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THE B ALTIC PR OVINCES The Whole Population is Defying the Russian Authorities. KEBKLS ARE WEAICENING. [ A dctipatch from London says:â€" There are many reports thot the re- bels in Moscow are weakening, some going so far as to say that they aro cruirficU. It is imiiossible to verify them. They can only bo ciuolod from thnlr respt^ctive sources. A St. Pet- ersburg despatch hus reached Berlin sayinK that Wodncsilay night passed quietly In Moscow, and that on Thursilay the fighting Ket-med to bo all ovur, order having been rastored. The St. Petersburg corrosiJonilciit of the London Daily mail, telegraph- ing on FritJay, said that the revolu- tionists in the I'ryessnya area in Moscow had despalci.;xi messengers to the Mayor, rcquesiinp liim to, parley for terms on their behalf wilhj the Oovernor-flcneral. The Mayor] assented. The Pryossnya revolution- ists aro ready to surrender their arms and ammunition provided they arc guaranteed immunity from pun- l-shmejit. P'ivc more battjdioiis of troops arrived by train at Moscow on I-Vidny. Among thera were do- tarhraenta of the Guards from St. Petersburg, including the famous Semeonov.sky Kegiment, with ma- chine guns and 250,000 rounds of ammunition. They were attacked the moment they left the train, 'llio rcvolutionist.s along the railway ond in the Sadovaia. Arbot, and T\cr»- kaia quarters are still fighting, though they are apparently losing heart. The bombordment of theno areas continues. Shops and olllcea aro beginning to open in other qusr- t<>rs. A few facturica are resuming work. SERIOUS SirOATTON. A despatch from St. Petersburg sa.vs: â€" V.mi. Mlstclienko, who com- uuinded the Cos.sucks in Manchuria, has arrived in Moscow from the Kar Kust. lie had a narrow lacupe from capture. It is repiirted that ho will IniniHliately be eiiii>lojcd in an im- portant capacity, probably to rj>- prcsg the rebellion in the lialtic pro- vinces, whither the t'lrst Army Corps in Manchuria will be uent when it ar- ^ rives shortly. Thus far little has been heard of happenings in those provinces, but it is believed that, so far us Russian domination and unity aro conceiiiud, the situation there is far more ser- ious than it Is in MV)scow, the trou- ble in the latter place iKiing merely, bloody rioting by a minority of on-; tbusiasts and a number of hoodlums, I while in the Itallic provinces pructi- call.v the whole populatiun is dci'ying tlie authorities, bent upon an abso- lute and linul separation. 'I'hia Is c<|Uully true of Finland, uith the al)- > â- cnce thus far of bloodsheil and ex- 1 cusses that ha^o charucUrized the' rioting in the Uultic provinces, while the Cauroiius apparently must lie en-' tirely reconquered or lost to Kussia. The Slovo declares it hus leariiod that the bloodshed at Moscow has been frightful, that the casualties will n^uch l.'i.OOO, and that about | KKi Red Cross workc-rs have been do- j Bpatched from !St. I'etersburg to Moscow to assist in caring for the Hounded, THREE "AHMIES" BUSY. A me.SKago from Moscow says thot during the night the ortlllery worked at destroying tlio barricailcs. The ro- Volutlontsts, lliis message, sa.ys, nro divided into threo "arniicH," the first, consisting of 800 men armod with rifles and pikes, is operating be- tween Moscow and l'i^)Vo, on tho railroad, which it controls. Artillery and covalry are being employed against this force. Tho 6econ<l "army" is arnioil cHpeclully with bombs and revolvers, and Is compos- ed of 3,000 persons, in