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Several Lumber Mills Destroyed in Newfoundland. 'A despatch from St. John’s, Nfld.. says: Several lumber mills 'have been desmroyed by fire and 175 persons are homeless as a result of the forest fires raging in the north of this island. The fire has been raging for the past two days. Terrible Accident on Lac 10 Grand, Quebec. - A despatch from Chenneville, Quebec, says: Six people were drowned in a, boating accident on Friday while crossing Lac le Grand Poisson Blane. There were thirâ€" teen in the boat when it was upset in a squall, and seven managed to save their lives. lieved to be the first suffragist in the United States to be given a finitentiary sentence for husband ating. Dubal complained that, in a. fit of rage, she gave him a sound beating. City Judge Hotchkiss de- clared that if women desired men’s prerogatives they should also have men’s punishment when found guilâ€" ty of violation of the law. He al‘ ways dealt severely with wifeâ€"beat- ers, he said, and, accordingly, he sentenced her to three months in the penitentiary. Six Others Terriny Mangled 0n C.N.R. Construction. A despabch from Kingston. Ont., says: Eight men killed and six others injured was the awful toll of a premature blast. explosion at a Canadian Northern Railway conâ€" struction camp at Lake Opinieon on Saturday afternoon. There were eighteen men in the rock cut at the time of the explosion. Only two of the number escaped without serious injury. Sun-day afternoon eix of the injured arrived at the General Hospital, and some of them may die, as the majority have broken arms or legs and internal injuries. The eighteen men were in the cut; while Mr. Northup, the foreman, was preparing the blast, assistrefl by a Roumanian. There was a terrific explosion, and a great mass of earth shot up into the air, burying the men. The explosion blew the foreman to pieces, and only one of his hands with a glove on it and remnants of his clothing have since been found. The Roumanian who stood by him was blown quite a disâ€" tance and his body hurled against a rock. Five other Roumanians were also instantly killed. One other died a quarter of an hour after he was pulled out, While six additional were released with terrible injur- mes. Binghampion Woman Goes Down for Latest Suih'agc Tactic. A despairch from Binghampt-on, AN.Y‘, says: Mrs. Mary Dubal is be- WESTERN WHEAT AUBEAGE EXPLO SIGN KILLS EIGHT )1 EN The least satisfactory feature of the whole report is the large amount of wheat which has been disced in on the stubble. Planting by this method is very largely conâ€" fined to the newer parts of Saskat- chewan and Alberta. Where the land is new, and should the preâ€" 'A despatch from Winnipeg says: The second fortnightly crop report, published by The Free Press on Thunsday, covers 215 points in the three western Provinces and shows that conditions on the whole are de- cidedly satisfactory. One hundred and fortyâ€"six points report condi- tions excellent, 59 report good and only 10 report conditions poor. Wheat seeding was generally comâ€" pleted by May 20, and it is estiâ€" mated but 5 per cent. of the wheat acreage was not seeded owing to wet weather. This will still be used for coarse grains. In many places wheat is now up from three to six inches. Only 27 points reported the aero- age for Wheat actually curtailed by wet weather, and the percentages were small. Still there are a, sufii- cient number of these acreages to reduce the tentative estimate of the last report. by 5 per cent. This would bring the total area in wheat t0_1_1,542,500 acres. Report Shows That Conditions on the . Whole are Very Satisfactory SIX PERSONS DIQOWNED. H0 MELESS FROM FIRE S. FOR HU SBAND-BEATIN G . The new Grand Trunk hotel, the Chateau Lauritt‘, was opened at Ottawa on Saturday. An Increase in Mortality of 34,869 for Last Year Recorded. A