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- -\- llllll Tlllilll l‘ __aâ€"-â€" 1111111111111 A Large Increase in Exports---Imports Are Falling Ofl“ A dosaptch from Ottawa says: An increase of $8,500,333 in exports, a. decrease of $7,859,022 in imports, and a trade balance in Canada's favor of $0,905,875, are the outâ€" standing features of the. trade rcâ€" turns for the past month, as com- Pared with November of last year. The (’Xuf'ss of exports over imports Ior the month is the largest for any month in Canada's trade for years past. Exports of domestic goods for the month totalled $31,672,221. As com- pared w1th last year, agricultural ;products increased by 3.029.430. .rxports of animals and their proâ€" duce increased by $201,550. cx~ ports of the forest lllCl‘CJISL‘Ll by $135,017, exports, of the mine dc« creased by $730,511]. Total impr for the month were $211,706,310. .l"ur first eight months of present. fiscal year the imports have totalled $191,827.463; a dcâ€" crcuse of $01,007,721. Total exports of domestic products were 3102,- 080,489, a. decrease of $4,353,190. Customs revenue for the eight months was $30,788,407, a decrease of $10,324,052. “WW BATTLE RIVER BRIDGE. First Train Crosses New Structure on Wednesday Mornin". A despatch from Winnipeg, says: The rubicon of the Grand Trunk Pacific was crossed on Wednesday morning, when the first engine roll- ed over the immense Battle River bridge, which has been in course of construction during the entire season. thousand feet. long, and is very high, so that the constructiOn has been slow, on account of high winds interfcring with the handling of aerial steel work. On the west side of the. bridge the grading has been practically completed to Edmonton for a. long time. Steel is now being laid towards that city, and the work will be prosecuted as fast as the weather will permit. There are still nearly 125 miles of track to be laid before Edmonton is reached, and the shortest railway line from Winnipeg to the Alberta capital will be complete. .__._â€"-JX‘- ' BURNED T0 D BATH. ’â€" Rcmains of Unknown Man Found in Ruins at Port Arthur. A dcspatch from Port Arthur says: An unknown man was burn- ed to death in a fire which destroy- ed the old stable behind the Vigarsâ€" Shears Lumber Company’s plant Saturday night. The build'ng was vacant, and how the fire originated can only be surmised, but possibly the unfortunate man who met his death in it had been spending the night there. The body was not disâ€" covered until Sunday afternoon, when Chiof of Police McLellan was looking over the ruins. It had been burned beyond identification. av BOY SHOOTS IIIS SISTER. Shocking Accident at Mahonc Bay, Nova Scotia. A despatch from Halifax says: A shocking accident occurred at Mahone Bay on Sunday morning whereby Ruby, fourteen-year~old daughter of Capt. Bcnj. Ham, lost her life. Her eightâ€"yearvold bro- ther was told to take a supposedly unloaded shotgun upstairs, and in passing through the room pointed the weapon at his sister. The ham- mer of the gun caught in his clo- thing and he fell, causing the disâ€" charge of the gun. the contents of which struck Ruby in the right cheek, tearing a gaping hole and lodging in the brain, causing in- stant death. a.“ A detachment of Royal Canadian Engineers has been ordered from Wolscley Barracks, London, to To- route. James Jenkins and Jack Pertclla, Degrees, and Lee Chung. a China- man, were. hanged at New West- minster, 13.0., on Friday. ~_.._.. The bridge is nearly three.| CHINAMEN MURDERED. Committed While. People Were Passing Laundry. A dcspatch from Winnipeg says: Yat Sun, Chinese laundryman of 21-1 Jarvis avenue, and his hired man were murdered some time Sat urday evening, robbery apparently being the motive, as the store was rifled. The crime was discovered by a. man who called for his wash ling half an hour before midnight and found the Celestials in a. wel- ter of blood, the head of one being almost completely severed. Last spring almost a similar crime was committed near the overhead bridge when two Chinese laundrymen were murdered, but in that case the shack was fired in an attempt to deâ€" stroy traces. Crime Mfixfiâ€" ._ TO REFORM JOSIE CARR. She Will be Taken to a Nunuery in Alberta. A despatch from Kingston says: Joesphine Carr, the young Toronto girl who was quietly remove‘ from the penitentiary here last Week, was taken by nuns to reside with them in Boysland, Alberta. This is the girl whose murder of the baby she stole from a Yongc street 'shop entrance stirred Canada sev- eral years ago. She has developed into an attractive girl of seventeen, [and is said to be quite reformed. iThe trial Judge sentenced her to lthe penitentiary for an indefinite ,period, or until it was safe for her to be at large again. The Minister Iof Justice agreed to her removal, provided the nuns who asked for ,her would keep her in charge. It is understood she will take the veil when she becomes older. Her re- moval was kept a secret, and took place at night, but the information leaked out. _.