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“I am so lonely!” shita whisper- ed 'to herselfâ€"“so lonely." I want. someox kâ€"to kiss meâ€" good-bye.’ )9, 356 and fumbled ong the I. ““Rllen pw .Qfound A rope of pearls bound her waist; with a hasty movement she undid them, and let slip the gorgeous dress, that fell stiff and gemnied on to the marble floor. Beneath was the blue robe she had worn when she first came to the palace. With hasty fingers she pulled the ornaments from her hair, throwing them to the ground. Her long curls fell about her shoulders; a. little sob shook her throat; she looked wistfully round, and sank into the chair. For a little while she sat silent, with closed eyes, panting. . ...ov l. ,13,_-_ Graziosa stood in its upper cham- ber,-a circular room, broken by three large windows. Graziosa un- latched one of the windows. Be- fore her lay Milan, the beautiful, with its trees and gardens, clear in the setting sun, that sunk, a. fiery ball, behind the distant pur- ple hills. She stepped back into the room, letting the window fall- to with a cla'ng‘. Someone must come soon With a piteous little gesture she pulled at the jewelled fastening of her stiff satin robe. FOr some moments her trembling fingers could not undo the great pearl clasp. At last it opened, and the yellow robe fell apart. Visconti turned on his heel with an impatient shrug of the shoul- ders. Then he advanced with a nuicEef step towards the marble summer-house. Graziosa. was not in her gorge- ous residence. “She had gone to the little summer- house in the gar- den,” he was told, “to see the sun set, and pray to Santa. Teresa, whose name-day it was.’ “Visconti sneered at her scruples, and was incliued to be angry with his own folly in choosmg his wife for a soft heart and true affection ;‘ and with more even than anger he thought of Valentine He took his “av galone through the sumptuous gagdeus. . ‘ “Maybe her folly will wear away,” mused Visconti moodily. “But if notâ€"if she prefers her fa.- ther before meâ€"she may follow him.” Visconti frowned to himself as he thought of her She had said no word she had uttered no reproach; she had remained passive and dull; but 51. e had grown a. mere shadow, a reflection of her former self. 3 +£§+n+n+mmnmm+um+n +n+mn+n+dÂ¥37§¥m W CHAPTER XXVIII. something small she grasped tight Tha buke of Milan had sent, a. in her cold fingers. secret embassy to Mastino della. “I am not brav eâ€"ah, I fear I am not brave!” Scala lying "“5th outside M11311 ...:_.1 m-... .L- “flunk“ “4n. â€"-a. secret embassy he had long been meditating. The master- stroke of his policy should be the Duke of Verona's ruin, and his coinpiete triumph. And the moment of his sending was well chosen. The two days of which Mastino spoke had passed. The answer from d’Este at Novara. had been unfavorable. His plans, he said, were to march back to Modena. and Ferraro, protecting that part of Lombady. held now by Julia. Gonzaga’s men alone, against Viscsonti; he would wait. for his army to come up; he would wait for Mastino, but not long; his duty lay inside Modena. and Fez-yam, not outside the hopeless walls of Milan. ed the towers of the western gate from the enemy’s hand; twice he had been driven back. leaving his dead piled high. A third desperate attempt had also been lost, and Della Scala fell back towards Bres- cia with frightfully diminished num~ hers, and mad with the agony of final defeat. His cause seemed hopeiess. And in the moment of his hopelessness Visconti’s embassy That night there was a wild at- tack on the walls of Milan, so sud- den. so fierce, that it almost seemed as if the ramparts must fall before the furious