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J^^ '^ =ar % *S!>',-. ATTEMPT TO Kill PRESIDENT Maniac Fires Two Shots at the French Chief Executive. A dr«;ptitch from Paris suy.s; The na- liopiu' I<li> iliiy wfis iiiiinxHl by an .at- tciiipt on Iho life of President Kaillrrcs by Ijcon Maille, a iinval rcsvrvl.st, of Havre, vviio. il is liclicvfd, is sufffrini; f'Odi n iiiniiiM wtilcli cniiM'S him to ini- Murine liim.seU persocuk'il. Muille lircd tW(j shots, at llio I'rc'siduU, hut did Jiot hit him. Ik' was at onc« placed under flrrfvsl. On ftiToiinl of the activity of tho anti- iiwliluijsl.s. wIkj trii'd to organize a de- li ion.'>lr4li<iii a(;ain^t tlie army tlirout'li- «ul France on Sunday, exceptional pre- cautions were taken lo safeguard llie President. Tlio uttoinpt on his Ufe oc- curr<'d on the Avcinie des Clianips Ely- ser.s whde the President was relurnin{.' U) tlie [.alace fixjni I.ongrlmmps, wlieri; t.e liiid reviewed the paiii-j<in <if Paris in the pre.sence of 'iM,(M) ejithu-siuslic people. Premier Cluincnwau and M. Lanes, the l^re.s.i< tent's .Seerelnry, were Willi llie Pre.'.idenl in hi.s landmi, whieti we.s esc'irted hy a squadron of cuiras- siers. The rarria'.'e had saf<'ly einer^;e<l from the li<iis <le l)<iulogne, where the BnlMiiilftarisU (jad slatloni'd themselves, With the Intenlion of JKMjIing the sohli- crs,, and was desccndiji^ the hnjud niamps ElysMS amid the acclannations of the crowds throufint! the sidewallw, wlwi wore slioutmj,' "Vive Vollleres." "Vive I.'Armce," When Maille from the curb at the (Xirner of l.eseur sirecl fired two shots ixjinl blank at the President in quick succession. ATI IC.MIT TO LYNCH PRI.SO.NEIt. As by a miracle no one was hit. Pre- sident Fullieres wa.s co<il and cullected when tlw^ cortege sU)pix>d. The diplo- jials, wlKi were follcwing the Presi- dent's lundau. alighted from their car- nages and hurried lo his side. Kinding ll'al n<ibody had been injured, llic Pre- sident orde'red the cortege lo move on. Ill the mennliiiie two p<jlicciiien seized Maille, who made no resistance. But the p<ilice, with dilliculty. prevented tne iiate oitAvds from lynching the prlson- (r. until a cordon of reserves came up and conducled him to the slalion. There Maille refus<^><l to give any reason f<ir I. is art, saying: "Hie revelations 1 ha\e are so grave and serious that I will <jnly make Ihein before a Matrislrate for trans- jiii-ssion to the chief of Slate. It is a matter Ix'tween the CJoveriiiiient and ine. I am the victim of many villuin- i.t" TiioMi>KOn iii:i.i:Asr:i). A Pardon Crnnted lo the Itailwny Con- diirlur. A despatch from Kinp'-ton says . Conductor Tlioinp.s<^in of (nielph, sen- lericed Ui pcjiileiiliary for three years for rlLsfilieying oidei-s, which resulted in Il fatal railway accident on the (i.T.H., near (lour<.ek, ha.s In^n released. The Minisler of Jnsljco granted liim n par- don. He was in tjie ix-nilentiary about one infinlh. 'Ihompson siKjn after 2 o'clock on .'Saturday walked out of the peiiitenlinry a free num. Il<- was lieart- ll> c<.iigialulal<-d liy the prison ofli<ers and others. He had liltle Ui say bevond Iho remark : "I chml want to see this place again." His home is in London. l»i«OL<-||| IN MANITOBA. Sdiillifrn Serll.ins of ||i,. Provinrc nrc S;ifterhi(|. A dMijiali il from Winnipeg says: Pri- vate a(lvic<'s received duWng tlie p"st f< w days fiv,in .Si.iilhern .Manitoha Indi- <hte thai the druiith is having disa.s- In.iis etticls on the crops, and taiUire is .'larmg many dislricl.s in the face. Ham has fallen in streaks along the CTe<-ks and river-s. and otiiers have got i.