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'A decpawh Iran Toronto on”: - hank Rutledge, Fred Lee Rice and flames Jones, known as the “Chi- cago hunk ,robben," made a reckless attempt to escape from their guard: Q Tuead ay night while being driven Iron) the city hall to the jail, and ram only Lubdued after a county custable had been killed, and Jones '38 himself seriously wounded. Rutledge, Jooea and Rice have had their story often told, They are m all over North America an a trio of desperate men whose records mod both in Canada and the United States, lham shown that they will liq at notfig. After the long legal fiht which wont against them in Chicago, they came to Toronto and bhav‘ed as. well as; may in their posi- tim could ho expected to do. They talked with tfiéir guards, laughed at things that pleased them, and seemed to take things witha long measure of phiiaophy. Rico, the "gentleman" cl the three, drew pictures. Not till Tuesday night did they drop the mask ddocility and ent* on the most dar- ing enterprise on record in the crim- bal “maid of Toronto. " .BEIIAVIOR IN COURT. Ibo evidence in the Aurora bank 'gbbery case had been going against .2' cm and us the afternoon wore on they seamed to lose their habitual “Wmt‘u and became restless and eager. At the adjournment of the‘ court at nix o‘clock the three were shackled togetbar and placed in n M to be. taken to the jail. Jones Int in the.» centre with Rutledge chain- ed to bid left hand and Rice to his ‘ilbt, the three being seated ontbe back seat of the cab. Opposite them ware County Constables \V-illiam Boyd and Walter Stewart. and Constable Lyman Brgart, sat on the seat with Gourge lliubley. of 237 Sackville St, the Cub driver. who fired the sh liable Boyd. is I: better known is a little over HORSES T00 SI.0\V. The drive was uneventful until the cab began to approach Sumach street on Gerrard. street, when the prison- u'sl began to seem anxious. “I think you have a slow team, there.” shouted Rice to the driver at ’ the start. “Try and drive us home a tlittle {aster tonight." Highley oblig- fialy whipped up his horses and ought the cab nearer to uSmach ltreet, and Constable Boyd nearer to hie death. At the corner of Sumach Jtl'eot, a atranger, who had appar- mtly come up Sumnch street, and ,wu loitering at the kerb, ran to the who fired the shot which killed Con- I ”able Boyd, is 27 years of age. He is better known as Fred Harris. 110 is a little over 5 feet 7 inches in height. is 0! medium build and fair complexion, with light chestnut hair. alightly curly. He has evidently “can in scraps before, for he has a. near about the root of his nose and his right and left index fingers are scarred. He is known to the police .3 a larger and safeblower, and was finested in Chicago on lst June last year on the latter charge. .EY ARE NOW MUBBEBEBS pounced n '. . . ho had ends a free hand. Rutledge tug the newspaper wrapping from the ”3001 ‘nd brought out a stiff hat ‘ a ratchet. Rice had Mao pulled var from the parcel, and he 9 ”vol ‘0‘ It Wrately at Boyd, who him. The can- t directly opposite k .9113. forward, but Rico tho akin. firing twice, and is Frank Warnell. is l was born in Penn. of flair complexion, ° the cab, was the only officer arm- . He reached back toward his hp. pocket, but Jones saw the action, and c being unable to do anything else yelled to the others to “give it to the other one." Stewart promptly dropped all form of resistance and feigned fear and submission, "I give up," he said, throwing up his hands. “Get out of the rig." Rutledge at once jumped out, drag; lging the others after him. Once out- side he turned and began shooting back into the cab. Rice. also, as he alightcd, fired into the «vehicle. The three then ran for apassing street cm: of the Carlton and College line. but, us they turned, Stewart snatched his revolver and began to shoot. The first bull from his rev lver broke Joncs’ right arm, and. t 0 man yelled in agony and would seemingly have stopped. He was shackled, to the others, however, and they Walter Stewart, the other constable “ ' DRAGGED HIM 0N. and started to board the car, Stewart hit Jones again in the groin, and the man staggered. The fugitives climbed on to the front platform of the car, and grabbed the motorman to get con- trol of the car. Daniel Black, of 310 Smton street, the motorman, clung to the cont'I'OIIH‘, but was being over- came. when some one on the tuck of the car patted dawn the pole and the Cal? stopptd. Constable Bogart had . jumped from the cab )5e;1t,:1ml though u'mrmud, run to the aid of Stewart. The runaways fired at him, but the builet went wide, and Bivga'rt, Stew- art and Black, clo‘ieJ. in on the three -_. ALH+ JUIIIITVII IL\'tu u.-v - dammed, run to the aid of Stewart! The runaways fired at him, but the ‘ bullet went wide, and Brvgarrt, Stow- mrt and Black, cloned. in on the three murderers. Stewart, believing that. he hnd exhausted the cartridges in! his own weapon, dropped it, and seiz‘ ‘ ilng ltutledge‘s revolvtrry wrenched it‘ from his hand. Rutledge picked upi the discarded revolver, but could not , use it, and Stewart began to hammer ' all three with his club. \Vith the pullr 'rnd down of the trolley pole and the. application of the brakes, the car stopped nen'r Chesman’s butcher shop : at Sword street, and here the two constables and mot orman were strmg- i gllng with the deaperadooa when two; jail gu'u'da. Richard Dodds and James ‘ Sp-unton, who were on their way home (4th the trouble and boarded the car. .The prisoners were still firing, send. "mg bullets in all directions, and it xwas only by happy accident that no ‘one else was killed. Bullets crashed ', through the doors of 449 and 455 Ger- MORRT ALLY WOUNDED. who was shot by policeman Stewart,l and who has since died. travelled nn~= der the alias of Frank Ryan, and is also known as Davis. 110 was Dornl in Kentucky and was 37 years of age. He was a little over six feet in height, was of medium build, was of florid complexion and had dark chestnut hair. He was a laborer by occupation. and was arrested in Chi-1 cago on lst June for safe-blowing. mrd street, but with the coming of the two jail guards the resistance practically ceased. ‘ PRISONERS OVERPO‘VERED. "I give in,” shid Rutledge, and 83‘ Jones was unable to fight, Rice was the only one left to deal with. He was soon overcome, and the car ran an to the jail gates, Rutledge, Jones and Rice being. covered meanwhile with revolvers. They were trans.- tefl'e-d to the jail. Constable Boyd lived only nshort time after Rice‘s murderous attack, The bullets had entered his head on the left side above the ear and pene- ~â€" ---LA-\ 4|'_ tuo IC‘. GNU w-wvv tratod to his brain. Jones, when ex- amined by Drs. Bin-gham, and. Sheath at the jail, was found to be badly hurt. The bullet in his groin was ex- tnactod in safety. but his arm is shat- ‘ tered and may have to be amputated. THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. County Constable Bogart says he saw. nothing of the stranger with the revolvers, After the first shot the horses were pulled up and he jumped from his Beat beside the driver, and ran to the left bide of the hack,where Constable Boyd was huddled. with his hand to the side: of his head. Bogart spoke to h: , and receiving no reply, rushed to the car, where the desperate struggle between the prisoners and constables and citizens was just end- when who was shot in the arm and in the groin by Constable Stewart at the time of the Boyd murder, died in the General Hospital at 7 minutes past eight on Thursday morning. The Wednesday and Jones appeared to be, resting easily. The bullet in the groin was probed for without suc- cess and it was decided to leave it alone. The patient was placed in ward 21 in the east wing, the win- dows of which are heavily barred and _.. A “A stupor following the administration of an anaesthetic, Jones slept quiet- ly. but Thursday morning he took a quick turn for the worse. Twenty minutes before his death it is said that he turned to County Constable J. F. Stegman and said: “It I had had the use of my hands ' Stewart would have been where Boyd is." The guards changed. and Constable Frank Brown was with Jones when he died. The officials say that noth- ing in the nature of an ante-mortcm statement was made. real. _ N0. 