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:u. Or, The Lord of Va wmmm U+€Hlflfi+§+b+€ltfil ' CHAPTER I. pervading. chestnut woods and plains coverc with flowering myrtle. blooms spring the slender ste poplar trees; der sky; tufts of young green; clumps of will vi.-lets. But for all its unspoiled beauty, the road was one of common use, for Milan was within hail. Villas, the summer dwellings of its wealthy peers, stood back among the trees, surrounded by magnificent grounds. Behind them beautiful open coun- , try spread into the blue distance, \ fragrant and glorious with budding $5593. And cold and magnificent the'great city itself, with its huge walls and gates. crowned and em- phasied the landscape’s beauty. The lines of hundreds of~ turrets and spires, bold and delicate, leapt up against the sky. And paramount. catching the eye with color, weigh- ing on the mind with meaning. were the city’s banners. from the buildings, half a score of them. all with the same device. Far off Could that device be read; a green Viper on a silver.ground; the emblazon- inent of the Visconti. From afar the city was a vision of stately splendor, and the low dwellings clustered round about her walls, in the shadow of the palaces, but a touch added of the pictures- que. A close survey, however. rew vealed semi-ruined huts; in their; foul neglect and unsightliness. a blot upon the scene. They were, homes of peasants, who, tattered; and miserable, ' starved and HIP: washed. seemed their fitting occu-l pants. Here comes a band of them' slowly dragging along the road to- wards Milan. men, women, and cml-l dren, leading a few rough-haired; mules, laden with scanty country; produce. It was poor stuff, and all poor living they made of If... The; wealthy grew their own fruit and, vegetables, the poorer could not af-i ford to buy. Crushed by hopeless. oppression into a perpetual dulll acceptance, the crowd trudged} along, with shufiling feet and bent] heads, unheeding the beauty and; the sunshine, unnoticing the glory: of the spring, with dull faces from which all the soul had been stamp- ed out, and “fear” writ largel across the blank. Every movement, showed them slaves. every line in their bent figures told they lived unâ€" der a rule of terror, too potent for them to dare even to raise their eyes to question. A stream of grey and brown monotony along thei glorious road, decked with the fair-' est beauty of fair Italy, these mis-I erable peasants were strangely'out of keeping, both with the radiantI blossoming country and the magniv ficent city they drew near. Keeping close behind them walked,! a young man and a boy, better at- tired than the others. yet travel-l worn and weary-l00king. The deli-l l | I them of another part of Italy, as' Conversation. The elder, whom hist'l companion called Tomaso, was. a 1 fair-haired yoush 0f abOUt nineteen ii u ill stoop to ask help of the lowest. 5 the other, like enough to be a re lative, a mere child of ten or twelve ' . The sun was growing hot. and their 1 stout cloaks full of dull red serge were flung back, showing their lea- thern doublets. to which the elder boy wore attached a great pouch of undressed skin which evidently" .* . . . \ W. 3 H .. ' . bbre their day’s, provisions. ifexiiilth-(i‘ifqid " "am“ 3“" .\ - hull. and (‘. ll. l’lpe‘l'. whogut $4.10 'to $4.30 per . . ». ' l d can s - is mm“- ”3" “a" ““1"” are the n-iuwionl stock} ()lderq ' j(.'licr.»~se-Westerns quoted at 12%c' refuge. hospital financing. our gaol - Suddenly when Milan, cear an H, ms lips a 1d at cm “W! Ll .. J, ‘ l. ,‘ l . in M f h‘t (1123/ f 1 .. . if l f ll . 10d 1 grey, was distant barely half a wt h' i k t ‘l’ “ " ,“;”l’ ili<~ l‘.ll‘.])ll‘(‘ l‘.l0\‘.'it.(il‘ (VOYIJpan}"'tl.| .240 f”: W 19.8?“ /4 01‘ CU - sistems. ram 0 tie co | c-nmii .. sen. in) me. o :l.