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lZAilAhA it all no snow / Two of the Highest Honors Go to Ontario Breeders. A (105mlle Jrom Chicago savs: Two Another Canadian entry, Lanai-k of the highest honors fl\\'ilrtItll>0II \\“vd-.ancn. win the marc championship. m-sday night at the Inbrnatlonal Livei'fhls animal is tllml a four-yralâ€"olii. and‘ Stock Show went to Gralialu Brolllcl's,;is the pl'upcrly of Graham. ltcnfrcw 0t Cllll'clnont, (ianada, whose stallions},Company, Limited. Bcdlord t‘ill'li. 0“- (301011“) and Dalton King, won the four- l turio. ‘ year-old and fill-l‘-c-_\'czli'-old hackncy The world's prize hog. weighingâ€"E “00 stallion contests. The formcr defeated pounds, which was awarllrd the bill-ll the famous l'rickwillow (lonnaught..an{ribbon on \\’i-dncsliay at the lntcrna- "Whirled stallion, owned by the 'l‘rumanitlonal Exposition, was so fat that it Plv'nccr Stock Farm, 01 Bushnell. 11].. could not walk. Just after the “l‘orkcr which won a blue ribbon at the rcccntfhnd been awarded the honors it was ClllCDHO Horse Show. started on its way to Morris and Culli- ltigflt Forward, :1 four~ycar-old. be- u was longing to Graham Brothers, of Clare- mtml, 00L, won the stallion champion- ship among the Clydesdalcs, from a field which comprised some of the best. known breeders in the United States and Canada. STUDENTS BUBNED TO DEATH. I Four Perished in Destruction of Cornell Chapter House. A despatch from Ithaca, N. Y., sayszl Seven persons met a tragic death on Friday morning in the most disastrous holocaust. which ever visited Cornell University. Three of the victims were volunteer firemen of the City of Ithaca, and four of them were students of Cor- ncll University. The firemen were all prominent in this city. They were A. S. Robinson. attorney; John Rumscy, hardware merchant, and Esty Landon, a salesman. The students were 0. L. Schmuck, of Hanover, Pa.; F. W. Greelc, of South Orange, N. J., H. W. Nichols. t t Chicago, and J. M. McCutcheon, of Pittsburg. Tile cause of the fire is un- known. The entire first floor of the Chi Psi Chapter House raged with flames under the strong north-west wind, and the stu- dents were trapped in the dormitory on the third floor. Many of the boys jumped to safety. while those who hesi- tated were carried to the ground by the falling walls. 1; $300000. The firemen killed were manipulating a hose on the north side of the build- ing when the wall collapsed on them and pinned them to slowly roast under the burningr debris. When the fire de- partment arrived on the scene the screams of two men appearing in the windows of the south-west tower, over, the main entrance. were heard. For seine reason the men hesitated to jump from their burning prison. and while the firemen watched the scene. almost paralyzed with horror. the tower col- lapsed, and the men were buried bo- nealh the ruins. The university is paralyzed by the catastrophe. It is the most terrible dis- aster in its loss of life that has ever taken place at Cornell. g- __¢ STRIKE OF GOLD AT COBALT. The money loss is near- l in Kinlcr Shaft Disclosed the Precious Metal. A despatch from New Liskcard says: The kccncst excitement prevailed among Temiskaming and Hudson Bay share- holders here on Saturday as the result of a strike of gold on Friday on the company's Cobalt property in what is known as the Kinler shaft. The assays show $151 to the ion in gold and $0 in silver in a vein six feet in thickness. A draft was being carried towards the towusite property on the 50â€"foot level, and had progressed about 80 feet, when a blast carried the men into a soft mud- Iiko substance. Assays had been showing gold for some time. and when the chance infor- mation was reached an assay was at, once decided on. In the muddy material could be seen fine pieces of quartz and tiny particles of free gold. The vein is within ten feet of the township property, and on Friday the manager of the Town- ship Company was accordcd the privi- lege of an examination in his neighbor’s shaft. Blast ..