id 'System Is Now Handling Messages| . ~ Without. Wires, -"& despatch Scotia, from Glace Bay, Nova says: Many newspaper corre- Morien, when the wireless service between Canada and Ireland was inaugurated by Signor Marconi, The messages ex- "changed were sent by Sir Wilfrid Lau- rier, Lord Strathcona, Sir Hiram Max- im, the Lord Mayr of London and other notable men, , Marconi said that over ten' thousand "words had been received and sént on Thursday and not a single word had 'to be repéated. The inventor said that ~~ nothing new to tell, and when asked if he would make a statement for * fhe press, said he had nothing to say. In a few days, he said, a press service would. be inaugurated between the tcwers and ships at sea so that press messages may be sent each day. It is possible for Marconi to locate a ship > anywhere at sea, and in a test made by. the wireless people for the British _ Admiralty.a British warship went to - 6ea@ under sealed orders, and while she remained. in touch system the chart of the course she had faken was made up at the wireless sta- lion that correspond exactly with that - of the ship, NO INTERRUPTION. Asked if it was possible for a mes- 65ge lo be intercepted, the inventor no, and even if one was copied by a fluke it could not be done~tgain ' Mf the matter was found out, as the 'tuning apparatus of the sending and weveiving station would at once be alter- ed, Two messages may be received cn the one set of wires at the same time, and on 'Thursday Morien messages were being received and sent over the Same set of aerials. A wire was sent by the London Daily Mail to President Roosevelt conveying greetings. Sir Wilfrid Laurier sent the ' "greetings of Canada to the Mother untry. aa ' The operating room is abaut twenty 'feet_long and about tweive feet wide, with the Marcont: and is equipped with three keys. Right in front of that rcom is the transform. er room, where 8 or 10 transformers are¢ at work transforming the current up to a yery high vollage. The key is con- nected {9 an ordinary wire, which is connected with the aerial. A funnel-like tube spits flame when the operator touches the key. This, in turn, com- municates to the jump spark, and so to 'the aerials. The noise on th wir is like a number of whips being crack- The whdle process is most inter- esting, and< while it Is difficult to get any definite demonstration" that mes- Sages are readily being sent, yet beth Marconi and Vyvian claim that they bave been sending and recelving. INTEREST IN MONTREAL. A despatch from Montreal says: Montreal a great deal of interest was displayed-in..the inception .of .the new wireless. service at Morlen, and many enquiries were addressed to the Marconi Company's office. Mr. John D. Oppe, manager of, the Canadian Company, when seen, said: "Yes, indeed, this is, a" busy day. Of course, the service !s only an inaugural one, and the usual daily service will not commence for a few days yel. However, there is a host of press messages offering. and there seems to be plenty of work for the op- erators." MESSAGES FROM LAURIER. A despatch from London says: The Daily Chronicle on Friday morning pub- lishes the following message from Sir Wilfrid Laurier, transmitted' by wire- less from the Marconi station in Cana- da: "Greetings to the people of Great Britain upon the attainment between the British and Canudian coasts of na- ture's latest greatest trlumph over dis- tance." The Express published the following from the Canadian Premier: "Welcome. By this bond between Britain and Canada one more triumph fer the Empire and science has been achieved." The Daily Mail also publishes a mes- Sage from "Loyal Canada." In QUEEN VICTORIA'S LETTERS. Published by Authority of King Edward 3 ¥ --An Interesting. Volume, A 'despatch from London says: The omion papers on Wednesday morning publish elaborate extracts from the "Letiers of Queen Vicloria," which make their. appearance by authority of King ~Edward. These letters form an interest ing autobiography 'which, without re- vealing any important political matters "Mot already known, present a deeply absorbing picture of the Queen's life and character from her own hands. Editorially, the newspapers express their grateful thanks to the~King for is 'selecticn from nearly six hundred 'Volumes at Windsor, in which jhe } Queen's letters and papers are classi- ' fled and indexed. --_----------_--_--- KILLED SIX BABIES. The Terrible Crime of a Bavarian Nurse Girl. A despatch from Munich, Bavaria, Sys: Ida Schneil, a nurse girl, fourteen years old, was arrested on Saturday, _ charged with murdering six small chil- _* @ren by driving hairpins through the » eps of their heads. The girl confessed, { lice say, that she "oould not bear 'to hear Idren cry," and so, pityingly, ended their suffering. 