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}| 54 «*Â¥ i# | had reserved to himself seven thousand No man is an absolute necessity to CGod‘s work. Possibly Elijah had thought himsely absolutely necessaryâ€""an indisâ€" pensable agent for the task of deliverâ€" ing Israel from the guilty and demoralâ€" izing apostasy of Baal worship." His ery had been, "I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life to take it away" (v. 10). _ He had yet to learn that God bel‘s threat. _ So long as he looked only unto God he did not fear the wrath of man, but when he descended to take cirâ€" eumstances into consideration he weakâ€" ened and at once fled frmo bis purâ€" suers. _ "Look unto me." saith the Lord. Cireumstances. difficulties, human imposhibilitics are all overcome by the person who looks only to God. _ s eonvey to you the message of his will. A life devoted fully to the will of God ean not be a failure. Looking away from God. _ Elijah became alarmed at Jezeâ€" bel‘s threat. _ So long as he looked only Causes for Elijah‘s discouragement. Physical exhaustion. Outward conditions affect the inner life. Many saints have suffered intolerable depression from phyâ€" sical and nervous causes, _ The body is a temple. _ It must be cared for. If neâ€" glected or overtaxed the spirit suffers proportionately, It has been truly said, "By violating the laws of physical rightâ€" iousness we only make moral and spirâ€" itual righteousness more difficult to atâ€" attain. Hold steady amid the tests. You may not see God in the "wind" or in the vearthquake" or in the "fire." _ Perhaps it remains for the "still small voice" to Elijah‘s discouragement. The miracle at Carmel not having resulted in the conâ€" version of the court and the country as Elijah had expected, he became greatly discouraged. _A journey of ninetyâ€"five miles brought him to Beerâ€"Sheba. Deâ€" siring to be alone that he might be less likely to be discovered, he left his serâ€" vant and plunged a day‘s journey into the wildernes. Elijah‘s flightâ€". By order of Elijah the prophets of Baal had been slain. Whn Jezebel learned what had been done she despatched a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by toâ€"morrow" (v. 2). Considering former deliverances it would seem that Elijah would have been unmoved by such a threat. What a victory he might have gained had he trusted in God and held his ground. But in the exercise of human precaution he fled for his life. which the law was given, The distance from Beerâ€"sheba to Horeb is not over two hundred miles. Elijah was probably wandering in despondency and seeking to hide himself. Mount of Godâ€"So called because God here revealed His majesty and glorv and gave the law to Moses. 6. Cakeâ€""A round, flat tween hot stones laid in charcoal fire"; but he is eat a sufficieney, and so again, . m III. Elijah fed by angels (ve. 5â€"8). 5. Lay and sleptâ€"Elijah was physically exâ€" hausted. It was the reaction after the intense nervous strain on Carmel. First of all (God supplied his physical necesâ€" sities. "He giveth his beloved sleep." An angelâ€"We hear little of these heavenly ministrants during the great period of prophetic activity. The mediation of angels was largely supplanted by that of inspired men. But at times they apâ€" pear to remind us that they ever enâ€" eamp around God‘s servants.â€"Hurlbut. Arise and eatâ€"Food was provided for him. "Jehovah is not yea done with as he did for Jonah when he fled from duty. Egypt toward the promised land.â€"Lumâ€" by. He did not feel himself safe until he was beyond the territory of both Abab and Jehosophat. "He is now led down into the dark depths of temptaâ€" tion."â€"Lange. Juniper treeâ€"The Heâ€" brew says, fiitemlly. one juniper tree, or broom shrub, and thus depicts the desoâ€" lation of the country. b II. Elijah in despair (v. 4). 4. Into the wildernessâ€"The wilderness here spoken of is the desert of Paran, through which the Israelites had of old wandered from 3. When he sawâ€"When he heard of the rage of Jezebel, and saw the storm that was coming on him. Went for his lifeâ€"He knew Ahab‘s weakness and lack of courage, and the instability of public sentiment. It seemed to him that his efforts had been in vain, that the bright prospects on Carmel had resulted in no permanent good, and that God‘s cause was utterly lost. "Jehovah seems to have left him for a season to himself. Beerâ€"Shebaâ€"At the extreme â€" southern limit of Palestine, and about 953 miles from Jezreel. Beerâ€"sheba was originally assigned to the tribe of Simeon. Left his servantâ€"The servant must have attendâ€" ed him from Carmel to Jezreel and from thenee to the south of Judah. Commentary.