2 hard, at, ‘ freight, and N0. :--: hard hard 'l‘orunto and west. MARKETS DEV-THE WORLD leces of Cattle,Ch3333. Gala. in the Leading Market; Toronto, June 11.â€"â€"Wheat. â€"â€" incl Iceiing to-day is rather weaker. No. 2 white and red winter sold at 680, middle freights, to Portland, and No. :3 red winter is quoted at. 685m low freight, to New York. Spring sold at. title for No. 2, on C. 1’. ll. middle freight. (loose, (BBC to 65$: middle freight. No. 1 Manitoba hard, at. 92c, g.i.t., middle freight. to Mont.- rmnl- No. 2 hard, at. 690 middle ILuuu .-- freight, and N0. 2’. hard, 80c. No. 1 hard Toronto and west, 90c. blinkedâ€"Market. quiet, and prices steady. Bran, in car lots, $12 to $12.50 west, and shorts $13 to 314 west. Cornâ€"The market is steady, with Canadian yellow selling at. 4.0% to 410, and mixed at. «10 to 40.},c west. ; ycliow, on track, 46:,0. _“ "Lat :n nninf Wit]\ HUN: yun en. 0| ' ()atsâ€"JJarket is easier, with No. .-.. {quoted at 34 to 343C on track here, land at 31 to 315C high freights. ‘ Fium‘-â€"â€"'l‘he market is steady, with ’fair demand. Millers quote strong. ‘bakers' at $2.75, in buyers' covers Her export, and shippers quote 90 'per cent. patents at $2.65 to $2.67 middle freight. For shipment in bbls. to lOWcl‘ provinces $3.20 is quoted. Manitoba patents, $4.25, and strong bakers’ $1. Oatmealâ€"Market unchanged. Car lots at $3.65 in bags. and at $3.75 in Wood; small lots 20c extra. DAIRY MARKETS. Ryeâ€"The market. prices unchanged, a 50%: cast. “ Buckwheat~Prices nomlmu, \utu very little offering. Peasâ€"Market is firm, with sales at 66.,c West. Barleyâ€"Market ruled firm; N0. 2 quoted at 50c lake ports, and at 450 middle Heights. No: 3 extra, 49c at lake ports. W 9 _.. m:“‘ Mn ‘2 .1 â€"_v . I Butterâ€"Receipts: are fair, and the dmnand good. l’ound rolls job at. 150 to 170; choice tubs, 14 to 16c; inferior, 10 to 12c. Creamery, box- es. 18 to 18$c; and rolls, 19 to 200. Eggsâ€"Market. unchanged at 110 per dozen in large lots. and at llfic for case lots. N0. 2 chips, 85 to 96. 13“] I nrnn m Vt LIV Iv 'â€"â€"~ - Cheeseâ€"Market quiet Scptmnbcr, 9:} to 10c; IONS. 1 Dressed hogs unchanged at $8.75 to $9.25 for small lots. IIog products firm. as follows : Bacon, long clear, loose, in car lots, 100, in case lots, 101c to urge. Short cut pork, $20 ‘ to Q2050; heavy mess pork, $19 to . $19.50; shoulder mess, $15. Smoked Meats -â€" Hams, heavy, like; medium, 133m light, 14c. Rolls 11; to 12c; backs, 14 to 150; and shoulders 11c. Lardâ€"Pails, 11c; tubs, 1033c; tier- ces, Inge. BUSINESS A'I‘ MONTREAL. Montreal June 11.-â€"The weakness of the outside markets had a depres- sing effect on the local grain market‘ to-day. Buyers were unwilling to give more than 760 for either red or white wheat, and holders are shy. A few ears of peas sold at 760. Bar- ley is scarce and prices are firm. Oats are quiet, and rye is easy. There is a fair trade doing for local account in the Manitoba grades of flour, but Ontario brands are heavy owing to the fact that Ontario mill- ers are putting up prices 200 a barrel above Montreal quotations. Buffalo, J une 11,â€"P‘lourâ€"Quiet and steady. Spring wheatâ€"Moderately active but unsettled; 1 old, carloads, 8410; . Winter wheatâ€"Firm Hessian fly m ‘ .... ._- ”an“! nnld {1t aDOVc l‘lUllblUua \luv---__ Bufialo, June 11.-â€"-I"lourâ€"â€"Quiet and steady. Spring wheatâ€"Moderately active but unsettled; No. 1 Northern, old, carlomis, 843,0; do new, do, 80c. Winter wheatâ€"Firmer on reports of Hessian fly in growing grain throughout State; mixed sold at "016: No. 2 red would possibly bring 800' and No. 1 white, 79c. Corn ~â€" Firm; No. 2 yellow, 46%0; No. 3 do, 46c; No. 2 corn, 455c; No. 3 do, 45 to 45.},c, through billed. Oats â€" Steady; No. 2 white, 3220; No. 3 do, 32c; No. 2 mixed, 310; No. 3 do, 30} to solo, through billed. Barley â€"â€"Quoted at 57 to 610. Ryeâ€"Quiet; . -1- 9:01,” (In in Store. 3U£ 1.0 OSUQU, Llllvub.