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LS TE Persons Killed and S Hurt at Brantfor despatch from Brantford says: An explosion of natural gas on Fri- day: afternoon totally - destroyed 'three buildings on the south side 'of. Colborne street, near Lorne Bridge, and caused the death of two persons; the possible fatal in- ~ jury of two others, and the serious injury of three, THE DEAD. Joseph Blayborough, aged 26, died at hospital, Two-year-old child of Mrs. Horn: . ing, died at hospital, INJURED. Albert Holstock, face and hand burned. Mrs. Horning, badly cut and bruised ; condition critical. Charles Horning, aged 6 months; condition critical. Henry Smith and wife, and bruised. BUILDINGS DESTROYED. The buildings destroyed were :-- Theatorium, 43 'Colborne Street; billiard parlor, owned by Jas. P. Doyle, 45 Colborne street; bake shop, owned by Courtland Smith; bowling alley, John Bouey, 45 Col- borne street, occupied by Mrs. Mary E. Lake; grain warehouse, occupied by J. F. O'Neal. Buildings partly damaged :--Bos- ton Chinese Cafe, 47 Coloborne street, tailor shop of W. P. Hen- derson, 49 Colborno street; lunch parlor of J. L. Williams, 51 Col- orne street, SHOOK WHILE CITY, The explosion, which occurred about two o'clock, was felt through- out the entire business portion of Brantford and on the north side of Colborne Street and on King Street the plate glass windows were blown in for blocks. The fire department badly cut STEAMERS COLLIDE. One Boat Boached Fifteen Miles - Below 'Quebec. A despatch from Quebec says: Owing to the heavy smoke on the river on Saturday, caused by for- est fires, a Serious collision took place between the 8, 8. Coriuthi- an, Allan Line, outward bound, and the 8. 8. Malin Head, of the Head Line, inward bound. The accident cccurred at Point St. Laurent, Is- land of Orleans, about 15 miles be- low Quebec. The steamship Main Head is beached near the scene of the collision, and the steamship Corinthian arrived here on Sunday evening, and is moored at the Allan Wharf. Both steamers are report- ed to be badly damaged. Sr wolfe KILLED IN A RUNAWAY. Farmer Thrown From Rig at Carle ton Place. A despatch from Carleton Place, Ont., says: Archibald Macdonell, aged about 78 years, a much re- spected farmer from the 7th con- cession, Township of Beckwith, was killed almost instantly in a run- away here on Saturday. His team got frightened at some object on the street and dashed along at a terrible pace, throwing him out of the rig opposite the Mississippi Ho- tel. His head struck on the pave- ment, ard he expired in about tea minutes after being thrown out. Amores: acon ove cumd SCALED THE JAIL WALL. Prisoner at Brantford Makes His Escape. RH A' despatch from Brantford says: About a month ago Wm. Parker + was convicted on a charge of horse: 'stealing and sentenced to jail here. 'nearby or there might and willing worke: on the scene of the tunately there was no Theatorium or the restaurants rth ight have been a serious loss 'of life. " The buildings all Sollapsed and fell 'into the street.' Mrs. Horning and her chil dren, who occupied rooms above | the desttored buildings, were buri- ed in the debris, and when dug out were found to be . suffering 'from serious injuries. They were hurried to the hospital where 'the two- year-old Horning lad died at 6 p.m. Blayborough and Holstock were sitting on the steps of the theator- ium when the explosion ocrurred. They were waiting for an employe of the theatre, who was a friend|g of theirs, to open up. Holstock is a well known local baseball player. Blayborough was an employe of the Masgsey-Harris Co., but for the past two weeks 'had been doing some work around the theatorium. He was thrown right across the road and struck a telegraph pole, sus- taining fatal injuries to~the back of the head. e was 26 years of age and highly thought of. RIGID ENQUIRY. There were no new developments on Sunday. in connection with the recent explosion catastrophe. Mr, Holstock at the hospital and Mrs. Horney at her father's house are both reported as doing nicely and nc further deaths are anticipated. There will be a rigid investigation and every endeavor will be made to place the blame where it belongs. There are all sorts of theories afloat to explain the (aster, but it is 'thought that it wa: an escape of natural gas into the buildings from the main being dug on Col- berne Street. MAKES THE OLD YOUNG Sir James Grant Describes His 'Wonderful Neurostone. A despatch from London says: Before the physiological section of the British Association Sir James Grant, of Ottawa, on Wednesday, delivered .a full account of his neu- rostone, which, acting on.inactive nerve centres which become poisan- ed by noxious gases in age, clean- ges them by electricity. Sir James said he would be enabled to aban- don spectacles and also increase general "activity in conseugence of the use of the instrument. The discovery is the first successful ap- plication of electricity to humor & - gestion. : Stn ------ BITTEN BY A SPIDER. Sir C. H. Tupper of Vancouver Laid Up Temporarily. A despatch from Vancouver, B, C., 'says: Bir C. H. per is ecn- fined to his house suffering from the effects of a bite of a spider He was at: Banff a week or so ago, and was out among the trees, when he felt a sharp sting. As the pain was only momentary, he thotight little of 1t at the time, but by evening a large lump had formed, and he has been suffering ever since. He is un- able to bear the contact of eloth- ing, though no serious effects are expected, as the troubls is: merely local. bmi RRn, Gna IJEUT.-GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO Hon. J. M. Gibson's Appofitment 'He served nearly a month's time. | MM ' "Wednesday forenoon. about 11 c'olock' he esca) ail wall, an searching the country for him, 1 by scaling the | auc cin officials "are now fo Ww Yeo . 0, D. Bkelton, M: succeed Prof. Shortt as of political economy at - Thrashing shows better results|} than ayticisated in the 'west; and |} again the rmers are looking for help. : ) Charles Judge threw : ] of the window of Victoria Hospital 24 London, and was killed, i ay, 4 ROR Mr. Hugh K. Seavitz of roy, who was wounded o arm himself out| Strath. % while coon-hunting, died of lockjaw, | on Friday. i Percy Nettleton, who 'used sa knife in a boys' fight a Falls, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Lindsay. Zarossi, Montreal's fugitive Ttali- aq banker, has been given his lib- erty in Mexico, - the extradition proceedings having failed, iy There are many complaints at Montreal of a lake shipping com- bine to unduly increase rates and discriminate against the 'St. Law- rence route, ; A C. Dynes, of Bapperton, B. O., wag burned out en Wednesday morning, and in the evening was killed by a street car at New. West- minster. : : The reported settlement between the Grand Trunk trainmen and the company is not a fact. The nego- tiations will be resumed in Novem- er : Prof. Piper of the mechanical and engineering staff of the University of British Columbia, died at Regi- nu on his way from England with hit bride. Fhe Several new fruit inspectors have been appointed by the overnment, and it 1s proposed to 'have' ship- ments via the Niagara River more carefully looked after. i Dr. Helen MacMurchy 'has com- plained to the Railway and Muni- cipal Board that the steps on street cars in Toronto and other Omario municipalities are too high. : * The Great Northern Railway gore approved plans for its propose abil terminals, and = will spend about half a million dollars] in wharfage facilities on Burrard Inlet, as well as make expenditures for. yardage. ji i GREAT BRITAIN.® =~ The Minas Geraes, the most pow- erful 'warship ever uilt, launched at Newcastle-on-Tyne on Thursday. She 'was built for Bra-| zl ; : AR A Socialist leader in Glasgow] threatens to reveal all the Masonic secrets unless the municipal thorities do something for the r of the usemployed. John E. : Devlin 'were . given a remarkal ovation at Queenstown - on their leaving for America to attend the convention ' of the United Trish League, UNITED STATES, Several Japanese were killed in a fight with Portuguese in an kan cannery. i i Five children at Brighton, near Bt. Paul, Minn., were suffocated in | fa a fire ' which broke out in "Ib enelon | COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beans--Prime, $2 to $2.10, and hand-picked, $2.20 to $2.95, Honey--Combs, No. 1, $1.50 to | £1.75 'per dozen, and No. 2, in 60- pound ting, 9%c; No. 1 extracted, 10 to 'Alc per pound. of Hay--No.-1 timothy quoted at/|® £10.50 to $11.50 a ton on track here, and No: 2 at $7 to $9. Btraw--$7.50 to Potatoes--New Ontar 70 $0760 per bag in large lo Delewares at65 to track. ; hy $8.5 track. 9 fou io qicted ab 8 Poultry--OChickens, spring, dross: | ed, 12 to 13c per pound; fowl, 10 to llc; ducks, dressed, 10 to 11¢; 18 to 16¢ per turkeys, dressed, pound. THE DATRY MARKETS. Butter--Pound prints, 22 to. 23c; tubs, 20 to 22¢; do.; inferior, 18 to 19c. Creamery rolls, 26 to 268; and colids at 24 to 2424¢c. kee Eggs--20 to 21c per dozen in case lots. % Cheese--Large cheese, 13 to 13%c per pound, and twins 13% to 19%0. HOG PRODUQTS. 'Bacon, long clear, 11% to 126 p pound in case lots; mess pork, $19. to $10.50; short cut, $23 to $33.50 'Hams---Light to medium, 1 Ya. : "to 136; 102 oulders, 10 to 1 5% 8, 17 4 to 18¢; breakfast bi 15 to 16250 ; a Lard--1i pails, 13% c. Be BUSINESS & A MONTREAL. 16, dmond - and Joseph{ants ome, : and in whole 'dress was in flames. cried out and her father ran up- saved the 'the. 'an instant the She stairs and did what he could, but without 'avail, and in a fow minutes she was. dead, There was g danger of the house taking fire, but mén ran in from the street and Win. 8now escaped from the Cen- al n on Saturday. His bro- bert Snow, was taken to} Eto faaon to erces, 12%0; tubs, 13¢ $ § |