â€"1. The flight of Elijah {vs. 1â€"31. 1. Told Jezebelâ€"She was not affected by the story as she woua hnave been by the actual events. Elijah had doneâ€"Ahab did not appear to recognize the hand of God in the affair. Had slain â€"The slaughter of the prophets of Baal, who were probably of the same foreign race as the queen, was what stirred all the fierceness of her nature. As she listens to the story her one thought is revenge. 2. ment a messengerâ€"Here was lack of shrewdness and forethought, if she really wished and designed to carry out her threat, for such an announcement of her purpose gave Elijah full opportunity to escape her, or prepare to meet her n';:position. Some have thought that the exact time which was given himâ€" *"by toâ€"morrow about this time"â€"is a prof that her threat "was intended and understood as a sentence of banishment on pain of death." Unto Elijahâ€"The prophet did not venture into the city, and thus put himself into her power, but waited to see how she would receive the news. INTERNATIONAL LEssoN xo. 1x AUGUST 28. 1904. Sunday School. Elijah Discouraged.â€"1 Kings 19 : 1â€"8 ound, flat cake put beâ€" s laid in embers of a ut he is too weary to falls to sleop sion did not pay, became a telegraphâ€" er. _ Though promoted to be manager of a telegraph office, this did not conâ€" tent him, and, choosing the carcer of bullâ€"fighting, he entered the arena in 1881, in three years securing his diploma as a matador. He was soon advanced to the front rank and it was considered one of the sights of the great fair at Seville to see him kill a bull. He has had many narrow esâ€" capes from death, and bears the scars of his encounters, but fortune has smiled on him, and ho HBS DEORAFEW aH ogcne Luiz Mazzantini is one of the best known of Spanish bullâ€"fighters, and is quite and idol with the frequenters of the arena in Madrid, Seville and other Spanish centres. _ He visited Mexico in 1901â€"2, where he slew more than a hunâ€" dred bulls. Mazzantini was originally a law student, but, finding that profesâ€" sion did not pay, became a telegraphâ€" e@. Though : promeatetdt â€" Â¥5" Ds wWirenmice possessed _ of mill that he has killed : from the bull ring native city, as his Mazzantini of Madrid, Retires After a Long Ring Career. Florence, Aug bullâ€"fighter, Maz _ London, Aug. 22.â€"The St. James‘ Gaâ€" zette, commenting on the King‘s speech says the effect of the apparent impoâ€" tence of Great Britain to protect her own may have farâ€"reaching consequences. Not only shall we be once more disâ€" credited abroad, but we must also count on irritating our own colonies, who set some store by the British navy and the British flag, and if a fraction of the very disquicting news which has reachâ€" ed us from many responsible quarters with regard to the state of feeling in the Dominion of Canada be true, it is certain that a less opportune moment for playing tricks with the bonds of sentiment that help to "make us" could not be chosen. Remarkable Article in the St. James‘ Gaâ€" zette on Canada. London, Aug. 22.â€"H. Sceratchley, Britâ€" ish Viceâ€"Consul at Phillipeville, Algiers, is appealing for financial assistance for the return to Canada of Mrs. Vacher and her three children. _ Mrs. Vacher was married in Buckingham, Ontario, 15 years ago, and was deserted by her husâ€" band in Algiers. _ The Licutenantâ€"Govâ€" rnor of Ontario two years ago declined to authorize the expense of repatriatâ€" ing the woman on the ground that the law did not apply to such cases. The Alâ€" gerian authorities refuseto interfere, stating that her marriage is null, the formalities of the French law having been complied with. _ Subscriptions are being taken in London. The New Fisheries Cruiser is a Very Fast Vessel. London, Aug. 22.