whoso ranks ore many women, wlio display not only bravery, but ferocity. This force occujiles tho region between ihu Badovia district and tho -lewish market, and hiis many barricades to prevent the passage of troops, and la operating in sinoll groups and attack- ing patrols. When pressmi, theso ro voiutlonists disappear into alleys and bouses. Artillery, cavalry and In- Infnntry aro used against this body. The third and largest "army" is operating in tho region bolvveon tho DroHt railway station and tho Trliimj>hal Oato. It also has ninny barricades, and Is engaged in guerilla tactics, making it dilllcult for tho troops to enclose it. Homo of tho barricades wcro battered ilown by artillery, but they wcro ro-oroctod by tho survivors. ARMED UISINO ON LARGE SCALE. 'According to Infornmtlon received b.v tho revolutionary leaders hero an armed rebellion on a large scalo has been planned In Poland. 'Hie 8uciaI-> Ist revoiutionaries, encouraged by tho success of tho Insurgents In the llaltic provinces and of tho situation at Moscow and In Russia generally, have decided that the moment has come to try to cast off Ute yoke of atitocracy. Tho tactics to bo followed ara tho same as those adoptt^d at Moscow. At lOiarkofl on Tuesday tho Hag of armed revolt was rnlsod, but, oo- cordlng to reports, tho troops put down the o'^hreak mercilessly. 'Xbe aa mmnfaers of the eo-callod provisional Government which had been sitting thcio were captured early in the day, and later, when thff red flag was raised and borricades were erected around tho Helfrich' En- gine Works, which armed revolution- ists were holding, cannon wore brought up and the revolutionists were given teu minutes in which to Burremlcr. They sent out an emis- sary who was seized by tho military commander. Tho command was then given to tho artillery to open tire on the works, and they were literally battered down over the heads of iba revolutionists. Tho latter held out until three-quarters of Uieir number were killed or wounded, when the renmanl, l.'!? men, surrendered. CUILD SLEW COSSACKS. Tho correspondent of tho London Pally Telegraph at St. Petersburg, as nn instance of the ferocity of the struggle conducted ot Kharkoll. re- lates as follows what he calls a "typical Incident": â€" A little boy was scon approaching Konnys Square, where a detachment of Cossacks was stationed. The Cos- sacks, howtjver brutal, drew tho line at children, and the boy was allowed to approach unmolested. On arriving at the spot ho paused, swung his right hand vigorously, and then turned and ran. A violent explosion prevented tho Cossacks noting his further movements. The boy had throwu a bomb which plowed up tho ground. Eragn^imts of horses were all around, and some of the (^'ossacks were c»nvulse<l in the agonies of death, while streams of blood were flowing along tho torn up roadway." ODESSA PANIC STRICK.EN. Tho London Tiroes' Odessa corres- pondent says the terrorists still hold the town in subjection. Tho Cos- sacks and troops act as if martial law cxistc<l, although it has not been otlicially promulgated. 