The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Ibkl Will .4- Don- I. Iratlllll INTEREST 93 IO ufl Bel nd n any; n h Mich ul m I!” 0.0!!) n .v to. ad I rnv urn. " nlr ll u nu- “C- get I)" an. and rho n If. bo- " ed ur Ht to I. " It " ho I. In a it Surgeon-Major Donald Ross. of the medic rl staff of the British army in Indiu. recently appoinved professor of the P. y-erected School and Hospital for 'i" l ll Diseases. says mosquitoes {nu-ml malaria. A deportation which included the a "rs-wnzful and outspoken reply" to Lord Rosemary's references to that puny and renunciation of Home Rule. Scotch manufacturing houses deny that a scheme has been submitted to them by an America) syndicate head- ed by Mr. Andrew Carnegie, to absorb the iron and steel interests of Great Britain. (on o h " stated that the secret of an eleco uric gnu, which is silent and of long mug», his been purchased by the Brit.. i~h Admiralty. A irippled crossing sweeper nude Arihur Fitahardinge Wanklyn is en- u-ring a claim that he is the rightful Eiri of Berkeley. More regulars have England this week In winfuroo the cavalry at Natal, but which!" say this has nothing to do wi-h .h- Transvaal crisis. Th Britr.h cruiser Guinea has balm (ire e-rurrtarirartty joining the United Prsrs'r..vt erians in 500' land. Mr, (‘oningsby Ralph Disraeli, nep- ttvw 01" Lord Beaeorudi)t, has been sa- van-l: injured by alricycle accident. Vi count Hinton, iouner organ- grin-hr. and a claimant lo the title of Hill Poulett, has become an actor. 'ltr, tax rate in London. Ont., has been fixed at W. mills, which is said to le the highest rate ever collected than: Wis Us 'til' if Edward Brooks, of i"airvi|le,hN. l to Frail/sis-it- "tisre'ifrir'iiiinc' ,.._v.. l T., Witg instant! killed by lig t.., 's," . . [first "tttd his brutho': Ilenjumin 'r'r'riVj,etei,liits'st/i', “I: 'v1ehTt,'y,',"nt, con- so rvhed while pinwinm i Ctr elng 5 own m mummy.- Prrisdent J. H. l-‘usier. of lhe sri/r/r,,,",?,".,,?,',',',', will. r.nkake a ”urn"; Si.- rnvn‘s Association, was fined 82 and s J m u y, visiting the convlb pr1- c rirmi 1t Hamilton for selling milk, oy'. . . . “1 h ut a license. contrary to a M"! ryehoid.ia affecting. the health .ot 1” The case will he appeoled. ,ltl.ie American troops in the Philip- Al, all 1,400 eavulry and artillery and I pines. . 7in infantry wtll luke part in the' ,..Dis.utstryyut floods have occurred In (mining camp of tho second division bikini, In Germany, along the course " militia at Nruraru-ou-ihe-Lake in Of the Oder. Jum-. ntteordine, to an (Mum-:1 dosimr-h.‘ The Russian Government has decid- At Month-'11 Mrs. beguire rvsrued ed upon exeeptitaral measures against mm of her children from a burning the Jews. him», making a desperate rush: Ar. unconfirmed report from Paris through smoke and fluu- with one un..' says Major Marchand has been mur- " wr mrh arm. She fell exhausted when dered at Harrar. thr children were in safety. l The Caarina has caused the despatch Mr. I). Clarke Robertson of Honolulu,! of commissioners to report on the ta- inriuaz'ly of Vaukleek Hill. who wasi mint in Ituatsia. 'tici",") at Russell. MILL. missdr'd the; The decision as to revision in the T-‘K'l nr train out and c arterv an 00- ' . . . in! for tho trip of 200 mile, from “Bin? at',?f"i'C't,ei 3'; probably be given nipm: and return, in order that the . . . w” Min: :-hould not M postponed. ,) Thirty lives were lest by the wreck GREAT BRITAIN I of 2; tLatl‘k .Sloy on Kangaroo Island, ' . ' In us In asmu waters. m", .IizlqugioTn is about to start tor I} oru,lt'g",'.1agd 2tp increased its le, w'r' I .. I c arDyno nonanacre an M . Ilr‘l'brrt Lord, proprietor otThe _ now 82,000 acres will produce iuiiii; Url, Chronicle. London. Enz.. is dead. I tong. l there ‘3 Exports at Montreal last month were ”31,000, an increase of 8139.00) over April, 189ft. Imports 33,385,000. Cummred with 82,800.090. Il