- .. -â€"Quoted at 57 to 610. Ryeâ€"Quiet; No. 1, on track, 58%; do in store, " 'c asked. Canal heightsâ€"Steady; - 10' com, 210; oats, 2c; rye, -5 . , June i1.-â€"Clover seed â€" Cash, $6.10; October, 55.27;. Milwaukee, June Ilaâ€"Barleyâ€"r ’ No. 2, 560; sample, 40 to 54ic. Chicago, June 11.â€"Continued hea- vv rains caused a weak market to- . and July closed 130 lower, and July oats 4} to ic lower. Pro- lose were a. shade to 7§c higher. Corn Was rather dull. The opening was easy on the rains. The prediction of frost, however, buying. which steadied prices. 'July sold at Mic, and closed a “shade up. Oats were in plentiful Jaly SUI“ “v ----, -7 shade up. Oats were in plentiful supply, but local support checked the decline; July sold between 28} to 27; to 27ic. and closed 4} to {0 lower. at 28 to 2843c. Estimated re- ceipts tomorrowâ€"Wheat 85 cars, com 445 cars. oats 210 cars, hogs 33,000 head. 11.-â€"that â€"- The sings quiet, with at 50c middle, and uiét; Full cream. 10c; do., new, 9 AND PROVIS- Toronto, J uue 11.â€"The receipts at the western cattle yards today were only 55 loads. including 1,138 cattle. 500 hogs, 142 sheep and lambs, 150 calves, and a few milch cows. Trade today was comparatively quiet, with prices for cattle inclined to be weaker; small stuff and hogs > were unchanged. ‘4 _-1| -4» wet c “MUAIu “a V-- The export cattle sold well at about. '1‘ ucsday' 8 pi ices, for good to choice the rangc__was from 41c to UIIUIDV Ul‘v O “0-: v _ 5kc per 1b., though five and ten cents more per 100 lbs. was paid for a few lots of extra choice cattle. , Except for the best grades butcher cattle was rather a slow sale, and prices were weaker, while scarcely qu_e_tablyl changed. ,‘2---|..I- nhnnfl’n in lluu Lanny Ulluuav‘.. There is no noticeable change in the condition of stockers, bulls or We have a demand for a few good‘ milch cows; those here today were only of medium quality, and prices ruled low. Good to choice cows will fetch from $45 to $50 each. There was a larger run of calves than usual here today, and the de mand for choice veal calves contin- \ ues. - ‘9‘- _.._ -“A g‘n_ of Tuesday last... The best price for “singers" is 7c per lb; thick fat, and light hogs are worth 60, per _lb. # ‘__2_‘ ”\‘On‘ \VLII LII \lav l'v- -~- Hogs to fetch the top price must be of prime quality, and scale not. below 160 nor_ abpvc 200 lbs. ,. ____“- levv ‘1" --'â€" Following tions: â€" Shippers, per cwt...3 Butcher, choice, do... Butcher, 0rd. to good Butcher, inferior... Smokers, per cwt ...... Export. bulls, per cwt. - ---‘- v ' Sheep and Lambs Choice ewes, cwt ...... 3.7 Yearlings, grain-fed... 4.5‘ Lambs, barnyds., cwt. 4.0 â€"â€" D0., 'spriné, each... 250 4 00 Bucks, per cwt ......... 2.7 5 3.00 Milkcrs and Calves. Cows, each ............... 20.00 45.00 Calves, each ............... 2.00 10.00 Choice hogs, cwt ...... Light hogs, per cwt... Heavy hogs, per cwt... Sows, per cwt ......... Stags, per cwt ......... IShecp, lambs and yearlings are The Dates Are Fixed for All the Principal Cities in Canada A despatch from Ottawa says:‘ According to present arrangements; their Royal l-lighnesses will arrive at, Quebec on Monthly, September 16th, on lI.M.S. Ophir, where they Will be officially received by the Gov- ernorâ€"General, the Prime Minister, Members of the Cabinet, and oflicers of State. 'l‘heir Royal Highnesses will leave Halifax for their home- ,Ward journey on October 2lst, and 'the following outline of their tour through the Dominion has been pro- visionally approved:â€" ‘ ‘I-._-t..‘-O VIDIUIIWIIJ wrr- v 7 Arrive Quebec, mid-day, Monday, Sept. 16th; leave Quebec, a.m., Wed- nesday, Sept. 18th. Arrive Montreal, mid-day, Wednes- day, Sept. 18th; leave Montreal, a. m., Friday, Sept. 20th. Arrive Ottawa, mid-day, Friday, Sept. 20th; leave Ottawa, a. m., T uesday,‘ Sept. 2-1th. m1.-...n.1..‘v J uw utb.’ , ”v: .â€" Arrive Winnipeg-11.111” Thursday, Sept. 26th; leave Winnipeg late p. 111.. Thu1sd_ay, Sept. 26th. ‘ ~â€"- ann" Lllubwuwa' 7â€"- Arrive Vancouver, Monday, Sept. 30th. Arrive Victoria, Tuesday, Oct. lst; leave Victoria, Thursday, Oct. 3rd. Arrive 'l‘oronto, Monday, Oct. 7th; leave Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 1::th.