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algia, Headachg, ism, Pain, Etc, tCIlSTS, 0R .tlng and a little fruit- zested by the most iToronto. at 15 cents per share. Do g in one o! the most pm :aLars apply to 388M. AGENT, u; nuns KNOX mu; 60.. London- immediately adjoining the > same amount 0: develop- for cash. '0 WILL FIND nachines. It is in good p. crhauled by a competent; ,ll exchanges and styles from $12.40 to Write for free catalogue. Toronto. H EAT \‘VITED. 'est Insurance. ’our Large Iy. Contractor. Lone Main 1311 Selaide St., West QMPHOIE convanv. and weary brains Premises mo Co., Limited 6: CO., 400 Cash R - BERUNER NDS. RERS DEPT. D :ric nght Feet Bach PRESS Strut, Toronto. in every town. Mines Toronto LlMITED As Tillie Ward drifted onward in her birch-bark canoe, the silence and darkness of the great watery wilderness deepened more and more around her. Her frame was weak- ened by long sleeplessness and fa.- tigue. and the plashing of the waves and the mm at mm mud-v 0111111116 on“ J uvn-uuu. “I have allowed you a rather short allowance for the time named " he remarked, “and have ordered an men not to make any additions to it under an} circum~ stances whatexer. And as it is now tzme to be off, I must shut vou up in your prison, which will perhaps prove your to_mb._ " v v...- -v...‘ He lost no time in walling her in, and in less than five minutesthere- after he was standing down the lake in his little sloop, on his way to Cleveland, .to negotiate with the governor, her husband. part of them to his cabin, and al- lowing his half-breeds to take the rest of them to their own quarters. Then he returned to his captive, smiling and jubilant. “Yes, certainly. that is implied, but what I was getting at is this. As I may have dificulty with your husband. it will be well for me to guard against that very contin- gencx. I “ill accerdingl‘. limit \011 to ten davs prov isions, so that \uu will starve to death in case am action on the part of your hus- band should prevent me from re- turning to you. _ Without waiting for any response hls horror-stricken captive might have cared to make to him, he has- tened to remove from the grotto the bulk of his stores, conveying “Very well, sir. You will pro- vide for ten days of absence. This is another way of saying. I sup- pose. that I may expect you back at the end of that time ‘3” “As you have suggested, I may have some dificulty in dealing with your husband.” “You may, indeed!” “I will accordingly be prepared for it. Three days is a fair allow- ance of time for my trip to Cleve- land. one day will suffice for my business with the goxernor, and three days will sumce for my re- turn. To these seven da3s I will add three others, to cover any pos- sible dela3s or accidents, and thus provide for ten (13.35 _of absence.’ He reflected a few moments with deep scheming malignancy, and then added: “You don't suppose Ben Stobie will turn up here and release me, do you?” she inquired, smiling scornfullyi “No. I don’t,” he replied. ”The fact is, he has been hunted out of this vicinity by the Lake Patrol and would not dare return to it.” “True. we have seen them,” re- tnrned Woodsey, “but you would not be able to attract their atten- tion. even if you were to be turned loose on the island.” “Then you will leave me here ".1” “I will. madam. There is just a possibility that some hunter or fisher may come this way, but my men can take care of them.” “No. you will remain here.” “But will this be safe? The sea~ son of navigation has fully opened since you brought me here, and we've lately seen numerous steam- ers and sailing vessels passing in the dsitance." " Woodsey contemplated her long and earnestly, with ill-concealed rage. 3'0 11 Hm 'I had counted upon a. line from on." he declared. "but of course can get along without it.” "Shall you take me along with ”No, sir! I won't write a line of any sort. You may convince my husband in any way you can. But it is my belief that you will find him a hard man to deal with.” "No." she answered. “Then I shall have to deal with the governor. And as his grief at )0111‘ death is now about ripe, I pmpose to see him forthwith. In fact. I shall start for Cleveland to- night.” "All right, sir.” The dark face of Woodsey became still darker at the scorn with which Mrs: Ward replied to him. “Of course,’ he resumed. “you will give me a. line to the gover- nor. telling him that you are still alzve and well, and giving him an idea of the nature of my busipess.” ’ “Of course I shall do nothing of the kind. sir!” “What! you won't tell him that 3ou are alive ’3" CHAPTER XXII.