onslaught; £th to himself he would not yet admit itâ€"but with her it was not pe_x:§ect spcpess. ’ Visconti was busy with his thoughts. His cy es rested on Isot- ta 3 dark prisop with an utter satis- faction in gazmg on this evidence of his power over Della Scala. And then he looked to Grazzosa’s dwel- ling, and a shade crossed his face. It was evening and very still. Visconti stepped on to the balcony, and looked through the clustered pillars of its arcade into the gar- den. For five hours the Veronese and the defenders had struggled on the walls. Twice Mastino had wrench- “Give Dena Scala. _one day to consider,” Visconti said to Gian- notto, who accompanied de Lana. on (his missison. “4111' if he mis- likes the terms. say thou art to carry them to , Ippolito d’Este.’_’h And Mastino had set his teeth, and taken his answer in silence. wmmmmmu +fi+fi+§§fl mmma WW‘Q mmwmg A VOL. ‘2]. No. 4, $1 per annum. The Price of Dishonor; MILLBROOK AR Or, The Lord of Verona’s Disappointment Tu him the L‘ulfehegkoned, handâ€" ing him a. glass “Ehxrmllkfivhite fin“ “In a. week I would have made her Duchess of Miian,” he said at last, with a. sudden break in his WOIICC; 3:11! ‘2" (€11)de his White rose at, 'nu' w! feet, with a. shud- der, and fad away. It was . cours later when Vis- conti opencd the dom‘ of his inner room and stepped into the ante- chamber; where one page kept watch. “Finely [I amservedi” he cried in “r“trix‘nsport. “Do you let the Lady Graziusa gr» unattended ‘2 She hath been nun-dunk}. and those who should have been with her shad die for it!” Weeping ladies and frightened pages crept in and stood aghast, silent at what they sawâ€"more si- lent at his face. For some moments Yisconti was silent, gazing at them wildly, and It seemed to more than one of those who crowded there appalled that there came a. new expression to his face, a. new look into his widely opened eyesâ€"not madness and not rageâ€"but feet. And Visconti. coming back to look at her again, was awed; his afiection stirred anew. and some- thing like respect at the sight of her dignity: He lBokégi round to find the door full of anxmus faces. and Tisio be- hind him. At his feet lay the satin gar. meats and the jewels Graziosa had flung aside; she Would not wear them. Gian Visconti stamped his foot. How dared she: How dared she! Visconti had sent for help; yet even while he sent he knew it use- less; she was dead! He stood look ing at her. Poison 3â€"she had pois- oned herself. Something was tight- 1y locked in her right hand! he forced the fingers apart, and looked at itw-poi‘sonz All Milan must know she had pre- ferred to die rather {ban be his bride. He remembered Valentine, Valentine had done this. “How dared she do it?” he mut- tered, with an ever-darkening face. “How dared she 'Zâ€"who gave it her? Who dared to give it her 2" “Tisio.” he said. “she’s dead! Graziosaf Graziosa!” He bent closer, eagerly. “Get help. Tisio! help!" And Tisio, eager, alert, sped calling dgwn fihe stairs. W 1th trembling hands Tisio lit, the lamp and brought it near. “If it- should be '30!” muttered Visconti. “If it should be so i” The light was faint, but it showed him, enough. “The girl with the pretty hair â€"” began his brother; but Vis- conti grasped him by the arm with a. cryx “Where is she I‘” he asked for in the g‘xoom he covld not at once see the =3silent figuxc in the corner. “Where is Sht‘, Tisio.’ ' The wind [flew the unlatched win- dow open; then it fell- to again, when a little later a. footstep fell on the stair and the door was pushed open. Tisio stepped in, peering round with vacant eyes. D’Orl-eans had lost his lute. Tisio remembered it left here. A heap of shimmering yellow satin caught his eye-yellow satin and a- great rope of pearls. He marked it with vacant surprise, then seeing the lute he sought for, made for it eagerly. The lute lay near the bend against the wall, and, picking it up, Tisio noticed that someone sat there, someone very still and silent, against the cold white marble. He dropped the lute and came nearer. Her head lay back against the purple cushion and Tisio stroked it tenderly, fondling the beautiful bright curls that fell over the plain bluoe dress “a. light- He lean: over the figure eagerly, and when he knew it for Graziosa he was pleased. That morning she had met him and seized his hands, and talked to him wildly, telling him with sobs something he could not understand. She never moved under his touch, and something in the droop of her attitude struck him. “She is sad," he thought, and with a. change of tone he liften one of her limp hands. Sildlienli‘ lhe 3001' fivung under an impetuoughand. It was the Duke. but Tism wgs up: s_t:_1rt_lod. “Poor thing-I" he said again. “Poor, rett' thmcr! Art; thou p z» a, ., sad, pooxj, pgettg thmg?’ 7 “Pretty thing!” he said gently “Pretty thingi” and Gignac and several adjoining dwellings were in flames. People for many blocks around became panic-stricken, encumbering the streets with their household goods. The loss will run about- $100.000 or $125,000. The heaviest losers are the Belland and Gignacl lumber mills and the Parisian Corset 00., 'both practically destroyedm Twenty fl; thirtx housg‘sfp,‘ " "',‘ \eé ‘ Mills and a Number of Dwelling Houses Destroyed. A desp atch from Quebec saxs: A serious fire broke out Shortly after noon on Wednesdm in the‘ mill and lumber and wooden house district of St. Roch 3. By one c ’clock the lumber mill of Bellandi Valentine sprang up in paroxysm of ‘un-contnfllable terror. “I cannot! I cannot! Kill me thyseiffi” " “,4, "With mas?" and Viseafitflmc 1: ed his dagger. “No: 'a smoother (1ch for one _5u fair.” _ Valentino flow to the door and clung to it. “Phil 1mm! Phllippci' she sh1io‘md “Comad! Costanza!’ (To be continued.) “I have forgotten it and so hadst thox until this momentwdrinkl ’ thisâ€"~give me a priest!” “Had Graziosa one?” She covered down on the floor, her beautiful hair falling over her fiitOIUdetS. her face hidden; then suddenly uplifted it again to Vis- cp‘nti, who sat looking at her mo- tmnless. “01311.1 Ion-d thee once. when “0 were little children.’ '72?vale éo young.’_’ sobbed Valen- tine. “Think. Gum; I am so vH young, Gian; “ n n 'Graziosa was no older.” he said. “Graziosa died after the sun had set. Drink the wine, nor kep me here so long. Thou has often wished to escape-where is thy com-age gone. not to take this chance?" “LU, me live till morningf" slm pleaded. “Do not kill me hereâ€"â€" in this dark chamoex. Oh! I can- not die hero. I cannot!” Visconti looked at her calmly. "Graziosa. died not in a fairer place, she died lonely and alone,” lie said. ‘Thou wilt drink this Come, thou will: drink‘tliisfl’ ‘vv‘ “Have pity!" she cried. “Have pity, I am so helpless! Spare me. and I will never offend thcc again -n¢>ver!” “Thou has strangely lost thy courage.’ ’returned her brother. “What is there in drinking thin wine?" She was at his feet, clinging to bun Implonyg. »... . u: ‘ "Thou will; not. die?” said V?s conti, softly, his eyes on her. “Thou wilt drinkâ€"this.” And he toucned the glass beside him. "Thou canst not b pleaded Valentine “ ter, Gianâ€"’ ‘Do Irthink so much of family af- fection 2’” said Viscoutl. “Sti11,she was to be my wife! Thou \\i tdrl 1k this “I did not touch her!" she screamed wildly. “I did not lay a. hand on her!” “I shall not touch thee; I shall not lay a hand on thee,” smiled Visconti. Before his sistei"s door he paused. Soldiers guardedit; with- 'in could be heard footsteps and anxious, frightened voices, the whispers of the tiaged) The key was turned: he entered, opening the door quietly admitting himself and the par, we. the guard closing it behind him. Valentine tried to speak; the words died away on her tongue; she fell back against the tapestry, grasping it in stlfi fingers, her eyes on his face. . Visconti sea-ted himself at the table on which the page had stood the glass, and resting his face on his hands, looked at her. _-.e Viper on his doublet seemed to writhe, alive. “Graziosa is dead,“ he said. Valentine's eyes grew wild with fear. ' “I shall not kill thee,” said Gian. Valentino threw herself on her knees. “Then I shall not die? I slm‘l not die ?" The room was lofty. and, like all Vis‘conti's rooms. ill-lit. A great crucifix hung at the far end, and before it knelt Valentine. When she heard the door she turned and started to her feet. The wretched page hesitated, but not for long. Visconti watched him go, then stopped to the inner door and locked it on the women whis- pering aqd quqking wituin. “I found her dead," said Viscon- ti, still [poking‘zu _her. Valentine whthcd nwuinst the wall. wringing he}: hands. circling itâ€"a. slender, flower-like glass with a. lung stem. “Fill up with wine,” he said. The page obeyed. “Now bring the glass and fol. low me,” said Visoonti, and left the room, the boy behind him “Put the wine down and go,” said Visconti to the _pagc. “Ah, no!" cried Valeiitine. “Let the page stay, Gian!” “Co,” said Visconti again. “In the name of mercy. stay cried Valenting. “Stay 1” I” “I did not kill her!" she cried. “I did not. kill her. Gian!" “She sle“ herself,” she moaned. “I did not- kill her I” $125.90!) FIRE IN Ql'EBEC. Durham and Victoria Standard 3 so CI'UPI,” I am thy sus- MILLBROOK ONT.. THURSDAY. JUNE 17,1909. (loud Fall of Rain and Warm Wm- ther Has l’rcmilmi. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The weekly crop' report of the Ca- nadian Pacific Railway is to hand and is as favorable as ever, The condition ‘of the crop is splendid. A considerable amount of rain has fallen during the past \vevk. The weather remained ,warm with the exception of a few points. where there was rather a, can} wave pre- vailing. Prospects were never bet- ter £0: a goncrop up to the pre- sent'time. Rosser reports wheat 'four'inches high and baa-icy just through the ground. lAb Burnside wheat is ten to twelve inches high and oats three to 'five inches. Van» ous other points report wheat show in; .Vfroz‘nfiim 5Q“ sexed; incheh ‘ .it started. Nevertheless, it cost the life ohmic fireman, and severe bruises and narrow escapes from death by half a. dozen others in the Collapse of the building. The blaze was in the wooden building occupied by the Nova Scotia Fur- nishing Company, adjoining their main brick structure. After the fire had been got under control the wocden building collapsed while a. score of firemen weie at “ork within it o_r on the roof. A mass “of 31211141: fell upon the men but all “ere (lug gut with 111011;: or less injuries excepting“ James Txnan “ho was at work with the hose when the 100i fell in He 1\ as struck by a beam, and mate: it- killed. Others Injlu'ml L1” Collapse of a Building at Halifax. A despatch fmm Halifax says: Halifax was threatened with a big fire on Wednesday afternoon, but the department succeeded in conâ€" fining it tf) thg structure in‘ which W.