-1 Arrive St. John, N.B., Tuesday, Oct. 15th. Leave Halifax, Monday, Oct. 2lst. Their Royal lIighnesses will be the guests of the Governor-General at the Citadel at Quebec, and at Gover- ment House while at Ottawa. WILL PRESENT MEDALS. It is expected that their Royal l-Iighnesses, after leaving Winnipeg, will make short stops at Brandon, Regina and Glengarry, and will probably spend Sunday at Ban“. n‘nmnnfn PLUVtovaJ wrvp-â€" _- __ The time allotted to Toronto, from October 7 to 12, is intended to include visits in Ontario generally, while it is hoped that the time available after leaving Toronto will enable their Royal Highnesses to visit the chief towns in the Maritime Provinces. ‘ n--_‘_ ‘r:n, I I UVIIIDUOo As court. mourning for Queen Vicâ€" oria will not be over. His Excellency has been informed by His Majesty's Government that their Royal High- nesscs cannot attend balls or public banquets, either Government or civic, but that official dinners, con- certs, receptions, and reviews may be held. ‘ ............ I UU ucxu . His Royal Highness has expressed his desire to present medals to all Canadians who have served in the South African War. Their Royal Ilighnesses are accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Alexander of 'Teck. . PROGRAMMES MUST BE READY. The arrangements for their Royal Highnesses' reception must largely depend on provincial, municipal, and private endeavor, which, however, must be available for the consideration of Hit Royal Highness on his arrival; and with a view to satisfactory organization it is suggested that the proposal of all Reception Committees should be sub- mitted to the Secretary of State as soon as possible, and that chairmen of Reception Committees should cor- respond with the Secretary of State. Sir Claude Mlacdonald, British Min- ister to Japan, is returning to Eng- land. 'As the Duke of Cornwall and York in the royal barge, crossed the harbor at Sydney, to inspect the naval depot at Garden Island, all the British war- ships were flying the United States flag, out of compliment to the United States transport Glacier. which was moored in the atrium ROYALTY’S TOUR Hogs. cwt ...... w .o) <1. )() ‘1.()() $3.;)() L [52.1 .3 ca :3 CD cw¢a9 cfll CD 7. 00 6. 50 ()..)() 4.00 2.00 4.00 5. 00‘ 4.. '30 4.00 3.00 HIE NEWS IN A WM Interesting Items About Our Own! Woodstock will be incorporated as a city on July 1. Brantford's population is 16,616, an increase of 3,863 over 1891. A fever house is to ba added to the Hamilton General Hospital. Rev. Dr. Mackay, the well-known missionary, died at Formosa. Montreal needs another contagious! disease hospital for such diseases as measles. Dr. E. A. Blakely. chlaf clerk in the Manitoba Educational apartment. has resigned. Medicine Hat. N \V. '1‘.. has been created an outport of customs, to date from July 1. l Ottawa is paying the expenses at its tire chiot,an-j two deputies to the Buftxlo Exposition. ' and, Great Britain, the United States. and All Parts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted 101’ Easy uufifiinv â€"â€" ‘â€" '1‘\\.cnty-fivc 1h'cusxand dollars will be spent in improving the Russell Hons-32 at Ottawa. Ottawa will spend $2,500 for decor- ating the city during the visit of the Duke of Cornwall. London has 312,000 of an] aid yams London has 312,000 of un] aid tams for 1900. and warrants are being issu- ed for the delinquents. Major F. S. Maude, Coldstream Guards, is gazetted Secretary and Military Secretary to the Governor- Gene'ral. \ . The population of Sault Ste. Marie h'ls reached 8930, and the townspwple talk of applying for corporation as a city. .