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.i Pâ€"râ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"Lâ€"sâ€" SllN Ill Clll. lllllll nu Terrible Disaster’at the Crow’s Nest Pass Mines. A Fernic, B. C., despatch says: One of the worst coal mining disas- ters in the history of British Cc- lurnbia occurred at the Coal Creek Mines at 7 o'clock on Thursday night, when from 125 to 150 men met almost instant death in mines No. 2 and 3. The explosion occur- red in the deeps of No. 2, and not men of over 100 employed in that mine escaped to tell the tale. From No 3 workings, which are connected with No. 2 about. 21 men eslaped. The first intimation of the disaster which those on the outside received was a rush of coal dust and fire to a height of over 1,000 feet above the fans. Word was immediately sent to Fernie, five miles from the mines. and inside of 12 minutes from the time the accident occurred relief pal" ties were at work. TO THE RESCUE. R. Drinnan, Dr. Bonncll and True Witliezby were the first to enter the mine. When about 500 feet into the workings Drinnan was overcome by fire-damp, and had it not been for his two companions would hake per- and, as they had been. alm0st comâ€" pletely; destroyed, it was impossible to enter, owing to the afterdamp which prevailed. Volunteers were called for, and a score of brave men spring to work. For nearly six hours this policy was pursued with reckless energy. Every five minutes the men would collpse, and Were borne to the outer air. and their places Were quickly filled by volunteers. The first body recovered was taken from No. 3 mine at 11 o’clock and was that of Willie Robâ€" ertson. a lad of 13. Several hours elapsed, and then three more bodies were recovered. None of the vic- tims gave the slightest sign of life, and were removed to the wash house. Many acts of bravery were witâ€" nessed during the night. The heroic work of a. miner named True Withâ€" erby, who time and again entered the pit, where men were falling all around him, was particularly notaâ€" ble. The cause of the accident is unâ€" known, but the opinion of many of the miners is that it was the result of a shot from one of the machines. SIX MILES FROM FERNIE. The mine is six miles from Fernie, the mining towa in the centre of the rich coal fields, and No. 2 shaft is the driest, gasiest of tunnels. As the provincial mincralogist told in“ a recent report, the management took risks since a year ago in the working of the mine in order to hurry the supply, for the demand ex- ceeded the development, and, in or- der to get the coal, the workings were carried off in a corkâ€"screwâ€"like driver, instead of the usual square driver, and other risks were taken. Since then. however, the conditions were improved, and the last ireport received by the government from its inspector on May 8 states that the mines were then in a safe condition. the ventilation being good. the fans furnishing air about 40 per cent. in excess of the requirements. The re- port was most favorable, and comâ€" pared most advantageously with last year’s report, which severely critiâ€" cizcd the mine. At one time efforts were to have been started to ‘have the mine closed if the full letter of the Mining/‘Act was not obeyed. INSPECTOR’S WARNING. Nos. 2 and 3 mines, in which the explosion occurred. are. connected, and the Inspector of Mines has pointed out in his reports that an explosion in- one would be apt to affect. t.he~other. No. 2 mine was the mine in which the air was driest and dustiest, and from which most apprehension has therefore always been felt. This mine also gave oil gas when the mine was at work. al- though No. 3 was wet. and an ex- plosion in No. 2 was therefore likeâ€" ly to affect No. 3. In’ the opinion of the inspector. a proper use of the ventilating fan, which the company has kept stantly in use. an enlargement of air, keeping the brattice c10se into the face, putting stoppings in as re« quired and maintaining good dis- cipline should result in a fair ex- emption from danger. The Fernie mines are one of three camps, which the Crow's Nest Coal Company operates, namely, Fernic, Michel and Morrisey, all within a. few miles of each other. The l-‘ernie mines are situated six miles out of the town. and are in the most ad- vanced stage of development. three scams being worked. CAUSE GUESSED AT. In one of his reports, Mr. Dick re- fers to the fact that there were a great many foreigners in No. 2. and although they were supplied with miety lamps some of them seemed to disregard the fact that a safety lamp improperly used is not a safety lmnp at all.