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A NEW NORTHERN RAILWAY “Now 22 Inmates of the Lazaretto in New Brunswick. Edmonton Will Be Given Connections With Hudson Bay and the North. FATHER AND CHILD BROWN EB A despatch from Edmoan says: Financed by British capitalists of international repute, holding 11 Fed- 'oml charter, which provides for 1,- 800 mile: of new railway construc- tion, giving Canmdsa new transconâ€" tinental line, with Fort Churchill on the out and Port Essington «on tho, west as terminals, and ‘wnneoting Edmonton ’with Lac» la Riches, Fort McMm-rsy Ind Lake Athabasca, yho Northern Territorial Railway will OOIIEODO. a survey of its route Little Girl Fell Overboard When ’l‘rawling Line Caught. A despatch from Peterbom says: Henry Hayward. aged 35, and his five-year~old daughter were drowned in the Otonabee on Sun- day afternoon. The trawling line held by the little girl caught, and she fell in the water. The father, although unable to swim, jumped in and died in an unsuccessful at- tempt to save her. Explosion of Dynamite in Copper Company's Plant. A despatch from Valparaiso, Chili, says: A tremendous dynamite explosion in El Teniente Mines, be- longing to the Braden Copper Comâ€" pany, killed 50 Chilians and dread- fully wounded many others. Ac- cording to semi-official reports the catastrope is the third occurring theré within a short period. Steps Taken to Bid the Cuban City of Rats. A despatch from Washington says: The plague alarm has reach- ed Santiago, Cuba, according to ad- vices to the State Department on Thursday. One case, suspected of being the plague, was found in the business section on Wednesday, and the discovery of the suspect caused great excitement. Energetic mes.- sures have been taken for cleaning the entire city and exterminating the rats. A house to house cam- paign of elimination has been in- lugurated. DOMINION" IS BUILDING UP Toronto is in the lead with a six- months’ record of $13,195,271. Win- nipeg’s figures are $11,205,600. Vanâ€" couver, with an expenditure of $8,- 132,720, is $65,000 ahead of Mont- real, and Edmonton is not far beâ€" hind with $7,725,622. Edmonton's expenditure shows the remarkable gain of 376 per cent. Stratford A despatch from Ottawa, says: The Director-General of Public Health, Dr. F. Montizambert, reâ€" ports that three new cases of lepâ€" rosy were admitted to the Leper Lazaretto at Tracadia, N.B., durâ€" ing the year, and one death occur- red. According to him there are at this date twenty-two patients there, twelve males and ten females. Eighteen are of French Aca-dian ori- gin, two of English, one of Icelan- ic and one of Russian origin. The Minister of Agriculture sanctioned the gift of a. small organ for the use of the patients to relieve the mono- tony of their lives. The Lepér Laz- aretto at Darcy Island, B. 0., has not been occupied by any leper since the last one was deported, previ- 0113 to this year. A deapatch from Toronto says: YAccording to report: from oflicial sources compiled by The Contract Record the building operations in twenty-seven Canadian cities for the first half of 1912 aggregated $69,583,674, twentyâ€"eight per cent. more than for the same period in 1911. As illustrating the steady growth of the country the journal points to the fact that the buildings erected in 1911 exceeded in value those of 1910 by 20 per cent. The buildings for the month of June alone represented an expenditure of $17,645,709, as compared with $12,346,908 in June, 1911. Six Months’ Record in Twenty-Seven Citiesâ€"Gain of Twenty-Eight Per Cent. 50 KILLED IN CHILIAN MINE. PLAG UE AT SANTIAGO. THREE NEW LEPEBS. A despatch from Chicago says: Thirteen persons were killed and fifteen to twenty were injured in a. wreck on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Western Springs, a. suburb of Chicago, at 6.30 mm. on Sunday. Coming through a fog with supposedly a, clear track ahead, train No. 8, a? ‘fast mail, ran at full speed into {the rear of train No. 2, known as ithe Overland Express, from Denver, ‘gwhich was standing still on the ‘track, telescoping two of the Over- :land Pullman cars. Mrs. F. A. 