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m^mmmm as- 'r-',- ».... . .H "> 7 EEPOHTS TROW TTTE fEADIITO TEADE CENTRES. Prie#»9 of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Juii. J :J.â€" Whealâ€" The uiorlu-t for Ontario wheat is higher tmlav, i:i symputliy with'.Liv(.Ti>o;^ and i'liicugo..- ^of 2 wlijty Wd Kfd Winter Kolii nt-iiOc To* -frci^tS. No. , 2 ."jjiriilK sleaiay at 71 to 75c oast, arid' No. 2 goo.se ut 71c. Mlinitol)* wheat also Wglier. At U|.per Iftko jiorta*.'o. rNwlhi-m is (luoli^u ut <Jl>c und-No. 2 N'orllioin at 87c. No. 1 hard numitint -at" O.'Je take pOrts; For Rriiidins in transit quotations ore (ic hiRhcr than above. (lal.s-Tlio marlcet is qulot. with prices very firm. No. 2 wliite qiiot- cd at 2^lc we.sl. ami ot 29i to Jit'c low fr.Mj..hta to N"W 'York. No. 1 whit,- .sold ut :iOic low freiRht-s. llarloyâ€" JM.e nuirkct is. quiet. witU the i.ricos sU-ady. No 2 quoted at *2 to ^ac udddle freightij; No. a ex- tra at 10c, and .N'o. 3 at »8c middlfc IVeiKhts. • f : IVusâ€"Trade is ciuiot, and prices un- chan^'tHi. No. 2 white quoted at C2c wesC, "and &t (iiic east. Hyeâ€" The nvukot is steady, with No. 2 qiiutiil at 02ic cast or west. Cornâ€" The marUot is quiet, and pricps steady. No- » â- "••«' American yellow quoted at .51^0 on track, To- ronto, and So. 3 mixed at 50ic. Cunndinn corn, 4:4c on track, To- ronto. ,. nuckwhontâ€" The market- is firm, with demand Koort. No. 2 quoted ,at 47 to 474c middle freights. l-'lourâ€" Ninety per cent, patents are Steady at $.'i.().") luiddlp freights, in biiy<~rs' aacl<a. for export. Straight roller.s of spee^al brands for domestic trade quoted nt $3 40 to 83.50 in lihls. Miinitoha flours are higher, the Otiihio people advancing prices 10c. No. 1 patent*, S4.G5 to $4.90; No. 2 i)ateiits, fl.4.5 to $1.60; and Btroiig bakers', $4.23 to $4.50 on track, Toronto. Millfeed-Bian steady at $10.50, and shorts ut $17.75 liefo. At out- side points bran is 'quoted at $14, and shorts at $17. Manitoba bran In s.icl-is, $18, and .shorts at $2t) here. COUNTRY PUODUCK. Apples â€" The market is quiet at un- changed prii-es. Choice stocks job at $2 to $2..'j0 per bbl. Hcansi â€" Thc-ro is a limited demand with prices unchanged. Prime, beans are (luoted at $1.30 to $1.40 per bu.shel. Dried Applesâ€" The <iemand is fair, with prices unchangi-d at 4 to .'ic i)er lb, l'.".vuporaled apples. Oc per lb. Hops â€" The market is unchangod at 25 to .30c, according to (|uallty. Honeyâ€" The market is firm nt GJ to 7ic 1 er lb. lor bulk, and at Sl.- a.'i to ^'2 for comb. Tlayâ€" 'I'hu nmrket is fair, wilh ro- .celpts only moderate. No. 1 timothy quoted at $8.78 to $9 on track, To- ronto, and mixed at $0.."iO to $7. Straw â€" Tlie market is quiet at $5 per ton for car lots on track. I'otatoe.sâ€" The market is quiet and firm, with fi'W oHering. Choice cars are ouoted ut 7H to rtOc per bag, on track here, and li ferior quality at 70 to 7.')C per bag. I'oiiltry â€" The demand is liniite<l, and prices unchanged. Turkeys are quoti-d at 121 'o l-lc per lb., and geese at to 10c pet* lb.; duck.s, 10 to lOJc per lb., or $1 to $1.2.'> per pair; chickens, J) to 10c per lb, or 75c to ST per pair; fovls, 0| to 7c per lb. TIIR DAIRY MAUKKTS. Iluttcr â€" The market was quiet to- iclo.V. Choice fre.sh made rolls or tubs in fair deniaiid. but huge suj)- plicH of creamery cause weakness. We quote: â€" Kinest 1-Ib. rolls, 17 to 18c; choii-e large rolls, IG to lOJc; select- ed dairy tuhs, l(S to 17c; secondary graui* »'jr<)llH and tubs). 