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A despabch from Moose Jaw, Sasâ€" halbch-ewan, says: A very distinct. pa‘rbhiquakei shock was feilfc hem afi- .16 Saturday night. The shock a/sted 35 seconds. The tremor was e-lt all over the city and district. eople rushed from residences and llrs. Swain Killed While Walking at Oil Springs. A despatch from Oil Springs. Ont. says: Mrs. Richaird Swain, a. Iesident of Oil City. was almost inâ€" }Lantly killed and her niece, Miss Iosie T-ma‘n‘ of this village, was in- jured her-e about 5.30 on Sunday afternoon in a very peculiar man- A despatoh from Winnipeg say-s: \ thirtyusecond earthquake trenmr, )eaching from Winnipeg to the ountainvs, was distinctly felt on Eaturday evening at 10 o'clock. 7hile in Winnipeg the shock was he slight as to be observed by few, A was so heavy around Moose Jaw is to move buildings and rattle This is the first time in the lsstory of the prairies than: an earth- uake was ever felt. Wetaskiwin. klberta, on the west. Weyburn, &Sk., on the south, Prince Albert, )n the north, and Kelnora on the mat, was the scope of the quake. 'A despatch from Ottawa. says: Death as the result of the bite of LL rat was the sad fate of little Euâ€" gene Jambwu, the 9-days-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jambcau, of 134 Bessemer Street, on Tlmrs~ day morning, after having been so- verer bitten on the hand by a. large grey rat. The infant developed blood-poisoning. The baby had slept in its carriage in the same room as its parents for several nights, and on Friday night; last ibis was also the case. Mrs. Jam- eau retired about 1 o'clock, her HEAVY SHOCK AT MOOSE 3A“ her. They were on the way to the nation, when a. severe storm came up and, picking up the sidewalk on which they were walking, hurled ixt lcross the street into a deep ditch an the opposite side. The ladies were carried with it, the sidewalk lbriking Mrs. Swain on the head \nd crushing her skull. Miss Truan was not seriously injured. INFANT KILLED BY A BAT TUNISIAN DAMAGED BY HIE Child’s Father Saw a Large Rodent Leap From the Cradle. A despatch from Sterling. Maui- loba, says: While outside milking er cows, Mrs. Harris Courtney discovered that, her house was on fire. Winding her apron over her head the mother pluckin dashed lhmugh the fire and saved her four children. who were huddled in an lnuer room. Mrs, Courtney’s hair caught fire and she was badly burned about the head and ears. _ Earthquake Around Moose Jaw Suffiolent to Move Buildings. Third Accident to Allan Liners Since the Opening of Navigation. PRAIRIE PEWINUES SHAKEN )lolher Ram Through Flames of Burning House. Captain Fairfull of the Tun stating that that vessel had $11 an accident almost similar t( which recently befell the Champlain, and that he had compelled to put, into St. J1 N‘wfoundland. for safety. 1'€C€ WOMAN IIURLED TO DEATH. ‘ CHILD MUTILATHU BY DOG. RISKED LIFE FOR CHILDREN x h HILLS S ill! few'foundl unismn. {1.1150 lllfll‘C( head CLI‘C and: while h 37k, and _C i it. his d St. JOh] pl héavy field zally heavy un )hn n e, The 301'! ate 1P stores in terror. Buildings were moved pexl'ceptibly. Several people in the upper storeys were knocked off their feet. The first. impression was that a violent explosion had occurred. The tremor was proced~ ed by a loud rumbling sound. Peo- ple here from places where earth- quakes are more or less common sa-y this was one of the most dis- tinct shocks they ever experienced. A dospatch from Great Falls, Mont, says: A distinct» earthquake shock was felt here on Saturday night at 9.15 o'clock and it was also felt at Choteau. Havrve, Wagner and other points, showing that it preâ€" vailed generally o-ve‘r northern Montana. While no serious damage was done, the shock was. sufficient to spill articles from shelves in stores and cause breakages of glass~ wa-re. Mother Fought Hm Animal Till Help Arrived. A despatch from Chad-ham. Ont.