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am __ SHOOTS ADMIRAL The Much=Hated Commander of the Black Sea Fleet. t DOOMED BY REVOLUTIONISTS. A dcspatch from“ Sebastopol says: An attempt was made on Wednesday afternoon to assassinate AdmiralChouk- hill, the Commander of the Black Sea fleet. N0 hope is held out. for his re- covery. The bullet pierced his lung. The would-be assassin is a sailor, who hid in the bushes and shot at the Ad- miral as he was walking in the garden of his villa. The culprit has not been apprehended. He is thought to be one of the sailors of the battleship Otclia‘ koff, and his act is supposed to be in revenge for the execution of Lieut. Schmidt, the revolutionary leader. \ ' Admiral Chouknin was universally hated by his sailors, and at the time of the execution of Schmidt the revolu- tionists condemned him to death, 100 (,1 their number pledging themselves to carry out the sentence. This is the second attempt since Schmidt‘s execu- tion, March 19, of this year. The first attempt was made by a woman, and after her effort had failed Admiral Chouknin ordered her to be killed on the spot, and his orderlies brutally car- ried out the sentence in the courtyard. For this the Admiral was again eon- demned to death by the revolutionists. His name was never mentioned among his sailors unless it was accompanied by curses, on account of his overbear- ing and severe manner. BOMBS IN CZAR’S GARDEN. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: There was wild consternation at the Imperial Palace at Pelerhof on Tuesday following the discovery in the garden of that palace of several bombs filled with dynamite. The excitement and dread were indescribable. It was obvious that the bombs must have been placed there by some one connected with the palace, either as officer, guard, or ser- vant, and everyone equally was under suspicion. Gen. Trepoff, the comman- dant immediately put in motion all the machinery of his office to discover the culprit, but thus far without result. In the meantime the person of the Czar is being more rigidly guarded than ever, if increase of precaution is possible. g7“! 22,000 ROUBLES STOLEN. . The Times’ eorrespon ent at St. Petersburg cables as fol ows :â€"During the outrage perpetrated on Wednesday at the Admiralty two porters, carrying 22,000 roubles to pay the dockyard hands, were shot inside the main en- trance, and the money was taken by the assailants who coolly decamped, passing a strong force of police at the One of them told the policemen gates. to hurry inside the building, saying, “There‘s murder afoot there.“ The po- lice ran inside, and the tiSsailaiits escaped. The porters were seriously 1 injured. The police have warned all watch on all strangers, as it is known that another robbery has been planned. TROUBLE IN THE FLEET. A dcspalch from St. Petersburg says: There are rumors of renewed troubles in the Black Sea fleet. It is said that mutinous sailors at Sebastopol were dis- covered sending wireless messages to the crews of five warships on the Can- casian coast. It is feared that the lat- ter will seize the ships. Grand Duke Nicholas commander of the guards corps and the troops in the military district ~of St. Petersburg, has tendered his resig~ nation to the Emperor on acrount of the Preobrainsky affair, but his Majesty declined to accept it. The police have not found any trace of the men who robbed Assistant Casn- ier Gaspcrovich, of the Admiralty, on Wednesday, but there is reason to be- lieve that they were former workmen from Port Arthur, who turned revolu- tionists on account of the treatment to which they were subject there. Nicholaievitcb, DIED OF HIS WOUNDS. A despatch from Sebastopol Vice-Admiral Choukin, commander the Black Sea, fleet, who was shot on \\'ednesday. supposedly by a sailor of the battleship Otchekoff, died on Thurs- day morning, without having regained consciousness. says: of GENERAL