'gWilcox. who was in charge of the ltower from which the block signals lwere controlled, said she was cerâ€" itain the block was thrown against 1both trains. She coliapsed after lthe accident, and still is in a highly |nervous condition. from Edmonton north-easterly in the course of the next few days, and before the close of the season a start will probably be made on the actual construction of the grade. Tho corporation is capitalized It $40,000,000,“ and under the charter, whiah 'Wu‘gr-anted by the Domin- io'n .Purliamuit at it: list union, hm bonding power: amounting to 840,000 per mile. Tho length of this new transcontinental from the coast to Fort Churchill will be 1.450 miles. Trouble ‘at Toledo Between Non- Unionists and Strikers. A despatch from Toledo, Ohio, says: Three men were shot, two seriously,‘ and one was severely hurt by a thrown brick on Thursday night, in a riot bet-ween non‘union teamsbets, strikers and sympathiz- ers of the latter in front of one of the stables of a trucking firm, whose men are on a strike. Thg police have made more than fifteen arrests. The injured men have been taken to hospitals. Lambton county farme‘rs are mak- mg big strides 1n solentlfic agrlcul- ture. The latest crop reports from Wes- tern Canada. are highly satisfac‘ tory. Three young men were drowned while bathing at, St. Elenthere, Really to Pay Cash Indei’hnity to Turkey for Tripoli. A despatch from Paris says: The Italian Government, according to information from an authoritative source, recently informed the pow- ers in an unofficial way that it was ready and anxious to bring the Turco-Italian war to an end. The Italian Government expresses itself as willing to pay a heavy cale in~ dem‘nity to the Turkish Govern~ ment for the transfer of its sover- eignty rights in Tripoli to Italy and to act in a similar way in regard to the Turkish islands in the Aegean Sea already occupied by Italy. Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver . Montreal Edmonton Saskatoon Hamilton Regina Oatawa Fort William MaisonneuvtI New Westminster Lethbridge . Port Arthur Brantford .. London Windsor St. Boniface Berlin St. John Sydney Kingston Gait .. . .. Nelson Stratford Petetborough Welland ITALY ANXIOL'S TO END WAR. Thirteen Killed showed a. gain of 278 per cent, Brantford 133, Fort William 132, Port; Arthur 124, Nelson 118. The building. returns for six months of 1912 and the same period of 1911 are as follows :â€" 1912 1911 Toronto .. .. . . $13,195,271 $11,939,953 Winnipeg 11,205,600 9,058,150 Vancouver 8,132,720 9,191,524 Montreal . . 8,065,993 7,306,136 Edmonton . .. . 7,725,622 1,620,431 Saskatoon 4,685,634 2,574,441 Hamilton 3,145,600 2,246,780 Regina . .. . . .. .. . 2,549,770 2,936,930 Oatawa . A. . . .. . . .. .. . 2,120,000 1,393,370 Fort William . ,. . . .. . 1,743,425 750,075 M‘aisonneuvtI ... .. . . .. . 817,428 748,900 New Westminster . . . . 785,573 613,580 Lethbridge . .. . . .. . . . 719,543 528,950 Port Arthur . .. . . .. .. . 700,994 312,985 Brantford, . .. . . .. . . .. 657,230 282,228 London . .. ... . .. . . .. .. 509.598 458.423 Windsor . .. . . .. . . . 435,830 396,795 St. Boniface . .. . . .. 395,530 467,880 Berlin .... . ,. .. . . 332,950 242.585 81:. John . .. .. . . .. . . .. 315,950 211,700 Sydney .... .... . .. .. .. 254,616 282,052 Kingston ... . . .. . . .. . 224,059 133,223 Gait .. 204,032 163,920 Nelson . