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. Mfr. Turks replftd (that the plants ‘ than far: bud bran furnished by the our}! engiuncu- of th: departmnt, ht were manly te-ntntfn’e. I! a museum were to be erected {or a mum abme. iot would cost about 'lnlu‘ a mgtlinm but if the structure were to include a Suprumc Court, an Bxchequor Court, It amt-20ml. art galâ€" kcy, and a mt30nal fishery exhibit, '11 would rmt about a. million. Be as- sured tho. Home that norm of the .30.- no voted would be expended until all tin plans had been settled. ‘ FAST «ATLANTIC SERVICE. During the discussion of the steam- flp submtims in the ‘Housm Dr. Mlle enquired whether the lov- g ”amen: bad entirely lost sight of the Ofel’illty o! the last Atlantic ser- course at two or three months they would be in a pmition to obtain: some mble oifcrs on due subjsct. - It goat. be "Featured that it was After some Hm: hm! been. spent in “Shines. a mulfon was trade to go into supply. Mr. Kaulbach hung“ up the 109.3901: of the Bond-Brain "3.3,, «Iva-Jam a! some length on the Hit! it would do to Canada fish- With. 119 I'xcccstsd thlt (h) .1910! of “HZ-.3 shznirl appéal to w“ parent! 018:3” at hm: and ' pt brawn-ch tbs America but, nigh 9 fit! go having __,_-V" _- --_-â€""-v‘- own It .WI5 “any a!” to negotiate with the Imperial Government in making gm]! 3 centract, and these negotia- 1m-wcro now going on. - . ON THEE-‘31:}? LIST. {he biils to provide 'lead bountics and [0 put heat root sugor on the {moist veto {old 9 third time: Sir Richard Cartwright replied that the time bad bcen inopportnnc for en- «ring into a contract {or puck: at urvicc. There had been an warm. as increase in _tb.2 coat of vcssois and «be cost a! coal, as compared with a low years ago. Thc Govern- .‘t, Inwaver, 51d kept the subject in mind, aid it might. but that: in 'tho Mm. Tattn mid b0 would look into n»: whole qucsvtaimv during the race-:3. VICTORIA MEMORIAL MUSEUM. in connection with. the. item of 850,- 000 nu: romancing the construction 01 the Victoria memorial museum. 11.". With) asked what wunld be the ultimate (cut at the building, and whether compotilivn had been invited h the {m'ninhing of plans? 0!: ma vote for new rooms to‘ the "am 01' Common-1 building, Mr. “ag- gwct mid he had hoped to see! a pro- posal brunch; down to add a new w.’ v.1 lo (bu Parlin‘mcnt banding. Bet- ter accommogiation should be given to thr- Spvznknr, and 31:90 to the mem- lo "a. ’11»: membgrs Shcultl be brought. chm.» together. It would improve their morals. Great laughter. “fell, at may rate. it would imptove the lamb of 'lhr HUM. Mr. 'l‘arteâ€"I admit it. . Mr. Blair said it. might be that; on hue-Eng into the». matter be womld com: to the. ccocluwion it deserved nt- Icofsfion. He was of the opinion that thus expo {turn could be met out of the Trent. canal. vote. RAILWAY COMMISSION. On the Rem. of 83,000 “to defray cx- pom?” in (“herring infurmmion and otherwise drinks mforonce to a Rail- way Commaéion," Mr. Blair explain- od that it would be necessary also to unplug d-istiyguisbod counsel to draft It. Sitton wou'd say nothing fur- the: {or the present, than to repeat .31: statement of the other day is sup- piy, that he wouid see to it that no otticial in his department would transgress in that way again. . THE CANAL ESTIMATES. During the discussion of the item of $500,000 {or the new Lachine canal lock at Montreal, Mr. Haggart ex- winged the hope that it would be made a sufficient width to accommo- date the. class of vessels to be provid- ed for by the Georgian Bay canal. Mr. Blairâ€"It will be 60 feet wide. Mr. lluggartâ€"That is exactly the width, but I would advise another: six miles in the depth of the mitre sill. PLEA FOR. BODCAYGEON. It. Vr'oof'nnn put .on a plea for the Movement of the Buyca'ygvon dam tn ch be an“. was absolutely neces- wry, i-f vim. drmigbng work now being (In) in this. rivcr was to be Many fl'he House then went into commit- “. on supplementary estimates (or canals. 0n the item of $330,000 for Improveâ€" manta at Part Colborne entrance Mr. Blair explained it was intended to build two large projecting piers to contain two elevators, the contract for which had not been letr The channel Wind be 23 feet deep. and would al- low nteamers to proceed straight to the dock without turning. 