- dvmt may be found in this fact. but, of course. up to the present time it is pure. majecture. C0 ll- ‘ The cause of the acciâ€"‘ LA TER . A later dcspatoh says the‘ work of recovering the bodies of the vic- tims of the disaster in No. 2 and 3 mines is proceeding slowly, owing to the presence of gas, by which the rescue parties are occasionally overâ€" come. A false report that the mine was on fire also delayed the work for a while. There are very few foreigners among the volunteers. So far forty-six bodies, many of them mutilated. have been taken out. They were placed in the English church, which is being used as a morgue, and in the evening a. public funeral was held. Several days must elapse before a thorough search can be made, and it is doubtful whether all the re- mains will ever be brought to the surface. ' A number of families are left enâ€" tirely destitute. The Board of Trade has organized a relief fund, and the sum of $1,100 has been already conâ€" tributed. Assistance has been asked from the Provincial Government. The inquest has been adjourned for a ished. On being removed to the outâ€" weekl .er‘ air he recovered, and gave in- â€"--§-â€"-â€"â€"' structions to the rescue party to commence repairing the overcasts. ' The overcasts are the pipes which _ , “7" . conduct the air through the mine, BnnSh Ambassador to Umted States Passes Away. A Washington des’patch says Lord Pauncefote of Preston, the Amâ€" bassador of Great Britain to the United States, ‘died at the British Embassy at 5.35 on Saturday mornâ€" 111g./HC had been a sufferer from rheumatic gout and asthma for a long time, but his illness became critical about two weeks ago. The gravest fears for his recovery were entertained and a decided change for the worse occurred at 6 o’clock, when the patient experienced difliâ€" oulty in breathing. Shortly after 3 o'clock the patient showed signs of growing weakness. He died peacefully, surrounded by the incinâ€" bers of his immediate household. Lady Pauncefote, the Hons. Maude Sibyl and Audrey Pauncefote, Dr. Jung and William Radford, one of the clerks attached to the Embassy staff. *- DEATH BEFORE ll’lISERY Accountant at Sackville, Takes His Own Life. A St. John, N.I}., despatch says : â€"R. S. Little, accountant of the Royal Bank of Canada, at Sackâ€" ville, N.B., went to Moncton on Saturday night and took a room at the Minto House. He was found lying on his bed Sunday afternoon. dead, with a bullet wound in his head and an empty revolver beside him. A note in his pocket read : “Physical trouble which I can never get over is the cause of this deed.” N.B., Little Was 22 years old, and his parents live in Halifax. +â€"_â€"â€"â€"_ BOMB m} HAVANA. Thrown Into Crowd Celebrating Republic’s Birthday. A despatch from Havana says: Half of the residents of the city were on the streets until a late hour watching the fireworks at Morro Castle and admiring the ilâ€" humiliation of the City in honor of the new Cuban Republic. During the night. some one threw a bomb into a Crowd of people, in- juring eleven of them. Pieces of iron and nails were found in the wounds of those who were hit. ‘ -â€"â€"â€"â€"-'¢ SALMON CANNERS COMBINE Mr. Jarvis of Toronto Completes the Arrangement. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: Mr. Aemilius Jarvis of To- ronto, who has, with Mr. Henry Doyle of this city, conducted negoâ€" tiations resulting in the completion of the combine of British Columbia canneries, left for the east Friday. Mr. Jarvis spent five weeks on the coast, and as the result of his efâ€" gone into the hands of a corpora- tion, while negotiations with ten or w dozen more are still pending. 110 paid over a check for a million and a quarter, completing the amalgaâ€" niation. MONT PELEE SPLIT OPEN 1,000 Feet Wide Base to Peak. Fissure Fr om A Fort de France, Martinique, desâ€" patch says :-â€"’l‘he Government dredge went to St. Pierre on Sunday, and the crew burned 100 bodies, includâ€" ing many of those killed by last Tuesday's eruption of Mont Pelee. who were evidently engaged in lootâ€" ‘ing. The workmen report that Mont lPelc-c is split from peak to base. :and that there is a fissure 300 meâ€" trcs wide. I lt is unofficially reported that the wan-ions Governments will be advised [to discontinue sending supplies. as ithc enormous quantity now here is 'suflicient for the greatest emergency. forts some 45 of the canncries have.