<. riilii nl all. Many farmers are -e- P<rt4'<l lo l,e ploughing up titieir lieUls. N< rill of llie C. p. II. main line, exlend- ni^ Uj the lioimdnry of the Province and west uito .Sasknichewan, tlieie are excellent crop prospccis, KTitYc.iiNiNK IN ni;TTi:n. Dose Inlendeii lor Ital.s N.-arly Killed Addiniilon i'nniily. A desjialch fiom Kingston says: The f'lmily of (;e<,rge I.ee, living near Vark- €'â- , had a nnrm.w escape from death by 6lry< hnine poisoning on Thursday. Mr. I.ffi liad placed in the cellar a |KJund of bultcr well dosed with stryeliiiine to kill rals. Hy mislake it was used on Ihe lalile, and all the family were (lois- Oiied. Medical aid was secureil In time l/! relieve them. ItKC.OItn or I WTALITIKS. Thirty-lour in Winnipefl .'^incc Beflin- ning ol Ye-.ir. A despatch from \Viniiir>eg says : Since the beginning of Uie year there have been in Winnipeg no loss than 2\ tatalllieH, nn appalling record, besides five people who have taken their own liv<>.s. I'ossibly never tiefore have so many met violent deallis in thus city in the same space of time. I'lom .there- cord il woiild seem that Wimiii;egTJ^J- crensing in Ihe niiml)Pr of accidental doHllis at a rale that is truly apimllmg. 'I he record is : â€" Accidental 10 liy street cars 5 Hy freezing 2 Uy aspliy.\iation 1 IiiirniHl to death 6 Suicides fi Drowned 3 Killed on railways 3 Poisoned 1 Minder 2 VIOI.KNr UKATII.S AT MONTRICAL. A despnlcli from Montreal says Mijiilrial LS gelling a record for deaths by violence, n<i Uvss than seventy-live such cblM's having wcurred in June. KIMi AND g»'l''K>i IN nini.iN. t'.herred l>> Densr Crowds Which Lined Ihe SIreelJt. .\ des(ati;h lioiu Di.blin says: King Kdwaril and (juffn Alexandra, who ar- rived tiere from Kingstown this aftei'- nfKiii, visiled the exhiliition, including tic,' Canadian pavilion, in which then Majesties expressed the liveliest interest. Siilisefpiently their Majesties pa.ssed in procession ilirougli ttie streets of Dub- ll'i to the vice-regal kulge. 'the den.se crowds of people everywhere accoidwl tht King ami yupcn the heartiest recep- tion. Nearly a niilllon pixiple died nf the plague in India during the liisl Ijve nioiillis ot tlu' prt.Miit year. AMURDERATHAMILM Jacob Sunfield Shot Mrs. Radzyk, Then Killed Her Husband A (le.s.patch [nuii llninilton says: A tragedy occuricd liere <m Kriilay aller- t\<*'n aUiUl a.i.'i by which Andrew Itad/.yk lost his life by a bullet, Mrs. Itadzyk was shot In "the lireast and J«e<ib .Sunlleld sland.s nrre.sleil, charged with murder. Tlw husband and wife resided in a small collage on SherniHii UM'iiue north, willun 1(K) feet <jf the In- t''rnali<innl llai\L«jter Works, and .Suu- (leld wos Imarding Willi Uieni. The IKlghlxirs were startled by Ihe sound (if three .sliols, and Mi's. Hadzyk was seen to run towards the factory. Uikmi mriving there she was f<iuiul to be bli'ed- Ing, and whilst being all<'nde<l by the ivsid'iit doct<ir tlie i«ilice were lele- |l^<pned for. Scrgt. Walsh and Cxin- fclable Clark were despatched to Ihe tcene and u|>on entering tho liou«^e l<iiind RadasyU slrclohed on the floor < f lilt hedi'ooin in imols of his own bUxid, whilst Ihe gory conditi<in of the sheets end (pulls showed that he liod l>een ly- ing there when shot. In n rear r<iom vas found Sunlleld wiUi his head lairled In lii.s hands and apparently in a slujxir. When roused and hiid to hold up his hiiJid-. to bo