'l'ho time, Mr. Wilson said, was too Ihort to deal wit’h the subject now. but he yould bring it up next ses- Ilon, to show that either the report o! the lute'ior Department, or the “ate-meats of Mr. Defl'm were incor- rect. For the present he would only my that Mr. DchI'n‘s letter was un- ‘ail’ and untruthful. On motion to go into mp" I’- w'unon, Lennox, Brew attention to 1 letter by Mr. Charles IL Devlin. 1D- anration Agent in Ireland, printed h the Montreal Herald, in which the writer harshly criticized members of the House. Mr. Wilson submitted, that if~M:. Devlin had the right to criticize members of the Home, every BiVil li-rmnt in the country had the lame right. Mr. Cawanâ€"DId he tell the truth? It. Wilsonâ€"No, uir; he did not tell the truth. Iota: of the Proeeojlng's 1n the - Canadian House of Commons. DOMINION PARLIAMENT MR. DEVLIN’S LETTER. N E W ROOMS. to he thn THE CURRENT DISCUSSION. 1):. Yunnanâ€"No, sir; I do not sp- provo o! admitting others than the physician to the sick room. It the physician understands his business he c?“ prepare the patient {or the here- :i ter. smmu'tv 0F WOODEN ' . cannons Some of the wooden churches of Norway are fully 1'00 yer: old,. cm? are um h .3 excellent “at. 11 pro- mvafim. neg: W h" we- «saintly rein“ the treaty and .1- mt Arctic “whiter; because they but been “talk mud with tax. Have you magnifying glasses to make. things look large! _ . Yea, madam. Then, I will take a pair, for tho other day I made a terrible blunder. How’s that! asked the oculiat. The lady replied: - I 11:13th a bumble bee (or a black- berry. ' -. - Dr. Oldnm-You mean, it he doesn’t understand his business. , , :4 r , The other day a lady called on an oculiat to have her eyes fitted with 3199303, mying: A sanitary Bible for use in the ad- ministration of oaths has been put on the market. It is bound with white oellulcid, instead 0! leather, and it can. thnrefore, be washed and .disin- footed from time to time. Acurious criminal law exists in Greece, A; man who is there sent- ctnced to death waits two years before the execution of the sentence. ea 1'. It has been ascertained by experi- mx'ntw that persons who use the tele- phone habitually hear better with the left ear than with the right. The common practice of the telephone companies is to place the telephone so tth it. wi '1 be applied to the left The German Pmtofiicc threatens an innovation which will affect cor- rocpcmdenoe, It is-px‘opoaed to make it compulsory to use enwlopcs of a speniai size. The variety of sizes causes less of time to the German postal authorities in the stamping of postmark; and they intend to put an end to it. Corn and Interesting "ems Gathered From ”any Ileana. ' A cup of hot coffee is an unfailing bare-meter, if you allow a lump of sugar to drop to the bottom of the cup and watch the air bubbles arise without disturbing the coffee. If the bubbles collect in the middle the weather will be fine; it they adhere to the cup, forming a ring, it will either rain or snow; and it the hub- bles separate without assuming any fixed position. changeable weather may be expected. The Portuguese Government Will Assist Them. A dospatch from Durban says :â€"The last of the. British refugees from the Tranavaal have left Lotrenzo Marques. Many of the Part‘uguome refugees will be (weed “to leave owing to the fact that the iucal aid is inadequate to re- lieve their distress. It is probable that the Portuguese Government will have to asa'st in getting these refu- gees sway (Ion) Lorenzo Marques. The Boeing are said to be depicting my log: of have quantities 01 stock and mm wa‘ggom. Thu: seriousness of the looting by 211119 is denied. Natives in the Trans- vruml. who were harbouring Boer stock were! attained by them and athou- sand head of cattle were captured. Russians Stone Police and ‘l'roOps Are Called Out. ‘A despatch from London sayszâ€"A despatch from St. Petersburg, dated May 21, aays:--"The strikers at the Obuchofl Iron W'orks, at Alexandrov- sky, in this vicinity, had a collision with the authorities yesterday. Some 3,530 rioters stoned the police, injuring twelve of them. The police wore to- inforced by soldiers, who fired three volleys, killing two men and wound- ing aovcn. One hundred and twenty persons were arrested.” dri men into the hills, and later eleven 0! thpm were chm-(arty captured, in- (h ding Commandant Swans. A deapwtch from Durham myr- Cul. Bullock’s column, when coming tram. VoLksrw:t, was: subjected