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gpatch from Gltawa says: 'Parliament Buildings sre h in which broke out at nin on Thursday night in the Com reading room swept with tre- fury down the corridors, and to the . galleries, and in the three minutes had filled the ing with an impenetrable vol« moke., It was followed quickly Ep Wo people are known to be dead. 'are Madame Bray, wife of Dr. , of Quebec, and Madame Morin, of Dr. Louis Morin, of Quebec. were guests of Madame Sevigny, of the speaker, and were cut off "their apartments. © Origin of the Fire a Mystery. The origin of the fire is a mystery. It may hever be known. There were suspicions of incendiarism, possibly by German agent, but as policemen Were on guard at both doors of the room where the fire started and others "in the room itself, it would have been difficult for anyone to deliberately set the fire without being detected. A smouldering cipar butt. might have done it, though smoking in that quart- 'er is supposed to be prohibited. Fil- led with thousands of loose papers, the flames leaped from stand to stand with an almost inconceivable rapidity. At the same time the smoke rolled forth in dense clouds of suffocating volume, While an alarm was instantly raised the escape of members, of people in the galleries, and the House staff, with so small a list of missing, is remarkable. The Victims. The case of Madame Morin is par- ticularly sad, as she had intented to "return to her home two days ago. She had put it off from one time to an- other, however, and finally delayed for another day when her departure had been fixed for this morning. While a guest of Madame Sevigny Madame Morin had been taken ill and * had spent some time in the Water Street Hospital, consequently she was not in the most. rugged of health at the time the fire occurred. It appears from what could be learned that when the fire started Madame Sevigny managed to escape through the corridors of the building. Madame Henri Dussault, of Quebec, also a guest of Madame Sevigny, Jumped from a window in the second story and escaped uninjured. The two young children of Madame Sevigny were rescued in firemen's nets and al- 80 escaped with nothing worse than a bad fright. Both Madame Bray and Madame Morin, however, appeared to Have taken the wrong turring down the corridor when they left their sand to have been trapped at one "end of the hall. When their bodies were recovered the smoke had proved too: much and life was extinct as a result of asphyxiation rather than the fire. itself. Members of the House of Commons, in the Chamber and the various Par- liamentary offices, had to fight their way to safety. People in the upper storeys of the building had narrow many having to be taken out by dadders. _ The flames started in the reading between the Commons Chamber "and the library. This room is sheath- ed in wood, very old and very dry and 1hig, with the hundreds of newspapers, fed the fire until it was'a roaring ¥ ur- on. Martin Burrell, Minister ture, was in his office off : 'the reading room when he found himself confronted suddenly with a wall of flame and a curtain of black, suffocat- ing. smoke. He rushed through the fire and in making his escape was bad- burned about the Head and face. "was taken to the basement and A YT TP LO i MARIAN MAT EN MITYOI HT BT mt ge x a Speaker, Sho as. e the last to leave and he said the chamber as he left it was The fire and smoke swept as Sm the long corridors with amazing rapid- BRADY + 3 gh tN oC he Tabi TET NR MTR EIA nee Har con- ayor arp, 'were ei condiary. 'and in he 1 firmation the stories of | ity, and the members, clerks and 8 visitors had the utmost difficulty in escaping through thé dense, suffocat- |} ing clouds that filled' the lobbies. and staircases. Sir Robert Bordei's Escape. Sir Robert Borden, whose 'office is in the far north-east corner of the building, escaped without hat or coat into the lower lobby and ultimafely made his way to his principal quarters in the east block. 