- ‘market is firm, with offerings small. ' THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. F BREA DSTUI-‘lv‘S. Toronto, May 27,â€"Wlieatâ€"The g 0 a No. white and red held at 79 t0 80c middle freights. Manitoba N0. 1 hard dull at 86 Toronto and west ; No. 1 Northern at 825C, and N0. 2 Northern at 80430. Toronto and west. Grinding in transit prices Bic higher. Flownâ€"Ninety per cent. Ontario patent quated at $2.05 middle freights, in buyers~ sacks. Straight rollers, in wood, quoted at $0.20 to $3.30. Manitoba flour is steady: Hungarian patents, $4.05 to $4.25 delivered on track, Toronto, bags included, and strong bakers“, $3.80 to $3.95. Oatmealâ€"Car 'lots in bbls. $4.85 on track, and in sacks at $4.70- Broken lots, 25c extra. Millfeedâ€"Ilran is steady at $16.50 outside. Shorts $10 outside. At. Toronto bran is $19 to $19.50, and shorts S20. Manitoba bran, $20 in sacks. and shorts $22, in saciks, To- ronto. Barleyâ€"Trade quiet; No. quoted at 53c middle freight. and No. 3 at 50 to 51¢ middle freight. Buckwheatâ€"The market is firm at 61 to 62c east. r) .4 Oatsâ€"The marth is firm, No.' ‘2 white selling at 45c cast. I‘easâ€"Th/e market is dull at 78c. high freights, for No. ]. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"1111c receipts are fair. and prices rule steady. We quote Fine 1â€"lb rolls, 16 to 17c; choice large rolls, 15 to 16c; medium. 11c; low grades. in tubs and rails. 11 to 13c; creamery prints, 10 to 20c, and tubs. 18 to 19c. liggisBThe receipts are fair, and the demand good. They sell at 13 to 13c},c per dozen. Checseâ€"Market is 1212c for new. unchanged (‘1- COUNTRY PRODU TE. Dried applesâ€"Trade quiet, with quotations 5:} to 5.14:. Evaporated, 10450. Hopsâ€"Trade quiet, with prices steady at 13c: yearlings, 7 to Sc. Honeyâ€"The market is dull at 9.3 to 10c for standard; comb, $1.15 to $2.25 per dozen. Hay, baledâ€"The market is un- changed, with fair demand; timothy $10.50 to $10.75 on track for No. 1. Maple syrupâ€"Market quiet. with prices unchanged. Pure new make, Imperial gallons, 90c to $1: old, as to quality, 70 to title. Sugar, 9 to 9.30 per fl). Beansâ€"The market is quiet, with prices unchanged. They are jobbing at $1.15 to $1.30, and handâ€"picked at $1.35 to $1.40. Strawâ€"The market is quiet. Car lots on track quoted at $5.50 to $6, the latter for No. 1. Poultryâ€"Supplies are light, and the demand good. “1: quote zâ€"Tur- keys, young, 13 to 13ft per 11).; do, old, 1] to 12c; chickens, 80 to 90c [er pair. Potatoesâ€"The market is unchangâ€" ed. Car lots are quoted at 78 to 80c per bag, and small lots at 90c. HOG PRODUCTS. Dressed hogs are firm, with a good demand. Hog products in active demand at unchanged prices. We quote 1â€"Bacon, long clear, 10%- to lie in ton and case lots. Mess pork, $21 to $21.50; do., short cut, 5523. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, 13 to 1315c; UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, May 27.â€"Flour, quiet, Wheat, spring, quiet; No. 1 Northern Ugo carloads; winter offerings light; No 2 red, 49c. Corn, quiet; No :3 yellow, (mic; No 3 do., 69c; No 2 corn, (57; to (573C; No 3 do., 67ge. Oats, steadier; No. 2 white, 48£c ; No. 3 do., 4871c; No. 2 mixed, 46c ; No. 3 do., 45.}c. Barley, 6‘.) to 73c asked. Rye, N0. 1 olicred at (iii-Pic. Canal Heightsâ€"Steady. Toledo, May LETâ€"Wheat, acthe, steady, cash, 84c: May, 84c; July, 763m; September, Tlilc; Corn, dull ; easier; cash, (33lc; May, (Bilge; July, (523C. Oats, dull, firm: Cusll, 43c ; May, 42in July, 3(ic; September, mite. L‘loverseed, dull, steady, cash, $5; October, $5.07!, ; No. 2 $4.50. Milwaukee. May 27.â€"\\'heat, close, No. 1 Northern, 78c; No 2 Northern, 76.1.c to 77.1w; July, 743'. Rye, quiet; No. 1, 60.1w. Barley, steady ; No. 2, 73:} to 74c; sample, 65 to' 7291c. Corn, July 62.14:. Duluth, May 27.â€"“‘heat, cash, No. 1 hard, 783C. N0. 1 Northern. 753C; No. 2 Northern, 73%c; May, 75§c ; July, 753C; September, 73c; Mani- toba, No. 1 Northern, cash and May 7430;; No. 2 Northern, 7120. Oats, cash, 435:: ; September, 292a l‘etroit, May 27.â€"\\'heat, N0. 2 red : cash and May. 85.1.C. St. Louis, May lidâ€"Wheat, closed, cash, 80c; May, 79c; July, Tflgc ;[ September, 72-;c. l Minneapolis, May 27. -â€" Close,' wheat. May, Tfilc; July, T‘s-Eu; Sep-l teniber, 71gc; on track, No. 1 hard, 7" ' No. 1 Northern, 76c; No. 2 . discovered 'Fatal Accident at Shefield, Where? L LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, May 27.