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Millbrook & Omemee Mirror (1905), 24 May 1906, p. 1

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Conductor .TH OT-STAn‘JO. '7‘?”ng TONE“, Qua“. limited. ILA-Dd! _,, {- paper. the door behind him. creaking on its hinges. was thrown open by Ja- nos. the heiduck, displaying in the next chamber a wide table. lit by two six- btanched chandiliers. and laid for the evening meal. The twelve yellow ‘Aaqgues of flame glinted on the silver, the cut-glass, and the snow-white nap- ery. but only to emphasize the sombre depth of the medieeval room. the deso- late eloquence of that solitary seat at Ih~ hugs board. Janos waited till his t++++++++++++++ Hw++++++++++mw fiw+++++ i CHAPTER l.â€"(C-mtinued.) And with the progress oi dissolution cum-ez-ning the pleasuse oi idleness in “with, grew more pressing the still small voice which murmured at my ear that it. was not for such an end~ not, for the gratification of a mere libertine. gambler. and duellist. that my great- unele Jennico had selected me as the depositary of his wealth and position. “Sell and settle, sell and settle." The old man's words had long enough been tcrgotten. It was high time to begin mastering the intricacies 01 that. vast estate. it ever I was to turn it to the profit of that stream of noble Jennicos to come. And in my state of satiety the very remoteness of my new property, its savageness, its proud isolation, in- vested it with an odd fascination. From one day to the other i determined in departure. and left the emptiness of the crowd to seek the fulness of this wild and beautiful country. The bell of the horotoguc. from its snow-capped turret overlooking the gate of honor in the stronghold of Totlendhal stowty tolled the tenth hour of that tunpestuous night; and the notes re- sounded in the room, now strongly \‘i- Mating, now faint and distant, as the wind paused for a second. or bore them away upon its dishevetled wing. Upon the last stroke as Basil Jennico was running over the last page 0t his fair Sic nmsterf‘iwith weary gesture, had cast hi." pen aside. and then ceremoniously annnunced that his lordship’s supper was ready. nun-u Now. though I knew it to be in me, and felt it. indeed. not otherwise. pos- sible. to live my life as true a Jennico a: even my uncle could desire. I by no means deemed it incumbent upon me to, set to work and carry out his plans without. first employing my liberty and wealth as the humor prompted me. Nor was the old country an overpoweringly attractive place for a young man of my creed and kidney. in Vienna I was. per- hnns. for the moment. the most. noted figureâ€"tho Quest most sought after that year. In England. 31: daggers drawn with my brother, i could only play an lmpatientiy enough did the voting man dip his fin gets in the aimiiere of perfumed “ate: g”that a damsei on his rinht offered to him as he pas’Sed through th« great doors drying them on the cloth handed by another on his left. Frowning he sat him down in his high- Lacked chair behind which the heiduck stood ready to piesent each dish as it was brought up by other meniais, to keep the beaker constantly filled. to answer with a how any observation that he might. make, should the lord feet dis- posed to break silence._ ~ , m,n,,, ,n, .n From his broken utterances, however and from what I had known of him ui pm I gathered a fair idea of what his wishes were. His fifty years of foreign service had filled him, old pandour that he seemed to have become, with but increased contempt for the people that surrounded him, their ways and cus- toms, while his pride as an Englishman was only equalled by his pride as a Jenico. ' “Sell and settle ..... The meaning or the words was clear in the light clothe man as I knew him. I was to sell the great property. carry :0 England the vast hoard or foreign wealth. marry as befitted one of the wee, and raise a new and splendid line of Jenicos. to the utter mortificntion and e\ ear-lasting confusion, of the degenerate head or the honse. n But tomight the Lord of Totlendhntl was less diSposed than ever in such :1 direction. He chafed at the long cere- mony; resented the presence of these creatures who had seen her sit as their mistress at that table. where now lay nought but. vacancy beyond the white cloth; resented even the silent colicitude that lurked in Janos’s eyes. though the latter never broke unauthorized his rule of silence. a yet deeper melancholy. After a pre- Iuctory meal the young man waved aside a last glass of the amber Tokay that was placed at his hand, rose and mood- i'ly walked to and fro for some time. Feeling that the coming hours had no slpep in reserve for a mind in such