111.): 1:112: L ‘ â€"â€"â€".â€"+â€"_. or 108 more than were reported in Ngl- 1““ :1“ 9“‘a‘cr1');}. ah'“. :3.“ quowcd? .. . . . . . . . . ... vimber, 190’. The death rate per 1.000 At’ f” ,H'n.’ am If" id. (In "rrivinn‘ 3"“ BRLNS“ [Ck “NARC ‘3' is 12.?» as compared with 12.0 a year ago.j to “ppmf‘uh ‘lnxn°“'$ .(;1' 4...“; j“; . . . â€" . . The most regrettable feature of ”m lll'i airline lspas by: .- page". . a"? thcul mam shown by Statement [or Fiscal fictions disease returns is the increase:1:33;] “1:3 ra‘ulg‘ :52“;an (:xplosionl 't’carnlloans Effectcd. :1 ‘(Ilglillpfits “12:11:: %;:x:"1??p3¥€3j “15;! [amounted the Cossacks noting hisj A 'St, John. N. 11.. despatch says: v.1“? 1001. 'I‘hci-r-vare no deaths fromlfm'mm‘ movemcnisf ‘3‘", boy had‘ Pml’mcm}. ’(ICOOUIITS {$1. the hscal year lhc disease. Olvfnfi to the mild typc thromi at 12011119 wmcli plowed up the; clo‘smg \yltn tnc monLl of Oc.ober were the disease oflenbawumes phvsicians ground. h.,,gjjj,oyits of horses wallai gnc'n out on Wednesday evening. sometimes? diaunosc it “chicken pow” all mound. and sonic, oi Illo (,ils‘Sa‘Cko‘! Ordinary receipts die declared to be and the patients3 are allowé-d‘to minute “"3"" "‘"lmlsod m the agmwfi. ml '3MWW} ordinary _e_\pcndi.mes. 3874'. with the public when they should be (10,.th “up. Sit-cams of blood .“creimo. But. in additionutuo‘ Ioansdwere qtlhbunlll‘tdd thus causing the disease flowing {dong the mm up “mam“. {31:12: thcndf‘ogfigiamee’ntl) calltpgeggianégl . ‘ . '.. 5 ~ ‘ .,.. '_' ') . ‘ '.. l . ' . ' lilalplfirflicall “£195.33?“tfllgéeip'fild hm}? <'ll>ESS.\ PANIC S'I‘RICKE‘N. jbrldgcs. These were for 3173.000 and L -_a '1‘1 .- . .-.._l $129,000. Au advance. of o35,000 .n to London limes (MOSS!!- WIHâ€"s . Loards of health will take active mea- , , l . . . . . sures and quarantine all suspmrtcd per-l pondont 58.“ the, I“: 1“)“515, 5““ “.0“! Egégaorfii,1.1.23.1};01231‘313‘%§botégg sons and vaccinate all those (2.\'[)(;s'.3tl.‘ ”it? town in BUIllt-‘Cl'lml- ”1° ”’3'- “ ' " ‘ Smallpox has not been so prevalent in, ““3““ “”1 ”'m’l‘s act_ as if martial ootmncd from the (.JPdIl Foncwr. Ontario since January. 1903. when 1013: "ll“ PXiSted. although IL 1395 “0" WWW cases and ten deaths were reportudd OlllCiallN promulgated. “if? it"‘T-‘k‘ml NIOIIAMMEDAN' “my“. Scarlet. fever and diphtheria show #94110 m" tell-<10" 611111101 "““f‘lnut‘j QWâ€"‘j .__- iiiai-kcil decline. Consumj‘iiion remains ill-advifiod 910? You“. 1”'°":.*\l’ly, “traits Probability Being Discussed in Turks practically the some, as for as the num- «WOW it l‘le'i’o” 0‘ “‘0 ‘ 0mm)“ . ish Political Circles. her of deaths reported (1’38) arc con-i blumlslii'”. . j .. ' . Corned. while tvplloid Shows an ililfl‘f‘llsr: A dosrutch w tbs IM'M“ J "1* A despalch from t-(lnstanhnople says= . . (ill‘clt'S the. probability ts from 171 cases and 42‘. deaths to 20:1 cas- graph from 51- l'TWl'S’N-"t-f 8113-5 “16.1.1 political A Toronto despaich says; The returns es and 55 dculhs, There were 35 cases. railway SL‘l'VlCt.‘ butvfrcrl that Citywmlbcing discussed of a general rising of _ of whooping Cough and 9 deaths. cmu- Moscow underwent :‘M'cl‘ut interl‘llll‘illlll lt-Iohuminedal'l population in the Dal‘cd to 2:; and 1. Lions for the first tint»; on 'l‘ucsda.‘r‘. 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