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The relations between Great Britain and Germany are very strained, and the disagree- able diplomatic situation is being intensified by the bitterness of the press. of the two countries. Seven miners were killed 81011 on Friday _in a colliery Somerset. Eccles Tower, one of the best-known landmarks on the east coast, of England, was blown down during the gales of last week. food During last month officers of the Fish- mongers Company, of London, seized and destroyed at Billingsgate market, forty- two tone of fish which was unfit for human The cavalry return of comparative effici- ency for the last, annual drill shows Lhel highest number of points awarded to any I one troop is 11-1, to A Troop, Manitoba Dragoons. B Troop, Manitoba. Dragoonu,l comes next, with 113 points. The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards of Ottawa. comel third with 11:? 1-2 points, only a. point and a. half behind the leading troop. I Two professional burglars got a. big surprise in attemptmg t9 e>nterr the ggueral An adjourned meeting of the Law Reform Convention held at Osgoode hall, Toronto, on Wednesday, adopted resoluzious in the direction of reducing the number of appeals and law costs. A resolution by Mr. B. B. Osler, proposing a. reduction in the number of county judges, the creation of District Courts,a.nd the abolition of Quarcer Session Courts, was rejected. more of Wm. Smith” of Gatineau Point. I‘hey were fired upon by men on watchgmd one of the burglars, who gave his name as Alex. Mortimer, of Montreal, was shot in the thigh and captured. The other burglar, said to be a. professional from Torontn, named Onslow, escaped. The annual meeting of the members of the Toronto Industrial Exhibitinn was held the other day. The annual report and financial statement showed the afiairs of the association to be in good condition, and several changes were recommended. The old officers were res-elected, with the exception of Mr. George Vair, Whose place was taken by Alderman Sheppard. The students ot Toronto University met on Friday and passed a number of resolu- tions referring to the dismissal of Prof. Dale. They pledged themselves, among other things, to abstain from lectures until the Government has appointed a commission to inquire into the difficulties at the Uni- versity. An McMullen & Wmn’s sawmill, Truro, N. 8., Edward Brennan’s coat became in some way entangled with the machinery, qausing him to be thrown across the circu- lar saw in such a manner that his limbs were mangled, and he lived but. hali‘an hour. Cranston, Mueller and Johnson, the three exiles from Hawaxi, now at Vancou- ver, B. 0., have entered suit against: Lhe captain of the steamer \Varimoo and the Canadian-Australian SS. Company for $50,000 each for false arrest and imprison- menu. Mr. A. W. Fleck, Secretary of the Canada Atlantic Company, says the Com- pany has no intention whatever of build- ing a junction line from their road to Cornwall, as reported. Prof. Dale of the University of Toronto has been dismissed from his position on account of the statements made in a letter published by him in last Saturday’s Globe. Judgment was given at Quebec in three matters in the arbitration between the Dominion and Provinces, including the Indian claims, which amount to very large sums. At a meeting of the Fire and Light Com- mittee of the Toronto City Council, held recently, Thomas Graham, deputy chief of the fire brigade, was appointed chief in room of the late Richard Aidagh. The Montreal Presse, referring to Gen- eral Boobh’a colonization scheme, hopes that the Dominion Government. will take take steps to prevent the head of the Sal- vation Army dumping England’s social filth in Canada. Cornwall Separate and Public school Supporters will apply for the Legislature to settle the dispute over the division of taxes paid by the Canada Colored Cotton Mills Company and the Cornwall Manu- facturing Company. On account of the prevalence of a viru- lent form of diphtheria in Ridgeway, Out” the Public school in that village has been closed. There is also an epidemic of typhoid fever. Prof. Foster, of McMaster University, Toronto, has resigned his position in com nection with that institution to take a chair shortly in the University of Chicago. Mrs. Dean of Chatham tried to throw herself out of an upper story window when she heard that her son George was sentenced to three years in Kingston Penitentiary. The Toronto Trades and Labor Counci on Friday night expressed strong disappro- bation of General Booth’s proposed coloni- zation scheme. Judge McDougall has a second time de- cided thap Lhe Confederation Life Associa- tion, of Toronto, is assessable for income derived from assessments. Rev. Canon