tur- moil as his, he returned to his writing- table, nndi whilst~ Janos directed the servants to bring in and trim fresh candles and pile more logs upon [in hearth, Basil Jenm'co resumed his task. »- My great-uncle’s will, forcible, con- cise. indisputable as it was, had been [So the man of law informed me) drawn out in a great'hurry, dictated, indeed bI-Iween spasms of agony and rage. (The poor old man died of gout in his stomach.) Doubtless. had he felt sure 6' more time. he would have burdened the inherilance with many directions rnd conditions, H'fhe’ generous wine. in the stillness and the black solitude. bred presently VOL. IT. EU. 52, $1 per annum. , Mu. mast twc \ MILLBROOK A? 11c Wilful mane; CHAPTER II. Princess. Or. The Privilege of a excryday PM" minority. lllulUl u; . It was in [all summer weather that, as: l have written, already tried by the first stage of my career of wealth, 1 came to take possession of my landed estates. The beauty and wildness of the scenery. the strangeness of the life in the well-nigh princely position towhich this sudden turn of fortune‘s wheel had (‘lCYtltOd me, the intoxicating sensation of holding sway. as feudal lord of these wide tracts of hill and plain, over so many hundreds of livesâ€"above all, the wholesome reaction brought about by solitude and communion with nature after the turmoil of the last months -â€" in short. everything around me and in me made. me less inclined than ever to um“ whlilinn mvself of so fair a pos- me made me less lncmn ngin ridding myself of of wealth. waxing every day stronger. even as the pride of birth which my great, uncle hud fostered to such good purpose. the overweening conceit which they bred within me. that togged my tetter judgment and brought me to this pass. And no doubt, likewise, it IS a prim-01y estate that these lords of Tol- lendhal of old carved for themselves, and rounded ever wider and nuturedâ€" at] that it should some day. passing through the (listal‘t. Come to swell the guide of Suffolk Jennicos! My castle rises boldly on the north- ernmost spur of the Glatzer Mounts. and definitely overlooks the marches of three kingdoms. Its lands and depen- dencies, though chietly Moravian. ex- tend over the Bohemian border as well as into that Silesia they now are able to call Prussian. North and west it is flanked by woods that grow wilder. denser, as they spread inwards towards the Giant Mountains. 0n the southern slopes are my vineyards. growths of note, as I hear. My territories reach. an the one hand. farther than can he seen under the blue horizon, into the Eastern plains. flat and rich, that stretch with curious suddenness immedi- ately at the foot of the high district; up- on the other hand. on the Moravian side. i doubt whether even my head steward himself knows exactly how much of the timber-laden hill-ranges can be claimed as appertaining to the estate. All the peaks i can descry in a Fne day from these. casements are mine. I believe: on their flanks are forests as rich in gamerâ€"boar and buck. wolf and tear. not to speak of lesser quarry â€" as are the plains below in corn and maize and cattleâ€"que sais-je? A goodly heritage indeed! it was in one of those glorious moods that, upon a September day. sultry as summer. although there was a touch of autumn decay in the air as well as in the tints around me. I sallied forth. after noon. to tramp on foot on as yet unexplored quarter of my domain. 1 had donned, according to my wont (as icing more suitable to the roughness at the paths than the smailclothes. skirted coats, high heels and cocked hat of Viennese fashion), the dress of the Moravian peasantâ€"l gather that it pleases the people’s heart to see their seigneur grace their national garb on occasions. There was a goodly store of such costumes among the cupboards full cf hereditary habiliments and furs pre- served at.‘ Tollendhal. after the fashion of the country. with the care that Eng- lish housewives bestow upon their stores of linen. My peasant suit was. of course. fine of cloth and natty of cut. and the symmetry of the handsome figue 1 saw in my glass reminded me more of the pastoral disguises that were the courtly fashion of some years back than of our half-savage ill-smelling boors. Thus it was pleasant as well as comfortable to wear. at at that. time even so trifling a sensation of gratified vanity had its I promised myself many a rare day's sport so soon as the time waxed ripe. Meanwhile, my days were spent in rambles over the land, under pretence of making acquaintance with the farms end the villages. and the population liv- ing on the soil and working out its wealth for my use. but .in reality for the enjoyment of delicious sylvan