â€"The fishery proteeâ€" tion eruiser Canada, launched last June, left the Vickersâ€"Maxim yard toâ€"day for Canada _ having completed her trials to the entire satisfaction of the authorâ€" ities here. In order to ensure the best results the builders aimed at obtaining a speed of 17 1â€"4 knots. Under fair con. ditions she is always able to maintain . her contract speed of 16 knots, but a 17 1â€"4 knot speed was obtained with the ‘ low power of 1,800 horseâ€"power, her triâ€" ple expansion engines ,.with which she is1 fitted, running 177 revolutions per minâ€". ute, while her two boilets worked with 130 lbs, steam pressure. _ The (,‘.m:ul;t‘ looks very smart, her ram bow and rakish masts and funnel giving the sugâ€" l gestion of strength with speed. British Viceâ€"Consul in Algiers Is Apâ€" pealing for Aid. Toronto, Aug. 18.â€"James Harold Bayâ€" idge, a firstâ€"year student at the School of Practical Seience, was drowned at Bronte yesterday afternoon.. He swam out to the rescue of a young lady who was alone in a rowboat and without means of propelling it. After handing her an oar he turned and started to swim into shore, but suddenly sank without warning in six feet of water. Although a large number of persons witâ€" nessed the accident, it was 45 minutes before the body was recovered. _ Two doctors used every endeavor to resusciâ€" tate the victim, but without avail. Mr. Black, of Toronto, a friend of deceased, was instrumental in locating the body. It is thought that Bavidge was seized with cramps, as he was an excellent swimmer. Harold Bavidge, of School of Science, the Victim. Toronto, Aug. 18.â€"James Harold Bayâ€" Fortunately the wind died down, avert. ing immediate disaster. _ The company had to close the entrances to the varâ€" ious workings so as to render them airâ€" tight, and thus prevent the smoke mingling with the gas and causing trouâ€" ble. TO REPATRIATE CANADIANS to work in. All day long the fires burned, drawing steadily closer, but by 1 Op. m. a breeze springing up, they _ assumed dangerous proportions and threatened to sweep the entire town. Many of the citizens then prpeared for flight, and a train was arranged to take the women and children out, if necessary, to Fernic. Men began digging great holes in their back yards, and burying their possesâ€" sions. _ Thanks, however, to the foresight of Manager Arthur Wilson, of the Crow‘s Nest Coal Company, the town is fully provided for such contingencies with a water system. In a short time the buildâ€" ings were fairly delugedf{ with water. E The British Columbian Town Threatened ‘ With Destruction. * Nelson, B. C., Aug. 22.â€"A specia to the Daily News from Michel says the smoke at Michel from the forest fires was so bad that it entered the coal mines 5m_d rendered them almost unsafe in Isracl, all the knees that had not bowâ€" ed unto Baal (v. 18). God has ordainâ€" ed that "no flesh should glory in his presence" (I Cor. i. 29). FEARFUL OF TROUBLE. RICH BULLâ€"FIGHTER. 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A., wants every woman to know of the wonders accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound. tour of inspection of the Grand Duchy. Killed One, Wounded Another. Newcastle, Pa., Aug. 18. â€"Patrolman Frank Skidmore was shot and instantly killed, and Patrolman John Atkinson wounded while attempting to arrest Rosâ€" well Waite, in the outskirts of Newâ€" | _ Helsingfors, Finland, Aug. 22.â€"Prince ! Obolensky toâ€"day assumed his functions \as (iover_nor-Generul of Finland, succeedâ€" ing General Bobrikoff, who was assasâ€" sinated on June 16. Upon his arrival here he was driven to the Uspensky Caâ€" thedral, where he attended divine ser â€" vice. _ Subsequently the Governor held a grand reception at the Imperial Palace. The Governor will start at once on a tour of inspection of the CranA Tm_h.. Desperado Kills One Officer, Wounds _ Another and Escapes. ' FINLAND HAS A NEW GOVERNOR. * For several months agents of the Chiâ€" eago board have been searching for the source, from which several large bucket shops in nearby cities were procuring quotations claimed by the board as the exclusive property of the members. Susâ€" picion finally alighted on a room adjoinâ€" ing the uptown branch of a consolidated New York, Aug. 22.â€"An agent of the Chicago Board of Trade has stopped a leak in the grain market quotation serâ€" vice in this city and caused the arrest of a telegraph operator, who was accused of supplying the service to bucket shops in Boston and* Albany. The police raid caused by the Chicago board caused much interest on upper Broadway, where it took place. HOW THE BUCKET SHOPS GOT EXCLUSIVE QUOTATIONS,. Peep Hole View of Blackboard in New York Office. 200 0 22 C e CuEcde " Drar Mrs. PiNEERAX:â€"I am very pleased to _ reecmmend Lj’dm E. 