nianneled lie showed an In- clnalinn to resLsl, but when finally luindcufled he seemed ipiiel enough. In Iho meantime tin anibulnnco was sum- •tiKined, and the injure<l man, who was c<.ns<ious, was placed in it and hurried <'Ii to tiie lion,s«> of Dr. C.uiiiniings. lie couUl n<il si)«ak English, but mention- ed a name once or twice before relaps- ing, into unconsci<nisiies«i. At llie doc- tor's hoii.se the X-rays were put on hlni, anil a buMel wos di.sciivered kidged in l^e mans brain. He was then transfer- red t<i Ihc ho.sijiltal. Sunlleld was taken down to No. 3 p<dice station, and when asked wlial had hapiK'ned, would only riply: "You will find out. II will be cleared up in llic court." Wlven search- ed an Ivvr-Joilin-son revolvci" was found wil'h thriv carlridges exphxied. The Woman was wounded in two places, b\il not dangerously. Accoullng to her «l< ry, Sunlleld »hot her husband, who was lying on Ihe Ix'd a.slcep, and then came oul and sliol her. itadzyk was o|>erated on on Erlday evening, bul all eliorts io save his lite were futile, and he succuiiilK'd at 8.30 willuiut making a slalemenl. Judging by the half-empty whiskey btilllea lying around and the tact Uiat Sunneld was int<ixioAted when hiund at Iho hoitse, the shooting seems U> have Item the i«sult of a carousal and jealousy. LEADING MARKETS BnEAD.STUFFS. To.'-onio, Julv 16.â€" Ontario Wheal - No. 2 while. S<»i; to 90c. MaiiiUibii WlKal-- .No. 1 hard, nomin- a' at $1; No. 1 northern, 07>^c to 98c; No. 'i northern, 95>ic. Cornâ€" Firm; .No. 2 yellow, 6-2c to 6-2><;c. Barleyâ€" Nominal; I^. 2, 5ic to 55c; .\o. 3 extra. 53c to Mc. Oatsâ€" Ontarioâ€" Firm; No. 2 .%vhile. H%c to Vm\ outside. Manitoba- No. i while, -ioc lo â- 45>^c, on track at eleva- Uivs. Peusâ€" Nominally 78.; to 79c. Ryeâ€" N-iminally 7DC. fiiickwhealâ€" *0c. Khiurâ€" Ontario -90 per cent, patents. 83. V> bid. 15:1.50 asked; Mniilloba first patent^, «4.75; 6«'Conds, $^.20 to $1.2:'.; bakers', .'iSi.OS l<i $4.10. nran-SI7 In .$17.50, oulsld^fc shorts, about $19, ouiside. COL.VrHY PRODUCE. nu!l<r-Pnces ore easy, bul changes are .-.niall. Creamery prints 20c lo 21c d.> solids 19c lo 00c Dairy print'; l7clo0(X' d<i s.dids Hie l<i l"c Chweâ€" Quiel at n'Ai' for large and liXC' for twins, in job lols here. Eggsâ€" 17c lo liSc [wr dozen, in ca.se lots. Ren nsâ€" .$1.65 to $1.70 for hand-picked and $1..S0 lo $1..^5 for primes. Potatoes- IVIawnres, $1.15 to $1.20, in car lots on track here. Raled Havâ€" «li to $15 fo:' No. I lim- olhv; No. 2 $12.50. Rated Strawâ€" 7 to S7.25 per ton, in tar lots on track here. a'.25 lo Hi.'ilH p 'i- bag. PROVISIONS. Dressed H<'gsâ€" Nominal at .$'.». .")0 for lightweights and $r<.7:> to «9 for heav- :e*, farmers' lols. Porkâ€" Short cut. S22.75 lo $23 per bar- lel: mess. *2I l<i $>\.:v\ Smoketl and Dry Salle<l Meals.â€" I>uig rear bacon, lie "to 11% for lojis and cfises; hams, inediuni and light. l.'SJic 1-. Kic; heavy. ll>!;c to 15c; backs. IG^o lo 17c; shoulders, lOJic to He; i-olls, HXe; oul of piikle, Ic less than snKked. Lardâ€" 'Steady; tierces, I2c; tubs. 12>ic; pails, 12^e. .MONTREAL MARKETS. Moiilroal. July !♦!.- Riillerâ€" Town- slilp", 20=!ic to 21c; yuebec, 20Jic lo 2(i>^c; Oiilario, 20c; dairy, \l]^c to 18c. Clie<'.<>eâ€" Ontario white, llXc; colore<l, ll%c to ll>^c; Queboc, lO^c to lie; townships, lie. Eggsâ€" Wholesale lols were quoted at IfiXc lo 17c, and small lols al 17>ic lo ISi'. Oal.sâ€" Manitoba No. 2 white, *9c to Vj^e. Ontario No. 2 al Wy^c lo 490, No. :i at 47V^c to 48c, and No. 4 at 40>ic to i7c per bushel ex-slore. Flour- Choice spi'ing wheal patents. $,'..in to .