'Then she took another situation, and if the children | there cried she was equally "merciful." ' Her arrest was delayed by the difficul- "ty in proving medically the cause of , death of each victim: When the se- quence of deaths was established her est Wvas inevilable. G. T. P. SURVEYORS DROWN. Canoe Struck a Rock in the Giscombe Rapids. A -despatch from Vancouver, B.C., ays: Three members of a Grand Trunk survey were drowned on Octo- - in the Giscombe Rapids, thirty- dais above Fort George, on the serWRiver. They attempted to shoot rapids in a canoe, but struck a rock t e canoe broke to pieces. The rowned are William Harry The sur- party from Edmonton ight the survivors to Quesnel. oe -------- ye - PACE TORN BY STRAY DOG. -Year-Old St. Thomas Girl Attacked : in Kitchen. despatch from St. Thomas says: the five-year-old daughter of a vy, Mrs. Preti, was badly bitlen by y dog on Thursday. in. the outside kitchen when the i. came in al the open door, flew jiltie girl and fastened his fangs he face, -lacerating it terribly. - Tne child | curved ad STEMMING THE FLOOD. Fewer American. Publications "Coming to Canada. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Postoffice Department reports that as {he result of a new agreement to the second-class postal rates between Can- ada and the United States, which went into effect last spring, the flood of cheap American newspapers and magazines, used merely as advertising mediums, has practically ceased to pour into Canada. Until May last hundreds «f tons of American newspapers and ma- gazines of the cheaper and poorer class were carried weekly by the Canadian mails. Since the new rale.of one cent for four ounces has been in force there is not one pound of this objectionable class of American mail matter coming into Canada for every thgusand pounds that came 'in before. The congestion in the Canadian mail service caused by the handling of this immense mass of Uniled States publications has been re- lieved, and the relations between the two countries in respect to revenue and expenditure on international mails are on a more equitable basis. A large pro- portion of the belter.class of United States magazines and newspapers still coming into Canada are now being car- ried by the express companies instead cf being handled by the postoffice es Ne formerly. CLAIMS BY VANCOUVER JAPS. For Damage Sustained By Them During the Recent Riots. A despatch from Otlawa says: Fifty- fcur claims, ranging from one dollar to cne thousand dollars, have heen filed by Japanese residents of Vancouver for damages sustained by them during the recent riots. The damage to property, consisting mostly -of broken glass, is placed at $2,400, and the damages asked for business losses amount to $11,200, making an aggregate of $13,600. Noth- ing could be mere thorough than the manner in which the claims are presen ted Esch case is treated as a separate claim_and is accompanied not only by an affidavit of the damage, but also b 8 photograph of the building, showin the injuries done by the mob. --k--____ A YOUTHFUL INCENDIARY. y g Samuc! Austin Caused Fires in Cavyer- hill's Warchouse, Montreal, A despatch from Montreal says: Sam- uel Austin, a nineleen-year-old-boy, em- ployed by Caverhill, Learment. &.co., was arrest on Tuesday night on. a charge of arson. Several fires have oc re fhe firm's wareroom during the. past few months, which have puz- zied the firemen and the firm. On Wed- . nesday Austin pleaded guilty and was remanded 'for sentence. ° ' ' sepa Ree te oie 'Barley--From 8dc to 83c, according ' quality. wae sok <e Oals--No, 2 white, 56\¢ to 