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W YW A Momentous' Statement by the Foreign Secretary. 'A dcspatch from London says: Sev- eral weeks ago cable dcspzitclies called attention to the unrest in the Moslcm world, and the serious possibility of the invocation of a jchad, or holy war. Since then the danger has in no wise diminished, although the public is en- tirely unaware of it. Neither in Parliament nor in the press had the matter received the least serious attention until now. Conse- quently no small sensation will be created in the country by a grave de- claration Sir Edward Grey, Secretary foreign Affairs, launched with dramatic ‘suddenness in the House of Commons on Thursday night. When it is borne in mind Sir Edward Grey is one of the strongest and least emotional men in the Cabinet, and that he is wholly in- disposed to sensational utterances, the significance of his speech will be more fully realized. The Foreign Minister, in a solemn tone, said :â€" “All this year fanatical feeling in Egypt has been on the increase. It has not been confined to Egypt, but has spread along the norlh of Africa. It was for this reason that a little time ago the garrison had to be increased. The attack on British officers, which hap- pened recently, is something which would not have occurred a little time ago, and would not have occurred to-day but for the fanatical feeling which has spread in Egypt this year., "Since the attack took place, even before the trial of those condemned, one or two disagreeable and significant at- tacks had been made on British sub- jects, at all events on Europeans, by natives. We may be on the eve of fur- ther measures necessary to protect Europeans in Egypt, and for the House of Commons to question the decision of the tribunal in Egypt, composed of the liighrst English and Egyptian judges, is bound to have the effect of weakening the authority of the Egyptian Liovcrii- menl. MAY LEAD TO EXTREME MEASURES. “As things are now. I say, deliberate- ].Vi and with a full sense of responsi- bility, that if the House does anything at this moment to weaken or destroy the authority of the Govornment as it exists in Egypt you will be face to face with a very serious situation, because if the fanatical feeling in Egypt gets the better of the constituted authority of the Egyptian Government, you will be face to face with the necessity for extreme measures. “1 know the House is not going to al‘ low Lord Cromrr‘s work to be swept away by a rush of fanatical feeling. 1 know the House is determined not to allow the work done in Egypt. to be un- done, but if we say anything in debate now to weaken the authority of the Egyptian Government they may find themselves at any moment forced to take measures, unconstitutional mea- sures, which we are bound to take in an emergency, and which home would regret more than the present Govern- ment and the present House of Coni- mons, though they might be compelled to do so." _ No pronouncement uttered this ses- sion. or longr previously, has so deeply and painfully impressed the House. BRITISH SOLDIERS ROBBED. A dcspatch from Alexandria, Egypt, says: A British soldier has been _at- tacked, robbed and permanently maim- ed by natives in a suburban street. Such an incident would have been at one time inconceivable. The assailants were arrested. __â€"______â€"___.â€"â€"â€" FOUR MEN KILLED. Accident on New Liskcard. A New Liskeard, Ont., dcspatch says: Four men were killed and several inâ€" jured on Friday night as the result of :he breaking of a coupling on a train on a heavy grade about 35 miles north of this place. The dead are: L. C. Porter, prospector, ~Yarmouth, N. S., L. Mills, prospector, probably Detroit; P. Gordon, cook, Carleton Place; G. Stcarns, Grand Trunk Pacific agent, New Liskeard. The accident. occurred at a point known as Swanson’s Cut, where there is a grade so heavy that an auxiliary engine is kept. on hand to push the trains over the rise. A heavy train, under Engineer O‘Connor, made a dash at the grade, and the auxiliary. in charge of Engineer