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j4 THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. latoNftlag Item* About Our Own Country, flrMt BrlUIn, tta« United SUtes, and All PuU of th« aiobe, CoadenaMl and AaiortMi l«r Biwy RMdiiix* CAWAUA. A third cane of leprosy iis reported tlo exist Liii Mamtolja. Maoitolia's ludin faimine fund •luoiuiitq to 917,000. A discovery of htird coal is reported om thiL^ nbore of Lake Wiiwipog. (BranXfoird (s to have a free postui ds-livery at the close of the year. A poitiue census ol tbe popula>uua of Toronto will be taken on laundiiy, April H. Mr. Speaker Edgar anid ex-Speaker Whate have beeni made Frivy Council- lors. Safe-craokers Bitole over 9240 from Uie T. H. Walker Company '.s safe at HamiUton. Tine Loiulun Street Railway Company propose Kxitemiiing tlieir i^priuKlanli lin/e towards Byron. Tltu- deparlmeniial stores of Montreal are being procsecuted for selling; drugs witihout a license. Tibe Hamiltoa Radial Railway Com- ptmy will extend ii.s beoc'h line to the easterly limit, s of liiurlLngtuu. T/ord and Lady Atierdeen have ac- ecfjted an invi'.atioii to atieud th« con-^ TocaCion of Queen's Unjiversity. A Coroner's jury at Uamalco<i decided thai Charles Curran come to bis deaih by bis fooit bciiDg caugbi, in a frog nuL properly packed. Mr. Uutfh A. AlladOi in an iat«rview •t Moolreel said hiu cuinpaay was still in the fietd to tender for thie fast At- lantic Bieam&b4> service. XnntoB Turbide, the only survivor of a party of Dbree lust from the Bird nocks, N.i:}., wiule seal hunlting receui- ly, died usj Muoday nisht. Nc'ws has beea received that the Do- min&oa linu ba.s decided tu build a new steamer, wibiicb wi.l be the largest that ever sailed iniU} ilie port of MootreaL It ia aiated that the t^urnuce Line, ODvr rvinuing between Manchester ami Bo^iton, will establish a roate duriug tbiu comiug season between Montreal anxl Liverpuoj. On Monday night Clarence Mariin,^ osed 21, emivloyeU on the farm of IMr. A^illiam l<r(iemau, Binbrook, Uut., coiii- mitted suicide by b;iugijig himself in Uw bam. A young MunireoJ girl named Greta TayluiT, tried to commit miicide by swallowing i'axis green on account of ditiappoinimeut in love, ^he will prob- ably dis. Dr. 13ourinot, of Ottawa, has been fkupuiaied honorary feliuw of the Uoyal CuloQial ina.iiuie, "in recognition ut bis ussCuLneaa as a wrkter on Canadian and cvlouial ouUjects." The Thorold Council has petitioned the Cjovei nuxent to protect the wood iniip maaujuoiurers by iin export duly «n ine wood and taking the duty off tjisir machinery. It has been decided that the military feature ot the Queen's diamond jubi- Ise in MjouiruoJ shali take the loriu ol a church parade on June 2Uth and a grand re «!«â- Â»' otn June '£i. Ur. Smtihk ot the Tracudle, N. ii,, lazaretto hoa been instinicted to pro- ceed to W lunii^eg to investigate two alleged cajied oi le]>ri)ey amu<ig lce> lanaic immigranis there. Vhilippe Lecours wiis found guilty of manslaughter at Father L'oiiit, the vio- lim being his brother, whoui be stab- bed with a pocket-knife. The sen- tence was six years in penitentiary. R. Beaubieo. a stoneculter, of Ot- tawa, bus taken an aoiion tor lhrc4 thiuusan<l dollars ngainsi the Kockland braiioh of the StoneuULters' Union (or alleged Illegal suspension Uvo years ago Sir Donald Smith proponei that Munt« real should i;elebrate the diamuad jubi- lee by ereciiug an estaiblL'shmeul for the traiuing oi nurses. Mayor Vv'ilsuu Smith favois the building oil a viue- vegul residence Kveryihlug points to the early open- ing of nuvigaaou through the great! lakes and iliie St. Lawirence system, lb iii e.xpected lluit vc^sel.s wii>l be pass- ing thaougb from Lake Erie to Lakoi Omario by the middle of April. Andrew JVIcNeilledlge, a married man, 60 years of age, attempted buiuide on Tbui'sdriy at bis resilience, 31 Marl- b<ir»>ugh avenue, Toronto, by locking iumseU itt a room and I urn i iig on t he Igas. He was discoveired in time lo eave his life Dr. Bourinot, honorary