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 198,015 90,705 Stratford .... .... . .. 202,791 53,590 Petetborough . . . . . .. .. 188,858 186,786 Welland . .. . 124,186 ....... THREE SHOT IN RIOT. REAR-END SMASH. d in Chicago Railway Wreck. A despatch from Changhai says: Horrible atrocities marked the re- cent capture of the City of Litang,‘ in .the Province of Sze-Chuen, by the Tibetans. Many women and children were burned alive or other- wise slaughtered. The garrisgn defended tha city for an hour, and then fled; having 70‘dead inflthét streets. Mr. P. W. Sothman will retire as Chief Engineer of the Hydro-Elec- tric Commission. ‘ Little Boy, Also Shocked, Convey- ed News to Family. A despatch from Kingston says: Lightning struck William McKenna, a Wolfe Island farmer, 63 years of age, as he was milking a cow at his barn on Sunday. His two children, who were nearby, were also struck, but not fatally. The side of the bun was knocked out and two cows were killed. The little boy when he recovered from the shock crawled to the house and notified the rest of the family. Atrocities Marked Capture of CM- nese Town by Tibetans. LIGHTNING KILLED FARMER. Man Walking Track Noticed Spread Rail Just in Time. A despatch from Peterboro says: Albert Reynolds, of Springville, while walking on the C.P.R. tracks, noticed a spread rail. He hurried io notify a. section gang, and reâ€" pairs were completed just before an excursion train of eight coaches came along on its way to Peter- boro. the Westerners treated their ruler, addressing him on the street quite frequently without more formality than would be given a. village alderâ€" man. However; the climax to the Englishmen’s amazement was reach- ed during an automobile drive. The Premier had a. tall colored chauf~ feur whom he addressed as “Sam.” Reaching a smooth section of road, the Premier leaned over the \front seat and suggested a little more speed. “‘Lor’ bless you, Dick, she’s-on the last notch now,” responded the negro, wit-h plerfgct equanimity. About a year ago a party of Brit~ ish journalists traveling through British Columbia were entertained by Sir Richard McBride, as Premier of the Province. To those men with fixed traditions of a. Prime Minis- ter’s dignity, it was somewhat of a shock to find how very familiarly For First Three Months of Year the Gain Exceeds $8,000,000 A despatch from Ottawa says: The financial statement for the first three months of the fiscal year, closing on June 30, shows total re- ceipts of $37,838,110, as compared with $29,239,646 for the same period last year. For the month of June alone, the receipts were $13,181,174 as compared with $10,666.205 in June, 1911. The big increase ‘is‘ practically all due to increased cusâ€" toms collections. The total expenâ€" diture for the three months, so far as accounted for at the end of June, was $12,481,931, as compared with $8.935,732 for the like period in 1911. In’ addition, there have been expenditures chargeable to capital account, amounting to $1,533,920, as against $2,303,730 for the first three months of 1911. During the first quarter of the fiscal year, the debt has been decreased by $6,021,- 138, as compared with $3,739,960 for the same period last year. ‘ SAVED EXCURSION TRAIN. WOMEN BURNED ALIVE. THE FEDERAL REVENUE. HE’S “DICK” TO ALL Sir Richard McBride.- A despatch from Ottawa says: On the basis of head of population, Canadians are drinking more beer and liquor and smoking more cigars, cigarettes and tobacco year by year, according to returns to the Inland reyenue department. The increase, however, is not so much as would appear by comparison with last year. This is on account of the “lost half ‘million’f in the ponull’ tion;-,~ The consumption-‘0! liquor and'to-bacco is based on. the popu- lation as estimated by the census department. For the fiscal year 1911, the estimate was 7,901,530. The actual population this year. howâ€" Buffalo, July 16.