Brown, followed, to lend assistance. When the train had climbed a considerable distance, Brown noticed that the two rear coaches had broken away. and were rushing down upon him. lie brought his engine to a standstill, but had not time to back away before they smashed into his cow- catcher. The first of the passenger coaches stopped dead. Meanwhile the engineer of the train, finding that his cars and broken away, steamed after them down the grade, ‘and smashed into the baggage car with the full impact of the heavy train-load of lumber and general freight. The passenger car was thrown on its side, telescoping as it turned into the bag- gage ear. Porter, Mills, and Gordon were standing on the platform between the two cars. and were instantly killed. Stearns, unable to reach the bell-rope on account of the block of panic-stricken passengers. rushed for the forward door but was thrown to the floor and pin- ioned by a mass of debris. His leg was broken in two places, and he was other- wise injured. He was taken to his home In New Liskeard, but died on Saturday afternoon. None of the other passen- gers were seriously injured, although several were bruised and cut by flying glass. -¢ TOOK POISON ON STREET. Montreal Woman of Good Family Com- mits Suicide. A Montreal dcspatch says: A sensa- tional case of suicide occurred on Sat- urday afternoon, when Mrs. Tellefer. a woman belonging to good family, killed herself by swallowing a (lose of Paris green. The woman was noticed goiniY along Mount Royal Avenue, and wheii she came to a drinking fountain she produced a cup and mixed some”,in m it, drinking the contents. She walked a few steps and sank to the ground as if in great agony. Some passers by ob. served her and had her removed to the iiOSpital. where she died siiortlv af- ter admission. ' _â€"â€"+___ NATAL REBELS ANNIHILA'I‘ED. Five Hundred Surrounded and Killed by Loyal Troops. A dcspatch from Durban. Natal, says: Natal troops have completely sur- rounded and defeated a rebel body in the Umvoti district. Five hundred and [arty-seven rebels were killed and few escaped. There were no white casual- bet. Over Tomiskqming Line Near “'ill be Well Started in the “test Bc~ HARVEST TEN DAYS EARLIER. fore Middle of August. A dcspatch from Winnipeg says: “According to the present indications from all parts of the province, the bar- vest this year will be ten days earlier than ordinarily.” said J. J. Golden, Provincial Commissioner of Immigra- tion, on Saturday night. “if the wea- ther continues favorable we will be in the midst of harvesting by the middle of August. while harvesting will be well started before that. It is calculated that six weeks after the wheat heads out it is ready for cutting, and the grain is all headed, while in some places it has been headed three weeks. Of course, the six weeks’ calculation cannot be depended on implicitly. Last year the grain ripened with a rush, and was ready for the binder eight. days be- fore it was expected. It ripened in four and a half weeks after heading out, in- stead of six. 1 saw bearded barley at I'leadingly the other day that can be cut this week.” ' Mr. Golden estimates that it will take 25,000 men to garner the harvest. Last year there were 17,000 men from On- tario and the West, and he thinks that the acreage and yield are sufficiently increased to require 8.000 more hands. Men to the number of 15,072 were dis- tributed over the Canadian Pacific last year, and 1.266 over the Canadian Northern, while about 1,000 were re- quired iii the Winnipeg district. 4‘ l t l l iada made in ,\v:i_\'. except iii one place. where there ___+_.__ REVENUE EIGIITY MILLION. Expected Showing for Year When All the Returns Are in. An Ottawa dcspatch says: The books of the Finance Department show that up to June 30th the receipts of the Dominion for the last fiscal year were $78,006,599, the ordinary expenditure $54,061,324, and the expenditure on capital account $12,727,867. When the returns for the year, however, are com- plete it is expected that the revenue will total close on $80,000,000, whilst the Fin- ance Minister calculates on a surplus of $12,500,000 over the ordinary expendi- ‘tures. .