\ sent wit” :1 which hm. ,, plant at 17,,” William.‘0r0d- White easterns are quotedduvemle mile, the group of wretched figures was roused-groin its shuffling apaâ€" thy; and fiewterror latent in their aspect laps. into life and motion. " Swept back by: the others, the ' two Florentines gazed _ ruent talcum the cause of this pan- ic. ' In ,the‘ dirirtance, bgilgant be- _ ,twe‘en‘t ‘ , -' stone 0 e gate- :9: fluttered a banner, ' . same‘defice‘ as ' t s , '- .. “, e-s‘ dep . P... .' r_.Any momenfig . . . ‘.W.~,¢. - ~,..-.. . , c ‘ igunti may co - . I $8 himself may râ€"J' ‘AJqo *fiffiflitfitffitn t0. mmmm +§+D+Q+£§+§G+£fi+£€fi§f It is a day in early summer, asl . beautiful as such days were in the? fine Silk. the _ Southern lands of 5V0 years ago. It= black horses. the size and magnifi- is Italy steeped in golden siiniignti “9‘“ 11"(‘ri‘35 “f ”*0 llllf-Xt‘ ”Ogl'f‘esl read the h which lies like a haze over the? “ ho walked at their heads. Spreading View; the 5-03,- 1300, when: him it was an interesting sight, cities were beautiful and nature all- I Here is Lombardy, spread like a garden in the hollowllm1 0f the dread POW“ that ruled' (I the hills, ringed about with the' Lombardy Wlth 3- éfl‘lp 0i blUOd- tllel purple Apennines, covered with : device that kept Milan, the wealthi- ilowers, white, yellow, purple, and; eat. proudest city in the north, pink. This wide road, one of the' criuging in silent slavery; the ban- finest in Italy, winds from Milan to; nor that had waved from city after. Brescia, its whole length throughl Lit.“ added by fur“? or treachery, . d' to the dominions of Milan; the ban-i her hands. The elder sprang to his! side. feet and stepped forward impulsi- ' Barleyâ€"No. ‘3 barley quoted at Primrosesli‘er of Gian Galcazzo Maria Vis- _ 50‘ to 57c. and No. 3 extra at 55 to .‘n great clusters border its sides” and from the midst of their delicate!l ms of; tcred threats to their slow beasts, these are red-gold, bursting into bloom against a ten- the roadside, forcing the children ed boldly to his stirrup, hot Words‘ . l Corn-â€"â€"No. 2 American yellow the ways. Cowering and awestruck The reddfaired man at the bridlelncminal at 82l/2c on track, Toron- They floated, gates and the highcstl appeared to the nearing tra'Vené‘irlbeard. and loaded with rings. thin" :yellowisli llooking, but resplendent in a jaw-”cit; dagger, the others were unarmed yet the . spell of fear as cute cast of their features bespokef backed that man. . , _ “of feeling. no one moved, did the soft Latin tong!” 1“ “4}ch the wretched couple lookc they held their whispering: excited, keenly and eagerly, and readvfrom one parchment with a smiling face. threw out his snarl of impotent fill}, .ii.an Subbed aloud. but sat still. . horseman seemed to heed nothing in amaze- but the, read. “Beautiful the Tuscan flowers grewl "41118? The soft lines‘died' we. ihi bx suiting lips} beta-is; (1%.. 3'. .on. s. iiitLBiioo a.“ Again the whip. circled round them, t rm: wound MARKET ‘and the calm voice continued: “But straight" and firm from pop- ‘ _ lars grew ‘ REPORTS FROM THE LEADIN The Lombard ranks between. TRADE CENTRES. The woman gazed round the â€"- crowd, desperate in hopeless mis- ery.. Hopeless indeed. Not a fin- :ger was raised, not a word uttered, though, men alone, they numbered more than fifty. Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. mummmmmmmm +33! rona’s Disappointment BREADSTUFFS. "Perchance thou wouldst not dare T i to turn t 9”“? NOV- 10.