13 to'L^ic;' croaniery"'., '•'(«, 20J to 21 Jc; solids, 10 to 'JOc. liiggs â€" T'ho market keeps (inn, qiioti-: â€" New laid, .3,'ic; sidects, cold stornge, 21 to 22c; limed Cheeseâ€" The nmrket jh dull "steady. , Via quote: â€" l-'lnesl, lljc, BiTonclH, 10 to Idjc. ^ ^?,»^yv«l '^ '"â- Â«S^ { ^ ^ ' ' * ^ ' ' ."" ' ; ' ley I-'irm; No. 2, Olc; sainple, 3.1 't« (jJc. Cornâ€" Ic higher; >lii 3, 41 to 43ic. May. 47io. • ' .» "v,' ^ JJululb, .lau. 12.-«Vatâ€" »o. I nard, 87c; No. 1 Norther«, ti'ilc-.-l^o,^ 2 Northern, 83ic; May, S^71c; ^uly. Wo 25c; , 21c. but 11 to â-  * ) r r i| ' iij ii 801c. . >. , . â- ^• Minneapolis, .Ian. 12.-T^'heat<r^IHay 88{c; .Inly. 87Jc: .September, 80<;; on track. No. 1 bard, 882c; No. ; Northern, 87 Jc; No. ' ^ Northern,, 8Uc; No. 3 Northern, '78 to 7Uc. Mourâ€" .Strong; first paterfts, $4.70 to $1.80; -second do, $4.(i6 to $4.70; lirst «Iear8, $3.40 to *3.50; second clears, $2t4(N to $2.5(t' IJran'-In bulk, $14.25 id>-fl4.50. ' ' I,m5 STOCK MiV^KETS. ''I'oronto, .lun. 12. â€" llu.<iiie.'-s at tho Western Market was good in all lines of Uvq stock to-day,. an<l owing to the light run valuos-iield ^flrm. 'I'lie arrivals were 03 cars contaiiF' iug 918 cattle, 741 shooj) and lambs. 2,400 hogs, and 42 claves. There were only three or four loads of exporters! at tho most J>i-o.ught for- ward. The hiRliest figure recprdeil was $4.8y per cwt. â- * An active enquiry tor butchers' was reported an-d as tho olTorings were light some of the' Ijuyers had difficulty in filling their re(iuiroment.s The market hold firm but a smaller proportion of good to choieo ani- mals WU3 hroug-ht lorwaid. A con- siderable number of transactions in these, however, were recorded on a basis of 84 and uipwards pei' cwfc. The business iMjs.slng in stockors and feeders was light, and prices were naminally imclumged. Trade in sheep and ; lambs was brisk on light deliveries, and quota- tions wore firm. The i)rices of exporters' ranged from $4.25 to $4.80 i>er cwt. Butchers' cattle were firm. We quote as follows : â€" Select butchers', $4.:!0 to $4.50; best load.T, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs. $4 lo $1.25; fnJr to good hilrchers'. S3. 75 to S4; medium but- chor.s', $3.40 to $3.75; common, S2.75 to $3.25 per cwt.' Tlio situation in cows was un- ihangof). Quotations follow : â€" Kx- I>ort cows. $3.25 to $3.50; medium butchers', cows, $2.25 to $3; cun- ners, $1.25 to $2 per cwt. Ilull.s suitable for the export tnule sold at $3.00 to $4.25 per cwt. Transactions in feeders and stock- ers were limileid on verv light do- livcrie.4. We quote : â€" Veedors. l.OOO to 1.05O lbs. $3,50 to $1; feeders, 800 to 950 lbs, $3 to $3.50; stock- ers, 450 lo 7,50 lbs, $2.25 to $3, according to qualit.v. A number of milch cows sold at $30 to $50 each. Buying in sheep was active, and the prices were firm. Quotations fol- low :â€" Export ewes, $3.50 to $3.75; export bucks, $2.50 to $:'.; lambs, grain feil, SI. 75 to $5 00; lambs, barnyard, $4 to $4,76 per cwt. Calves were firmer at $4 to 5.75 per cwt. au<i $2 to $10 each. Hogs were n^ported weak and im- changed. About 2,400 wore received b.v \Vm. ITuri-ls. Prices follow . â€" .Selects of prin.e bacon quality, not more than '200 ii r iess than I GO lbs., olT cars, Toroiit ', $5.25; fats and lights, $5; sows. S3 to $3.50; stags $2 to $3 per cwt. ' FITFY-EIGHT DROWNED. Jhe steamer .Clallam icunders iU the Pacilie. . '"-.,.