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J LEABING fiftiAllKE‘i‘S ~ PACTilRiES Slhkiifii} ii? Work 'Resumed i 11 San Francisco’s Big Ship Yards. A despatch from San Francisco says: Conditions of life are gradually becomâ€" ing more normal in this city, and the work of clearing up the wreck in preâ€" paration for rebuilding in the down town section of the city is going on more rapidly. Business is being resum- eu by certain tradesmen of every de- scription throughout the destroyed sec- tion of the city. The commission firms located along the water front are doing a thriving business. MUST USE CANDLES. Mayor Schmidlz has announced that out the time restrictions as to the light- ing of dwellings has been removed with the suggestion that candles be used until electricity can be resumed. Petroleum for lighting purposes is especially prohibited until the water supply is full restored. The united railroads have already in operation seven lines of street cars, and new cover nearly all sections of the unburned district. The work of inspect- ing chimneys is proceeding rapidly. The inspectors are all architects or builders and are donating their services for the btnefit of householders. Every chim- ney in the city will be thoroughly in- spected before any permits are issued to make fires indoors. FACTORIES STARTING UP. Many of the largest factories left un- harmed are starting up work with all the rapidity possible under the circum- stances. At the Union Iron works, 2,- 300 men are now employed and the man- agement expects within a fortnight to have the full complement of 4,000 at' work. No damage was done to the three new warships being built at these works for the Government. the crui- sers California and Milwaukee, and the battleship South Dakota. The steamer City of Puebla, which was sunk in the bay, has been raised and is being rc- pan‘ed. Workmcn are also engaged f‘uung the steamer Columbia, which was turned on her side. PLANS FOR REBUILDING. At. a conference held on Tuesday night at Gen. Greely's headquarters, plans for rebuilding the City of San Francisco with Government aid was discussed. There were present. besides Gen. Greely, James D. Phelan, Dr. Edwaird Devine, Mayor Schmitz, and Secretary Victor Metcalf, of the Department of Commerce and Labor. It was thought Secretary Metcalf might be able to carry back to Washington a comprehensive idea of the needs of this city, and the ideas of some of her leading men that the dis- cussmn was held. No definite request was made, nor was any plain of action fully outlined. PRAYERS OF HARDENED MEN. Locked in separate cells in the city prison, 100 prisoners, whose crimes range from plain drunkenness to bru- tal murder, knelt in prayer when the earthquake of April 18 shook the Hall of Justice from basement to tower top. Sin-hardened men and women appeal- ert to God to spare them. Their pray- ers for deliverance came only after it became apparent that the attendants could do nothing for them. The earth- quake had so twisted and warped the cell locks that not a door could be open- ed for nearly an hour. “I never want to witness such sights again," said Prison Matron Ryan of the Central Station Prison, who was en duty. when the tremble came. “There were something like 80 men and 22 women in the cells on the morning of the earthquake. In our departmnet there were abandoned creatures charg- e" with all manner of crimes, many of whom I deemed hopelessly lost. They cried and shrieked for mercy when the shock came, and pleaded pitifully for release. Not one cell could be opened, and when I advised my charges of this fact they knelt on the hard cement floor and offered up a fervent prayer in uni- son. "In the department of the male pris- oners the conditions were the same, and many of the men attempted to destroy their lives by battering their heads against the steel bars when they rea- li7ed there was no chance for immedi- ate release. They, too. prayed when the attendants in charge managed to get them calm enough, and when it was all over it was a meek and humble hun« dred that we removed to the branch county jail." CLEANING A\VAY DEBRIS. Curtailment of the relief list, together Willi the