â€"-(Cont’d). At length. after the lady had been confined more than four weeks at Duck Island. Woodsey came to her one aftermwn. as she sat upon the rocks in front of the grotto, and inquired: "Have you changed your mind? Do you wish to negotiate with me twa+u+ma+m+mn+um+mmn+mu+mmmmg mmmmmemmmmm+mmmmu;ulnimn+m r)” VOL. 20. NU; 11. $1! per annum CHAPTER XXIII TUILED IN THE ATTEMPT MILLBROOK AND ‘OMEMEEMIRBOR «2 A TALE OF EARLY DAYS For an hour or two she sped on, new helping herself with the pad- dle, and now merely drifting, and at the (and of that time she found herself abreast of a, shore which seemed to be large enough to form a, portion of a. continent. Her disappointment was great, her consmqt Umught having been or a small lsland. 5m lama ta mid mixing; hm “If I am right,” she said, “I shall soon see land directly ahead cf me, andâ€" Sure enough! there it is.” About ninr: o’cluck she suddenly saw a shadowy and indistinct line tn the northwest. which she believ- ed to be one of the southeastern extre_m1tles .of Grand Manitoulin apd m an Instant she was all ex: catement. “ith the morning, however, the wind had changed, coming from the northwest, and she experienced a fear that she would be driven to ghe 2southward of her intended des- unamon. These fears increased as the breeze cuntmucd to freshen and thP canoe mnuddc-d away before it as it; inspired with her own fears of pur- suit. She had no means of ascertain- ing her exact whereabouts, but had a sufficient idea. of it to‘7 feel sure that a. new day Would bring her a. view of land. I‘ ' She took up her paddle and help- ed her canoe on its course. continu- ing to follow the direction of the “End. The night deepened, but the girl continued wakeful. She pad- dled 3. 30nd deal by fits and starts, making fair progress. When she again aroused herself, refreshed and strengthened, and wakeful, night had come again. The stars were glowing in the sky. The wind still blew strong, but had shifted to the west. Sitting up, the fugitive ate her evening meal. The dazed feeling had gone from her brain, and she was again clear- beaded, but the pressure on her heart seemed to have increased its weight. She was strong and reso- lute. however. in her determina~ tion to hide herself from all the world. and a strange eagerness came over her to reach her future refuge. She slept most of the day, wak- ing but once or twice, and the little canoe sped onward with the favor cf wind and current, bearing’her swiftly to her unknown destination. She seized her paddle and for a. “hile plied it busily, but, feeling unequal to the exertion, she depo- sit-ed it again in the canoe, and lay down and went to sleep, "How fast I am drifting before the wind,” she thought, marking her course. “I must be going to- wards the Georgian Bay. I shall reach one of the islands between the bay and the lake ii this wind holds.” Her watch had run down, she having neglected to wind it. She proceeded to wind it. with a. sense of companionship in hearing its cheerful ticking, and set it by the sun Her breakfast was simple enough, consisting of a. few crackers, a, bit of cheese, and some dried beef, with a drink .of the lake water. She leaned over the canoe and bathed her face and hands in the water. This refreshed her greatly. “How tired I am!" she murmur- ed. throwing off her Indian blan- ket. and putting on her hat to shade her face. “I am still sleepy too. The first thing to be done is to have breakfast.” 