â- ". • -.:. - I, A despatch from Seattle, - Wash,, says :â€" A • report to l<iu- Times from Poj-t TowiLsond says : '"T1if:.tug Hea.l,ioii arrival hoi'o on SAturdaj' brining tlio lust news Of the loss of the steaurtjr Clallam. 'I'he- Sea Lion brotight twoii-ty-four survivors. The tUg Richard llolyeiko arrived later with nine uddili'oital mirvivor*. . . ••pvyinj{ t^ the high southwc-torly' gliTo-'-aftdirdavy Wa the ClulUun. b*. came tlnmanagcablc on I''ri<)aj'. aflcE- noon when oil Disjcovery island., 1fO.T.vy seus brpko the lights and- the veBsel began toT.ll. All the women pas.scnger» were jiluced in three boats wfiich (;aj>sized uhinat-iiio, auU all woie lo.st. As a rysult of the telctfraph ad- vices from Victoria, fraiu vljiph place rthe Clallam's predicament Was seen, tho tug liichard Holyoko wa.s despatched from Tort Towiisend. She got a haw.sci- aboard' the Clallam and started to tow her into shelter. Owing to the h'Kli wind Captain Ro- berts of the QlalUim was unable to inform Hall of the Holyoko of tho condition of the Clallam. The tug Soa Lion, whirh had been ,'sent to aid the vc.ssel, spoke the Clallam and learned thut she was foundering and steamed ahaad and notified the Holyoko, which cut her hawser and a.ssisted the Sea Lion In rescuing the puSf^ngers. FOUND NINE nODIES. A do.;patch from Viitoria B.C., says : â€" Tugs and .searching parties, which have been patrolling the Sliore line in this city, have found the bod- ies of nine victims of tho Clallam disaster, mostly women. Two boats have also been found, one '<f which contained tho corpse of a woumn, Miss Jlipixjse. of Tacouia, and an un- identified woman' was attached to it. This boat wa-s found drifting to- wards the shore by the tug Albion. Another boat was fomid by search- 01 s clo.so to the scene ot the break- ing in of Clallam's bow oil Clover I'oint. Tho nine bodies are at localj undertakers. Kour have been iden- tified. Tlioy are : Ml.-:s (ialletl^-, whose- body come uahorc at Bacon Hill; Miss Diprose, Hiss Harris, wb.ose remains drifted on to tho beacli at Beacon Hill, and Alex Harvey, a deck hand. The other bodies aio those of women, two wearing wodding rings. Tugs are contiiuiing the search. One of the corpses found on- Sun- day afteruoor.' has Leen identified as that of Mrti. Thomas SuUins. of Mount Sicker. Her hu»band was among the saved, but two cliildien were drowned with her. BRIGHTER IN THE EAST. Japan Awaits Rtissia's Beply to Her Note. A I,oiidon despatch says :â€" The Times correspondent at Tokio on .Satiuxlay evening says that the Sit- ualion ap[>ears lo have improved sligl\tly, but the indications are not conclusive. In an earlier despatch tlie corrc.s])on<lenl said that an ex- change of views was procooiling bo-' tween the foreign ollice aiul the Rus- sian Legation, but the hopes of a satisfactory settlemejit are slender, Inasnuich as Russia is imder.stood to insist on seeking to exclude .lapdii from a voice in Manr.hurian alTalrs. All the important journals urge tui- modiato action by .fn.pan on the ground that Russia's course is eva- sive, and designed with tho object of gaining time. Tho stock market has recovered its tone .sofiiowhnt and e\ur.