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’TUNISIAN WWW BY ICE Q A despatch from Ottawa says: a Death as the result of the bite of a rat was the sad fate ct little Eu- gene Jambeau, the 9-days-old squ of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jambeau, of 134 Bessemer Street, on Thurs- find” morning, after having been se- s%S 7 life-rely bitten on the hand by a, large , :grey rat. The infant developed blood-poisoning. The baby had slept in its carriage in the same room as its parents for several mghts, and on Friday night last - his was also the case. Mrs. Jam- beiitt retired about 1 o'clock, her “F mm PBWNUES SHAW Jlillji,lif KILLED BY l BAT Earthquake Around Moose Jaw Suffiaent to Move Buildings. A despatch from Winnipeg says: A thirty-second earthquake tremor, reaching from Winnipeg to the mountains, was distinctly felt on Saturday evening at 10 o'clock. While in Winnipeg the shock was to slight as to be observed by few, it was so heavy around Moose Jaw to move buildings and rattle fags. This is the first time in the isto-ry of the prairies that an earth- quake was ever felt. Wetaskiwin, Alberta, on the west, Weyburn, Sask., on the south, Prince Albert, on the north, and Kenora on the east, was the scope of the quake. HEAVY SHOCK AT MOOSE JAW. ENGINE SMASHED BY A ROCK. Child’s Father Saw a Large Rodent Leap _ From the Cradle. Accident to Express on Kippewa Branch of the c. P. R. A despatch from North Bay says'. A dangerous accident occurred on Wednesday on the Kippewa branch of the C. P. R. between Mattawa and Kippewa. The railway runs north from Mattawa to the foot of Lake Temiskaming, and winds its way through the Laurentians, along narrow ledges far above the Ottawa River, and through many huge rock cuttings. As the passenger train north, heavily laden, was pass- ing through a. particularly danger- ous section, where the roadbed clings to the mountainside, with the river many feet below, a five-ton rock crashed down the declivity, striking and smashing the locomo- tive, but fortunately not forcing the train over the precipice into the rocky canyon. The passengers were severely shaken up by the sudden stop, but not seriously injur. ed. So tightly was the engine wedged by the immense rock that dynamite had to be utilized to clear the wreckage. A despabch from Moose Jaw, Bas- kajtrehewan, says: A very distinct, earthquake shock was felt here at 9.16 Saturday night. The shock lasted 35 seconds. The tremor was felt all over the city and district. People rushed from residences and Ten Insane Persons Now Confined in Orangeville Jail. A despatch from Orangeville says: The colony of lunatics at present confined in the county jail here, numbering nine, was increased oar Wednesday evening by the arrival of John Carr of the township of Allara'nth. Carr arrived on the evening train in charge of Constable Laverty of Shelburne, having been committed as a dangerous lunatic by George Rutherford, Police Magis- trate of that village. Carr is a farmer, aged about thirty-five, and will be medically examined as soon as possible. The authorities are de, termined to round up such people as are a menace to the community. Third Accident to Allan Liners Since the Opening of Navigation. A despatch from Montreal says :Jtavnt. The vessel Will be overhauled A marconigram was on Thursdayit'hel'e’ and if 1t 1s fennel th.at she received by the Allan Line t.rc1yaesg111it/e?"i1/sitoje, 11132111119»: the . . . . l . rear e Cap-tam Fairfull of the Tunlsxaant. John's across Newfoundlangobxg stating that that vessel had sufferedPort Basque by rail, thence b th axill'aiccident almost similar to that Reid Newfoundland Compiny’: 'c1tiigpdg,e'11atl-: tt Ila I: {ESSEIEZaleZE trd11sg,'ccr/"igiinty(yiiij] 'jteypj1ut1aed,vu) into St. (foiiriT,irihtr',' VN.BA, and Montreal. fl t1]: 'evv: gun an '.'