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The situation in the, Place de l’Opera, is gr-aVe. The entire terri- tory has. been roped off as unsafe. It .is Said also that the new Equit- pble Life Absurance building is in danger f of collapse. I Early on Thursday the poliée found a. woman, driven insane by the'flood, and her five small chil- dren almosb frozen on the top of the Butte Chaumont in Park Hill. Her case is but typical of hundreds of others. Future provision for the thou- sands who have been rendered ab- solute destitute by the flood pre- Sents a; serious economic problem, though just now the authorities are concerned wholly with the present. It is a question of saving life now. A WEIRD SPECTACLE. Op Friday night the city pre- sented a' weird Spectacle, the sol- diers, Isailors, firemen and police hastily constructing temporary walls by the light‘of camp fires and torches in an endeavor to keep out the inVading floods, while pickets patrol those sections of ‘the city which are plunged in darkness by the bursting of the gas mains'and the stoppage of the electric light plants. I ' Public halls, churches, ‘Scfiogil building'sy/and even such magnifi- oent stricfifiié’s‘fié thé' Pantheon ‘are being converted into refuiges for the poor. Through the cooperation of the police, soldiers and Red Cross societies the thousands of destitute are being fairly well fed, Owing to the scarcity of food, coffee; and rolls are the principal items in the rations. Huge coffee boilers are steaming on many bf‘the street corners”; ‘ Engineers declared on Thursday that if the waters immediately sub- side, it will take two years to ‘re- pairthe damage done in Paris” unâ€" derground world. ‘ Police and soldiers are\literally driving hundreds'of ther poor from their homes in the inundmted sec- tions. Scores of these houses have already tumbled" iri. ' For once Paris has been sobered. The' gay mofid that permitted the people to look on the flood in its early stages as a. spectacle for their entertainment has de arted, and grim fear is now in t 6 hearts of everyone, and is plainly written in the faces of all. Ever/x subway in Parisâ€"and Paris has more underground tunnels of one sort and another, than any city in the worlduis now; flooded. T1115 is .the eauso, of the enormous damageyandamage that in Paris alone is liker to run over $100,000,- 000, These subterranean rivers have caused the collapse of scores of streets, and are responsible for the water that now stands in varyâ€" ing depths over nearly half of the city. Miles ,0! her boulevards, one of the city’ chief points of pride, have been washed away; ‘ many of the most notable structures in bhe city. to see which travelers have been Wont to come from the corners of the earth, have already suffered heavy loss and are in danger of col- lapse; fifty thousand are homeless and subsisting "on scant provisions furnished by the city, the iddusâ€" trial life of the city is completely suspended, and the one thought in the minds oftthe people is the im- mineuee of 'a. , staggering calamity that may yet come, if the Seine con- tinues to rise. A- despatch \‘from Paris says: With the thermometer below freeh- ing point and the relentless rivet Seine continuing its devastating progress toward the top of the re- taining walls, Paris awpke on Thursday to what may prove the most terrible day in , her history, asiéle from the crisis presented by Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries all report tremendous loss in property and life, with a greatly increased death roll feared from the isolation of many towns by high water and snow blockades. The situation is the most appalling that Europe has known in many years. A despatch from London says: Partial returns received on Thurs- day from European seaports show that fully 200 vessels, mostly small fishing craft, have been lost in the storm of the last 48Vhours, and that there has been loss of life in the sinking of at least half of these boats. Despatches From London and Paris Tell of Fearful Havoc of Gale and Wind. DEATH « AND: *DES’TITUTIUN PARIS PARTLY AFLOAT. Must Not‘ be Confused With Hul- Iey’s Comet. A de'spatch’ from Shanghai says: The new comet discovered in Jo- hannesburg, South Africa, which is known as “Comet A of 1910,” and b] many has been confused with Halley’s comet, was sighted by-the observatory here on Wedhesday night. It was seen about one hour and fifty minutes before the appear- ance_ of thoplanet Venus‘. A Bad Wreck on on English Rail- way Line. ‘ A despatch‘ from London says: One of the most serious railway ac- cidents‘in England since the disas- ter [to