‘L - Loéd Minto starts for atour offhe Mni‘dme Provinces on June 10111. He will make the trip on a Government Ste-a mar. Thu-re is some talk of an emigration office for Cinada. containing a re- presentative display of the. natural resources of Canada, baing opened in the Strand. London, Eng. Winnipeg real oetate denizens say that a large number of Minnesota and Dakota farmers have obtained' options on Manitoha property, and if {they can sell their own land in the States tMy «will remove here. Jae. Cummings. Canadian Trade Commissioner in South Africa. re- ports that after the plague and the war there will be demands for dress- ed. general bonscbuTHing supplies. furniture. stores, cornmeal. etc. It is likely that the Ophir will call at Halifax 09 Septem at 14 to coal, and that the Duke nd Duchess of York will be there for several hours. although the official landing will be at Quebec. Payment by the Imperial authori- ties of the special war gratuity to Canadians has been made to only about 400 men out of 8,000 who are entitled to it, and it thought that the “(at Office across the sea are mixed in accounts. Hon. Jas. Dunsmuir. Premier of British Columbia. has announced to the miners of Extension and South Wellington that ha has granted two hundred lots in Ladysmith. free to them. on condition that they build their ham-33 there at once. GREAT BRITAIN. A Long drought in Enghnd has just been broken by heavy rains. At York, Eigl‘andgthe mm of a miller drowned her three young children. The late Geo. M. Smith, the London publisher. lsft. 83,500,0J0, on which thz death duties are $280,003. The Thorneycroft firm of torpedo- bout builders is now a limited con- cert! with £250,000 capital; The Marquis bf Hartford has re- signed his lieutenancy in the First Life Guards. because he married an actress. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward H. Sey- mour. who Ins been Commander-3n- Chiet on the China. station since 1898, has been promoted to the rank 0! Admiral. h-‘a --- London Bociéty is said to be crazy over gambling. everything else being :ubordinated to the passion {or win- ning money. i ; The United' States training ship; Hartford is at Plymouth, where the usual official visits between her 0!- ficera and the town authorities were exchanged. Andréw Carnegie, in an article in the Nineteenth Century. says that all that has (Departed tram Great Bri- tain is her monopoly. and that there CANADA. some talk of an _expigration be incorporated A thritty husband and mite pur- chased three old patting: for £5 at Cheshire. and after cleaning “than; 0. found than ho b0 “30 W0“ n-.:__ ......+-r., They are now “3' The bye-election in the Sattron- Walden division )1 Race: for a succee- eor in the British Henna of Common: to the late A. Wodehouse. Liberal, res‘ulted in the return of the Liberal candidate by a largely increaeed me- jorit". ' Mr. Chamberlain wants Canada's repersentative on the Judicial Com- mittee at the Privy Council to be a full-fledged lord. with a seat for life in the Home of Peers. and holding office as a member of the Judicial Commitme for seven years at a salary of 830,000 a year, paid by the Imperial Government. 1 UNITED STATES. Mrs. John) Rafferty sneezed to death at Wichita, Kansas, Smallpox exists in twelve States bordering on Canada. Lars Anderson. of Boston. will . Wild a 'l.030,000 residence in Chi- ougu. ' Lieut. Sweet. formerly New York policeman is to be made chief of ‘M'auiln secret service. In the Illinois Supreme Court Mrs. Appellmmn is suing for divorce be- cause her husbani has a wooden leg. Mrs. McKinley. is still feeble and \annot be considered out of danger. He’r progress will no doubt be slow. but unprovement is looked for. Sent‘.wr [hanks of Indiana has been formally announced as a candi- date for (In Presidential! nomination by 11113 Republican Convrnthon of 1904. Moose chaead by dogs became en- tanglred in the anchor rop: of a boat and dragged ihn, boat. containing a ch'lui. moron Black Duck Lak‘. Minn The United Presbyterian Assembly at DesMoinas. Iowa, adopted resoluâ€" tions prohibiting admission to ihe church of members of secret socico 1 i333 The idea of making the national flower. :1 by President McKrnlc cates among the expe Joliet, Illinois. The Albany Law Soho 0"..ng --â€"â€"â€"-- The Albany Law School at its semiâ€" centennial ccmmenccmcnt exercises, conferred the degree of doctor of laws upon President McKinley, a graduate of the class of 1867. hour: of Thomas McAnd‘rews at Moosic Pm. his non James, aged 2:3 years. was burned to death, and Mrs. McAndrews was fatally injured by leaping from a second storey window. J. H. Stokes, with a fortune of 850,- 000, is an inmate of the State prison in Waupun. Wia., where he must re» main two years. He was convicted on a charge of burglary in Dane county, [the sum involved being small. Benjamln Parsons Killed His Wife! and Then Suicided. 