. or safety. The Tunisian has to 00 into drv d -1 Tunisiyy while steaming slowly, lthe passengers booked for Ll',, 5:31f 1itr",tl,ot,1ed'a,nthi'1cg1t,1, 1p,vyl. Iejf, ing from. Montreal on the 21st in- Russ and started a 'T ive Jiffy all?“ WEdithbe Allranslfemled (f, an- c ' 'wa. a er C) per o e.] an 0a s. is is tl,tIsh"poiettki, hoglfleloliokgwndglgtejwe tlllyq alccldent the Alun.boats min Fall-full considered it ins (lug-"l my? suffered slnce .thropenin.g fr.f to head at once for St " n’s:V 'i1lys1)iii'y',fileata,hftol1,'iee1tiai,1viyd Si, . . _ . a; 9, 1'i n mun or n , - ise, which was only Sixty miles disjlhaps. g m wlth runs A SMALL ASYLUM. husband being already asleep. At 2 o'elock she was awakened by the sound of the baby's cry, Ind aroused her husband. On Jumpmg out of bed he saw a, large grey rat leap from the carriage to the floor, and escape in spite of his attempts to kill it. The baby was found with its left had covered with blood from seven bites on the inside of the palm. Medical assistance was summoned, and an antiseptic ap- plied, but blood poisoning soon set in, and the infant grew rapidly worse, until death ensued. stores in terror. Buildings were moved percepeibly. Several people in the upper storeys were knocked off their feet. The first impression was that a, violent explosion had occurred. The tremor was preced- ed by a, loud rumbling sound. Peo- ple here trom places where earth- quakes are more or less common say this was one of the most dis- tinct shocks they ever experienced. WAS FELT IN MONTANA. A despatch from Great Falls, Mont., says: A distinct earthquake shock was felt here on Saturday night at 9.15 o'elock and it was also felt at Choteau, Havre, Wagner and other points, showing that it pre- vailed generally over northern Montana. While no serious damage was dome, the shock was sufficient to spill articles from shelves in stores and cause breakages of glass- ware. Boys Were Annoying Isaac Gat'- lough, Who Fired. A despatch from Ottawa says: Ross Beckstead, aged eighteen, was shot and instantly killed at Mc- Millan's Mill, about four miles from Chesterville, at 9 o'clock on Thursday night. Isaac Garlough, aged forty, lies in the local jail awaiting the action of the Cororer’s jury. The body of Beckstead was not discovered until 8 o'clock on Friday morning, when John Elia, a. passing farmer, found it in the corner of a field by the roadside. Garlough acknowledged having fired off his shotgun to frighten some boys who were bothering him by firing stones at his house about 9 o'clock on Thursday night, and it is thought this shot must have killed Beckstead, as his face was hit and buckshot wounds were in the head. Mrs. Swain Killed While Walking at Oil Springs. A despatch from Oil Springs, Ont., says: Mrs. Richard Swain, a resident of Oil City, was almost in, stantly killed and her niece, Miss Josie Truan, of this village, was in- jured here about 5.30 on Sunday afternoon in a, very peculiar mtrn- ner, They were on the way to the station, when a, severe storm came up and, picking up the sidewalk on which they were walking, hurled it across the street into a deep ditch on the opposite side. The ladies were carried with it, the sidewalk striking Mrs. Swain on the head and crushing her skull. Miss Truan was not seriously injured. The reports of the slaughter of Christians in Asia, Minor have been greatly exaggerated. Probably not more than ten thousand have been slain. WOMAN HURLED TO DEATH. R0 SS BECK STEAD SHOT. TIE WORLD’S MARKE TS Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and other Dairy Produce at BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, May 18.-Inour.--Ontario wheat 90 per cent. patents $5.15 to $5.25 to-day in buyers' sacks out- side for export; on track, Toronto, $5.40 to lpu.50. Manitoba. fiour; first Patents, $6.20 to $6.40 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.70 to $5.80, and strong bakers', $5.50 to $57200. on track, Toronto. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Wh"eat--tio. 1 Northern, May de- livery, $1.27, Bay ports; No. 2, 81:211A and No. 3, $1.23. _ Onidrio wheatr--%.2is to $1.28 for No. 2, according to location and de- mand. Oats-Ontario No. 2. 48Ae on tyack, Toronto, and 46 to 470 out- side; No. 2 Western Canada 490. and No. 3 48c, Bay ports. Peas-No 2, 95 to 96e outside. Rye-No. 2, 74 to 750 outside. Buekwheae--No. 2, 62 to 64c outs- .1jarley--No. 3 extra, 69 to 610 out- side, and No. 3 58c outside. 7 Corn No. 2 American yellow 81%0 on track, Toronto, and No. 2 at 80%(1 on track, Toronto; Cana- dign yellow, 760 on track, Toron,to. side __ "ifra"nLira'nitUG ' $23.50 [in sacks, Toronto freights; shorts, $24.50 to $25, Toronto freignts. Apples $4 to $5 for choice quali- ties, and $3 to $3.00 for seconds. .. Bisans--prime', $1.90 to $2, and handpicked, $2.10 to $2.15 per bushel. Honey-Combs, $2 to $2.75 per dozen, and strained, 10 to 11c per pound. Maple syrup-Mc to $1 a gallon. Bay-No. 1 timothy $13 to $13.50 a ton on track here, and lower grades, $11 to $11.50 a ton. Straw-$h50 to $8 on track. Potatoes-Car lots, 90c per bag on track. Delawares, $1110 lo $1.15. Butter-Pound prints, 20 to 220; tubs and large rolls, 16 to 18e; infer- ior, 14 to 15c; creamery rolls, 23 to Mc, and solids, 19 to 200. Eggs-Case lots 19c per dozen. Cheese-Large cheese, old, 14 to Wde per lb. and twins, 14% to 14%6; new cheese, dull at 12% to 12Ac. Bacon long clear, 13 to 131/20 per 1b in case lots; mess pork $21 to $21.50; short cut, $23 to $24. Barns-Light to medium, 14 to 150; do., heavy, 13 to 13%0; rolls, 11% to 11yie; shoulders, 10% to He; backs 17 to 17%0; breakfast bacon, 15% to 16c. Lard--Tierces, 13yie; tubs, 13%(3; pails, 13%0. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, May 18.--Peas---No. 2, $1.05 to $1.06. Oats-Canadian Western, No. 2, 52% to 530; extra, Ao. I feed, 51% to 520; No. I-feed, 51 to 51%0. Barley-No. 2, 70 to 72c; Manitoba feed, 60 to 60hfe. Buck- wheat-aw, to 700. Flour-Mani- toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.30; Manitoba Spring wheat, patents, seconds, $5.80; Manitoba strong bakers, $5.60; Winter wheat patents $6.15 to $6.25; straight roll- ers, $6 to $6.10; straight rollers, in bags, 2.90 to $3; egtrai, in bags, ”also, “'“V blVA V”, ”“V'”: --- "was“; $2.50 to $2.60. Feed-Manitoba bran, $22 to $23; Manitoba shorts, $24 to $25; Ontario bran, $23 to $24; Ontario shorts, $24.50 to $25; On- tario middlings, $25 to $25.50; pure grain mouillie, $33 to $35; mixed ihouillie, $28 to $30. Cheese-lied to 12%c, and easterns at 12 to 12%0. Buttisr--.21A" to 22c. Eggs 19 to 191/60 per dozen. "roi/trr-Chickens," dressed, 16 to 180 per lb; fowl, 12 to Me; turkeys, 20 to 22c per lb." Chieagif," May 18.--Wheat - No. 2 red, $1.45; No. 3 red, $1.30 to $1.42; No, 2 hard, $1.28 to $1.35; No. 3 hard, $1.24 to $1.30; No. 1 Northern, $1.28 to $1.30; No. 2 Northern, $1.26 to $1.29; No. 3 Spring, $1.24 to $1.28. Corn - No, 2, 75 to 76e; No. 2 yellow, 75% to 76; No. 3, 75 to 75)dc; No. 3 white, 75% to 'Ne; No, 3 yellow, 75% to 760; No. 4, 74 to 74)de. Oats - No. 2 white, 59% to 59Ae; No. 3 white, 58% to 59%0; No. 4 white, 54 to 58%0; standard, 59 to 59Ae. Minneapolis, May _18.-Wheat - May, $126; July, $1.24%; Sept., $1.07%; cash, No. 1 hard, $1.28% to 81.29%; No. 1 Northern, $12773 to 31.28%; No. 2 Northern, 831.25% to $1.26%,; No. 3 Northern, 31-23% to $1.25%. Flour-First patents, $6.10 to $6.30; second patents, $6 to $6.20; first clears, $4.75 to $4, 95; second clears, $3.35 to $3.55. Bran-In bulk, $24 to $24.50. Montreal, May 18.-A large pro- portion of the butchers' cattle were milkrnep's strippers, which sold at from 3% to 431C per pound, prime beewss sold at 51/3 to a little over 60; pretty good animals, 4% to 5%0; common stock, 3 to 1Vio per pound. Mileh cows, $30 to over $60 each. Calves, $2 to $8 each, pretty good lots, $4 to 85 per head. Sheep sold at 5 to near 6e per pound; lambs at $3.50 to $6 each. Good UNITED STATES MARKETS LIVE STOCK MARKETS THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE HOG PRODUCTS. lots of fat hogs at about 8lde per po_und. -- - Toronto, May 18.