secretary oS the Royal Society of Canada, has re- ceived a letter from the Mayor of BiUtol, Eug., stating that two meiii' I bers of the City Council will be jirea- 1 •ot at the Cabot cuI«braliou in Uali- lai, N. S., next Ju,ne. A carefully prepared scheme for the | incorporation of the Uruuimond County railway iin the iater(^oloQial system is | now occupying the attention of llieDo-| miniou Uoveroment. it is proi)osed to ' complete the necessary link to brine the linlercoloni:il trains into Montreal I ever the Grand Trunik track.i. General Manager Hays, in behalf of I the Grand Trunk Railway, has lodged j a petition at Ottawa for permission to I tapitalize the revenue overdraft and to ' increase the borrowing power.s of the oom.pany by an issue of a further sum I of 4 per cent, consolidated debenture stock, the interest on which shall not exceed £50,000 yeaxly. GREAT BRITAIN. Lord Salisbury, who has beer> suffer- ilnig from influenza for the pa^t few days, has almost entirely recovered. Mir. Gladstone, who is sojouroing in the .souih of b'ranoe, has just recovered from a mild attack of influen;!a. . April 16th (Good Friday), April 17th, 19th and 20th. will be observed a« holi- ' days iin the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, It is rumoured that Mr. Chamber- ; lain has written a sharp letter to Pre- ' adeint Kauger, rebuking him for vio- lating the Loudon couveutiou. Sir William Uarcourt's attack of in- fluenza will prevent his p:irlicipating tn Ibc ii>rthcamiug debate on the For- ei/gTj Office estimiates, when the Oretan matter is likely to be discussed. The London Times, referring to the gift of the or'ginal log of the Mayflower to the United .States, says it is mi light thing to part with a document of na- tional interest. Mr. Gladstone, notwithstanding his great: age, has joined the ranks of the wheelmen. He has written to a friend in London, saying that he has fairly mastered the machine. It is reported in London court circles that the Queen on her return from the South of Fraaice, will pay a visit ti> Mr. William Waldorf Astor, at Cleveden in recognition of his muni- fiueuctt. It is learned th^t the British Gov- ernment propose to deal with the question of coiitagintis (lisea.so among the British troops in India, by placing the inspection of women in the hands of wome.n doctons. The announcement that the United State's tariff, will not be rfitractive ih.TS resulted in an inevitable rush of ex- ports lo America from iSogland, and for tb« moment ev«a'y industry is pushing this work. While the British steamer Temple- more was beini; lowed by the Ulster- more the hawser parted. The flying end swept the Templemore's deck.kill- inig Capt. Swainson, and a seaman, and breaking the legs o( four other men. UNITED STATES. The whipping post has been revived in Missouri after four years of disuse. United Sitates Ambassador Hay will let.ve Now York for London April 14. There is at prfj^nl liefore the New- York Senate a bill to prevent dishonest and misleading advertising of goods. Sylvester Scxivel, the newspaper cor- respondent who waM imprisoned for 31 days in Cuba, has rerurned to New- York. Eight niinamen were captured on Wednesday in Malone, N. Y., charged with illegally crossing ibe line. They were remanded for a week. Nothing is known of the faie ol the lOU.UUO poor people in the flooded low- lands of the White, Arkansas and Black Rivers in Arkansas. Josephine De Rosay's .