â€"To-day at western cattle the market the receipts were 63 car loads, including 966 cattle, 265 sheep and lambs, 986 hogs, 83 calves, and a dozen milch COWS. ' The best export cattle were toâ€"day sold at from $5.85 to $6.20 per cwt. The demand was brisk, prices steady but not advanced, and cattle sold out early. Good to choice butcher cattle sold at from 42 to 5lc per lb, the latter being the top price. Good smokers are scarce and wanted at from 8; to do per pound. Milch cows sold toâ€"day at from $30 to $48 each. A few prime cows are wanted. The best export. bulls are wanted at from 43- to 50 per pound. Calves are worth from $2 to $10 each. Good veals are in demand. Export ewes are selling at from 4 to 45c per lb. Yearling lambs are worth from 4 to file per lb. ' Spring lambs sell at from $2 to $5 each. Bucks fetch from $3 to 3% per lb. Hogs to fetch the top price must he of prime quality, and scale not below 160 nor above 1‘30 lbs. Following is the range of quota- tions :â€"â€" Cattle. Shippers, per cwt ......... $5.25 $6.25 do, light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 5.50 Butcher, choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75 5.50 Butcher, ordinary to good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 4.50 Stockers, per cwt . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 4.00 Sheep and Lambs. Choice ewes. per cwt ...... 3.75 4.50 Yearlings. per cwt . . . . . . . . . 4.00 5.50 Spring lambs. each... .....2.00 5.00 Bucks, per cwt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 3.75 Milkers and Calves. Cows. each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 50.00 Calves. each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 10.00 Hogs. Choice hogs. per cwt ....... 6.75 7.25 Light hogs. per cwt . . . . . . 6.75 7.00 Heaxy hogs. per cwt. 6.75 7.00 Sows, per cwt... .. . 3.50 4.00 Stags, per cwt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 2.00 â€"-â€"-+_â€"_â€" ST. VINCENT SUFFERS. Another Violent Eruption of La Soufriere. A despatch from St. Lucia, B. W. I., says: News received here from St. Vincent is to the effect that there was a further eruption of La Soufriere. Enormous quantities of rocks and ashes fell within six miles of Kingstown, the capital of the isâ€" land. At the point referred to, the ashes and rocks covered the ground to a depth of two feet. There was also a, flow of lava. The volcano was also very active, ejecting streams of lava and showers of dust. Chateau Belair, is deserted, and Kingstown is crowued with refugees. It is feared a new crater has opened in the Mamaqua Valley, which is nearer to Kingstown than La Souâ€" friere. The valley is covered with smoke, which looks as if it were coming from the Bonhomme Mounâ€" tain. A great art of the island is threatened with complete oblitera- tion by the flow of lava. At several mission stations everybody perished. It is reported that the local auâ€" thorities have lost their heads. There have been over two thousand deaths so far, and many of the in- habitants are still unaccounted for. BIG S LVAGE. Admiralty Court Awards $75,000 to Men of German Liner. A despatch from Halifax, N. S., says: The Admiralty Court has awarded salvage damages to the offi- cers and men of the German steam- er Karlsruhe, which towed the steam- er Neckar into Halifax. Ile estim- ated the value of the steamer and her cargo at $1,125,377, and made the award $75,000, the largest ever given for salvage services in the Ad- miralty Court at Halifax. The judge commented favorably on the character, skill, and efficiency of those in charge of both ships. which belong to the North German Line. .â€"â€"â€"+_..â€"\4.â€"- MINERALS DISCOVERED. Three Valuablr Properties in Michipic oten District. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, l\licli., says: Local interest has been aroust by the mineral discovery announced by Louis Cauley, who has been prospecting on the Michiâ€" picotcn range. He claims he has three valuable proper- ties. one gold, another graphite, and the third Cinnabar, the last a source; of mercury, about 110 miles north of the Canadian "Soo." Caiisley rec‘cntly made known his find to reâ€" putable people here, who made an investigation, and returned yester- day. They say it is a good thing, and will turn out right. They brought back with tht-m splendid specimens of the three minerals. A. Company is being formed to work the property. l +.__â€"â€"â€"_. BALLOONIST KILLED. Aeronaut Lost Her Life. A despatch from London woman balloonist, named l says: A, Edithl l l _.C. .