$5.20; S'conds. $l..V) to $4.00: wmter wheal patents, i.85; straight rol- lers, S4.10 to $1,25; do., in bags, $l.'.iO to $2; extras. $1.60. Millfewl â€" Manihiba bran in baps wa.s .•^21; shorls, $23 to $35 per ton; Oii- lario bran in bags. SlK.r* to $20; .shorls, $,'2 to $22.50; nulled moiiiUe, $24 lo .$28 per ton, and straight grain, $30 to Holiest oabi-Keep Arm bul quiet f.l 2.25 h. $2,271;; per bag. Cornmealâ€" $1.45 lo $1.50. Hayâ€" I'Vir baled hav IImto Is only a fair irado. No. I. 16 to $16..50; No. 2. $1; lo $I5..')0; clover. $I3.,5II to $lt. and clovi'r mix(Hl, $12.50 to $13 per ton in car lots. The maiket rniains easy. BUFFALO MARKETS. Ruffalo. July 16. â€" Flour â€" Steady. Wheatâ€" -Spring easier: No.' I N<irlliern. ••i-I.ICi^/i; W inter dull; No. 2 wtiile, $1.(KI. CxTii- Easier: No. 2 yellow, fill^c; No. 2 while. SS'/je; strong, unchanged. Canul freiglilsâ€" Unchanged. NEW YORK WHE.Vr .MARKET. New York, July 16.â€" Wheat â€" Sjiol, easy; No. 2 i'<'<l, 99,^c m elevator; No. 2 red. $1.(K)% t.<i.b. alloat; No. 1 north- ern Duluth. $l.l2Ji f.o.b. alVuil; No. 2 hard winter. $l.03,ii f.o.b. afluat. CAITLE MARKET. Toivmlo, July l6.--T"o-day's run of butchers' cattle was alioul sullicienl for Ihe <lenmnd. Picked s<dd fiom $5.40 to $.).5n. with choice from $5 to $5.:i(». Medium grades were steady al $i..50 to â- â- t'i.'.KI. ClKiice cows wer<> firmer al .$3.75 lo $4.25; common lo medium, $2.50 to $.1. Stockei' and feeder trade eonlinued quiet, with a fair demand for good qua- lity at .$3 ,50 U. $;t.7,5. Milch cow.- were dull,, wilh quidn- l ons unchanged al $30 Ui $50 for choice and $211 hi $i.'i f<'r (xiiiinwjii. \'eal calves were quiet and unchanged at 3c lo 6c (X'r ixnuul. Sheep and lambs weiv steady. Ewes sold slightly lower at $4.5(t'to $4.75, and bucks and culls fixim $3..S0 to $4. Lambs sold fMm 7Kc lii 8>iP P**'' poun<l. Hogs were uncliangetl al Tuesday'.s advance; selects were quoted at 6.75. GBOWTH OF MANDFACTIES .#_.. Twelve hundred Japanese are prepar- ing lo leave Honolulu for Vancouver. A big strike of agricultural laborers is being prenarod al Kk'v, Ru-ssla. The CKivernor Ihreatens lo have recourse lo niililary force U necessary to meet th« situation. Six and a Half Millions Is the Popu- lation of Canada. A despatch from Ottawa says : A bul- letin was issued on Wedne.sday morning by the Bureau of Census and Statistics, showing the growth of Canada s iiianu- factiiring establishments during the past six years, and giving the comparative average production per establislinient in tool and 1905. The viinous industi'ics are divided into three groups : First, those with products of between S2iXJ.0<K) and SotXi.UX) per establishment; second, lliose wilh products of between $200,000 and $1,000,000 p<r establishment, and, third, lliose running over one million dolhii-s per establishment. <«nipared with the census of 1901, which was for the calendar year 1900, there were in the first class I7b works [producing each 3500,0«t and over in I'JfJa. as against 72 In 1900; in the .st.<:<ind class there were 02 w-irks pniducliig $7,50.000 and over in IU05, as agaiasl 24 m 1900, and in the third class there were 17 works producing $2.5i»O.00o and over, as against 6 In 1'.XI0. There were four works in 1905 producing each SS.OOO.OOO and over, whereas not one factory liad reached the ajiiounl in I'.XiO. SO.ME GREAT PRODUCERS. The 'Jtrenlest volume of production by r. single factory in 1905 was over $8,000.