'A despatch from Brampton. 0nt., says zâ€"Bcnjamin Parsons of Queen street east, Brampton, a wholesale bufichcr, Friday morning between five ‘ and six o'clock, killed his wife and sui- aided by cutting their throats from! ' ' ge butcher knife. ' Parsons for Some him» had been deeply affected by the loss of a child six years of age, and gave expression to the belief that he had nothing to Live for, there was no pleasum for him now. Far the past two weeks Parsons had acted strangely, but no one thought he contemplated any such ac- TRAGEDY AT BRAMPTON. Um. Friday morning about a quarter to six Ida Parsons, the eleven year old child of Farm. with her nine-year- old brother, and a baby girl of three years, ran crying across the road. to the house of Patrick Kennoy, a man employed in the soda water works here, and told him their father and mother were dead. Kenney. ran to a neighbor’s house a short dis- tance away and wakened him and : “ Get up; Ben Parsons has kill- ed his wife and himself.” Together . they went to the. hone. The bedroom ’ is situated on the east Side. The Par- sons were in the ambit of rising about mm. n‘nlmk. and it is supposed that is situated on thzfl east, smo. Lut: sons were: in the habit of rising: five o'clock, and it is supposed at that hour or near it 1115 \VIFE WAS KILLED. Pan’Sons went upstairs dren'fl bedroom and 83 Lard has told me to The child Ida jum‘pad out of bed ana said: “No, father, the Lord novcr told you tlmt. for H»: would have toll me, too. and you have kisllrd my mother." H3, anchring, said: ' Oh my,Idii." and going downflairs again he suicid- ed. The room pracnted a distressing ' MM. I’JrsC‘ns was lying pin- 1y under the bed in her night clothes, with her throat gushed. and her head in a p391 offload. Her husband Wins _-_. -n‘iii‘fl‘nl‘ ‘uifh besid/S her. fact his own b10011. “1’ Vevu vavâ€"q The bed presented as'uggosiion of a slight stmgg12. the sheet in one place had been grasped with a tight clutch. but nothing elm had been dis- turbed. Even if Mrs. Parsons had made any effort. to save herself. she could not have done so. (or Parson! was a poweer man and in the prim of life. Itis evident he was derang . for: a more kind and better man never lived. He had not an unkind grain in his wake 11p. IRS 19'} (.01‘ hi: lu ”‘0 “-â€"v -I" â€" fam':ly was well an-i tavoztblly knOWn. His wife was tormuly Miss Elizabeth Cheetbam. She {WM th‘rty-iive years at m. Mr. Parsons was in good circum- stances. and Um family 11nd well. He Man widely tap-Wu among cattle- min And in (Foronto. no “More!“ "trot"? 10W. ub‘ I.â€" CPI-u..â€" face down, saturated with lug the carnation er. aplan favored (:nloy. finds advo- experl. florists in .3,d out of bed guy! T0 1101.11 um mmnsu Ice-ch Owner at the tale h the It. [Av m lute-d: to M II from gem‘ who tell lieu nbout me." In this way did: the King of Choco- late and ‘Anficoati dispose of the evil rumors of his intentions concerning the island in the mouth of the St. “‘5‘, Ku‘T "Wivw-J vâ€" v- â€"â€" ing island of Antiomtin Oompan . Limited. came to M. Mania. and o - fore-d him the island (or £25900. M. Monieu' turned up various books 01 reference sent out a coulmission to report on the trade possibilities of the island, and on their report evcntually {bought it. -_ __ n A A ' ,I_ 2‘ .‘- ‘5‘- Among M. Monica-'3 friends it is be- lieved that he intends to make of tho island a model settlement like. the town of Noialel in Franco. which hll practically grown up about the. choco- lato tactorieu. In Paris people say that M. Manner dooa not really know. what ho is going to do with his is- lamd, that it is “rich man’s whim, mail; that if it turns out a paying on. so much the better for him. 03' GOOD TERMS \VITH CANADA. But'then Parisians are altogether rather amused at M. Menier and his ,kimg‘dom. Not for one moment, lfeol F""D ~â€" -vâ€"â€"â€" euro, do they give any credence to the notion that M. Menieu' is prepar- ing, directly or indirectly, backed by the French Government, to plant u -L them: in Britain. 