__+__.. A new cotton mill is to be built at Shawinigan Falls. in Medicine Hat the hospital ambu- lance is free for the use of ratepayers. l Girton Charmer. w pany‘s plant to be slaughtered. bred in Minnesota. King Edward VII. of England, as an exhibitor, captured a first prize. when his shire stallion Prcm on Thursday won from Lord Rothschiid's stallion, T\\'O BOYS AND A GUN. Were Too Much for a Mission .luslica of the Peace. A dcspatrh from Vancouver says: A Sporting Justice of the Peace of Mission, on the Fraser River, held up at the point of a shotgun a Vancouver boy who had been shooting on his land and who ob« tained half a dozen ducks; the boy‘s companion sneaked behind the Magis- trate and in turn held him up, made him return the ducks and also give in] a few birds the J. P. had shot himself. The whole of this laughable occurrence is probably without precedent in this Province. The Justice has been com. plaining all season of poachers and de- cided to fake the law into his own hands. But when the boys turned the tables on him he agreed to cry quits with them if they kept the story tc themselves. But they didn’t. .__+.__._. DRAKE GUNNEBS GOOD SHOTS. 8:! Per Cent. of the Shots [lit Target of Four Miles. A despatch from Landon says- Re- markable results were obtained lv the gunners of the cruiser Drake, the flag- ship of Rear-Admiral Prince Louis of Batcnburg, during their recent gun plac- tlce in Arauel Buy. Out of a total of 1,33 shots fired from the 9.2 guns and the six-inchcrs, at a distance of four miles. 105, or 98 per cent., flit the tar- get. The Drake thus takes tap place in the fleet. wâ€"¢.â€"_ FIVE MILLION INCEEASE. The Financial Statement for Five Months, Ending Nov. 30. A dcspatch from Ottawa says: The financial statement for the five months ending Nov. 30 shows a total of $30522.- 516, an increase of nearly five millions as compared with the same time last year. There was a decrease of about $000,000 in the expenditure on ordinary account and of over $100,000 on capital. -â€"â€"â€"â€"+ 30,000 wnnocr roon. Closing Down of Lodz Factories Causes Great Suffering. A dcspatch from Lodz says: By the recent closing down of factories here, 30,000 persons are without food. Demonstrations by lawless persons are increasing, 'and the feud between the Nationalist. and Socialist laborers is be- ing renewed. Laborers during the past two days have killcd five Nationalists and wounded fifteen. M v». BRIDGE BL‘ILDEIKS DI't0\\'N. Breaking of a Cable Causes Tragedy Near Ashcroft, B. C. A dospatcli from Vancouver, B. C., says: By the breaking of a cable during the construction of a Gcn'crnnlent bridge across the Thompson River, near Asti- croft on Tuesday. scvcn workmen were thrown into the river and three drown- ed. 13. A. Eldridge, Hugh McMillan and Arthur McMillan, of Vancouver, were the victims. CARS COLLIDE Several Passengers Will A despatch from Montreal says: A bad street car accident happcnctbonl Thursday night on the ‘Blcury Slrcct line, one of the main lines of the cityl Two cars crowded with passengers were| going north on Bloury Street when the1 fuse of the first. car blew out and the! brasz refused to