- 000, and the greatest in 1900 was under ^-..JOO.OtX). The production of all works ill the year 1900 was $481,053,371, and in I'.iu5 il was ,'5717,118.092. In the Ihird class there were four Can- adian sugar relineries producing on the average .$4,288,065 per annum, nine snielting eslablishmenls producing on tht average S2,89'.i,707, twelve slaughter- ing and meal-packing establishments a\cragiiig $1,687,481, six Uouring and grist mills averaging .$3,318,242. four cot- toi mills averaging $1,715,333, and three a^•ricullural implement works averagingi .SI.7'25.TJ7. All U)ld. there were in 1905 eighty-ond estaMishmenIs wilh an annual produc-j lion of over one million dollars each, an compared with thirly-nlne in 1901. liltOWTH OF POPULATION. Canada now has a population of over six and a half millions. The department ot Census and Stati-stics has resenlly made a careful and elaborate estimate , i ttie population. It found thai on the lirsl day of .\pril, this year, the popula- tion of Canada was. as nearly as could be estimated, 6.504,900. This Is a growth' 01 population in six years, since the lash deceimial census, of 1.133,585. The total' populaUon in 1901 was 5:371,315. If th«j present rale of growth is maintained Canada will .show a populaUon ol over seven and a half millions when the next census is taken. Since .April 1 last the Immigration ha» totalled over 100.000, so thai Ihe total population al the present dale is in th» neightoi-liood of $6,600,000. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. A Flash ul Lighlnimj Ignited Her Clolhini). .\ despatch from .Moncton, N. R., says: During a severe electrical storm which swepi this section on Tuesday (â- ftern-on Ihirleen-year-old Mary Triles was killed by a boll of lightning in her hiine. Iwo miles from Paiasec JunclioJi. The ctiild had gone upstairs in company wilh her little sister to lower a window, and had just placed her right hand on I'le sash when there came a terrific peal <'f thunder, followed by a Vivid light- ning Hash. .Almost liislanlly Ihe cloth- ing of the lillle girl sprung into a blaze, and she was hurled back againsl the f ot of Ihe Ln^d which stood in the room. The other child, frightened by llu' thunder, Ihrcw herself on the floor and cried out to her mother. When the latter rushed upstairs she found the eldest child on Ihe Ikor terribly burned and lifted her onto the be<l, where she expired a few minutes later. Her arm and breast liad been fearfully burned, and il Is thought that her back was broken by the sliock. The child was a daughter "of George Triles. I. X:. R. sec- li<in foreman. T'he liouso was quite badly damaged by the boll. PRI.«;ON BINDER TWINE. Seventeen Carloads Shippftl From King- ston) to .\llierla. A despatch fi-om Kingston .says : .sw^'Vcntcen carloads of hinder twine, com- prising the output of the penitentiary factory, has t>een forwarded by sleain- ers to Fori William and thence by train lo the farmers' tussociation of Alberta Province. Tlie prices paid range from 10 ci-nts lo fix cents per pound. « DOl KIIOBOR.S ON TREK. ThIrly-SIx Fanatics Have Slarlrd on Pilgrimaue tu the Ea.sl. A despatch from Ottawa says : .