-.urt; against J. h\ O'Bjien at Boston for tlOi),U(H) for breach of promise ut marriage, was on Tuesday settled out of court for S^O.UW). The steamer Creole reported at New York that slie had picked up a iHjat containing dead liodies, believed to be victjms of the St, Nazaire steamship disaster. The Colorado State .Senate has pa.ss- ed the bt.l providing for the abolilion of capital punishment. The measure now awaits the Governor's signatursto beoom" law. It is the intention of President Mo- Kiuley not to recognize Cuba. The policy of bis Aiiiuinistration » ill be lo let the Spaniards and the. insurgents fight it out lietween them. The, United States Circuit Court of Appeals in ihe case of the United Stales v. I he Uaffailo Natural Gas and Kuel Company decided that natural gas is a crude mineral, and exempt, from duty. Alx. Howe, of New York, has intjo- duced K resolution in the House of Representatives providing that the United Slates constitution be so am- enidud that Congress shall have ex- clusive power to regulate marriage and divorce The Supretne Court of the United Stales dec. ares that railway traffic as- sociations are a peril to commerce and a. violation of the anti-trust law. Hail- road men everywhere are startled by ,ls force, and an entire change in (he melhixls of distributing fre.,ght tiaffio may be caused by it. 'I'he Joint Traffic .Vssociotiou will fight fur its life. Coiumerclal 8uuunari<.'s by Messrs. Uua and llradglreut, te;cgrnpbed from New York, ore, o(n the whole, i.f a re- assuring oe.scrip(ion. Con.sidering the ajitagoiiisiic conditions existing lioiU in the Uuit4>d .States and in Europe, the voluuie ot business is fair. 'the pol- itical Hituntimn in Europe bus of course be-'n an important factor for deprea- .sion, whi e in the States, the legal de- t iuiun against railway combinations, sev.^ral .serious floods, and liie destruc- tion of I lie iion ore trust, have of course caiiseil hfxilancy, if nothing more de- trimental, in tiiide circles. ILnvever, all things non»idere<l, business is slead- ii|y improving, and the number of work- ers finding ejnplovment increases stead- ily week Dy week, and proepecia gen- erally are spokeji of lU? good. GENERAL. The sifotoer Iceland arri.ved at St. Jo'hn's Nfld., with 2i,UtiO prijme seals. It is reported frotm Bombay t'hnt.<ll)a plague is attacking Europeans residing ; in that city. Th'.- Swiss Bundesrath has made a ! proposal to p^irchuse the principal rail- j wayi in, the country. , The Grand Duchess Sophie, wife of the reigning Grand Dujke of tiaxe- Weimar i.s dead at Berlin. I Tho Germivn. Beiebslaf: cm Friday, by a vote of 17!) lo 19, adople<l t.he pro- posal for t»he peypienti of the memlxsr.s of that body. The Japanese Gold Standard bill has pasc<ed t he House of Peers of Japan, and ouiy awaits the .signature of the; Em- peror lo become law. ' A l''rench newspaper says the Gov- ernment will ask a credit of 8OI).G00,00() francs to taild 45 large warships and 175 torpedo boats ini thie next eight yeaj-s. Th*'ro are seven' hundred men ot the Britisih' fleet now at Simoastown, .South Africa, suffeKinB from malarial fever, contracted during t.he recent expedition to Ijeniin. Thift Transvaal Govcrnlment has siip- pre»se,<l the publication ot the Jolinn- nesberg Star, the leading paper in the Rand, in consequence of that, journal's criticism of the Administration. lit is stated that the ex-Queen of Mad- agascar was banished frotm the island by the French on account, of discover- ing a conspiracy, in which the ex-Qucen amd the missionaries were implicated. Thft drafts of this treaties between the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State give the burghers of each State the franchise in either republics and the two republics agree to sup- port each other in case of att.aok. The Cretan chiefs have rejected the scheme for aiitooomy proposed by the powers, declaring that nothing but an- uexat ion to Greece will sat isfy them. It i.s said the powers are rapidly drift ing apart in their poUioiea of deal- mg with the question. THE RUSSIAN THISTLE. FARMERS HAVE FOUND THAT THE PEST WILL DESTROY ITSELF. Law PInclns a Bouuly un ltd nmtrurllou Krprnirdâ€" A Srarc Wlilr.Ii Experieure Hhows lu Have Bern I'uwurranteil. Ten years ago the Hussian thistle made its appearance in the West. The weed gradually spread in Nebraska un- til Us wondeful vitality threatened ap- parently the life of more useful plants. There was much discussion of the new plant at tJie time, and the matter was finally referred to the agricultural au- thorities, and after