^ thing Inillcules thai the nation has quietly resolved to support the (lovernment in a strong policy, but will not brook uK(<leS«i- procrastina- tion. Seilillng American. British and Russian L,egallon guaixls lo Seoul i.i regarded as a wi&o prCTauti-.irr: ' Hot; I'RODIJCT.S. HresHi'd ho;;» an; imchnnKcJ, with ofluriiigs not so liberal. .Sales, $0^ 110 to $<i.4,'i, delivered hcFf. Cured meats are stead.v. with a fair de- mand. Ve quote: â€" lluion, long clear. HJ to \>c In ton and ca.se lots; mesH pork. $lti..5(i: do short cut, fl8 to $lrt..-0. .Snio'ioU meats â€" Ilanls. light' to mi'diuai, 12J to l.'lc; do heavy. 11 J to I'.'c. ridin, lOc; shouhlers, 91c; backs, 13i lo lie; breakfast bucon, 13 tu l.'lic Lard â€" The ni.irket Is (piiet. wilh prices uiK liaiiged. We quote:â€" Tierc- es, Hie; tubs, hjc; pails, 8}c; com- )ioiind, 8 tu l)c. UNITKI) .STATKS MAUKKT.S. Iluriabt. .Ian I 2 - I-"lourâ€" Steady. Wheal - .Spring dtdl. No, 1 Northern, ©fijc: wliiler, IU) olTt-ringR. Corn â€" on- ly steatly; N<i. 2 yellow. TiOJc; No. a corn, 48| to 49c. Oatsâ€" .Strong; No a White. 431*; No. 2 mIXed, 4 Jr. •JDurley â€" Western. In store, 5,3 lo C.5c. ^R.Ve No. I , r, li- «llJl|hAr: No t Nortkfm, m (ll S^^ No, 2 Northern, H-> (o H(!|c; May, I8|0. Hyrâ€" l''irm; No. 1, fiTc, liar- SYMPATHY APPRECIATED. Chicago's Mayor Sends Lord Min- to City's Thanks. Alii Ottawa xle^imtdi Wiys :â€" His l')x<elKuiey bus ivcelved the following letter from Curler H, Herrlson, Mayor of Cldcago: , "" / 'Your hicBsage to~tli« President of the Cnited .Mlnti's of ri.'gret and con- doloncr for our iHMiple iji the ivcoiit calamit.v, wliiclt has ovortaJton them has been transmii^-d to mo from WoHhinglon I wl.sh to thank you in the nanjo of oiu' people, and tho lioreavcnl fainillcH and mj self . por- H(ynftll.\ , for \our exiires.siolws of 8;v-m- pathy, and lo say that they are kopiiiy appreciated by us all." EXPLOSION AT MICHEL. Seven Craw's Nest I'ass Miners Killed. A Wiiinijiug despatuh sig(» ;â€" I'rl- vati- de«jiw.tchP«.-i;uC'«'ive(t hpf« »tK\te that an t'VptoSion ()l ^'ns occurred 'In tiituiel .NC '1 i'< tJie Criiw's N«af U»,s« CMUip.ni.N ^ luiiw ai Uiobul, n. TV on 1'il(l:iy nfRntr kining ajtven I i; I . -v. rely Injiu-lng two oth- ers. TWENTY 1»E0PLE jaLLED. Bestttt of- Railway â-  Collision at WiUard. Kansas. * A '*l'bp«lia, Kans., despatch says : â€" Twenty •' pgi-sons wpio killed and tliirty-sevon injliired 4n liit wreck of a lipttc island exj'rc.ss train at Wil- lard early^bn Wednesday. Mpst ot Uio injuro<l arc in hosi>itals in Tope- ka. . The. doctx>i-a nnnounco that all of the injuied will recover, with the fJiSoi'tion of Mrs. M. A. Hill of Greensbiirg, Kansas. It is thoujflit tliat carelessness of .traiimien caused the wreck. 1 instruct- ed to moot a freight at AVillard, tho engineer and conductor at, the pas- senger train, noting thai i\> freight stood oh tho Kidc at Willaid, rushed' through, tliinking that this was the one which they had been ordered to pass . The passenger train leaped, ii>to the darkness at a fast ,-i'«le. The .