to sm’ege mowing and run: guard nrtéam. The Johannesmc Rifles was an arrangement between them tln-t there shall be no hostile tariff between the United States and Great Britain and hnr colonic-5 re- specting the trade in fish- . PRIVATE BILIIS PASSED. The last of tho private bills wal disposed of at the evening session (0â€"day. when the following were Enemy Driven Into the Hills-law Respecting the Montreal 5; South- ern Counties Baflway Companyâ€"Mr. Cnroll. To amend an not passed during the prment session entitled "An wt to incorporate the Fort Qu’App '11:: Rail- WJV Companyâ€"Mr. Douglas. To nonfat on the Commissioner of I’ :tvms certain powers for the relic! of Eudora Bibbaldâ€"Mt. Cowan. BOER GENERAL CAUGHT. REFUGEES IN DISTRESS. FIRED ON THE MOB. A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. ODDS AND ENDS. Canada imported from the United States, last year,‘ boots and shoes to the ulna of $533,766, while Canadian boo-ts and 5110.73 to tha value of 886.13 were exported. In 1869 there were 10.314 juvenile offenders in England. Now there an 4,500 only in various retormtories First Tramp-You otter see Bill goin’ over do fence wit’ do bull after him. Second Tramp-Must hnvo been nth lookin’ at. First Trampâ€"Say! It was do any time I ever seen him when he didn’t [Wk tired! . . ..- ~63. «a last week, and 243 a year ago. Primary receipts were 433,000 bush Local rcceipts were 37 cans, none 0! contract grade. ~Estimntod receipts for: to-mrowzâ€"that. 30 can; com 635 cars; onto.__290 can; _h‘038. 29.000. Milwaukee. M's-y, 28.-Barle5â€"Dull; No. 2, 57¢; 38mph. 40 to 54¢. Toledo. -May ”Pangaeaâ€"Cash, prime, 86.50; October. 35.25. Chicago. May 28. â€"-W'h-eat ruled easy 00-day, despite higher cawblcs July clawed 1-8:: higher. July earn, 1-8 to 1-4c lower. and provisions 6 to 22 1-20 lower. Twenty-seven loads {or ex- port were reportod. Seaboard clear- ances of wheat and flour were equal to 626.000 bush. Minneapolis and DI- luth reported 202 _c_a_ra. against 152 Buftabo, May 28.â€"F.lourâ€"Quiet but firm. Spring wheatâ€"Dull and lower; No. 1 Northern, old, spot, carloads, 83 3-40; do, round lots, 82 1- 20. WS n- “I wheatâ€"No. 2 red, 76 1-2 to 770 b: d; No. 1 WM be. 76 to 76 1-2... bid, track, ,Buffuho. Cornâ€"Strong; spot, No. " 'ycllow, 48:: naked; No. 3 do offered alt 47 1-. " to 47 3-42; No 2corn, 47- 1-40; No.3 do, 47c, through bhlled OaJts Firm; No. 20 white, 33 1-40; No 3 do, 32 1-23' , No." a mixed quoted at 301-2c; No.3 do. 29 3-4-c, through bzlled. Baileyâ€"z. 7.0000 bushels sold in small hats at 58 'to 60c Ryekâ€"ththing dour, No. 1, _in store. 591: asked. DRESSED HOSS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed hogs in moderate offer, and prices tube firm. Quotations, 38.75 to $9.10 for small lasts. Provisions firm. Qoutaticms are as follows:â€" Bacon, long clear, 1003c, in car lots; 10c; and in case bots, 101-4 to 101-0 ; short cut park, .20 to $20.50; heavy mess pork. .19. to 19.50; suhouldm', mess O15. Smoke-d Meats; Kama. heavy, 12c; medium, 13c; light, 13 1-20; rolls, 11c; and abomdcrs. 10 1-2.1. Lardâ€"Pails, ch; tub}. 10 340; tiar- ces, 10 1-4 to 10 1-2c. Egg§-Trade is fairly active, and offerings moderate. Quotations. 10 1-2 {to 11¢, in case l'ots; No. 2 chips, 81-2 no Do. 91311953911035 AND PROVISIONS. DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"supplies are moderate, and prices unchanged. Pound trolls 5911 at 13 to lie. \and large rolls at 12 to 130; poor to medium qualities, 10 to 11c; creamery, boxes, 171- 2 to 18c; and ponds, 181-2 to 19c. Muttgn "7.4. ...... Veal, choice ............ Flourâ€"The demand is fair, and prices firm ; 90 per cent. patents, buy- ers bags, laid a. 02.65, middle heights. Choice lots, 15 to 2k: mane. Mmmwba patents. 841.25; and strong bakers, 83.95. I] any, per .ton ............... Straw, per ton ........ . Dressed bogs ............ Butter. in lb. rolls Chickens, per pair ..... . Do., spring ..... . ...... THE STREET MARKET. ' .The wet and ‘untavon'able weather prevented farmers Coming in toâ€"day with grain and produce, and prices consequently are nominal in most cases. One load of white wheat sold at 73c, and one load of oats at 371-20. catsâ€"Maikoé' rules firm, with sales of No. 1 white at 33:: west. and No. 2 “L31 1-2 to! 820 west. Oatmealâ€"Market unchanged; car lots, at 63.65, in bags; and at 83.751!) wood; small lots, 200 extra. Following is the range of quota- tions: Apples choice, per bbl. 400 500 \Appi'cal,cboice 'per ...... 