Osler, father of Mr. Justice Osler, Mr. B. B. Osler and Mr. E. B. Osler, died in Toronto, Saturday afternoon, in hls 90m year. A new record for harness-racing o" the ice was made at Hamilton on Thursday,lhe gelding Phelps covering a mxle in 2.241. Mr. George \Vait, a. prominent commis- sion merchant of Montreal, died at his residence in that. city the other day, in his sixtieth year. Mr. and Mrs. V. Cronyn of London have gone on a visit, to Hon. Edward Blake in England. Mrs. Walter Savage, 2» young Chatham woman, committed suicide by poisoning. Mi>s \lary Sbilson of Londcn dropped dead on Sunday afternoon. The new pumps for the London water. works have been formally accepted. Mr. Robert Monorief of Otonabee was killed by a mum; tree on Saturday. THE WEEK’S NEWS. GREAT BRITAIN ANA DA. by an explo- M Radstbck, At Lynn, Mass., 3 dozen firemen were buried by a. wall falling at a. fire in Hutch- inson‘s hardware store. The flames were dangerously near the spot where the men lay buried, and all the available streams of I water were brought to bear on this point. ' The work of rescuing Went on rapidly, and in half an hour eleven firemen had been ltakeu ouL. Three of them were dead, or died in a few minutes after being taken out. They were Capt. Henry L, Skinner of chemical engine No. 1, Thus. Murray of engine No. 3, and John Donlan of steamer No. 3. The U. S. Treasurv gold reserve stands at $41,215,181, the lowest point it is likely to reach for some time, as the gold of the , Belmont-Morgan syndicate will soon begin I to make its appearance in the reserve and L swell its proportions until it again reaches $100,000,000. Mrs. Richard Simpson. of Toronto. died bu Friday night at Steubenville, Ohio,from burns received. Her dress caught fire from a grate, and she ran into the yard, where she rolled in the snow. Neighbors tried ito extinguish the blazing clothes, but fail- ed. GENERAL. The Pope’s health is much improved. Earthquake sho 2113 were felt on Sunday evening in severai parts of Sicily. A detachment of Moorish cavalry is on its way to Fez with two earn-loads of human heads, trophies of a punbive ex- pedition against the Rshamna tribe. II: is again reported that the Sultan of Morocco has appealed to England to place his Kingdom under a protectorate, as he does nor, feel able to hold it, himself. Russia is revising the censorship of the foreign press in a liberal spirit. Leading foreign political papers are L0 be admitted without, being subject, to examination. Twenty-four lite members of the Upper House of the Reichsrath have been ap- pointed by the Emperor of Austria. A political agitation of a serious charac- ter has broken out among the students of the Moscow Universityfind a large number of arrests have been made. A duel was fought the other day in the outskirts of Paris between Lieub. Marcel Canroberf, son of the late Marshal, and Deputy Hubbard, in which the latter re- ceived a. deep cheer wound. Persia. is about: to try the experiment of producing its own sugar. Beef root culture on a. small scale has already proved a success. and this year the root is to be cultivated very extensively. The Czar has caused an intimation to be given no the Armenian Catholics that, he will not receive them. The Catholics who The Kheiiva’s favorite slave has given birth to a. daughter. Had the child been a boy, the Khedive would have married the slave and made the boy heir to the Khediviate. One of the worst wrecks that has occur- red on the New York Central it Hudson River Railroad in some time occurred about two miles north of Rhinebeck early (11 Friday morning. .[‘he American express train smashed into a freight car and dashed into the river, carrying With in Engineer James Donohue of New York and Fireman Frank Green of Catskill. Both were eer- inusly injured. Gen. James Neil Bethunemf Georgia,who was the owner and for many years the manager of “Blind Tom.” the famous negro pianist, died at his son’s residence at; \Vashington, aged 91 years. A telephone war 13 reported in Niles, Mich. The new telephone system. the Gilliland, give a servace for $20 a year. Now the old Bell Telephone Company announces that, old subscribers can have telephones for nothmg. It is announced that the marriage of Miss Anna Gould to Coth Jean de Caste]. lane will take place in New York city on March 4. 