decision of the police to arrest as vagrants all able men without vis- ible means of support who refuse to .work, today added to the number cf men engaged in cleaning away debris from the recent earthquake and fire. There is not yet an adequate flow of water for us in case of fire. Cooking is still carried on in the streets. All of the banks resumed business 10-day ir. temporary quarters and reported that at each place the deposits exceeded the withdrawals. Five hundred retailers are now operating in new quarters. City Engineer Woodward on Thurs- day submitted a comprehensive plan for the rebuilding of the city. It includes the broadening and the extension of many streets. the purpose being to in- sure better protection against the spread of fire. ASYLUM IS RUINED. A despatch from Sam Jose, Cat, says: Architect Hudson, of Los Angeles, who has inspected the Asylum buildings, at that all the buildings had been irreparably ruined. In his report to the Governor. Mr. Hudson will recommended the speedy erection of cot- Agnews, declares til modern structures, not as highly as formerly, and which will be effected by neither tire nor earthquake, can be erec- ted by the State. ODD EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKE. A despatch from Stockton, Cal.. says: It has been discovered that in the vi‘ ciuity of Woodbridgc, the Mokcluma River has fallen twelve feet, the bed 1 the river having dropped from the ef- fects of the recent earthquake shock. As the waterway has overflowed fre- quently, farmers along the stream are highly pleased with the change, since it can carry for more water than hith- erto and not endanger their lands. Another incident of the earthquake is the drying up of the Tracy Lake in the north-western part of San Joacquin County. GREAT DESTITUTION. A despatch from Washington says: The question of caring for the destitute in San Francisco is causing the officilas there great anxiety, as shown by the following telegram from General Grecly, dated Friday, and received at the War Department:â€" “The number of destitute being fed is enormous, aggregating by to-day as just reported 191.637 in San Francisco. Apparently conservative estimates plac- ed destitute refugees at 110,000 in Oak- land and Berkley. How these terrible c/onditions are to be met is a subject of most earnest consideration between Devine, finance committee and myself. While exertions of army to reduce aid to smallest possible limit had effected important changes, yet solution of situ- ation without enormous suffering ap- pears impossible. Whilc daily hoping for great decreases in number of desti- tute, am not confident. Far-reaching extent. of this disaster cannot be appre- ciated without personal observation.” ____â€";.__...- CAPTAKN AND TWO MEN DROVVNED. liages to accommodate the patients unâ€" Tho Tug Clipper Sprang a Leak in Georgian Bay. A despatch from Owen Sound Says: The steamer Manitou brought in the body of one of three victims of the first disaster on the lakes this season. The body is that of Edward Fletcher, engin- eer on the tug Clipper, which sank off the Bastard Islands early Monday morning with the loss of the lives of three out of the crew of four: Capt. McIntosh, French River. Edward Flet- cher, Cutler, engineer; Robert Johnston, Midland, fireman. On Sunday morning she cleared from Midland in command of Capt. Peter McIntosh, of French River. to go into commission for her new owners. Ed- ward Fletcher, of Cutler, was acting as engineer, and ltobert Johnson, of Mid- land, as fireman, with Albert. BeaTty, Midland, as cook. Between Byng Inlet and French River early Monday morn- ing the boat began to leak so badly that an attempt was made to beach her, which was unsuccessful, and the crew attempted to save themselves in a small yawl, which, however, was not in a condition to hold them, and capsized. They managed to reach the sunken tug, the deck-house of which was not far below them/titer, and by climbing on it‘saved themselves for a time. A fishing boat was sighted, but could not re attracted by their signals of distress. About 7 o’clock Monday evening Beatty started out on a raft made of a pal] rack and a broken door, and made his