400 500 . Chickens, per pair ...... 060 085 Olt's ........ 4.; ......... 0:71-2 0181-2! Buckwheatâ€"Market dull at 533 east, and 540 m ddlo (weights. Pcaaâ€"Mazrket is firm, with sales west at 63c; and middle heights, at as l-2c. Barle yâ€"Market rules Quiet; No. 3 Gold at 600 lake parts; and at 44 to45c, middle In mhta; No. 3 extra.420. mgdfio f_.r_eig_htq. Uxts... Rye 0.. oo‘o‘ . Toronto, May. 28.â€"Wheat â€" The wheat market was quiet toâ€"day, with little change 11: prices. No." . white and red sold to miller: at 68c, on a 5-cent freight, and it is guoted at 67 1-2 to 68c, middle freight to Montreal. No. l gooae, 67 1â€"2 to 68¢, on low. rate to New. York; spring, 70 to 710 east. Manitoba wheat is firm, with No. '1 ham, 92 l-2c; Montreal freight, g.i.t.; No. 2 hard, 89c; and No. 8 hard, 800. Millfeedâ€"Market unchanged. Bran, in car lots, '12 west, and shorts. 814 west. Ryeâ€"The maxket is quiet, with prices steady at 5’.) to 510 middle heights. Cornâ€"Market is Quiet, with Cana- dian yellow, 41 1-20; and mixed. 410 west. On track here, 47 l-2c. . MARKETS OF THE WORLD Price: or Catamaran). Gain; a: in the Leading larkets. A SPECIAL OCCASION. CRIME DECREASINQ red ............... ' ......... 1200 . 0:71-2 0181-2. 000 0511-2 30721-08073 . 000 0721-2 (1681-2 069 072 0721-2 000 047 000 0511- 0371- 20381: NI») 875 014 069 1000 1350 850 910 018 800 w, ..... “051V", Queensborough, N. .Y., has decided that “rubberncck” is not an appro- brious term, and it fined John Con- way, of College Point, .10 for spank- ing a boy who so characterized him. GENERAL It win take 18 yew-é and 320,000,000 to drain the Zudu' Zec. ' Strike riotc him occurred in the cottcuniua along tho Non. Busch: It is reported that President Mcnen of the Northern Pacific is to succeed Mr. S. R. Calla-way. President of the New York Central, who has resigned to accept the Presidency of the Ameri- can Locomotive Company. ' - The Court of _§pec_ial Bosnian, nIIAA_-k_Aâ€"Aâ€"â€"L " The Board 01 Overseers of Harvard University, on Wednesday, voted to grant the degree of doctor at laws to President McKinley. The degree will be conferred at the commencement in Senator Stokes. :who that his min- ister, Rev. J. Won, at Williamson, W. Va., has been acquitted of the charge of murder. According to the New York Tribune disquieting rumors are again pre- valent in London with regard to the health of J. Pierpont Morgan. P. H. Morrissey, of Bloomington. [1]., has been rc-electod Grand Master of the Bromerhood of Railway Train: Rev. A. B. Simpson announces that 8.264.689.45, was contributed to the Christian Alliance last year. UNITED STATES. Billy Rico, the- last of the old-time minstrela, is dying at Chicago. Thomas Smith is dead at Rochester. N. Y., aged 101 years. He came from Glasgow, Scotland. The officials of the Cunard line and Whibe Star line deny the New York neports that the two lines are to consolidate in order to meet tho Morgan competition. The Rev. Dr. Edmm'nd Wane, head- master at Eton College, has been de- coa'ated with the Royal Victorian Order by King Edward VII. A manuscript Bible, recently illu- minated, of about the year 1410, was sold at auction in London yesterday. for 1,200 guineas. It is reported that Mr. Zimmerman, father of the Duchess of Manchester, will develop acaal mine on the Duke‘s Irish estate. . The British postal authorities will not adapt the stamp-book system that is in use in the United States. The National Council of “Women in session at London. Sir Elm Ashmend Bartlett M.P.. retiring from politics. The British House of Commons adopted the King’s civil list, first reading, by 248 to 49 votes. The County of I-Iocbelaga, Que., cen- sus returns as received at Ottawa, Show a striking increase of 551-2 per cent. This would indicate a very large growth of population in the dis- trict of Montreal. The census of Winnipeg has been completed.the last paper having been handed in to Census Commissioner Monkman on Wednesday. The papu- lation will be between 40,000 and -A A“ William A. Birtch has been award- ed the Humane Society’s medal at Hamilton for conspicuous bravery in saving Harry Bellamy from drown- ing at St. Mary’s. The Presbyterian Synod of Mont- real and Ottawa has memorialized the Ontario and Quebec Governments to make lumber camps more sanitary. Ottawa’s