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No other medicine bas such a record of femalecures. 64 Te 4 h S MUEOL u2c 0 0) 2 ensued, Officer Skidmore was almost inâ€" stantly killed, and Atkinson had a leg shattered, which prevented him followâ€" ing Waite, who reached his home and seâ€" curing a supply of ammunition he disapâ€" peared. As soon as the killing was learned a posse of deputies were hastily sworn in and armed, bloodhounds were telephoned for and troop F, of the National Guard, was ordered out. _ Possees of heavily â€" ) )11 10 00 CCZ TZYHIICD, VAUCK®= debility, and nervous pros» * 12 0_ :4% . castle. Waite escaped and is supposed to be in hiding among the rocks near the railroad. _ He is armed. _ _‘ ," 7 7 Pain at the menstrual troubled with those distressing lled me to go to bed, and I have 1e since. %his is nearly a year P a bottle on hand, and hie A fupl the system and keeps me hallwe all o > made against the operator. _ Having procured a key to the room, the detective with several policemen burst in during exchange hours. They found an operator sitting on a chair placed upon a table. With his eye to the aperture over the door and one hand on a telegraph key, he was sending out the quotations as fast as they appeared on the blackâ€"board. Three or four leased. wires and a telephone were found. The brokerage office was at once discontinued to prevent further leakage. Magistrate Ommen, after hearing the story of the raid, dismissed the charge ou etock exchange firm, which also is a member of the Chicago board. Investigaâ€" tion showed that a small hole had been eut over a doorâ€" which was â€"sealed. Through this hole the quotations on the blackâ€"board in the brokerage office were plainly visible. J g TORONTO Baltimore, Aug. 22. â€"~â€"GCong reigns in the little town of 4 Southern Maryland, over the death of Walter H. Whitney, nounced atheist, but one of â€" popular residents of the place. day night Whitney was convers some friends, when he suddenly ed : "I defy the Almighty 4 me dead !" _ Instantly Whitne the floor, and when those abo picked him up he was dead, L & Rieet 4 wheat seem reasonably short crop and increasm; tion mean less surplus time when Europe‘s ne gent; the world‘s wheat where from 50 to 10( â€" last year, ano" A10rK, Aug. 20, 1904.â€"Another week has passed without any very seriâ€" ous damage to crops, or without materâ€" ially reducing earler estimates of the harvest. _ Wheat has risen to an unâ€" usual figure, $1.07, owing to reports of injury by rust. _ The Government re â€" port for August 1 has been issued, indiâ€" cating a crop of 605,000,000 bushels of wheat and 2,564,000,000 bushels of corn, Some deterioration has taken place in wheat since the above report, and priâ€" vate estimates are current as low as 550,000,000 bushels. High prices for WhAAt "anime ce c 13 WE ]rabilities of commercial failures in the United States reported for the first week of August were $1,598,000, against $2,7770,330 for the corresponding period last year. Henry Clews‘ Views on Wheat. New York, Aug. 20, 1904.â€"Another week has passed without any very seriâ€" ous damage to crops, or without materâ€" ially reducing earler estimates of the harvest. _ Wheat has risen to an unâ€" usual figure, $1.07, owing to reports of injury by rust. The Government re â€" port for August 1 has been issued, indiâ€" cating a crop of 605,000,000 bushels of wheat and 9 564 non mna 3.3 21 """ _son, when much activity is never looked for. Buying for the fall has been on a liberal scale so far wand renewed activâ€" ity is looked for next month. Wholeâ€" sale business in Ottawa is in a healthy condition. There is a fair normal moveâ€" ment now in staple goods for this season. Failures Last Week. Commercial failures last week in the United States, as reported by R. G. Dun & C., are 222, against 230 last week, 222 the preceding wek and 174 the corresâ€" ponding week last year. Failures in Canâ€" ada number 33, against 18 last week, 18 the preceding week, and 22 last year. Of failures this weeck in the United States 82 were in the east, 63 south, 50 west, and 27 in the Pacific States, and '{2. {gr_oyt liabilities of $5,00 or more. Bradstreet‘s on Trade. Montreal holiday dullness still interâ€" feres with wholesale trade expansion. Business for immediate delivery is light, the retailers buying only in a handâ€"toâ€" mouth manner. Orders z)r fall delivery, however, are fairly numerous for this time of