'Dr. Michael Clark, of Red Deer, one 3 of the last members to reach the lob-' by, was half choked with smoke and | was very weak. He declared that other members were still in the cham- ber, but appears to have been mis. taken in this. The fire soon enveloped the Com- mons Chamber' on all sides and the] historic old theatre was in ruins. It spread over all the west wing, includ-. ing the addition built on a few years ago, in which are situated the Speak- ers' quarters, Premier's office, press room, members' rooms and restaurant. In the latter the staff were just get- ting things in shape after dinner when the alarm of fire was given. They raced for the exits and so far as is known all got away in safety. Madame Sevigny, wife of the Speak- er of the House, was forced to leave her apartments by one of the windows. The first effort to stop the rush of flames was made .by the House of- ficials and the Dominion police, who are constantly on guard in the cor- ridors. Fire hoses wer pulled Sram their racks and several streams of water were played on the flames. Simultaneously the automatic sprink- Jers opened, but nothing that this. euigpment could do had any effect on the on-rushing fire. An automatic fire alarm brought the city fire brigade and in a few minutes all Otawa's fire fighting equipment was on the Hill and pouring tons of water into the building. » Montreal Sends "Aid. A specoal train brought a detach- ment of the Montreal fire brigade. Many members and employes who: were caught in offices upstairs were assisted out of the window by the fire- men. Dr. Cass, of Yukon, was helped out of a window by Mr. Thos McNutt, of Saltcoats. As 'soon as the seriousness of the fire was realized fresh detachments of | Dominion police were rushed to the hill and efforts were made to hold back the thousands who had assembled to witness the fire. The police were re- inforced by troops who formed a cord- on about the burning building and as- sisted the firemen. " Two Explosions. - Many seem to take it for granted that the fire was the work of an in of |. by Dr. Dugal Stewart, of Luna | and other members. His face |. : : ee pis RY Ale i. ) he is unable to say. v 'R. Bradbury, stock % roker, Was standing near the post-office in "the main chamber when he heard a. Before going any distance he h another explosion of some kind which AT IRETSY ® Bf fie Bact at tee dh aie ST knocked him off his feet. Major Ger- |g ald White, M.P., also heard two gep- : arate explosinos. : ; Ottawa tn Alert. tary camp to-night. No less than 1,200 men of the 77th Regiment stand guard about the Parliament House grounds. No one is permitted 'to en- ter; Fire engines continue to pour water on the still smouldering ruins. Rideau Hall, where the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their daughter, the brilliant "Princess Pat," dwell, has a. cordon of detectives drawn about it. Others are hidden be- low stairs in the kitchens and ser- vants quarters, All the public buildings are strongly guarded. Soldiers are everywhere, The gold bullion under charge of the Finance Department is guarded by a special force with loaded rifles. Toll of the Dead. 'B. B. LAW, M.P. for Yarmouth. MME. MORIN, Quebec. MME. HENRI BRAY, Quebec. J. B. R. LAPLANTE, Assistant Clerk 'of the House. A. DESJARDINS, plumber, 259 Water Street. ALPHONSE DESJARDINS, minion' Doligeman, Street ea RANDOLPH PANNING, Bostoftics Department employee. 289 Somerset BE tl r Ll | GERMAN ARMY SUPPLIES ARE BECOMING SCARCE. All Products of 1 Textile Industry Confiscated by Government. A despatch from London says: According to Berlin newspapers, as quoted by Reuter's Amsterdam corre- | spondent, a new order was put in force on February 1 under which the greater part of all products of the textile industry was confiscated. The Tageblatt says it is highly significant that on this occasion the Government does not seize raw material, but fin- ished articles. Included in the list are all materials for clothing suit- able for army or navy officials, all goods for under garments, blankets, inclusive of horse cloths, colored lin- en goods; linings and sailcloths. Ber- lin newspapers point out that this measure discloses a scarcity of these|ggs materials, and also indicates that Germany is preparing for a war of of an int tong duration. Ottawa, Feb. 4---Ottawa is a mili-| le, $4.90 to $5. rom 8 seaboard, or Toronto. relights,| in bs "Milifeed.