1!“...- Vl‘hat he has views of this kiné far Anticosti, M. MvnIeJ.‘ denies vmphati- oally. “People have been telling lies,‘ he said simply, when I spoke to him on the tubject. “People have said tint A- ‘A I am tot-"tiliihg-Axiticoqtt. so on to command the gmssagee up the St. Lawrence to Quebec. Look at the one side and OJ the other. and where is the cannon that will carry even 23 miles ?-â€"whifo the passages are far too deep to torpedo them." [In proof, too, that he is on the best of terms with Canada. M. Menier dxew my attention to a passage in a letter published by the New York Herald. The writer said that the “message of condolence sentgby ll. Comettant on the death of the Queen on behalf of the administration and government of the Island of Antl- coatl. was returned by the Governor General of Canada on the ground that it implied a claim to a som'etgntyt over a British island b an alien possessor, which was an sult. to the British Empire: _ A- A. ‘o-" ”1' than)” ”H'" v- “ That is absolutely false," said M. Menierf. “for the telegram we ro- ccivwed in answer to ours was of tho most cardinl kind possible. I repeat Iam good frinmds with all the world, excepting for a few ‘ mauvais genl.‘ who tell lies about _me_. Fm“ the rest M. Menicr regards his property “as u pi/ece of land any one might hold. only that it is a bit bigger than usual." amt he refuses to discuss his plans far its future. The i'mpireusion left on one by n conversation with the Island Klngil that he means to manage this pro- pm‘t'y an he please: and as his title gives him the right,and that he knoWI above. all things that Anticosti an 3 commercial speculation in likel to .pay a good deal better than nth- lcosti as a masked fortress. N133. THE KING OF ‘ LA‘II AND ANTICOS'U- Mrs. Housekeepâ€"Do you really mean to say you are looking (or work? Harvard Hasbcuâ€"-No. lady. that’s nei. that what I said not what I meant to say. I said I was looking for emâ€" ployment. ‘_v The Sultan hasconcmdcd to allow typewriters to com: into Turkey. There were 187 deaths in [long Kong of bubonic plague. in one week. AParis n'e'wlspapzr urges heavy imâ€" post upon goods” from the United States. ' The Czar's cidest daughter, Grand Duchess Olga. (our years old. bu typhus fever. ‘ ‘ l- _ 2.. spreading. Filipino judgv‘ compotont. and ‘ Amati/3mm A German paper says that country must largely import wheat and rye this scum. Upwards of 'l(.000.00') is to be ex- pflldcd on pavements and sewers. for Havana, Cuba. The census returns [or all Austra- lia SHOWS a population of 4,550,651,11n increass of 70356. A large boat was camimd near (ha west Manna Islands. Iceland, and 29 an and women perished. The battleship Regina Margherilu. the most powerful vessel in the [tu- lian navy. was successfully launch“ at Spezzia. On'e hundred and thirty-tin house: have been burned in the south-eastern part of Russia, two women killed. and many persons injured. It is reported that the Duke of the Alumni and Dr. Nansen will shortly start on a joint Polar expe- dition in one Italian and one Swedish vessel. . ‘ , The crop Prowects in Prussia are. so bad that Count Von Bmlow has advis- ed the various Government. dopam- gmznts to take measures (or profid‘ “1'8 St“: aid to the people whet! such may he needed. : According to tho record. 98 per cent. of the nlavo: in Zanzibar and Pembc {refuse to :00 t liberty crantéd then ‘ by the Bl'it' Government. The Slave- owners ban rented the!!! more kind. 1, since thu luv: (toying them an. Iboâ€"Canadian éide of Great lg to the Mord. 98per cent. an: in Zanzibar and‘ Pemb. granted them :00 t liberty rithovernmont. The slave- Lan rated them more kind. thI luv: tracing them can. n are found to be in- flux“. make way ‘0' mT-OM' strike 10