57c, out- side; mixed, 55c, outside. - Rye--8ic, outside. Poms--88i¢c to 89%. Corn--No.: 2 yellow. American, 7407 lo 7c. Toronto freights; No. 3 yellow, The Bran--$22.50 to $23 in bulk, outside; shoris, $24 to $25. Flour---Ontario, 90 per cent. patent, nominally .about $4.25; Manitoba pat- ent, special brand, $6; second patent, $5.40; strong bakers', $5.30 to $5.35. COUNTRY PRODUCE. _Buller--Market is firm but unchanged. Dairy prints seve eave PaO BIC do solids .... etfs sews Cheese--Continues firm at 13c for large and 13%¢ for twins in job lols ere. Eggs--Prices hold firm at 22c to 2c per dozen in case lots. Poultry--Live chickens are quoted at 7c lo 7c, and hens at 6c. Ducks, alive, 7c to 8c. Honey--Firm and unchanged at 11c to 12%c per tb. for strained and $2.50 tc $2.75 per tb. for combs. Baled Straw--Steady at $9.50 to $10 cu track here. Beans--Primes, .$1.80 to $1.85, and hand-picked $1.90 to $2. Baled Hay--Timothy is quoted at $17 to $18 in car lots-on track here. Potatoes--Easterns are quoted al 7c to 7c in car lots on track, with On- tarios at aboul the same figures. PROVISIONS. Dressed Hogs--$8.50 for lMghtweights and $8 for heavies. Pork--Short cul, $22.75 barrels; mess, $20 to $21. Lard--Firm; tierces, 12%e; pails, . Smoked and Dry Salled Meats--Long clear bacon, iic fo 113gc for tons and cases; hams, medium and light. 15c to 15X40; heavy, 14%c lo 15c; Lacks, 163c ty 17; shoulders, 10%c to tic; rolls. 1iXc; breakfast bacon, 15\%c to I6e. Green meats out of pickle, ic less than smoked. to $23 for 12%4c; tubs, MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal. Oct. 22.--A further advance of from 15¢ lo 20c per bag has been made in the price of rolled oats on the local market, and quotations are now given al $3.15 to $3.17. Provisions--Barrels short cut -mess, $22 4o $22.50; half-barrels, $11.25 to $11.75; clear fat backs, $23.50 to $24.50; long cut heavy mess, $20.50 to $21.50; half-barrels do, $10.05 to $11.50; dry salt long clear bacon, 10c to 1144; bar- rels plate beef, $14 to $16; half-barrels é@o, $7.50 10 $8.25; barrels heavy mess beef, $10; half-barreis do., $5.50; com- pound lard, 10%c to 10%c; pure lard, 1i%c to 12%c; kettle rendered, Ie to 13%e: hams, 1234c to 153¢c. according fo size; breakfast bacon, l4c to 153c; Windsor bacon, 15c fo 153¢c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $9 to £9.50; alive, $6.35 to $6.50. Eggs--Sales of selected stock were rade at 24c fo 25c, No. 1 at 2ic, sec- onds at 164%c to 17c. Bulter--Quotations range all the way from 27c to 28c, according to quality and -make. Cheese--Ontario cheese sold on the local market as low as 13c, though the majority of holders are asking 13{c to 18%c. BUFFALO MARKET. Builalo, Oct. 22.--Wheat closed:-- Spring lower; No. 1 Northern, $1.19; No. 2 red, $1.09; Winter lower. Corn --Easy; No. 2 while, 70c; No. 2 yellow, " Oats--Easy; No. 2.mixed, 553¢c; white. 58%%c. Barley--$1.08 bh 81.18. Tye--95c on track for No. 2. Canal freights--Sleady. NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. New York, Oct. 22.--Wheat--Spof, easy; No. 2 red, $1.12%, elevator, and $1.13% f.0.b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Du- luth, $1.253¢ f.o.b. afloal; No. 2 hard winter, $1.17% f.0.b. afloat. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto. Oct.. 22.--Shipping trade showed littie life, transactions being limited to a load or two bought by Montreal dealers... The loads sold weighed about 1,200 ths., and seld from $4.30 to $4.40, which are practically the same levels as butchers', For good to choice sleers, prices were firm, ranging from $4.25 to $4.50, with icked lots 10c to 15¢ higher. Medium lo good sold from $3.75 to $4.00. Cattle cf common to medium quality were ea- sier to get> prices for these showing little change at $2.50 lo $3.40, "according {9 quality.. Choice cows sold firm st from $3.25 to $3.65, with medium cows at $2.40 to $2.75. Common cows and canners ranged from Fc to $2. : Trade in Wght stocker cattle was about the chief item on the market pro: gramme, since the bulk of offerings came under this bead. -- Prices ranged fram $2.00 to $3.00 for the most of if. Fedders for the distilleries were in de- mand at $3 to $3.50 for steers, and &2 te. $2.50 for bulls. Milch cows were for good stock qviet at $30 lo $i George Rincaid, tho Re ONE ic pee es = na toe ee es Prisoner, Cc mmitte Suicide After Arrest. A Dawson despatch says:--"Geor, Kincaid, head foreman of the Public Works Depariment in the Yukon Terri- fory, with headquarters at Dawson, 'ar- vived on Sunday, in charge of the police, at Selkirk, one hundred and seventy- five miles above Dawson. He was charg- ei with stealing $40,000 which mysteri- Gusly disappeared from the registered mail sack delivered in Dawson July 29 from Fairbanks by the steamer Seattle. K Was placed aboard the sieam- vr Prospector on Tuesday morning cn tas way to Dawson and died three hours before the arrival of the boat. A vial Supposed to contain poison was found in his bunk. On Monday night he was well and ate heartily. It is believed thatt the man was 80 overcome with shame because of his capture that he ended his life." It is believed that Kincaid :lole -the Gold from the postoffice when he work- ed in the Government service. He lad ccnlederates, w carried away the sacks, opened them, melled the gold, mixed it with Kiondike dust and sold it to the banks. Only a smal portion was recovered. - Richard L, Hall, boGKkKeeper of the M. & N. saloon of Dawson, a former rest- 'aurant proprietor, was arrested on Thursday on a similar charge to that on which Kincaid-was held. Hall is confined in the barracks al Dawson. It is reported that he has made a confes- son implicating a number of Dawson- ites. The arrest .of Hall and Kincaid caused the biggest sensation here in ycars, both having been prominent Klondikers. Kincaid is a native of Peterboro' and went fo Dawson in 1898. Good veal calves were in demand. Frices ranged from 3c to 6}4c per th. Ewes sold from $4.25 to best. Light rough hogs were 'slow and the big discount on these slill ruled, the most of them bringing little more than $5.25, ee ee FAILURE OF GERMAN BANK. Heaviest Since Collapse of Leipsiger Bank in 1901. A despatch from Hamburg, Germany, says: The oldest banking firm of Haller, Soehle and Co. failed on Thurs- day. The liabilities of the firm are var- iously stated and il was estimated early in the day that they were in the neigh- borhocd of $5,000,000, hut the Hambur- ger Nachrichten says that it is informed by a banker who is in @ posilion to know the facts, that the liabilities wil reach $7,500,000. This will make the collapse of this firm the biggest bank failure in Germany since the famous breakdown of tho Leipsiger Bank, in June, 1901. The assets of the firm have not yet been as- certained, but in banking circles the capital of the partnens is declared to be 2,250,000. -_ ---- -------- MONTREAL'S EXEMPTIONS. Amount This Year to Sum: of Fifty-four Million Dollars. A despatch from Montreal says: A report completed al the City Halleon Friday shows thal properly is exempted from paying real estate assessments to the city for tne current year to the amount of fifty-four million dollars. Never in the history of the city 'were the exemptions so large. The figures show that during the past three years exemptions have increased by fully twelve million dotlars. Last year's ex- emptions amounted to $50,350.195. ----_--__--p--__ CROPS ROT IN THE FIELDS. Rains Prevent § Warvesting in New Brunswick, =~ A despiich from Toronto says: In the opinicn of Mr. Duncan Anderson, of rillia, an institute worker, who has written to Mr. H. A, Putnam, Superin- tendent of Farmers' Instituies, the crop shortage in Canada will amount in value to one hundred million dollars, Hig let- ter, written from New Brunswick, states that in that province the rainfall has been so great that it has been impossible ; the crop in. The binders a mowers cannot be used, as they become bogged. The wheat, oats and tons of hay are rotting in the flelds. The pota- toes, too, are spoiling. "This is a lean year for the farmers of Eastern Canada," says the letter. a eee WIRE KILLED. HIM. M. Trudeau Swallowed a Piece While Performing Trick: A despatch from Montree' says: M Trudeau died at the Holel 49%) Hospital on Friday as the rtsult of having swal- lowed a piece of wire. He had been in the 'habit of astonishing his friends by putting