__,,,___ AN ITALIAN STABBED. Ran, Dripping Blood, Along Mout- rcal Streets. A despat-ch from Montreal says: An Italian, who will likely die, :rushed madly along Craig street on lWednesday night, through a crowd lof Christmas shoppers, with blood lstrcaming in the snow from a deep {gash in his throat. He had been {gushed with a razor by an unknowu assailant. The blood left a crim- son trail on the sidewalk, and the injured man collapsed within sight [of his home. Robbery or revenge {is thought to have been the motive. I ' ’The Italian was taken to the Gener- al Hospital, and is thought to be fatally injured. 5 â€"â€"â€"â€"~d‘ The local option by-law was car- ried in seven new municipalities in ‘Manitoba. repealed in two and con- . tinned in force in five. Seven mun- icipalities in which it was submitt- ed voted to remain under license. GREAT rill. nus lulu The 0. P. B. Is Fighting a Big Fire at Fort William. A despntch from Fort William, Ont, says: The most destructive coal fire that has ever visited the bend of the lakes has been in pro- gress for weeks at the Canadian Pacific coal docks. To combat the contlugrution and save tens of thoufi sands of tons of 50‘? coal that is threatened the company has resortâ€" ed to almost every known means of extinguishing the blaze, without reâ€" sult. Hundreds oi tons have been reduced to ashes, and 1h \usnnds of Iis checked. There are more than l100,000 tons in the mountainous lpiles on fire, and dozens of coal 'shovellers , vored to get at the seat of the blaze. ,liunned by gusts of wind, clouds of ‘xmoke and flame burst forth at night. giving the appearance of :1 lminiuture Vuli‘llnu. In an extreme Tefl'nrt to extinguish the blaze the :cmnpzlny is preparing to put in up 'eration a steam shovel. It will he 'weeks before the seat of the blaze. can he reached. Spontaneous mm~_ tons more may go before the iirell-ust'on is rcsponsrble for the fire. ‘53,75 to $4 25 111E WORLD'S Mums RILI‘OIZTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. 1 Prices of Cattle, Grain. (Thresc and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTI'FFS. 'No. have fruitlessly ended-l 2 Livr. STOCK MARKET. l; 1 Toronto, Dec. 22â€"â€"I“lourâ€"Ontario, wheat 90 per cent. patents quoted! at 1.11.70 today in buyers' sacksl ,‘uidsidc for export. Manitoba. flour, llirst patents, 051%) on track, Toroirl to; second patents, $3.30, and‘ strong bakers, $5.10 to 35.20. Wheabâ€"Manitoba Wheat is firinâ€": or at $1.087, for N0. 1 Northernfi at $1.05}; for No. 2 Northern. and‘ at $1.03 for No. 3 Northern. err-l gian Bay ports. quoted at $1.12”, North Bay freights, and No. 2 Northern 'ut; $roeyg 1 Ontario Wheat~No. 2 white is quoted at 94 to 9-1140 outside, and‘ No. 2 red Winter at 9-1c outside, and No. 2 mixed at 94c outside. Oatsâ€"«Ontario No. 2 white quoted at 38 to 390 outside, and at 42c on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western Caâ€" nada oats quoted at 43%c, lake ports. Ryeâ€"7N0. 2 quotel at 71 t0'72c outside. Darleyâ€"â€"No. 2 barley quoted at 550 outside, and No. 3 extra. at 53c. Buckwheatâ€"5‘7 to 57%c outside. Peasâ€"~No. 2 quoted at 86).; to 870 outside. Cornâ€"4V0. 2 American yellow nominal at 70c on track, Toronto; new No. 3 yellow quoted at 07c. Toâ€" ronto. Braanars are quoted at $19 in bulk outside. Short-s quoted at $22.50 in bulk outside. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Pound prints, 25 to 270; tubs, 22 to 24c; inferior. 20 to 21c. Creamery rolls, 29 to 30c, and so- lids, 286. Eggsâ€"Case lots of storage, 25 to 20c per dozen, and new laid are quoted at 30 to 350 per dozen. Cheeseâ€"Large cheese, 13%,0 per pound, and twins, 1331c. HOG PRODUCTS. Baconâ€"Long clear, 10% to 110 per pound in case lots; moss pork, $19 to $19.50; short cut, $22 to $22.50. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 13%, to 14c; do, heavy, 12 to I‘ll/2,0; rolls, 10):; to loft/go; shoulders, 10 to lolAc; backs 16 to 16%0; breakfast bacon, 14}; to 150. ‘ Lardâ€"Tierccs, 12%c; tubs, 122.430; pails, 12};c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Dec. 22â€"Grain â€"â€"Caâ€" nadian Western No. 2 white oats are selling at 461/;c, No. 3 at 451/3, extra No. 1 feed cats at 45c. No. 1 feed at 4454c, Ontario No. 2 white at 443/; to 45c, No. 3 at 43%. to 44¢, No. 4 at 43 to aye per bushel, or: store. Flourâ€"lifauitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts at $6, seconds at $5.50; Winter Wheat patents, $5 to $5.25; straight rollers, $4.60 to $4.70; do, in bags, $2.15 to $2.25; extras, $1.75 to $1.85. Feedâ€"Maniâ€" ,toba bran, $21;e shorts, $24; On-, lario bran, $21 to $21.50; mid- dlings, $24.50 to $25.50; shorts, $24.50 to $25 per ton, including. bags; pure grain mouillc, $30 to. US$32; milled grades, $29 to $228 per, lton. CheeseAWesterus quoted at‘ 12%, to 1234c, easterns at 112/, to} 12c. Butterâ€"Finest creamcry quo-l ted at 270 in a jobbing way. Eggs! ~â€"NeW laid, Bic; selected stock at‘ 251/,c, No. 1 stock at 22%c, No. 21 stock at 173.jc per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Doc. 22~that~Spring, firm; No. 1 Northern, carloads,i store, $1.13l/3; Winter, steady. Cornâ€"Steady. Osts~Stcady; No. 3 white, 543/, to 54%c. on track. 500. Minneapolis, Dec. I1ch SLOBK; May, $1.09; cash, 1 hard, $1.09}{ to 31.09%; No. >1 Northern, cros‘j to $1.03?;; No. 2 Northern. $1.06}: to $1.00“;’; No. 3 Northern, $1.02}; to $1.01le Flt_l'.lI'"'l,)LIll: first patents, $5.30 to $5.65; scmnd patents. 85.10 to .20; first clears, $4.00 to $1.10; sec~ 0nd clears, $2.95 to $3.05. Bran in bulk, $I9.0J to $19.25. Milwaukee. Dee. fliâ€"lVlicatâ€"No. 1 Northern. 31.0935; No. 2 Norlliâ€"; 'crn, $1.075: May. $1.063»: to $1.9 0551:. ly'cho. 1, 700. Cornâ€"-May, ‘Glisc. Barleyâ€"«Standard, 66c; saxn-; ples, 59 to BBC. 1 Tuynuto, lilcz‘. 22.â€"â€"The offerings of expul‘i' cattle were restricted to a fmv leads of medium quality that 3,,“ M 31,50 to $1.00 per cut. Sales of Choice hufehcrs' cattle were slat». ed around $5 per cwt. Good loads .1»? choice cattle were \vqul‘. 1":qu 341:.) 1.) $1.75. and medium Sixltl at per cwt. Common 110011111111 1111 min Only Means fcirfiamping Out Smallpox Says Dr. Hodgetts. .\ dcspatch "If the municipal authorities of thisl province desire to be rid of the-sol nuisances which have been smoul- dering in their midst for over ten‘ years. they must avail flll‘msvlvcs (.f the only knmui i'nethod to pre-, vent them, via, vaccination and re-' vaccination," sold Dr. 1'. A. Hod-l gclts, secretary of the Ontario Board of Health, in his report tol that body on the outbreaks of small-i pox which have. recently occurred. No. 1 Northern islHO lwld the board on Wedncmlayllarge centres of that there. had been 45 cases in tcnl municipalities during October, uhilo 186 cases in 23 municipalities had been reported for November. It had been learned that mild cases had existed for weeks before theiri presence was known to the, local, Medical Health Officer. With but from Toronto sayszifcw exceptions those suffering from the disease had never been vaccin- ated for (bring the past twenty gears. Municipal Councils had be‘n uniformly indifferent to the. «mention and the Act respecting vaccination and inoculations had been :3. dead inffor ""3 * _ ~ permitted municipalities to prov1dc for compulsory “Widow”... failure on tho part of Municipal Councils to make the Act operative has resulted particularly in the commerco, most disastronsly to the business Cum- nnnity," said 'Dr. Hodgetts. He added ‘hat business was still furâ€" ther crippled by the failure of the councils even in the face of an out- break of considerable extent to take a. firm stand and enforce vaccina- tion. A-1\: :â€" W111 ii 1111111111 ii Remarkable Scene in a Court Room at Bilbao, A despatch from i°_\e,bastian,i Spain, says: The opening trial of' ten thousand women of Bilbao be- gun on Tuesday. The. women are accused of contempt of court in signing a. petition of sympathy on behalf of Jesusa. Pajana, who was sentenced to eight years’ imprison- ment for killing her faithless fiance. . The petition cxtols Jesusa’s deed, and the Public. Prosecutor caused, the indictment of all the women; signing the petition. The docu-‘ ments in the case were brought to, animals were worth $3 to $3.60 per cwt. Choice cows Were firm at $3.