~ A. Gates of San Franciico stated at Buffalo that Japan had deliberately violated her agreement to restrict emigration to Canada. ,The Board of Engineers appoint- ed to investigate the proposed lakes-to-gulf deep waterway have reported to Congress that, such a wate'r‘way is not desirable. Rev. Dr. Edward Everett. Hale died at his home at lioxlmry, Mass., on Thursday. There is some fear among the tariff framers at Washington that I‘msident Taft will veto the new tariff bill. The Russian Duma. has accused Dr. Dubrovin, President of the Lea- gue of Russian People. ofprganiz- ing political murders. France proposes to spend $600,- 000,000 on her navy in the next ten years. A half million people lined the route followed by the funeral pro- cessionof M. Chaucard, the French merchant; prince. The London Times warns Britain to be ready for the storm which may break at any moment in inter- national politics: The second reading of the finance bill was passed in the British Com- mons by 336 vgtes to 209. Mr. John E. Redmond has noti- fied the British Government that the Nationalist party intends to vote against the budget. An English publisher accuses Mark Twain of appropriating, in his latest book. a chapter from a. book by an English M. P. without mentioning 'the lattcr’s name. Lieutenant-Governox Dunsmuir of Brltxsh Columbla, whose term has y-et a. year to run, 1s anx1ous to re- tire. Sir William Macdonald has pur- chased the Joseph property at Mon- treal and presented it to McGill University: _ At the General Sessions at Ham- ilton Mrs. Whitehurn lost a suit on a policy against the Canadian Guardian Company because ten cents of the premium was unpaid. The French team won the King’s Challenge Cup at the Internation- a! Horse Show in London. Lord Roberts stated at the Im- perial Press Conference that the next twenty months would be the important time for_ the empire. The liquidators of the York Loan Savings Company expect to de- clare a, divident of 20 per cent. be- fore the end of the year. Kingston citzens propose to erect a monument to Sir Oliver Mowat. Y Hénry Birks Sons subscribed $25, 000 to the Montreal Y. M. C. A. extension fund. H Toronto’s proportion of the street rallway receipts for May was $49,344. Tdegmuflflc Bflch From Our 0“n and Other Countfic3(¢ Recent Evcnnm CANADA. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS flAl’l’ENINGS FROM ALL OYE THE GLOBE. ‘FIREFi AN WAS KILLED. PROPS IN FINE SHAPE. D OME: UNITED STATES. GREAT BRITAIN. GENERAL. TOfontO. June 15.â€"The demand for butcher cattle is still stx‘on and light BXpQrtEers Were freely bought for k111mg Pm‘poses. $ 'd forth latte 1 h 8 was 08.1 e . r c as W “St ”3° “”356 “W?“ . Montreal, June 15.4Prime beeves from. 6 to 7%c per 1b. ' Pretty good animals sold at 5 to 53/40; m‘ilkmcn’s strippers at 3% to 5c per lb. Milch god's from $25 to $60 each; calves, $9.50 to $8 each, or 4c .p'erglbfi sheep, 5 to 5%c per 1b.; lambs, $4 10 $6 each. GOOd lots of fat hogs about 81/40 Per l‘b‘ Minneapolis, June 15.-'â€"~Wheat â€"- July. $1.309é; Sept” $1.113g to $1» 11%;; 1)ec.. $1.081é; cash, EGO. 1 hard. , $135 to $1.353/8; No. ] Northerm $1.30%; No. 2 Northern, $1.32 to $1.32%;,No. 3 Northern. $1.29fié tr: $1.31}§. F10ur »â€" PWrst patents, $5.40 to $6.60; second pat~ .ents, $6.30 to $6.50; first clearx $505 to .9525; second clears $3.66 b‘ 33.85. IKranâ€"-In bulk, $23.50 to $24. Chicago, June 15. â€"(_‘ash wheatâ€"â€" No.2 red, $1.GO;N0. 31~ed. 31.58% ‘ N 2 hard. $1.31 to $1.32; No.10: hard. $1.29 to $1.31; No. 1 North- Pm‘ 941.32,-t0 $1,335 50: 2 North- ern. $1.32 tn $1.33; No. Q N07. cm. 313;) to $1.32: No. 3 Nm-thért': $1.24 in 81.28. (k;rnâ€"~3Jo. 2. 7514c: ‘ 1L 2 “MM. 70; N0. 2 WHO-w, 0‘ 75310! 1"0. .3; 75,540; No. 31 75c; 1(0. 3 yelhfw, 75!! to No. 4, 74 to 741/23 ” p 751-; ~ \‘Chltt‘ Tifijc - 4 Montreal. June 15.