suor IN cures PARK. A news agency dcspatch to London from St. Petersburg says that Geri. Kozloff, of the headquarters staff, was shot and killed with a revolver in the Czar's park at Peterhof, on Saturday, The assassin was arrested. He was well dressed. So far he has not been identified. Gen. Kozloft was in no way connected with the political agitation. The motive for the murder is as myster- ious as the assassins entry into the closely guarded park. The St. Peters burg correspondent. of the Times, in reporting thes booting of Gen. Kozloff, says he had the misfortune to resemble Gen. Trepoff in personal appearance. Gen. Kozloff was a well-known military writer. The murderer carried a photo- graph, at which he gazed attentively before firing, as if comparing it with Gen. Kozloff. It was a, picture of Gen. 'l‘repoff. A DESPERATE FIGHT. Hundred Iron Workers Attacked Three Special Policemen. One A despatch from New York says; Eight storeys above the street, on a flimsy flooring of planks laid across girders, nearly a hundred union iron workers employed on a hotel building going up at 59111 street and 50th avenue on Wednesday “attacked three special policemen kept there to prevent trouble between the union workmen and non- union workmen employed on the same building. One of the special policemen, Michael Butler, was fatally injured, having sustained a fracture of the skull, a broken leg and internal injuries. The other two men were severely but not fatally hurt. Later one of them identi- fied four of the union iron workers who had attacked him, and theyéwere ar- rested. The three policemen, Butler, John Cullen and Win. O’Toole, were set upon just before the noon hour. But- ler, the most seriously wounded, was thrown through an open space. He would have fallen through the eight storeys but for a few planks laid across the sixth floor framework, which caught his body and saved him. Later the four prisoners were taken to the bed- side of Special Policeman Butler, whom the surgeons by powerful restoratives were able to revive for a few minutes. He identified four men as having been among those who assaulted him. But- ler died a few minutes later. Fifty policemen are now guarding the non- union men at work on the building. _____+___ PET ROLEUM AND TIIE PLAGUE. Use of Crude Oil in Bombay IIas Aided in Extirpation. A despatch from Bombay says: Dr. Turner, health officer of Bombay, on Wednesday successfully demonstrated the extraordinary clliciency of crude petroleum as a plague disinfectant. It is believed that his experiments have. materially advanced the prospects of the extirpation of the plague. a ...__+.__. Ol'TRAGES IN TRANSYAAL. Natives and Chinese Attack Whites at Johannesburg. A Johannesburg despatch says: Out. rages by natives continue in the town and suburbs, the perpetrators frequently using revolvers. On one occasion na- tives were accompanied by Chinese. coolies. The authorities have warned the whites to lock up all their arms. 20,000 MEN CUT OFF. IIaldane’s Proposed Sweeping Reduction of British Army. A London despatch says: The Gov- ernment‘s longdookedâ€"for statement. on army reform was made in the House of Commons on Thursday. Mr. Richard Burdon Haldane; Seeretary for War, announced that it was proposed to re- duce the army by 20,000 regulars. Pre- facing his statement, Mr. Haldane said that there was no member of the House who did ‘not regard the state of the national forces as highly unsatisfac- tory. He regretted the cost and the crushing burden of armaments, and thought that this great, rich, and powâ€" erful country might take the lead in reduction. He said that the proposal was to make a large reduction of men and cost, and yet leave the army, as a fighting organization, improved and strengthened. There would be no reduc- tion in the cavalry. It was proposed, Mr. Haldane con- tinued. to have an expedition force of 150,000 men mobilized in the event of war and