IHE NEWS Ili) mummy . . l at A committee Ins been nppomget . - War-datum to look into.ttyt adynsapll ity of Putting in a munieipal lighting plant. Interesting Item About Our Own Country. Great Britain. the United States. an: All Pan: of the Globe. Condensed Irv A’Mmd ior Easy Reading Montreal is flooded with fine coun- terfeit bills. Many men are doserting the British cruiser Comus at Halifax for enlist- ment in the U. S. navy. In Woodstock a vote will be taken on June 9 on.a by-jaw which provides for the erection i',frnii'rire'iiit""'- Mr. James Powell has been appoint- ed chief draughtsman of the motive power of the Grand Trunk Railway. The tax rate in London, Ont, has been fixed at 23 mills, which is said l' he the highest rate ever collected h hi r1 h Briii~h cruiser Gahuea has been 'tered to Icrland owing to recent [runs of English fishing boats in nrnvention of Danish regulations. Ur, Andrew Carnegie has offered to '9 $450,000 to hen, Birmingham Uni- why on condition 111.1 sr'ience is "an " foremost place on its curricu- h hweis talk of the Free Church h understood that the delegates of Britain and of the United State! l9isarmament Conference will 1 each other in advocating a ' of arbitration. Order of the Garter has been red upon tho Duke of Northum- rty of Bristol merchants are :0 come to Canada to try to de- rude relations. CANADA T ' of the Milk- fined 82 and selling milk try to a by- ’ Highly tom of chlorate exploded. lVitriol which snenmed into the sew- ers, spread drwastaiion. The gas works (were badly dymaged, and the gas»- meter, which (untamed 250,000 cubic _feet of gas, had lt hole burned in the 40p. The escaping gas took fire, and itho trunes were seen tor milen. ' o'cluvk the entire strut-lure was a mus of ruins. The buildings are on m ominence commanding a magni- ficent view of the Straits of Fuca. and consequently exposed to the fresh sea breeze which was blowing. Water facilities were poor, and the firemen could do very little but stand by and endeavor to save the shrub- bery and trees. A great deal of furni- ture and the eflecls of Lieut.-Gov. Mc- Innes were saved. though he mourns the loss of a. Urge number of valuable pictures, and Mrs. Mernnes lost a qutntity .?r..jeweruers. .. .. _ . _ The building was an old historical palace. valued possibly at $20,000 and insured for s:;:.n:.L Tim firm trees and \hrubbery surrounding the building were saved by the firemen. 1hr Yotnt Baum-non or (any “mi, t lam-m. ttrtti,h ('ulnmbln. A despalch from Vicroriaa.C.says:--. Fire Intake out on Thursday moruzng at tl ociork in Goverument House, know as "Carey Castle." and by 10 luau, Tonn or (Morale Ran-u Factory- Gunmen-r on Fire 4.1m $509.09.. A despatch from London, says: -A fearful explosion occurred on Friday at Kur z ti ch tuival works, St. Helen's, Irtrtcisliire, killing four persons and seriously injuring tvverry. Fire broke cur in 'hr chlorate-house, and a large qu tttri y of chlorate exp:oded, causing much destruction, Subsequently the boiler exploded, and the whole works were razed. The town was strewn with debris, and must of ihe buildings in the place were dumaged. l he to:al loss was about 85C0,000. There is a cunsmnl interchange of friendly letters between Lord Curzon, Vicerny of India, and the Ameer " Afghanistan, and the relations he- tweer the Indian Government and the ruler of Ar,.,rlrtnistan were never more cordi tl than at present. At Odessa, an insane customs offi- cial murdered his five sleeping chil- ou Thursday night, and then attacked his wife, who is dying of her wounds. Fumino increases in easrern Russia and diseases that follow in its trail are claiming victims by the thou- sands 'ltr, llritish-Veneaueiun arbitration. which was to begin at Paris on the 24th of this month, has been postpon- ed until June 15. Lucheni, assassin of the Auslxian Empress. now says be had two accum- plices, but