the steamer train at Salis- bury in July, 1906, occurred at Stoatls Nest Station, near‘ London, on the London and Brighton Rail- way on Saturday afternoon. Eight dead and about thirty injured were taken from the wreck. Two third- class and a Pullman of a train from Brighton, travelling at a speed of forty miles an hour,’ crashed into the station. The third-class cars were completely wrecked and a part of the building was demolished. The Pullman was thrown violently into the. air, but was comparatively’litâ€" tle damaged, _Its passengers es~ caped with minor injuries. Hundreds are reported without; food or ,ahelter, and all dgy an army of, troops and civilians worked in the flooded territory, distributing provisions by"boats to the thouâ€"y sands of victims who refused to quit their homes. ,A stream of water 12 feet deep was rushing through Grennevillierâ€" es and Colombes, making the: work of rescue more difficult. Several of the houses collapsed,- and many persons were taken off the roofs of their homes, where they had been clinging for days. In the meantime, the situation in Paris and in many placas throughout the country, shows little improve- ment. Indeed, the ravages of the fiobd within the city! seemcd actuâ€" ally to increase on .Sunday. The water was higher iii some parts, while the situation at the inun- dated towns between Paris and St. Germain was distinctly graver. While the most imminent peril is over, the fall of the .Seine since Sunday morning has only measur- ed ‘15% inches. At this rate it would require a. fortnight for the river to reach its normal level. Fortunately, tidings from the flood- ed sections above Paris give ho‘iae of a more rapid subsidence." Papa-ts are filled with pages of pitiful and terrifying details. War would hardly play such havoc. The city of light has become a city of slime filled with muddy waters. Business is almost at a standstill, and the hotels are crowded with- persons who have fled from inun- dated homes: The prices of necessities are ad- vancing by leaps and bounds as the paralysis of transportation fa;- cilities entering the city extends. Within the city there is practically no means of transportation except by cabs and taxi-autos, the owners of which charge fabulous prices. Disaster followed disaster during the day. A gaping chasm opened in the lower Champs Elysses, en- gulfing a cart and two men. One of the men was rescued, but the other with 'the horse was swept away to his death. A CITY OF SLIME. 'Tha Esplanade Des Invalides is a, sheet of water. The turgid flood has crept back almost to the Jar- din (in Luxembourg ou\ its left bank and‘invaded the Plac'e de la Concord, which is closed and guard ed by soldiers, and the lower Champs E‘fysses on the right bank. The devastation has now penetra- ted the very heart of Paris; the gorges, rivers and sewers under- neeth are literally blowing up the streets, and the area. of the sur- face overflowed by the water of the Seine has been doubled. Twelve of the {meaty-five bridges ‘over the river Have 'been closed, and the quays on either side from one city to the other are either inundated or have been roped 0% as unsafe. BLOWING UP THE STREETS. EIGHT WERE KILLED . COMET “A” OF 1910‘ FLOODS RECEDE - St. Louis, Feb. 1.â€"â€"Wheat, May, 81.11%; January, $1.00%. Duluth, Feb 1.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, $1.13%; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 12%;'No. 2. Northern, 31.1078; May, $1.127B bid; July, $1.12% Montreal," Feb. I.â€"-â€"Prime beeves sold at 5% to Sc per 11).; pretty good animals, 4. to 50'; Common stock, 2% to 48 per-1b.; Large: milch nominal. Montreal, Feb. 1.~â€"-Oats'â€"'â€"No. 2 Canadian Western, 45 to 451/26; No. 2, 44 to 44%0; Ontario No. 2, white 48c; Ontario No. 3 white, 420; On- tario No; 4 white, 41c. Barley â€" No. 2, .68 to 690; Manitoba feed barley, 53 to 550 Flourâ€"Manitoâ€" ba Spring wheat .patents, nrsts, $5.80; do., seconds, $5.30; Winter wheat patents, $5.50 to $5.60; Maâ€" nitoba strong bakers’, $5.10; straight rollers, $5.10 to $5.20; straight rollers, in bags, $2.40 to $2.50. Feedâ€"Ontario bran, $22.- 50 to $23; Ontario middlings, $23.- 50 to $24; Manitoba bran, $22; Ma- nitoba shorts, $23; pure grain moh- ille, $31 to $33; mixed mouille, $27 to $29. Cheese â€"â€"- Westerns, 11% to 120, and easterns, 11% to 11%0. Butterâ€"Choicest creamery, 25% to 26c, and fresh receipts, 24 to 250. Eggsâ€"Selected new laid, 38 to 400; selected No. 1 stock, 30 to 320, and No. 1 candled 27 to 28c per dOZen. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 15% to 160; (10., heavy, 14% to 150; ronsf 14 to 14%0; breakfast bacon, 1'71,a to 180. Lardâ€"â€"Tierces, 15%0 tubs, 160; pails, 16%0. Egg‘s~â€"Case lots' of new laid, 330 per dozen, and storage, 250 per dozen. ' Cheeseâ€"42% per 1b. for large and at 13c for twins. ’ Baconâ€"Long clear, 14% ,to 1150 per lb‘in case lots; mess pork, $27 to;$27.50;ishort cut, $29 to $29.50. Butter â€"â€" Pound prints, 22_ to 23%6; tubs and large rolls, 21 to 220; inferior, 18 to 209; creamery, 2V to 28c, and solids, 26 to 26%0‘ per Poultryâ€"Turkeys, dressed, 17 to 180 per 1b; ducks, 13 to 150; geese, 12 to 130; chickens, 13 to 14c, and fowls, 10 to 11c. L Potatoesâ€"~41 to 500 per bag on track for Ontarios. Applesâ€"$2.50 to $4 per barrel; acgording quality. BeansLUar iota autside, $1.65 to $1.70, and small lots here at $1.90 to $2. . Baled Hayâ€"'Nol‘l Eimothy, $13.- 50 to $14, and No. 2 at $12 to $12.- 50‘01; tyrayck, Toronto. Bronâ€"$22 in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $23.50 in bags, Toronto. Honeyâ€"~Combs, dozen, $2.25 to $3: gxtracted,_}0%c per lb. Cornâ€"New kilHâ€"dried, '76 to 770, and No. 3 new yellow selected, 731/20, Toronto freights. Baled Strawâ€"$7.50 on track, 1'0- ronto. Oatsâ€"No. 2 Ontario white, 37 to 380 outside, and 40 to 40%6 on track, Toronto. Canada. West oats; 42 to 42%6 for No. 2, and 41 to 41%0 for No. 3, Bay ports. Peasâ€"~85 to 860 outside. Ryeâ€"No. 2, 66 to 670 outside. Buckwheatâ€"53c high freights, an’gl 54crlow freights. Barleyâ€"No. 2 57c outside; No. 3, extra, 550; No. 3 at 501m 52c, and feed, 480 outside. ' BBEADSTUFFS. ‘To'ronto, Feb. 1.â€"â€"Flourâ€"Ontario wheat 90 per cent. patents, $4.30 to $4.35 in buyers’ sacks on track, Toronto, and $4.20 to $4.26 out- side, in buyers’ sacks. Manitoba. flour, first patents, $5.70‘on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.70 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.20 to $5.30, and strong bakers’, $5_ onAtrack, Toronto. . ‘ Manitobgi’Wheatâ€"No.‘ 1 Noi‘th- ern, $1.13, Bay ports, and No. 2 Ngrtherp, $1_.“1_11/2,> B_a:y ports. 7 Ontarid Whégtâ€"NB.‘ 2 mixed $1.07, and No. 2 white and red 81.08 outside. THE WORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS mom um LEADING TRADE CENTRES. ’ Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and ‘ Other Dairy Produce at Home‘and Abroad. UNITED STATES MARKETS. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY "PRODUCE. HOG PRODUCTS. A despatch from Ithaca, N. Y., says: While optimistic over the fu- ture of this country, Dr. Andrew D. White, former President of Cor- nell University, and exâ€"Ambassa- dor to Germany and Russia, sees grave danger in tne prevalence of crime, especially murder, which continues in this country. He finds that homicide is fortyâ€"three times greater in the United States than in Canada, while it is seven times greater than in Belgium, which he considers the worst coun- try in Europe. The average crim- inal, he continued, serves but sev- enr years of a life sentence, while one out, of 64 murderers is convict‘ ed. » i "The number of felohio‘us homi- cides per year per milliou of po- Inflation for various‘countries 15 as There Are Fewer Murders, Proportionately‘ Here Than Elsewhere. w--.rwu-vv. .«_- 4, »‘ Cochran-e. The casket contained thehody of his wife, th died in North Bay hospital on Thursday, and as the train passed! over the Spanish River bridge his mind was tortured by memory of the cala- mity which happened at the same hour of the same day, one week ago, when his little daughter, Clara and his father-jn-law went down to death with other} victims of the wreck. Unable to attend the fun- eral of his only daughter or father- ' ;.5'fi”ANY MORE wmsmps. Geo. Tees, Bereaved by C. I’. R. ‘ Disaster, Loses Wifg‘. A despatch from North Bay says: On Friday morning a casket left North Bay, for Bruce Mines, 3.0â€"- comp‘anied bx George _A.r Tees, of LIFE SAFESTV’ IN CANADA Great Britain’s Naval Estimates Provide? Large Adflitions. A despatch frbm Portsmouth says: In wellâ€"informed naVal circles it is understood that the next Brit- ish naval estimates will provide for four Dreadnoughts, two armored cruisers, twenty-four torpedo-boat destroyers, ten submarines, and 5,- 000 additional men. A despatch from Toronto says: Ontario’s revenue for the fiscal year of 1909 which was only 10 months, totalled $7,477,924.94; While the expenditure was $7,545,540.40. The changing of the fiscal year to _end on October 31 last year thus cutting out the two chief revenue- producing months of the year is re- sponsible for this deficit. for selects. Toronto, Feb. 1,â€"The top-notch price paid for picked steers of the export class was $5.85, and these were bought for local killing; $5 to $5.50 was the prevailing prices for good to chOioe, bunchers’. Stockers andefeeders were strong, one straight load averaging 960 lbs. selling at $5.15. Milkers and springers were steady ,at recent quotations. Calves were firm. Sheep and lambs steady, with a tendency to weaker 'prices for lambs. Hogs unchanged at $8.25 f.o.b. and $8.507 fed and'watered 185.55 as compared with $95,695.15 lastl yea-r; from game and fisheries $8,347.35 as compared with $101,â€" 053.56; agriculture, $104,956.42 as compared with $87,722.05glast year; from succession dues, $618,049.02 as compared with $1,134,898.88; T. and N. 0.