capable of expansion or re- duction, so that if other nations should reduce their forces Great Britain could do the same, without impairing the elli- ciency of the army. It was proposed to withdraw two battalions from Malta, one from Gibraltar, and one from Cey- lon. There would be no reductions in In- dia under the proposed new arrange- ments. Fifty-two battalions will be maintained there, as at present, but the colonies hereafter will have 25, instead of 32 battalions, and Great Britain 69, instead of the present 72. ’ Mr. Haldane said he wished he could see the day when the curse of war would be no longer existing; but until that time came, the only thing to be done was to see that every penny spent on the. army was spent in obtaining fighting efficiency. ._._+____ I’L'RE NATIVE SILVER. Encouraging Find East of Portage Bay on Montreal River. A Cobalt despaich says: One of the most encouraging finds of the season was made on Tuesday about three-quar- ters of a mile east of Portage Bay, on the Montreal River. This is in the fa- mous Coleman township. The samples brought in were pure native silver, and gave great promise of this becoming a very rich mine. A small find of ruby silver has also been made on the Monte- real River, between Gillies depot and Latcliford. the banks to arm employees and keep _. TEN THOUSAND MEN AT WORK. Work on Sections of Grand Trunk Paci- fic is Being Rushed. A (lespatch from Montreal says: A meeting of the directors of the Grand Trunk Pacific was called for l’riday, but was postponed. ()ne of the direc- tors. however, is authority for the state- ment that already upwards of ten thou- sand men are at work on various sec- tions of the road, under cmitract. It is said that fully twenty thousand men could be employed if they could be ob- tained, and it is hoped that the employ- ment agencies will be able to send that many by early in September. There is one link between Winnipeg and Portage, la Prairie, a distance of 50 miles. which has not, been put. under contract. This is the one break in the new ’l‘ranscontinentl‘s operations from Port Arthur to Edmonton. Some, believe, therefore, that this means that for that section an arrangement will be. made with the. Canadian Northern for running rights. __.,._.§____. BOLD HORSE TIIIEVES. Attempt to Shoot a Manitou, Manitoba, Farmer. A Manitou, Manitoba, despatch says: Ilorse thieves are again operating in this section and along the border of Da- kota, and the desperate character of the gang was evidenced on Wednesday night, when for the second time within a month they visited the stable of H. Brown. who farms south of here, and in addition to attempting to steal his fancy team of drivers they nearly mur- dered the owner. Mr. Brown heard them and went out. On his appearance they fledbut he found his horses bridled and ready for the road. He remained on guard several hours. and then went to the house again. Half an hour later be opened his door and looked out, a .l someone tired from ambush nearby, put~ ting a. bullet through his coat. Brown caught. sight. of the horse-thief and re- turned the fire, and pursued him. with- out avail. Next morning he found a plank saturated with blood near where the man disappeared, indicating that he had been wounded. _+____ AN ARMY OF IMMIGRANTS. The Plans of the Salvation Army for Next Year.‘ A despaich from Toronto says: Commissioner Coombes of the Salvaâ€" tion Army.wtio called on Premier Whit- iiey at the Parliament buildings on Wednesday, says that the Army ex- pects to bring 25.000 British immigrants to Canada next year. Its work in this regard for this season is practically over, the total of immigrants brought here being about 12,000. The commis- sioner says that the great majority of the Army’s immigrants are doing well in Canada. Letters are constantly re- ceived at headquarters from the new settlers, expressing satisfaction and re- porting steady progress. ‘ -â€"-â€"+ HARVEST PROSPECTS GOOD. Never Better Since Beginning of Grain Cultivation in West. A despatch from Montreal says: The Molsons Bank received from the man- agers of its branches throughout the country a very full report upon the con- dition of the crops in their sections. The Molson's Bank reports number about a dozen from the Province of Quebec and three dozen from Ontario, besides a large nuinberfrom Manitoba and the Northwest. 