much careful re- search the plant was declared to be the Russian thistle, a weed so deadly ini its effects that it would soon exter- minate all other forms of vegetation if not retarded in its growth. Its fertil- ity w.is said to be something most ex- Iraordinary. Instances Iwere cited where whole acres had been grown over in a single season, and the growth thus established had grown in strength an- nually. The farmers' instil utes were at once called on to discuss some mea- sures of relief, and after several years a law was passed in Nebraska that was expected to stop the ravages of the weed. The measure was for the espe- cial protection of the farmers. It pro- vided thai all Russian thistle on pub- lic highways shoulil be immediately de- stroyed, and that all such weeds on private property must be exlermiual- ed within a certain time, or it would have to be done by the overseers of the adjacent roads and charged as taxes to the land. Eai'h county set apart funds for the purpose of promoting the work, and thousands of dollars were spent in this direction. The tough this- tle did not seem to respond very read- ily to the artificial methods adopted for its extermination, and apparently thriv- ed as before. The professional farm- ers, however, declared that (he only .salvation of the prairie states, where the thistle seemed must to flourish, was constant and unremitting toil in this direction. They contributed lengthy articles showing just how many years would be required for the Russian this- tle lo exterminate all other forms of vegetable life in Nebraska if not re- tarded in its course. This alarmed the farmers greatly, and the adjacent states passed similar laws for the destructiim of the imported scourge. Some farms were almost COMPLETELY COVER.KD with this peculi.ar growth, and the own- ers were almost distracted. In some easels adjacent farmers undertook to build solid boardr fences between their farms and those stretches of territory thus afflicted. But this did little good, as the thistle .seemed to be lilou n first in one direction, and then in another, leaving its blighting touch upon ev- erylhing in some whole neighborhoods. For a year or two ii was the principal theme of di.scussion at tho farmers' in- stitutes ot the state. But after much toil and treasure be- ing consumed fighting the alleged pest, .some of the farming eommiinilies t)«gan to experience a change of heart. Grad- ually it dawned on some of the more thinking farmers who had been observ- ing closely tile growth of I he thistle that the plant was not so dangerous as the Ihcoreliwil fariiier.s hail insisted was the case. They observed I hat IiukI cov- ered with the foreign growth one year wa.s in many oases perfectly free from the Ihi.^llo the following .season. Many leading agriculturi.sts of the slate fin- ally agreed that the ^llanl was not near so menacing ;ih at first supposed, and that it did not. retain its bold upon land for more t ban one season, and after that never returned to the same ter- ritory. In fact, they compared it some- what to suiallpo.x in il.s .action im the humnn syMteiu. The fertile soil whirli attracted the thistle seemed to have no affinity with it after a .short con- tact, and farms were mme the worse for the plant's presence other than tho an- noyance of the firsi vear. .Many Wgiin to act along this line. Soon it was quite apparent that this wa.s (he case, 'ihen it was .shortly di.scovered that the law regulating its exieriiiination was not only costly but quite u.seless. Two years ago the sentiment against the cx)ntinuance of the law on tlie statutes of Nebrask.'i wa.s (jiiite pronounced, but did not, cry.stalize into anylliing defin- ite until this session of the Legisla- ture, when the f.arming elemont was so much in the majority that the Hussian thistle law was wiped off (lie books about the first thing. The national iXgricultural Depart- ment has not yet agreed to accept .as a f.Tct what the fnrnier.s of the prairie states have already