'llio present state of tension cannot continue. tJne Ul-advised shot wotdd probably bring about a rejictitiou of tho November bloodshed. A despatch to the London Tele- graph from St. Potersliurg suya tho railway service between that city and -Moscow underwcut several interrup- tions for tho first time on Tuesday, many trains from Moscow not arriv- ing. Telegraphic coniiuuiiication also ceased temporarily. The telephone oMico was besieged Tuesday by a crowd of citizens,- who were desirous of calling up friends in Moscow. The authorities charged tlireo limes the usual fees, but tho concourse of j'co- plo awaited their tvirn all nij^bl. Trains taking travelers for Ueriiiany, Prance and England were aci-ompan- ied by military escorts, becauso tho passengers aro mostly wealthy. No trains ore arriving from Oilessa. A St. Petersburg despatch says that (icn. Dcludin. the I'refi'Ct of Police, has receiveil a niessngo by teleplu.iie from Moscow, siiylng that the nund)er of persons killed and woimdfHl In the street lighting is 10,- 000. Tho Insurgent.s number OO.OOO and have six machine guns ot the latest pattern. MORE SAILORS MUTINY. A riespotch from Herlin says: â€" It is stated hero that the crews of tho Russian warships at l.ibaii, who were ordered to proceed to UIga to quell the revolt there, mutiniwl and refu.sed to work. Consoiiueutly the ships havo not started. MINES BUREAU REPORT. The Output lor t90i is Valued at 811,572,647. A Toronto despatch says: Parts I. and 11. of the fourteenth report of the Rureau of Mines have been published. Purl I. contains the stntistics of miner- al production for lOftl In considerable detail for the various products. The tpinl output for the year is given is S-n. 572.647. The occurrence of plati- nuiri and pallndlum in the nickle-cop- por mattes of the Sudbury district is noted; 4.(321 ounces of platinum and HMO ounces of pullndiurn, having a viilue of .$90,100 and $100,530 respect- lively, having been produced during the yenrs 1902, 1903. and 1904. This volume conlniiis tiie reports of Inspectors Car- le- and Coikill on the mines ol eastern and western Ontario respectively, in account of recent developments in the petroleum and natural gas fields of the r40Vince by E. T. Corkill. and a review •iC the cement industry of Ontario by P. Oillespie. The goelopicnl features and agricullurnl resources of the Abillibi region are de.scribed by J. G. McMillan and Archibald Henderson, and the iron ranges of Michipicolen West, with their gf(, logical relationships, form the sul> joe' of a paper by J. M. Bell. W. .\. ."^inith de.scribts the iron-hciring di.s- Iricl of Loon Lake easi of Port Arthur, and Prof. W. G. Miller, Prnvincinl Gen- I'.gisl. has a .short paper on the Boston Township iron range. Accompanying tie report, which is profusely illiislrat- ed is a geologically rnlnrod map of the iion ranges of Michipicolen west of Ihu Magpie Hiver. Pari II. of the report consists of an account of the cnball-nickcl arsenides and silver deposits of Lake Temiskam- Ing by 1^-of. Miller, Provincial Geolo- gist. NiCVV ZHALAND TO CANADA. Contract for New Rienmship Line lo be Sinned. A despatch from Ottawa savs: Mr. IliiUey, represenlolivn of Ihir'knell ami Co., of l.oiKlnn, I'^iglnnd, l.s here lo sign on behalf of his lli'in the contract f-.r lt\n new steamship line that Is lo be Inniiguraleil behveen New Zealand and Ihe Brilish Colimibla porta. Two vf.-s.snls nro lo go on this route, with sailings every two month.s. Mr. llalley snys that If the roiilraet in closed at once the first sailing will take place finm New Zealand In two inonllis* tlniii. The cnnlrnctors already operate tine.s 1,1 Auslralla, South Amcricu and to Iho Persion Gulf, ATI: Ills OIL COAT. Ilnrrowino Kxpcrlcnre ol n Sf. Jolin's Slilptvrerkril Sallnr. A despatch from Tampa, Florida, says: The three-masted schooner Sa- Uiila of Parsboro', N. S., has been wrecked, apil lis entire crew of ol least SeUui men drowned, except Mule ]. F. Williams of SL John. N. H. The wreck wat reported by Captain Lerrnond '4 Ine schooner Helen Thnma,^, which ar- rived at Port Tampa on Tuesday froTii (ialvoston. Capl. Lnnnond first sighted the rnpslzrd schooner on Dec. 83. Mo sent a tKial conlalning his second of- ficer and Jlvo men lo tho wreck. Tho matfl foumi Mole Williams clinging lo the vcs-wl, and he had been without ff.ml or drink for four days. Hunger hid forced him lo eat a portion of his oil coal. Wlllinins has prAcUcnIly re- covered from his wcpcricnce. INCREASE OF SMALLPOX. I'hrre are Nearly Two Hundred Cases in tlie Province, A Toronto despatch says: The returns foi Novcmtier to the Provincial Board y Health ore more complete than for Ihe same month la.«l year, twenty mo"c divisions having reported. They give the total deaths from all causes as 2,011, or 108 more Ihan were re|)orted in N.v vtmber, 1904. The .leath rate per 1.000 l-i 12.3 as compared with 12.0 a year ago. The most regrellable feature of Ihe in- ficlious disca.se returns is Ihe Increase in smallpox, which gave lOS more cas- w only two cii.ses being reported in Nov., IJXH. There were no deaths from Ihe disease. Owing to Ihe mild type Ihe disca.sc oflen a.ssumes physicians sometimes diagnose it "chicken pox." and the patients are allowed to mint'le wilh the public when I hey shoulil be quaranlined. thus causing tho disea.se I.) spread. The Pmvlncial Board hopes thai nie<lical heallh ofllcers and local Iriiirds of heallh will lake aclive men- sures and quarantine nil sii.spected per- < 'ns ond vaccinate all lho.se expo.sed. stiiallpox has not been .so prevalent In (inlario since .laniiary, 1!)fl3. when 100 iiises and ten deaths were reported. .Scarlet fever and diphtheria show n r;;arl%e<l decline. r.on.sutnpllon remains inaclically Ihe same, as far as the num- bei of deaths reported (128) are con- cerned, while lyphoiil shows an increase fioin 171 ca.scs and 43 deaths lo 203 cas- es and r>.5 deaths. Tliere were R5 cases of whooping cough and 9 deaths, coin- i>ttrcd to 23 and 1. WINNIPEG BANK ROBBED. r«o Darinu Thefts Prom llie Mereliaiil's Hank. A Winnipeg de,=;pntch says: Aboitt two weeks ago a daiing thefl" was pcr- pelraled in one of Ihe city's banks wliereby Iho Ihlef secured $7.»)«V) and \nnlshed wilhoul leaving the faintest clue. News of Iho robbery tias just LOW becooie public, bill an effort has lifcn made In the moanliiiie lo locate 111! criminal. When Ihe roblicry oc- I lined Ihe bank liispiiclor was making liio usual ofllclal visit, and wilh Ihe tel- ler was engaged In checking over Ihe rash In that oincittl's cage. Having l> leave the cage for a moment to <;o Into a vault close by, boll) inspector and teller were diimfounded on return- ing In find a piuvel containing seven Ihnu.snnd dollars had vanished as 'f louched by a wizard's wand. Invcsli- gtition began Immediately, but no clue was obtained, and it is believed nnvv Ihiil .sonu! clever, .skilful and daring daylight robbers comtnitlcd one uf ihe most daring robberies recoixled In Can- adian crime. Another ei]ually daring robbery was discovered on Ttiursriay evening, through which the Merchant's IbiiiK was again virliinized lo the extent n[ S'.l.OtXl. Homo deep mystery surroun Is Ihe crime, and in Itii.s ca.s'e. as in the other. It was a package of bills which was taken. The money had been done IIP " for Iransniission to Itio luislern Townships P.anU through Iho clearing hou.se. bnl upon Ihe arrival of llie pack- age at Us destination it was found Ihe iiionoy had hern