â€"__+___ \VAR'S RAVAGES. BLIS? Russians Killed, 37,497 Missing, and “5,885 \Vounded. A dcspatch from St. Petersburg says; The general staff issued on Thursday liiial statistics respecting the losses of the Russian armies during the war with Japan. They show that 31,187 men were killed and 115,885 wounded or contus- ioned. The number of missing is 37,407I and of prisoners of war 53,897. 4......- TO BE CHRISTENED “’ILIIELM. King Edward Will Act as Godfather to Young German Prince. A dcspatch from Berlin says: The son of the German Crown Prince, who was born on Wednesday. will be named Wilhelm. The christening will take place on Aug. 12. A dcspatch from Vienna says that King Edward will go to Potsdam the christening of the infant prince, (Illd‘ will act as his godfather. i for statement of the Board of Trade ShOWs NEW GOLD FIELDS. Rich Discoveries in 'I‘cfmisliaming Dis- trict, Quebec. A Quebec dcspatch says: lion. J. B. Provost, Provincial Minister of Coloniz- ation, Mines and Fisheries, has left for the newly-diswvcrcd gold fields of tnc Lake Tcmiskaming district to investi- gate the rich mine discoveries and reâ€" porl to the (it’lYtJl‘Illtlt‘IlI. on his l‘i‘llll'll. Mr. J. A. Ltiiirichclle, manager of the 'i‘cniiskaniing Navigiilion (111.. writing on the subject of the new (Ilsl'tih’l‘ii’N, Silks thi-y are located two miles east of tho lindmn‘s Buy (70inpnirvs post Eli the north end of Inko (lpnslicii. and the Stillii-h‘s of gold .s‘iiiivx'ii by liu‘ ]>i‘i).\pi*l‘< tors are i-xv'i’wlnigly riwh. “the route by \\'illt.'li the point of tilM‘HVf‘i‘)‘ can be reached illf‘illlit‘S a chain of nii\ig;ihh‘ \\1lit‘l'S from iill' soiilli end of Quin/c Lake to lho north end of I.Eli\'l‘ (music ('11. There is a bind portage from \‘ill‘ Mai-in hi the south of Quinn“ Lake. and the \vnhr route is navigable the whole are rapids about an acre long." This now discovery. added to that :11 Cobalt, has aroused fresh interest in the Lake ’l‘ciniskaming district. The dis- trict is by no means a new one. It has simply been rediscovered. for ih'Hr Ville Mario is pointed oiil the old Wright silver mine. over a hundred and sixtvl years old. and shnvn on :i map of (imi- 1714. it is :i great high- way for traders and contains millions of fch of timber. and down the lake can be Soon old Hudson's Ray posts, forts. etC., and missions established bv the Oblat Fathers in quaint old hl’rcnch towns with their large churches and small houses scattered here and there. .._._+_.____ O\\'EV SOUND \VII.L APPEAL. ‘â€" Council‘s Action in Quashing of Local Option Ry-law. An Owen Sound dcspatch says: The announcement of Mr. Justice Mabec's judgiiicnl in the action taken by Wil- liam Sinclair to quash the local option by-law (‘i'lil'iltI at the last municipal election, which he gave in favor of the plaintiff. was received with evident signs of jubilation by the aiitioplioiiisls in town on Thursday, and with the op- posite feeling by the local optionists. The latter immediately took action to appeal against the judgment. A special Council meeting was held to discuss the situation. On motion of Mr. W. J. Christie it was decided by a vote of seven to one to immediately enter an appeal. Mr. W. H. McCiarly, who opposed the motion, did so on the ground that the full text of the decision was not before the Council. The Mayor and Mr. Christie were appointed a delegation to at once wait upon the Provincial Secretary with regard to ac- tion respecting the issuing of licenses during the interval pending the hearing of the appeal. ____+_,._,__ DECOMPOSED BODY IN RESERVOIR. Residents of an English Town are In a Quandary. A dcspatch from London says: The townsfolk of Bradford are riven by a discussion whether to risk drinking their respective shares of the decomposed body of a man found in the reservoir or to empty the reservoir, at a loss of £3,721 to the ratepayers. The engineer of the waterworks declares it is safe to drink the water because the reservoir