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WARIN BALKANS IMMINENT Austria Is Massing Troops on the Monte- negrin Frontier. . Adespatch from Paris says: It 18 held in official circles here that the Balkan situation, on account of the irreconcilable attitude Austria-Hungary, has now reach its most. acute stage and that t next few days will decide betwc 13(2ch and war. The efforts of Great Britain, France and Russia, to present a, for- mula acceptable to Baron Von Aeh- erenthal, the Austroâ€"Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, having failed, Austria-Hungary is expectâ€" ed. forthwith to deliver an ultimaâ€" tum at, Belgrade. After this. if Servia refuses to make a. complete surrender, no doubt exists in Paris that Austria-Hungary will dospatch an army across the Servian fron- tier. The Eclair on Friday anâ€"l nounced that the absent officers bc~ longing to the French regiments on the eastern frontier, have been re- called. The Minister of War adâ€" mits that “certain precautionary measures have been taken on acâ€" The A despatch from Bowmanville, Ontl, says: A serious accident ocâ€" curred about three hundred yards west of the G. T. R. station on Fri- day morning, when the flyer from Montreal, engine No. 969, in charge of Engineer David MeKibbon, of Toronto, Fireman Almon Arnold, and Conductor R. Norton, ran into an engine and caboose, which had been on the front end of a freight train, which had not cleared the main track. The engine had been taking water, and was returning to the siding. The flyer was due here about 6.30 o’clock, and was about half an hour late. This train does not stop here, and, therefore, had the right of way. The freight train engine No. 748, was in charge of Engineer Zimmerman, and had a caboose on each end. Engineer McKibbon stuck to his post and ap- plied the brakes, bnt not in time to avert an accident. How he esâ€" caped alive is a miracle. Fireman Arnold jumped, and his face was badly cut, and one ear nearly taken off. The engine of the flyer was turned over on its right side, and its tender and baggage car, as well as the engine and caboose of the freight train, left the track, the steam chest of the freight engine being torn off. Had the accident occurred a little farther east the wrecked engine and cars would have gone into the creek. As it was the passengers only suffered from shock. ACCIDFNT AT BOWMANVILLE. Committed by a Russian Woman in the Last Thirty Years. A despateh from St. Petersburg says: Charged with having commit- ted some three hundred murders, a woman named Propova has been arrested at Samara. During the last thirty years, it appears, the woman has made a practice of rid- ding captions wives of their hus- bands by means of poison. She charged a small fee, and is said to have executed her commissions with much despateh. One of her clients, tormented by remorse, has now de- nounced her. Mme. Popova has confessed to having committed the murders, but protests that she did excellent work in freeing unhappy wires from their tyrants. She never murdered a woman. A mob sought to seize her and burn her [Elizabethtowm partook of a quan- tity of homemade candy, and as a result a Brockville physician was called in attendance on Sunday, finding all three seriously ill of ir- J ritant poisoning. It was with difliâ€" lculty that the three were placed ibeyond danger. It turned out that the cause of the trouble was the use of ordinary dye in candy to color it. 'â€"""â€"‘+“_ “- EIGHT “'(DIHLVIKT KILLED. Buried by .1 Falling Wall in Chi- cago Stock Yards. A despatch from Chicago says: The falling of a wall killed eight workmen at the stock yards on Thursday. The men were at work demolishing what remained of one of Darling & Co’s warehouses, PRESENT 0F DEEADNGUGHT as the engine and cab freight train, left the steam chest of the fre Imperial. Government Expresses Gratitude to New Zealand. ‘Asquit‘a said Great Brit the Empire, equipped Dr ing the aces the House c er made THREE III‘NDRl-Il) )1 l'RDERS. A despatch fr Engineer Bravely Stuck to His Post. Ire [K 0 far 1e \YEEPING V A new Yo} cnt cables a. 3’3!) Zara, and ‘is making “sf “1 f 1? a] count or t European \YEEPIN( WEEPING WIVES AND SISTERD A new York Herald correspond- cnt cables 3. description of scenes at Zara, and Fiume, where Austria is making active reparations for war. At Fiume, me says soldiers and reservists are arriving continu< ally and are immediately embarked on fast steamships of the Ungaro- Croata. Navigation Company Com- pany for the Gulf of Cattaro. This gulf is close to the