--There was an abundant supply of choice cattle in both export and butchers' classes, which sold readily at top-notch prices. One very fine bunch cl nine export steers realized $6.25,- and several loads sold at $6 and over. Choice butchers' cattle sold firm at $5.25 to $5.50, and heavy cows at $5. Smokers and feeders were in strong demand. Milken, and springtyrs strong, except for common stock, which are not want- ed. Calves steady and unchanged. Sheep and lambs dearer. Hogs-- Strong demand; selects are quoteu at $7.60, fed and watered, and $7.35 f.o.b. C. P. R. Mechanics and Company: Reach an Agreement. I A despatch from Winnipeg says: It is stated on reliable authority that the difficulties, between the C. P. R. and their mechanics have been satisfactorily settled. All the strikers are to be reinstated, and the old wage schedule restored practically, and old conditions re- verted to. O. H. Warl represent- ed the machinists, and H. H. Vaughan the company. While no mention is made, it is understood the men are not returning to their previous standing on the pension roll. Four' Thousand Lamps Burned Four Hours at Omaha. A despatch from Omaha, says: The Omaha Electrical Show was on Wednesday night lighted by a, wire- less current. The current came from the Government wireless sta- tion, five miles distant from where the show is being held. There were 4,000 incandescent lamps and for. four hours the lamps were__lighted by the wireless current. The" sysm tem by which the experiment was made was a discovery by Dr. Fred- erick Millener, wireless expert of the Union Pacific Railroad. A Scotch Commissioner Impressed With the West. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Western Canada, has just reaped the first direct benefits of the visit of the Scottish Agricultural Com- mission last year, one of the com- missioners, Mr. J. M. Hodge, hav- ing returned and purchased 5,600 acres in southern Alberto-paying therefor $70,00. He is delighted with the land, declaring it to be the richest he has ever seen. This is likely to be followed by a, large influx of Scottish capital for invest- mont in land. W0 MAN LIKELY M UR DERED. a well-dressed woman was dis- covered on Wednesday under a clump of brush in Burnaby. Noth- ing near affords any clue except the remains of a small fire, wherein paper had been burned and pos- sibly the woman's hat. No person has been missed in New West- minster or vicinity for months. The cause of death is not yet ascertain- ed, but as the clothes are badly torn in places, there is a, probability that she met with a, violent death during a struggle. The corpse has apparently been exposed to the elements about four months. Ber Body Found Under Suspicious Circumstances. A despatch from Vancouver, B.C., says: Face downwards the body_of RISKED LIFE FOR CHILDREN. Mother Fought the Animal Till Help Arrived. A despatch from Chatham, Ont., says: Gladys, the six-year-old daughter of Mrs. Frank Schram, was attacked by a large bulldog and severely bitten on Saturday after- noon. Her mother was with her, and fought a desperate battle with the dog before help arrived. The girl was thrown prostrate, and her face, head and arms were mutil- ated. The dog, which was not suf- fering from rabies, was shot. Farmer Near Ottawa Killed While Aiding a Neighbor. A despatch from Ottawa says: Coller c. Morgan, a farmer, living near Hazelden, was fatally injured on Wednesday evening, while as- sisting in the erection of a driving shed for a neighbor. He slipped from a sill, and in falling landed on the sharp end of a crowbar standing upright in the ground. He died a few hours afterwards. Mother Ran Through Flames or Burning House. _ A despatch from Sterling, Mani- toba, says: While outside milking her cows, Mrs. Harris