work. The result was: . I that the front. car crashed into the rear; one and in the collision scvcral pcoplel “ere injured more or le<s seriously. - Joseph BUlfCllci'. a 11-year-old boy. re-l oeivcd what are expected to prl‘vc falal'idol‘cnce O'Donnell. ankle hurt; Ethel explosion in a match factory in West Injuries, havingr one leg cut off and the ill ll’lthTREAi Were Injured, Two Die. other leg broken. He is at the hospital and in a critical condition. Several of 31‘ passengers received serious injuries and a number were in- jm'cd 1-) a minor extent. A blinding 'sn'wstorm was raging at the time, reu- dx. ring car traflic very difficult. The scrims‘ly injured arc :â€"Joscph llv‘iuchcr. aged it. messenger lad. leg cut off at knee and cmuymund fracture of ether leg. will die: Joseph Bolvin, con- ductor of street car. ci'rnf‘llSSlclrl of the brain. serious: Samuel Moren. both lcp'sl broken; Mamie O’Donntxl. flack hurtzl Williams, had scalp wound. ELEVATOR "D" DAMAGED. The C. P. R. Suffers Heavy Loss at Fort William. ~ A despair-Tl from Port Arthur. Ont... says: (Inc of the hunt sprctui-nlar fires that has hen who»: ti on thx lakc for Some tinc owuz'rid in Fort \\llllam on li‘liilay mornlmi. when thi- working house of violator “ll' of lilt‘ (1. P. It. ch lalnr system. the largest single grain l‘lcvator in the world. was llil'll “it In illl‘ ground. 'l‘h- fire was first i‘lfsi‘ovrrcll a for m'nufcs altcr ch‘vi-n by Mr. J. Snub, whw has charge of the nmtors Tn the hunting. in u fi-w lllllllllf‘S the whole \\'l'l'l{l|l;[ house wa: a mass of lltl’lll“i. and the tire wu< shooting into the air It'l' a bun tri-fl fcct. l’hlh tllc railway and city fire, hrl» g‘liiiw nirwvrrixi in fh» alarm turnrd in a: it. but owalg to the fact that till‘z'c in not a hydrant within several blocks hi the clmalnr that tumor-n were powcln ltS~ to rope with the “nuns, and the in litlug. which was of wood. was rc- ilucul to a heap of smouldering debris \‘llllln one, hour after the alarm was sounilcd. The storage house is entire- ty of s'ccl. and that saved the main structure. The loss is about $175,000 'i‘hc-hrat was so intense that the row of four large steel tanks abutting the franc w 'ukhousc melted down underlts influence. The inglnc-housc. of shine and wood, was gutted, and the machiir vry badly damaged. There was no wheat whatever in the portion of the clemtor burned; in fact. the housr‘ at the present time is almost empty of grain. there being but. :1 few thousand bushels in tanks adiacent, and was used largely for the storage of grain sent down from the West to be held. I! was to this elevator that the Winter wheat was consigned. and. while it was used for shipping also, it was not. depended upon so much as some of the other houses. “M4 \VOMAN BL'IINED TO DEATH. Found Partly Charred “‘ith Wounds on the "end. A dcspatch from Ottawa says: Shortly before midnight on Saturday night the fire department was called out for an alarm of fire at 27‘.) Slater Street, a small shack, occupied by a tcamsslcr uamcd George Ladouccur, which was found to be on fire. A few minutes sufficed to extinguish the flames. \thn Chief f‘ro- vost entered the building he found the parity charred remains of a woman lying in the hallway. They proved to be those of a Mrs. lilanchct, aged 35. who had been living with Ladouccur. There were two marks upon her head and face. made evidently with a sharp in- strument. and (Iorimer Baptie felt \var- ranted in ordering Ladourcurs arrest. i-‘rom the reports of neighbi‘lrs it would scent that the couple had been drinking during the evcnig, and it said Lailou- ceur, after