Mayozr and several officials have been served with writs to pre- vent construction of a contagious dis- ease hospital on the rifle range site. Lady Minto has given 3100 to be awarded in prizes of 825, $15 and 810 to the residents of Ottawa who have the best kept gardens about their houses. James Acker of Port Dover, who shot himself at the Campbell House, Caledonia. died of the wound. An agreement has been reached be- tween members a~nd Senators at Ot- tawa to increase the indemnity to $1.500. According to the returns received at Ottawa the population of Centre Toronto has increased twenty per cent since 1891. The Government has pasSed an or- der in Council restricting the export of speckled trout to one package of 25 pounds per fisherman. Lord Miuto and his auito will pay a semi-official visit to the Maritime Provinces next month. The Dominion Government will prob. ably make a grant of 01,500 for the establishment of n biological labora- tory on the Georgian Bay. A man has been arrested in Milwau- kee who is believed to be Winton. wanted here for check-raising. Winnipeg is to have a horse 311‘“: when the Duke and Duchess of Corn- wall viait the west. The census will likely show Guelph’s popuslgation to be 11,700. It was 10,537 in l l. A branch of the Chicago tin goods factory is to be established at Point Edward, Ont. The Halifax garrifion regiment is up to full strength. 500 recruits having been received. Hon. William Mulock expects to re- lurn to Canada from Australia about August 20th. The private subscriptions to Capt. Bernier’s Polar expedition amount to 815.000. Interesting Items About One Own Country. Great Britain, the United States, and All Parts at the Globe. Condensed end Assorted for Easy "AAA-l A new theatre may be built et Hamilton. {HE NEWS IN A NUISHfll GREAT BRITAIN. C ANADA'. That bookkeeper of your: never seems to be nick. No, 110’: the most expert germ dodg- er: 179’" over had it tb “tumult- It has been my observation, ssld the Savage Bachelor, that a man is due to feel his cheapest «I shut time after his wife begins the conversation by calling him “dearest. ” London expend: more for education than New York; New York expend: more (or its police department than London; Paris expend: more than either London or New York (or the improvement of its streets and the enforcement of laws as to buildings. Berlin has nearly twice as many city employees as Vienna, but the latter has apart area 50 per cent. greater than New York and larger than eny other Continental city with the oin- gle exception of Paris. ' 00.0} Vyâ€"e‘a'râ€"T; It tH;.:1t:;t' a’bou't 88 per capitalâ€"this mallest average again; the five citiel. The cost of the government of Lon- don is approximately 365,000,000 3 year or at the rate 9‘ about 815 per capita. The municipal expenses of New Y rk are 898,000,000 11 year or at the rate. of about 828 per capita. The muni- cipal expenses of Paris are 072,000,000. or about 828 per capita, the same as New Yoclr, though Paris has a bur- densome municipal debt and has been expending for many years millions of francs on adornments and embellish- ments. the pressing utility of which would not probably be agreed to by many New York tax-payers. The municipal expenses at Berlin are 821,000,000 a year, or at the rate of about 812 per capita, and the muni- gigal expenses of Vienna are 012,000,- London had, by the last census, a population of 4,500,000; New York. 0,- 500,000; Paris, 2,500,000; Berlin 1,885,- 000 and Vienna, by the census of ten years ago, 1,365,000, which has prob- ably been increased to 1,500,000 now. Municipal Expense. Highest in New ' York and Paris, Lowest in Vienna. The five great cities whose munici- pal expenses are usually compared are Landon, the most poyulcus city in the world, New York, the greatest city of the New World ; Paris, the oldest of the Eu'rOpean cities of the first class; Berlin, the European city which is growing most rapidly in pepulation, and Vienna, whose affairs are admin- istered under conditions which have ch_angcd little since medineval times. Six hundred and fifty-two houses, including 190 shops, have been de- stroyed by fire at Brest, in the pro- vfinm of Warsaw, Russia, at a loss of 11,000,000 roubLes. It is said that the decoration of a Knight of the Legion of Honour will be bestowed an Mr. J. Pficrpont Mor- gan. Russia has rejected an American offer to supply electric power for the street railways of St. Pctcrsburg. China will pay the first of its thirty annual indemnity instalments to the powem in July of next year. It is $11,000,000. The French oensms returns show that the population of France has decreased by 12,883 in five years. At Cape Town there have been 610 cases of bubonic plague and 275 deaths. Comea has bought from Japan 10.