~Flourâ€"On- ‘. ' And draw the veil from off that artodw eat 99 per cent. patents ' l face, . qucke at $3.55 to $3.60 in buyers’ . .7, ‘. ' “. lFearing what secrets thou might'st fat 3 outsiderfo}: export, Manito- {looked with pleasure riot“iinmixed learn -. , I "1 flour, fier‘_wat-erit§,‘ $5.80 on ‘with wonder at the rich gildings, Both for thine own and her dis-lgiaFk’ Toronto; "second patents, ilClellzv' grace," ”0'30’ and Strong bakers’) $53-10- oi the four l Wheatâ€"Manitoba wheat, $1.05 n , nrseman. and the caVl‘Ll‘,§0r i,“ } horthcrn, 0; cade passed on its heavy way, andl or ‘ 0' 2 Northern, ~ . . an} the faint hope that had Icapt to life, l ports. ‘Incident of his travels. But to the within the' wretched victims, at illilanese peasants ll. was the sym-l sight “f human eyes upon them, died within them. I But on the outside of the crowd.’ Tomaso and Vittorc. kneeling with the rest, as that banner drew near. now stirred uneasily, and, as thelToronto; . coach came abreast, the woman[°"Its quoted at 420’ Goderich. made a convulsive movement with to 903,;c outside; No. 2 red Winter outside. Oatsâ€"Ontario No. 2 white, 38Lgc outside, and at 41c on track l conti, Duke. vely. At sight of him in the road-I With trembling hands and mutv way the horseman drew rein, and; the, terror-stricken crowd watched,l l'reat’hless, while the youth advanc-l 555cc outside. Buckwheatâ€"55 to 560 outside. i’the hinds dragged their burdens to . outside. back into the hedgesfleaving clear upon his lips, defiance in his-cyes. crouched, but before the lad couldltO. and No. 3 at 82c. speak. the rider, leaning forward, ' struck him a blow full across thel$19 1n bulk outside. Shorts led at 322 in bulk outside. ll' fascinated expectation. they stared, towards that oncoming ban- Ilt‘r. and at the horseman who rode,- behind. l face. Still at the same measured pace There was no need for a second. the coach advanced; a cunibrous With a scream 0f pain, T991850 fell structure, swung high on massive back, and then, as if noticing them gilded wheels, and open under anlfor the first time, the horseman [embroidered canopy of scarlet silk, sent his glance on the crowd. ho At the head of each black horse; stund or movement; they 00“er COUNTRY PRODUCE. Poultryâ€"Prices hold remarkably firm. as there is a good demand walked a negro, riclily dressed in‘ beneath his eyes in deprecatmg 5112,01”, f]: d scarlet and gold. The trappings of lance. . . F “fl ens, dresse -- 1°C ‘70 11° the steeds “.0“, dazzling, in stamp- “Drive on,’ he said, and the 0“ ........ ...... So to 9c cd leather and metal. - dreary procession started. agam,g8ucks . ........... 130:011‘: But this splendor of array the? “'mdmg through the sun and Sha-lTiifligyis. 12: t2 :2: . peasantfolk of Lombardy were usedf dow towards Brescia. _ lto; it wa§znot that that made them SO great was the spell upon the: Butter Local ‘croxr-h as if they w )uld ask thel ”3153"”, that though the wounded’ are 2â€" - ~ worth to hide. icui shii'cr and shud-l loy lay moaning "1 the road, “0" ill (.reamery, chOice, pound 26° t02’c der vet furti ‘hick as if the softlman' scarce a child among them Dairy prints, chome 24c to 260 Igl‘ecll bank could save them stirred from his place t1“ the ban-l Store. prints and tubs " 230 i0 if“: . ' . c o- c l In the coach sat two. a mum and .‘ nor of the Viper was a silver speck: Inferior “L. it 131/ ., - - - .7 in the distance. . Cieeseâ€" arge, 13c o ._.c; ‘”3'“???b3:.bgilfggxlgignfefgzjl. mm. with shaking hands new-ins. 1334.: to up. . 55.3.3413; “tithe; SZQWOIE' wefplyouth was dragged into the. ditch‘ Izggsâ€"New-laid, 26c to 300; farm- lnigli lost Both were richly cladl‘unid a babble of blame and .fcar.;ci‘s eggs, 24c to 25¢; cold storage, ,lgnifm.g and half-hidden ii, satiu‘Vittorc. rismg from his Htl'lt‘kcnlflic to 23c. . it'usliioiis 'iotliin of the 0,0! manlcniurade, gazed into the distance Beansâ€"$1.80 to $1.90 for_ primes lvisiblc ‘1‘)”; his “Srinklcd face re with horror-stricken eyes. and $1.90 to $2 for hand-picked. .1 ' ' ’ g .y Honeyâ€"IOC to 11¢ per. pound for “Who was it '2” he whispered at flast to the woman near him. "Vt