'l‘he light-house at Smith's Point, Vim, at the entrange of 1Lhe Potomac River into Chesapeake Bay, has been carried away by the drifting ice. A new labour organization was formed in Columbus, 0.,on Thursday, to be known as the Independent Knights of Labour. Ab Odin, 111., an explosion occurred in the coal mine, in which twenty men were injured. Atlanta, Ga” has the unusual experience of about three and 9. half inches of snow. Snow fell on Thursday in New Orleans, La., covering the ground to the depth of about an inch. The trial has begun in London of a. suit by a. solicitor against Mr. \Villiam O’Brien, the well-known Irish member of Parlia- ment, to recover a. balance of four hundred and even pounds, expenses incurred by him while acting for Mr. O’Brien in his suit against Lord Salisbury. The General Trunk Line Association has decided to raise the immigrant fare between New York and Chicago from $13 to $15 on May 1. Immigrant rates will be correspondingly raised from other At,- lsntic seaboard points in the Trunk Line territory. In the House of Commons on Friday Mr. Sidney Buxton, in reply to Sir George Baden-Powell, stat/ed that negotiations for the construction and laying of the Pacific cable were in progress, but it. was not con- sidered advxsable at present to make any public statement on the subject. Owing to the repressive measures by the County Council, glanders declined at; the rate of 60 per cent. in London last year. Owners of horses and stublemen have been warned that the disease may be easily com- municated to man and is almost always fatal. In the House of Commons on Thursday Sir Edward Grey said Sir Julian Pnunce- fote, the British Ambassador at \Vashing- ton, had been instructed to make a. report on the alleged intention of the United States Government to stop gambling in wheat. The Pall Mall Gazette, in an editorial article on the Hawaiian question. says that there seems to be no hope for Hawaii save in a. protectorate, and if some one must have phe island America had. the best. right to it. Mr. Clancy’s motion in the Imperial Parliament. to reconsider the sentence which had been imposed upon Irish political prisoners was rejected by the House by a vote of 299 to 111. UNITED STATES. A Queen’s Prayer. When Queen Victoria was a. girl of but eighteen years, she was told that she was to rule over the mighty kingdom to whose throne she was heir. She received the an- nouncement with deep solemnity. Though she had from infancy been destined to the honor. to her nature, distrustful of itself, the hour brought a. feeling of responsibility that was overpowering, and she sank on her knees, clasped her hands, and faltered out, with tears: “God help me to be good.” Her prayer has been heeded. and she will be remembered in all English history as Victoria the good. One need not be a queen so to pmy. Our young people can emulate Victoria in this respect,and receive help for the asking from the same source. At the prairie schoolhouses, where the settlers’ children are gathered irom a terâ€" ritory covering many miles in every direc- tion, the blizzard brings terror to the pupils as well as to their parents. Rescue is impossible until the lull comes, and awful possibilities lurk in the bosom of the storm. A Dakota schoolmistress last winter failed to dismiss her scholars in time for them to reach home, and found herself and them prisoners from a blizzard's approach. A night and day at least were before her, during Which her little charges must be protected. Deliberately she apportioned the food remaining in the dinner pails, divided the larger boys into squads to keep the fire burning steadily, and, when dark- ness came, put the younger pupils to sleep on the benches. Then through the bitter night she sang, declaimed, told stories, invented games. and kept the frightened children amused and cheered as best she could. The following day passed much the same, but still no abatement of the storm nor any rescub. The second night was dreary indeed. The children cried them- selves to sleep, hungry and cold. With her own hands the teacher broke up desks and blackboard to feed the voracious stove. With morning came a shout at the door as the settlers shovelled away the snow, and then the plucky girl to whom the children owed their lives showed her womanlinessâ€" and fainted. on the plains by each blizzard is appalling. There is less exposure of herds and flocks now than in earlier times, yet every season causes the destruction of thousands of head of cattle and sheep on the ranges and in the unsheltered corrals. Several years ago, during the height of the Texas cattle trade, a blizzard in Western Kansas early in December destroyed more than half of 300,000 cattle that were being herded on the open prairie. At one railway station. after the storm, 35,000 hides were shipped; at another 20,000. (\ne rancher found but . The blizzard is a. permanent feature of the prairie winter. Nothing but a decided climatic revolution can secure to the great trans-Mississippi region immunity, from its death-bearingpresence. Betterprepar- ations are yearly being made to withstand its fury, and to protect more generously the dumb animals who suffer equally with their