the year. Toronto wholesale business is of moderate volume, as is ’ usual at this season. There is but little being done for current requirements of trade. At Quebec the volume of busiâ€" ness done during the week shows little increase over the préeceding week. In Vicâ€" toria, Vancouver and other B. C. trade centres, business is better in some deâ€" partments. Good orders are coming in from the Yukon. At Winni g wholeâ€" sale trade has fallen off a libtfite, as it alâ€" ways does after the close of the Exâ€" hibition. _ Shipments to various retail trade centres are quite heavy now, retail merchants having bought iyibexally the past two weeks. The movement in wholesale trade at Hamilton, as reported to BraIdstreet’s, is very fair for this seaâ€" , Pulled Woolsâ€"Are in good demand _and the market is firm at 19¢ to 21¢ for supers and 20c to 23¢ for extras. Liverpool Apple Market. Woodall & Co., of Liverpool, cabled Eben James: New Yorks, best, 8s. 6d. to 12s.; seconds, 5s. less. The poor results are owing to the bad condition and poor quality of the fruit. Wool. The movement continues light. Phe market is steady at 21 to 22c for washâ€" ed, 15 for refections, and 12 to 13¢ for unwashed. _ _ Fleeceâ€"There is a little more wool ofâ€" fering, the demand is fair and the marâ€" ket is steady. _ Local dealers quote 19¢ to 20c for washed, 14e to 15¢ for rejectâ€" ed and 11 1â€"2¢ to 13¢ for unwashed. Aug. 20.â€"The demand is not as keen for Ontario fleece wool as it was. Most of the American buyers are reported to have withdrawn from the Canadian marâ€" kets, _ Local dealers say the wool is above an export basis and that has checked business. _ The offerings are perhays a little larger. Prices are firm. ishes, dozen, 15 to 20c¢c. Parsley, dozen, 20c. Beans, peck, 30c. Peas, peck, 35¢. Beets, dozen, 15¢c. Beef, hindquarters, 8 to 9¢; forequarters, 414 to 51&%c. Mutton, 5 to 7c. Lamb, per Ib, 8 to 9c¢c. Calves, per lb, 7 to 8l&¢c; light, 414 to 5%c. Toronto Wool Market. l‘)'efir'sf;é;' dozen, 15¢c. Onions, peck, 50c. Onions, green, per dozen, 15 to 30¢. Rhuâ€" barb, dozen, 15¢c. Lettuce, dozen, 15¢c. Radâ€" 50 to 75c. Turkeys, per lb., 12 to 15¢c. Sprinf ducks, per Ib., 10 to 14c. Potatoes, bushel, 80c. Carrots, per dozen, 15¢. Cabbage, per dozen, 40 to 50c. Cucux'fl Toronto Live Stock Market. Sm Aug. 20.â€"Export cattle, ex. Cé, to $‘£l>g, good to medium, $4.70 to $4.90 ; rows, $4 to $4.50. Butchers‘ picked lot, $1.50 to $4.60; good to choite loads, $4.30 to $4.50; fairwgoodloudl,“.w to $4.25; mixed lo;ls. me&iua,7:2.60 to $h25; good cows, $3.50 15; comâ€" mon to fair, ‘:2.60 to tsal;:.s. B:::.;?)"t:) bulls, $3 to $4; export, heayy, B4; medium, $3 to $3.40; light, $2.75 to &3. Stockers, heavy, $3.60 to $4; light, ©2.75 to $3; common, $2 to $2.75. Light bulls, $1.75 to $2. Feeders, shortâ€"keep, B1 to $4.50; medium to good, $3.50 to B4; common and rough, $2 to $2.50. Milch cows, each $30 to $50. Export ewes, per cwt., $3.65 to $3.75; bucks, per ewt., $3 to $3.10. Cull sheep, $2 to $3. Lambs, each, $2.50 to $4; per cwt., $425 to $4.75. Calves, per lb, 31% to 5%4; each $2 to $10. Hogs, seiects, per â€" cwt,, $5.175; lights, $5.50; fats, $5.50. ' Toronto Farmers‘ Market. Aug. 20.â€"Wheat, white, $1.044%4 to $1.05; red, $1.02 to $1.05; goose, 84¢; spring, 94c. Oats, 3814c. Barley, 45¢. Rye, b7c. Peas, 64c. Hay, No. 1 timothy, $12; new, $3 to $9; mixed or clover, $7.50 to $9. Straw, sheaf, $11 to $11.50; loose, $6.504 Dressed hogs, light, ewt., $7.75 to $8.20. Butter, 14 to 22¢. Eggs, 18 to 22c. Old chickens, pair, 50 to 75; per lb., 8 to 10c; spring, per Ib., 13 to 16c; per pair, , | PHents of the place. On Sunâ€" ht Whitney was conversing with iends, when he suddenly exclaim. "I defy the Almighty to strike 3 ass & P P 8 Old Familiar DODIPF PHF Cl I-lly' 50 to 100 millions less than Instantly Whitney fell to when those about him urpl Fake, â€"Consternation Allen, in e strange + & proâ€" the most This is the first time in the hi y of the association that it has had ; Prime Minister for its president, . \: Balfour paid a splendid tribute to the University of Cambridge, toward which, he said, he might be pardoned if he di=â€" played partiality, because it was his own university, The nitendlnee at association this vyea Great Britain and subject of Mr. Ba *Roflaetions h‘ngg(- Theory of Matter]" The address was delivered befo: crowded, fashionable audience in Corn Excha among those prc being the l)llE’O of Devonshire, w\ Chancellor of the University, and tinguished persons from all parts § Enemin d Autg OE 0 lasst . tion on New Theory of Matter. London, Aug. 22.