ho: stunned and $2 to $2.75 per dozen ‘ for combs. ' .I’ l ' was it? . ‘. v .. .; ., , v . , Slic‘turucd a dull face up from‘ Potatoesâ€"~Ontario 60c; Delawarcs 2:113:21“ 5,31,?"nbfiliiféneghelxggfna“jthe scattered vegetables she wasl75c to 800 per bag in canlots on large red wing, weighed down hylgiikllgrmg loge-ther- l k _ ll'aCk here- '- ‘ a gm..." of cloth of gold, and with. . .Vl hovare thou that tiou now- __ , pearls around her neck, wrung her. est’not’l she. asked. n ' PROVISIONS hands together, and whispered In-l iI come from‘ I‘lorence, said: 5. .' ., coherentlv below her breath. Botli-i the lad quickly, ‘travelling to Vc- Porkâ€"Short cut, $23-50 per ha!“ " rel; mess, $19 150819.50. l . 7’ lad "111k tooether a or h _, “”13- . J b I a mong t e cush "To Verona! Thou are not or. Lardâ€"TierceS, 13%“ tubs, 13%9; pails, 13310. ions in an attitude of despair, the; thy way to Verona here ., man looking steadily in front of him “I know it, but the company we Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" I.ong clear bacon, 12c to 12%c, with a white face, the woman cast-I i'l‘hrec days ago we missed tliem,!t0n5 and cases; hams, large, 12%(3 ing terror‘stricken eyes over thei travelled With was bound for Milan. ' l s ect t s i - . . “retCied p a or n a. mute up and thought to find them in the Cityi to 13¢; small, 14%0 to 150; backs, 17.33; to 18c; shoulders, 10%0 to llc; pcglfior limit}: it ever; fro“; them. , where we looked to spend the night, . l flu? hf‘“, go :3 tfie hsmgle but 110Wâ€"” . _ lrolls, 11 to 11%0; breakfast bacon, iorstman W " la 5 rue t e tel" He glanced at his companion andl15c, to 16¢; green meats, out of ror. His pace was leisurely his . . . . , ~ . ’ could scarce refrain from “coping. .} 1 than smoked. horse 5 bridle held by a pale-faced‘ “To Verona!" said an old pea-l INCL e, 1c ess , gila‘n {vithilong redhhgir. 03a steal-_ sant, turning sharply at the name, 3 car D8, crus e an mean- “”0 Verona!" l The child dropped again to his, I wholesale prices hands. the fingers of which were clutching nervously at MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Nov. lOâ€"As far as in- - . knees beside Tomaso. quiries for Manitoba spring wheat andtlgantcllsonie, about thirty, plain-l “Yes,” he said, 0V01‘_ his Slloul-lfiom foreign sources are concern- ”1:1.er "fig/:81?!“ 3%‘f‘l; at alfirStIder. “My cous1n~hc lS done toiled there is little to complain of, §?mi’13maH 0 oedn O‘the spel be; death, I fear me-andl were trav-i but the price offered is so out of: “m t ' e r c “1 ease andlelling by way. of. Milan to Dellaziinc that there is still little trader led dress. The rider himself, slight surety; in one hand. a half-rolled Scala's courtâ€"4' l (-ventuatin These show an ad- Skill/digits? sdffiiloic‘ylichhthzcnflmildl He broke off. and wrung his: \{LIICC of frgm 1}./_.d to 3d. American long whip with which he flick ,dml ‘1}! hands. _“0l1.. help mc, S<>Xneclne;:ciirii is in quiet demand at 78c for teased the occupants of thccc'iaI-l'i Tomaso ‘3 (13“ng . l3.“- 9 mixed 1“ car 10155 and 79° for awe ‘ ‘nl‘ .Vv 1th a, certain dull humanityutxo, 2 yellow per bushel, ex-store. 0“ kindness ll. could scarcely be called {Buck-wheat, 610 per bushel for No.- ‘3 afloat. Canadian western No. 2 white oats are selling at 450 to _ Hilde, No. 3 at 440, extra No. 1 - . -. (T0 1’9 Continued.) fccd oats at 44c and No. 1 feed at‘ M the “(10’s 5"” hung a Single â€" l43laic: Ontario No. 2 white at 44cl .' .. - . .., .. .., 1.544100 No.3at43c to 43Vc and; crowd trembled under - l A 3h“ "R‘lL‘ I‘LLLHOR‘ le. flit 42%0 to 430 per inishel, 1t lulu Italy had; , gm ‘ {cx_,t_o,e_ , - yum“, gave signl (ompanl’ to Erect 5000.000 Striic-j ‘I‘lourâ€"Manitoba Spring 'wheat ltl‘OIliâ€"Illl lurc :ll. I’orl Arthur. xpateuts, firsts at $6, second at $6.- . , ‘ “Wild; .