Courtney discovered that her house was on fire. Winding her apron over her head the mother pluckily dashed through the fire and saved her four children, who were huddled in an inner room. Mrs. Courtney's hair caught fire and she was badly burned about the head and ears. CHILD METILATED BY DOG. BUYING ALBERTA LAND. L1G HTED BY WIRELE SS. D IFFIC ULTIES SETTLED. FELL ON A UROWBAR. A despatch from Albany, N. Y., says: There were 29 men killed shortly before 3 o'clock on Wed- nesday afternoon, following a, pre- mature explosion of dynamite in the Callanan quarries at South Bethlehem, twelve miles south of Albany. There were three injured. All within the explosion zone were instantly killed, and the bodies are unrecognizable. The dead include eight Americans and 21 Italians, the latter not being known by name. All the Americans are resr, dents of the locality. The ten holes for Wednesday's blast wore drilled 20 feet back from the face of the bluff, which was 80 feet high. The holes were 76 feet deep, and five inches in diameter. It was to 29 MEN BLBWN TI) l Four Tons of Dynamite Exploded Prema-u turely Near Albany, N Y. Business of the Dominion Shows a Steady Improvement. A despatch from Ottawa, says: Trade returns of the Dominion for April, the first month of the fiscal Fear, show a continued improve- ment. The total trade for the month amounted to $34,998,854, an increase of $4,028,267 over April of last year. Imports for the month totalled $22,531,673, an increase of $2,609,078. Exports totalled 811,- 862,797, an improvement of $1,567,- 969. The customs duty collected amounted to $3,788,480, being a bet- terment of $490,739. Report That Cattle Disease Has Reappeared in Michigan. A despatch from Windsor, Ont., says: It was reliably reported on Monday night that the foot and mouth disease has again broken out in Michigan. The location of the outbreak is given as Yolina, Town- ship, in Cass County, about seven- ty-five miles from Detroit. The Department of Agriculture at Washington have been notified, and will alert an immediate investiga- tion. “HEAT SEEDING COMPLETED; Crop Report Satisfactory-Weather is Ideal. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The Canadian Northern crop report issued on Monday is of a. most sat- isfamto-ry character. _ Wheat .seeding is completed, and farmers have put in considerable amount of coarse grains. The weather is all that could be.desired for farm work. Well Known Novelist Dies From Heart Disease. A despatch from London says: George Meredith, the novelist, died on Monday. Mr. Meredith was taken ill last Friday and had be- come steadily weaker owing to his inability to take food and the feeble action of the heart. His death was immediately due to heart failure. A despatch from Beirut. Turkey, says: The recent rioting in the vi- cinity of Marasrh has laid waste that entire district. Marash itself was spared, for only a, few per- sons there were killed, but within sixty miles to the southwest a, total of sixteen villages, with a popula- tion of 8,000 souls, have been prac- tically wiped out. The only Bur- vivors are boys under ten and old women. The girls were carried away and the men killed. Tele- graphic reports received on Wed- nesday declare that the hungry and naked number 14,000. Immediate relief is required. The interior dis- tricts are still far from settled, and from all directions the most heart- tending accounts and appeals are being received here. Stiff Sentence Passed on a Prisoner at Belleville. A despateh from Belleville says: Manual Hannah, a, resident of the northern part of Hastings County, was, on Wednesday morning, before Judge Deroche, found guilty of stabbing Louis Saucier and inflict- ing grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced to five years in the peni- tentiary. .He was also convicted of assaulting a man named William A despatch from Constantinople says: Constantinople witnessed