â€"-~Oatsâ€"No. 2 Canadian \Vcstcrn, 620: extra No. l, 6131c; No. 1 feed, 61}v;jc;1\’o 3 Canadian Westerm 61c. Barleyâ€" No 2, 72/._ to 74¢: Manitoba feed l1ar1ey,67/._ to 680; buckxxhcat. 09% to 700.1‘1011râ€"Manitoba, Sp1ing 11 heat patents, firsts, $6 30 to $6. 50; do.. seconds, $5. 80 to $13- Manitoba. strong bakers’, $5 00 to $5 80; Winter wheat patents, $6 75; straight rollers, $6. 50 to 86 60 (10- 1 1n bags, 33-15 to $3- ‘20; extra, in bags, $2 65 to $2 80. Fetd â€" Manitoba, b1an, $22 to 823; do shmts, $24 to $25; pure grain mou- ixle, $33 to $35; mixed mouille, $28 to $30 Cheeseâ€"\\ esterus 11/ to 120. and easterns. 111/ to 11%c. Butter-Finest creamery 991/.0 Eggsâ€"19 to 200 per dozen. ' Hams-â€"I.ig‘ 1t to medium 15V_ to 160; (10.. h(:1\v,14 to 14/._c; 10118. 12% to 1°3/c: shouldels, 113/ t012c; backs, 17/ to 18c; breakfast bacon, 16V, to 17C. Lardâ€"'Ixexccs, 14c; tubs, 14%c; pxils, 14V._c Bacon, long clear, 13% to 131/30 per lb in case lots; mess pork, $23; short, cut, $25 to $25.50. Cheese-mange cheese, 01d. 14 to 14%0 per 11). and twins 14% to 14%0. New quoted at I‘lflc‘ for large and 3c for twins. Beansâ€"prime, $2, and hand- picked, $2.15 to $2.20 per bushel. Maple syrupâ€"95c to $1 a gallon. Hayâ€"N0. 1 timothy $13 to $13.50 a ton on track here, and lower grades $11 to $11.50 a ton. Straw-$7.5O to $8 on track. Potatoesâ€"â€"Gar lots, 90 to 950 per bag on track. Buttor-~~l’ound-prmts, 18 to 19c; tubs and large rolls, 16 to lfii/glc; in- ferior, 1-1 to 150. Creamery rolls, 21 to 22c. and solids, 18 to 190. Poultry â€" Chickens, yearlings, dressed. 16 to 170 per 1b; fowl. 12 to 140; turkeys, 16 to 180 per 11). Eggsâ€"Case lots, 18% dozen. Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2, $1-35 to $1. 40 outside. Barleyâ€"~l'oed, 62 to 63c outside- Oatsâ€"No. " Ontario white 60 t0 610 on track, Toronto, and 58 t0 58/20 outside. No.2 Western Can- ada oats 61%c, and No.3 6014,10, Bay ports. Peasâ€"Prices nominal. Ryeâ€"No 2, 74 to 75c outside Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 700 outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 American xellow, 83c on track, Toronto; No . 3 82/6 on track, Toronto, Canadian yel- low, 76/._. to 77/._c on track Toronto. Branâ€"Manitoba, $23. 50 to $04 in sacks, Toronto freights; shorts, $24.50 to $25, Toronto freights. _Apples $4 to $5 for choice quali- tleS, and 537110 $3.50 for sqconds. prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and 3.; Other Dairy Produce 3‘ V ’llome and Abroad. BREADS’L‘UEF S. Toronto, June 15.â€"Flourâ€"-On- tario wheat" 90 per cent. patents; $0.50 to $5.60 to-day in buyers sacks outside for export; on track, Toronto, $5.75 to $5.80; Manl‘tyba flour; first, patents, $6.20 to 3356-40 on track, Toronto; second pant-nu}, $5.80 to $6, and strong bakers, $3.65 to $5.70 on track, Toron’go- 7 '1 ' Manitobz}. vihéitLNb.’ 1 Northern $1.1}4, Georgian Bay ports; NO- 2 at 351.31%, and No. 3 at $1.30.” THE W ORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. UNITED STATESMARKETS. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. LIVE STOCK MARKETS '1 HR DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE HOG PRODUCTS. to 190 per ms IN NEW BRUNSWICK .A (lt'spzllch from I’vmlm‘icnm, A. 3.. says: Late on Cl'hnrsda; af- ternoon the (fl-mm Land ()lli:-o Sign) out the informminn Hun the “11nd has made {he foray lircs Worse than they have boon simo the outbreak. On the Miramichi ‘the sit-nation bewnws must 0.115. Men gathered from all s.