and rustic idleness throurrh which the mem- ory of recent Viennese dissipations was like that of a fever-ed dream. The spirit of my country-keeping an- cestors lived again within me and was satisfied. Yet there were times too. when this freedom of fancy becnime lonelinessâ€"when my eyes tired of green trees, and ears hungcred for the voice or sime human being whom I could 0! some human being whom I could consort. soul and wit. Then I would resolve that. come the autumn, I would fill the frowning stronghouse with a rousing throng of gallant hunters and fair women such as it had never seen before. Ay. and they should come owr, even from old England, to taste of the Jenico hospitalityt in an unpopular social price. But, although thus freed of the incumbrzmcc of a gentleman’s attire, I could not shake off the watchful tyranny of Janos, the solemn heidurk who never allowed me to stir abroad at all without. his escort. nor, indeed if my whim took me far utteld). without the further retinue of two jagers, twin brothers, and faithful beyond a doubt. These, carbine on shoulder. and hunger on thigh, had their ort‘tm's to follow their lord through thick and thin, and keep within sight, and sound of whistle. in such odd style of state. 011 this day. destined to begin for me a new chapter in life, I took my course; and for a long hour or so walked along the rocky cornice that overhangs the plains. The land looked bare and wide and solitary. the fields lay in sallow lean- ness bereft of waving crops. but I knew that all my golden grain was stacked safely in the heart of the earthfiyvhere. these folk hoard its fruits for safetyr from fire. The air was so empty of hu- man sounds, save the inonotonoustramp of my escorts behind me, that all the murmurs of wind and foliage struck with singular loudness upon my ear. Over night there had, by my leave. been Songs and dancing in the courtyard of 'l‘ollendhall. and the odd tunes, the ca- pricious rhythm of the gipsy musicians. came back upon me as l walked in the midst of my thoughts. These melodies are fitfut and plaintive as the sounds of nature itself. they come hurrying and slackening. rising and mum". with as hue a harmony and as unmeasured a nieasure,-now in a very passion cf haste. and now with a dreamy long- (trawn sigh. I was thinking of this. and on the love of the Empress for that music (my Empress that. had been when I were her uniform, ay, and my Empress still so long as l retain these noble lands). when i came to a field. sloping from the crap; towards the plain, where an aftermath of grass had been left to dry. There was a little belt of trees, which threwa grateful shade; and feel- ing somewhat weary 1 thing me down on the scented hay. it was on the Sites- ian portion of my land. Against the horizon. the white and brown of some towntet. clustering round the ace-of- club-shaped roof of its ehurclrtowor. rose glittering above the blue haze. A little beyond the field ran a white road. So I reclined. looking vaguely into the unknown but inviting distance, musing ”it the extent of those possessions so widespread that I had not as yet been able to ride all their marches, ever and anon recognizing vaguely in the wire of the breeze through the foliage an erho of the music that had been taunting my thoughts all day. Every- thing conspired to bring me pleasant fancies. l began to dream of past scenes and future fortunes. smiling at the tt‘ought of what my dashing friends would say if they saw le bean Jennim in this bucolic attitude. wondering if any of my Court nrqnnintanres would recognize him in his peasant garb. Ah me, how eternally and lovingly I thought of my proud and brilliant self lllenl . . . . I cannot recall how soon this mus- ing became deep sleep, but sleep I did and dreamâ€"u singular, vivid dream, which was in a manner of continuation of my waking thoughts. I seemed to be at a great fete at the Imperial Palace, one of the countless throng of guests. The lights were brilliant, blinding, but 1 saw many faces I knew, and we all were waiting most eagerly for some wonderful event. No one was speaking, the only sounds were the rustling and lrushing of the ladies’ brocades and the jingle of the omcers’ spurs, with over and above the wail of the czimbalom. All at once I knew, as we do in dreams, what we were expecting, and why this splendid feast had been prepared. Marie Antoinette. the falr young Dauphine of l-‘mnce. the memory of whose grace still hangs about the court, had come back to visit her own country. The crowd grew closer and closer. The crowd about me surged forward to catch a glimpse of her as she passed, and I with the rest. when suddenly my great- uncle stood before me. immensely