Pest _ the headquarters for each district re e eres = é -*4.NR. to 8 i Ager despatch from Toronto says i 'The Province of Ontario, for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, has been divided into seven districts. The decisive action, based upon legislation passed last sés- sion, was taken £; the Govern- ment on Thursday. The older por- tion of the province is given five of the districts, and Northern Ontario the other two, The exact boundar- jes of the various divisions haye not been announced, nor the names of the seven district health officers who will be placed in charge, but have been made known. London is the central point for the western district, ohio, of course, will include Middlesex, and presumably the rest of the counties running down the peninsula to Es- sex. Huron Bruce and Grey and the surrounding counties will likely form the district for which Palmer- ston has been selected as -head- quarters. Hamilton will be head- quarters for the third district, which presumably takes in the Nia- gara peninsula in addition to Went- worth and sother tounties. The fourth health centre will be at Peterboro', and the eastern one at ingston, these two. serving as operating points for the eastern _# half of the province. North Bay and Fort William will be the points from which the dis- trict health officers will work in the . ' north, indicating the dividing line there. Temiskaming, with its epi- be carefully watched from North Bay. -- he: ; The university has at the request of the Government arranged a spe- cial course for the district officers. It will include chemistry, bacteri- ology, water and sewage, epidemi- ology, and general public health and sanitary matters. _ But this will not be all. Before they are placed in charge of their respective districts the men will be given a thorough schooling in prac- tical work. They wilh during the term of study be attached to the Health Department, and will be sent out from time to time to get a first-hand knowledge of epidemics, sewage problems, and similar mat- ters which will come within their province later on. The district officers will receive a salary of $2,500 a year and ex- penses, and they will not. be per- mitted to engage in private prac- tice.., . Their duties will not be light. The success of the somewhat radi- cal changes made in the Public Health Act last session will largely depend upon the work of these men. To leave them free to do this the Government has removed them en- tirely from local control. They will act under the supervision and control of the Provincial Board and report daily to the department. ICEBERGS GONE. Only One Sighted by Ships Within the Past Fortnight. A despatch from New York says: Few icebergs are now menacing na- vigation along the ocean lanes, ac- cording to reports from the scout - eruiser Birmingham, which is pa- trolling the Atlantic in the neigh- borhood of the spot where the Ti- tanic disaster occurred. Word from the Birmingham was brought by the steamer Oceanic, which arrived on Wednesday night from Southamp- ton. _ The Oceanic was in wereless communication with the scout crui- ser on June 3 in latitude 38 north, wa 'longitude 46.12 west, and .was in-' formed that the Birmingham had sighted no icebergs whatever. She was in communication with various ships during nearly a fortnight's time before the Oceanic heard from her, only one of which had seen bergs in the vicinity- of latitude 37.50, longitude 37.16. rhe MILLIONS FOR EQUIPMENT. the West. * A despatch from Toronto gays: The OC.N.R. has set aside for the its equipment augmentation of eight or nine millions of dollars. The official announcement says this sum will all be spent on lines in the west. The first order of the year has been placed, and calls for 136 new engines, 4,050 box cars, 1,185 flatcars, 400 convertible con- struction cars, 70 cabooses, six snow plows and one rotary snow low, also 82 passenger cars, 35 aggage cars, 4 dining cars and 16 sleepers. At present the company has 420 engines, 14,367 box cars, 4,509 flatears, 649 stock cars, 239 refrigerator cars and 722 miscel- - laneous, a total of 20,908. oyu. FIRE LOSSES FOR MONTH. -- = Large Fires Were More Numerous Than Usual. A