despatch from Paris says: The French Minister of Labor, in the report; of the vital statistics of France for 1911, says the number of deaths was 34,869 more than the toâ€" tal of the year previous, thus con- tinuing the unfavorable situation of France as compared with that of growing nations. Made Off With Lady’s Purse While She Was at Confession. A dyespatc‘h from St. Catherines says: While attending St. Cather- ine Catholic Church Saturday even- ing, Mrs. L. M. McCarron was robbed of a valuable silver purse containing a sum of money and other articles. Mrs. MCCarr-on had left the purse in the pew while go- ing to confession, and on her re- turn it was gone. The police were notified, and are now on the track of a man who was seen acting sus- piciously in the dhurch. Will Visit His Father. Duke of Con- nmxght, in the Autumn. A despatch from London says: Prince Arthur of Connaught is to be granted special leave from the army in order to pay a visit to his parents in Canada during the Auâ€" tumn. He will join the King at Balmoral in September, and may go West afterwards, so as to 'get some sport during the fall. The expected presence of Princess Pa.- tricia in London for the midsummer season is now postponed until next Year. Wcaithy Rancher Charges Neighbor With Attempted Murder; A despatch from Mdicine Hat. Alta” says: J. Lawson, a, promi- nent rancher, is charged with atâ€" tempted murder. ’B. Harpell, an- other wealthy genfleman, is in the hospital with a bullet in his head, and declares that his neighbor shot him. He went into his hay mOW‘tO feed his horses, and his assailant, who was hiding in the hay, it, is said, fired. A dospa’och from London says: Anti-Mormon disturbances at Bris- tol and Nuneaton were followed on Thursday by Police Court proceed- ings. At the latter town, during the hearing, it transpired that E1â€" der Smith had been seized and roughly handled. and afterwards tarer and feathered. He is now suing for damages on grounds of assault. TAR AND FEATHER A MORBION Leader of Unpopnlar Sect Roughly Handled. A very gratifying feature of' the report is the large percentage of re- ports indicating that farmers stop- pccl seeding wheat at or near the right time. There are still far too many points that report seeding wheat after May 20, but they are much less than they were last year. Only two out of 215 points heard from rerport the need of rain, though a few state rain would be acceptable. sent abundant moisture continue throughout the season no doubt larger crops will be reap-ed, even from this indifferent seeding. Thir- ty-three points report acreage on stubble, running from 40 to as high as 85 cents. of the whole seeded area. , / Flax is very much in the same predicament, though there is a little doubt that this acreage, in spite of the weather which still may come, will be largely in excess of last year. About 75 per icent. of the oats has been seeded, and. 50 per cent. of the barley. Still it is impossible to form alt) intelligent estimate of the oat and barley acreage, for depend- ing on the weather, considerable areas of these grains will still be seeded, though the men who seed are taking a very long chance. PRINCE ARTHUR IS COMING. FRENCH ARE DYING OFF. THIEF IN A, CHURCH. SHOT IN IIAY MOW. Mr. John P. Oasefi Industrial Commissioner at St. Catharines, is dead. Will Extend From Dover to the Orkneys. A dospateh from London says: The British Admiralty has planned a chain of naval scouting bases exâ€" tending from Dover to as far north as the Orkneys as a sequel to the successful experiments with the waterplane at Weymouth last week. Harwich, which has been selected as one of the most important bases on the North Sea is to be immedi- ately equipped with a naval scoutâ€" ing machine which underwent suc- cessful tests on Wednesday. This machine rose from the water after a “run” of only thirty yards and descended with complete