Montenegrir frontier and within easy striking distance of Cettinjo. At each departure, both at Fiume and Zara, thousands gather arouné and salute the departing soldiers Heartrending scenes are to be Wlt' messed everywhere. Weeping wivc: with babies in their arms, sister: and mothers crowd the quays. Simi lar emotion is shown by the soldi ers, for all are under the impres sion that they are going to war. Conductor Macan, with orders to run to Kemnay, on the south track. By some means these orders were not carried out, and the train was switched onto the north track just west of the depot. About a mile farther on the line curves through a cutting, and at this point. the train had attained a, good speed when it was met by a. heavy east-- hound freight, running from forty to fifty miles an hour. The impact was terrific, the smaller engine of the passenger train being crushed like a. paper box. The two engines were firmly wedged together, and the tender of the passenger loco- motive and express car, together with five freight cars, mostly load- ed with wheat. were ditched and reduced to splinters. The engin- eer and fireman of the local were fearfully mangled. Mothcr and Two Childrnn Serious- ly Ill at. Brochille.‘ A despatch from Brockville says: Mrs. Philip Manhard and two chilâ€" dren residing in the Township of Elizabethtown, partook of a quan- tity of homemade candy, and as a result a, Brockville physician was called in attendance on Sunday, finding all three seriously ill of ir- Pitant poisoning. It, was with difli- culty that the three were placed beyond danger. It turned out, that the cause of the trouble was the use of ordinary dye in candy to color it. sary, the COLORED CANDY WITH DYE. THREE KILLED IN WRECK. Ul‘ L Navigation Company Com- or the Gulf of Cattaro. This 5 close to the Montenegrin 31‘ and within easy striking went events snow 11‘. IS nece 15 most gratefully. accepted 10 tension of the present s1tuation.” mg a first-class bat latest type, and z of the same type 1' :nts show it is neces E AND SISTERS rald correspond- ‘iption of scenes 3, where Austria. {reparations for me says soldiers arriving continuâ€" iiately embarked 1 of the Ungaroâ€" , both at Fiume L gather around lrting soldiers. s are to be Wit- Weeping wives 1- arms. sisters nes rm. for $4.15 t( sucks c toba. flc ers $5.90 0 nuâ€" ital] patents bakers’ THE W ORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Toronto tarlo whe sucks outside f0 toba, flour, first $5.90 on track, patents, $5.40 to bakers’ $5 to $5 Wheatâ€"N0. I and No. 2 North an Bay ports. 331.26%, all rail, ern, $1.23%, all Oatsâ€"Ontario Cornâ€"No. 2 73%0 on track at 72%0 on tr dian com, 71 ronto. track, Canada. Beansâ€"Prime, $1 handpicked, 352-10 Honeyâ€"~Combs, down, and strainec pound. _ Branâ€"Cars $23 Shorts, $23 to $2 side. Ap.p}esâ€"â€"$4.50 to $5.50 for choice qualztaes, and $3.50 to $4 for secâ€" duds bushei Hayâ€"No. 1 timothy per ton on track he grades at $9 to $10 Strawâ€"$7 to $7.50 Potatoesâ€"65 to 67} track. u. u“.-. Poultryâ€"Chickens, drc to 160 per pound; fowl, 1 turkeys, 20 to 22¢ per p0 Butterâ€"Pound prints, tubs and large rolls, 16 ferior, 14 to 15c; creaa 25c, and solids, 21 t‘ro 2 GVLAVV ,___ Lac, auu Eggsâ€"Case lots 0 to 19c per_dozen. p {n LU Aux. y»; VH4..7,, Cheeseâ€"Large cheese, 13%0 per pound,‘ and twins, 14 to 14%0. Baconâ€"~Long clear, 12 to 12%c per pound in case lots; mess pork, $20.50 to $21 ; short cut, $23 to $24. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 14 to 14%c ; d0., heavy, 13 to 13‘/2c; rolls, 10% to 110; shoulders, 10%0; backs, 161/2 to 17c; breakfast, bacon, 15% Montreal, I 2, 98y2 to 990; cm No. ‘2» 5: 1 feed, 50% ' to 50%“ on,“ Ontario N0. 3 to 160. Lardâ€"Ti-erces, 13c; tubs, 13%c; pails, 13%0. 1 BUSINESS IN MONTREAL. Montreal, March 30.â€"Peasâ€"â€"No. 2, 98y2 to 990 ; oats, Canadian West- ern No. 2, 51 to 51%c; extra No. 1 feed, 50% to file; No. 1 feed 50 to 50%0; Ontario No. 2, 50 to 50%0; Ontario No. 3, 49 to 49%0; Ontario No. 4, 48 to 4872c; barley, No. 2, 66 to 67c; barley, Manitoba feed, 59% to 60c; buckwheat, 55% to 560. Flourâ€"â€"Manitoba Spring wheat pat~ euts, firsts, $5.80 to $6; Manitoba Spring wheat patents, seconds, $5.30 to $5.50; Manitoba strong bakers’, $5.10 to $5.30; Winter wheat patents, $5.40 to $5.50; straight rollers, $5 to $5.10; straight rollers, in bags, $2.35 to an AR- mam. in bags, $1.95 to Ontario bran, shorts, $24-50 dlings, $25 tC mouille. $33 13‘ $28 to $30. thterâ€"Fall 1 fresh receipts Eggsâ€"21c Per $2.45 ave chc far short. 