- 000 titles and one million rounds of ammunition. four tons, swayed for a. moment, and than by great gonad fortune plunged over the side and into the water. with the sound of breaking wire and tearing gear in the air. From the suddcnness with which all the spars and canvas were ripped cut of the challenger it looked as though every- thing had been bbqw'n out of bar .wi’dh cal-e gust. The wind wa‘d fresh An electric submarine boat is being built for the Russian Government. gear (mar the afdc in a terrible tan- gle. 'Almoet as the topmaat fell. the great steeel mainmast, weighing over two tons, and carrying Spars and gear weighing an additional three or han was possible from the deck of the Erin, was taken on board the challenger accompanied by SirThom- a! Lipton. a‘Whilc the yachts were manoeuvring for the start a squall came without the slightest warning, and the bow- sprit of the challenger was carried away short. The extra strain thus thrown on the topmast proved too much for the spar. It whipped, broke and doubled off to leeward. carrying the whole weight of the dackya'rd and EA despatch from Southampton says: â€"The most dramatic incident in the history of the America's cup occur- red to-day, when a sudden squall on the Solent catnpletely wrecked the new challenger and endangered the life of King Edward and several dis- tinguished pencns. {The yachts were to be sent over a ? triangular course similar to one of; the America’s. cup series. The entrance , into the race of the yaw! Sybarite,I about 99 feet over all, placed the cap- ; tains of the two Shamrocks undo the necessity of driving their boats a full speed in order to make any creditable : showing, and promised King Edward? - rv-o “null-C nu! an opportunity of witnessing the deck, with. a x smartest race of the series. There was «armed mm"? 8 some delay in establishing a starting :BCeommodation As the wreck: line. The wind freshencd considerabl ly’ was most astom and blew twelve to thirteen knots, injumad For n with the prospect of magnificent rac- {85198159 appeal: ins. King Edward, desiring to take Moat at the me a more active part in the proceedings I went ovabonru ‘kn‘ ----â€" -â€"‘A* Shamrock ll. Dismasted While His Majesty Was on Board. KING EDWARD IN DANGER. FIVE GREAT CITIES COMPARED. THE SAVAGE BACHELOR. A SKILLFU L DODGER. mast proved too‘bonta to the scene. In anwer to a It whipped, broke 'hail Captain Sycamore sent a ceas- I leeward, carrying |surisng message that. all on board had >f the dackya'rd and ieuaped without injury. A9 quickly 3 in a terrible tan- i as possiblr: the Kine and the Royal 0 topmast fell. the ;party were transferred to the Erin, mast, weighing over i and hater the. K603. accompanied by ying Spars and gear Sin: Thurman Lipton. landed at South- litiomal three or ‘amvptctn en route to London. for a moment, and King Edward left Southampton at >d fortune plunged 10.15 pm, and unwed; in- Londoo at M into the water. midnight. The King d'ro‘no to Marl;- hmking wire and ‘bolrougnh House, where he was cheer- c air. From the .ed by a small crowd awaiting his ar- rh‘ich all the spars Iri'vnl. Numerous telegrams were ripped cut of the !a.wc:'rii4mg him from Empe-mr William. d as though every- T the crowned heads of Europe and hbqwn ‘out of. heir {others congratulating him upon his Iwhy they cause no pein is because their tiny rounded points only pence trete the epidermis end not the low- er layer of skin. Other advantages which they possess are that they egg be easily dinintocted. that It in no trou- ble to remove them from the skin af- ter the wound is healed. and that they leave hardly any treee of e ear. 1):. Michel he received congratu- leti-n from the most distinguished W phyeieiene. end hie tnetrn- mt will midi: he introduced Into lending twink. _ . The total quantity of niche! and cop- pcr ore mined during the period was 72,038 tons, being a proportional in- crease as compared with the whole .of 1900 of 31 per cent. The new inickel-coppcr and copper