refuses to give their names. Foreign goods are to be admitted to the Soudan, duty free in September, when. the railw i)’ trim Cairo to Khar- toum will he crmpleted. GENERAL. Quiet prevails in Samoa. Sm-nllpox is spreading in Germany. It is said that Dreyfus will be taken to France at the end of June. Hostility to the diaarmament com ference is being shown in Germany. The Chinese Legation at Washing- ton has made a strong protest to the 5mm Departmunt against the exten- sion of the Chinese Exclusion Act to Cuba. Bishop of London, Mr. John Burns and others proxesurd to Sir Matthew Wilma “idler. the Home Secretary, agalngt tiurtday newspapers Sir Matthewttaid that the Government would support municipalities in framing regulations which would hamper such newspaper!- l:ast year, showis a falling gallons. LiLoT.-00VER?i0iq BURNED OUT. The Board of. Trade enquiry into the cause of the loss of. the steamer Stella, which was wrecked on the Casquet Rocks, near the Island of Alderney, on March 80, has reached a Judgment that the ship was not km to the course set, and was not. navi- gated with seamanlike care, going It an excessive rate of speed in a fog. UNITED STATES. And now they talk of abig railroad trust, to include all the lines between Boston and Chicago. Petroleum exports from Philadelphia to foreign parts for the first three rnnmhs of the year as compared with Ex-Governor Roswell P. Flower of New York, died Friday night. For muny months he had been looked up- on as the leader of Wall street. The American Geographical Society will shortly present its gold medal to Sir John Murray, the celebrated natur- alist. Watson will reliéve Dewy at Manila, the latter being granted full discretion as to the time of his retirement. Charles F. Stewart, banker, of Pate sale, N. J., is dead, and it is thought that he died from the use of corsets in an amateur acting part. VITR.0L SPREAD DESTRUCTION. dt g2,000,000 Genet." on... “an to 1teerHe the ”Homo l'ommIml 1. on Friday. A despatch from Washington says: .--General 0th cables the War Ihr- pztrtment that representatives of Aguinaldo are seeking terms of peace, and that the forces of the. insurgents are scattering in the mountains. Following is General Otis cable:-- " Manila, May IK-Adjutant-General, Washington.-. Representatives inSur- gent Cabinet and Aguinaldo in moun- tains twelve miles north of ti.ut Isi- dro, which place they abandoned on the 15th instant; will send in commis- sion to-morrow to seek terms of peace. Majority of force confronting Mac- Arthur at San Fernando has retired to Tar1ae, tearing up two miles of rail- war; this force has decreased to about twenty-five hundred. Scouting parties and detachments moving to-dny in var- ious directions, Kobbe with column at Candava, on Rio Grande. Great ma- jority of inhabitants of provinces over‘ which troops have moved anxious fort peace, supported by members of insur- gent Cabinet. Aspect at affairs at pre- sent favourable. Signed. " OTIS 1 [Several thousands of copies of the circular have been printed, and for- warded to the police authorities in all centres of importance throughout Can- lada and the United States, to the var- iious detective agencies, to the crimin- ‘al departments, of the various prov- inces and States, and, in fact, to every gpersun or official to whom the infor- (mation is likely to prove of value, or iho reward an incentive to activity in l the search. The territory back of the hinterland is also disturbed, and Chinese troops trive been sent there. TWO THOUSAND BRITISH. Later-In all, 1,353 infantry soldiers, 1ll0 artillerymen, 50 engineers and 500 marines have, gone to the Kow Loon hinterland. The greatest secrecy is ob- served as to the plans of the British authorities, and nothing is definitely known regarding the actual destina- tion of the troops, but it seems evident th-u two detachments of troops will