‘ says: Gladys. the sixâ€"year-old daughter of Mrs. Frank S-chram, was attacked by a large bulldog and severely bitten on Saturday after- noon. Her mother was with her. and fought a desperate battle with the dog before help arrived The girl was thrown prosatrate, and her face, head and arms were mutil~ Met]. The dog, which was not suf- fering from rabies, was shot. 2 o’clock she was awaken-ed by the sound of the baby’s cry, and aroused her husband. On jumping out of bed he saw a. large grey rut leap from the carriage to the floor, and escape in spite of his attempts to kill it. The baby was found with its left had covered with blood from seven bites on the inside of the palm. Medical assistance was summoned, and an antiseptic ap- plied, but blood poisoning soon set in, and the infant grew rapidly worse. until death ensued. C. P. R. Mechanics and Company Reach an Agreement. A despatch from Winnipeg says: It is stated on reliable authority that the difficulties between the C. P. R. and their mechanics have been satisfactorily settled. All the strikers are to be reinstated, and the old wage. schedule restored practically, and old conditions reâ€" verted to. O. H. Warl representi~ ed the machinists, and H. H. Vaughan the company. While no mention is made, it is understood the 'men are not returning to their previous standing on the pension husband being already asleep prevtous r011. taut. The vessel will be overhauled there, and if it is found that she has sustained serious injuries the passengers will be forwarded from St. John’s across Newfoundland to Port Basque by rail, theme by the Reid Newfoundland (,‘0mpa.n¢"s boats to Sydney, where they will be taken by special trains to St. John,‘N.B.. and Montreal. If the Tut the ing Premier Stolypin of Russia. will remain at the head of the Cabinet. the 3.11 WAS FELT IN MONTANA DIFFICI'LTIES SET’I‘LED. f 11’ third accide gat an ELI] )111 M will mtrc X} ce nt tr} ready asleep. At awaken-ed by the baby’s cry, and 1nd. On jumpinfi - a. large grey “it rig,ng to the flaox‘, lontreal. If t-h 0 into dry doc ked for her sai . on the Elst. i1 msferred to a: th met- Bl T} am at bags, 2.90 to $3; e $2.50 to $2.60. i bran, $22 to $23; N $24 to $25 ; Ontario E Ontario shorts, $24 tario middlings, $25 grain mouillie, $33 nxnli;]];9 39R fl) Corn No. 2 American yellow 81;ng on track, Toronto, and No. 2 at 80%0 on track. Toronto; Cana- dian yellow, 760 on track. Toronto. Branâ€"Manitoba $23.50 in sacks, Toronto freights; shorts, $2450 to $25, Toronto freignts. Apples $4 to $5 for choice quali Lies, and $3 to $300 for seconds. Beansâ€"Prime. $1.90 to $2, ant handpicked, $2.10 to $215 pe: bushel. .Bal‘lcy-â€"No. 3 extra 60 to 610 outâ€" Slde, and No. 3 580 outside. ‘ Oats~0ntario No. 2. 48%0 on tyack, Toronto, and 46 to 47¢ out- sxde; No. 2 Western Canada 490. and No. 3 480., Bay ports. Peasâ€"â€"No 2, 95 to 96c outside. Ryeâ€"~No. 2, 74 to 75c outside. Buckwheat~No 2, 62 to 640 outâ€" side. Corn No. 2 American yellow BIL-£0 on track. Toronto. and No. 2 Honeyâ€"Combs, $2 to $2.75 per dozen, and strained, 10 to 110 per pound. Maple syrupâ€"~95c to $1 a. gallon. Hayâ€"-No. 1 timothy $13 to $13.50 a ton on track here, and lower grades, $11 to $11.50 a ton. Strawâ€"$7.50 to $8 on track. Potatoesâ€"Car lots, 900 per bag on track. Delawares, $1.10 to $1.15. Poulm‘yaChickens, dressed, 16 to 180 per lb; fowl, 12 to 14c; turkeys, 20 to 220 per lb. Butterâ€"Pound prints, 20 to 220; tubs and large rolls, 16 to 180; infer~ ior, 14 to 150.; creamery rolls, 23 to 25C. and solids, 19 to 20c. Eggsâ€"«Case lots 19c per dozen. Cheeseâ€"Large cheese, old, 14 to 14%c per lb. and twins, 14% to 14%c; new cheese, dull at 12% to livery, $1.27, Bay ports; No. 2, $1.24‘:_; gmd No. 3, $1.23. Ontarlo wheatâ€"-$l.25 to $1.28 for No. 2, according to location and (16‘ mand. Bacon long clear, 13 to 13%0 per lb in case lots; mess pork $21 to $21.50; short cut, $23 to $24. Hams~Light to medium, 14 to 150; do., heavy, 13 to 13%0; rolls, 111/; to 11%0; shoulders. 