7 THe‘n with a. long breath of re- lief, her thoughts came back to herself. For a. moment her heart seemed to stand still in terror. She fancied the strange vessel must be in pur- suit of her. But, watching it more closely. she saw that it was stand- ing up toward the Straits, and that it was too far away to have de- tected her presenpe._ Yet she watched the sail a while with a. strange fascination. until It had grown less and less, and almost disappeared_ on its co‘ursex It \\ as broad dax when she awoke and she stalted up abrupthy bc- “ildered f01 a moment as to her “hereabouts. the sun shining 't-iig htlx on the waters around her. The “ind was bloxxing from the noxthwest haxing changed in the night. and in the distance Tillie saw a “bite sail gleaming in the sunshine. ed in her ears like a lullaby. Her eyelids began to droop wearily, and she grew strangely sleepy. Depositing her paddle in the bottom of the canoe. she knelt in the unsteady. trembling craft and prayed to be kept safely during the night. And then. wrapping one of her scarlet blankets closely around her. and pillowing her head upon the other. she deposited herself be- side her paddle, and was soon sleeping the sleep of utter exhaus- tion. gm Wm him to; lifg. Bruckgugboys teased an old man named Kenvflle until he piclqad up a stone'hnd q+:ruck George Whaley in the face, mfllcting an Injury that Nova, Scotia is sending the Prin- cess of Wales a mink coat with fur trimmings and with buttons of 24- karat gold worth about $8,000. Heartless Action of Mate-of the Steamer Standard. A despatch from 'Kenora. says: During an altercation on Monday afternoon on board the steamer Standard, 3, work boat 0f Sutton McA rthur, a. Swedish foreman in their employ threw overboard a. young Scotchman named Robert Mc- Kay. All means were taken to res- cue him, but without avail, and dur- ing the excitement that followed the Swede disappeared. A search for the Swede has been instituted, ‘ “I come from the; lake yonder,” replied Tillie. point_mg to the water with its tossing whlte caps. “The wind has driven me here. May I come in and rest?” A pitying look answered her. “Sit down,” invited the deform- ed girl gently. drawing up one of the chairs. “My name is Floss Beevil. What ig yoprs’!” “Who are you ?” asked this strange girl, stepping towards the newcomer. “Where do you _c0me from 2” The ’young girl of the cabin look- ed about her own age, seventeen. _But she looked younger than her years, .despite the fact that there was an unsightly hump on her gir- lish shoulders. But for her defor- mity she would have been tall and slender. Her face caused one to forget her deformity. It was a \xild, dark, elfin face, lighted up with great, stormy. scornful eyes, blacker than the darkest night -â€" dér‘nau childish face mirroriflg the soul of a woman. As she mounted the log steps of the verafida, the sleeping girl aroused and sprang up. looking at the young fugitive with an intense surprise and curiosity, and Tillie returned her glqncesyith ‘ihterest. v By this time the current had brought the canoe near the beach, and a. few vigorous strokes- of her paddle enabled her to land. Springing ashore lightly, she drew her canoe out of the water, and made her'way up the path towards the cabin. C,~- , There was a bench bn "the ver- anda, ancL two large old- fashioned, splint-bougmed chairs with arms and tall back. In one 9f these chairs, somewhat back in dike shadow, sat a. young gig1,v.h6 was evidentlyfislee‘p: At a. little distance; from the dwelling, on the shore of the bay, was a. boat-house. Its door was open, and Tillie saw within it a. couple of Indian canoes, one larg- er than the other, and both; like her own, made of birch bark drawn over a. frame of white cedar. Tillie noticed all these fgatures as the current swept her 011.130: wards the shore, and than her gaze reverted to the_ca.bin. The cabin was small, built of logs in a picturesque fashion, with a little wing projecting from the main part. The latter was steep- ly