advance on Tai-Po-Vu and Deep Bay. Cl2i off the rebels and drive them from the ceded territory. The gun vessels engaged in the operations have been provisioned for eight days. Troops are patrolling the European quarter of Kow Loon. It is reported that rebels from Tung-Kung invaded British ter- ritory Sunday evening and that two armed gangs robbed the City of Kow Loon. Hong Kong itself is quiet. The British Amharltles In". to Take "roux Measures. A despatch from Hong Kong, says:- The native opposition to the occupation by British forces of the new territory, Kow Loon, opposite Hong Kong, has suddenly been renewed. About nine hundred men of the Hung Kong Regi- ment, with machine guns, are left here on Monday night, while the vol- unteers have been warned to be in readiness for any emergeno. The Brit- ish sceuaui-eraas gunbout Swift. accom- panied by three other gurilsoats,is pro- ceeding to sea under sealed orders. Thvst- warships tttve five hundred men on board. I a "sevemt Ollie All-Iain Burned to Beam l and All Injured. l, A despatch from Smith's Falls, Out. 'trarts:-There was a very unusual ao- cident on the C.P.R., on Thursday. Two trains loads of cattle from Chie- ,ago of 19 cars each were sent out here during the torenoon, bound for Mont- Ireal. Conductor Jarvis was in charge ’01 one train, and just below Merrick- ‘ville he found that one ot the cars was ion fire. He quickly stopped the train, ‘and all hands set to work to Jump the cattle outof the f‘urning car. n was a {difficult job, but they succeeded in do- Ing it, and then they run the train on to the Burritt Rapids siding, cut off ithe blazing ear, and left it to burn up. The cable, which were big steers from the Westers ranches, were pretty wild (and not very easy to manage, but they {Were all safely oorrulled in a iatmer's yard close by, and Superintendent *Brudy notified at the occurn-nce. Four The circular contains full descrip- tions of the two men and of the cloth- ing worn Ly them at the time of their midnight flitting from the hospitality of Napanee'a gaol. It gives all infor- mation that might be of assistance in their identification. and offers usub- stantial sum for their arrest. The amt-Luna of the proffered rewards are 3'30?I fur either of them and $1,000 for ot The lndurement Witt be 8500 for will" Pttre or llolclc-n. or sumo far Both» the "uranium. A despatch from Toronto sars:-mtts provincial authorities have decided to take another important step in the efforts to recapture Pare and Hold- en, the Napauee bunk burglars and gaol-breakers. A circular has been its,. sued from the Attorney General's de- partment, offering a substantial re- ward for the arrest of either or both of the runaway thieves, and it. is hoped by this means that their ultimate cap- ture will be rendered more probable. V -- _. .....‘ u u. a‘uullCtll- ouuu a thing asacar ofcaztle on fire was never known on this part: of. the C. P. It., before, and th ‘re are some peculiar eomp1ieations about this. The. cattle were going through in bond, and the C. P. It., are bound to deliver the num- ber of cattle they received. This will necessitate the sending forward of the dead bodies of the, burned animals so that at the port of delivery the full number may be accounted for. .,-_V_‘. v- .uu muAArubc. L‘Uul of the cattle died from their burns, and one other was killed out of mercy. All the others were more or less in- jured, and it is thought all of them will have to be killed at MoutreaLSuch AGUINALDO AF FER PEACE EWAEID FOR THEIR CAPI'0RE. CAR 0F CATTLE ON FIRE. HONG KONG AGAIN. lfunlnmu of the Port Romulus l'arnlyu-cl - .'titterveUern' lit-nun]- 'intt"tPtt---etuts. limlltu Mill Ou'. A despatch from Buffalo, Barr.