be- stnrred and beribboned in his field-mar- shal‘s uniform, and with the black patch rn his eye so black that it quite dazzled “Na, Kerlchen,” he was saying to me, “thou hast luck! Her Imperial Royal nghness has chosen the young Jennico to dance with . . . as the old one is too old." Now I, in common with the young men about me, have grown to cherish smce my coming to this land a strange enthusiasm for the most womanly and beautiful of all the Empress‘s daugh- ters, and therefore, even in my dream, my heart began to beat very fast, and l scarce knew which way to turn. I was much troubled too by the music, which went on always louder and quick- er above my head, somewhere in the air. for I knew that no such things rs country dances are. danced at Court, and that I myself would make but. a poor figure in such; yet a peasant dance it undoubtedly was. Next. my uncle was gone. and though I could see her, I knew the Princess was coming by the swish of her skirt as she walked. I heard her voice as clear as a silver ell. "Ou est-it?” it said. and felt she was looking for me. I struggled in vain to ansxver or turn to l-er, and the voice cried again: “01: cm. W” upon which another voice with a quaver in its tones made reply: “Par im, Altesse!” “It is a peasant,” said the first voice: that. was the princess of course. There was something of scorn in the tone, and I became acutely and unpleasanfly con- scious of my red embroidered shirt, But the. other made answer: “He is hand- snme," and then: “His hands are not those of a peasant." and. “Regnrdez ma chm-e; peasants do not wear such jewel- !ed watches!” A sudden shadow fen over me and was gone in an instant. There was a flicker of laughter and I sat up. The sound must have been very close tr me. {or it startled me from my deep sleep into, as it were. an outer court (I dreams. And between slumber and consciousness I became aware that I was lying somewhere very hot and com- imtable: that, while some irresistible power kept. my eyes closed. my ears were not so. and I could hear the two voices talking together: and, in my wan- (cring hrnin helievod them still to belong lo the Princess Marie Antoinette and her attendant. During my sleep the shade of the sun had shifted and I lay in the full glare and so. as I opened my eyes, I could see nothing. (To be Continued; Durham and Victoria Standard MILLBROOK ONT.. THURSDAY, MAY 24. 1906. ND 01 Toronto, May ‘22. â€"â€" Flour â€" Ontario â€"- Firm; exporters bidding $3.15 for UL; per cent. patents, buyers” bags, outside; 15st patents, $4.30 to $4.50, and sec- onds $3.90 to $4. vuuv va-rv .v V.. Wheat â€"- Ontario, No. 2 white Slc bid outside, red 81c bid, gfiqu Slc‘tbid. Wheat â€"â€" Manitoba â€"- Nail northern 85c asked, Point Edward; No. 2 north- ern 82c asked, Point Edward, 8:20 bid. Outs â€" 83c asked, oulside, 82c hid._ Pens â€"- 83c asked outside, 82c bid, C. P. H. or G. T. R. LEADING MARKETS Butter â€"- The market. continues in Iona. ‘ Creauneryr 200 an. do solids ............. Dairy 1b. rolls, good to choxce, do large rolls do medium GO medium .... .... ...... 1.0va nvu Cheese â€"â€" Old is quoted at 14c to 141/;c for large and 11%0 to 12c for twins. Eggs -- Film at 16%c to 17c for new- laid and 13c lo 13%c for splits. Poultry -â€" Chickens 150 to 160 per 1b Potatoes â€"â€" Ontario are quoted at. 70c to 85¢ out. of store. eastern Delawares at, 85c to 97%c, Quebec 730. and Nova Scotiu at 75c. An -A ._ u-u “v . “hated na'y"â€" No. 1 timothy $9.50 :0 $10 per ton in car lots on track here; No. 2 87.50. .wliaI-cdwswtalw â€"â€" Car lots on track hero are quoted unchanged at $5.50 to $6 per ton. Montreal, May 22. â€"â€" Grain â€" The market for outs continuus lirm in tone. Oats â€"â€" N0. 2, 41%6 to 420; No. 3, 50%0 to 410; No. 4, 39%0 to 400. Peas â€" 78c 1.0.1). per bushel, 78 per cent. points. Barley â€" No. 3 extra, 530 afloat; May, N0. 4, 51¢. L‘U- ‘17 1145. (10m â€"- No. 3 mixed. 571/,c; No. 3 yel- low, 58%0 ex-tx'ucl<. , v___A “at um, Wm, ,.. m” Flour -â€" Manitoba spring wheat pat- ents, $4.60: strong bakcx's’ $4.10; win- ter wheat paients, $4 to $4.25; straight \«mler when! pumms, $4.20 to $4.40; straigm rollers, $3.90 to $4.10; do. in bags, 81.85 to $1.05; extras, $1.50 to Millfeed â€"â€" Maniloba bran in bags, 13 to $19; Shorts, $20 to $21 per ton; Cntm'io bmn. in bulk, $18.50 to $19.50; shorts. $20 to $20.50; milled mouille, $2! 10 825: straight grain mouillc, $25 to $27 per ton. Rolled Oats â€"â€" Pér bag, $1.95; in car lots. $2.05 to $2.10. $1.63 wllfly â€"â€" No.1 $9 to $0 50; N0. 2 SS to SS. 50: clm 01 mixed 8b. 50 to $7, and purv clover, $6. _ n ,, _,n Provisions â€" Barrels of heavy Canada short cut pork. $23; light, short rm. $21.50; barrels clear fat. back, 22.50: compound lard, 7%: to 80; Canadian xure lard. 11%c to 12C: kellle rendered. 