way to a small island, one of the Bastards. where he remained till he was rescued about thirty hours later in a semi-delirious condition, fmm hunger and exposure, by a fisher- man namcd William Hazzard. A search for the others proved fruitless, and Beatty was taken to the Bustard station of the Dominion Fish Company, where he was given every possible care. ..._._§.. BUSHING TROOPS T0 EGYPT. Turkey’s Claims Cause Great Britain to Take Action. A despatch from London says: The British Government has chartered the Leyland Line steamer Cestrian to con- vcy troops to Egypt. She will be handed over to the authorities as soon as she arrives at Liverpool from Bosv ton, which port she left on April 25. Members of the House of Commons aic anxious for information regarding the. probable course of events in the Anglo-Turkish dispute on the subjectof the Tabah boundary, but they obtained lift-lo satisfaction from the Foreign Sec- retary at question time on Tuesday. In rrply to an interpellation he said that the Turkish claims on the Sinai Penin- sula extended far beyond Tabah, so that a joint delimitation of the whole frontier was necessary. The British Government, therefore, had demandeda delimitation and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Tabah pending a. general settlement. The Porte hitherto had declined to agree to this, but was again being urged to agree to the Brit- ish view. He added that the report of the com- mander of the British cruiser Minerva, sent to investigate the alleged removal of the frontier pillars, had not yet been received, but the Grand Vizer had informed the British Ambassador at Constantinople. Sir Nicholas O’Connor, that a Turkish commission would be despatchcd to enquire into the matter, and that if the pillars had been dis- placed they would replace and repair them. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, May 8.â€"Flour -- Ontario-«1 Steady; 90 per cent. patents sell at $3.10. buyers‘ bags. outside. for export. Meni-; toba â€"â€"$-t-.30 to $4.50 for first. patcntsfl and $3.00 to $1 for seconds. Bran â€"â€" $21 bid, 'l‘oronfo. $21 asked to arrive Toronto, $17.75 asked, in bulk, outside. Wheat â€" Ontario »â€" No. 2 while, Ste asked, outside. mixed 501:9: asked. Wheat â€" Manitoba - ~ No. l northern offered at 83%c, Point Edward; No. ‘l offered at 820, Point Edward. Oats â€" No. 2 white offered at 363,733 outside. 35%c bid main line, 33);“: asked Toronto, 38:5 bid. I‘cas â€"â€" 77%c bid, 90c Barley â€" No. :2 52).;c 50c bid f.o.b. main line, asked, outside. asked. outside, 51c bid cast. COUNTRY PRODUCE. i Butter â€"- The market is quoted un- changed. Creamery ....22oto:.'.ic do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . 21kttof£lc Dairy lb. rolls, good to choice 17clo 15c do large rolls ltlctofle do medium . . . . . . ifictothc Cheese -â€" Old is quoch at lie for large and like for twins. Eggs â€" 10c for new-laid and lie to urge for splits. "ouliry â€" Choice drynpluckrrl turkeys, 16c to 200; fat chickens, tie to 15¢. thin 10c to 12c; fat hens, tie to tie, .bin To to Sc. Potatoes â€"â€" Ontario 65c to 75c per bag out of store: eastern. 70c to 8th on track and 10c more out. of store. i Baled Hay â€"â€" $0.50 to $10 per ton for No. 1 timothy in car lots. on track, No. 2 selling at $7.50 per ton. Dated Straw â€"- 85.50 to $6 for car lots on track here. per ton MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, May 8. â€" Cable offers in Manitoba wheat showed no improveâ€" ment. Oats, No. 2, tugc; No. 3, bike; No. 4, 30%0. Peas, 7ch lo 75c f.o.b. pvt‘ bushel. Barley, No. 3 extra, 50c afloat, May; No. 11. 50. (Zorn. No. it. mixed, 560; No. 3 yellow, 50%c exâ€"lrack. Flour -- Manitoba spring wheat pat.