“ tlons 0f the county are (lulu: :ln-ir utmost in fighting the hawk. but they seem to be beyond all (-->‘.:t1'ul. The Crown Land Department is doing everything within its power, and sparing no expense. in put- tmg every available man in motion to‘chock the fires, but the work has evidently got beyond all human control. Word reached at 6 c’clock on Thursday night says that rain alone can stop the fires and put_ an end to the destruction that , ,,LL fawfbé'ihg wrouzhtx ONTARIO BONDS SELL WELL. Treasurer Received Subscription for $100.000 Block. A dospatclx from Toronto says: Ontario's latest issue of lmnds is selling like the proverbial hot- cakes. Hon. A. G. Mathcson. the Provincial Treasurer. who is the .Chlef salesman of the securities, announce-s that on \\'mlm~sda3‘ a Mystery Shrouds Fate of Saskatche- wan Man. A despatch from Urenfell. Sash, says: Excitement has heen caused in the town by the mysterious dis- appearance of James Young Thompson, manager of the (irenfeli Investment Company. hankers. Sunday, June 6, Thompson engaged a horse and buggy to drive to the home of Skilliter. a. farmer living seven miles south-east of this town. But about five o‘clock he turned up at the residence of Mr. Thorn- ton, Indian agent, living about seventeen miles north-east of Gren- fell. Thomson imormed Thornton that he had driven out, to get a hat-h in Crooked Lake. which is three- quarters of a mile from Thornton's. He left the horse and buggy with Thornton, and walked to the lake, and disappeared. Sergt. Besonge and W. Peel made a thorough ex- amination of the bank, and re- port that everything is in its usual shape. Rains Alone Can Check Devastation, Says Crown Lands Deaprtment._ CO to $5.75. The tap price paid for exporters was $6.50. but “ell finâ€" ished cattle of this class were firm at $6.25 to $6.40. SIM-keys and feeders continue in mmng demand. with only a limited supply on offer. Milkers and Springers~lfirm and unchanged. Sheep and lambs â€"- Steady at last glmtminns. Calves -Firm. Hogsâ€"Selects. SEC-30 f. o. '13., and $7.75 fed andkwatered. The Assiniboia missed the \Yul- ker, barely grazing her side, but the Crescent dashed into her and received a hole in her side six feet square. The Walker was also con- siderably damaged. The Crescent and the Assinibuia pruceedcd to the Michigan side, where both now lie. The Assinibnia seems to ham suffered minor injuries. whiie the Crescent is now lying on the bot- tom. The Walker reached the cen- tre of the river and grounded. and “as later towed to the Michigan A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie,'0nt., says: On Wednesday afternoon the Canadian Soo locks were practically put out of com- mission by one of the worst acci- dents that ever happened in ma. rine circles in the See or vicinity. At present the water from Lake Superior is pouring through in a torrent, and it will probably be a, month before the locks are again imailable for marine trade. Three boats, the Assinihoia of the (J. 1’. R. Line; the Perry G. Walker of the Gilchrist fleet, and the Cros- cent‘ City all figured in the acciâ€" dent. The overflow of water threat ens to wash out the piers at; the foot (,5 the locks. At 2 on \l'ednesday afternoon the Assinihoia was in the locks, bound down; she was fol- lowed by the Cresu‘nt City. Tho Walker was coming up the river, «presumably to lock through on an‘ up trip. Just as the Crescent wasl entering the canal, and before the; gates could be closed at the upper} end, the Walker crashed into thei loxver gates, breaking them and 111-1 lowing the _Assiniboia and Crescent: to rish down with the ovariikfix“ of water. Three Boats Swept Down and Badly Damaged at Sault Ste. Marie. THE GATES CARRIED AWAY ._ _ _..