contains 1,240,000,000 pounds of water, while the weight of the corpse was about 140 pounds. The contamination, therefore is so minute as to be negli- gihle. The hygienist view favors emptying the reservoir, pocketing the loss, as there is certainly the risk of ptoniaines, which, unlike bacteria, cannot be ex- tracted from the water by filleration or any other means. Moreover, the idea that the products of decomposition are diffused over the whole of the reservoir is a mistaken one. The water around the body would '1‘ highly contaminated. while the rcmoieidnr might be almost free from contamination. Meanwhile the water is being used. ~4- RACK FROM THE TOMB. Toad Lindy After Sixteen Years’ Impri~onmcnt. Hespelcr A Hespeler dcspatch says: Wiiilc repairing the stone tower of the Evanâ€" gelical Church here on Wednesday, the workmen released a toad which had been built into the wall. It must have been there since the tower was erected 16 years ago. The animal was appar- ently none the worse from its long confinement. but had assumed the color of the mortar which surrounded it. â€"+ POLICEMEN'S coon WORK. Eight Guests Rescued From a Burning Hotel at Winnipeg. A Winnipeg dcspatch says: Two p0- lice officers, Griffin and Perry, rescued eight people from death in an early Wednesday morning fire at the Farm- ers’ llotel, conducted by Arthur Finlay. Before the arrival of the fire depa,.j_ ment the two police constables hurricilip into the building to arouse the occu. pants. They secured a ladder and piac. 9.] it against the upper story, from which eight men crawled in their night clothes. ~_.__+____ N0 DYING NATION, TIIIS. Imports Increase. Great Britain’s and Exports A London dcspatch says: The June illt"l‘t‘i'l.\l‘\' of 9821076500 in imports and, $23,260,000 in exports. / I SIIOT \VIFE DEAD THEN HIMSELF. â€". Deed Committed by Victoria County Farmer. Terrible A dcspatch from Lindsay says: A horrible tragedy occurred on Wednes- day morning a few miles from the Vil- logo of lv’irkfield. A well-known farmer, Duncan McArtiiiir. ang about 35 years, and his wife, some years younger. were found outside their home. the indica- tions being that McArthnr had first killed the woman and then committed suicide. McArlhnr and his wife altendrd a picnic at Glcnarm on 'l‘ucsday. and ap- peared to enjoy themselves. They (ii’oYt‘ home in the evening, and on the way hired a man named llcli to work for them. Wednesday morning licll walk- ed to the. farm to begin his duties. As he approached the house by way of the garden he encountered the body of Me- Arlliur With the whole top of the head blown off. An old shotgun owned by .\lc.\rlhur lay at his side and close by was the stick which had probably been used to explode the charge. Thinking the docd had been done un‘ liriovvn to the wife Bell hurried towards the kitchen. and just onlside the door came upon the body of Mrs. McArthiir, (It‘ilti, the entire left side of the face and Ilt‘lltI liming been torn away by a shot. ‘ioll then ran back to the village and gave the alarm. A note in McArthur’s handwriting was found, in which he shilcd, among other things. that he had stabbed his wife at 7.40 a.m. and intended shooting himself at. 8.15. .â€"â€"â€"-+â€"â€"â€" CARS CRASH INTO TRAIN SHED. Panic Among Passengers in Depot at the Falls. A Niagara Falls. N.Y.. dcspatch says. One of the most remarkable freight wrecks ever known in this city occur- red at 2.30 o'clock on Friday afternoon, when eight cars at the rear of a long train jumped the track cast of the N.Y.C. Falls Street Station. The de- railed cars were pulled along until right in the station, and there they turned in all directions. Some of them ran along under the train-shed, tearing out the pOsls. so that the roof of half the shed plunged to the platform, portions being left supported by the cars. Three cars left turned to the south and went out in the depot yard, while a car toppled over against a Rome, Walertown and Ogdeiishurg train ready to start. There was a large number of people on the platform, but they saw the wobblincr