- ents, $4.50 to $4.60; strong takers", 90 to $4.10; winter wheat patents, $11 to $4.25; straight rollers, $3.80 to $11.00; do., in bags, $1.75 to $1.85; extra. $1.40 to $1.60. Millfced -â€" Manitoba bran, in bags, $18.50 to $10.50; shorts, $20.50 to $21 poi ton; Ontario bran, in bulk, $18.50; to $19.50; shorts $20 to $20.50;! milled mouille. $21 to $25: straightf- grain mouille, $25 to $27 per ton. » A Rolled Oats â€" Per bag. $1.05 in car lots. $2.05 to $2.10 in small lots. j Cornmeal â€" $1.30 to $1.40 per bag. Hay â€" No. 1, $0; No. 2, $8; clever mixed, $6.50, and pure clover, $0. Cheese â€"â€" Dealers offered only about IC}§c to 10%c. , Butter â€" Sales were made to-day at. 18c to 196. | Eggs â€"â€" Prices firm at 15340 to 16340. Potatoes â€" 650 to 70c per bag. l Beans __ prime pea beans $165 to represented- When We IEmlJeII'OI‘ (300' is regarded as the most fatal event since $1.70 per. bushel; handflficked’, $130 per fronted M. Goremykin With this he IS “,9 wax; bushel. / Mgfluflwnfl Honey â€" White clover. in comb. 13c MURDER ON THE PRAIRIE. noun TimowN AT common. . to tic; buckwheat, 100 to 110 per poundf Section; extra, 70 to 7%c; buckwheat, axe to Go per pound. ' Maple Syrup -â€" title to 05c per nine-t pound tin. Maple Sugar â€"â€" 90 to 100 per pound. Provisims â€"- Barrels heavy Canada short cut. pork, $22.50; light short cut. $21.50; barrels clear fat. backs, $22.50; compound lard, 7%c to 7%c: Canadian pure lard, 11%c to 12%c; kettle render- ed, 12%c to 13%c; hams. 13%c to 15c, according to size; breakfast bacon. 16c to 17c: Windsor bacon, 15c to 15%c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $10.-, 25, alive, $7.50 for selects. ‘ BUFFALO MARKET. 1 Buffalo, May 8. â€" Flour â€" Firm.I Wheat â€" Nominal; one car No. 2 red sold at 80%c. Corn â€" Stronger; No.1 ‘2 yellow, 55%c; No. 2 corn, 5t%c. Oats â€"Stronger; No. 2 white, 37c; No. 2 mixed, 35%c. Barley â€"â€" Store lots quoted 47 to 52c. Rye -â€" Quiet; No. 2 in store quoted 65c, carloads. NEW YORK WHEAT MARKETS. New York, May 8 â€" Spot barley steady; No. 2 red, 010 nominal elevator; No. 2 red, 03c f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 north- crn Duluth,, 80c f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 northern Manitoba, 88%0 f.o.b. affoat. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, May 8.â€"A fairly heavy run of cattle was offering at the Western Market this morning. Export Cattle â€" About the best cattle on the market sold at $5.10 per cwt. Choice are quoted at $4.90 to $5.15, me- dium to good at $4.50 to $4.75, bulls at $3.50 to $4, and cows at $2.75 to $11.25. Butcher Cattle ~â€" Picked lots. $4.75 to $5, good to choice, $4.40 to $4.65; fair to. good, $3.75 to $4; common, $2.50 to $3, COWS, $3 to $4; bulls, $3 to $4; can. ners, $1.50 to $2. Stockch and Feeders â€"â€" Short~kecp feeders are quoted at $4.75 to $1.85 heavy feeders at $1.10 to $1.90, medmm‘ at $2.50 to $3.50, bulls at to $2.75 good stockers run at $3.75 to $4, light at $3.25 to $3.70, rough common at 3;: to $2.75, and bulls at $1.75 to $2.50. Mitch Cows â€" Quotations are un. changed at a range Of $30 to $60 each Calves â€"- Quoted unchanged at BC to (Sc per 15. Sheep and Lambs â€" They are quoted a: $4.75 to $5.50 for ewes and $3.50 to $4 for bucks. Grainfed lambs are lower a-' $6.75 to $7.25. and spring lambs steady at $3 to $6. Hogs â€"â€" Quotations at this market are unchanged at $7.15 per cwt. for selects and $6.00 for lights and fats, fed and military1 ‘ing. ‘dift'llr‘tl‘ftl the project unseemly, unwise ,that. the 'ordcrly ‘mer Minister of the interior made a re- port to the Emperor to the effect that Tron Goremykin is Now the of Russia. The London Times' correspondent at' SLl’vb'rsluirg cables as follows :~(‘.ount Wines resignation has been 0111mm, since 10 o‘clock on \\'edncsday niorirl Delay in the announcement. was due to the hope of a compromise. I am now in position to explain the mo- five of the ‘f’remier's departure. Count With: insisted on immediate pron’iulga- lion of the new immutable organic laws, the object of which was to leave him a free hand under the shelter of the outer-racy and deprive the Duma of any initiative in matters concerning the lust tlu'r government of the country. The outburst of indignation consequent upon , the revelation of this scheme showed: the utter absurdity and danger of stlcl)‘ an attempt to reconcile the old and nle rogin'ies. but the Emperor hart no neodi of arguments to convince him and be and dangerous. “My wish," said he, ‘is! Government. be conducted in fashion and that the country. may have peace. These new laws would only stir up a conflict and compromise me before my