ease after flights of considerable altitude. The St. Lawrence Hotel at Far- 1‘an’ls Point- was destroyed by fire. Receives Freedom of the City of Belfast. A despatch from Belfast says: The freedom of this city was con- ferred on Whitelaw Reid, United States Ambassador to Great Bri- tain, at a luncheon 'given on Thurs- day by the Lord Mayor. The func- tion was attended by about 500 of the most prominent citizens. The resolution of the city corporation conferring the distinction on Mr. Reid concludes :~â€"“In recognition of his distinguished services in pro- moting a peaceful understanding between Great Britain and the United Stat-es of America, and strengthening the bonds of friend- ship between their peoples.” Engineer Cowic Says It is Not Equallod in the World. A despatch from Montreal says: Mr. F. W Cowie, chief engineer of the Harbor Commission, who has just returned from the twelfth In- ternational Navigation Congress at Philadelphia, said on Friday :â€" “There is not a harbor in the world that equals ours in the economical handling of freight. Our most up- to-date freight handling facilities give us the most economical port handling in the world.” Mr. Cowie continued: “My own personal im- pression of the Congress is, after listening to discussions by learned representatives from every civiliz- ed country in the world, that we, here in Montreal, have an initiaâ€" tive equal to that of any other port on the earth.” New President Loses No Time in Meeting Wishes of Government. A d-espatch from Ottawa says: Hon. T. W. Crothers, Minister of Labor, has definite assurances that the new management of the Grand Trunk Railway will give employ ment to all men engaged in the strike of 1910, not heretofore taken back, whose case was favorably re< port-ed by Judge Barron, and who may apply to the local superinten~ dent for work. While they may not be able at this late date to put all such men in their old places, the best possible will be done for them. as the new management is honestly disposed to establish the most friendly relations with their em- ployees. MONTREAL HARBOR G.T.R. WILL TAKE MEN BACK. WHI'I‘ELA w 1mm 1107a oltED. NAVAL SCOUTING BASES ‘l'llE PRINCE OF WALES. PRAISED. The Pekin correspondent of the London Telegraph says that a strin- gent anti-opium bill is now‘ before the Advisory Council. It aims at the total suppression of the traffic before December 31. Decision in Peculiar Montreal Court Affair. A despatch from Montreal says: The dispute which arose in the courts here as to the relative legal values of a witness’ word of honor and his testimony on oath has been settled by Mr. Justice Laurcndeau, to Whom it was submitted. The judge has decided that a witness in a Quebec court in a, civil suit must swear upon a Bible and accept the regular formula about telling the truth put to all who testify. Nearly $9,500,000 Revenue Report- ed at Ottawa for May A despatch from Ottawa. says: The promise of a. record increase in the May customs receipts is amply fulfilled in a statement completed at the Department of Customs on Friday. The exact increase for the month reaches the substantial figure of $2,531,956.37. The receipts for the month amounted to $9,485,111.â€" 78, as compared with $6,953,155.41 for the corresponding month of the previous fiscal year. This brings the increase for the two months of the current fiscal year up to $5,- 098,776.04, the receipts being $17,- 561,074.03 for the two months of 1912-13, and $12,462,297.99 for the same period of 1911-12. RECORD CUSTOMS INCREASE. A despatch from New York says: The increasing ‘ consumption of candy in this country has been the subject of considerable comment at medical meetings here recently. Ac- cording to the New .York Medical Journal, it is generally agreed that the food value of candy is beyond dispute, and that it has a therapeu- tic use in certain forms of heart disâ€" ease. The