â€" Nortiiern, 75c. Flour, first patents, $3.85 to $3.95 second do., $3.65 to 83.75 ; first clears, $23.90 to $3 ; second do., $2.30. Branâ€"In bulk, $14 to $14.50. Brooks, was yesterday dashed to, death at Sheffield -through the fail-l are of the parachute apparatus to virpon 'that city, and '77]. deaths in the proviiucs. work properly. NEWS __lTElVlS. Telegraphic Briefs From A11 0ver.the Glabe. .___- CANADA. Deseronto has organized a Board of Trade. The retail price anthracite coal ton. A little son of Mr. John Reynolds, of Paris, Ont., was killed by falling off a bridge. Forest fires are doing great dam- age in Litchfield Township, Quebec. The Mission Board of the Ontario Diocesan Synod at Kingston report a surplus of $1,000. A proclamation 26th of June, Coronation Day, as a public holiday to be observed throughout the Dominion is before the Cabinet. It will be passed at the first meeting of the Council. in Toronto for is now $6.50 per appointing the GREAT BRITAIN. King Edward will visit the Exhibition. In spite of his seventyâ€"one years, Lord Salisbury needs no spectacles. Twice within the week rats have attacked young children at Hull. Snow is now lying 54 inches deep on the summit of Ben Nevis. Fifty notice boards are to be erect;- ed in the streets of Edinburgh, re- questing citizens not to expectorate on the pavement. In deciding a case at I-Iaslingdon County court, Judge Coventry held that pigeons were luxuries and cats a necessity. The will of the late Mr. Dick, gutta percha boot and shoe manu- facturer, Glasgow, shows an estate sworn at £1,077,000. The name of Mr. the exâ€"chief cashier of the Bank of England, who has just died, had figured on 120,000,000 bank notes. A-murked depression exists in the Furnch iron ore trade, and it was announced yesterday that one of the Roanhead pits is to be closed. The British Admiralty has decided to build a new class of warships, a little stronger than the destroyer type, to be used for scouting pur- poses. Wires are connecting Westminster Abbey with the various official salut- ing stations, so that immediately the King is crowned a royal salute can be fired simultaneously. The presidents and chairan of the leading free church denominations in Great Britain have been invited to attend the coronation service in Westminster Abbey, a royal recogni- tion of nonconformists Conk Horace Bowen, UNITED STATES. A mob broke into the jail at Paris, Mo., and lynched Abe “'ithrop, a negro murderer. Millard Lee, farmer, shot and killed Miss , son of a well-toâ€"do Lilla. Suttle in a church near Atlanta, Ga. . Porter Brookway, of Wolcott, N.. Y., aged 16 years, will probably die as the result of a blow in the face by a baseball. The new city directory of Chicago indicates a population of 2,149,000, an increase of 70,000 annually since 1900. . About 8,000 men, suspended from work on the Erie Railway as a reâ€" sult of the coal strike, will resume work. Two hundred furniture manufac- turers who claim to control S5 for cent. of the trade in the United States, have organized a trust and advanced prices. Fifty-four of the young men stu- dents of the Omaha High school ap- peared clad in shirt-waists and with- out coats. The principal has order- ed their expulsion unlcss they come "properly clothed.” On May 22 Washington gave a formal greeting to the descendants of the Comte de Roohambeau, the commander of the French expedition- ary force during the American Revo- lution. whose statue will be unveiled on Saturday. GENREâ€"AL. emitting fire and in the earth smoke at ll‘issures have appeared ()porto, I’oitngal. I’iie. which bro'ke out in a store at Luxol‘. l'igypt, did damage to the extent of $250,000. King Oscar of Sweden, who has ,been \isiting in Paris, has written a. new \oluine of poems. President Palina, of CTiba, insists the lowest possible salaries and the most rigid economy. The Turkish liiianCIal situaticn is worse now than at any time since the bankruptcy of 1876. During his \isit to Russia Presi- dent Loulct has contributed 100,000 ‘francs to liussiun charities. The cholera report from Manila gin-s 1,140 cases and 01.0 deaths in 3,022 casts and 2,- There were thirtyâ€"flu: cases of hu- bonic plague in Ilrisburc hospital last week, including the health ofli- cer, who is in a critical condition. Quickâ€"firing guns of tlie rcwmt patterns are to Le sl-rxed (.11 to the Russian artillcrv in l-Tastigi‘n Si- lwria. at an estimated cost of oxer l§¢2,500,000.