masters. The signal service is render- ing aid in warning communities reached by telegraph of the storm‘s :Lppromch, while the settlers taught by bitter experience, take with each season better precautions, and provide more intelligently for their time of need, which is sure to come. But with all man’s care and defence, the blizzard remains unconquered. It is cruel, relentless. and unmercifni as so ne Norse god, from whose kingdom it cmnes. It is 225 head alive out; of 7.500 that; had been grazing before the catastrophe. Several hundred ponies and a score of borders also pegshed. god, from whose kingdom it comes. It is one of the \Vesh’s possessions which IS holy and irredeemably debestable. In its forefront is apprehension ; at its height, terror; in itswake, desolation and suffering â€"somctimes death. The farmer who has hurried ten or fifteen miles to the nearest village to secure sup- plied for the impending visitation is often overtaken before reaching his waitingfamily and perishes on the road, for no matter how well he knows the path, when the blizzard rages his way is as as that of the mariner without a compass. But not all are prepared even so well as the settler. Occasionally a belated emi- grant, en route either to a. chosen claim on the frontier or toward the pleasantly re- membered East, where he hopes to find old friends and helpers, is CAUGHT BY THE BLAST. He may have a tiny stove inside the canvas- toppcd prairie schooner. but its heat can do little against the power of the storm. Sheltered by the low bluff of some ravine or water coursu he may weather the drag- ging hours of suffering, but the chances are that team and driver will be found a. ghast- ly monument to the storm king’s strength. Lack of cheap building material and the brevity of the winter season on the prairies contribute to make the setbler’s cabins poor refuge. When the blizzard comes every resource of fuel is husbanded. andfit is faced with a grim determination to see it, Ehrough. __ The blizzard, as the plain man’s verna- cular designates the prairie snow storm, i utterly incomprehensible to one who he. not experienced it. Generated in the grea storm-breeding regions of the barren West, and swept on arctic blasts along the vast level reaches that stretch eastward from the Rocky Mountains. with no forest to break its force, it becomes a. demon of the air, second only to the cyclone or tornado in destructivenese. The moisture is ground as between millstones, hurled with bullet- like energy over hundreds .of miles of level plain, and finally, transformed into yeasty sleet by the softening effects of lower latitudes, falls in bleak showers on the ranges of Texas and No-Man’s-Lnnd. A diphtheria epidemic exists in Palermo. and the sick who cannot. be isolated in their own homes have been taken to a lazaretto opened for the purpose. Twenty years ago this malady carried off 4,000 chil- dren in the city. N0 Person (‘nn Know What “my Are Like lYnlIl [Io flnu’ Seen Them. had started for S: reLurning home. BLIZZARDS ON THE PLAINS. THE LOSS AMONG STOCK z are therefore Diphtheria’s Ravages. The New York state board of health bulletin for 1894 shows that the death rate has been decreasing since 1891, but the mortality from diphtheria grows greater. Last year the disease carried 03 6,592 per- sons, mostly in New York, Brooklyn and adjacent cities. In Boston and Philadel- phia, also, a heavy diphtheria. death rate has been noted, and figures from the Eng- lish mortality statistics show that while in that country, as in New York state, the general death rate is decreasing, that from idiphtheria has grown from 144 per million n 1830 to 192 per million in 1892, or by ‘25 per cent. Both France and Germany ap- pear to deal with this disease better than England and the United States. Their regulations insist upon notification, im- mediate bacteriological examination, isola- tion, disinfection, protective or curative inoculations, and the separation of pa- tients, when convalescent, from the healthy “ until the bacillus has disappeared.’ Other countries which suffer from the diph theria scourge, have apparently more to learn from France and Germany than from Great Britain or the United States.' Don’t Fret. 1 Some people live in a. perpetual slate of fret. The weather is always objection- able ; the temperature is never satisfactory. They have too much to do, and are driven to death. or too little, and have no resourc- es. If they are ill they know they shall never get well , if they are well, they ex- pect soon to bell‘. Their daily work is either drudgery, which they hate, or so diflicult and complex that they cannot exe. cute it. In contrast to these we sometimes meet with men and Women so bright and cheery that their very presence is a. positive pleasure. They discover the favorable side of the weather, of their business, of home surroundings. of social relations, even of political affairs. They will tell you of all the pleasant things that happen, and give voice to all the joy they feel. Of course they are semetimes annoyed and wormed by petty troubles, but the very effort they1 make to pass them over silently diminishes; their unpleasant effect upon themselves, l and prevents the influence from extending. I Actors were so much admired by the late Dr. Morel] Mackenzie thathe never charged them for medical advice. Chinese Games. Many games are played in China on boards and diagrams, the move being made by throwing dice. In one of these, called the “table of the promotion of oflicials" a large sheet of paper is used, on which are printed the titles of various officials and dignitaries of the Chinese Government Players are advanced or set back according to their throws. The story told about the invention of this game is that the Emperor Kienling, A. D. 1750, was walking at! nightfall among the houses occupied by candidates for a triennial examination of Pekin. Hearing the sound of dice throwing in one of the dwellings, he sent for the offender. The latter, as an excuse, told the monarch that he had constructed a chart on which were written the titles be- longing to all the official pos;tions in the Government. He said that he and his friends threw dice, traversed the board ac- cording to their throws, and were thus im- pressed with the knowledge of the various ranks and steps leading to official advance- ment. The Emperor commanded him to bring the chart for his inspection. That night the unfortunate studen t,whose excuse wasafiction created on the spur of the moment, sat pencil in hand until daybreak and made a chart, which he carried to the lmperor. The latter was pleased with the diligence of the scholar, who improved his mind even while amusing himself, and dis. missed him with many commendations. Han-0's mother said no more, and her son and four other men set out for the wreck, which was now quite under water. The waves were so furious that it was difficult to approach. At last the lifeboat reached it, and Han-o climbed the most. and ietched the half frozen man down. He was laid in the bottom of the lifeboat, and Han-o bent over him and remained so until the boat was so near shore that his voice could be heard. Then he waved his cap and shouted: “Tell my mother we have saved Uwe.” “I will fetch him,” said Harro, “ will you go with me ‘1” The men refused, saying that it was impossible. “ Then I will go alone," cried Harm, and sprang into the lifeboat» AL this moment his mother came running down and begged him not, to ven- ture out, reminding him that both his father and his brother Uwe had been drown- ed. Uwe was his younger brother, and, as he had not been heard from for years. he was supposed to be dead. “For love of me,” Harm’s mother begged. “ don’t go." “But the man on the mast,” exclaimed Harro. “Are you sure he has no mother to mourn his death T” Eight men, however, rowed out to the Wreck, the crew was got into the lifeboat with the exception of one who was lashed high up on the mast. He was half frozen, and as the storm was increasing and the lifeboat overloaded, it was decided that he could not be taken 03’. \Vheu the lifeboat returned to the shore Harro had arrived. He asked whether everyone had been saved, and was told that one remained. A London correspondent says :â€"-A thril- ling story of German heroism at, sea, which goes far to offset some of the re- ports regarding the loss of the steamship Elbe, comes from Schleswig-Holstein. One stormy morning last week a. fishing village was awakened by a. gunshot off the coast. Hastening to the beach the people saw a ship wrecked on a. reef a mile away. The crew were in the rigging. A life-boat. was run out, but Harro, the leader of the crew, was absent. I “TELL MOTHER WE SAVED UWE.’ A Thrilling SUM-y or German Horuism :11 Sen. While the storm was at its height Fri- day the Teutonic discovered a. fishing smack drifting helplessly out to sea. Her sails had been blown away and her decks were awash. She was flying signals of distress. Her crew could be seen working at the pumps. Bearing down upon her the Teutonic found that she was the Josie Reeves. of New York. Slowing down, life- boat No. 1 was lowered and placed in charge of Fourth OflScer J. H. Orton. She was then headed for the wreck. For nearly an hour they battled with the storm. The crew tugged at the ours in vain. It was found impossible to reach the schooner, and the attempt was abandoned. Fourth Officer Orton reached the deck of the Teu- tonic more dead than alive. His right arm was iron-bitten to the elbow. Three of