0 finished Catt tiful, althou port Stockers and feedersâ€"In fair de- mand, but the supply limited. Calves â€" Firm and unchanged, Sheep and lambsâ€"Fair demand and slightly lower. Hogsâ€"Weak, Se- lect at $6.80 to $6.90 f.o.b., and $7.10, fed and watered. riccs ol‘ Cattle. Grain, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Hnnu:nnd Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. kful, although there rovement in quality THE DAIRY ; cattle were in firm _d and realized as high as $5 11 two or three instances, b e were exceptional cases, $5 - 0 may be taken as the gener -age. Butcher cattle of tl ce variety are as keenly song: r as ever, whilst the supply fe short of the demand. We] ELS‘ ront COUNTRY PRODUCE Ontario Nc Toronto; : oats 47c, C 460, Collin HOG PRODUCTS â€"No. 1 Norbnerx 2 Northern, $1.18 ports. No. 1 1‘ all rail, and N. S 23%, all full. BATTLE MARKET. ;0, March 30. â€" Ex Lttle were in firm de 1d realized as high as $5. 70 or three instances, bu' at 11 track, 'J ‘ 71 to 72C ars $23 in bulk outside :3 to $23.50 in bulk out ide for e first pat ?ound prints, 20 to 210; Lrge rolls, 16 to 18c; in- to 150; creamery rolls, ‘3 to Mar Cheese cream Tollingwood. 94c outside. : American yellow, , Toronto, and No. 3 'ack, Toronto. Canaâ€" to 72c on track, To- ioâ€"day $1.90 to $2, and 10 to $2.15 per zen Northern, $1 M A RKET S to $24; Ontario :5; Ontario mid- .50; pure grain ; mixed mouille, \iml/ Im 121/0- ‘0.â€"1 cent ~xport. ,ents, 3 'onto; 60, and 2 white 480 0n 0, 2 Western lungwood, and _ dressed, 1:) owl, 11 to 120; er pound. r, WJV-uv uv V’ re, and lower a ton. on track. [1c per bag on to $2.75 Per 10 to 11c per was some : ; the bulk )or conditi‘ $10.50 ‘90 $11 )3. in 7buyer 23 to 24c to 21%c 8 Georgl- Northern 2 North- p}a.ced at $1.9 bran, second strong Man .70 1' but the all 11- [T0 - DRILL YBUNG CANADA ance of the gift. The House at once passed 21. unanimous resolution tendering to Lord Strathcona, the thanks of the House of Commons and of the people of Canada. Sir Wilfrid Laurier,-in moving the resolution, said that Lord Strwthcona, had rendered many services to Canada, but none, he believed, of greater importance than the present one. He hoped and believed that the system now initiated would cause physical training to become a part of the A dcs‘patch from Ottawa, says: Amid great enthusiasm and loud applause from both sides of the House Sir Frederick Borden an- nounced on Wednesday afternoon that Lord Strathcona. had estabâ€" lished a. trust fund to yield $10,000 per annum to encourage and pro- mote the physical and military training (including practice in rifle shooting) of the youth attending the Public schools of Canada. For this purpose a. cheque for $250,000 will be forwarded upon the accept~ ance of the gift. _ The Houseat Lord Strathcona’s Patriotic Ofier to the Dominion Government. Death at Detroit of Mrs. Mary Ann Sullivan. A despa‘tch from Detroit says: Mrs. Mary Ann Sullivan, who was born on the field of Waterloo while the battle was raging, died at St. Luke’s Hospital eleven years. She had been ill only a week, old age being the cause of her death. Her father was a British soldier, and her moâ€" ther was one of the two women al- lowed to accompany each company. King Edward some time ago caused an investigation to be made into' Mrs. Sullivan’s claim that she was the only living woman who was born on the field, and vouched for its correctness. Mrs. Sullivan and her husband lived for some time in Montreal, the latter afterwards dyingr in London, Unt. on Wednesday,‘ where she had lived for the past. '22, Germany 20, France Strength Compared With That of Other Nations. In an article in The Naval An- nual on the comparative naval strength of the great powers, T. A. Brassey tells that at the end of 1908 Britain had 50 battleships (f the first class, the United States 13 and Japan 11. Of Britain’s 43, six are Dreadnoughts. No other nation possesses any completed ships of this class, though Japan has two almost ready to go into commis- sion, while Germany and the United States will each have two completâ€" ed by the end of the present year. Of second class battleships and coast defence ships Britain has 11, United States 6, Germany 9, France 1? and Japan 3. Britain has 42 cruisers of the first class, 27 of the second, and 4d of Government Taking Action Against the C. P. R. A despatch from St. John, N. 13., says: The Interior Department of the Dominion Government is pro- ceeding against the C. P. R. on a charge of bringing to Canada. an insane immigrant without starting his condition. The man is a Rus- sian