--- There is praetieally no change in the sttike situation along the dut'kH, and the business of the port is at a stand- still An agreement was reached on Tuesday between Contractor Connors and the striking grain shovellers, by which both the me-n " ho had stood by the contractor and the strikers were to be taken into the new Grain Shovel- lers' Union. This practically settled all the existing trouble, as far as the grain men were concerned, hut as they have pledged _themselves not to return to work until the grievances of the striking freight handlers, coal heavens. ore docktnen and elevator machinists have been remedied, there is no telling when work on the docks will be resumed.. " the meantime vesselmen and shtppers_are losing a great deal of money. Millions of bush- els of grain are held back at Chicago and Duluth, and. although there are vessels to carry It to Buffalo, the vee- sel owners will not take the risk of having their boats tied up here for an indefinite period: Much grain and package In ight " being shipped tron here by the r:ilroads. in an effort to keep the hltx'kidennwn to as small proportions as possible. V A despatch to The Daily Mail from Cape Town says that the negotiations for a mutating between President Kruger of the South African ite- public and Sir Alfred Milner, Gover- nor of Cape Colo..y and British High Commissioner for south Africa, regar i.. ing lhe grievances of the Uitlanders in the Transvaal. have culminated finally in an arrangement for a conference which will probably be held in Cape Town. Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the former Premier of Cape Coiuny and resident director in South Africa of the British Charter South Africa Company, who was re- cently elected President of the South African League, informs the Associat- ed Press that he has heard nothing re- garding the arrests made at Johannes- burg and that he knows nothing about the reason for which they were made. CAPE TOWN OR BLOEMFONTEIN? The Standard and Diggers' News, the Bovr's Johannesburg organ, which pub- lishes un edition in London, has a de- aputch from Pretoria which says that warrants ivere issued by the State At- torney and were executed at midnight. The despatch adds that a plot or re- bellion IS alleged to have been matur- ing for four months and that the ac- cused. who are said to have been eu- gugm by the South African League, had already enlisted 2,000 men. RHODES SAYS HE KNOWS NOTHING at. the capital of the 2ramwaat. The statement was then declared to be Wiihuul significance, but Tuesday's news throws a more serious light on the movement, and it is certain there will be a great sensation in London when the news of the arrests becomes generally known. CAPE GOVERNMENT DELimiRAT- ING. The afternoon newspapers print special despatches from Cape Town, saying seven men have been arrested at Johannesburg and have been taken to Pretoria. The Government of Cape Colony, it further appears. is con- sidering th- matter secretly. The news has caused great excitement through- out Suuth Africa. lncriminating documents were toundl, upon the prisoners, and it is expectedJ that further arrests will be made. NAMES OF THE ARRESTED. The officers arrested, who are eight ‘in number, are Capt. Patterson, form- erly of the Lancers; Col. R. F. Nit-bolls, i Lieut. E. J. Tremlott; C. A. Ellis, lately I a private detective at Johatuuauurg; Lieut.Johnull, formerly of th llorse' Artillery; Quartt-r-muster M that“ former Sergvunt Juries and to ill 'r' tier-l gaunt It. P. Hooper. None of lit-1n has; been in the employ of the 13mm. South' Africa Chartered Company. it is said that the Commissioner of Police, who, had the affair in hand, had been work- i ing up the case for four mouths. Mr.', Braty, the detective, who dilated! the stream, received his instructional Lust week and received the necessary‘ warrants on Monday. The Execuiive' of the Transvaal is sitting in secret) session this evening considering the; arrests. l, BURKS WERE WAITING FOR IT? A despatch from London, tsays-The advices trom