roofed. and the roof extended several feet beyond the dwelling. forming a. deep and shaded veran- da. Between the cabin and the shore lay a small patch of green grass intersected by beaten paths, which were bordered by rows of old-fashioned, sweet-scented flow- ers. But that which caught Tillie's’ eye first and held it longest was a. little cabin on the shore of the bay, set in the midst of a sunn3 little garden. In one pasture there were a few sheep, and in another several head of cattle. Wheat and corn were waving elsewhere in the fresh lake breeze. It spread out for many acres. green and pleasant, and was fenced into pastures, meadows, and grain- fields, all of them having a thrifty, prosperous look. The fugitive started at the scene that met her gaze, and uttered a cry of astonishment. Before her, encircled by hills am. in theil shadow and that of the blgffs, la.) _a little_cloaring. Shé was fated to solve the ques_ tion for herself. The winds and waves drove her canoe directly to- wards the small land-locked bay, and presently she was swept in be- tween the two bluffs into the calm- er waters within. “It looks desolate enough here- abouts,” thought Tillie. “Surely no one can live in such a wild and lonely region.” No spot more secluded than the head of this bay could have been imagined. Behind it, at some dis- ltqficc, arose a steep and wooded II . In the midst of Ithis bold and steep bluff. an opening at last prc- sented itselfâ€"a. small bay, shut in on either side by tall cliffs, and having a. low pebbly lgeqch: it would have been useless to at- tempt to battle with bpth wind and current, and she remgned herself tn the guiding hanq 9f destiny. The shore grew plainer, showing itself as a. rocky and precipitous coast, the surface of which was densely wooded. THREW MAN OVERBOARD . (To be Co‘ntinued.) Durham and Victoria Standard MlLLBROOK ONT” THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1908. 4 corn, 79c; No. 3 white, 84c. Oats â€"â€"Lower; No. 2 white, 621/20; No. 3 white, 61c; No. 4 white. 60c. Bar- leyâ€"Feed to malting, 60 to 650. New York, Ang. 4.â€"Spot steady; No. 2 red, 98%0 to $1 elevator; No. '2. $1.00% f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 north- ern Duluth, 31.22% f.o.b. aflbat; No. 2 hard winter, 3%].le f.o.h. afloat. Hamilton Board of Health want milk dealers to place their names on bottles, and be responsible for the contents. ‘ M. Export ewes were firm at $3. 75 to 34p per cw.t Lambs were quoted at 5 ’00 6c pe1 pound.___ Select hogs were still quoted at sn 90 per cw.t, fed and «watered Lights and fats wele worth $6. 50 per cwt. néfdckei‘s were {vorth $3 to $3.75 per cwt. Light loads sold at $2.50 to $3 per cwt. A- . ._.'|1 "Chiv‘es were worth $3 to 5%c per polmd. » Buffalo, Aug. 4.â€"â€"Spring wheatâ€" Firmer; No. - Northern, carloads, store. $1.17X; Winter firmer. Corn â€"-â€"L0wer; No. 3 yellow, 2c; No. 4 yellow, 81c; _1:Io. 3 cpyn. 80c;ANo. Toronto, Aug. 4.â€"Some lots ex- porters’ cattle were on sale. A load brought $5.30 per cwt. The range was $5 to 85.30 for good, and $4.80 to $5 per cwt. for light ones. The price for choice butchers’ cattle was around $5 per cwt. The general quotations werezâ€"Good loads of butchers’ cattle. $4.50 to $4.90; medium, $3.75 to $4.35; orâ€" dinary, $2.50 to $3.50; cows, choice, $3.50 to $4.253; cows. com- mon, $2 to $3 per cwt. Canners sold at $1 to $2 per cwt. I Eg gsâ€"Selected stock, 23c; No. ‘200. gand No.2,16c per dozen._ Cheeseâ€"Westierns are quoted at 190 to 12/0 and easterns at 11/10 to ll/Bc. Montreal, Aug. 4.â€"-Flourâ€"l\fani« tabs. spring wheat patents, $6.10 to $6.20; second patents, $5.50 to $5.