<]pccial stock train, 'which tlie passenger train had l)cen oirdered'- to ^^pet. had not taken the .siding, and lh^\rains came together wilh a ter- rific crash. It was in the Uiird car of the pas- senger train, the first coach haying been preceded by a smoker and* bag- gage car, that the greatest ,ioss of life occurred. TheVsuigkcr, ' which was occupied by on>y two or •' three men, was overturned and â-  plishfcd' through the car Ijohind it, which was crowded witljr' pussengeri). some standing in tho aisle. Most 61 these poB.scnj^ers were killed. Some of the scenes attending the rescue of the passengers were very pitiful. Uoimie Martin, a girl eleven years ot age, was pinned down be- tween the two cars, the heavy stovo resting on one foot. Her cries at- tracted the rescu'Srs; manj' of them, bleeding from wounds about the face and arms, worked heroically to get her. It took two hours ot steady work to relieve her. When she was taken out she addressed a doctor who was bending over her as "pa- pa." The physician did not have the heart to tell her that her father and mother had been killed. The child was suffering with a broken ankle, where the stovo fell on her, and severe scalp contusions. BLOWN TO ATOMS. JCzplosion in the Potoixtion Cart- ridge 'Works. • A I.iaihuto, lluc, despatch says : â€" A fatal explosion occurred at 8.30 on Thursday morning at the Domin- ion Cartridge Company's Works, Brownsburg, four miles fwim here, by which one of tho woikmon named Dan Stewart lost his life. Stewart }u\d charge ot what is called the dry room, wlune the detonators, • after .heing loaded, arc stored to dry. He went into the room at 7 o'clock, and was heard to ask ono of the mo)i to put on anoth'or fire, and then, left. Tho man performed the dut.v, as in.structod, and also left the buildiiif;. Htowart returned at 8.30 and had oidy entered and shut tho door when tho explosion took place. Tho buiUllng was blown to atoms, parts ot it falling over one liundred feel away aim the body of the un- fortjinate ni-xn wns lorn and mutilated beyond recognition. He leaves a wifo and one small child to mourn his loss. ONTARIO'S POPULi^TION. Increase Over :8,300 in 4902 â€" Whers Tax iioney^ ioes. A Toronto dospatih snys : â€" The mtinicipnl section of the' report of tho Bureau ot ludusLi-ics has been published: It shows that during the yo.iV 1902 the itoindation of Ontario was 2,037,267; an iricrtllse t)f H,- .'178 over 1001. The total assess- ment of tho province is $85i>,{M!t,- 21)3. an increase of $24.24."»,«5R over the previous year. The taxes Inipo.-Hjd for all purposes last year were $1-1,140,731, beirtg an average of 1fl.5 mills on the dollar and $ri.U4 per lead. In 1901 the total taxes were $13,- .341,355, or $(i..'S8 per head, making an inerea.se for 1002 of $8115. 870. Tho debenture debt, so far as ob- tniimble. is $,5<,),40(i, 0,-50, or S'20.29 per 1-iMid The doatiiify debt i.s $7,- '223, '.»0I, "hixl the intere.st paid on loans and debentures was $2,709,- 554. or more than 20 per cent, of tl:e taxes le\ied. RUTH CLEVELAND DEAD. Was Kldest Daughter of the President. A rrlncelon, N.J., desiwtch says: â€"Ruth Cleveland, the eldest child of ex-rrea1dent drover CicvcUuid. ilied at tho Cleveland homo bore on Thursday very imoxpeclodly from a weakening of tho heart's action dur- ing a «nl"l attack of diphtheria. Dr. Wyckolf said that Ml* Cleveland had' been ill With a mild form of illphthoHa for four daj's, and that the heart ofTocUou was not aittici- pnted. Hho was 15 years' old ami was born in the White tfousc during CUvel«nd'a Ural admlnisUadou. PENALTY FOR DRINKING. C. p. E. Employees Warned and Sentenced. A Mont.real despatch says :«â€" The Canadian 'Pacific Railway Csmpanj- is making it known to its thousands of «niplo.voos that drunkenness in any deparluient will not boi tolerat- ed for a moment, and oite of the plans adopted is to urge a.'J severe