â€"'Spriu[ wheat, No. 1 Northern. carloada. store, 81:15: Winter. No. 2 red. $1.13; No. 3 red. 51.12; No. 2 white, $1.16. Corn, No. 3 yellow, 78c; No. 4 yellow. 761-40: No. 3 corn. 75 3-4 to 76 1-40: No. 4 corn. 741-4 to '74 3-40, 111 on track oember, 31.0218: No. 1 hard, $1.091~Z; No. 1 Northern, 81.0834 to 81.09; No. 2 North: ern. $1.07 to 81.07.1-2. No. 3 yellow corn, 70 to 72c. No‘ 5 white oats, 41 to 471-2, No. 2 rya, 68 to 70c. Bran. $20.50 to 621.00. Flour, first. patents, $5.20 to $5.45; second patents. $4.90 to $5.15; first clears, $5.60 to $3.65: second clears. $2.50 710 $2.89. SMOKING-AND DRINKING 061.2; Seintem'brenjfilfil 1:8 a; $1.9; 135i Revenue Returns Show that Consumption of Cig- arettes ls oh the Increase.- to $1.60. Baconâ€"Long clear, 14 to 141-40 per 1b.. in case lots. Porkâ€"Short out, $24 to $25; (10., mess, $20.50 to $21. Hams-Medium to light, 171-2 to 181:; heavy, 161-2 to 170; rolls, 13 to 131-20: breakfast bacon, 181-20; backs. 20 to 210. Laraâ€"Tiaras; 15 5-40,: tubs. 15c; 141-20. Poultryâ€"Wholesale prices of choice dressed poultry. Chickens. 15 to 17c per 1b.; fowl, 11 to 120; turkeys, 18 to 190. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. Ontario Wheat~No. 2 white, red and mix- ed, $1.04, outside. PeasmPurely nominal. Oatsâ€"Gar lots of No. 2 Ontario, 460, and No. 3 at 450, on track, Toronto. No. 1 extra. W. C. feed, 48c, Bay ports, and No. 1 at 47c, Bay ports. Barleyâ€"Prices nominal. Cornâ€"No. 5 American yellow, 750, on track, Bay ports, and at 790, Toronto. Ryeâ€"Prices nominal. Buckwheatâ€"Prices nominal. Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $22. in bags, To- ronto freight. Shorts, $24. Baled ha§~Nu 1 at $15 to. $16, on track. Toronto; No. 2 at $11 to $12, and mixed clover at $9. "isé’léd’éstéfiâ€"Good straw. $10 to $10.50. on track, Toronto., Beansâ€"Hand-picked, ' $3 per bushel; primes, $27.65 to $273151 â€" Hone'y4Extracted, in tins, 11 to 120 per lb. iCongbs, $72.50‘t/o $2.75 pg: dozen. Potatbeéâ€"Car lots of Ontarios. in bags, $1340, rand pglayvargs at $1.60. Butterâ€"Dairy, choice, 23 to 240; bakera’, inferior. 19 to 20; creamery, 27 1,0 280 for rolls, and 260 for solids. Eggsâ€"New-laid. 240, per dozen, and of fresh at. 22 to 230. Prices of Cattle, craln. Ghana and cum Produou n Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto. July 16.â€"Flourâ€"W1ntet wheat. 90 per cent. gatents. $4.15 to $420. at 3934‘ board, and at $4.20 to $4.25 for home con- sumption. Manitoba. floursâ€"First; patents. $5.70; second patents, $5.20, and strong bqlgers’, $5, on track. Toronto. 7 Manitoba, Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. $1.- 121-2, Bay ports; No. 2 at $1.091-2. and No. 3 at $1.05, Bay ports. Feed wheat by satmplet 627710 640, Bay ports. A despatch frOm Ottawa says: In a report to the Minister of Agri- culture, Dr. G. G. Martineau, of the quarantine station, Grosse Isle, Quebec‘ states that the year ended March 31, 1912, has been a. bad one as far as quarantinable disease is concerned. Six passenger vessels arrived in quarantine with smallâ€" pox on board, two with cholera, and one with typhus fever. Two births and seven deaths occurred in the hospital during the year. The doc- tor announces that two very uncom- mon cases have made an appear- ance, cholera and typhus fever. Quarantine Station Reports a Bad Year Among the Immigrants. PRICES 0F FARM PRODUBTS DISEASE ON EVERY VESSEL REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. UNITED STATES MARKETS. fliinnqapolia,’ July 16.:Wheapfl‘qu. CEéeééâ€"Nev} ,chéése, 14 to 141-20 per lb. BUTTER. EGGS, CHEESE. MONTREAL MARKETS COUNTRY PRODUCE. HOG