a quarrel, struck Mrs. Blan- chct, who had a lamp in her hand at, the time. As she fell the lamp broke to pieces, setting,y fire to the home. Laden- ceur fled, and the woman was burned to death. >â€"â€"-â€"--â€"§~â€"â€"â€"-â€"-9 SMALLPOX IS “AGING. Springllill District, N. 8., Is Strictly Quarantined. A despatch from Halifax says: The smallpox situation in Cumberland county has assumed so serious a phase that a special danger order has been issued by District Superintendent Jarvis of the lntcrcolonial ltailway at the re- quest of the Board of Health of Cumber- land county, that no persons will be al- lowed to leave Sprinkhill without a perâ€" mit from the Chairman of the Board of Health stating that the traveller has born successfully vaccinated and has not been exposed to the contagion of smallpox. Each person prcsmlting a ticket at Springhill Junction must big in possession of this permit. Doctors will travel on trains bctwccn Springhili Junction and Maccan. An (lL‘Clil'tllc esti- mate of the nulnbcr of cases of disease in Cumberland is about >i.\ hundred. of which one-half are in and near Spring- llill Mines. .__.__+_.r._.. HAMILTON STIEEKE SET’I‘LED. New Schedule, But Same \‘t'agcstoth Sides Satisfied. A‘ despalch from Hamilton says: The mcmlers of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board. who were arbitrators in the dispute between the sfrcct rail- way company and its cnlploycs, made known tin-Er award shortly after noun or. Thursday. \Vhilc both the company and the min say that they are satisfied with the award and have signed an agreement bastd on the board‘s finiâ€" inns. it is practically the same as the award of the three men who arbitrator] or- the points in dispute before the strike was ordered. Thc men were allowi d the same wages that tiny got under the olzcinal award. but there is a difference in the schedule of hours, and the men say that it was a new .‘Cht‘tltilt‘ that they were fighting for and that having got it they are perfectly satisfied. .._....._.q -r_â€"â€" PANIC I’OLLO\\‘ED EXPLOSION. or Burned Factory. Girls Crushed in Match ;\ despatch from Indianapolis says: ruin girls were perhaps fatally burned and crushed in a panic caused by an l;.dianz;p«lis on Wednesday. cirrus tremolo hEAiii Furious Gales and Bay of dcspatch froln Halifax says: Two ISct'lolH \\i'-Ll\\‘ as a result of 'i‘lh‘m'llilx' ‘nlphl's fill‘illll; gale are ri-portcd from the flay of l-‘unlly ('-.ltl\l. .m‘llllflill'l' l-Illlnla A. lim'vcy struck ill lsloans fiovc. eight Illlif‘S cast. of liILIlIV out, at 0.30. and ilnnlwiiatrly \W'll ll' plw‘cs. llr'r captain and f‘l'O\\'. alrrsniv frost-luth'll. Were \\a lull owl’luuifl‘ and. \\ittl the exception of one N'itlll'd'l. \\Illl\t' ilody cannot be found, gill ashore softly. and are in the woods. The max- h'r. tag‘ifuin Berry, bccame exhausted. and from to death before aid could rcach him. found a pf‘Pplf‘. were ('{ll'i‘tl for. The .rtmcrican lludilcll, Captain house occupied by llcbccca \\'. from Salem, schooner Scott, BREADS’I‘LTITFS. Toronto. Dec. 11.â€"â€"\\'intcr wheatâ€"No. 2 while, 70c brl east of Toronto; No. 2 nlixoi. 70%0 asked outside. Barleyâ€"No. 3 extra, 50c asked outside. f)ats~l\70. 2 white, Bill/2c asked, tic rate to Toronto; 360 bid, 365.30 asked 1. o l). 70 per cent. points; No. 2 mixed, ich asked to alrivc Toronto. Eranâ€"Very firm at $20; shorLs, $18 to $111, at the mills. I’ezs~l\'o. ‘2, 80c bid. 82c asked, GP.- R. or G. T. it. west; 83c asked, ORR. or G.T.H. west. Wheatâ€"Manitoba. No. 1 hard .R‘Jl/Qc; No. 1 northern, 81c; No. 2 northern, 78);; Buckwheatâ€"No. 1, 53%c; No. 2, 530 bid. ‘ ltyc~700 to 710. (Zornâ€"Good demand; No. 2 Anlcrican ff id). 