-\ dcspatch from P“, Artli l50: winter wheat patents, $5 to “fit” the ““11"; says: A new company, 1:1“; knolwl; l $5.25: straight rollers. $4.50 to $4.- “ m have fill" the. Thunder Bay Elevator Cum-5“”? do.“ in- bags, $2.10 to $2.20; has been organized at Winchtras- “'7" to $1'85' Manitoba 0 The coach and its occupants. the? that was so inert solitary rider, and the rcd«haircdl man were. the whole of the proccs-l Slon. ; I thy. one or two of them gave what and full of apa-l help they (-orfld. l .. -.........-- c ’7‘ ' . A css misery of those ‘1‘. (r on below everything save fear. and“ [iauv l e ‘ l‘jl‘f‘l'rtliili" 1:C\l’lxlltl iiiiinfii'ri'lnnuid .outi “I”, Port Arthur for thc erection i tarlo bran, $21.50 to $22., middlings 't’" ' .p‘ I 5‘" spring hero of a new elevator with a. Cit-1525 to $26; shorts, $24'50 to $2” ~l"'(‘7.(‘, and the l'ltl‘l‘ ‘ ~ ; .. c . , _ . . . . ' ‘ Md" It "'1‘“. pnmty ol 1.000.000 bushels. to cost_ per ton. includlng bags, pure gram 5500.000. The site. is already pm- : llznllille, $30 to $35; milled grades! :curcvl and work will commence al-ié‘tlz') to $23 per t0Y1- “?Hl [13ml immediately. The. promoters are steady at $240- per bag 0f . Will of tlux company are \V. McWilliams, ' poundS. and cornmeal IS unchanged! . ,~ . . Rolled oatsi buouemy the old man I'tlh(‘_ Iii: nrls “it I» :1 Thu at 12c to 12%0. "Butter â€"-Finestl creamery quoted at 26c to 26%c inl round lots, and 27c \Vnâ€" ,2. -__.. f‘“ i ..i ’ ‘ . ‘i he tease of the whip fullnu'r-d “pig; IIIRIJ. I "1 [P‘i‘i‘IRQSSL‘G‘ lightest movements, though the-l Mrs. Robert Scott ““1730“ lel l . “0°“.th Engine._ 2,-=,17%c per" dozen. l A despatch from -Gue1phsays,: ' ‘ it Mrs. Robert Scott and two sons, _ Leonard and Murray, aged 11 and , . ax...- , .- 1“: years. of Hullet, were instantly Minneapolis, xN‘Ov. I , . .,-. 5 killed on Wednesday morning on~ December. 31-01%} M353, 1.05%; the Guelph andvGoderich'Rgfl‘road,‘ cash No.1;ghard. 31-05% §9£$l:05%; two crossings east Museum: and No. ,LNortfierngSLOtt. eleven. miles“, from Godérich‘.,.;They ‘ No. “"2, Nwa $19.? I c parchment from which he \ , ,I. - 2 UNITED alias MARKETS * Around the .Florentineg” rs’eyesan‘d‘ e _old mam. who; - $02V sh .ami/ odeâ€"Firs «- $72.90 to, x .51, K ONT.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .51st Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and % and at 381.02%z Georgian Bay Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white, 90 00 to 901/20, and No. 2 mixed, 90¢ 38 to can majority of 57. . , cans lost twelve seats. While there; No. 2 Western Canada were Republican Ryeâ€"No. 2 quoted at 77720 out- Pcasâ€"No. 2 quoted at 85 to 860 Branâ€"Cars are quoted at $18 to quot- ' era. microbe, not only owing to the; nipeg and has signed an agreement l Branâ€"$21 to $22; shorts, $25; On- 3 inebriate, causes of. poverty. etc, are to be discussed. _ t0 27%0 to from every county in Ontario'has‘ 8'1‘0081‘39 ESSSTSEIBCted, 25C to been'promised and everyone inter- . 25%03 NO- 1" 21° 139 ell/2‘3.~ and NO- ested is invited to attend. t __ ‘EXplosion in :1 Cut on the G. 'l‘. P. 41-04%; Seven men havebeen killed at Mc- si Lean’s Camp, {on if Dryden,'0nt.,"by an,o‘eicplos'ionrof4 3" rd Pally dynamitevinsa reek, ' . , ,. 39‘"! 33-90-ldent'occurredfliitepnTflgaddgfwd claims-"oi H foursomes» are still, ‘ V. ' “ ' ‘ " “ g 5; debris.‘ This,.g,r'uak'es’ Meat-rsnmsme, days. 3 ‘ I” 7. {“rw’~~r”www‘»vvm3u - - ' .-.__ - steady; No. l carloads store $1 - 073/4; Winter firm. Corn â€" Vi'eak; INC. 3 yellow, 7072c; G Barleyâ€"Feed to cember, 997,.c asked. 75c. Barleyâ€"Standard, 64c; 52% to 640; No. 3, 56 to 59c; No. 4 521/2 to 60¢. fi’wâ€" .â€" REPUBLICAN MAJORITY 45. [7, S. Congress. A despatch from New York says , l‘ican majority of 45. 