a sentence as the law allows in cases whore the safety of tho public has been in jeopardy. As a result of this .lohn Dandridge, an engineer run- ning into Three Rivers, and Harry M. 1-Iillman. another engineer run- ning into Indian Head, have been .sent lo jail, wiUiout the option ot a fine. In the case of Dandridge thct'-e is a .sentence of six months, which ig probably the longest sentence in a Canadian court for a like offence. Hillnmn's sentence was four months in jail without the ojUlon of a fine. . A CRUEL HUSBAND. Asked Priend to Listen to His Wife's Dying Screams. A Minneapolis ties-patch says : â€" .lames Ottilield on Thursday night locked the door of the flat, on tho third floor of tho building opposite the West Hot-ol. in Fifth Street, and told his wifo he meant In kill her. Then he telephoned to a friend to "hold tho line and listen." The friend heard the woman's screams aiui three revolver shots. Ho not- ified the police, who broke open the door and found trarlield dying with a bullet in his brain, 'i'lic woman was dead. She was a vaudeville ar- lisU known as I'earl (iu.votto. TWENTY MEN KILLED. Explosion Blows iVlany Miners to Atoms. A Mexico despatch says : â€" At the Los I,aurcles mines, west of (luada- lajara. a large number of bo.\es of dynamite s'lore<l in a powder house exploded on l"Vidny, killing 20 men and liijnrins 40 others. The detona- tions were heard many miles away, and an .-Vmerican mine owner, work- ing in bis mine three miles nwny, was killed by a falling rock that bad been jiu-i"ed hy the concussion. SLAIN FOR THIRTY CENTS. End of a Quarrel in a Buffalo Saloon. A UufTulo. N.Y., despatch snys :â€" In a row over thirty cents. I'liilippo tjrizanla, thirty yeais old, an Ita- lian laborer, was stabbed and killed in a Lloyd street saloon on Wodncs- ilay night. The police are looking for -Jack Randaz2o. It is nlleged that the men quarrelled over tho paj'ment ot a drink, and that (Jriz- anta struck Randazzu with a bil- liard cue. whereupon tho latter stuck a stiletto into Crizuta's heart. BIG PRICE EOT WHALEBONE Sold For Three Thousand Founds a Ton. A London despatch says :â€" The Times says two and a quarter tons Ot whalebone wcr« sold at Dundee lor £8,000 a ton. The previous re- cord woB £2,800 a ton. There U said to be only four tons hi stock iu 'he world, all supplies, American and nritish having been cleared up. TICKS FROM THB WIRF. HAPI'ENINas.JROM ALL OVEB THE GLOBE. Telegraphic Briefs From Our Ow» and Other Countries of CANADA. Mr. W, H. Lindsay dropped dead at. London while shovelling snow 00 Friday. William Hillis, burglar, made a dai'ing escape from Hamilton jail on -.Sunday, Rice has advanced in price in Hri- tisii Columbia owing to the war scare^ by $7 a ton. â-  -TheyOgilvie Milling Co.. Winnipeg, have liiade an increase in ths price at .lloOT- of 10 cents i>er sack and ^0 coJil^-4><A- barrel. Mr. . \V.? H.. A.'cWilliams says th« .^Canada Klovator Company, of Win- fnlpeg will build ono of the largest elevators tU the world, at Vort Arthur. G'aKAT URITAIN.- Tho King and Queen are .visiting the Duke q.f Dovon.shire. The Uuk'e of IJo.xburghe has re- signed his cbmmis.sion as a lieuten- ant in the* Royal Horso Cuards, known as "The lllucs." The bye-cJection in tWAshbui-toD division of Devonshire resulted in th» return of tiie Liberal candidate by a majoiity of 1,476. Further details regarding Britain's tra9e for 1903 show an increase in exports of $50,042,(38-5 over 1902, when the best previouq. record 5ta» made. " "^ " . - UNITED ST.VTES. Drifting ica floes and storios ara causing groat inconvenience to shipp- ing in JSicw York harbor. Hotels, restaurants and traction couij)aiiics in Chicago feel tlie closing of the theatres seriously. Last .