abslracled and a dmn- m> sul>sliliiled In its place, though by whom or where in transit the olllciRls aie at a loss to know. All details of the robbery, however, strongly iiidi<'ai'> that Ihe same deft fingers perpclrateii toth crimes. TEA TAI1LEI1S POU ARMY. Novel fcxporlment for Supplyino Ten in roiiipressed Korin. A Wu.shlnglon despatch says ; The latest novel txperiment lo be made by the United Stales Deportment of Agri- culture Is that of compressing lea Into lableLs, one of which will make a deli- cious cup of tea. As a result, what would ordinarily make a big package of lea can by this new and unique inelhod be placed In a space about tho size uf a saicty mutch box. LEADING MABEETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Jan. 8.â€" Wheat â€" Ontarioâ€" 78c bid 79c asked for No. 2 white, red or mixed at outside points, goose and spring 74c lo 75c. Wheal â€" Manitobaâ€" Prices al lake ports are 89c for No. 1 hard, 86c for No. 1 Northern, and S3c for No. 2 Northern. Flourâ€" Onlario â€" Export agents bid $3.10 for 90 per cent, patents in buyere* bags at outside points. Domestic sales are at $3.35 lo $3.45. Manitoba, $4.50 lo $^1.80 for firel patents, $4.30 lo U.W for second patents, and $4.20 to $4.30 for bakers' Millfeedâ€" Onlarioâ€" Bran SI5.50 to $10 in car lots outside, shorts $17 to Sl.s. Manitoba bran $17 lo $17.50, shorts $18.50 lo $10.50 at Toronto and equal freight points. Galsâ€" Ouiel al 35c outside. Barleyâ€" iCc lo 47c for No. 2. 44c to 45c for No. 3 extra, and 41c lo 42c for No. 3 at oulside points. Peasâ€" Steady at 78c lo 79c al outside points. Ryeâ€" Steady at 70c outside. Buckwheatâ€" Nominal at 51c lo 52c outside. Cornâ€" New Canadian 42c lo 44c Chat- ham freights. American No. 3 yellow 51c lo 51Xc at Toronto, and 2c lo Ic more oulside according to freights. Rolled Oatsâ€" $5 in barrels and 84.75 in bags on track here: 25c more for broken lots here and 40c oulside, COUNTRY PRODUCE. Bullcrâ€" Quolalions are unchanged. Creamery 24c to 25c do solids 23c lo 24c Dairy lb rolls, good lo choice. 21c lo 22c do tubs 2lc lo 22c do medium 20c to 21c do inferior 19c lo 20c Cheeseâ€" Steady lo firm at 13c tor large artd I3%c for twins. Egg.sâ€" 24c lo 25c for fresh gathered, 22c lo 23c for cold-.storage and 2(lc lo 2tc for limed. Fresh gathered eggs are coming m much morfc freely than at this lime a year ago. Poultry- Fat chickens 8c to 9c, thin 7c lo 8c: fal hens 6'/ic to 7%c. thin i^c. lo 7c: ducks lie lo 12c, thin 6c lo 8c; geese lOc lo lie; turkeys 13c. Potatoes â€" Unchangedâ€" Ontario, 65c to 75c per bog on track here; 75c to K.'tc out of store; eastern, 75c lo 80c on track and 90c lo 95c out of slore. Drtssed Hogsâ€" $7.75 per cwt to $8 per cwt for car lots of dressed here. Haled Hayâ€" $8 per ton for No. 1 tim- othy in car lots here and $6 for No. 2. Baled Strawâ€" S6 per ton for car lots on track here. BUSINESS AT .MONTRF.AL. Montreal, Dec. 20.- The market for oals Is easy in lone, the offerings lieing more liberal, but busine.ss continues quiet, and prices were unchanged this morning. There was some demand for American ini\ed and No. 3 yellow coni. Tht Hour M.-irkel rules steady under a good demand, bolh for export and local trB<le. There is no change in prices. Bran continues very lirru, Ihe offerings being small. Prices are steady at la.st week's advance. There is no change in the niarkel for hay. Oatsâ€" No. 1 *vhile, 39c; No. 3 while. 38c. and No. 4 white, 37c. Barley â€" Maniloba, No. 3, 48c; No. 4, W<^c. Cornâ€" American mixed. 