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DECEMBER ACCIDENT EEEUEE Great Improvement Shown as Compared with the Previous DeCember 'A despatch from Ottawa says ': Eighty-two fatal and one hundred and ninety-four non-fatal accidents to workpeople were recorded by the Department of Labor during December. This record shows a. slight decrease compared with the preceding month, and is much less than in the same month of last year. In November there were 286 accidents, fatal and nonâ€"fatal, to individual workmen, and in Decem- ber,’ 1910, there were 351 accidcn’gs. “Thenéh’ief disasters during the month were the suffocating of three IION. WM. H. BOYLE. New Speaker of Ontario Legisla- ture. Quarter of a Million Loss in a Down-Town Blaze. - A despatch- from Toronto says: A fire which broke out at 7.45 o’clock on Friday evening in \the Allen .building, 103-107 S'imcoe' street, gutted the top two stories which were occupied by the R. D.l Fairbairn Co., Limited, as stockâ€" rooms. Serious damage by water was done to the lower floors, occu-‘ pied by the Allen Manufacturing Company, Limited, and the Swiss, Laundry. The loss is estimated at $250,000. Three firemen were inâ€" jured when a high pressure hose broke away from the men who were holding it as the water was being turned on. William H. Hawkes was thrown against the aerial truck and had his back badly bruised. John Roach, who was holding the hose, was hurt about the head. Edward Courtney, who was in charge of a low pressure stream, .was struck by a flying nozzle and had his leg broken. ' C. N. R. Construction Gang Drills Into Old Charge. A despaJtch from Port Arthur says: Two Finns, John Ranto and 0. Henderson, were killed and five others injured at the Canadian Northern Railway construction works on Tuesday, four miles north of Nepigon, by drilling into an un- exploded charge. _They were em- ployed with Flatt & Timmo, sub- contractors. . The Steamer Wistow Battered to Places on The Scotch Coast 53 SAILURS WERE DBUWNED A despatch from Aberdeen, Scotâ€" land, says: Fifty-three of the British steamer Wistow Hall were drpwned on Thursday morning when the steamer foundered on the Bullets of Buchan, off the coast of Aberdeenshire. Only Capt. Stod- dart and three of the crew reach- ed shore. The Wistow Hall had a. terrible experience in the gale. Capt. Stoddart, who was resuscit- ated after a. long period of uncon- sciousness, relates asbory of ex- tremely tempestuous weather from the time of leaving the Tyne on Monday. The vessel got into dif- ficulties Wednesday, when two of the crew were mortally injured. The captain himself had his spine hurt and his arm broken, confining him to his cabin. Finally the fires were extinguished and the vessel was at BIG FIRE AT TORONTO. TWO 'MEN KILLED. miners at Middlesboro’, B. 0., in the chute of a mine, and an exâ€" plosion in a. powder factory at De- parture Bay, Vancouver, B. C., in which three men were killed. There were eleven killed in the railway service, and fourteen in' mining. The largest number of non-fatal accidents occurred in the metal trades, in which forty-two were in- jured. Nine men were killed and thirty-one were injured in the build» ing trades, an unusually high num- ber for the month of December. There were twenty-six non-fatal accidents in the railway service.’ Unless They Receive a Fixed Min- imum Wage. A despatch from London, says: The recent ballot taken by the coal miners of Great Britain, the result of which was officially declared on Thursday afternoon, was over- whelmingly in favor of astrike for a; fixed minimum wage. The actual figures were: For a. strike, 945,901 '. against .a strike, 115,051. Notices to quit work will doubtless prompt- ly be hanoed in by the miners. and this will bring about a. national stoppagé of coalâ€"mining, on March 1. The intervening weeks, however. give plenty of time for negotiations between the employers and the workers, and efforts for mediation may be expected to avert what would otherwise prove a national calamity. MINERS VOTE FOR A STRIKE‘ List of Prize-Winners Announced at Ottawa. ‘ A despatch from Ottawa, says: The prize winners in the Ontario standing field crap competitions were announced on Wednesday. They are :- Oatsâ€"First prize, Geo. Brown, Millbrook; second, George Boyce, Merivale; third, W. G. Wil- son, Wvoodville. Barleyâ€"First, S. E. Bonisteel, Frankford; 