PRODUCTS. pails, Heavy growth also is indicated the tobacco habit. Tht total equalled 3.011 pounds per head of popula- tion: Cigamttesentered for con- sumption-r aggregated 782,663.64}, as against 585,935,370 in the preview year. Cigars consumed were 252,: 718,242. an increase of twenty-fivé million. A despatch from London, Engâ€" land. says: The relieving officer of the Chertsey Board of Guardians reports a peculiar case. A girl named Beatrice Etherington, the daughter of a laborer, is now in a. leading nursing home under treat- ment. She talked and heard until she was 2 years and 9 months old, when her twin sister died, after which she became deaf and dumb. Since that time not an intelligible word has passed her lips. Consumption of spirits last yea: equalled 1.030 gallons per head as against .959 gallons in the correâ€" sponding year. Of beer the con- Iumption was 6.598 gallons per head, as compared, with 5.434, and of wine .114 gallons as against .108. ever, turns out to be only 7,423,000. . An airship dropped on a, crowd of spectatqr‘s _in_Winnip'ag. No one was seriously injured. Government Will Spend a Million on‘the Pacific Port. A despatch from Ottawa. says: It is understood th&t the Government has decided to call for tenders in the near future for the construction of important harbor improvements at Victoria. BC. The work will probably cost over a, million dollars. The contemplated improvements will do much to increase the impor- tance of Victoria. as a. Pacific port. Since Which Time Survivor Has Been Deaf and Dumb. Toronto. July 16,â€"Cattle â€"â€" Exporters, choice, $7.90 to $8; bulls, $4.50 to $5.25; cows, $5 to $5.25. Butcherâ€"Choice, $1 to $7.50; medium. $6.50 to $6.90; cows. $5 to $5.25. Culver-$7.60 to $7.85. chkers#$4.- 50 to $5.75. Sheep-Light ewes are steady at $4 to $4.50; heavy. $5 to $4; spring lambs. steady, at. $7.75 to $8.50. Hogsâ€" Seltacts. $7.50 f.o.b., and $7.85 fed and wat- ere . Hon. W. '1‘. White Pressed the Rut- ton in Presence of Thousands. A despatch from St. John, N.B., says: In the presence of thousands of spectators, Hon. W. White, Min- ister of Finance, on Thursday oflici- ally opened the harbor development operations at Courtney Bay, touch~ ing an electric button, which ex- ploded a great charge of dynamite some distance away, tearing off a section of hill which has to be re- moved. The great crowd cheered when the expioaion came, and speeches Were made by Hon. Mr. White; Hon. J. D. Reid, Minister of Customs; Hon. Wm. Pugsley, M.P., ex-Minister of Public Works; Lieut.-Gov. Woods, Premier Flem- ing, Geo. W. Fowler, M.P. Montreal, July 16.â€"â€"'I‘he top price for best steers was $7. and the lower grades from that down to $5 per cwt. Prices of butchera‘ cows ranged from $3.50 10 $5.50 per own; bulls sold at $3.00 to $5.50 per cwt. Sheep sold at $4.00 to $4.50 per own, and lambs at $6.00 to $6.25 each. Sales of calves were made awn-om $300.10 $10.00 each, as to size and quality. Hogs sold at $8,40 to $8.65. and mixed 10mm low as $8.25 per (wt... weighed off cars. Three hundred and sixty-seven vessels underwent quarantine in- spection during the year ending March 31, 1912, a decrease of eleven as compared with last year, due to labor strikes in Great Britain dur- ing the summer. The total number of passengers examl1r ed was 193,313 an increase in the year of 15,146. Infections or contagious diseases was reported (it discovered at the quarantine station in every passen- ger boat sailing ‘ro that port on one or more occasions with the excep~ tion of two, and the patients trans- ferred from vessels to hospitals were 102. through billed. Oats, No. 2 white. 521-2c; No. 3 white. 511-20; No. 4 white, 501-20. IMPROVE VICTORIA HARBOR. ST. JOHN HARBOR WORK. TWIN SISTER DIED . LIVE STOCK MARKETS