deimmstrated to lie true. On (he conliarv, the, authorities at Wiushiogloii think that special con- ditions in the soil of some sections may contribute to retard the growth of 1 he thistle, but with this exception they are still of the old opinion. In (he nu-antlrae Nebraska farmers have gone a step further and found a very good use for the weed thiit wa.s to devnstat* their farms. In tact they have made BOTH FOOD AND FURL of the dread thistle. The thistles .are gathered in great bunches when young and tender, chopped up and fed to cat- tle. Hogs particularly find the juicy subst.ince quite palatable, and it Is said to produce f.at similar to corn. In other se<'l 'ons where wood is scarce and coal worth J15 a ton the dried thistles in great hunches are secured for fuel. They are baled like hay, eompre-ssed, and not only used in residences but in many cases have been used in great quan- tities by furnaces in mills. The pressed thistles retnin the heat a long time, and though frail in the single growth make a i fierce flame when heavily bunched. The thistle grows on the surface from a very small stem, but branches out into hunches as large as a bushel bas- ket. When dried these frail stems are e.s.sily broken by tho wind, and the big ball-like head bounces around over the prairie, blimn hither and thither with the slightest bre^^ze. When an obstacle is thrown in their path they soon pile up on the prairie to a great height. When not compressed they burn like chaff, and in some sections hundred., cf families rely upon this form of fuel to carry them through the dreary winteor. IN A FIERY FURNACE. Two Brollirrit ,%ow Baltllia« for life- Burned iu a Viit Kxplwtlonâ€" ll»w Ibe <°aluiully Orrurred. A despatch from Toronto, says:â€" George and Percy Hodden, brothers, who resided at 218 Brock avenue, are lying in the emergency ward of tie General Hospital. Although suffer- ing from terrible injuries, they still have a slight chance Co win in their tight for lite. Both young men were employed at the Gutta Peicha Rubber Works, West Lodge avenue, Parkdaile. Atbout 10 o c>lo<rk on Friday morning they were superintending a large vait in which vamisih is prepared. 'llhley found it neceesary Jo open the door of the furnace ultderneat.h the vat. The mo- ment tiiey did »o, a violent explosion took place. The contents of the vat were scattered over the room; the two men coming in foor their shtire. The varnish cahglK fire and in an instant the rtiom was a blazing furnace, and the men in Ihe midst of it. George was tlie first to recover from the shock, and t:adJing to bis brother to follow him he made a wild dash fbr thie open air his cJoihes on fire, and threw himself into a jkioI of -N^Titer in thtr yard. When taken out neanly ail liia clothes were burned. The brother, who was on the other side of the room, could not reju^h the door, .so m.ade hii exit through a window. He also ran to the jmnd and tumbled in breaking the ice as he fell. He suf- fereil worse Ijiun his brother. Both men are fearfullv burned. Their backs and faces »ut(ere<l the most. It Is not thought that they inhaled (ha flame.s. DrH. Lynd and Harris were quickly summoned. They <lid everything |kib- sible to alleviaie the ag»Kny of the injured men until they were remove<li t<i the hijspitai in the ambulance. Fortunately tlie mom in which the explosion took place was a separate building The fire de|iartment .soon e.xtinguished the flames. The loss is alxiut S500, covered by insurance. MOHAMMED'S COAT. Sacred Krllr lo Whirli Ihr Sulinn ,4niinai I.T I'h)'» illo llrvnilnii. No more striking illustration of the alarming condition of affairs that pre- vails just now at Constantinople could be afforded than the fact that the Siul- t.an should have considered it necessary to proceed hy water, instead of by land, from his residence at the Yildiz Kiosk to the ojd seraglio for the piurposc of paying his annual devotions to the holy coat of Mobaiumed, which is pre- served in a great' gold box in the in- nermost sanctuary of the imperial treasur.v.i ; The extent to which (his. garment is venerated by all believers may be e.