10% to 11C; backs 17 to 171,93; breakfast bacon, 15}; to 160. _ V bacon, 1511/23 to 16c. 1_Aa1'dâ€"â€"Tierces, 13%(2 pails, 13%0. sxdo for export; on track, Toronto, $5.40 to $0.50. Manitoba flour ', first patents. $6.20 to $6.40 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.70 to $5.80, and strong bakers’, $5.50 to $5.60, on track, Toronto. Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, May'dcâ€" livery, $1.27, Bay ports; No. 2, $12451: and No. 3. 3123‘ $1.05 to $1.06 Western, No. 2, no. 1 feed, 51% gtrong bakers, $5.60; Winter wheat patents $6.15 to $6.25; straight rollâ€" ers, $6 to $6.10; straight rollers, in bags, 2.90 to $3; extra, in bags, $2.50 to $2.60. Feedâ€"Manitoba bran. $22 to $23; Manitoba shorts, $24 to $25 ; Ontario bran, $23 to 5424; Ontario shorts. $24.50 to $25; On~ Toronto, May 18.â€"â€"â€"Flourâ€"â€"Ontario wheat 90 per cent. patents $5.15 to $5.25 to-day in buycrs’ sacks out- sgdc for export; on track, Toronto, 51 to 51)§c. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 70 to 72c; Manitoba feed, 60 to 60%0. Buckâ€" \\'heat+69‘/g to 70c. Flourâ€"Mani- toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.30; Manitoba Spring wheat, patents: speonds, $55.80;. Mamtoba graip .mouillié, moulllle, $28 to t0'12%c, and ea: THE WORLD'S MARKETS Butter REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. riccs of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at BREADSTUFFS. UNI Minnea} THE DA IRY MARKETS COUNTRY PRODUCE per ddzen 15:0, M TED STATES MARKETS HOG PRODUCTS I, $1.28 to l, $1.26 to 51.24 to $1.2 51% Barle to my 18.â€"th N0. 3 red hard, $1.28 terns at 12 to 12%0. 22c. Eggs 19 to 1d 3rd I H; 30 5.â€"â€"Peasâ€"â€"No. 2, Oatsâ€"Canadian (2 to 530; extra, 520; No. 1 feed, to $25.50 to $35; : Cheese $1.30 $1.29 tubs, 13%0; 1.30 orn $1.30 to to $1.35; W 70 to 5 to $4.~ 0th s \éH \Vh and per Montreal. May 18.â€"A large pro- portion of the butchers’ cattle were milkmen's strippers, which sold at from 3% to 4%0 per pound, prime lmeves sold at 51/2 to a little over Go; pretty good animals, 41;; to 51/20; common stock, 3 to 4‘/4c per pound. Milch cows, $80 to over $60 each. Calves. $2 to $8 each. pretty good lots, $4 to $5 per head. Sheep sold at 5 to near 6c per pound; lambs at $3.50 to $6 each. Good lots of fat hogs at about 8%0 per pound. 95; secqnd clears, $3.35 to $3.55 Branâ€"1n hulk, $24 to $24.50. Toronto, May 18.â€"â€"The.re was an abundant supply of choice cattle in both export and butchers’ classes, which sold readily at top-notch prices. One very fine bunch ()1 nine export steers realized $6.25, and several loads sold at $6 and over. Choice butchers’ cattle sold firm at $5.25 to $5.50. and heavy cows at $5. Stockers and feeders were in strong demand. Milkers and spri-ngre-rs strong, except for common stock, which are not want- ed. Calves steady and unchanged. Sheep and lambs dearer. Hogsâ€" Strong demand; selects are quoteu at $7.60. fed and watered, and Farmer Near Ottawa Killed While Aidng a Neighbor. A despatch from Ottawa says: Geller U. Morgan. a farmer, living near Hazelden, was fatally injured on Wednesday evening, while as- sisting in the erection of a, driving shed for a neighbor. He slipped from a. sill, and in falling landed on the sharp end of a crowhar standing upright in the ground. He died a. few hours afterwards. Rl‘N OVER BY IAND ROLLER. Little Girl Killed on Farm in Sus- lmtchewan. on a. land