53c; No. 3 yellow, 53%c. ex. track. I'lonrâ€" Maniloba spring wheal paU-nls, $4.90 'o .$5: strong baker.*, $4.10 to .$4.(»; Winter wheat patents. $4.25 lo S4.50; strnighl rollers. $1 lo $U(1; do., in bags, $1.85 to $1.95; extra. $I.G5 lo $1.75. Feed- Maniloba bran, in bags, $17; .Mioris. $20 per ton; Ontario bran, in bulk. $14.50 lo $15; shorls. $20; milled mouillc. .$21 li $24; straight grain moiiille, .$•.'.") to S27 per Ion. Moiled oats, per bag, $2.35 to •$2.4."): cornineal. $1.45 lo $1.50 per bag. llay--No. 1, .$8.,^0 lo $0; No. 2, $7.50 to $8; clover, mixed, $fi lo $0.50, and pure clover. $0 per Ion, in car lots. Cheese- Onlario, 12Ji to t3c; Easlern, I2>ie. Bullerâ€" Choice, 23Xc; good lo line, 22>i to 23c. BUFI'ALO MARKETS. Buffalo, Jan. 2.â€" Flourâ€" Oiiiet, un- change<l. Whealâ€" Spring dull; No. 1 Northern, 93>ic asked; Winler, No. 2 red, 88Xc offered. Com â€" Ofiened tinn- er, elo.sed easier; No. 8 yellow, 49Jic; No. 2 corn, i'jyjC. Outsâ€" Dull; No. 2 Willie, 3G}ic asked; No. 2 mixed, 35c. Barleyâ€" Dull; 45 lo 5Gc. Rye-Dull and easy; No. 1, 74c, NEW YORK MARKl-T, New York, Jan. 2.â€" Wheatâ€" Spot ci\f:y; No. 2 red. 91 Xc in eU-valor and 93>ic Lo.b. alloal; Nn. I Northern Diiluth, 94>i;c f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, nuiiiinal, f.o.b. afloat. $3.50. Lambs are firmer at $5. to $6.25. Hog»â€" 10c lower at 96.10 per cwt.) for selects and $5.85 for lights fats. Sows are quoted at $4.50 94.75. » FIRE AT fMlAGAKA FALLS. Ilotel Guests Turned Out, Losing Their Effects. A despatch from Niagara Falls, N.) Y., says: â€" Fire started on 'I'hursday morning in tho basement of the Old Porter Uotel, now a part of the Im- perial Hotel at Falls and Second streets, in the portion occupied by Faxon, Williams & Faxon, grocers., The occupants of the I'oiter Ilotel Were startled by the terrilic explosion downstairs, and almost immcdial«lyi the Homes began to shoot up through- the building. Fortunately the force of the explosion was sufficient tot arouse all occupants, who were able' to make their escape, but nearly all lost their clothing and peisunal af-. fctHs. , The fire quickly spread through the- Porter Hotel, and the store of J . A G. M. Kae, sporting goods, ne.xt door. Hoth Faxon, Williams & Faxoiv and the Kae stores are comj)lete loss- es, about $2.'j.000 each. Ttie Imperial Hotel caught Ore from the Porter. TTie Temperance House annex, ju.st back of the Im- perial on 2ud street, caught lire, and the top story wus completely, gutted, and the second floor badly damaged. The rOof of the Presliyter-. Ion Church on First street also but the building wa»' / caught lire, saved. The total loss $140,000. estimated at> LIVE STOCK MAUKETS. Toronto, .Ian. 2. â€" niio live «tock trade wus dull at tho w'cstorn Cat- tle Market this morning. Export Cattle â€" Choice are quoted at $4.60 to I|f4.90, good to medium at $4 to $4. ."50, others at Â¥0,75 to $4, bulls at S!1.50 to !f4, and cows at $2.75 lo 8.1. .'iO Ihitcher Cattleâ€" Picked lots $4 to $4.50, good to choice |U.65 to $.'1.90, fair to good $8 to $3.50, common $3.60 lo $3, cows $2 to $2.75, bulls $1.75 td" |3.25. and canners $1.75 to $2. .10. .Siockejs and Fec<ler»â€" '.">hort-kcep feeders arc quoted at $3.00 to $4, good feeder.<« al 18.40 to $3.6."^, me- dium at $2.,'>0 to tl\.r>0, bulla at $2 to $2.75, good stockcrs run at $2. HO to $8.50, rough to common at $2 to $2.70, and bulls at $1.75 to $2.50. Milch Cowsâ€" Are quoted steady at a range of $30 to $H0 each. Calves â€" Quotations aro $2 to $13 each, r.ul 4ic to mc per pound. SlnH>p and l/amt>»â€" Export ewes are quoted at $4.16 to $4.80. buci s nt |a.25 to $3.50. and culls at $.'i to MUST STl'UV MARKET. Agent at Manehester Gives .