- 70: winter wheat patents, $5 to $5.50; straight rollers, $4.25 to $4.50; in bags, $1.95 to $2.10, ex- tra, $1.50 to $1.70. Rolled Oatsâ€"$2.50 in bags of 90 pounds. Oatsâ€"No. 2, 48c; No. 3, 47c; re- jected, 46c. Cornmealâ€"81.85 to $1.95 per bag. Millfeedâ€"Ontario bran, .in bags, $20.50 to $21.50; shorts, $23 to $24; ‘Manitoba bran, in bags, $22 to $23; shorts, $24 to $25. Provisions â€" Barrels .short cut mess, $22.50; half barrels, $11.50; clear fat backs, $23; dry salt long clear backs, 110; barrels plate beef, $17.50; half barrels do., $9; com- pound lard, 3%c to 9%0; pure lard, 12%c to- 130; kettle rendered, 13c to 131/20; hams, 12%.c to 14c, ac- cording-to size; breakfast bacon, 14c to 150; Windsor bacon, 15c to ICC; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $9.75 to $10; live, $6.85 to Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€"- Long clear chon, 11%c to 11%;0, tons and casesi'hams medium and light, 14%0 to 150,;5‘1‘fmns, large, 1‘2%c to 130; backs, 171/:_Zc to 18c; shoulders. 100 to 10%c; rolls, 10‘/._.c to 110; breakfast bacon, 150 to 1521/92; green. meats, out of pickle, 10 less than"'smoked. Ldrdâ€"Tierces, 12c; tubs, 1:1/1c; pails, 12}./_,c. * u. 1“ ~.,--- Potatoesâ€"Ontarios, 90c to $1.15 per bushel; Americans, $3.35 to $3.60 per barrel in car lots on track here. Porkâ€"Short cut, $23.50 per bar rel; messx $19. to $19.50.? Beansâ€"Prices are $2 to $2.10 for prime and $2.10 to $2.20 for hand- .pigked. Eggs~Pricé§ are easier at 20c to 21¢. Cheeseâ€"12%c and 130 i 8.an 13c 130 _13%c for twins. Flourâ€"Manitoba, first patents, 86; seconds, $5.40; strong bakers’ $5.30; Ontario winter wheat pat~ cuts, $3.20 to $3.30. Shortsâ€"$20 to $21 in sidfiel; in pggg $2 more. Oatsâ€"Qfitario No.2 white,- nom- inal, 44c to 460 outside; Manitoba, l\o 2, 48¢, lake ports; No. 3, 46%0; rejects, 450. Courâ€"No. 3 yellow, nomina1_ at 550, Toronto freights; kiln-dned, 82/20 to 83c. v-v-V, A‘V- UJL WU UV 0";- Branâ€"Quot’ed at $16 to $18 per ton in bulk, outside; in bags, $2 more. _-_V__-__.., 7-.-- Farleyâ€"No I" . . 2 58 Sltje; No. 3X, 56’c tocbgcc). 600’ out- UNITED STATES MARKETS. Manitoba Wheatâ€"Quotations at Georgian Bay ports: No. 1 north- ern, 81.10%; No. 2 northern, $1.- 07%; No. 3 northern, 351.06%. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto Aug. 4.-â€"Ontario Wheat â€"Old fall wheat quoted at 830 to 849; new at 81c to 82c. LEADING MARKETS MONTREAL MARKETS PROVISION MARKET. CATTLE MARKET. COUNTRY PRODUCE. in bulk out- Baptist Minister of Boamsville Was Attending 1":‘11ic. A dosputch from Beamsville, Ont, says: Rev. G. B. Brown, pas- tor of the Baptist church here, was drowned on Thursday afternoon at Jordan Harbor, while attending the Sunday school picnic of the Baptist .euureh. Mr. Bert McEntcer was swimming j111st ahead of Mr, Brown, when the latter called fer a 1811160, saying he was tired. McEntcr turned 'and went and Mr. Brow gut his ha his shoulder. He was bein ed to shore whén he sudde iii drawing Mr. McEntecr witl The latter freed himself an tu the surface, 111 t “as 11117 render assistance. Deceas 52 years of age. being ‘ Mnsxille in. .1856. To Cement Britain’s Friendship With United States. A despatch from London says : The Daily Telegraph says the Quebec battlefields will be hallowed ground, consecrated forever to the genius of Canadian nationality within the em- pire, which will one day play a great part in the world’s affairs. The highest mission of Canada is to stand between Britain and the United States, holding each by tire hand. The times pays the highest tri- bute to the success of the Tercenten- ary. It says Canada. has only to be true to herself and to her great tra- ditions. to create a. community sec- ond to none on the earth. WGen. Von der Goltz, of the Ger- man army, will reorganize the Turk- ish army.” “Clark" Kennedy, the Enghshman who was captured by Moorish bri- gands,- has been released. A Chinese vessel foundercd in a typhoon near C‘lanton and 300 per- sons were drowned. Turkish Moslems are now strong- 1y pro- -!3ri_t_ish. The German military authorities intend to have a fleet of 30 dirigible war balloons. ”W. K. Vanderbilt's stepson was killed in a. motor car accident in France. North Dakota is to erect a monu- ment to Theodore Roosevelt. A negro charged with assaulting a, white woman was burned at the stake by a. mob in the public square at Greenville, Texas. The British