despatch from Toronto says: Figures compiled by the Monetary Times show that fire losses during May in Canada reach $2,251,815, as compared with $1,355,055 in April. arge fires were more numerous than usual, these exceeding $10,000 _ each aggregated $1,904,700 in dam- > age done. The losses of the month, however, did not reach those of March or January. The municipal bond sales for May amounted to $1,928,748, as compared with $927,- 160 in April and $3,946,047 in the same month last year. The issues of Saskatchewan reached $1,140,- 200. Ontario $505,048, Alberta $180,500, Quebec $70,000 and Mani- ~ Canada' to toba $33,000. . BURNED TO DEATH IN JAIL. Terrible Tragedy Witnessed by Crowd at Sault Ste. Marie. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says: Literally burned " alive before the eyes of a crowd of spectators who made frenziéd but unsuccessful efforts to save him, rew Wroplewski, an Austrian, met death at 1.25 on Wednesday | morning in a fire which destroyed _ the west.end lock-up, located on Superior street, just east of the C. P. R. tracks. The man had been taken in earlier in the evening by officer Arthur J. Springer, on a charge of drunkenness, and it is supposed that the fire started from} the stove in the building, or from matches in possession of the pris- oner. ; ; SRE A a a ILLEGAL PISHING. he More Watehful "Along the Frontier. Seas despatch from Welland says: Illegal fishing byeAmericans in Ca- _madian water along the Niagara frontier has resulted in the depart- ment at Ottawa issuing instructions to Chief Mains to prosecute all of- fenders. It is said the Government intends sending a speéial commis- gioner to enforce the law as a re- _ sult of complaints. ~ pend a Large Sum in SWEPT BY FIRE. Upper Fraser Country Overrun and Hundreds of Moose Burned. -A despatch from Vancouver says: Reports of a serious forest fire that has devastated the Upper Fraser country for a distance of 110 miles between Eort George' and Tete Juane Cache have been received here. Four railway construction camps and four engineers' camps have been completely destroyed by the flames, which have also done damage to two unnamed townsites. The men from the railway construc- tion camps were all turned out to help fight the flames. The terrific heat from the burning forests as the flames worked their way back to- ward the mountain passes was so great that a vast quantity of snow ests was melted, with the result that the Fraser rose three feet in two days. The floods helped in quenching the fires. Hundreds of moose were burned. cs FOG BANKS ON EITHER SIDE. Strange Experience of the Royal George. A despatch from London says: The Canadian liner Royal George, which arrived at Avenmouth on Wednesday from Canada reported @ curious experience off Cape Race. Ships sometimes run into a dense fog off the Cape, many liners being seriously. delayed. The Royal George was involved with others on her recent trip, but soon passed in- to clear atmosphere with fog banks on either side. While going at full speed she was in wireless communi- cation with many vessels befogged on both sides, including the Megan- tic and Montrose. aX A MILLIONAIRE'S WILL. The Late Sir Charles. Wernher Died Worth $25,000,000. A despatch from London says: The estate of Sir Charles Wernher, late head of the De Beers diamond syndicate, was provisionally* sworn at $25,000,000 on Thursday. About $2,500,000 is left to charities instead of $15,000,000 as has been reported. Of this $1,250,000 is given to South Africa for the establishment of a University at Grooteschurr, near Cape Town ; $500,000 to the Imper- ial College of Science and Tech- nology at South Kensington, and $300,000 to various hospitals. whe. MAGISTRATE WOULD SHOOT. It Automobilist Ran Into Him--Tis Life Worth Something. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Magistrate McMicken startled his court room on Wednesday morning by the declaration that if he car- ried a loaded revolver and an au- tomobile ran into him he would shoot its driver. "I think my life is worth something,"' said the Mag- istrate, "'and I would not allow anyone to threaten it with impun- ity. You automobilists should con- sider that the automobile inspector is protecting you against such men as myself when he keeps you from breaking the law."' Four cases of speeding were before the Magistrate on Wednesday morning and small fines were imposed. m OF WATERS. POLLUTION Joint Commission - Proposed to Study Question of Prevention. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Canadian Government has re- ceived from the Government at Washington notice of a proposal that the question of the pollution of boundary waters be taken up by the International Joint Commis- sion. The project is that the com- mission study the whole question of pollution of international lakes and streams with a view to a joint preventive arrangement. It is un- derstood that the Canadian Gov- ernment will encourage the pro- posal. Seven Depots to be. Created to Safeguard fa the, Provinos <3. demic-producing mining ¢amps, will} on the mountains and from the for- |. Over two thousand houses have been destro section of the Turkish capital. yed in Stamboul by a fire that raged for over twenty-four hours. Stamboul is the Mohammedan The flames swept down to the Marmora shore and extended for three-quarters of a mile. PRIGES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA, etx % Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abread BREADSTUFFS, . Toronto, June 11.--Flour--Winter wheat, 90 per cent. patents, $4.10 to $4.16 it cea board, and $4.15 to $4.25 for home con- sumption, Manitoba flours--First pat- ents, $5.70; second' patents, $6.20, and strong bakers', $5, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheat--No. 1 Northern, $1.10, Bay ports; No. at $1.07, and No, 3 at $1.03, Bay ports. Feed wheat 671-2c, Bay ports. Ontario Wheat---No. 2 white, mixed, "$1.05 to $1.06, outside. Peas--No. 2 shipping peas, $1.25, out- side, * ' Oats--Car lots of No. 2 Ontario, 48 to No. 2 No. i and ° Ca red and 481-20, and No. 3 at 47¢, outside. Ontario, 5ic, on. track, Toronto. extra W. C. feed, 481-20, Bay ports, No 1 at 471-2e, Bay ports. Barley--No business, with prices nom- inal. Corn--No. 3 American yellow, 79c;- on track, Bay ports, and at 83c, Toronto. Rye--Prices nominal. Buckwheat--Market dull, with nominal, Bran--Manitoba bran, $24 in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $26.00. prices COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beans--Small lots of hand-picked, $3 per {bushel; primes, $2.65 to $2.75. Honey--Extracted, in tins, 11 to 12c per lb. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75 per dozen. Baled Hay--No. 2, $18 to $19 a ton. Clo- ver, mixed, $14 to $15.56, on track. Baled Straw--$i1 to $11.50, on track, To- ronto. Maple Syrup--$1.25 per gallon. Potatoes--Car lots of Ontarios, in bags, $1.75 to $1.80, and Delawares at $1.85 to $1.90. Out-of-store, $195 to $2. Imported potatoes, $1.60, in car lots, and $1.80, out- of-store. Poultry--Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultry :--Chickens, 15 to 17e per Ib.; fowl, 11 to 12c; turkeys, 15 to 16c. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. BUTYER, EGGS, CHEESE. Butter--Dairy, choice, 23 to 24c; bakers', inferior, 19 to 20c; creamery, 26 to 27¢ for j rolls, and 25e for solids. | Eggs--Case lots, 22 to 3c per dozen. se pasek died cheese, 141-4 to 143-4c per HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon--Long clear, 14 to 141-4c per Ib. in case lots. Pork--Short cut, $24 to $25; do., mess, $21. Hams--Medium to light, 18 to 181-2c; heavy, 161-2 to 17c; rolls, 13 to 131-2c; breakfast bacon, 18c; backs, 20 to 2ic. Lard--Tierces, i4c; tubs, 141-4c; pails, 141-20. MONTREAL MARKETS, Montreal, June 1i.--Osts Canadian Western, No. 2, 55 to, 651-20; do., Canadian Western, No. 3, 601-2 to Sic; do., extra No. 1 feed, 611-2 to 62c. -Barley--Man. fee}, 65 to 66c; do., malting, $1.06 to $1.07. Buck- wheat--No. 2, 73 to T4o. Flour--Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80; do, seconds, $5.30; do., strong hekers', $5.10; do., Winter patents, choices, $3.25 to $5.35; |do., straight rollers, $4.80; do., straicht jrollers, bags, $2.30 to $2.40. Rolled cats-- | Barrels, $5.05; do., bags, 90 Ibs, $2.40. Bran | $24.00; shorts, . $27.00: middlines, $29.00; ; mouillie, $30.00 to $34.00. Hay--No. 2, per iton, car lots, $20.50 to $21, Cheese--Fin- est Westerns, 141-4 to 143-8c; do., finest Easterns, 14 to 141-8c. Putter--Choicest creamery, 261-4 to 261-2c; do., seconds, 25 to 253-4c. Kegs--Selected, 25 to 26c; do., No. 2 stock, 17 to 171-%c. . Potatces--Pef bag, car loig. $1.70 to $1.75. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Mirneanclis, June 11--Wheat--luly, $1.- 121-2; September, $1.05; December, $1.- 055-8; No. 1 hard, $1.15: No.-1 Northern, $1.141-4 to $1.141-2: No. 2 Northern, $1.12 1-4 to $1.121-2 Corn--No. 3 vellow, 721-2 to 731-2c. Oats--No. 3 white, 471-2 ta 491-2c. Rve--No. 2, 8% to §31-2c. Rran--$23.50 to $24. Flonr--First patents, $5.50 to $5.75; do.. seconds, $5.20 to $545; first clears, $3.90 to $4.15; do., seconds, $280 to %3.10. Buffalo, Jura i1--Spring wheat--No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.213-8: Win- ter, No. 2 red, 81,19; No. 3 red, $1.17; No. 2 white, $1.18. rn--Firm. Oats--Steady. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. ontreal, June 11.--Sales of choice steers were made at $8.09 to $825, good at $7.F0 to $7.75, and the lower grades from that down to $6.50 per hundred pounds. Cows brought from $4.25 to $7.00. and bulls from $4.25 to $6.75 per hundred pounds as to auality. Old sheep sold at from $5,009 to $5.50, and spring lamba at $3.00 to $5.00 each as to size ard quality. steady at from $3.00 to $16.00 e»ch, aa to size and anality. Selected lots of hogs at $9.10 per ewt., weighed off cars. ard in some instances as low ag $8.60 was accept- ed with sows and stags included, . Toronto, June 11.--Cattle--Extra choice heavy steers for butcher ard export, $7- 60 to $8: mood medium to choice butcher loads, $7.50 to 88: common, $5 to $6; can- ners. $3; choice hutcher cows, firm, at &6 to %6.50; bulla, 85 *o9 $6.25. Steckers--$5,95 te $6 for good quality; extra choice heavy feeders, $6.25 to $6.50. Calves--Good veal, $4 to $8: bs, $1.50 to $%,50.. Sheen-- Choice ewer, $5 to $6: hncks_and cnils, $3.50 to $4.50; smring lombs, $3.50 to 865.25 each. Hogs --$825 to "$8.35 f.ob., £850 to R860 fed and watered, and $8.85 weighed off cars. . : Ba FOUND NO MORE BODIES. Search for the Titanie Dead Has Been Finally Abandoned. A despatch from St. John's, Nfid., says: The steamer Algerine, which' was sent out by the White Star Line to search for bodies of the Titanic victims, reported at Cape Race on Wednesday that she had found no bodies and seen no signs of wreekage. ed to abandon the se turn to this port. arch and re- Calves ruled |: She was order-! 98 BOSFSSSSBSTCBECB HEALTH 99422002 G0OTO808O008G IVY-POISONING. Poisoning the skin by poison-ivy (Rhus Toxicodendron) is frequent in the summer and the early autumn. Some fortunate persons are fot susceptible, but most are poisoned if they come into direct contact with the plant. The disorder causes discomfort always, and sometimes suffering. It, shows itself within- a few hours, with redness, heat, aad irritation of the skin, swelling and the for- mation of small vesicles. These ve- sicles may occur in great numbers. Often. many of them coalesce to form blisters, and they also break and exude a_ sticky, yellowish serum. It is this fluid that, by its escape, spreads the disease to the adjacent skin, or to the face and other parts of the body. The swelling may be so consider- able as completely to close the eyes. As a rule, the acute symptoms con- tinue several days, at the end of which time the vesicles either dis- charge or crust over; and the swel- ling and redness slowly disappear. In this stage the itching may be in- tense, and is likely to provoke re- peated scratching, which may in turn bring about eczema. The best way to treat ivy-poison- ing is simple. The inflamed skin should be copiously washed with lukewarm water and a soap that does not irritate. The parts affect- ed should then be bathed with a watery solution of permanganate of potash, as hot as can be borne. If the skin is broken, a one per cent. solution should be used; if the skin igs not broken, however, the strength of the solution may be increased up to two or three per cent. Treat- ment should begin the instant symp- toms are observed. In mild cases, one