people. We. must wait till the Duma has begun its work and! then see what changes are llx’it‘C“b”1'Y'" There is little doubt. regarding the Em- peror's sim‘ci‘e desire to abandon bureaucratic methods and invite ther cordial. healthy co-operafion of his subâ€" jects in the noble task of governing this! pivot. country. The logical course in such circmuslances would seem to lie in the formation of a Cabinet recruited from the popular elements. There is conshlwrablc talk of such a Ministry. THE \IE\V PRIME lt'IINlSTER. A despatch from St. f’etcrsluirg says: The ofilrial announcement that Premier \\iltc's resignz-ition had been GCCCliICd, coupled with the statement that former Minister of the Interim Goremykin would succeed him. was made on Wed-l ncsduy. M. Goremykiu's elevation to the Premiership created amazement. lie is not only regarded as a reactionist. but the general opinion is that he is not equal to the task of facing the coming Cl‘lHS. AN UNRELENTING ENEMY. M. Goremykin, the new Premier. was exposed by Witte in 1800. and since then has been the retiring Premier's un- relenting enemy. At that. time the for- the stories of famine and suffering which were said to exist in certain Pro- vinces were untrue. Wiltsâ€"then Min- ister of Financeâ€"thereupon produced documents to pr0ve that the conditions in the interior were as they had been lfody of an Unknown Man Found Near His Foot Blonin Off and Severe Wound Morris. Man. A Morris, Mam, despatch says: The body of an unknown man was found in a ravine near here on Sunday with the head smashed and every indication of foul play. There is little clue to the identity of the body found, but prob- ably the deceased was one of two for- eigners who worked in a thrashing gang near the Lowe farm last fall, who left with their wages and disappeared. A straw bat nearby showed that the body had lain there since last season. When itcund the remains had been partially devoured by wolves. An effort had been made to cover up the crime by fir- ing the prairie, as evidenced by blisters on the corpse, which showed that the fire had passed over it either before or immediately after death. The last fire in that vicinity was late in October last year. One jaw had been broken and other injuries inflicted. About forty yards from where the corpse lay a club was found with clots of blood and hair upon it, and evidently deceased bad rtceived his death blow there and at- tempted afterwards to crawl away. ____._§_.â€"â€"â€"- BRIDE SAW HUSBAND KILLED She was Bidding Him Good-bye in the Round-house. A despatch from Edmonton, Alta., says: A horrible accident happened Saturday, in which Engineer J. J. Woolscy, Canadian Northern Railway, lost his life in the presence of his young wife, to whom he had been married a few months. He went to the round- house and mounted the cab, where his wife waited to bid him good-bye. His hand was on the throttle lever, when force of Zulus suddenly the cab was filled with live steam; the injector had burst. The en- gineer jumped from the engine to es- cape, but the motion threw the throttle open, but the locomotive sprang clear of the building, throwing the man to the ground, the wheels passing over his neck. He was picked up a few minutes later with his head completely severed from his body. The young wife, dis- traught, was taken from the scene. ____+tâ€"â€"â€"- HON. PETER \VIIITE DEAD. Close of an Active Business and Politi- cal Life. A Pembroke despatch says: Hon. Peter White, M.P., of Pembroke, Speak- er of the House of Commons from 1891 to 1896, died at Clifton Springs, N. Y., on Thursday morning. Wine 5118 imam . in contrast ‘but not prominent family of Novgorod % Premier said to have fallen on his knees. in havr wept and begged forgiveness. The Min ister was so overcome that the Empch himself brought him a glass of water. Later M. Goremykin took part in tht Von Plebve cabal which drove Witt: from the Ministry of Finance in 1.9%. MAN OF INSICNIFICANT PARTS. M. Goremykin is reported to be a mediocre man of insignificant appear- ance, as well as ea acity. He wears side whiskers, and ooks like an Eng- lish butler. \Vbile for some time past he has been called a Liberal, it was only