167 Democrats, giving a Republi- gains in some lstates, notably in Pennsylvania, these were ofi'set by striking De- mocratic victories in Indiana and Nebraska. The latest returns ap- pear to increase insteadof dimin- ish Mr. Taft’s sweeping victory. From present indications he has carried Missouri by 8,000, thus ad- ding eighteen more electoral votes to the Republican column. Mary- land, too, has gone Taftward, al- though it is probable that an ofiiâ€" cial count will be necessary to de- tcrmine the result of the balloting for the electoral ticket. Mr. Taft's probable vote in the electoral col- lege will be 327 against a possible 156 for Bryan, Colorado being still in doubt. Eliminating Colorado, with its five electoral votes, Bryan apparently has carried only enough States to give him 151 votes in the electoral college. Conceding Col- orado to Bryan, it is likely that Mr. Taft’s majority in the electoral col- lege will be 171. . dâ€"vâ€"OE' CHOLERA AND THE GANGES. Whitewashing the Reputation of the Sacred River. The revolting customs which pre- are suffering from diseases of all sorts and the drinking of water’ from the bathing places, make the following item from the Indian Re- view somewhat of a surprise. “The reputation of the water of the Ganges among the Hindu mil- lions of India is known to all, and most of us were content to believe that in a hot and thirsty land like northern India such a magnificent river as the Ganges had many claims to be highly thought of, but it would appear as if modern sci- ence was coming to the aid of anci- ent tradition in maintaining a special blessedness of the water of the Ganges. E. H. Hankin. in the preface to the fifth edition of his ex- .cellent pamphlet on ‘The Cause and Prevention of Cholera,’ writes as follows: “‘Since I originally wrote this' pamphlet I have discovered that the water of the Ganges and the Jumna is hostile to the growth of the chol-l absence of food materials, but also owing to the actual presence of an; antiseptic that has the power of de-l ,stroying this microbe. At presentl I can make no suggestion as to the. origin of this mysterious antisep- tic I J) bâ€"flQâ€"M ! CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. ’ Cenl‘crcncc Will be Held in Torontoi ' Nov. 25th and 26th. A despatch from Toronto says:’ The meeting of the Canadian Con-l fcrence‘of Charities and Correc-I tion at Toronto, Wednesday and Thursday, November 25th and 26th promises to be one'of the most in»: tercsting gatherings ever held in} Canada. has evidentlybecn carefully pre-; pared, deals with all phases of; charitable work and corrective me-l fluids in this country. The aim of» the Executive is evidently to hringl together as never before all en-l ties and the administration of jus-l tice to offenders. One of the pub-: lic addresses at the (.‘onfcrcucel Such important questions as the, barrel. care of the consumptive, liouscs ofl delinquents, care of theI A dclcgationi . ______,._*__ , SEVEN MEN KILLED. in Rainy River. . . No. 4 'ellow 691/2c; No. 3 corn, 67 to 69: Oatsi â€"Steady; No. 2 white, 511/2 to 520. . maltin , 61 to 7 . Milwaukee, Nov. loâ€"gVVheatâ€"N)<(i 2 Northern, $1.06 to 31.06%; NO 2 Northern, $1.02% to $1-04; De- Ryeâ€"No. 1, Cornâ€"December, 62%c asked. sample, Standing of Parties in the Next: Election returns from Congression- al districts indicate that the House of Representatives in the 61st Con- gress will stand :â€"218 Republicans to 173 Democrats, giving a Repub- 'l‘he present vHouse stands 224 Republicans and The Republiâ€" vail among pilgrims to the Ganges” including promiscuous bathing byl those who are well and those who, lplosion of natural gas. ling the authorities that the. work is necessary to prevent undue dc- ;at Manchester ended without a set- ’Etleme‘nt of the great strike being reached. The programme. Whmh ist. suggested in, the House Vof Com- mons that the Kaiser be offered a seat in the British Cabinet. aged or interested in public chari-l versity has resigned. The Government has note‘ from Russia proposing an in-‘ Itcrna'tioiial eating that the programme for this meeting will be much viigucr than l the annexation A-,..