\dvire lO' Canadian Shippers. A despatch from Ottawa .says: A conv municBlion to Ihe Department of Trade fnd Commerce fmm Mr. P. B. McNa- mara, Canadian agent at .Manchester, Ulls of the gratifying increase in Can- adian prodiiols imported into that port In the vessels of the Maneliester Lin- ers. Limited. lie says that the ad- vantages presented by the line enable buyers to sell at clo.ser prices than if freight rales had lo be faid from Liv- erpool to the different towns in Lanca- sliire. Mr. Mc.N'amara tells Canadian man* fr.rliirers that they should study the requ rements of the wholesale markets ill England. Too often do Ihoy assume thai goâ„¢is intended for Canadians will siiil Ihe English buyer. The trade in I'.ngland requires ttie cheapest kind cf gfods in onlei" lo compete successfully wilh Ihe Conlinenlal and United Stales manufacturers in Ihe same lines. As n ca.se in point he cites building har<l- ware. on which the Canadian traveler C'liilJ only offer a di.scounl of 7>^ per cent., whereas the United Slates traveler craild offer 20 per cent., because h» tiad cheaper grades to dispose of. POVEItTY IN LONDON. Number ol Lcflnl Poor Greater Than Ir Many Years. A despatch from Loitdon .says: Of- (xial fUnires relating to Ihe legal poof Ol London show thai the inimtier in "-o- •t!pl of poupcr relief in nearly every month of tho year just eiidet! have been greater than in any of the previous f itv years compri.seti in Iho returns, w-lh the exception of the period from I8t)7 lo 1871. The r.tlio of paupers per l.flOo of population has lnvn higher in 'i.osl of the months of this year than in .ny previous year since 1874. Not only h'.s there been a remarkable increase •11 oiildoor relief, but the ri.se in Iha number entering workhouses has con- iiiiuc<i. In no year in the history of lh_ poor law has the populalion in the workhouses been greater for December, CARRIED OLT IIER PIAN. A French-Canadian Woman's Sulcid« at Montreal. A despatch from Montreal says: On Wednesday, Madame Alphonse Dc.seve, :i hand.some French-Canadian woman, fnriy-one years of age, swallowe<l four tablespoon fuls of Paris given and died iWL hours later in terrible agony. H appears that the woman had conlem- pin led tho destruction of her life for seme lime. On Sunday last she lokl her hiisband ll'.at stie would be in another world on Tuesday, but no attention was paid lo the warning, as she was noi believed lo lie sincere. Tuesday n'ghl she put her threat into execution, when she '.v.n! to Mrs. Jo.seph Therie"., a neighbor, and on some prete.\t borrows ed the stuff which ended her life. WEDDED ONLY A MONTH. Young Married Woman From Toronto Dies Sudilejily al Gait. A despatch from Gall says: Mrs. W. C. Walle, of Toronto, a bride of • month, who was home for Christmaa holidays, a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs* Bobl. Whilely. retired on Wednesday night to her room after a . visit lo Preston wilh lady friends. Half an hour later her mother, entering heP room, found her a corpse. Doctor* atlribuled her death lo heart disease. • 1 » MOHAMMEDAN RISING. Its Probablllly Reing Discussed in Tiirll> h\\ Political Orrlcs. A despatch from Constantinople saysi III political circles the probabthty la being discus.sed of a general rising of Ihe MihamniiHlan population in Ih* CaucAsus and in West &nd Canlral m