Finn brought here on the steamship Empress of Britain last month and deported on the same Lit-earner. While here he became quite violent and caused damage in the immigration building. Com- plaint was made at the Police Court on _Wednesday and a. sumâ€" mons will be issued. It is said the C. P. R. will fight the case. Militia Will be Equipped with Im- provement This Spring. A despatch from Ottawa. says: The Militia. Department will issue the Sutherland rifl-e sights this spring. These sights do away with the use of a. vernier, and are equip- ped with a wind gauge. There will be a sufficient number to equip all the Leeâ€"Enfield rifles now in the possession Of the Canadian militia. The new sights will replace the preâ€" sent sights, which have on wind gauge, and with which a, veriner must be used. says: r Hagen-3 Thompson, the shot and killed a famin quarrel several months ‘ ty to manslaugh Teetzel at Sand afternoon, and five yealjs’ impri IUD Amherstburg Colored Boy Who Killed His Father. A despatch from Windsor Ont, says: Fifteen-yearâ€"old William I‘homnson. the colored boy who lblj One hunter ha olves up aroux ort Arthur. A CHILD 0F WATERLOO. AN IN SANE THOMPSON SENTENCED. lil muons thr sellmg fifteen N EW RIFLE SIG HTS. 8.1') mr. drew Vtrlbu 1t BI 681' near IMMIGRANT. his killed twentyâ€"two Dog Lake, near IE ,ather Amhe plea/d1 the during rstburg 2d guil- Justice mm- education of all the boys and girls of Canada. Mr. R. L. Borden seconded the motion. Lord Strathcona’s offer, Mr. R. L. Borden seconded the motion. Lord Strathcona’s offer, he said, would be received with feelings of the deepest apprecia- tion, not only by the members of the House regardless of party, but by all patriotic citizens. The ac- tion of Lord Strathcona was en- tirely in harmony with the many patriotic actions which had distin- guished his wonderful career. Mr. Borden had no doubt that, the wor- thy object which his Lordship had in view would be stimulated to a. great extent by the foundation of the trust. Sir Frederick Borden, after reading the letter from Lord Strathcona. explaining the objects of the donation and a, plan for the administration of the fund, said that he had telegraphed his Lord- ship accepting his offer and suggest- ing that the fund be known as the “Strathcona Trust,” of which the Governorâ€"General would be patron, and the Prime Minister, vice pat‘ ron, as the donor had desired. Britain has 42 cruisers class, 27 of the second, the third. The United 11 of the first class, 3 of and 11 0f the third. Ge 6 each of the first; 21: classes and 20 of the thi has 11 of the first; class Sho Saves Seven-year-old Boy From the River. A desputch from London, Ont., says: The heroic act of Mrs. James Bear, Walnut street, who, asaisted by Levi Plank, rescued sevenâ€"year, old Arthur Curtis from drowning in the Themes on Friday evening, may secure for her the Humane So- ciety’s medal. By some unknown accident the lad had fallen into the swollen stream, and was exhaust- ed, having gone down twice, when Mrs. Bear, who first saw him from the Dundas street bridge, dashed into the icy water and seized the sinking lad. Levi Plank of the Dennis Wire Works, came to Mrs. Bear’s help, and the boy was brought to land. It was a, long time, however, before the child re- has 9 or the first, c 0nd and 13 of th tain’s first class c Invincibles, which to battleships in other nation h m commlssion one was launt Left Alone in a House When a Fire Broke Out. A despatch from Montreal says: A report from Foster. Que., states that four children belonging to a Mr. Everett, who lives a. shqrt dis- killed thr and The bvemng first appearanc on Monday. put a. stop natural gas mne The D The BRITAIN AS A SEA POWER. FOL'R CHILDREN PERISII. RAVE LONDON WOMAN. 1t ing fro am , and 22 of f the first 1 d 13 of Lt} Japanese training cruisers it Vancouver 1n May. HSCI Ett, who livl :1 Iron Hill on Thursd s are Kitt3 red five; lion Governmpnt V to the exportatlon Thursday afternoon. re Kitty, aged seven; five; Freddy, aged mmy, aged two years. vere alone at the time, ught that they began the stove and set fire rallway ‘2. cruisers of the first e second, and 46 of e United States has :Iass, 3 of the second third. Germany has first and second of the third. France first class, 13 of the of the third. Japan st class, 4 of the sec- ‘the third. Of Bri- ss cruisers three are rich are almost equal in strength. No 15 any of these ships Germany’s first had this week. before .15ness. named Bullet at Pr Randa. was at Fort Wilâ€" made its ce Rupert “shah: dis- re burned