Jolranuvsburg are also probably count-cud with a mysterious despatch received at Johannesburg from Pretoria on May 12, saying a special train fully equipped with Boer artillerymen, guns and a searchlight appu‘atua was being held in nadiuezs PLOTTING FOR FOUR MONTHS A despatch trons Pretoria, Transvaal Republic, tsays-The arrest at Johan- nesburg early Tuesday morning of seven alleged former British officers, named Nicholls, Patterson, Tremlott, Ellis, Eries, Hooper and Mitchell. on the. charge of high treason, has caused intense excitement here. The prison- ers were brought to Pretoria by special train. After they had been lodged in jail they were visited by the British diplomatic agent here. The arrests were effected by a deteo- tive who joined the movement, which, it is asserted, was for the purpose of enrolling m-nin order to cause an out- break of rebellion. IT MAY BRING G l WAR The! are FORMER BRITISH OFFICERS AR- RESTED AT J0HANNESB0itt1. " are flan-god With lush Treg--- nndden Ind "zoning Move by the Born --.httearet That a l'muplrnry [III-[ml for Your .Vlonllu. THE BUFFALO STRIKE. long-famine.“ ”rough! “arid-u: Ktttrtr In Runner-nu. A despatch from Bucharest. Rou- mania, sayts:-On account of the long- continued drought, prayers for min were said in every town and village, in Roumania on Friday. At liraila. on the Lower Danube, the one: port of the country, all business Was sus- pended, and a procession of thousands marched to thefieldl of dying wheat where supplicntgonl were offered for three hours. ladies, panama. and gyp- sies kneeling Ind praying for relief from the merciless heat of the sun. On the arrival of her Majesty at Paddington Railroad station she no- ticed on the platform a shaggy Irish terrier named "Tim," which collects contributions for the widows and or- phans of the railroad. The Queen had " Tim" brought to her by the conduc- tor of the train, and after putting the terrier on the head she dropped " pivce of gold into the metal box hanging about the dog's neck. A despatch from London Bi:-- Queen Victoria arrived in London on Monday, from Windsor, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York and her suite, and drove to Keusingion Pal- ace, the [may occupying a number of open, four-house landuus. with pustil- lions in blue and white, red-coated out- riders, escorted by a detachment of the Horse Guards. Enthusiastic people lin- ed the route to the palace, where Her Majesty visited the old apartments which she occupied as a young girl, which have been renovated prepara- {or} to opening the palace to the pub- 1c. Mer 'rtt3tsty Fastt"ittrttttr lurch"! In Landon -btnittut Ibo Ilmm- " Ker Gtrr l hood. " i Montreal, May "h-There were about I 400 head of bulvhm-s' cattle, 500 calves, E 250 sheep and lunhs, and 75 sum: hugs I and small hogs oiieied for sale at the l eats! end abaltnir to-day. The Dwellers lwue out strong and in good business ileas done at somewhat higher Prices I for all pretty good mule, but common stock, including u good many hum- looking bulls and milkmun's strippers, (were rather plenum], and lu‘uughl i lower prices; really prime been». sold H“ from. 5 to c, l-n- per lb; prvuy gum! i lamina at trout 3 3-4 to nearly 4 3-20 iper lb; common dry cows and half tamed tstock sold ai. [mm il. 1-2110 " ll-lc per lb; and bulls at from 3 to 14 1-41: per lb; calves Sold at “mm 81 iw " each; shippuru [Hid 4c per lb Ifor good large sheep; the others sold at from I! i-il to nearly 5c per lb; spring lambs sold at from $2.75 to 04.75 each. Eat lungs are slighliy higher in price; straight lots selling at trom 4 1-2 to 4 34(- per lb; slure hogs sold at from " to 35.50 each; and young pics " from 81.25 to 02.50 each. l Chicago, May 19.-Cattle unchanged. Hogs-eau' to choice, we; to " ( heavy packers, $3.60 to 83.6.: 1-2; mixed, $3.70 to 83.90; butchers, t8.70 to 63.95; lights, th3.00 to 8li.btt. 1tecetpus-iuttle, L54); hogs, 11.000; sheep, 600. East Buffalo, May 19.