â€"Mr. Balfour evening delivered the opening add at the annual mecting of the Bri Association for the Advancement 0{ ence, at Cambridge. He Addressed British Science tion on New Theory of M Recently the princess, while traye in Italy ‘with Rivo, saw Ricardo : small railroad station where he was ployed. He is handsome. The pri was smitten. She made some exeuns Rigo in order to return to the st= to talk with the young railway « From that time Rigo‘s sway « When the princess finally returned Paris she brought Ricardo with her. | since has taken his banishment p} sophically. After the ceremony was ove: newlyâ€"married couple left immed for Paris on their hoveymoon. The princess is much past 39 of age, but in her life she has _many and varied experiences. O: death of her father, Capt. Eber \ who was the wealthiest man of hi in Michigan. the princess _ received income of from $30,000 to £40,000 a and became heiress to between £.3 000 and $4,000,000. While at > abroad she met Prince Joseph of Ch and Curaman, who belonged to the | est rank of Belgian aristocracy, at 1890 she married him in Paris. A: marriage were the American and 14 ambassadors. Four years later there were ru of a seandal. ‘The princess had be infatuated with a fiddler named | whom she had heard vlay in a Paris Her elopement with Rigo followed. Prince of Chimay obtained a divorce his former wife and Rigo did not m: for the very good reason that Rig: ready had a wife. Nince that time princess and Rigo have travelled all the country together. cardo. Before the ceremony the prin in the presence of witnesses, gave ] her vioEnist paramour, £3,000, upon receipt of which he signed a pape: signing all claims upon her. During the wedding the princess. was handsomely dressed and rouged powdered, kept wetting her finger her lips and plastering down Ricm sealp lock, and Otherwise fondling London, Aug. 22.â€"The Princess ( may, formerly Miss Clara Ward, Detroit, Mich., who has on a num of occasions created a sensation her _ eccentric actions, was _ man in the registry office in â€" London Wednesday afternoon to Guslieemo Pays $3,000 to be Free From Rigo and Weds Railway Clerk. Serious fires have broken out in ancient forest of Fountainebleu, Fra and the garisons of Fountaineblen Melun have been mobilized to assist firemen in fighting the flames. The of the fire extends a distance of n than six miles. . The Public Library Board of the town of Listowel has accepted plans for a |i»â€" rary building to be erected in coment, at a cost of $10,000. The style is modern colonial, and there will be accommodaâ€" tion for 20,000 volumes. The Allan Company are conside; the proposal to put a fleet of stean on the Pacific in connection with new Transcontinental Railway. The British cruiser Minerva has a; ed at Tangier, Moroceo, to enforce demand for the release of a British > joet wrongfully imprisoned. > It is reported at Winnipeg that 1} P. R. employees in several branche the service are considering a demand| increased pay. BALFOUR AS PHILOSOPHFR William R. Hearst, of New Yor}, said to have #pent #$1,400,00 in hi« ; tempt to land the Democratic Preside, ial nomination. CHIMAY WEDS AGAIN. It is officially admitted that one J»y was killed and a number wounded in ;. cent disturbances in Russia. Alain Lindsay, whose mother lives Brant County, was drowned while |; ing near Stockton, Man. Building operations have ben sys ed in Toronto on account of the | ers‘ laborers‘ strike. Messrs, Fielding, Paterson, Sifton . Brodeur will probably form the new iff Commission. The Angloâ€"French Convention bil} read a third time in the House of | and passed. Application has been made for an , to wind up the Canada Cabinet (. Gananogue. f engineer. John Hagerman, V. 8., of Lynd was killed by lightning while walking the field. The Toronto Consumers‘ Gas Comp», has increased its capital by $1,500,.0.,0, * Sir Wilfrid Laurier may open the . ronto Exhibition. s H. M. 8. Ariadue and Indefatigable ,,, on their way to Quebec. Count Kawamura, known as the 10. er of the Japanese fleet, died at Toj;, The Canadian Manufacturers‘ As tion is unfavorable to the metric tem. Mr. W. M. Macphail has been succeed Mr. C. W. Dill as n and the continent. 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