12%0 to 13v: hams. 13%0 to 15c. accord- ing to size: breakfast bacon, 17c 20 190: Windsor bacon. 15%0 to 16c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $0.25: alive, $7.50 to $7.75 per hundred pounds. immerse â€"' Market continuos firm at. 11,146 to 11%«3 for while, and 110 to ”KC. for cqlm'ed. ‘quineAssuqu‘ict. AA.) Butter â€" Pricas steady at 200 to 20140 {01 choice creamery, 10c 10 ‘20 for under- grados. Dairy in good demand at 170 to 17%c for finest, 16c to 17¢ for second quality. ‘4 A .-.. ... . u "Eggs â€"â€" 16c go 16%(3, with single cases selling ns_high> as_1:Tc. Buffalo, May 22. â€"- Flour â€" Firm. Wheat, â€" Spring steady; N0. 1 North- ern. 87c carioads; Winter, offerings light; No. 2 hard, 79%c carloads. Corn -â€"Strong; No. 2 yellow. 56%c; No. 2 corn, 56%c. Oats â€"â€" Sh'ong; 1'0. : whim, 38%c. Rye â€"â€" Strong; No. 1, in store, quoted 66%c. Barley - Nothing done. Good butcher cattle wanted and scarce. Quufalions worozâ€" Choice, 3’.- 75 in $4.90; medium, $4.25 to $4.65; cows $3.75 to $4.25; hulls, $3.25 to $3.50; cam- ners $1.75 to $2. Feeders and stockms xx ore dull. 011111- I (ions \\ore:â€"â€" Choice $3. 50 to $3 7.3; mmmon $3 to 3340;1111115. $2 to $2 ,3); heavy feedels, $1160 to $1." 15; short- kmps. $4.75 to 84.85. Good to choice milch cows were :1 mady sale at horn $35 to $55 each: others \1 are quoted dmxn to $20 and $25 C(‘Ch. Sheep and lambs were not quotably changed, trade was easy. Prices ruled: Export- ewes. $4.75 to $5.25; culls and bucks, $3.50 to $4; grain-fed lambs. $5.75 to $6.50; calves. $3 to $6 per cwl.; Spring lambs, $3 to $6 each. New York, May 22. â€" Wheat â€" Spoi firm; No. 2 red. 920 nominal in eleva- 101‘; No. 2 red, 93c nominal f.0.b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth. 91%0 f.0.b. afloat; No. 1 northern Manitoba, 90%0 £0.11. afloat. Toronto, May ‘22â€"'1‘he market was :1. dull one. with practically little changes of (-onsequencc. ._ . . n.- Choice export. stuff ranged from 3’.- 73 to $5.10 per (:wt, and ('prdimu‘y suld as low as $1: per cwt. with :1 light de- mand. ‘Cnh‘v'es are ' steady at 3% to 60 per pqund. A Faint Cry Warns Friends That She Still Lives. A despatch from Middlebro’, Mass... says: While the body of Mrs. Bertha Haskins, wife of John A. Haskins, who was believed to have died late on Wed- nesday afternoon, was being prepared for burial next day she suddenly re- vived and uttered a faint cry. The funeral arrangements were called off, and Mrs. lâ€"laskins may yet recover. The woman. who has pneumonia. is living with the family of William Nichols, on Oak Street. During her illness she was attended by Dr. T. S. Hodgson of South Main Street. He and the nurse, Mrs. T. F. Cleverly, were greatly surprised when the woman thought dead was found to be alive. Her breathing had ceased. it \was said, and there was no rerceptible action of the heart- I Hogs-$7 per cwt {or choice, and $6.. 75 for fat and light. NEW YORK \V'IIEAT MARKET. LAID OUT FOR BI'RML. MONTREAL MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. BUFFALO MARKET. CATTLE MARKET BREADSTUFFS. 200 to 21c 19c to 90C 170 to 13¢ 16010 17c 15c L0 160. ME? A despatch from Detroit says: Frag- mentary reports have reached Detroit from Escunaba and Gladstone, Mich., stating that a disastrous lire is raging in the upper peninsula. in the neighbor- hood 01' the two cities mentioned. It is reported that three towns have been de- stroyed, that thirty Square miles of ter- ritory have been devastated, and that :;evcrul persons have been burned. It Is Raging Around Cities in Northern Michigan. . ri.--.,_ . A desputch from Marinettc, Wis., says: The best information obtainable {it this hour is that the forest fire which is sweeping the country north of here has reached Iron county, north of Dick- insons. This makes tour counties which are suffering from fire. The area is 200 square mites. The country swept by the flames varies from pine timber land to barrens. Part. is iron mining coun- try, and the district includes immense tracts of hardwood. In the barrens set- tlers have tuken up their residence, and it is for these that the greatest anxiety is tell. Information received at Murin- ette. is that the village of Shaffer on the Metropolitan branch of the Northwestern Railroad in Dickinson county was wiped out. No word could be received as to loss of life there. The village of Saun- ders in Iron county, a. lumber town, directly north of Florence, Wis., also has been swept by the flames. Here, as at Shaffer, muny may have met death. The town consists of a few residences, tour saloons, a couple of hotels