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| for gopd butcher cattle was everything offering in this was soon picked up.at firm Sheep and lambs--Batter ahd for. gues 32d Jambe; Foy 'firm. Hoga--Select at $6.40 }f.0:b.; dnd 86 ao, fed and watered. Stendy demand for butcher cows. [Good export steers and bull fed... Mileh cows of good qu demand ; - gommon . not wanted. Good veal calves steady. MARRIED ON A TRAIN. New: Departure in Matrimonial Ideas in Nova Seotia. A despatch from Halifax says: Births and deaths are not uncom- mon happenings on railway trains hereabout, but maryiages are a rarety. One ocourred on the Byd- pe Express shortly after the train loft Sydney, on Friday, both bride and groom being named McDonald, which was also the name of th clergyman. ' This is the firs train marriage in Nova Scotia that the railway officials. have record of. The ceremony was performed quist= ly while the - other . passengers looked on. 'The bride and groom were 'unattended. i Ea | BIG JEWELLERY ROBBERY. Mysterious Affair in. Westmount That Bafies the Police. "A despatch from Montreal says: A 'robbery 'involving the loss of several thousand dollars' worth o jewellery was committed some time on Wednesday in the residence of Mrs. J. H. Stanford, who occu- ies suite sixteen in the Metcalfe Ema rtmoats, on: Cote Bt. Antoine yoad, Westmount. Despite diligent investigations of the Westmount police no clue has yet beer discov: ered which will lead to the appre- hension of the burglar or burglars, There are no servants in the house, and so far the robbery is shroud. ed in mystery, » EE MONTREAL SHAKEN. Shook of Earthquake Alarms the Citizens. A despatch from Montreal says: Montreal was shaken by an earth- uake at 11.46 on: Sunday night. eople in all parts of the city were awakened by the shock, which was so' sharp that it was believed to be an explosion. Men, were sent out from the police stations to in: vestigate. While the shock gave a scare to the inhabitants, no damage is reported: . A'MEDAL FOR BINNS. Fronoh Government Will Recognise | meek Lo g : S a miles: north of San Be cfm Fone in 0, 8 ne reingdon the last House. GANANOQUE'S HEAVY LOSS, Block and the Opera House Burned: " A despatch from Gananopué says: At 8.30 on Sungey morning in the store of Jos. McCauley, Turner block, corner of King and Stone streets, 'flames were discovered coming out of the plate-glass win, dow. The fire spread fast A heavy north: wind. was blowing, which sent. the sparks over the buildings; The fire department played five streams of water on the Building. The fire spread to the Opera House block, owned by W. G. Rogers. It looked ab 'this time. as if all of King street' would ge The Turner block, owned by ..Y. Boyd, is a three-story brick building, '"oocupied = by Clifford Bine, druggist, 'stock $15,000, in- surance $8,000, complete loss; Cor- rigan & Coy, dry goods, complete loss, insurance not: known; = Jas. Turner's the McCauley, restaurant and billiard: room, insured. In the second fiat the Tiger hockey team had: their club rooms; W. ¥. Boyd, insure ance office, and Professor Jackson, musical studio: On the third story was the Colonial Theatre. Nothing was saved in the building. Imsurs ance not known. The Grand Opera Houses, a _conerete block building, and' one. of the most up-to-date opera houses in the Province, was completely destroyed. WwW. GQ. Rogers states he has $8,000 insur- ance on the building. Mr. Rogers' loss will 'be fully $85,000 Peters: Bros. had a restaurant in the building, which is also a total loss. The Workmen and Canadian Order of Foresters had. their hall over the stores in this block, and it, too, is 'a complet: loss. The total loss is estimated at $104,000. GRAIN CROP OF MANITOBA. Provinoial 'Report Estimates It af 118,058,188 Bushels. A déspatch from Winnipeg says The provincial crop report was is- sued by the Department of Agri- culture on Wednesday morning, The total grain crop of the. prov. ince is estimated' at. 113,058,188 bushels, compared. with. 99,010,285 bushels in the previous year. The total yield 'of wheat is placed at: 49,259,630 bushels, an average of' 17.88 bushels per. acre. The 'total ares under' grain is given dt 4, 818,611 acres and the area under all crops 'at 4,987,408 acres. Fara SEI, : acme GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN RESTLESS Danger of Voloanic Eruption Near ; San Frgncleo, = A despatch from, San Francisco, .» says: "Grizzly Moutain, lov in Lake. county, about 78 A i tion. - The the St. Hi