mining com- 'panics are beginning to raise consid- ierahic quantities of ore, but not much got it has yet been smeltcd. The quan- ltity of gold ore crushed was 10,174 tons. 0n the whoio the outlook is for a decided increase during the pre- sent year in the quantity and value of the produce of Ontario's metalli- terous mines and furnaces. A Pal-u Phystela- In lave-led a («fill )urhlne re:- MltelII-z Wounds. Poul Michel, a famous French phy- sician, has invented a novel and most useful instrument for effectively stitching wounds nuickly and without causing pain to the patient. Bercto- fore wounds were stitched by hand. and this operation was not only come- svhet dangerous and slow but also de- cidedly painful. The new instrument con-iota of e. forceps or pincer: and of n can or lhcath which contain: 1 number. of nickel hook: or hands somewhat sun- ilar to (hate which are frequently mu m the corners of cnrflboerd boxeu. 'A slight pressure suffices to free these hooks from the sheath. and within one minute between twenty and thirty of them can he placed on e. rpm in such” e manner that they will effectively close it. 'lfhe_reuon ing the quarter rose totsâ€"file}: 013}. of the whole aa against 23 per cent. in 1900. In addition to the are 3,480 tons of scale and mill cinder were Bmelted. Thn Bureau of Mines‘ report says: The quantity of iron ore ameltcd into pig iron at the three furnaces of On- tario. all of which are in steady op- eration, was 48,668 tons; of which 2],- 083 tons were from Ontario mines and 27,580 inns were imported era. The roportion of native om sm-Jted dur- I The members of the Royal party :‘wcre oteated an deck. close to the ammpanionway. The King was show- . tighten pleasure. watching the flight ;}vh-:ch Captain Sycamore was makâ€" {30¢ for the advantage at the start. id‘h: yacht was racing alongside at a :tormldabk angle. and the sloping ”deck, _WLth a mercy (rings 0; rail, -_-....--_ ....u.. g. ”5-1“ PI'JUU I! guacgomgnodation of the visitors. For 1900 the total value of these products was 2,541,191. Thus the out- put for the three months past is 80 per cent. above the three months of 1900. Thelargest increases areiniron ore and (pig iron; nickel and capper remain at about the same level of reduction; urgenic thWS a decided increase. while gold and silver have fallen off. am the time at the tccident. and :.“'313 bldwinc occasiozmlly in strong- 'err gusts. but there was nothing in I the we tght a! it to thrcmtm disaster. v -U.--’ sa'tuation appeared to be: very crave. Most of the m curbing forward went overboa rd. mm (in sec- lynds at the d-II-zasttenr the Shamrock I. Iron ore, tons. Pig iron. tons. Nickel, lbs. . Copper, lbs“. . Arsenic, lbs. , Gold. ounces. Silver, ounces. Report I'm-rand h] the Bureau at Mum Show: Thirty I'l'l' Cent. Increase. The Ontario Bureau of Mines has prepared a. report showing the out- put ot the metalliferous mines and works of the provinces for the three months ending March alst. Here are the returns: esca pe. KING ED‘VARD'S DANGER. Th2 vwo ladies on board had: a very barrow vvzcapa. The first. words the King said were. "Is anyone hurtt”. He dismayed great presence of mind. His first autism after the debris of the (Wreck had been cleared away was to send a telegram. to Queen Alexandra {saying that he was safe. boat around to render “sham when she in turn was caught by. the uqnnll. and has: gait and taped] spars collapsed. leaving her helplessly crip- pled. Tabb press tug. follow-inc the racers. ranged alongside the helpleso yachts. and a torpedo boat which was in the vicipity and tho Sybmrite sent Total. ONTARIO MINES' OUIPUT. INCREASE IN IRON. gerifious plâ€"fxce for thé Quagtjg. Yalug. . 36.503 844.100 . 28,694 433,659 .1,805.m1 100,858 .1,090,391 75,025 . 236,084 12,040 . 3827.360 8,150 20,077 12,046 Prince Inward Island in 153 mile. in length. varies in width from [our to thirty miles. and has Ill am '1 2188 square mil“. s 0! Canada“ Pwflz‘tifll. in 1C1. fl pct cent. were (31..th hurl. cat. born not!” 552 Initial flag. v___ when and only 8 per out. «I. (as During the lat thirty years more than two million Germans have eni- Cl‘flhcd to the United States. France has no cities with more than ”.000 inhabitants. and 12 of these exceed 100,0”. 49,300,000 ton: of coal are carried Canada's an: in great enough to swallow up 17 German. 13 Franc“. 