and a big sawmill. lle Arrived Safely in London on‘Fri- day Night. A London despatch says: Prince Ar- thur arrived in London on Friday even- ing. At the station he was received by (301. Sir Alfred Egerton, Comptroller of the Duke of (Immaugh't‘s household; Sir EdWard Seymour, General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, the Japanese Charge d‘AUaires and Major Green Wilkinson, private secretary to the Duke of Connaught. The party drove away in carriages sent by the lx’mg to Buckingham Palace. L _ “A4- On landing from the Virginia he was welcomed by the Lord Mayor of Liver- pool. Referring to his extended trip, 1hl‘. Prince said it had been most dc- hghlful in cwry way. The run across the Atlantic haul been pleasant through- out, except for the wait. necessitated oulshle of Liverpool by the prevalence ol :1 heavy log for several hours. Hospital Accommodation at Quebec Severely Taxed. A Quebec dcspatoh says: The tom- porary immigration hospital, located at Snvard Park. on the outskirts of this city. is taxed to its utmost limit with immigrants suffering from Vin-ions phyâ€" sical ailments, including trnhcmna.’ who have been detained by the medical ox- aminm's connected with the immigra- tion dopartmcnt. No less thzm 141 for- .«ignm-s, who arrived by the steamer Montmse, were detained alter inspec- tion. and now crowd the Government house of detention. in the meantime the work of construction of a new hos- pital, to replace the old one destroyed by lire last fall, has been commenced. Was Found on Rothschild Property, South of Giroux Lake. A despatch from Cobalt says: A nug- get, the second largest yet found in the Camp, is reported to have been discover. ed on the Rothschild property south of Giroux Lake. This claim adjoins the celebrated Nugget. claim-an interest in which was recently sold to American capitalists. A party of four men left on Thursday morning for Fox Rapids to search for the bodies of Bellisle and his companion, lately drowned while at- tempting to pole a canoe against the current. ’ ’l‘uenHy-l’ve Houses Were Wrecked at Cobalt. A Cobalt, Ont., despntch says: Co- tinlt, the silver city of Ontario, experi- enced its first disaster on Friday, when several tons of dynamite in the north- western section of the town exploded, \‘r'recking 25 houses and throwing,r the citizens into a panic. A number were more or less injured by flying.r debris. hut in no case was the injury of a very stl‘imls nature. The explosion was caused by a forest fire igniting the build- ing in which the explosive was stored. The shock was terrific, and a number of houses in addition to those destroyed suffered more or less, the glass in the windmvs being shuttered. The wildest excitement prevailed for some time, but as soon as the people realized the Iunited extent, of the disaster quiet was restored. Was in Tow o! a Cruiser When Acci- dent Occurred on Port Said. A despatch from London says: ‘Lloyds’ agent at Port Said telegraphs that British torpedo beat No. 56 cup- sized oft Port Suid during Friday night and that seven of her crew were drawn- ed. The complement of a British tor- pedo boat. is usually 18 men. The Admiralty has issued a statement that the boat capsized and sank while she was in tow of the cruiser Arrogant. Many Spanish Couples to Marry the Same Day as llle King. A despatch from Madrid says: The priests of the various parishefihere will have a busy time on Alfonso’s 'wcddin day. There is a rush of betrothe couples of the poorer classes to be mar- ried on the same day as the King. In one parish alone the banns of forty couples have been published. This is typical of the other parishes. CIHHVDED \VI'I‘II IMMIGRANTS. - UNIVERSAL \VEDDING DAY. EX PLOSION OF DYNAMITE. TORPEDO BOAT CAPSIZES. PRINCE ARTHUR HOME. ANOTHER BIG NIIGGET. GREAT FOREST FIRE. MEE MIRROR ‘ The Lower House demand [or am- nosly, the kernel and most, pressing Joint. in its address was altered at the glest moment by the commission itself, which. in response to complaints as to the indefinitencss of the expression, |Ir..n .._‘-1- ‘ A despatch from St. Petersburg says Sitting until long after 2 o‘clock on Friday morning, the Lower House of the. National Parliament set its seal up- on its first great work, the adoption of the address in reply to Emperor Nicho- las’ speech from the throne at the Winter Palace and setting forth the aims and aspirations of Russia’s mil- lions. Adopted in Same Form as at First PrOposed. Despite attacks both from the right and left, the leaders of the Constitu- tional Democratic party held their fol- lnwcrs together to‘the last, and the adâ€" dress was adopted substantially in the irrm in which it was proposed by the Commission. The