-,(imated by (he fact that the principal ttnd most highly cherished title of the Sultan is (had of "guardian of the holy mantle." This robe, which it is needlevs to say is green, w,is brought (o Constantinople by .Sultan .Selim alfing with the keys of (he holy cities of Medina and Mecca fromi f'airo. where they had l«'eii iire.served until (hat tim>' in the keeping of the cali- phs. This worship of the mantle hy the Silt.in is the most solemn and ininort- and religious fun<'tion uhiih the 'Hirk- ish r>ile,r is called up )n 'to perform tliroiurhniit the year, anil as a general r'lle his iiiiijesly's progress from the Yildiz Kioslc to the .S'lldime, Porte is marked by a niRgnifiien't display of troops fo>ir or five ranks deep, who line the entire route on either side. This year, for the fir.<t time since. Iiis acce.s.sion to the throne, more tlinn '20 year.** ago, the ."^iiKan. through dread of assa.'^siiiation, has aliandimed (he rtustomary prce-ssion by land, and has gone, by water instead, furtively and almost hv stealth, Ihe public being lerl (ill (he last moment lo believe by the military display that the .'â- â- 'iiltan wa.s about lo proceed to the old seraglio in ihe usual manner. A WONDERFUL NEKDLE Queen Victoria has in her possession a very interesting needle which was made for her in Buckinghain.shire, and which she values as much as some of I her most cosl.ly heirlooms. It is a min- | iature of the Roman column of Trojan, and illustjates sce.ues from Victoria's life instead of iiicidcuis iu the careers of Kouian Emperors. These are per- fectly distinct when seen through a magnifying glass, and include the most interesting events in Victoria's young life. Of tJiesi* one depicts the Queen as ai young girl liefore her accejssion lo the throne, when she was at Tunbridga Wells. A second sho\vs her in her cor- onation robes at VVestniinster, while a third â€" and this is the mie which Vic- toria likes beat â€" represents the mar- riage of (Jus Queen a,nd Aiibert. The remarkaiyie feature of this needle is ilia fact that, small as it is. it opens, and contains severaj smaller needles of Ihe same description, eaA.'b of which is or- namented with diminutive figures in relief. « A CRACK SHOP. Archduke Francis Ferdinand is one of the crack shots of Buroix', Hte shoots will) nmukeless powder, handles his weajKin qjuickly and is credited with killing 48(0 head of game in an hoiun and a half. To perform (his feat hei kept; three loaders constantly em-< ployed. MASSAORES^AT TOZAT. SEVEN HUNDRED ARMENIANS KILL- ED BY THE TUBK& Mr Pbllip farrle'D Prole«tâ€" OIBrUlii DU- â- nisbed and Ordered Ut be Trtrdâ€" Tbe Pafrlareh KcsIkui. A despatch from Constantinople says: â€" Furtlier anfl prot»bly more aoourata details of tjhe reueut uxassaore of Ar- menians at TokaT, in tihe Sivas distriot of Anatolia,, have been received at tlhie Arme,niao Patmrchate here. The fir4t refiort of tIhe affair watt issued by the GoverDotnent. This decilare<| tfliBt fifteen Anmernianis and three Mus^ sulzDiuil^ bad been killed. Ld'tille re- liance was plauod in this report, for tbts officiaXs have always made it a rulfl to under-^ate Libe numlbeir of persona killed in tihe various mosoacres. Ijateit inlformaition wns received ax. tibie Em- boasies alhowinB tba,t fiully 100 defei&oe- leas Arjneulans had fallen viotims to Uhe fuxy oif t^ Muisle(Das at Tokat, anlA this DKuuber, ijt. was thought, waa pro- bably correct. 