^d- vices ivceived by the government arc lo the effect that 36 fanatical Doukhobors have started on a pilgrimage lo Ihe East. They have crossed from .Sa.skal- 1 liewan into Manitoba and Swan River, and il will now devolve upon the .Mani- toba government to dis[K)se of them. TWO MUST DIE ON GALLOWS. Cfbinet Considt'rs Three .Apiwals lor E.xeculive Clemency. A despatch from Ottawa says: Three- appeals for executive clemency in the case of men sentenced to death have been considered by the Cabinet. in two of Ihe cases il was decided Ihat the law must take its course. In the third, decision was deferred, pending the re- ceipt of a further report from the judge who tried the case. The two inurderer.s who must pay the penalty of their crimes nrc a man named Dale, who two years ago shot two Frenchmen in Brit- ish Columbia, and Ciiing Lung, a China- man, who slabbed a man in the Kool-' enay District a year ago. The man who nas a respite i- Frank Capelli, convict- ed of the slaying of one, Dow, al White- stone, in the Parry Sound District. WHEELS CRUSHED OIT HIS LIFE Coradoc l.jid Thrown From Wagon When Team Took Friijhl. \ despatch from Strulhroy says: Harry, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J<ihn McWliinney.> who lives about a mile and a half from town on the .Ninth Concession of Carudoc. had his life •crushed <iul at an early hour on Friday morning. While his father was hitching up a team lo go for a load of lumber, Ihi' little fellow, wtio was six years old. climbed into Ihe w«g<in. .Suddenly one oi Ihe horses sprang forward and threw 111" lad. The hind wheel passed over his boily, and he died in twenty minutes be- fore the doctor arrived. DEPORTING rilE BAD ONES. Two Undesirable Prisoners Will be Sent Home. A tlespalch from Kingston says : .\ prisoner named Harrison, who is sedv- in„' a term in the penitentiary, is to b« deported next week, lie will be sent lo Detroit, wliere the United Stales authori- ties will lake charge of hini and deal wilh him as they see lit. .Another pri- soner in the penitentiary here is also to be deported shortly. THEY DIED OF STARVATION Seventy-One Indians Perish in Woods Sur- rounding Lake Mistassini. A despatch from Quebec says: Fur- ther details reachetl town on Tuesday in regard lo the death from starvation ot a parly of twenty-one Indians in ine woods, while en route from Lake Mis- tassini lo Rebarval. On Ihe 22nd of March last an Indian named John Ros- lon found llie remains of three of 'he viclims, Thomas Razil, Miller and Rig John, about a hundred miles from Lake Mista.s.sini. He interred the bodies whore they were found. .Vnother parly < f Indians from Mistassini is expected al Pointe Bleu, the Indian reserve near R* beiTal, Ihls week, when further de- tails of the terrible tragedy are expected. Thomas Baiil was a M<inlagn«is, fi-oni Pclnte Blue, where he leaves a wife and child. Miller was the son of a former chief ol tho Hudson's Ray post al Mis- t«£AiJti, while Big John belonged to Mistassini. but was making his second Inp to Roberval. The wife of Miller, who accompanied him, was brought lo I'oinle Bliii by John Boston after a trip of great dilliculty owing lo her exlrenw weakness. Boston i-eporls that the In- dians, driven to desperation by their hunger, devouix-d even their cariboo moccasins and the leather straps with which Ihe packages of furs they wer& br:nging to Roberval wei-e lx>und up. The bodies of the other Indiana who succumbed to privation, cold and hun- ger during the long three-hundred-milo trip through Ihe foi^sl, where no trace of habitation ot man was lo be found, have not been recovered, nor hav© their names been mentioned, bul th«r« were in all twenty-one. oompri^sing flva or six famillas, lite heads of which had b<en hunting during Uie winter at th« h««d of the Mistas«lnl. Ci^-^