- earnings, $550,000 as cows, $65 each; other cows. $30 to $55 each. Calves, 3% to 60 per 1b. Sheep, about 4%0 per 1b ;lambs, 6% to 6%0. Good lots of fat hogs about 9c per lb. Lands, foi‘ests and mines, $2,- 028,224.48, as compared with $2,- 430,429.38. From licenses, $353,- 929.06, as compared with $577,771.11 last year; from law stamps, $83,- The chief items of revenue are subsidies from the Dominion Gov- érnment, $2,128,772.08; interest on investments, $102,766.22, as com- pared‘with $64,931.68 last year. THE- F’INANUES 0F ONTARIO Statement 'of the ECHO 0F RAILWAY WRECK. f7 the Treasurer Laid Before the LegiSlature. “Ullle IIqu IV .W_UV' “WJ. ‘ In mama? to the argument that punishment of crimedoea not stop fhe “crime, he gave instance: of am called “epidemics” or murde which were-stopped at once bfy flu hangingvof several of those ound guilty. Dr. White had little sym- pathy for what he calLed the pseudo-scientific theory that crimaf is a. disease. “The truth of the. matter is thai crime crime. .and disease is di 'xu” he 333-1. follows,” Dr. White said:-â€"“Can- ada, 3; Germany, 4 to 5; England and Wales, 10 to 11; France, 10 to‘ 15; Belgium, 16; United States‘ over 129. These figures are basedl on an average taken for eight years.i Yet I am not a. pessimist. I be-- lieve that the world is better to- day than it ever was before, I be- lieve that in the future it will I»; better than it late-day.” The family of J. Kul‘tzman of Hamilton had ,a narrow escape from their burning house on Sunday moi'ning. Three hundred dollars in money and some jewellery Was 1n- eluded in the loss made, allowing an individual to bring in liquor to the amount of five gallons for his own use. There is another exception in favor of Provinces to enable liquor to be taken in’for sale under medical prescriptions or for industrial pur-- poses. Proposal to Regulate Transporta- tion in Canada. A despatch‘ from, Ottawa says: In the Senate on Tuesday Sir R. W Scott introduced a bill to reguâ€" late the transportation of intoxicat- ing liquors, forbidding any trans- portation company or individual to carry~ liquor into any Province, county, city, or municipality which has declared for pi'ohibition for use in such places. An exception is .T-ackâ€"Laying on the Grand Trunk- 4 Pacific. ’ A despatch from Montreal flea-ya“; At- the G. T. P. offices figures have; been given showing that 923 milesl. oi steelare now down on the main: line west of Winnipeg. This is more: than half way from Winnipeg to the coast. Taking oil a hundred miles on the west end, where steel ie be: ing laid now, and adding it to the, finished line, would make 1,023 miles of track down, out of 1,750 miles ‘west of Winnipeg, leaving only a little Over 700 miles of road to be Completed to open the way to Prince Rupert. Civil government for‘tha, past flso cal. year of ten months cost $457,- 880.64; legislation, $221,221; admin istration of justice, $539,124.19; education, $1,452,162.11; public in- stitution maintenance, $906,311.06; Central Prison industries, $48,484.- 22; colonization and immigration, $34,203.84; agriculture, $493,410.19; jhospitals and charities, $340,589.92; jcolonization. 'roads, $449,209.66; ,charges on crown lauds, $503,296.- ;81: commutation volunteer veter- ans’ land grants, $8,050. Payments on open accounts were :â€"Hospitals for Insane, $160,- 906.55; Mercer Reformatory, $6,- 656.47; Central Prison, $3,525.04; Osgoode’Ha-ll, $21,665.28; Normal schools, $57,441.18; Agricultural College, $12,269.58; common school lands, $4,377.76; criminal investi- gations, $3,890.18; aidxto railways, $35,000. . . in»la.w, he sat by the bedside of his dying wife till the end. Mrs. Tees was only twenty-five years of age and was operated upon only a few days before the‘.accident, of which she was kept in ignorance: Ffom corporati'misr'fl’xérgga; col- lected in taxes $719,148;09»as com- pared with $695,482.53! 185st year. compared with $350,090 Last ycag. REACHING TO THE CGAST. - KEEP LIQTUOR OUT.