--catue--'lhe altering were gi.', toads at Canadian smokers. which were sold at private terms. and one load of native mixed butchers cows and calves, they were cleaned up at steady um hanged prices. Calves were in light sup- piy, fair demand and steady; choice to extra, Wi.ao to 86.75; good to choice, .6 to $6.50. sheep and lambs -i.',y. loads on sale; good sheep Were steady, but common grade: were easy; good lambs firm; choice to extra, 80.40 to 86.50; good to choice, so to 86.40; common to tair, 85.25 to 80.7.); sheep, choice to extra, 85.2.5 to 85.40; good to choice, w, to 85.25; common to lair, 83.25 to 84.50. Hogs-Jude was in fair position with 17 loads on sale; there was a rather slow demand; 5c higher; heavy, 34.10 to 04121-2; mixed, 04.10; Yorkers, $.05 to 34.10; pigs, 04.05; rough. $3.45 to 83.5.3; stage, $2.75 to " l Choice hogs, pvtcwl. Light hogs, per owl. Heavy hogs, pvr cm. Ewes, per ewt. . . 350 Yearlings. p"r er. . 5.0 Bucks, per cwl. . . 34,0 Spring lambs, eavh. . 210 MILKERS AND CA LS ES Cows, each. Calves. each. Shipping, per cwt. . Butcher, choice, do. . Butcher, med, to good. Butcher, inferior. . . “Singers" are quoted " 4lr-4e; light hog: at 43-8c; and thick fat hugs twli at 41-C. per pound. Sowa fetch ite per pound. Stags sell at 20 per pound. Following is Ute range. of current quotation: Sheep, spring lumbs, and yenrlings. are steady at the prices of '1 ursduy. Yearling: are in good demand at strong prices, Bills. feeders, "sdiiais, and I cows are unchanged, with u good quiyy for smokers. Prices of Grain. Cattle. Cheese. m. tn the Leadlng Mans. Toronto, May 19.--we had over forty load: of stuff on offer here this morn- ing. and as tar as business is concerned the market in practically unchanged from Tuesday lust. Export caulu 1i,tti in fair demand attrom 34.50 to $4115 tor loads of choice, with a trifle better prices for selected lots. Butt-bur "ill- tlo was steady and unchanged at from $4.25 to $4.50 per cwt. for the best loads, and about ten cems more for picked lots. Trading was tair, and the quality of some of the cattle. was a little better, lhough we had a large. supply otysecyndarr stuff. Hogs -were in liberat supply, but a ready clearance was effected at strung buA..unaityod figures. MARKETS OF THE WORLD. CROWDS CHEERED THE QUEEN. wavy"... THOUS‘.NDS PRAYED FOR RAIN SHEEP AND L CATTLE nous unchanged at from ch. for the best an cents more for r was fair, and the 8425 400 8 " IN US 400 375 200 sad milk 4371-2 575 G 00 880 490 400 70 iO " n- increase of pay. ) The pomul‘lice wn besieged by business men, who demanded their let- tens. Tist' sorting in being dune by clerk who have been placed at tho disposal ot the poatotfice authoritiel by the big commercial boluses and banks. They are under the direction .0! the auxiliary some". The mail will theat by delivered by soldier! ‘coudumed by policemen. The absenc- 'o( a regularunail delivery has caused luau disturbance in business rim-lea. their letters. The men are Handing in groups outside the pom ofrsee. Later the postal?!) held an open-air muting around the postoffice, and were addressed by the tinder Pom-l Secretary. M. Meagan. who vainly urged them to return to work. Tbs strikers reupmndrd by demanding a. increase of my. postmen refused to gu to “on; early Thursday morning and lam-13' the whole force numbering the. thousand. men. went on! on strike. Aa a result there Here no mail deliveries on Thursday morning. Even the Embassies have uol received ghcir letters. .Tite _men are grandma - A deespatelt from Paris, "yst:--0wing to the refusal of the 52mm: to vote the bill providing increased pay tor postman, recently passed by the Chain- ber of Deputies about eight hundred was il, oled, and mum niur. o'ciotus at night and ture was exhnguiahed. The Marbarossa carrwl 500 saloon and intermdiaie ”shrug-Ta. awe.