___._ % .___._*‘__ -~§__ ‘_4.__ . - â€"â€"_.v C. W RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor. : Flames Up Half the Business Section. , Over half the business sectio Pembroke, including the best ness blocks and two banks, largest manufacturing concc two mills, and two hotels and sevâ€" 2:? uéliiglilmgS’ were w1ped out byIIost, and very fewllafl‘ow escapes. : Wednesday morning. The loss islburned the ho iota Mrs Sulli- :;Z;m::ego4%t 500,000, and insur- van, who dieddbn‘Tuesday night. Th - ‘ .000 . ‘ Y . had to be carried to the Town Hall e fire started in the Nationalifoi safetv. Manufacturing Company, a thrce- In theiLeland Hotel an Indian storey brick factory situated adjac- had to be called half a dozen times out to the C. P. R. tracks. One l before he got up, and before he left supposed cause of the fire 1s sparks the building it was in a mass of from a passmg engine. The top flames. storey was first noticed to be in . flames, but by the time the firemen COMPLETELY GONE- The following buildings are com- larrived the. factory was doomed. From there It spread to the ‘VI‘IIghtlpletely destroyed; National Mann- n of busi-Il tannery a frame building adjac- factu ' i ’ , ring (10., Leland Hotel opt, then to the frame stables of Wright’s tannery, Brash’s Hotel: t e Leland Hotel, and thence togFraser’s boot and shoe store, the hotel itself, and across the street to a number of frame build- lngs. A terrible wind was blowing. and the burning embers and sparks were carried a block to the main street of the town, the fire break- Briscoe’s restaurant, Kemp's gro- cery, Wallace Co.’s drugs, Winter’s .dentistry, Harding’s photograph gallery, Mitchell’s stationery, Mil- Iler’s general store, Shepherd’s but. ing out in two distinct places. ch- I figgbizg’ $9311.12..er fiiiiilsmg pig: eral business blocks were cempletcm broke Clothing 00., Standard of- shutiliitdfdhedlickli: tile éizrgfsgg‘élfice, Mackie (dentist). Bolt (jewel- dwelling: ,By oneg o'glock the fire I r‘i')']3DCi{m180nb Expires: Ogle]? 113‘?“ - ‘ . . ,'a an, ue ec an. .e ee- 22.22:. tissuesssmchis.phony effice mm danger’of the fire 5 rcadin in th ”“1th library, Delahaye'ik Reeves 1‘ id t' 1 t' p . g ' eilaw ofiicc, Beal Stone Works. Bea- es en 13' sec 1°“ was removed. niish (furniture), Kenning, veterin- HOTEL AND TOWN HALL ary. SAVED. PARTLY DESTROYED: The Copeland House, the largest Residences: Thos. Delahaye and hotel in.the town, is standing Wit Harry Irwin. Market block: John burned buildings on both sides and P Miller. wholesale provisions; its frame outbuildings all burned Hardwood's jewelry store, Edwards in the rear. The Town Hall and 6: Harrison, photography and paint several other residences caught fire, shops. but were saved. The stone bridge over the Musk- Business was completely suspendâ€" rat River was badly broken and ed all day, and all classes of citi‘ burnt. churrsm NEWS ITEMS HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. Fairbanks, Alaska, was shot and killed by a demented woman. B. C. Whitney of Detroit, the proprietor of several theatrical houses in Canada and the United States. had his skull fractured in an» automobile accident near __ Brownstown, Ind. Telegraphic Briefs From Our Own GENERAL. and Other Countries of China has granted the Dalia Lama a salary and ordered him to return home. The anti-Japanese riots in Hong Kong have reached such propor- tions that soldiers have been called out to patrol the business streets. ‘â€"‘â€"'I“ FIG [IT WITH ROBBERS. Two Bank (‘lcrks at Maricvillc, Quci, Act Bravely. A despatch from Montreal says: The branch of the Eastern Town- , _ . hips Bank at Marieville Que. was tc'bcr $0,663 has been collected invs. , ' liquor license fines in the Temis-lentered 1’) robbers on Tuesday Recent Events. CANADA. Mr.