1 The manager of the Winnipeg branch summarizes the 135 reports he received from different parts of the West as fol- lows:â€"â€"“Never since the beginning of grain cultivation in Western Canada have the prospects for an abundant har- vest been more encouraging than they are this year." ._.__+___. ALARM ON THE RAND. Natives Con1ciiiplate Rising and Scr. vants ,\\';irn Their Employers. A despatcli from Johannesburg says: The disquieting rumors that the natives of the Rand Coiilemplate an uprising soon are borne out by the fact that na- tive servants have warned their mis- tresses to retire to places of safety. Sini- ilar rumors have been circulated in the Reef, btit the police ridicule them. How- ever, much anxiety is expressed. A paper read at a conference of the Ethio- pian Church, embodying reports from tne various districts, says an uprising has been openly advised. xâ€"â€"-â€"-â€"+_ CANADIANS \VON KOL.~\PORE CUP. Were Nine Points Ahead of the Nearest Competitor. A Bisley, England, despateh says. Canada won the liolapore Cup on Fri. day. The scores werezâ€"Canada, 72:); the Mother Country, 720; India, 705; the Malay States, 701; and Guernsey, 692_ â€"â€"-â€"+â€"â€"- LAST Us“ THE FAMILY. Edward W’. Sentell Dies at Salisbury, England. A Salisbury, Eng, despatcli says: Edward W. Sentell of Brooklyn, N.Y., one of the passengers injured int he, terrible railroad disaster of July 1. died at 11 o'clock on Saturday evening. The entire family is now dead as a result cf the accident, including Mr. and Mrs. Rentell. their son and two daughters. All bodies are in a private mortuary here. “’INDSOR MAN ML'RDERS “’IFE. «â€" Attcmpl to End His Own Life With the Same Pistol. A Windsor, Ont., despateh says: His courage bolstered up to the mur- der point by whiskey, Christopher Spindleman on Saturday night shot and killed his wife as she sat on a camp stool in front of their residence at. 152 Wellington Avenue, Windsor. Seven minutes after the bullet. crashed through the woman‘s head She. was dead. slain in the sight of four of her children. One of them, ltoliei't. who l'ioarded near by, and witnessed the crime, ran to the, scene, and snatched the revolver away from his frenzied father just as he was about to end his own existence. Struggling desperately, the two men rolls-d about the lawn. \‘outti triumphed, and the murderer \\"d,\ overcome and held until the ar- l‘l\ilI of Policeman Maitrc. “Let me look at her once more," begged Spindleman. Maitre led him back to the lawn where, the woman lay, dead. “That is just where I intended to shoiit her,” said Spindlcman, heart- lcssty. Then he was led away to the police station. The tragedy was the result of a man's life devoted to whiskey and to abuse of his wife. ller recriminations led to bitter quarrels, which grew so in frequency that Robert, the son, left home and boarded with neighbors. _______+_._.__. OUTLOOK IS GOOD. \Vestern “'heat is One \Veek Ahead of Last Year. A (lcspatch from Winnipeg says: The wheat has passed another critical week and the crop report of the Canadian Northern shows that the outlook is rosier than ever for a bumper yield throughout the West. With three more weeks of favorable weather, the farmers will be busy reaping the biggest crop in the history of the country. The re- ports were practically all of an optimis~ tic character. “Prospects never better." "a bumper yield," “outlook magnificent.” were some of the enthusiastic comments. From Emerson comes the prophecy of a yield of forty bushels to the core. The most favorable report for Mani- toba came from Dauphin and the surâ€" rounding district. The agent exhausted his superlatives in describing the out- look. At Gilbert Plains, the district which Prof. Mavor describes as not ar- able, the prospects are for a magnifi- cent yield. All the bulletins agree that ithe wheat is a week ahead of last year. The only district that reported rust was Belmont. It is expected thedamagc will not be heavy and the rust is not widespread. .