Admiralty has exoner- ated both Lord Charles Bcresford and Sir Percy Scott in connection with the Signal incident. To prevent further friction with Lord Charles Beresfm‘d, Sir Percy Scott has been appointed to a new command. Sir Edward Grey warmly repudiâ€" ates the idea that Britain's foreign policy is aimed at the isolation of Germany. The dciegates attending the Uni- versal Peace Congress in London were welcomed by the King and Queen; Tlfree hundred British members of Parliament are pledged to the re- vaal pf‘ the cattle embargo. Mr. Lloyd-George blames the. ex- penditure on armament for Ger- many’s distrust of Britain. Mr. Joseph VChambchain is re- ported to be in a. very grave condi- tion. The House of Lords has passed the old-age pensions bill, with a. number of amendments. A British board will inquire into thp_met_hods Aof preserying meat. Is-aac Scigliano, the Italian, want- ed at Sault Ste Marie for the mur- der of a. fellow-countryman, was ar- rested in Michigan and brought back. J. A, O’Brien, arrested at Mon- treal on Thursday, pleaded guilty to robbing the Canadian Express Comâ€" pany. Lindâ€"say council has? authorized a. $10,000 issue of debentures to pur- chgsepn ~o_z_9n_c filtration plant. A. H. Pridy was arrested at Win- nipeg tor robbing the malls. he wais. a. postoflice employee. R. S. Price, a. farmer of Otonabec township, is a, cousin of Lord Roberts. â€" _Fred Howe, a clerk in Hamilton Clty Hall, was fined $1 for loitering on the sidewalk. Woodstock ratepayers defeated the bylaw to provide funds for a new school. Lord Roberts will go as far west as Banfi. Telegraphic Briefs From Our Own and Other-Countries of Recent Events. CANADA. HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS A PA STOR DROWNED. CANADA’S MISSION. UNITED STATES. GREAT BRITAIN. GENERAL. «"1 X despatch from Montxcal saw: The busmpas'fnen recon ed :1 shock on Wedn ‘ ' when it “as 1le ”C“ [that Mr. ”gem Gm}, q pmmm. stockbroker. had c-mnmittea ' the night b) swal- “as dospond- ween , The First Trgfii Froerinnipog to Battle River. A despabch from Winnipeg says: A new epoch in transportation in the west was marked on Thursday morning, when the first train pulled out; for the west ov.er,thc G. T. P. Percy Daniels Comes in Contact With Live Wire. A despatch from Quebec says: While installing a. motor in a cold- storage warehouse on Wednesday Mr. Percy Daniels received a shock from a live wire, as a result of which he died an hour later. Deceased was well known in Toronto, where some years ago he worked for ithe General Electric Company. He was a nephew of Mr. H. B. Angus, di- rector of the Bank of Montreal, an Englishman by birth, about 30 years of age, and unmarried. Losses my Stock Marget Cause Suicide of .52.?" Montreal B1 okel Condition of Towns OpenS'Way for Cholera Harvest. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: The cholera that has made its appearance in Russia. this year is most virulent. Out of 12 cases in Tsaritsyn there have been 'llvdeaths. According to investigations made by Deputy Von Anrep, who is a dis- tinguished medical authority, the sanitary conditions in, the Volga towns are horrible. The absence of a sewerage system and water works puts the inhabitants at the mercy of the epidemic, and the cholera will reap a. full harvest. - SWALLGWED A FATAL BOSE A despatch from Winnipeg says: Crop conditions at the end of July an perhaps not quite so rosy as many expected them to be. In spite of all the rain that fell in June, and which made many people worry for fear that the country was get- ting too much. there is a. very gen- eral complaint of want of rain, and this has undoubtedly lessened the average yield, to what percéntage only the thrashing machines can tell. Careful reading of the re- ports shows that while the. harvest will be much earlier than last year, it will not be a very early harvest, for although on light land consider- Conditions at the End of July Are Not ‘ So Rosy. Strangewto say the three killed Ail-d the one injured were all