‘ John Carter died at Guelph from injuries received by being crushed in a gateway. The house of Mr. Michael Egan of Chatham was wrecked byau ex- Mr. D'Arcy Scott, Mayor of Ot- tawa, has resigned and taken his seat on the Railway Commission. From May lst to the end of Oc- . . . ' lit but tliev were beaten off. kaming district. n‘ig ’ . ‘ - . The schooner Lorna Doone, ar- 'Ilie noxsc of their entry aroused riving at Halifax, reported the loss two clerks sleeping in the rear of ‘1 - the building and hastily dressing of Captain Roberts who waswash- , _ ’ ' ml overboard. ’ [they took up arms and entered the room- where the burglars were at work. The miscreants fired at ,them, and an exchange of sliots~ The township of Geulph is taking action against the city of; Guelph on account of polluting the River Speed with sewage. The Railway Commission ‘will al- low railways to handle grain at lake ports on Sunday, on condition that they accept the onus of show- followed. A bullet grazed the head of one clerk, but his cond717on is not serious. The bandits Illul‘. fled without any booty being secured; They are. being pursued by (‘hief McCaskill of the Provincial police and his assistants. :“ lay- PARIS Bovuss msrvnssn. GREAT BRITAIN. The conference of cotton-workers Owing to Gravity of Situation in Near East. A dcspatch from Paris says: The Iloursc, despite the satisfaction that pervades the public over the result .of the American election, was very much depressed on Wed- ncsday, on account of :1 feeling that the situation in Eastern Europe continues to be very grave, and al- so on account of the serious fric- tion existing betwccu France and Germany over the furmcr's arrest at Casablanca of (icrman desert- ers from the French foreign legion. UNITED STATES. William Redmond. tlic'National- President Eliot'of Harvard Uni; A. L. Miller. Chief of Police of will be delivered by J. A. l.eonard,l Superintendent of tlic Ohio State: ' 90;]icf0rmtttol‘y. on Prison Reform; .Trouble in theBalkans May beExpected . in the Spring, However. , s . the annexation,’of Bosnia and Her- zegovina or ~-makc' any comment thereon, and~"s framed in an en- tirely npnâ€"c ' A despatch from Vienna sayszi received a1 conference, but indi-l QfiBosp ‘ and Her- A despatch'from Winnipeg sax'S: that issued in London some timc'zegoyina. andt-o ’ u ly there is the Transcontin- as‘ ental Railvvayfi‘ife'~ miles; north of a. Milt. -» The ,aeci; ., ago. , git, sugm d.1...I‘Ierz¢,>govina. the ind a, iBiil-‘g'aria. the compensabn to’ubmhaxenét been ‘ 7x60}... but th?Gg’v- paid -by,‘th'e,latterv to Tug ey, the eri‘iment is of ’ . opinion tliafl’ lies; on. tijities are... :M im ' blé this ,..3Ofl..‘tlige :étfi‘er-liaihd, if . ft; to? \ glembeiore fipring 1'4- .14"... started at 4 o'clock onzl‘rom one of the'hofisES which was Started in Factory and Licked A despatch from Pembroke says:;rens assisted in the work of check- ing the fire and saving the goods. On orders of the Mayor, all the ho- theitel bars were closed. Despite the rns,.fact that it was at an early hour lm the morning there were no lives . .~ .. mitta’l‘ manner. Thgfi’" _ 4gp, Consensus of; opinipn is, however, ‘ , file‘- .tliat Rus’sts dete‘rniinedgto oppose it" ' . . . -merely‘ afdisc'usa, considerable tuned-fin Austria’s», ‘ sum-10f the an‘neXation of Bosnia determinatiop"-ne12 té‘budge on this' (Ependcnce point:~ The military preparations ft.. to emfif‘fien. 1‘ ‘- ~._ .- .. rufk‘ uuuuu q. ". . w" u \ : . ', «(sungwrefom 1 l .1. 4 ’ "H'V‘i ifi [‘3‘ .w .s.‘ I. o v- .” II""' _ ,llol (1/1.; ._