___§...__. NEWFOUNDLAND PROSPEROUS. Prospects for a SiiCceszul Fishing Sea- son Very Bright. A despatch from Ottawa says: A re- port from the commercial agent for Can- ada in Newfoundland received at the Department of Trade and Commerce on Saturday, says that conditions in the colony are very bright. Trade is pros- pcring and there is every indication of a successful fishing season. ._..___.4 ___.__ BOY DEAD OF \VIIISKEY. Ten-year-old Orillia Lad Found Flask in Lumber Pile. A despaleh from Orillia says: Daniel Fountain, a lad ten years old lies dead as a result of drinking whiskey. He was brought home on Thursday in a paralyzed condition, and after suffering from convulsions, died on Saturday night. It is said he found a flask of liquor secreted in a lumber pile. An eleven-year-old boy died in Orillia from the same cause only fourteen months ago. ._._._4__.. AN ORDNANCE FACTORY. May Be Established Near the Canadian Capital. A London despatch says: A Coven- try correspondcnt of The Manchester Guardian says arrangements are about completed by which the Coventry ord- nance works will start a factory near Ottawa for the n'uiiiifactui'e of position artillery, field guns and general machinery. It will be started by skilled workmen from England, aided by Can- adian labor. The scheme is important to Canada and the United States. This matter was referred to by Sir Frederick Borden recently. ._â€"_....+â€"_. PLUNGE OF A STEEPLE-JACK. .â€" Daslied to Pieces After Twenty Years’ Experience as a Climber. A Chicago despatch says: After twenty years’ experience as a steeple- climber, James H. Glenn‘s time came on Tuesday. The rigging to which he was holding on the top of a smokcstaek at 30th and Butler streets, gave way, and he fell 105 feet to his death. Glenn was 40 years old‘. __.__¢._.__. MOTOR OAINIBUS l'PSET. Ten Killed and Twenty Injured Near Brighton, England. A Crowley, England, deSpatch says: Ten persons were killed and 20 injured by the overturning of a motor omnibus at llandcross on Thursday. The vehicle was en route to Brighton, the seashore resort, and was descending a steep bill, when the brakes failed toiwork. It ran away down the hill, and was upset at the bottom. tireuiiiei‘y. prints . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c to 210 do, solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 to 206 Dairy, prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16cto 17c Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 to 16c Tubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lie to 16¢ Cheeseâ€"12% to 12%c per 1b. ‘PI‘OVISIOITSâ€"B'dl'l' its, LEADING _MABKETS BltEADSTUFl-‘S. Toronto, July 11â€"Hourâ€"Ontarioâ€"90 per cent. patents are quoted at. $3.10, buyers’ bagS, for export. Manitobaâ€"- $1.40 to $t.60 for first patents. $4 to $4.10 for seconds and $3.00 to $11 for bakcrs‘. llranâ€"Onlarioâ€"Dull. $15 to $15.50 in bulk, outside; shorts, $17.50 to $18. \\‘licat*Ontarioâ€"No. 2 white and red held at, $00, with. We to 7034c bid; spring. The. and goose, 73 to Tie. (fatsâ€"liiwici'. No. 2 white quoted at 38 to 30p outside. Ryann‘vuiinal, 02 to G-tc outside. llurlcymxoiiiiiial, If.) to 51c outside for N0. 2. Prose-Dull. 80 to 82c outside. Wheat â€"â€" Manitoba â€"â€" Unchanged, 850 for No. 1 Northern and 5‘30 for N0. 2, take ports. Cornâ€"Anicl'ican N0. 