\ear 8,700 bo.iies were taken to the New York morgue, or nearly an increase of a thousand on 1902. Two riots have occurred as the re- sult of placing non-union men in .striking miners' places at Garrett, Da. A grave outbreak is looked for. Charles Foster, who was Govei nor ot Ohio from 1879 to 1881, and Secretary of the Trdasurj luider IVe^i sident Harri.son, is dead of paraly- sis. The cashier of Highlands Bank, Kansas, was a siJeculator on tho Chicago markets. His bank has closed its doors and depositors ara out just $30,000. John A. Cline, city trcaaiu'er, of. Haverhill, Mass., is under arrest for the larceny of $43,000 i:i bon-ds from the city. They arc pledg- ed in stock transactions. United .States Secretary of State Ha.v wishes a conference with the Canadian Oovernmeut to establish an international fish halchery for ., tho preservation of B. C. salmon. Tho wife of James Brown, of Nia- gara Falls, N. Y., pleaded so hard at the Niagara County Court, that she was allowed to go to pri.sou with her husband, who is to servo onu year for larceny. Uoductions in miners" wages which brejtjW. ytjarly contracts, will be vig- ourjiiillily fought b.v the I'niled Mine W'up-kers, sa.vB Dresident Mitchell. The Colorado and Wcsit Virginia strikes will be continued. OENKRAL." Bulgarians lo.so 100 in a fight with Turks near L'skub. I'aul Eremits. a member of tht Hungarian Diet, has teen murdered by two peasants who' weie angered by Uie lo.ss of a lawsuit. F. K. Clark, presi-dent of the Soc- iety of Christian Kniioavor, has ai- rived at Honolulu on. the .steaiuer .Sierra, on his tour of the world. DISASTROUS EXPLOSION. Forty-Three Killed on a Britisb Warship. A Sydney. N..S.W., despatch says -rl^'orty-three persons iiave been kill od by the explosion of the boilers of tho British cruiser Wallaroe. Tho Wallaroo is a third-class ci^uiscr of 2. .575 tons, used for Australasian lrft,c1e protection. She was formerly tho I'ersian. The Waliaroe, which Was proceeding to llobart. signaled Montague Island, 230 miles south ot S.vdiK\v. reportinj; the disaster, but giving no details. The naval ttUtliorilies are advised that ono boiler burst, but they are not iu- tormod of the names and lank of those killed. The killed are assured lo ineliule the whole shift of 23 stokora and a number of deckhands. IN PIPING TIMES OF PEACE. Militia Department Prepares Fof War. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Militia DepartnaMit has a contract wilh the .Sanford Monufacturing Co.. of Hamilton, and, the Mark. Work- man & Co., of Monlreal. for tho supply of ,a reserved stock of military clothing. This will be kept on hand for us.' in the event of tho militia be- inff called on for active service. These are the firms that ha\e the manufac- turing of militia clothing for .several years past. The arrangement for tho work Is on the old basis. There is now or. hand at the Ross rife factory In Quobec, !1.000 stand of arras. The Oo\^.rnment cootract with Sir Charles Rosa is for the de- livery of 1,000 rifles monthly until 100,000 has been placed In the hand* of the militU.