- 00 to $4 per cwt. Medium and comâ€" mon cows brought $2 to $3.50 per cwt. Feeders and stockers were in moderate demand at $3 to $3.75 per cwt. Stock calves sold at $2.25 to, $2.70 per cwt. Sheep and lambs wue easy in price, without a quot. able drop. Hogs were reported to, be. weaker. but no decline was rc-l corded. Selects sold at $0 per cwt., fed and watered. off cars. an ' lights and fats at $5.75 per cwt. d< ROBBED LETTER OF MONEY. Post-001cc. Official at Ottawa iS' Given Three Years. A despatch from Ottawa. says: Three years in the Kingston Pcui~ tcntiary was the sentence imposed by Magistrate O'chfe at the Police Court on Wednesday morning on George M. Lett, who pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing $2.00 from the post-office. Lott has been em- ployed in the postâ€"office for five years. During the last year and a half, at intervals, money and jewâ€" elry has been taken from letters, and finally suspicion rested on Lott. (3:1 Tuesday a. test l «tor containing, 35; was sent to Ottawa from Montâ€" real. In the evening it was noticâ€" ed that the envelope had been tam- pered with. Lott was searched and the money was found in his posses-. sion. When confronted with the facts in the case he acknowledged his guilt. ‘hull riddled with solid shot. Spain. Court in three vans. and covered 157,000 pages. Crowds in the street hissed the van’s passage. The court room was packed with beautiful Spaniards, and the plaza outside was packed with the re- romainder of the defendants. The court resembled a beauty contest, instead of a tribunal. The justice and prosecutor were jcered in the streets by the women, who demandâ€" ed to know where they could find jails enough to imprison them all it convicted. The novel trial is at- tracting the attention of all Spain. W. . _‘â€"_ BURNING SHIP BOMBARDED. Gunners at Singapore Sink 3 Dan- gerous Vessel. A despatch from Singapore says: The burning nil ship Kclam Ka- loma was bombarded by the har- bor fort and soon sank with her The flaming steamer, which hails from England, arrived in Singapore from New York on Wednesday, with her cargo of case oil on fire. All at- tempts to extinguish the blaze were unsuccessful. It was impOSSible to go near the vessel because of the possibility of explosion and finally the harbor agent appealed to the commandant; of the fort. The gun- ners, at a distance of two miles, sank the craft with their sixâ€"inch guns. v_,._...____ o NEARLY FIFTY MILLIONS. Season's Record of Wheat Ship- ments Through Winnipeg. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Navigation has closed and over 48,- 000,000 bushels of wheat of the crop of 1903 passed Winnipeg before the last- boats went out. Shipments for the last week of open water reach- ed the enormous total of 5,103,097 bushels. The entire movement of wheat for this season leaves all other years many miles behind. The situation, so far as the outlook for the future is concerned, is much more bearish than it was a week ago. 22:11::iniru1 iiiiii 11.11 1111111111 Sultan Abdul Hamid Opens Parliament in Person. A daspatch from Constantinople says: .‘if‘cr an interval of thirty l two years Turkey, on Thursday, on- tered upon, a second attempt at constitutional government, with the' imuguratiwn cfthe 1‘3W I‘arliginn nt elected under the cl n:titnti~;i pro-. mnlgzilcd by the Sultan. _ he Sultan (iijr'll'tl l’urlrzxmnt in person with .A 1‘4‘7‘. w‘:}'. The Scene wa: 1:“1‘l1111-I m.» (I 1.1." iur-st rcuiarkahh in the ln-llil-"Lil All 17n- crecds l; spire . . elaborate l;isf«vrynf1hc um rid. and I'd-T“ 1-? ill' Turkixiz sent thivir rlnly v-lv rwl rei‘vrcscnia- lli'CF, and Who varied C'stuxncs of‘ the duh-gums, who cane, some in {lowingv silk robes, and others in the. fashionable frock coat, formed ’.'-. glll'gCUlis and inultiâ€"colorcd pic- .tnre, uevcr before witnessed in a lr-risltziiac ':athei‘iiio' 1n Euro e. 1â€". , 3 , D Albanians, Syrians and Arab naming the Bloslcvn representatives ' I ,,l.; (,‘rv'n . Armuiians and Bu]- p.115 represented the Christian na- Lz-nnalities. S’o far as can be judng from suzu fave inclinations. the new Parli3_ me‘it has cuicrccl upon its duties “fih a aznitr-yl llt‘lt‘rll inniion to car. T" “M i“ ""9"" ll" Ill" aims of the l‘ltnl’ll‘u-‘r 1'..'«l which made 1""'>>1"I-’~‘ ll!" 1101 of a con- slithtional wen...) 1;: Tar-9y. i