__"l‘vâ€"--â€"â€"" RICHARDS ¢, Publisher and Proprietor are on land owned bx the New Brunswick Land Company and the Miramichi Lumber Company. The latter company on Thursday night; sent» out four hundred men from Boiestown to combat the flames. Fire is raging at Knowlan Settle- ment, Northumberland, and at Eel River, forty miles up river. In these districts the whole population are out Working, strenuougly fighting, but with little result. From all sections of the country there come: "vnt, the one cry, “Rain, rain l” and unless rain comefi soon the res 1111 be most 58110111. '. L5. {eh-phone message from Kap- pmlugem is to the effect that some tvmty miles of rich timber land 350113.; the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific is all on fire. Large 'forées of men are fighting t_h<_:‘~§ire_s, wgich 'lhomas Rigm‘y Killed by Horses Running Away. A despatch from St. Mary’s, Ont. says: Thomas Rigney, a farm- eix aged 53, met with a horribly painful death on Wednesday at Granton, a few miles from here. He was working in the field with a. roller and the horses became fright- ened in some way and ran away. Rigney was thrown under the rol- ler and sustained severe injuries, from which he died five hours later. He was one of the pioneers of this province. The gross receipts of the T. N. 0. Railway for April were $161,- 869, a new record. Berlin anan (‘ommits Suicide While Insane. .\ despatch from Berlin, Ont, says: Mrs. Peter Lantz, a woman about 50 years old, committed sui- cide on Wednesday evening at her home here by cutting her throat with a razor, after having tried to cut an opening into her heart. She had for some time shown Sign: 31’ in- sanity. She leaves a husband and fivcc hildrcn. A despatch from Ottawa says: A telegram received at the Depart- ment. of Railways and Canals on Thursday evening from Mr. J. W. L) B. Ross, superintending en- gineer at Sault Ste. Marie, would indicate that the damage to the canal is not quite so serious as at first estimated. The auxiliary gates and the pair of guard gates were found to be safe. and this no doubt accounts for the engineer’s expec- tation that repairs will be efl'ecbed within a short. time. Mr. Ross wired to the Acting Deputy Minis- ter. Mr. L. K. Jones, "The lock may be ready by Monday night, but further delay is possible.” ‘0le of $100,000 worth was sub- scribed by one private individual. There were also a number of sub- scriptions for smaller amounts. The Government is. indeed, receiv- ing more applications for small blocks of this loan than it did for the earlier issue placed on the mar- ket, in the same manner. There have been a number of enquiries regarding the loan from persons in Boston. New York and elsewhere. Hon. Mr. Mathcson is well pleased “inh the progress male toward raising the S3, 500. 000 required by the proxincc. The accident will not, of course, seriously delay navigation as the United States and Canadian ca.â€" nals are open to ships of either nation, and the business will be done entirely through the United States locks till repairs are made. N OT SO SERIOUS. Hon. Mr. Grahani accordingly left for the “Soo” at 1.10 Friday morning. A movable dam at the head of the locks is being placed in posi- tion at the present time in an en- fieavqr to have the locks repaired, but since it has not yet been tried there is some doubt as to its ef- fectiveness. The four large gates have been swept away, and there remain only the frall emergency gates, which are not- of much use, prgviding the dam refuses to work. Passengers oh the Assiniboia, are not yet aware how close they came to death. Had the boat turned turtle in the locks not a. soul would have escaped. side by two tugs. Her injuries are nqt yet known. THROWN I'NDER A ROLLER. (‘I'T HER OWN THROAT. tzj’