amendments adopt- ed Wednesday and Thursday. affect important details but do not change the general tenor of the document, which, extreme as it may be in the eyes (i the autocracy. falls tar short of the expectations of the Radicals. Time after time, during the long three days' of debate, the extremists, with their un- dying hatred of the whole ancient or- der, launched their fiery attacks against the “mildness” of the various paragraphs only to break against the firmness oi the restraint of the chicis of the party. When the discussion had been finished. the deputies, with the exhortetions of the. country, to speedy action ringing in their ears, ventured no further de- iay, and. though they had been already I‘n session M hours. took a recess until :3 o’clock on Friday morning tor the reading and adoption of the final draft of the address, instead of postponing this formality until the opening cf Friday‘s session. 'DOUMA ACHIEVES AMNESTY. As if running a race to see which should be the first to present to Emper- or Nicholas a demand for amnesty, the Council of the Empire also was in ses- sion well into the early morning hours, discussing its address in reply to the speech from the throne. This docu~ ment, which is far simpler and more conservative than that of the Lower House, proposes an amnesty which does not. include those who coupled with po- lttical offences, murder or violation of property rights. In other words. poll- tical assassins, 01' participants in agrar- ian excesses. "r’ -.....-..‘ “full political amnesty," substitute amnesty for all crimes committed from religious or political motives, as well as agrarian offences. The commission also accepted a new ciuuse to meet the wishes of the discon- icnted in the army and navy, asking the Emperor to revise the conditions of scr- vicc on the basis of right and justice. Most of the amendments proposed 'n lhe closing hours of the debate of the wayside only one out of 31 proposed alterations of the agrarian paragraph, for example. being accepted. The dis- cussion of this plank lasted four hours, Huge Mortgage Corporation Formed in New York. A dcspaieh from New York says: It was determined on Tuesday that 8100,- 000,000 shall he the capitalization of the new mortgage loan corporation which is to be organized here to advance money for the rebuilding of San Francisco. The promoters of the enterprise at first argued that $10,000,000 capitalization would provide an ample vehicle {or handling hundreds of millions of invest- ments. but. it was found that. San Fran- cisco favored a much larger capitaliza- tion than the $10,000.,OOO at first pro- posed, ’thus giving opportunity for in- vestment by the Pacific Coast interests. Plans for the perfecting of the huge cor- poration have been adopted, and it is now expected that all the preliminaries will be completed this week, and the work of advancing $100,000.000 or more for the reconstruction of the destroyed city will begin within thirty days. 21 Vessels Banned From Fighting Et- tectivc and 19 Reclassed. A London despnteh says: The rapi- dity with which Great Britain is re- moving from the navy all but her reat- ly efficient warships was evidenced Ly a statement presented to Parliament, on \\'ednesdziy, showing that. no less than it) battleships and cruisers have. been piacticnlly removed from ,the list since 1902. The exact figures are eight battle- ships. ten armored cruisers, and three protected cruisers removed from the lighting effective. while three battle- ships and 16 protected cruisers were re- classed, placing them on the list at ships of the smallest fighting value. During the same period the construc. tion of 13 new battleships. its armored cruisers, and tour protected cruisers was commenced. Mrs. Dora Dunn Received Very Serius Bums. A Toronto despatch says: About 6 o‘clock Thursday evening Mrs. Dora Dunn was taken to St. Michael’s Hos- pital suffering from severe burns about the legs and arms. She was employed as cook at the Hewitt House, and Thur- sday afternoon visited some friends at the rear of 63% Queen Street west. How the accident occurred cannot be ascer- tained, but it is thought that Mrs. Dunn stepped on a match, which set fire to her underoiothes: In trying to extingu- uva ish t‘lâ€"{éâ€"Héihes she had he? arms padly burned also. She was immedgutely Eaken to the hospitalI and her injuries have proved very serious. $100,000,000 TO REBUELD CITY. IMPROVING BRITISH NAVY. STEPI’ED ON A MATCH. C. W. RICHARDS, Publisher and. Proprietor practically every peasant in the House taking the rostrum to voice the demands of their constituents for “Land and Lib- ex-ty." A despalch from Tamboff says: Se- hanoff, a police officer