absence of fat, it seems, is an indication that children should not partake of it in unlimited quantities, although the only danâ€" ger from eatinr. it lies in the fact that it ‘5' often adulterated. Six Cents a Pound nearer Retail tail Than a Week Ago. A despatch from Chicago says: Meat on Wednesday advanced to the highest price known since the Civil War. Retail butchers began charging from four to six cents a pound more for prime‘cuts of beef, veal and mutton than a week ago. An unusual feature of the soaring retail market is that, although Chi- cago is the meat producing centre of the country, the prices here on Wednesday for meats averaged from one to two cn-ts higher than butchers are charging in New York City. No explanation of this start- ling condition was offered by pack- ers. According to packers, the high prices will prevail many weeks, with a prospect of further increase. The packers blame the almost pro-- hibitive cost of meat to the shortage of cattle, due to a scarcity of corn. But Medical Folk Says Children Shouldn't Eat Too Much. ATHEIST MUST TAKE OATH. CANDY AS A FOOD. MEAT IN CHICAG 0. pf!” Captain of Carpathia to be Reward- ed by Congress. A de‘spatch from Washington, I). 0., says: The Sena-be on Tuesday passed a joint resolution extending the thanks of Congress, and appro- priating $1,000 for a medal to Cap- tain Arthur H. Rostron, of the Car- pathia, and also a vote of thank", to the Carpathia’s crew. Toronto, June [Irâ€"CattleHExtra choica heavy steers for butcher and export, $7.. 60 to $8; good medium to choice butcher loads. $7.15 to $7.80; common. $5 to $6; canners. $3; choice butcher cows. firm. at $6 to $6.50: bulls. $5 f0 $6.25. Smokers â€"-Stoady demand at $5.25 to $6 for good quality; extra choice heavy feeders. $6.- 25 to $6.50. Calvesâ€"Good veal. $4 to $7.- 90; bobs, $1.50 to $2.50. Sheepâ€"Market Iower; choice ewes. $5 to $6.25; bucks and culls. $4 to $5: spring lambs, $5.50 to $6.. 25 each. Hogsâ€"at $8.40 f.o.b., $8.75 fed and wait-red, and $9.10 weighed ofi‘ cars. wa they relfeve or cure Biliousnesa, Incfigestxon, Sick Headaches, Rheum- atism and other common ailments. In the fullest sense of the words Dr. Morae’e Indian Root Pills are a A Household Rom-d7 Montreal. June 4.â€"Choico steers sold at $7.75 to $8.00; good at $7.25 to $7.50. and the lower grades from that down to $6.- 50 per cwt. Choice butchers’ cows sold as high as $6.75 to $7.00, and good at; $6.25 to $6.50, while the common 'sold down as low as $4.25 per th. Choice bulls sold at -,6.7h to $7.00. good at $6.25 to $6.50, and common from $4.25 to $5.50 per cwt. Sheep sold at $5.00 to $5.50, and Spring 19.1ng at $3.00 to $4.50 each. The demand or calves was good at prices ranging from $3.00 to $10.00 each as to size and qua- lity. A weak feeling developed in the market for hogs owing to the increased supplies and prices declined 25 to 500 per’ cwt., with sales of selected lots at $9.25 to $9350 per cw_t.. weighed off cars, Minneapo 15, June 4.~Wheatâ€"May, $1.~ 125-8; July, $1.13; September, $1.05 3-8; No. 1 hard, $1.151-4; N0. 1 Northernh $1.141-2 to’ $1.14 3-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.121-2 to 31.- 145-4; No. 2 Northern, 31.1212 to $1.12 3-4. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow. 74 to 75c. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white. 510. Rye~No. 2. 831-2 to 840. Bran â€"$25.50 to $24. Flour-First patents. $5.50 to $5.75; (10., seconds, $5.20 to $5.45; first clears, $3.90 to $4.15; (10., seconds, $2.80 to $5.10. Dr. Morse’sl Indian Root Pills Baled S;rawâ€"$11 to $11.50, on track, To« route. Maple Syrup‘$1.25 per gallon. Potatoesâ€"Car lots of Ontarios. in bags. $1.75 to $1.80, and Delawares at $1.85 to $1.90. Out-of-store. $1.95 to $2. Imported potatoes, $1.60, in car lots, and $1.80, out- of-store. BUTTER, EG G S, CHEESE. Buf.t.er~Dairy, choice, 23 to 24c; bakers'. inferior, 19 to 200; creamery, {’6 be 270 for rolls. and 250 for solids. Eggsâ€"22 to 250 per dozen, In case lots. . Cheese~chv cheese, 14 to 141-20 per pound. - Montreal, June 4.