cars in time to get out of the train-shed before it fell. Women were crushed in the rush, but not seriously hurt. Had it occurred at the same hour of the Fourth hundreds would have been killed. Responsibility for the acc1- dent is placed on a broken flange cf one of the wheels of a freight car. All tracks were blocked, but by night trains were able to pass. â€",â€"â€"-â€"â€"+â€"â€"â€"â€"- FACTORY FOR HEAVY GL‘NS. Negotiations for Establishment in Can- ada \Vell Advanced. An Ottawa dcspatch says: Mr. Thos. Ahearn, president of the Ottawa Car Company, says that negotiations with the Coventry Ordnance Works for the. establishment of a factory near Ottawa for the manufacture of heavy guns, are well advanced. His partner, Mr. Sopcr, returned from England only last Mon- day, where he had been conducting negotiations. The fact of the car com- pany having made many gun and am- bulance wagons for the imperial authorities has encouraged them to embark upon the Wider field. The Coventry concern will establish itself in Canada only on condition of the Dominion Government giving a gnaiu antee that all new guns required for the Canadian batteries will be obtained from their Canadian factory. C. P. R. EXTENSIONS. Nine Hundred Miles Are Now L'nder Construction. A Montreal dcspatch says: Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, President of the C.P.R., said on Wednesday that, al- though his company had 000 miles If new roadway now under construction, they were not making much noise about it. lie hoped that all of these additions would be railed by the end of this year. By the time this year’s crop would be ready to move the double track between Winnipeg and Fort Wil- «liam would be laid to the extent of 150 miles, which would greatly facilitate rapid transportation. Sir Thomas would not confirm the rumor that the C.P.il. intended to go through the Rockies from Edmonton, but he hoped to reach the capital of Alberta direct. by the end of the present year. â€"+â€"â€" NEW BRITISII GUN. Details Reported to be in the Hands of a Foreign Power. The London A Paris dcspatch says: A 4 . correspondent of the Petit I’arisicn states that considerable nervousness retails at the British Admiralty owing to the fact that a number of leakages of the highest importance have occur- red diiring the last few months. There are, says the correspondent, several for- eign spies in London at the present moâ€" ment. A document has disappeared re- lating to a new quick-firing gun of high power from which great results are ex- pected, although the final experiments have not yet been made with it. Ac- cording to the Petit Parisicii corresponâ€" dent. the Admiralty now know‘ that oil the details of this gun, as well as other important documents, are in the hands of a foreign power. 'LEADING __MABKETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, July IO.â€"FIOUI‘~EXI)OI'ICI‘1 bid $21.15 for 00 per cent. patents. buy. ers‘ bags, for export; niiilcrs ask $3.25. iV‘lanilobaâ€"First patents. $4.40 to $1.60; ‘seconds. to $4.10; bakci's’, $3 to $4. hairâ€"$15.50 to $16 outside. Whentâ€"Onliirioâ€"Stcady; No. and while, 81}§c to 82c; spring, gi‘os‘i‘. 7313. 1 Wheat â€" Manitoba â€"â€"~ Quotations ard ,jc lower: i'o. l northern, 86720, lflktl ports; :\'0. 2. M};c, and No. 3, nominal at Mtge. OatsaNo. ‘2 and 30c Mist. Peasâ€"Nominal at 820. (iorn‘No. 2 yellow. 50,140 to 60c: No. 3 yellow. 50c. Toronto. Iit'r‘~i\7tlliliiltli. at 1320. outside. Barleyâ€"Nominal, at 50c to 52c for No. 2 white. 2 red 80c; white, 38c to BS‘AC, west, COUNTRY FRODU‘CE. Rutterâ€"All kinds are coming forward freely. and there appears to be no ap- preciable (If‘iji'ctisc in the make. (Zn-innery. prints .. 20010210 (to solid; . . . . . . . . . . . . 19010200 Dairy prints .. 16ctoâ€"17c ,Rolls . . . . . . .. . .. 15et0160 'lubs . . . . . . . . 140t0160 Cheeseâ€"Firm in tone and unchanged at ‘12:? to 12%c per lb. for job lots here. Eggsâ€"Prices are quoted unchanged at life to 1814c per dozen. Potatoesâ€"Ontario. $1.05 to $1.10; cast- crn Dclnwarcs, $1.25 to $1.30; Quebec, $1.10 to $1.15. llalcd Ilziyâ€"~ltnchangecl. with an easy tone. at $0.50 to $10 per ion for No. 1 timothy. and $7.50 for mixed or clover. Baicd Strawâ€"Unchanged at $5.50 to $6 per ton. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal. July 10 â€"- Grain â€" The de. mand from over the cable for Manitoba wheat was limited, and business was quiet. Cables are now % to 3/,c per bushel out of line. There was practi- cally no change in the market for oats; prices unchanged at 43%0 in store for No. 2 oats. 43c for No. 3, and 42%c for No. 4. Flourâ€"No change in prices is an? ticipnted; Manitoba spring wheat, $4.60 lte $4.70; strong bakers”, $4.10 to $4.20; Winter wheat patents, $4.30 to $4.40; straight rollers. $3.00 to $4.10; do in bags. $1.85 to $1.00: extras, $1.40 to $1.- 50. Ft‘C‘dâ€"A fair business continues to be done in shorts and mouille at steady prices. but the demand for bran is quiet; Manitoba. in bags, $18; shorts, $20 to $21 per ton; Ontario bran in bags. $16.- 50 to $17: shorts. $20.50 to $21; milled nionillc. $21 to $25 per ton. and straight grain. $252 to 920. Provisionsâ€"Barrels heavy Canada short cut pork. $23: light short cut. $21.50: barrels clear fat backs, $22.50; compound laid. 7% to Sc: Cana- dian pure lard. til/go to 12c: kettle ren- dered. 12‘40 to file: hams. 14 to 15%c; breakfast bacon, 17 to 180: Windsor ba- con. 17c: fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs. $10.50 to $10.75; alive, $7.75 per 100 lbs. Eggsâ€"Straight receipts. 15}; fr 1634c: straight candied, '17c. Eiittei--â€". Choicest sailed creamery. 20 to 21c: un- salted. 21/ to 2114c. Cliceseâ€"Ontarios, 11% to lifbgcz Quebec, 11%c. UN [TED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, July 10 -â€"- Wheat â€" July, 70%,c: September. 701/20; December, 79% to 70Z§cz May. 82%c; No. 1 hard, 830; No. 1 Northern. 82c; No. 2 Northern, Stl%c. Flourâ€"First patents, $4.35 to $4.45; second patents, $4.20 to $4.30; first clears, $3.50 to $3.60; second clears, $2.45 to $3.55. Branâ€"In bulk, $15.25 to $15.50. Detroit, July 10 â€"â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 white, cash. 3250; No. 2 red, cash, 82%c; July. 80%c; September, 81%0; De- cember, 8231C. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, July 10.â€"A draggy tone pre- vailed in medium and inferior butchers’ cattle at the Western Market to-day,but the better class of butcliers’ and exportâ€" crs‘ were steady at the levels rcachel Tuesday. The number of exporters offered was limited, and trade was somewhat fea- tureless. Several fair loads sold at ,‘si - 85 to $0.05 per cwt., and for extra choice animals higher figures would have been obtainable. Owing to the time of the year. large supplies of grassâ€"fed and inferior biitih- eis’ are expected to be marketed. Illici‘e. $4.50 to $4.85; medium, $4.25 to $4.40; cows; $3.25 to $4; bulls, $3.25 to $3.75. canncrs, $1.75 to $2 per cwt. A moderately active demand was pas sing for feeders and stockers. Sh'irt- keeps, $4.60 to $4.85; feeders, 1,050 90 1,150 15s., at $4.50 to $4.65; choice stock- crs, 600 to 800 lbs.,, $3.60 to $3.85; stock calves, 400 to 600 lbs, $2.75 to $3.25 per cwt. Export ewes and lambs sold at $4.25 to $4.10 per cwt. Spring lambs sold at $4 to $6.50 each, and export bucks we-a worth $3 to $3.50, and culls, $2.75 to $3.50 per cwt. Milch cows were in moderate demand, $30 to $60 each. Calves were dull at $4 to $6.50 per cwt. llogs were up 10c. Selects sold at $7.60; lights and fats, $7.35 per cwt. ~~ _+.~. REFILLI-II) 'I‘IIE BOTTLES. Hotelkccpcr at Haileybury Guilty of ‘ Fraud. A Toronto dcspatch says: The first prosecution under the amended liquor act of last session for fraud in the sale of liquor has just taken place at Hailcv- bury. The information was laid by (in officer of the License Department, and the offender, an hotelkeeper of the town named. pleaded guilty, and was fined $20 and costs. refilling case bottles, which bore a cer- tain label. with bulk liquor, 1mm. / I His offense consisted in, tising deception in selling a rand ,f' goods under false [new ,1