roller was r11 killed by the roller, f0 run-away of the team. was injured also. but nc The horses were frighte “histle of a. steam plow A despatch from Beirut. Turkey says: The recent rioting in the vi cinity of Marash has laid wast. that entire district. Marash itsel was spared, for only a, few per sons there were killed, but within sixty miles to the southwest :1 tom of sixteen villages, with a popula tion of 8,000 souls, have been pmc VILLAGES WERE WIPEB GUT Entire District Laid Waste About Maresh: in the Recent Rioting. graphlc nesday d tically “1 VlVOl‘S are women. Four Tons oi Dynamite Exploded Prema; turer Near Albany, N. Y. {1W3 29 MEN BLflWN T0 ATflMS 3E I‘CCf MUTINI LIVE STOCK MARKETS FELL ON A I‘ROWBAR. and the imen kil 8,000 “'in The out ave m The c 11' and Ill ate that Austriaâ€"Hun spend $40,000,000 3.1 power. ..... CV- ... __._ v- . were working upon the. seventh when the shock came. The lexplo- sion is supposed to have been caused by a defective cap. The 29 bodies were blown (:0 atoms and scatter- ed 8.11 over the quarry. It was hall an hour before anyone dared ap- proach the scene, fearing danger from other explosions. As a re- sult of the explosion, far has seized the 165 Italian laborers cm- }:loyed about the quarry. and many have fled. be the biggest blast of all, using over four tons of dynamite. The blast was scheduled for five o‘clock in the afternoon, and was exPBCt‘ ed to dislodge material for 25,006 wagon loads of crushed stone. Those killed had successfully placed the charges in six of the holes, and were working upon the. seventh when the shock came. The lexplo- sion is supposed to have been caused Boys Wei-c Annoying Isaac Gurâ€" lough. Who Fired. A despatch from Ottawa. says: Ross Beckstead, aged eighteen, wan shot and instantly killed at Mc- Millan’s Mill, about four miles from Cliestervillc, at 9 o'clock on Thursday night. Isaac Gai‘lough aged forty, lies in the local jail awaiting the action of the Coroner’s jury. The body of Beckstead was not discovered until 8 o’clock on Friday morning, when John Elia, a. passing farmer, found it in the corner of a. field by the roadside. Garlough acknowledged having fired off his shotgun to frighten some boys who were bothering him by firing stones at his house about 9 o’clock on Thursday night, and it is thought this shot must have killed Beckstead, as his face was hit and buckshot wounds were in the heady Her Body Found Under Suspicious Circumstances. A despatch from Vancouver, B01 says: Face downwards the body oi a. well-dressed woman was dis covered on Wednesday under a clump of brush in Burnaby. Noth- ing near affords any clue except tht remains of a. small fireY wherein paper had been burned and pos- sibly the woman's hat. No person has been missed in New West- minster or vicinity for months. Tlu' cause of death is not yet ascertain ed, but as the clothes are bad]; torn in places, there is a probabilit] that she met with a violent deatl during a struggle The corpse ha: apparently been exposed to fill. elements about four months. Italian (‘abinct Antlml'izm Expon- diturc 0i $52.800.000. A despatch fram Rome says: The Minister of Marine, Admiral Mira- bello, has obtained the approval of the Cabinet to a naval programme that provides for the construction wit-him three years, at a. total ex‘ penlse of $52,800,000, of four Dread- noughts and a number of fast scout cruisers. A local paper says the decision to build these vessels was reached after Italy had learned that Austriaâ€"Hungary was going to W0 MAN Llli ELY M [TRD ERR!) BREADN 0170 “TS W HR 1e xer batch sday mor the army public \is makes R0 55 BE (7 Ii 51‘ 15.“) SHOT. 11H 'llle DZLI‘I Meidan ' mormng when army and navy )hc \x‘lthm the Apx dues and uh! 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