'Phe news received at) the Patriarchate showe that both stat*- menlt<i were inoorreut, and that tb« number of victims was fully 700. It was stated at ttte Patriarohate that t!he.se figures were ubiaintsd from re- lialde persunt ila Ibkat and litate vloin- ity, antl that th*- uumlier uf victims stated is witlhiout doubt oorreot. Sir Pfailip Currie. the British Ambassador; made a morat vigorous prot«al agaiuBfl the massacre in a njte to tbe Porte, which was said to have been the stronc- est ever delivered Wy an Amliassado* to ilie Turkish Govcrniment. The r»» .suit of his aoiion was shown, whe» tihe Sultani ordered the dismissal and immediate arrest, of the Turkish offl- oiai.s iiv Tokat wihu are Busjiected ol Complicity in the massacre and th« appoinHment of a special commlssiea to try tlitm. It is lielieved that the British Amliessador will wmtch tho trial clas«Jy to see nhat it does opt prov-i- a fart^e, an so man(y trials ol Moslem officials oharged with the mur- ders of Christians have been. Mgr. t>rmanian, tlie Armenian I'stri- arch, has made a protect to the Sultan against i be murders at Tokat, and has added force to his protest by insistins that the SultanI shall accept his resig- nation, which was tendered .some lime ago. At that time the Sultan refused to accept it. and prdmised the Patri- arch (hat further concessions would !>• made to the Armenians. His -Majesty asked, however, that the granting oj these concessions lie deferred until af- ter Easter. The massacre of Tokat followed. ICigbt Armenians were arrested here on IhUrsdoy as a measure of precau- tion, the Government fearing that the news of the Tokat massacre might pre- cipitate an outbreak. The prisoners are mispeited of having lieeji engaged in an attempt to make a demonstratioa here. CRIPPLED FOR LIFE. Trrrlblx AreldenI lu Johu <'arnrgl«-la AKOiiy, (he tounii nan Tboagtal Amir at HID Moltarr. Simpson's Knitting Factory, at tibe foot ot Berkeley Street, Toronto, wae (he scene of an accident on Friday morning which will leave John Car- negie a cripple for life. The injured l)oy is only 19 years of age. He waa working in Ihe knitting room, when somethijig went wrong with the belting. Ho stood on a packing case and with a broom endeavored lo move (he k)elt. The broom caught in a wheel, and the shock threw hiiu to the ground. He tell heavily, fracturing his spine. When Dr. Greig arrived he found that the injured youth was paralyzed from the chest down. He informed him of the ultimate result of the accident. The only reply he got from the poor fellow was. "I can stand it, dwtor, but 1 hope it won't worry my mother," Car- negie lives with his mother at 88 R^ gent Street. Ho is getting on in bl)e hospital as wel las can l>e expected. THE DUKE OF LEEDS. H Will Hucreed Lord llwrdeeB «• Cover ii«»r-(,lriieral. lA despatch fmm UiBdon nays that the Duke ot Leeilfi will succeed the Earl of .Vberdeen ae Governor-General ol Canada in 1S98. George Godolphin Osborne, tenth Duke of Leeds, and a Prince of lh« Holy Itonian Empire, was born' in 1888 and Biiceeeded to the tilile on the deathi of his father- iu 1898. He was edluoat^ ed at Eton aud at Trinity College^ Camliridge, ami wna a lieutenant in the Yortehire lliu-sars. He tinsucnesefully lontested liast, o«i Newmarket, division of Cambridge- shire (C) in 1f^\ but the following ye.ir w.ts more wm-cessfuj, ttn«l sat as 'M.P. foir Lambeth, Brixton division, (C) from 1K87 to 1(«5. Ho was an H»- sistanl private secretary tto tlic Seo- relary of State for (.lio Colonies from 1886 "to 1888, and was apiK>int«<l trea- surer of the Queon's Hkii.s»iiol<l in 1895, in 1884 he maarietl l-iwly Kalherine Frances Lamb(x)n, daughter of lihe set'on<l Boii'l of Durham, and has four doughters living. â- â€¢J] â-  t I -> KILLED HIM WITH A SHOVEU Farmer C,'nn>ry I'oiild Tint Stand Tmiaing, iind Took Ihe Life of Mrorse Froal, HI* T(»rniriilnr. A Beispntcih from Paris, Ont., says: â€" A terrible tragedy was enacted about! five miles west of here on Friday of., tcrnoon, when a former named Con-» vey, an oild man alniiul 05 years ot age, youing mnn in ttis employ. It nppcarai Frost wus toruieintiug (lie old mani who was down in the cellar sbovelina t^irnips by thirowing chuff down o3 him and Conv<!y, who is of a very paa-< sionutc temper, struck hiLm with the slDovel, kiUiniU him instnjitly. Frost is an Englishlmnn, aliout 20 years, and is said to have no relatives in this coun- try. Coaivey admitted the Arime and was placed under arreait.