with such men as \‘on i’lehve and M. Sipiaguine, the late ki- terior Minister. The new Premier comes from a noble Province. where his estates are situ- ated. They are noted especially for the excellence of their cows and their dairy products, which are sent to St. Peters- burg. In fact M. Goremykin pradieally supplies the capital with milk. AFTER \VITTE COMES DELU‘GE. The St. Pelcrsburg correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph again pre- dicts that serious trouble will follow the retirement of Premier Wilte. He says the autocracy is resolved to make another determined stand for existence, cost what it may, and in preparation for possible consequence eight more quick- fir'mg _1"'zlS have been sent to Moscow, bringing the total there to 32. The cornâ€" viction is universal that the Douma has been invited to a Barmecide feast. In- stead of a dessert there will be ruetJons. No conciliation is conceivable, no com- promise is possible betwren the Down and the nation. A conflict is certain, unavoidable. imminent. Even Count Witte could not now avert it. The correspondent asserts that Count, ,’ Witte only retained nominal power to?“ secure the new loan. Neither France,.' England. Austria, nor England would have subscribed to enable Russia to wage civil war. They loaned their money for a reorganization of the em- pire, but the court camaralla resolved to employ it for their own interwts, breaking the promise Count Witte was authorized to make. The Government of Russia, the correspondent declares, is now being carried on by secret in- fluences, the centre of which is Gen. whose authority has continual- ly gained since he quitted St. Peters- burg for Tsarkoe-Selo. _ Diplomatic circles are profoundly Im- pressed by the disclosure of the Govern- ment's policy. The appointment of Goremykin as Count Witte’s successor in the Head. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: While Vice-Admiral Doubasoff. Gov- ernor of Moscow, was returning on Sunday afternoon to his residence from I a church service in commemoration of the Czarina‘s nameday, a young man threw a bomb at him. The missile ex- ploded and blow off one of the Gover- nor‘s feet and severely wounded him in the head. It is feared that the latter wound will prove fatal. The man who threw the bomb was killed, as were also the Governor's adjutant, Col. Kokonet- zeif, a policeman, who was standing outside the church, and a boy. The as- sassin was dressed in the uniform of a naval officer. The news of the attempted 61880581118: tion is keenly discussed by the meta-7 bers of the Douma, who are now gath- ering in the capital. It is the impres- sion among several of them that the Terrorist party, which was abnormally quiet throughout the elections, is deter- mined to do its utmost to prevent the pacific transition which the dismissal of Count Witte and Minister of the Inter- ior Durnovo foreshadows as a possibility of the Czar announcing liberal conces- sions 'to the existing Douina. It is known, moreover, that several members of the secret police who are Nihilists are members of the Terrorist wing of the revolutionary party. They had an opportunity for facilitating today’s at- tempt. __.._._§_â€"â€"â€"- ZULUS ATTACK BRITISH. Charged the Troops Almost to Rifle Muzzles. Natal, despatch says: A attacked Col. Mansel's column near Cetewayo’s grave on Sun- day, but they were repulsed with a loss of about sixty killed and wounded. The blacks are estimated to have numbered nearly 1,500. They were apparently advancing in their traditional crescent formation, intending to envelop Col. Mansel. About 200 of them attacked picmaturcly, charging Col. Mansel’s ad-~ vance guard almost to their rifle muz- zles. The charge completely failed, de- spite the fact that it was made with characteristic Zulu bravery. The col- cnial force had three men wounded. Col. Manse] in his report says that the steadiness of the Durban light Infan- try at a critical stage of the attack pre- vented the wbitcs from sustaining very- serious casualties. The native notice attached to the mounted rifles behaved Their A Durban, courageously. Col. Manse] captured a quantity of cattle, and burned several- kraals.