that were touched by the express, and this ap- A FATAL SHOCK AT QUEBEC mix-up and another one now lies in the McKcllar Hospital at the point of death. All four are members of the local coal dock section and all four have __relatives living here. Wasyo Uushkewicz, Russum, 21 years, single; John Luchezyz, Rus- sian, 29 years, married; Diemetro Wyshnowski, Austrian, 21 years, single; injuredâ€"John Cushkewicz. URGES NOT my} so HEAVY ~- says: Rounding a curve at full speea on the new double track at Usco, tram No. 2 on Thursday mormng plowed Its way through an extra gang of sixty who had stepped on to the eastbound track out of the way of a. west-bound freight train. Three men are dead as the result of the Fourth Man Seriously Injured in Accident Near Fort William: THREE TRAGKMEN Km PLAGUE SWEEPS RUSSIA. A despatch from Fort William T. PACIi‘IC OPENED. . RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor My Glay “as a membex of the finn of J. H Dun Cpom an». and was a nmmber of the pUrmnca! Stock Exchange. He was about 33 years of age. and a year ago mar- ‘iod Miss (‘Iayton of Ottawa. His ' ' originally in Halif 3, "‘81‘ living at pm- hotel, where he found Gray lying (n his bed unconscious. An ambu- lance was summoned, and he was weedi‘w" Conveyed to the Royal Victona Hospital, where everythin was done to siwé his life, bui dea ensued Athis morning. Government Summer Report Esti- mates Large Average. A despatch from Halifax says: The Nova Scotia Government‘s Summer Crop Report has been issu- ed. Compared with the average crop of at normal year. the depart- ment makes the following estimate if six leading crops this season, one hundred per cent. being taken as an average. Hay. 90 per cent; oats and other grains, 97: potatoes and roots, 105; apples, 100; plums, 90; small fruits, 791). Big Cut in Prices Announced in the West on Wednesday. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Considerable reduction in the price of lumber was announced on Wed- nesday. Shiplap and boards have been reduced $5.50 per thousand,‘ making the new price $17 per thou- sand. There is alsd a reduction in the mice of dimension lumber of 83. 50 per thousand, which brings it cbwn to 819 per thousand. This applies to all lumber from British Columbia and western points. It consisted of three carsâ€"England. Ireland and Transcontinentalâ€"and had on board General Manager Morse and all the western officials of prominence. and eighteen guests. They will inspect a. line right through to the end of the steel at Battle River, 675 miles west, com- pleting preparations for opening the line for traflic. Upon their re- turn it is expected the first time- tables for passenger and freight service will be announced. An average crop, on the acreage now in, means at least very consid- erably over a hundred million bush- els, though how much over. it is difficult to say. able wheat will be cut on and about August 10, there will not be much‘ general cutting until the week of August 15 to 20, which is all the way from a week to ten days later than either the year 1906 or 1905. Taking the country from end to end, however, conditions are decidedly better for reaping, without damage, an average crop, so far as yield is concerned, and much more than an average crop for quality. Of the three who were killed, Cushkewicz and Lucbezyz were dead when picked 'up, while Wyshnowski died on the train on the way to the hospital. hngmeer Robinson, who was 111 charge of the engine, did not see the men until he was right on them. He immediately threw on the emerg- ency and stopped in two train lengths. which was very fast work considering the speed of the train. pgars‘ to b: almost miraculous con- gldering therapeed of the train and the mane? in which the men were jammpd Isa-35. the track. From the “Imp?! Insane rounded the curve Wright in the centre of tuhc group of men, one could only move a £e_.w feet, vet all but four managed 111 some manner or other to scramciyle OK the track. NOVA SCOTIA’S CROPS. L l' MBEB lS LOWER.