2 yellow, 50% to 600, Toronto is COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Receipts of, butter continue fairly heavy and prices are unchanged. Eggsâ€"18 to 100 per dozen. Potatoesâ€"Quotations are unchanged at $1 for Ontaiio and $1 to $1.10 for Quebec. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 timothy is quoted at $10 per ton in car lots here and mixed at $7.50. Baled Strawâ€"$5.50 to $6 per ton for car lots here. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, July 17.â€"Oatsâ€"No. 2, 43 to .l-Ilzc; No. 3, 42%0; No. [1: 41% to 41%c. Peasâ€"73c f.o.b. per bushel, 78 per cent. at 51c. Cornâ€"No. 3 mixed, 56%;; No. 3 yet. low. 57%: ex track. Flourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat pa- tents, $t.60 to $11.70; strong bakers’. $4.10 to $1.20; winter wheat patents, $4.10 to $5.30; Straight rollers, $2.00 to $t.20; do, in bags, $1.85 10 $2; extras, $1.50 to $l.70. Millieedâ€"Manitoba bran, in bag. , $16.50 to $17; shorts, $20 to $21 per t n; Ontario bran, in bulk, $17; shorts. $20 to $20.50; milled mouillie. $21 to $.25; straight grain mouillie, $25 to $27 per ton. Rolled Oatsâ€"Per bag, $2.10 to $2.20 in car lots. 9‘ Cornmeal»$1.30 to $1.710 per bag. _, Hayâ€"No. 1, $0.50; No. 2, $8.50; clover, mixed, $7.50; and pure clover, $7 to $8. short cut, mess, $23.50; half barrels do, $12; clear fat back, $22.50; long cut heavy mess, $21.50; half barrels do, $11.25; dry salt long clear bacon, 11% to 12%0: barrels, plate beef, at $13.50; half barrels do, $7.25; barrels heavy mess beef, $11.50; half barrels do, $6.25; compound lard, 7% to (Ugo; pure lard, 11% to 12%0; kettle rendered, 12}; to lie; hams, 1A to 15%c, according to size; breakfast bacon, 16 to 170; Windsor bacon, 16 to 16%c; fresh killed abattou'flfiressed hogs, $10.75 to $11; alive. $7.13 to $8 per 100 pounds. Eggsâ€"19 to 200 for selected stock, 13 to lie for No. 2’s, and 16%c for straight receipts. BUFFALO MARKETS. Buffalo, July 1'7. â€" Flour â€" Quiet./ ' a S *in , strong; No. 1 North.â€" “ hemâ€" pl g D No. 2 yello , ern, 83c. Cornâ€"Firm; _ 580; No. 2 corn, 56}; to 57c. oats, Dull; No. 2 white, 42%0; .\o. 2 mixed, l0c. Canal heightsâ€"Steady. i NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. New York, July 17.â€"Spot steady; . ,0. 2 red, 53'“: elevator; No. 2 red, 8-l%c . ,b f.o.b. alto/zit; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 87%0 f.o.b. afloat'; No. 1 Northern Man. itoba, 80c f.o.b. afloat. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. ronto, Jul 17.â€"Anotlici' light run ofTsjtock at the): City Cattle Market this morning resulted in a rather firmer tone for the better classes of stock. Export Cattleâ€"Choice are quoted at from $1.80 to $5; medium 1.) goodfiln- 00 to $t.75, bulls $3.75 to St, bulls. light,1 $3.5 to $3.75; cows, $3.50 to $2. Butcher Cattleâ€"Choice, St.th to $i.SO, medium to good, $t.25 to $4.50; bulls, to $3.25; cows. $3 to St; canners, $1.50, to $1.75. , I , Stockers and Feedersâ€"$3.50 to $3.85; ,-’ common, $2.75 to $3.25; shortâ€"keep feed-1’ ei‘s $4.60 to SST-.30; heavy feeders, $41)? to $1.70; stock hulls, $2 to $"25. _ .\lilch Cowsâ€"Choice, $10 to .50: com; mon. $30 to $35; springers, 825 to sh}, (izilvesâ€"â€"3c to 60 per h). . Sheep and Lambsâ€"Export ewes are uoted at $1 to $4.25 per cwt.. bucks at 3.1 to $3.50, and culls at $3 to $3.50. Spring lambs are quoted firm at 7c to 7%0 per it). i Hogsâ€"Despite the fact that about a thousand hogs were on the market, prices were firm, advancing another 10c per cwt. Selects are quoted at $7.70 and lights and fats at $7.6. fed and; watered. i ______+.__~â€" KING AND KAISER TO MEET. the Castle of Friedrickskronh “'ill go to ‘ Near Hamburg, in August. A despatch from Berlin says: It is; send-officially announced that King Ed-‘ ward and Emperor William will meet‘. in the latter part of August at the Castle, of Friedrickskron, near Hamburg. The; meeting. it is said, will be at the wish‘, of King Edward, who is going to be at‘ Marienbad about that time, the Einper or being at Wilhelmshohg