who participated m the brutal maltreatment of Maria Spirinodnom was shot and killed on the streets here on Thursday by an un- known person. The mengers of the young remlutx’anisi recently meted out the same into at. Borissogliehsk to Ab- name”. the Cossack officer “110 boast- cd of his cruelly to her while she was in prison. The paragraph with regard to the rights of the various nationalities was adopted without change, and practical- ly without discussion, thoughtt, was expected that the Poles would demand a fuller statement for autonomy. The last feature of the debate was an attempt by Prof. Kovnlcvskym to in- troduce a declaration in favor of peace and pan-Slavism as the guiding prin- mph 01‘ the empire. but an amendment Commanding the Emperor Nicholas for his peace manifesioes. and pledging the Government to cherish the aspirations of the Slavonian peoples outside the em- pire was rejected. The Times’ correspondent at St. Petes- burg cables on Saturday as follows: I am able to slate positively mm the Em- porm‘ will grant amnesly. though I cannot. say whether the Sovereign will place limits to his prerogative. The Ministry of Education has already noti- fied the academic councils that they will have the widest discretion in ap- plying amnesty to all students expelled for polilical offences. Count. Willa has notably strengthen- eu partisans of reaction by his insidi~ ous onslaught upon the Duma. There 15 only one opinion in St. Petershurg rcgarding his extraordinary pronounce- ment; it is that he has at last shown himself in his true colors, and proclaim- Ct‘ himself a reactionary. The major- ity of the Council of the Empire have little‘ in common with his opinion either in St. Petersburg or throughout Russia at large, and to this small group of sur- vivuls Count. \Vitte‘s words carried the 'Ihe Rotch reports from Odessa alarm- mg nccmmls of n projeclcd massacre of the Jens. Amwts and other repressive measures continue in full swing through- out the country. conviction that amnesty would lead to another revolution. I hear Count \V'itte is soon going abroad. If this be true it looks as though his speech were deliberate attempt to render the hop- ed-tor reconciliation between the Czar and people impossible. thus paving the way for Witte’s return to power. Mr. Foster was informed by Mr. Bro- deur that. 227 foreignâ€"made buoys had been purchased by the Government be- tween July 1, 1904, and March 30, 1906, for use in Canadian waters. SALE OF TIMBER. Mr. Bennett learned Irom Mr. Oliver that the timber on the Whitefish Lake Indian reserve, near Sudbury, had been sold by the Indian Department during the past year. The sale had been b_y tender, after advertisement in the press. IMMIGRATION MATTERS. Mr. Smith (Nanaimo) was told tiy Mr. Oliver that since 1896 standing in- structions had been in force in the Immigration Department to encourage none but agricultural classes or do- mestic servants to emigrate to Canada. Subsequently‘ when the immigration Izcnus was increased to $5, the class was enlarged to include miners, navvies, etc, who intended‘ to go in {or {arm- ing in Canada. DOMINION PARLIAMENT NOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF O'l'l'AVVA HOUSE. ALARMING REPORTS FROM ODESSA. THIS ROSS RIFLE. Col. Hughes was given some details (I the report by the commission which examined the Ross rifle before it was adopted by thg Government. The gist. ,1 AL- _:(‘A (IE-“fin; inErrHéiion was that the {ifle “as a better one generaliy man the Lec-Enfield, and that a few defects discovered could he Vensily corrected. _ __A_._ _--.--,-\.c King‘s County. P.E.l.. Goes 1.557 For to 203 Against. A despubch from CharlottetownREI.‘ says: The full returns of the prohibi- tion plebiscite elections in King’s county were deciared on Thursday. For pl» hibition 1,547, against 203. PLACER MIXES N THE YUKON. Mr. Oliver's bill respecting placer mining in the Yukon was given a sec- ond reading. and considered in com- mitten. a uu\u_L. Mr. Thompson (Yukon) explained that the bill was the outcome of the \xork or the commission. which had examined the whole subject in the Yukon. The principle of the bill was Fgreed to practically by everybody in the, Yukon. Mr. Oliver explained that the object was to crystalize the regulations which had been found to be acceptable, and give them the stability of an Act of Parliament. The present regula- tions were unsatisfactory, because they were not. of a permanent nature. Most of the clauses ot the bill were carried and a few were allowed to stand. STRENC’I'IIENS REACTIONISTS AMNFSTY TO BE GRANTED. BIG VOTE FOR PBOHIBITION. FOREIGN-MADE BUOYS. GIRL IS AYENGED.

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