2nd, D. I. Ross, Frankford. Wheatâ€"First Samuel McMillan, Cobden; 2nd, J-ohn Ire'ton, Queen’s Line. Poto- toesâ€"First, F. Walker, Royston; 2nd, Jas. Reid, Oxdrift; 3rd, Wm. Jenkin, Emsdale. One hundred and four agricultural societies, 1,- 800 farmers and‘ 28,000 acres were judged by sixty judges sent out by the Ontario Department of Agriâ€" culture for this competition. Neighborhood Is In a State of Ex- citement. A despatch from lLontreal, says: A baker, Who has been making and distributing bread at Matane, Que. for four days, is discovered to have smallpox, and the neighborhood is in a state of excitement and fear. The matter was reported to the Pro- vincial Board of Health Friday by wire, and afull staff of inspectors. consisting of three doctors, has been rushed to the county to take all precautions against the spread of the disease. ' Matters have reached a critical stage in Pekin, and Yuan Shi Kai is preparing to leave the capital. FIELD CROP CO MPETITIDN S. the mercy of the sea. A few min- utes before she struck the steward assisted the captain to dress. No sooner had he reached the bridge than the steamer crashed into the rocks. He was washed overboard and remembered nothing until he recovered consciousness in the cot- tage where he is now lying. After Monday the crew had no food or drink, and all of them huddled in the engine nroom, not daring to ven- ture to " the forecastle to procure supplies. ' The scene from shore was 'harrowing. The vessel soon broke up and the crew clung desâ€" perately, but every wave claimed its victim. Nothing could bedone to help the men, and in a short time all disappeared except the four who were carried by the seas to the shore. SMALLI’OX IN A BAKERY. PRIBES 0F FARM PRUDUETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Jan. 23.â€"F101u"â€"Winter wheat. 90 per cent. patents, $3.55 to $3.60 at sea- board. Maniwba floursâ€"First patents, $5.50; second patents, $5; and strong bak- ers', $4.40, on track. Toronto. ' Manitoba WheatfiNo. 1 Northern is quoted at $1.11, Bay .ports; No. 2 North- ern at $1.08, and No. 5 at $1.04, Bay ports. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. 2 white, red and mixed, 91 to 95c, outside. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario at 43 tb 431-20, and No. 3 at 42 to 421-20; on track. Toronto, 46 to 461-20. No. 2 Western Can- ada. oats, 49c, and No. 1 feed, 45 to 451â€"20, Bay ports. ' Peasâ€"Good shipping peas, $1.10 to $19 15, outside. Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow, 70c, To- ronto freights. Ryeâ€"94 to 950 for 'No. 2, outside. \ Buckwheat~61 to 62c, outside. ‘Branâ€"Manitoba. bran, $23.50, in bags. Toronto freight. Short-s, $25.50. V Barleyâ€"47 to 48 lbs. at 85 to 861-20, out. side. COUNTRY PRODUCE» Apples-Winter stock, $2.75 1.9 $3.50 per barrel. ' ' Beansâ€"Small lots of hand-picked, $2.- 35 to $2.45 per bushel. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 11 to 12¢ per 1b. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75. Baled Hayâ€"No. 1 at $16.50 to $17.50, on track, and No. 2 at $14 to $15. Baled Strawâ€"$7.50 to $8, on track. To- ronto. ' Potatoesâ€"Car lots, in bags, $1.25 to $1.- 50, and. Delawares‘ at $1.55. Out-of-atore, $1.45 to $1.50. Poultry~Wpolesale prices of- dressed poultryzâ€"Chickens. 15 to 160 per 11); fowl, 10 to 120; ducks, 15 to 16c; geese, 13 to 150; turkeys, 20 to 210. Live poultry, about 20 lower than the ébove. ButterflDairy, choice, in wrappers, 27 to 300; large rolls, 2‘70; and inferior. tuba. 13 to 190, Creamery quoted at 32 to" 331â€"233 for r6113. and 50.1;0 310 for‘ solids, per 1b. ‘ ' Eggsâ€"Strictly new-laid, 35c. delivered beret and fresh at 28c per dozen. in case lots. Cheese-Large, 15 3-40, and twins at. 1614-0 per lb. Baoonâ€"Long élear, 111-2 to '11 3-40 per 1b., in case lots. Porkâ€"Short. out, $22.- 50; (10., mess, $19.50* to $20. Hamsâ€"Medi- um to light, 16 to 161-20; heavy. 14 to 141-20; rolls, 10 3-4 to lie; breakfast. bacon, 16 to 170; backs, 19 to 200. Lardâ€"~Tierces, 113-40; tube, 120; pails, 121-40. Montreal, Jan. 23.â€"»Oats â€" Canadian Western, No. 2, 471-2 to 480; do. No. 3, 451-20; extra Mieed, 461-20; No. 2 lo- cal white, 460; No. 5\local white. 45c; No. 4 local white, 440. Barleyâ€"Malting, 96 to 980. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 70 to 71¢. Flourâ€" Man. Spring wheafi patents; firsts. $5.30; do., seconds, $5.10; strong balrera',\$4.90; Winter patents. choice, $4.75 to $5; straight rollers, $4.25 to $4.40; straight rollers, bags, $1.95 to $2.05. Rolled oatsâ€"Barrels, $4.65; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.20: Branâ€"$23; shorts. $25; middlings, $28; mouillie, $28 to $34., Hay-No. 2, per ton, car lots. $15 to $15.50. Cheeseâ€"Finest Westerns, 151-8 to 151-40; do., finest Easterns. 14 7-810 150. Butterâ€"Choiceat creamery, 52 to '321â€"2c; (10., seconds. 30 to Me. Eggsâ€"Fresh, 45 to 500; do., selected, 311-2 to 320; No. 1 stock, 271-2 to 280.. Potatoesâ€"Per bag, car lots, $1.40. Minneapolis, Jan. 23.â€"Wheatâ€"â€"May. $1.- 057-8; July, $1.065â€"8; No. 1 hard, $1.0643-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.05 7-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.05 7-8; N0. 5 wheat, $1.017-8. No. 3 yel~ low corn, 611-2 to 620. No. 3 white cats, 47 to 471-20. N0. 2 rye 901-2 to 91c. Bran, $24 to $24.50. Flourâ€"First patents, $5.10 to $5.40; second patents, $4.70 to $5; first clears, $5.50 to $3.85; second clears, $2.40 to $2.80. Buffalo, Jan. 23.â€"Spring wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, carloads, store, $1.15; Winter, No. 2 red, $1.01; No. 3 red, 930; No. 2 white, $1.01. Corn~No. 3 yellow, 680; No. 4 yel- low, 661-40, all on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 541-4c; No. 3 white, 531-Zc; No. 4 white, 52 3-40. Barleyâ€"Malt. ing, $1.25 to $1.35. Montreal, Jan. 23.â€"Butchex‘s' cattle, choice, $6.75 to $7; (10., medium, $4.25 to $5.50; (10.. common, $3 to $4; canners, $2.- 50 to $3.50; butchers’ cows. choice, $5.25 to $5.50; (‘10., medium, $4.75 to $5; (10., bulls, $5.25 to $5.50: feeding bulls, $3.60 to $5.75; milkers, choice, each $70 to $75; UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Jan. 23.â€"Wheatâ€"â€"May, cgmmon and 'medium. each, $45 to BUTTER. EGGS. CHEESE. LIVE , STOCK MARKETS, HOG PRODUCTS. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Reports from Minitonas, in the Swan River Valley, give details of the new gold strike, which is said to be phenominally rich. Just be- fore Christmas a farmer named Murphv, living some nine miles from Minitonas, sold some turkeys. Several flakes of gold were noticed in their crops, and when the conâ€" tents were properly examined a number of nuggets ranging in weight up to three ounges were found. No one seemed to know Where the turkeys had come from, but Murphy heard of it and staked claims along a ridge of black sand where the turkeys had‘run during GOLD IN. TUBKEYS’ DROPS HOW the Minitonas, Manitoba, Gold Fields ~ f ' Were Discovered ‘ $55; springers. $30 to $40. Sheepâ€"Ewes, $4.50 to $4.75; bucks and culls. $3.75 to $4.25; lambs, $6.50 to $6.75. Hogsâ€"F. o. b., $7 to $7.25. Calvesâ€"$3 to $15. moronto, Jan. 23.â€"Demand was keen for the few loads of choice steers and hei- fers marketed, and as high as $6.75 was bid and refused. Some loads of good butcher cattle sold from $6.25 to $6.50. Medium cattle ranged from $5.50 to $6. Sheep and lambs sold from $6.50 to $7.20, and the latter from $5 to $4.75. Hogs and calves were practically unchanged. The remarkable adaptability of Grape-Nuts food to stomachs so dis- ordered that they will reject ev- erything else, is illustrated by the case of a. woman in Racine, Wis. “Two years ago,” she says, “I was attacked by a stomach trouble so ‘serious that for a long time I could not take much of any sort of food. Even the various kinds pre- scribed by the doctor produced most acute pain. ~ \v. “We then got some Grapeâ€"Nuts food, and you can imagine my‘sur- prise and delight when I found that I could eat it with a relish and without the slightest distress. “When the doctor heard of it he told me to take several small por- tions each day, because he fe‘ared I would grow tired of it; as I had of all other food. “But to his surprise, (and that of everybody else), I did not tire of Grape-Nuts, and became better day by day, till, after some weeks, “.3, V my entirely recovered and I was able to eat anything my up- pet-i}? craved. .1111 “My nerves, which had become so weakened that I feared I would become insane, were also restored by the Grapeâ€"Nuts food in connece ~tion with Postum, which has become our table beverage. I appreciate most gratefully and thankfully the good that your food preparations have