55::. Trronto freight; No. 3 yellow, 5134c. Toronto freight. l’lourhSlow; prices unchanged; On- tario $2.70 asked for 00 per ccnt. pat- ents, for export: buyers’ bags outside, $2.05 bid. Manitoba, first patcnls, $2.50; seconds, 31-; bakers', $3.00. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Receipts continue easier, cspe~ elally i-rcaulcrics, but with a very brisk demand prices are holding firm. (,lrcalucry . . . . 25c to 26c do solids .. .. 23c10'2s'ic [‘airy prints . .. 22cm 230 do pails lticto 2% (lo tubs .. ISCIOBOC inferior . .. . . . . . . 17ctolSc Cheeseâ€"Prices are 13240 for large and lit" for twins. liggSvNcw laid, timed, 21c Lo 22c. Poultryâ€"Choice 30c; storage, 23c; poultry will bring about fc. per Tb. more than prices quotal cd here. (thickens, dressed .. .. .. .. Scloftle Fowl Gcto 7c Ducks .. Detolfc Geese . . . . . . .. SetofOc Turkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . 12c 10130 Po'atocsâ€"Ontario quoted at 55c Io 00c per bag, in car lots here eastern. (310 to 70c. Balm] Hay~$ll for No. 1 timothy and 58.50 to $0 for No. 2, in car lots here. MONTREAL MARKETS. M<-n‘rcal, Dec. lt.â€"'l'ln\ local for oa‘s continues firm in tone prices are unchanged. Buckwheatâ€":3th to 50ch per bushel ex store. (Torn‘Amcrican No. 2 yellow, 563.9: to 57c: No. 3 mixed, 55}:_:c to 513C ex store. Oatsâ€"On spot, No. 2 white, 42%c; No. it while, tillage to NC; No. i, 400 to life icr bushel cx store. I‘ftl$#llt)lllng peas, $1 in cal-load lots and $1.10 in jabbing lots. l“fn.n»\1allifol;a spring wheat, $4.25 to 522.0); strong baki-rs‘, Strut) to $72.10; w nfcr \vhint patents. SLIO to $1.25; sira-g‘if rollwrs, $3.00 to $21.70; (h... in lags. $1.05 to $1.75; extras. 81.50 to SLSFI. \fillfccdiManitoba bran in bags. $1.0 ioSBtl; shorts. $2L501o $22; Ontario bran in laps. $18.50 to 9510; shorts, $21.50 to $22; milled mouille. $21 to $25; straight grain, $28 to $29 pcr tun. lollcd Oatsâ€"J‘cr bag. $1.95 to $2 in car 101‘ and $3.10 in jobhing lots. flayâ€"No. 1, $13 to $13.50: No. 2. $12 to $12.50; .\'0. 3. $11 to 811.50; clover market and The Anlcrlcanl LEADING lining 3-9 Bad Wrecks in the Fundy. new... for <1. John. narrowly escaped a ‘rlllllltff‘ fair. (in Saturday night she cncounicrml a sworn gate, with rough \\t‘tllllt‘t'. out its! a to all, '1 new jib, iiilltl split ill.“ other sails. At the same llllfi" (oh- of th-r anchors \HH “ashml Oil iliu,‘ how. rowing everything forward. tlllv’lllllllllv .\l -l- tl-t'ltih'lt tilt ’I‘LIIIFtIoIgy lv.ln‘ll the 'v.’ .lihcr clc‘llcd. |l.c cup‘ziln lraw t’vhn l’rinl and the Nova Swim f‘tlll\'l. 'l"? lu‘ llll’l'i‘ lf‘iigi‘l' fillfl (ilL‘g ashore and sure death for all the Cl'CW- (511" |lani Scott Itn-rcforo slipped his nill'llfvl‘$.' The second inalc finally and fnlllllalcij.’ succeeded in getting ‘9 colorwl fligny tint. with a plea" of the mamsall where the remainder of the crew gait topsoil lintth as a f‘oresail. “ml lwo llt‘tftlailllfi. llis vessel was now unman- agn-alile, (lllll \las soon driven ashore, but the crew are safe. l‘rovidons~l‘.alrefs short cut. mess, .‘2" to $34: half barrels, $11.75 to $12.50; clear fat backs. $23.50; long cut heavy, muss, 320ml; half barrels rlo., $10.75; dry salt lung clear bacon, 1251c. to 12%c; barrels plate hccf. $12 to $13; half bar- rels (10.. $6.50 to $7; barrels heavy‘ mcsvbcvf. $11; half barrels do., $C; compound lard, 90 to age; purc far 12%: to file; kettle rendered, 13%;: tic; hams, it: to 15%c, according size: breakfo bacon, 1:30 to ltic; Win]. sop hnmn. file to IGVJC; fresh killed :‘laf- toir dressed hogs, $5.25; alive, sooo to soso. ,1 liggsAiloccipis of eggs were four cases. Market is firm at 250 for selects and 2m: to 21c for No. 1 candied and Culd~<torage. v ' 0 O BL'I’FALO MARKET. Buffalo, Dec. 11.Flourâ€"Steady. \\'hcat' â€"â€".