the wire up his nose and pro- ducing it again from his mouth. A stort time ago Trudeau was amusing some friends with his favorite trick, when tht wire slipped down his throat and lodged in his stomach. First aid to the injured was immediately applied, but to no purpose. Suflerin pain, he was removed te the Holel Dieu, where he died on Friday morning. ae ee LOAF GROWING LIGHTER. Rread Now Sells for 4 Cents a Pound in Kingston. from Kingston says: are not raising the rice of bread, are reducing the weight of the loaf. Five years ago. a four-pound loaf was sold for ten cents. he Se half-pound was taken off and the P maintained at 10 cents; now an- oller half-pound goes and 24% pounds of read will herealier Ssell-at 10 cents." Ab A despatch bi this-ra ur 18 ccnts, or 8 cents the half-loaf. fe the old four-pound loaf is worth ASK FOR DETAILS OR DENIAL. Governihent Concerned Over Reports of Cannibalism Among Indians. A despatch from Ottawa says: Sensa- tional statements have -recently been published, as coming from Mr, J. A. Osborne, 'editor of -the Times, ol Fort Frances, Ont,, as to alleged cannibalism ou the part of Indians between the east- ern shore of James Bay and Labrador. As this area ccvers territory larger in extent than civilized Europe, it is im- pessible for either the Indian Depart- ment or the Mounted Police Department tu confirm or deny the statements which have been imputed, erroneously, it is believed, to Mr., Osborne. Meanwhile, letters have been sent.to that gentleman on behalf of the Government asking him fo. details or for denial of the assertions credited, to him x a SUICIDE AT HAMILTON. William Drysdale Puts a Bullet in MMs Head. A despatch from Hamilton says: Wm. Drysdale, who resided with his brother at 242 Jackson street cast, commitied suicide by shodling himself with a reg volver on Saturday night in His bro- {her's room. Shortly before commil- tig the rash act he had been sitting in the dining-room with his sister-in-law and nephew, and without saying a word rose-and walked to his brother's room, where he-placted the revolver behind his ear. Dr. O'Reilly was called, but be- fore he arrived Drysdale was beyond human aid. He was 39 years old, apd, it is said, had been despondent for the last couple of weeks. os HARVEST OF TERRORISM. Executions September. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: The police statistics published on Thurs- dey regarding lerrorism during the month of Seplember show thal thirty. four persons were excculed, that 207, in- cluding 73 officials, were murdered, and that 172 people were wounded in various affrays. 'Tae figures do not include the casualties in the anti-Jewish riots at Oviessa, Rostov and Simferopol. The police also report 165 attacks made by, armed men on estates, buildings or re. presentatives Gf the authorities and the discovery of 34 stores of: bombs and ex- plosives. Thirty-four in Russia tr, --_+---_----. TROLLEY CAR HITS A HOUSE, Three Killed and Several Mutilated Near Halifax, England. A despatch from Halifax, England, says: A etreet car whicn left Sowerby, Bridge, three miles. from this city, on Wednesday, was wrecked in 'ascending a steep hill at Bolton Brow. The trolley left the wire and the car ran backward down the hill to the bottom, where it left the rails and ran into a house. Three persons were killed and thirty injured.) Several of the iatter were terribly muti- lated. One man had his nose cut off. ° TEN MEN DROWNED. Fishing Schooner Alma Wrecked on Newloundland Coast. A despatch from St. John's, Nild.g says: Wreckage washed ashore on east coast on Thursday indicates tha! the fishing schooner Alma was last the recent gale with her crew of men. Little hof@ is entertained that a of the men have esca were & Newfoundl-nders and the majority leav families. a, ee RIVER'S TOLL OF DEATH. Many Unexplained Tragedies at ' real . A despatch from. Montreal. says: A cording to official records, there hav. been thirty-five bodies taken from river at or near . Montreal since middle of April last ta the present fime. Mast of the. victims were covered. with] wounds, which would indicate foul play" and: @ large percentage of them 'were unknown to the pclice-and morgue ee fee