treatment is enough. Occasionally the poison is more deeply seated, and the per- manganate must be applied for some time. In these cases, and in the extremely rare instances of syste- mic infection due to the entrance of the poison into the circulation, a physician must be called. The patient must avoid scratch- ing, of course. Bandages are un- desirable, because they tend to spread the poison over the sur- rounding skin. If any protector is needed, let it be a loosely applied, dressing of absorbent cotton and gauze, changed frequently, and kept moist at all times with warm water containing a little bicarbon- ate of soda. Permanganate of potash discolors everything withewhich it comes into contact, and stains the skin a deep brown color, but that is a small price to pay for the relief it affords. The stain will wear off in a few days, or it can be removed by vigorous applications of soap and water. In the healing stages of the disorder soothing ointments may be used.-- Youth's Companion. APPLES FOR INSOMNIA. People ought to know that the very best thing they can do is to eat apples just before retiring for the night. Persons uninitiated in the mysteries of the fruit are liable to throw up their hands in horror at the visions of dyspepsia which such a suggestion may summon up, but no harm can come even to a delicate system by the eating Of ripe and_ juicy apples before going to bed. j The apple, proceeds this authority, is excellent brain food because it has more phosphoric acid in easily digested shape than any other fruits, It excites the action of the liver, promotes sound and healthy sleep and thoroughly disinfects the mouth. This is not all: the apple prevents indigestion and throat dis- eases. 2er oe W. A. Found told the fisheries conservation commission that the Canadian lobster fishing is the greatest in the world, and yields 50,000,000 lobsters yearly. ment. During the month of May the On- tario Government received in suc- cession duties the sum of $110,617, the same month last year, accord- ing to the figures given by the Pro- vincial Treasurer on Tuesday. The increase is a very satisfactory one, 'owing to the fact that heretofore the receipts of this year have not been equal to those of 1911. the end of May the aggregate re- ceived since January 1 is $467,292, the first five months of last year. postal reformer, speaking at a West |\ficials were bitterly assailed by the THIRTEEN MONTHS IN YEAR. Plan of Royal Society to Revise the Calendar. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Royal Society of Canada wants the calendar revised. The delega- tion waited upon Premier Borden on Friday afternoon and urged that he exercise his authority in Canada and exert his influence with the British Government to have the number of months in the year in- creased from twelve to thirteen, and that each month shall consist of twenty-eight days. This, it is urged, would make them all the same, and would also result in-each day of the week coming every year on the same day of the month. Premier Borden promised the learned delegation that their request would receive the serious attention. of his Govern- The deputation consisted of Sir Sanford Fleming, Sir James Grant, Mr. Benjamin Sulte, Mr. R. O. Boucher and Mr. W. D. Lesueur. ie al AIDS HUSBAND IN SMITHY. Lendon Woman Acts as Helper and Can Shoe Horses Well. A woman blacksmith who works all day in the forge with her hus- band and looks after her four young children as well, is to be found at Crownplace, Kentish Town Roa London, England. She is Mrs. Rogers, a young wo- man who does not logk exception- ally strong, yet for months she has been working hard as a black- smith's mate, helping to shoe horses, drilling, riveting, and doing other work of the smithy's trade. A visitor at the shop found the feminine blacksmith, with her hus- band, preparing to make some horseshoes. Mr. Rogers explained how his wife came to take up the work. "T lost my man about five months ago, and I had to look about for an apprentice," he said. "But it is hard to get lads for this work in these days of motor traffic." % MAY BRINGS AN INUREASE. Succession Duties for Last Month "Amounted to $110,617. A despatch from Toronto