“ hundred bleeruze. and a crew of 250. "es "all With” ot hr fro-ch I'anIul um lt' “av Currie-r. ”Pl-Jul an. Adnmt-r. rtr: sank wuhiu In" Barium»: still in uin,,r Jr! force that La Brewpu- was Man: in. the was rammed no mm that all of the “alum-ways and freight sirius “are smashed into splmtens. Lie-r plow was run clear through lite. barge that”, sinking that boat immediately, and rammed tis. barge Lvmy no bualy 'tsat rtr: sank wuhiu a shark limv. 0n rounding the battery it wan necessary to stuckeu speed and hug the New York shore, because of the num- ber of craft on [he river. As won an the neared the ferry alum a Christop- her “reek Kerry bout pimped out. “10 Mubarossa [um 10 dodge mm, and aim a cattle ship. in”: ittqrusreu' tho l niled tilisuus and boat and an Ede lighter. My Barbara-u “ruck the “gun and untamed a bent wow. this threw her mm the slum. the aide of Ute, vessel struck the end oi puff H, thuoviug hr: how “not!“ French liner Lu Ul'etagne, which lay at the dock. and strum; tttUt such force that La Breanne was Mom: in. A despatch from New York, "re.-- h‘ire was discovered in the nold of tho North German Lloyd mail unmet Bar- bara“: just an we “as passing it» Narrows on Thursday morning, out- ward bound. "ship on (Are; want Ann- mediate atssitstauee." was run Molt, which was tlusUed to lhe city by m. marine observer.. Cnpuun tin-heel put the vessel about and made mt port. 1't mmuuu windy DI and [ball the murd: cam wish 5L The Fire Wu ”burn-rm: Jul-I Anew trav- Iua Mu ion-In 'LtrtM"gr. acralchua and mun“ buds of the murdere MAMHILU A Olivier is u prusiu Sums atsuy,htxiug war He was mu‘uv woman only u )1 ar scum: wife. Tiny an“ In” Tint, (mt wumll Lu united nul ot' these r nun wun a [err reported tttat [AL- tianes sleep with pillow, so afraid used by him. [hr muzdvrcr's l Jack. On the rum temple at deep but narrow Wound mm ditwoserud. In her right hand had been placed rumor clumsily a pair of large mason. The house in “hich the murder wan commiued in a small traute budding. 15 feet square. and divided into two rooms The truat room was Used an a. More, and the back room, where the body Watt found, wan used an a bed- rout. kitchen, and general Hung roam hum-ally tlterc bad been a “h well t The Patr - In! u": - m and I“ never-l - Ilee. ”an. ee. A damn]: that Montreal "ra:--' horrible murder was committed " Sorel, on the tit. Lawrence, a short dis. tance below Montreal. about noon on Thursday. Colhurt 0 'tvier had I quar- rel with his wife and killed her. After committing the cume he called at tho Romtn Catholic pt‘asbytery and told the what in attendance of the crime. He then surrcudeted himself to the police. The chit-I of police had tho Coronet notified, and than 01wiel"l house Wittg ' Lsited. The door was found locked, but it “an; easily forced. 0n the flour of the back room the body of Mrs. Olivier, are Adettne l’eloqunn. was found it: a half-naked ooudttton. and partly covered by an old Lawn CJLBORT OLIVIER MURDERS Kit WIFE AT SOREL. QUE. TWELVE MONTHS MARRIED urn ier, th ho are in BIG GERMAN DEER ON FIRE. an uggl U11 mom TORONTO ll STrleE. 0F PUa'ilEN rec bl m the red ' tum n Ins year Hwy h separated thr (mediation: u { murderrr, is said by than. unm- wuh him to be a terrible temper. and it in m re u U o'c.ock, Wats' that“, Miami's were pluced in woutatt'ai baud to undi- rible temper. and it in Ai fin“ "tie used to " s a revolver under hot 1 was we of [wing ill- it Would upped: that frrat umvemenl after dosii, which happened u he wont .u was vd has woun lice. There " till “’huudu u tered wuuuu. A Stsait AGI. [sinner of the ug served in ll bh h nor of the tuned lemma in [he HUI d to me. laundered use, tshe bemg In. Ira' not get “lung “ulna two “can , they separated. H P ul es ttmea. ook place tolled up. we been deck mp Ill off It " In In unno- uncut Km at Una use an led, and All” the but tA 23