\'pring, light demand; No. 1 Norfhcrn,’ 8711c; \\inh~r firm; No. 2 white, 78%c. (Ol'II’HSlttltl): No. 2 yellow, 52c; No. 2 Cn-n. 50c. Oatsâ€"Firm; No. 2 white, :lséxjc: No. 2 mixed, 36%c. Barleyâ€"Firm; ’53 to 58.7. Ryeâ€"Stronger; Ho. 1 North- ,. \‘vCa‘lCl‘n, 13$. Nl’AV YORK \VIIEAT MARKET. New York, Dec. lfâ€"that â€" Spot firm: .\'o. 2 red. SOZC elevator; No. 2 Duluth, 34);: c.i.f. Buffalo; N0. 2 hard viintcr, TSJQC c.i.f. Buffalo. STOCK MARKET. Toronto. Dec. 11,â€"Dcliveries of cat- .lc were moderate. Hogs were firmer, and sheep and lambs were unchanged. Home picked lots of heifers Sold as lpgp as $4.05 per cwt. Best butchers’, helm-led lots. $2.10 to $4.63: fair to good, Exit?) to $4.35: medium to fair, $3.65 to Whit); good cow :, $3.00 to Sit; fair cows, 5.; to $3.23; common to medium but- cilcrs‘ and cows. $2.51) to $2.93; canncrs, $1 to $1"? canning bulls, $1.50 10' $1.80 per cwt. The common report of no business doing in exporters' was made by deal- icrs to-day. For fairly good animals, Si 3 to SL215 per cwt. was obtainable. Steady and unchanged values were recorded in sheep and lambs. Lambs, F 5 to $15.10; export ewes. $1.50 to LIVE a, F. export bucks and culls, $3 to 83.30 per cut. Mitch cows wcrc worth $33 to $60 cal-h. t’l“r"(li'tllii,‘_f to quality. flags were Sold at 86.40 for selects. and 96.15 per cwt. for lights and fats. Shorlkcnps. $3.40 to sun; feeders sjlulfvll to $3.93: Choice stockers. $2.75 ft 33.2.”); connnon slackers and steel calves, $1.75 to $2.50 per cwt. _â€"+_a LINE TO BE COMPLETED. Government Railway Can be Extendet “'ilhoul Further Loans. A dcspatcb from Toronto says: if ha.- bccn decided, it is asserted. to procccc without delay with the projected cxfcn- shot of the 'l‘clnisknnling and Nni‘tllul-r, (infill-if) Railway and to procure the art lilitionul rolling stock and equipmcm Incccssary for the road. The line will be constructed to the junction of the Grand Trunk l‘zii-itic \\'li“l'| that is located. The lino has made large profits. and Hon. tint. Mafhcson has stated that the ox- tcnsion can be undertaken without the Iliultiliun of any further loans. A despatch from Montreal says: new silver field. the first discovered ill the Laurcntian flanges, in the di.~trict tributary to Montreal, has l‘ccn brought to light as the result of hm active pros. peeling that has been in ill" ri-Ss since the important I illl‘c \vcrc finds of gs: made near Labellc a few weeks ago. Since the snow and li'h>i surface testing has lvccn alanliulln-tl {4.1" the present, but Mr. 1.. 0. Armstrong. lcolonlzation agent of the f'..l’.f’... who ‘Ias all over the Labelle branch of the A (I.l’.R. came fhe‘ New saver nun roollll/ isoovery Made in District Tributary to Montreal. on Wednesday. stains that this nus; til<covrry was the subject of cam-r (ll-f‘llxsllillfi among groups of French-l iialladians at \urious stations along the line. Tllc find was Ilii'lfll" by a young [7pm . ' ‘ ‘05 h. hwy-along I'll'ospvcfor. who cflnle part, of the \\"l_\' illwn iii" in luntains on the same from as .\il'. Armstrong. From Mm hc ciulfl make out the (la-posit .".\l‘,\'l,\'l_5 of Sfi\'i‘I‘. galcna and lead. the lgilrcr, 1:5":il'lLlllif.’ to the assay that has ill-en inude, running as high as 0'2 per . cent. unanf destruction of the Vt nL‘l f“ d. 8295c fob. afloat; No. 1 nortllern'