says: as against the sum of $86,349 for Up to as against $614,557 received during CA CABLES AT REDUCED RATES. Sir Henniker Heaton Hopes fer 12 Words at 25 Cents Soon. A despatch from London says: Sir Henniker Heaton, the veteran Indian meeting, on Friday, said: "Very soon I shall expect Imper- ial cable messages at twelve words for a shilling. The Government ought to subsidize a cable service as it did the early mail service. The American cable companies are able to carry 325 million words annual- ly, yet only carry, twenty million. It is absurd to speak of deferred messages under such circumstanc- es." : : See «) SCENE IN HUNGARIAN DIET. Deputy Fires at President and Then | Commits Suicide. A despatch from Budapest says: Count Tisza, the Government lead- er in Parliament, on Friday, was shot at- but not injured, in the Chamber of Deputies by M. Kovacs, an Opposition deputy, who then turned the revolver upon himself and fired two bullets into his head, dying instantly. Kovacs was one of the Oposition deputies excluded from the Chamber on May 31, fol- lewing a near riot, in which the Emperor and the Government of- 0900200008 GO380088 Fashion Hints Sot eT22se2Veuee PARISIAN DECREES., . Things Oriental are much in vogue in Paris at the present moment. We have Eastern robes, mantles and turbans; Persian and Chinese em- broideries enliven gowns and jack- ets; while bayadere jewelry, especi- ally bracelets and necklaces of Hin- du origin, may be purchased at num- erous shops specially dealing --in those articles of adornment. It is always interesting to trace the origin of a popular fashion in Paris. The black and white satin tailor costumes launched at the races have decidedly '"'caught on." Though these becoming gowns have been described here, no mention has hitherto been made as regards the manner in which these "crea- tions'? were conceived. A leading dressmaker, near the Opera, sent his mannequins to Longchamps wearing these black and white costumes in order to make a campaign against the pan- nier. For let it be understood that the Louis XV. draperies have never been introduced in the coats and skirts that interest us at present. Certain women of taste who had worn the pannier gown soon dis- carded it for the classical lines of the black-and-white -- tailor-made. These costumes are now worn. by the smartest Parisiennes at bridge teas and all the afternoon recep- tions. Some of the best-dresséd habitues at the races rarely circulate among the crowd. They watch the pro- ceedings from their seats in the tri- bunes. These women are so quiet- ly attired that they would pass un- noticed among the brilliantly-ar- rayed foreigners who congregate along the graveled path and upon the grass. It is, however, in the private tri= bune, near the president of the re- public's pavillion, that one of the smartest toilettes of the day was recently noted. The dress was in black satin, buttoning: down the front from the corsage to the feet. The back and the hips were veiled with a drapery of black chiffon, starting beneath a plaited waist- band and tasseled end of the same material. The satin bodice had a white lace yoke and collarband, and the long, tightfitting satin sleeves fell to the wrists. This charming model was repeated with a slight difference in the arrangement of the waistband. In the latter case this band was in satin with a plaited ruching in mous- seline de soie and the long end in the same chiffon. Bie. ' "My wife is a lecturer and I am an entertainer," said Hobbs. "In- deed? I knew your wife appeared in public, but I did not know that you ever did." 