done me, and shall be glad to answer any letters inquiring as to my experience.” Name given by Canadian Postum 00., Windsor, Ont. ‘ "Ever read the above latter? A new one appears trom tlme to time. They are genulne, true and full of fiuman Interest. “Plead the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. ‘There’s a Ikason.” Pneumonia Plague Killed Thou- sands in China. A despatch fmm Manila says: The report of the international plague conference, which was held at Mukden, Manchuria, last year, was issued here on Saturday. The conference was convened at the request of the Chinese Government and eleven countries were repre- sented by delegates: The report was prepared by Dr. Richard Pear- son $trong, of the Philippines Bureau of Science. It consists of 500 pages and gives data. and an- nounces conclusions, which, it is believedLWill be of invaluable aid to the scientific world in regard to the pneumonia plague, about which little has heretofore. been known. This disease killed 50,000 persons in Manchuria and Northern China last year and some of the best phyâ€" sicians in the world seemed to be unable to do anything to check its spread. Several of the prominent doctors who went to Manchuria at the time succumbed to the disease. Owen Sound ratepayers will be asked to vote on a million and a, half dollar drydock project. The Government has the Waterous property ford for a. site for the office. Illustrating the Effect of Food. SURPRISED' DOCTOR .NNOT CHECK DISEASE. purchased at Brant- new post- the summer and fall. Other claims have been staked in the vicinity and in all some hundred and twenty 10â€" cations have been filed. There is too much snow for much prospect- ing, but a nugget weighing just over an ounce has been“ found and sevâ€" eral smaller ones. When the snow goes there will be an active mining camp, for preliminary prospects show that a. rich gold field has been located, with possibilities of find- ing the mother lode. Geological formations are similar to those of other rich gold mining regions, and two Klondyke miners now at Miniâ€" tonas predict a wild gold rush in lthe spring as soon as the value of ‘the deposit becomes known. - The distinguished English aulthor, Arnold Bennett, who is probably the most charming philosophical writer of the day, has one striking personal peculiarity. This story, told by a New York editor, has to do with this peculiarity: A critic at the club the other day was listening to an execrable, young novelist. The young man boasted on interminably, but; at last Mr. Arnold Bennett. I heard the critic get in the words: “Do you know, you remind me of Arnold Bennett 2” UUHLC, LIUW, KLU Juu 1\,WUJ v“ “Yes; you stutter so,” send the critic. 4 ' "V‘TfltlgllElY’r VThe novelist blushed and laughed for pleasure. “Really? Come, now, do you really thi'n‘kf” Fifteen Were Killed and Forty In- jured. " »A despatch from Kemmerer, Wyo~ ming, says: Fifteen miners were reported killed and forty injured in a dust explosion in mine No. 4 of the Kemmerer Coal Company on Saturday afternoon. Of the forty injured it is known that nine, who havebeen taken to the hospital at Rock Springs, are in a serious con- dition. There were 112 men in the property at the time of the explo- sion, and those who were not killed or injured rushed to the aid of their companions. The men on the top quickly organized for rescue work,‘ but despite their most desperate) efforts all of the dead and injured were not removed until a few min-l utes before midnight. Wfii. Adair, Caradoc Farmer, Was‘ Instantly Killed. A‘ despatch from London says: Wm: Adair, a. farmer of the fifth ooncession of Caradoc'Township, was instantly killed Saturday af‘. ternoon in a gravel pit near Dela. ware. Adair was working with a. number of other men in the pit“ when a. huge piece of frozen earth’ caved in upon him, crushing hisi brains out and inflicting other ten} rible injuries. ‘ Heavy Sentence for Man Whm Robbed and Assaulted Woman. A despatch from Vancouver, B. 0., says: The sharpest sentence eve!" handed out in'the Police; Court was imposed op Wedgesdaya; on F. Renault}, convicted ‘of robm, bery, with violence, from Mrs. May; Richardson. .7 He entered the‘ house and knocked the woman down and stole $72. The sentencef was ten years and twenty lashes. DUST EXPLODED IN MINE. CRUSHED IN GRAVEL PIT. TEN YEARS AND LASHES. HE STUTTERS.