the liieboat crew, Quartermaster Fitzpat- rick and Sailors McLaughlin and Rally, had their hands and ears partially frozen. Steaming :nround the wreck until she reached the weather side, the Teutonic lay to and sheltered the schooner from the wind. Signals were sent to her crew that they must save themselves. By means of their dory they made their way to the Ten- tonic, and were dragged vboard, exhausted and benumbed w1th cold. “We had been adrift for nearly twenty- four hours,” said Captain Ericsson. of the smack, “and we thought the end had nearly come before we saw the Teutonic loom up through the storm. The night before she had anchored off Robin’s Reef. The blizzard struck us and both our anchor chains parted. Twice we thumped our bottom on the rocks and then drifted out to sea. “Gradually the schooner began to sink and Iaaw that she could last; but a little time longer. Our sails had all blown away, "ud every sea. went clean over us. Every man on board suffered agonies from the cold. Their clothes were frozen stiff and their bodies and limbs benumbed. All of us had been for hours without food. It was only with the greatest difficulty that we managed to reach the Teutonic and were dragged aboard.” When the sufferers were landed on _the deck of the steamer they presented a. wretched spectacle. Ice clung to their hair and beards. and their clothing was coated thick with frost and snow. They were provided with warm garments and were quickly supplied with food. “ We arrived ofl" Sandy Hook at 5:35 o’clock Thursday afternoon. The wind was so strong and the snow so thick that we were afraid to venture in. Turning east, we steamed seventy miles out, to sea and lay ofl and on until Friday afternoon, waiting for the gale to abate. “The water poured in like a torrent; In a. short time tha hold was flooded and the water came up to the cabin floors. Every man was put at the pumps and they worked like beavers. \_ Cheers Greet the Gallant ship in Portâ€"- She “in; Three [Days Overdueâ€"(apt. (Ynmeruu Says She Hauler! Snbly Against lhc Worst Gale llc Ever Ex- perlencl-Il. The big White Star liner Teutonic look- ed like an iceberg as she steamed into New York harbor on Saturday morning, three days overdue. As she rounded into her ‘ pier the crowd of eager watchers sent up a cheer, but there was no responsive demon- stration save the fluttering in the Wind of hundreds of handkerchieis by the pas- sengers crowding the deck and eagv'rly scanning the exultant multitude on the (lock for familiar faces. Tears of joy coursed down the cheeks of many who were in that throng awaiting loved ones. From stem to stem the gallant ship's iron plates were thickly encrusted with ice, and her upper works fairly glistened in the rays of the sun. Her decks were ankle deep in slush and snow. and the salt sea spray had eft its traces on mast and funnel. Her gangways were quickly cleared of ice, the sailors chopping it away with axes. “In all my years in this transatlantic service,” said Captain Cameron, “I have never experienced such a gale. The bliz‘ zard struck us in 60 west latitude, and for sixty-two hours we were hove to in t e teeth of the gale. And how it did blo ! The wind howled like a thousand dem us. The sea. was lashed into a perfect .‘ury. The waves were the most tremendous I have ever seen. The ship tossed about in them like a cork. Hour after hour she stood first on one end then on the other. One moment her nose would be lifted out of the water at an angle of 45 degrees, and the next her screws would be revolving in the air. “ W'ith the hurricane came a. blinding snow storm. At times it was impossible to see more than 100 feet ahead of the vessel. The swirling snow and the rack from the sea. beat pitilessly in the faces of the men on watch, and the intense cold added he- numbed every man on deck. During a part of the time the thermoneter on deck stood 2 degrees below zero. We were forced to slow down our engines and grape our way through the storm. Most of the passengers were sick and remained in their staterooms voluntarily. The others were not permitted above the stairs. Fortun- ately there was no feeling of apprehension. Every soul on board had absolute confi- dence in the ship and seemed to feel as- sured of safety. Just as soon as Lhe Teutonic was docked Captain Cameron, worn out with his long vigils on the bridge, retired for sorely needed rest. He was not disturbed till late in the afternoon. “ Friday night} we anchored off thelight- ship and waited for daylight. Everybody on board was well.” The Archbishop of Canterbury never con- sents to dedication of a cemetery as opposi ed to consecration. He believes delication to be a. mere deception. THE T ROUGH TIMES ON THE SEA FERRIBLE VOYAGE OF THE STEAMSHIP TEUTONIC.