20 Spam. and In) Italy; There are 10,000 French convict. {I New Caledonia. Canada has 18,000 mile. 0! coat “I. and tap; three oceans. Cum. exported oole and up.» leather to the "this of 01.5“. 414 last year. Thus the ball was net rolling. and the attention of crocodile and alliga- tor: hunters was turned to this new source of income. Ever since that date crocodile leather has broomc in great demand {or every kind of beg. dressing-case. or even such trifle-I u cigar and cigarette cases. Chairs and Bofas covered with cro- codile skin make very handsome orna- ments. Here again art In: stepped in. Sham crocodile skin in on any to make u: shun gold. In both arti- cles tho result in the same. It In only the genome stuff that rcsintu the ravages o! tune. Canada has 17 universitiel I118 We! titty colleges. Tho disco-very that crocodile akin made the most beautit‘ul and durable natural leather was nothing more nor less than the result of an accident. A good many years ago a sportsman, having killed (1 pacticularly fin!» ape. clmcm of crocodile. had tho whole skin tanned as a souvenir. At once the hamdsotnc grain and mark- on tho leather become apparent. as well II the lustrous softness given to var- ious parts of the skin. ' It is sad to think that although the ,mighty buffalo waq oxtwmlnnted for this hide. the leather is L] no way ibetter than ordinary ox-hide. The ’“robes" of the buffalo were in grt-ut‘ ,demand as winter wrap; among the Red Lndiam. and later by white men. Yet a substitute fur than noutd lmve ‘bcen quite malty found. There is no [more exasperating muse of men an an exterminator than that of the North American buffalo. Cobras‘ skins arc in great use among the Chinese for making (id- dlgpstrings. HANDLES OF S“’ORDS. The best of these "grips" such an pre- sentation swords and others. are of shark-skin, which possesses properties other skins do not. 'A "specialty" in the may of the use of skin is to be found inthnt of covering the Yl‘he finest of all skin for boot-mak- in; purposes is deerskin. The port Canadian mocass'ms, of porouq and warm leather. 5.1113 gloves, husk-skin for boot: and loggfngv. ”availing- bags, all the {meat of such article. are, made from "sham-and" deer or reindeer skin. Yet it must be mmombercd that many tho-called reindeer or deer-skin gloves are nothing more than artinfly prepared sheep‘tk‘n or sum: cheap leather. Like all other trader. the boot and leather trade has it: deceptinnl. There are ntill boots oold. on though undo from quagga, yet the demand has ex- ceeded the supply. and; the gangs. ll practically extinct. except in the very wildcat and remotest parts of the At- rican continent. Like the dado. the great oak. end the American inflate. it he: Lotion 3 victim to manâ€"tho hunter. In 1850 the Boom first woke up to the fact that the myriad veld animals. such on quacga. antelope, and zebra. had a very good marke-tnblo value in addition to being edible. An African traveller. who particl- patcd in the. early hunting expedi- tions of the Boers. ha: left record. that literally millions of these ani- mals were slaughtervd {or their skin: alone, their bodies being In“ to rot upon the veld. The giraffe. growing rarer every year. is killed {hm his skin may mako the famous Boer "sjamboks" or whips. and for shields and native drums. The best elephant and rhinoceros skins find ([101: destination in Sheffield. where they are mod for facing the wheels that polish Sim-l cutlery. Strange to my, the rkins of these ani- mal! .Lro the only was suitable for thjs purposa. Some mu m the European m- the: market! were filled with a pecu- liu kind of skin. which. when tanned. gave lather of a fine quality. the ori- gin of which was. however. a mystery. The leather was sold under numerou- mmee. end it was not discovered till some time had elapsed that the hide was secured from ten- et thousand- of quaggae and zebra. while even elandu. cemshokl. and other Africa) animala. lupplied the demand (or “quagge” boots. - THE RIDES 0F ANIMALS. ' ! such an the cable, antelope or the hartbeeate, are worth toâ€"day about two dollaxs apiece. Fashionable boot- makoa's will guarantoa their high- class patrons that no p-Lir of boots mndo by them are fashioned from any skin save that of the: antempc. 0.? the zebra, or some such animal. m I‘m Om nu Mm I. lost. Alum-Decal!- In the I‘D-cu In. too WAS VERY POPULAR IN EUROPE SO" YEARS AGO. FACTS AN D FIGURES.