-- Car Tots, delivered Mont real. 1 eights fran, per ton, $24; per ton, $26; middlings, per fon, dri 0 good feed flour, per bag! Country . Produce. Butter--Fresh dairy, 27 to 80c; in- ferior, 28 to 26c; creamery prints, 32 to ee; solids, 84 to 86c. ,*28 to 29¢ per doz.; hE 81 to gid 'new-laid, 33 to 85¢, case lots, Honey~--Prices, in 10 to '60-1b. tins, 12 to 12%ec; combs, No. 1, $3; No. 2, $2.40. - Beans--$4.20 to $4.40. 'Poultry--Spring chickens, 18¢c; fowls, 138 to 14¢; ducks, 17 to te geese, 16 to: 19¢; turkeys; 23 to Brunswicks at on track. ASIA Baled Hay and Straw. Local merchants are mow buying on track, Toronto, at the following prices:--Baled hay, new, No. 1, ton, $18 to $18.50; do., No. 2; ton, $14 to $14,50; baled straw, Yon, $6.50 to $7. x Montreal Markets. Montreal, Feb, 8.--Corn; American 'the 17 to 2be. = Eons tre 0 progres of troops is supposed is. : 3 The official communique' Tosued. ) the French War Office on Friday des with 'artillery actions. French: lery bombarded 'an infantry x and convoys entering Roye, and of bombardments were directed against n positions in the Tahure sector, Champagne; the ery, 84 to 86c; seconds, 82% to 38e. Eggs, fresh, 36c; selected, 29 to 30c; No. 1 stock, 27c; No. 2 stock, 24 to Potal Per 'bag, car lots, $1.86 to 1. a e sector of | Ti ys. was in the nghbirhood of Loos: When the attack on that city was The Emperor is ald to have taken a hand in th lamming of the recent lin raids on Paris"and England . at onferences teld by & couneil in . Armentieres, at which Admiral, von. itz also ? BILLION-DOLLAR h -- : " ON FARMS OF CANAD, An Increase of $300,000,000 in Pro- ducts in 1915. § The Empire 'may: depend: upon he 5 : farmers of Canada doing their 2 Pd in this great war if the situation: BLE, Bu h bulls, $4.60 to $5; _ phiicherss cows, choice, $6.10 to $6, 60; doi, £90d, $5.76 to $6; do., medium, $6.25 to $5.60; do., common, $4.26 to $5; feeders, ood, $6.26 to $6.75; stock- ers, 700 to 900 1bs., id 4 $6.75; canners and cutters, $3.26 $4.50; milkers, choice, each, $75 to "R100; do., common and medium, each, $35 to $60; springers; $50 to $100; light ewes, $7 to $8.50; sheep, heavy, No. 2 yellow, 85 to 86¢c. Oats, No. 2{$5:25 to $6; do., bucks, $3.50 to local white, 51%c; No. 8 local white, 50c; No. 4 local white, 49¢c. Barley, Man. feed, 62 to 63¢; malting, 70 to 72c. Buckwheat, No. 2, 80 to 82c. Flour, Man. Spring = wheat patents, firsts, $7.80; seconds, $6.80; strong bakers', $6. 60; Winter patents, choice, $6.70; straight rollers, $6 to $6.10; do., bags, $2.85 to $2.95. Rolled oats, barrel, $6. 25; bags, "90 Ibs. $2.60. 'Bran, $24. Shorts, $26, Mid- dlings, $28 to $30. Mouillie, $81 to Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, to $20.50. © Cheese, finest: west- erns, 18% to 18%e; finest eastorns, 18 to 18%c. Butter, choicest cream- pd eS ES $4.50; yearling lambs, $7 to $7.75; lambs, cwt., $10 to $12; calves, 'medi: um. to choice, $6.76 to $10.76; do., common, $4 to $4.50; hogs, fed and . $9. $5.50 to $7.50; canning bulls, $4.25' to $5.50; cows, $4.50. to $6; canning COWS, 25 to $4; milkers, $60 to $80. - Sheep, b to 7¢ pound; lambs, 8 to 9%ec. Hogs, $9.15 to $10.50; cows, $7. 50 to $7. 75, Calves, 8 tol lhe pound. fully an 'frankly put before them," sioner of Agriculture, who org i the Patriotism and Production. goign last year, speaking to the mem. bers of the Canadian Ayrshire Breed- ers' Association at a banquet at the 1 Carls-Rite Hotel, Toronto. : He pointed out that the farmers needed no flag-waving and" music to stimulate them to their patriotic duties. 'As but ane illustra- tion of the sacrifice of the rural folk he 'pointed out that County Councils were making huge grants 'to the Patriotic Fund--some of them giving amounts" equal to all their other ex- penditures. = "When farmers "double their taxes for war purposes it simply means that they are giving as they understand the needs," said Dr. James. "Must the farmers give men, 007" hé asked. "If Canada calls for men from the country they will come. They have enlisted by the thousand west of the Great Lakes, and with thousands more going one "wonders Sunday § isa By of rest Tor men and ay. for others to. wash thei 'their hair, x Word for the Dairy Cow. "In Ontario the dairy output. twenty per cent, over 1914, market vali