an- mum WM Jil?lll] WT Entire District Laid Waste About Marash in the Recent Rioting, FIVE YEARS FOR STABBING. GEORGE MEREDITH DEAD. APRIL TRADE RET URN S. MUTINEERS EXECUTED AN OTHER OUTBREAK? be the biggest blast of all, using! over four tons of dynamite. The blast was scheduled for five o'clock In the afternoon, and was expect-. ed to dislodge material for 25,000, wagon loads of crushed stone. Those' killed had successfully placed tho charges in six of the holes, and were working upon the seventh when the shock came. The explo-, sion is supposed to have been caused by a defective cap. The 29 bodies were blown to atoms and scatter- ed all over the quarry. It was half an hour before anyone dared ap- proach the scene, fearing danger from other explosions. As a, re- sult of the explosion, fear has seized the 165 Italian laborers em- ployed about the quarry. and many have fled. _ Baudry, and was. sentenced to two years 111 the peniteneiary, sentenc- es to run concurrently. Was Crawling Between Cars in? Yards at North Bay. i A despatch from North Bay saysr' Mrs. Benjamin Patterson, a woman of forty, was ground beneath the wheels of a, train in the east yards of the C. P. R. on Wednesday night. The Pattersons live beside the tracks and frequently cross th yards. Mrs. Patterson was crawl- ing under a train on a, siding when 'it started. Both of her legs were amputated, and she died on Thurs-) day morning. Four little childrenl are left motherless, as well as an husband out of work. Bis eighteen-' year-old daughter died suddenly two weeks ago. Keys Taken By Force From tluy Deposed Sultan. A special despatch from Salonika says that Talaat Bey, Vice-Presi- dent of the Chamber of Deputies, who was sent there to arrange with Abdul Hamid for the transference of his fortunes to the Government, sue- ceeded in obtaining the signature of the former Sultan for the with- drawal of funds from foreign banks, but that Abdul Hamid resoluwly re- fused to deliver up tttltr"',', to two iron rooms a the . iz; if" "' which had reelsted all em}; forcible entry. After Tamar. PJey's departure,- the despatch says, officers of the guard, furious at the, ex-Sultan's refusal to comply with the demand, rushed into his room and ordered him to surrender the keys without further parley. A despatch from Ottawa, says: The census and statistics office is- sued on Wednesday a statement of crops and live stock for the month of April. Vegetation is later than usual this year, and seeding has been delayed by the weather condi- tions throughout the Northwest Provinces. Winter wheat at the end of April was uniform in all parts of Ontario and compared with a, standard crop it ranks at 76.5 per cent. Bay and clover av- erage 83 per cent. Fodder for stock has been ample, as is denoted by the condition of farm animals. Horses are 92 per cent. of standard, mileh cows 88; other horned cattle 84, swine 91, and sheep 85.50 per cent. other batch of executions on Wed. nesday morning when 24 mutineers of the army and navy were hanged in public within the city limits., This makes a, total of 38 executions within the capital since the revolu- tion of April 13. Four of the men on Wednesday were hanged near the 8ultan's palace, eight at the marine barracks, eight in the Djin- zi Meidan quarters of Stamboul and four at the War Office. It was desired to impress the people with the fact that the guilty had been punished, and had the hangings not been public the people would have thought that the condemned men had saved themselves by brib- ing officials or that the statement ol their execution was nothing more than R political lie. The Emperors of Germany and; Austria had a lengthy and friendly; meeting at Vienna, on Friday. There are rumors of a rising of Albanians at Uslrc'v, about a hun, drcd miles from Salonika. Statement Issued by the Govern. ment Census 0fflee. _ WOMAN CRUSHED BE TRAIN. ABDULS STRONG ROOMS. CROPS IN APRIL. TQMS