â€"A0a‘tsâ€"â€"Canadian West- ern, No. 2, 550 to 551-20; do., No. 3, 501-2 to 510; do., extra No. 1 feed. 51 LE to 520. Bar leyâ€"Man. feed, 65 to 660; do., malting, $1.- 06 to $1.07. Buckwheatâ€"“No. 2, 74 to 75c. Flourâ€"Manitoba, Spring wheat patents. firsts, $5.80; (10., seconds, $5.30; do., strong bakers’, $5.10; do., Winter patents. choice. $5.25 to $5.55; do., straight rollers, $4.80 to $4.90; (10.. straight rollers, bags, $2.30 30 $2.40. iRollet‘lr oatsâ€":Barrels, $5.35; do., UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, June 4.â€"Spring wheat~No. 1 Northern, carloads store: $1.22 3-4 Win'mi' N0. 2 red, $1.20; No. 3 red, $1.18; No. 2 white, $1.19. Corn~No. 5 yellow, 830; N0. 4 yellow. 820; No. 3 corn, 791-4 to 801-40; No. 4 corn, 7814 to 78 5-40, all on track. through billed. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white. 580; No. 3 white, 571-2c: No. 4 white. 561-20. B1}gley~llllalpingL $1.16 30 $1.25. ‘ Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultry-Chickens, 15 to 170 per 1b.; fowl, 11 to 12c: ducks, 12 to 140; tur< keys, 20 to 210. Live poultry, about 20 lower than the above. Baconâ€"Long clear, 14 to 141-40 per lb‘. in case lots. Porkâ€"Short cut. $24 to $25; do., mess, $41 Hams‘iMedium to light 18 to 181-20; heavy, 161-2 to 170; IoUs. 13 to 131-20; breakfast bacon. 18c; hacks, 20 to 21c. . 14Ilneérdâ€"‘Tierces, 14c; tubs, 141-40; pails. bags, 90 lbs., $2.55‘ Branfifszfi. Shortsâ€"â€" $27. Middlings~$29. Mouilliefl$50 to $54. Hay. N04 2, per ton, car lots. $20.50 to $21. Cheeseâ€"Finest westerns. 14 to 141-80; do" finest easterns, 153-4 to 137-80. Butt/crâ€" Choicest creamery. 27 to 271-40; (10.. sec- onds. 255-4 to 261-20. Eggs, selected, 25 to 260; (10.. No. 2 stock, 18 to 190. Pota- toesâ€"Pet bag, car lots, $1.70 to $1.75. Baled H'ay‘4No."z, Eié’té’ézo’fihto'n. Clo. ve‘r, _m_iqu, $1410 $1550, on track. A $5.25 to $5.55; do., to $4.90; (10.. straig to $2.40. Rolled 03 bags, 90 lbs., $2.55. $27. Middlings~$29. I__I_ay. No.__2. per ton yv; Nu- â€"- v- um. «w . Ontario Wheat-â€"-V'o. 2 white, red and mixed, $1.05 to $1.00, outside. _ 'dPeaszrz. Z shipping peas, $1.25, out. 61 e. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario 48 to 49c, and No. 3 at, 47c. outxide. No. 2 On- tario, 516, on track, Toronto. No. 1 extra W. 0. feed. 4%, Bay pox-Ls, and No. 1 at 480. Bay ports. “1 Barleyâ€"Prices nomina’l. Corn» 7N0. 3 American‘ yollow 821-2c, Bay Doris. and at 851-120, on track. Toronto. Ryeâ€"-Pricns nominal. Buckwheatâ€"«Prices nominal. Bruxx~â€" Manitoba bran, $25, in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $27. COUNTRY PRODUCE. $Zfilgans-r-S‘3 per bushel; primes, $2.65 to Hokeyâ€"Extracted, in tins. 11 to 12¢ per 1b; (fining, $2.§9 ’99 $2.15 peyudozen. Toronto. June 4.-â€"Flourâ€"Wintor wheat. 90 per cent. patents, $10.10 to 8415' at sea- board, and $4.15 to $4.25 for home con- sumption. Manitoba Floursâ€"-First pat- ents. $5.70: second patents, $5.20, and “5‘9”. bakers}, $5.911 trap}, Totaling: ‘ Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, $1.10, Bay ports; No. 2 at $1.07, and No. 3 at $1.03. Buy ports. Feed wheat is quoted atA67_1â€"2_c. I}_::1_y poms. PRIBES 0F FARM PRUDIJI‘JS REPORTS FROM THE LEIDI'I‘L TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices 01 Cattle, Grain. Cheese and cum Product at Home and Abrnd. $1,000 MEDAL FOR ROSTRON. exactly meet the need which so often arises in every family for a medicine to open up and regulate the bowels. Not only are they effective in all cases of Constipation, but they help greatly in breaking up a Cold or La Jri pe by cleaning out the system on pyrifyin‘g the blood. 'l‘n'ghe same LIVE STOCK MARKETS MONTREAL MARKETS HOG PRODUCTS BREADSTUFFS.