'Oh, I don't. : I stay at home and entertain the baby." _ Hon. Col. Hughes, Minister of Militia, has issued regulations for- HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVEB THE GLOBE IN A _. NUTSHELL. = Canada, tho Empire and the Y / im General, Before You? a ee ee, OANADA. Kingston carpenters have gone back to work at $3 a day. : Hamilton% building permits for -- reached nearly a million dol- ars. 2 Preliminary work on the new Welland Canal will be delayed until next year. ' 4 : Sydney, O.B., has voted a bonus -- of $1,000,000 to the British Cana- dian Shipping Co. ' oP Nearly nine million tons of freigh passes through the Sault Ste. Marie canals in May. eo Brother Viancoeur of St. Timo- thy's College was drowned in the canal at Valleyfield. ee Three hundred thousand dollars has been subscribed towards a new grain exchange. building at Forb '| William, The London & Lake Erie Trans- _ portation Oompany's line will be run in future with Hydro-electrio -- power, iS Joseph Couillard of Montmagny has been appointed to command the steamer Arctic, in place of Capt, Bernier. , i James Belanger was found ex- hausted in the woods near French |River. He had wandered for sev- en days without food. "smes Bears, a London cigar- :er, was stabbed by an unknown tian on the street, and the wound | was very near the heart. The Dominion Government is call- ing for tenders for two fast steam- ship services, from Canadian ports to British Guiana and to Jamaica and Bermuda. Archbishop Bruchesi of Montreal | will call upon his church members in Quebec to campaign against the caterpillar, which threatens the fruit crop. Ira Holt of Buffalo saved Miss Madeline Smith from drowning at Grand Mere, Quebec, by placing her on their upturned canoe and deliberately sacrificing his own life. GREAT BRITAIN. The defalcations of an employe have caused the failure of Proctor & Co., one of the oldest and largest grain firms in Liverpool. UNITED STATES. A committee of eminent surgeons reported to the American Medical Association that chloroform, ether and cocaine are too deadly or dan- gerous to use in operations, and that many patients yield to their effects. Nitrous oxidioxygen is re- commended. GENERAL. The anti-clerical tumult in Bel- gium is quieting down. < Wild scenes were enacted in the Hungarian Assembl¥, the police ejecting Opposition deputies. Staff Surgeon Browning of the German army was sentenced to two years for killing a lieutenant in a duel. : American citizens and foreigners in Cuba appealed to their respec- tive Consuls for protection against the negro insurgents. A rich emerald mine, believed to have been operated by the ancient Incas, has been found near Aco- mayo, Southern Peru. ea ENGINEER KILLED. Three Hurt and Cattle Killed When Trains Came Together. A despatch from Vancouver says: One killed and three injured is the result of a head-on collision be- tween an east-bound Canadian Pacific freight train and a west- bound stock extra early on Thurs- day morning east of Tappen, a small station about fifty-eight miles east of Kamloops. Engineer Joliffe, who lived in Revelstoke, was killed, and the head-end brakes- men of both trains, Wright and Eskridge, » were seriously injured. The cause of the accident is as- cribed to the failure of a telegraph operator at Notch Hill to deliver the east-bound train orders. Many cattle were killed on the stock train. : % AWARDED GOLD MEDAL. Captain Rostron, of the Carpathia, in Reecipt of More Honors. | A despatch from Liverpool says: The Shipwreck Humane Society haa ~ awarded a gold medal to Captain Rostron, of the Carpathia, for his bidding the use of liquor in the offi- cers' mess in camps. work in saving the survivors of the Titanic. * NON JAGK FRIGIAL FLAG A Lot of Old Bunting in Canada Will | Have to Bo Replaced. 8 A despatch from Ottawa says: tary that the Union Jack is the only flag entitled to be floated in Can- ada as the official flag will cause the expenditure of a lot of money in the purchase of Union Jacks by those whose flag equipment consists of chiefly the red ensign with the Do- minion arms in the corner. While no official order will issue as to the use of the Jack, it is taken for granted that the various Govern- Opposition. 1 ments, Federal, Provincial, and with for use on all ceremonial oc- casions. It. will be interesting to note what will become of all the red ensigns, hundreds of thousands country. They cannot be used on ships because there are not-enough ships to go around. They cannot be used on public buildings with- out disregarding the express wish- es of the British Government, but they can still be used for decora- -- tion purposes. ; ~ municipal, will obey the order and .-- The decision of the Colonial Secre--Provide themselves with Jacks forth- of which are scattered all over the ~~