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i *v SIX HES WEBE DROWNED Dredge Was Being Towed Into Port Arthur for the "Winter. A despatch from Port Arthur, Ont., gays: By the sinking of Drrdge NTo. 8, owned by the Great Lakes Dredging Company, near Mutton Island in Thunder Bay on Thursday night, six men lost their Ilves. Thoy were: John Frftden- »urg, whose home is in the United 8tatos; Peter McDonald, watch- man, Port Arthur; J. Phalen, fire- man, Port Arthur; John WiUon, eook, Sarnia ; â€" Cameron, dock- hand, Port Arthur, and A. Smith, â- econd cook. The disaster was caused by the ic3 cutting holes in the hull of the dredge, while sho was being towod into Port Arthur. Eight of the fourteen nun on board were able tj jump on th« scow alongside, but the others, who endeavored to save some of tboir poasessioBS after the dredge started to sink, were un- able to got aboard the scow. The dredge was in tow of the tug Inee, and sank so quickly that the tow line had to bo chopped with an axe to prevent the tug being hauled down. CAR FERB Y AID 32 MEN LOST Plied Between Port Stanley, Ontario, and Conneaut Ohio. A despatch from Cleveland, Ohio, â- ays : The Bessemer and Pere Mar- quette car ferry No. 2, that plies batwaen Port Stanley, Ont., and Conncant, Ohio, with her crew of M men, is given up for lost. The farry left Conneaut on Wednesday •rening. The trip usually takes less than five hours, the vessel making two daily. Capt. Benson Fox, of the steam- er W. C. Davock, reported to the Cleveland owners at noon on Fri- day by wireless that he passed wreckage off Long Point, Ont., and asked if any vessel had been reported missing. Overturned life- boats observed by the Davock were similar to those carried by the car ferry. The boat was in command of Cant. R. R. McLeod. On receipt of Capt. Benson's message, Siipt. Magill at Conneaut sent the tug Racer, of Port Dover, Ont., out to hunt for the car ferry at Long Point, which is but a few miles away. Late Friday night the tug returned to Port Dover, hav- ing found no trace of the car fer- ry or any of the men. Late Friday night the car ferry No. 1 of the Bessemer and Pere Marquatte Com- pany, was ordered to leaW Ron- deau and scour the coast from that place to Port Stanley. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS BAI't'ENINCS FSOM ALL OTEB TUB GLOBS. Trlegrk|iale Rrlch Froa Onr Own aad Other ConntrlM •! B«cent EvcBta. CANADA. Additional cases of typhoid fever are reported at Cobalt. Ontario medical men propose the formation of a Medical Council for the Dominion. The percentage of earnings paid to tho city by the Toronto Railway exceeds $1,400 per day. Mr. J. M. Cole and Mr. R. A. Pat- terson have been appointed school inspectors in Oxford county. Hon. Dr. Pugsley and Dr. Kinjs have gone to Washington on busi- ness connected with the boundary dispute. The Elder-Dempster Company propose to establish a steamship service from the St. Lawrence to New South Wales. Sir Henry M. Pcllatt has decid- ed to take six hundred men of the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto to Britain next August to stay for a month. Sir Montague Allan has again denied that the Allan Line has been sold to the C. P. R., but he says a working agreement has beep ar- ranged. A remonstrance will bo forward- ed to Washington by the Canadian GoveiTiment against the actions of immigration officials in turnmg peo- pde back at the Manitoba boun- dary. GREAT BRITAIN. Mr. Winston Churchill is con- ducting a vigorous campaign in Lancashire. The Tariff Reformers in Britain propose to place a tax on practi- cally all imports except raw mater- ial and a tax of two shillings a quar- ter on wheat. THE WORLD'S MARKEFS REPOBTS FROM THE LEADITiG TRADE CENTRES. Prlcea of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Otbcr Dairy Prodnce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Dec. 14.â€" Flour â€" On- tario wheat 90 por cent, patents, 94.25 to $4.30 in buyers' sacks on track, Toronto, and at $4.16 to $4.- 23 outside in buyers' sacks. Mani- toba flour, first patents, $5.60 on track, Toronto ; second patents, 8^.10 to $5.20, and strong bakers', $4.90 to $5 on track, Toronto. Manitoba Wheat â€" No. 1 North- ern, $1.06, Bay ports, and No. 2 Northern, $1.04%, Bay ports. Ontario Wheat â€" No. 2 mixed, $1.04 outside, and No. 2 white and red, $1.04 to $1.05 outside. Barleyâ€" No. 2 60 to 01c outside, and No. 3 extra, 58 to 58J4c out- side. Oats â€" No. 2 Ontario white, 36 to 30%c outside. Canada West oats, 38% to 39c for No. 2. and 37% to 38c for No. 3, Bay ports. Peas â€" 87 to 88c outside. Rye â€" No. 2, 72c outside. Buckwheatâ€" 52 Vi to 53c freights, and 53% to 54c freight. Corn â€" Old No. 2 American yel- low, 70% to 71 %c, Toronto, and new No. 3 yellow, 04j^ to 65c on track, Toronto. Bran â€" $20.50 in bags, Toronto, and shorts, $23 to $23.50 in bags, Toronto. high low OVER S IXTEEN M ILLIOSS Immense Output of the Ontario Mines for Nine Months of 1909. According to returns made tinder tho mining act to the Ontario Bureau of Mines, the output of the metalliferous mines and works of the Province for the nine months ending September SO, 1909, was as follows :â€" Gold, 1,125 ounoes, valu- c;t at $18,920; silvter, 18,751,548 oun- ces, valued at $9,38o,G00; cobalt, 427 tons, valued at $79,450 ; arsenic, 780 tons, valued at $39,221 ; cop- per, 5,583 tons, valued at 8740,077; nickel, 8,912 tons, valued at $1,- 921,363; iron ore, 205.262 tons, valued at $473,770; pig iron, 294,- 698 tons, valued at $4,095,735; zinc ore, 785 tons, valued at $8,000. The gross production amounted in value} and in pig iron of 105,411 tons. to $16,762,742, as compared with $12,185,511 for the first nine months of 1908. From the mines of Cobalt there were shipped in all 32,218 tons, of which 20,340 tons were ore and 1,- 878 tons concentrates, as against 18,865 tons ef ore and 480 tnns of concentrates during the same peri- ad in 1908. The silver contents of tho shipments for this year exceed- ed those of last year by 6,170,039 ounces. The output of nickel was 1,168 tons more and of copper 309 tons less than during the corresponding period of last year. There was an increase in iron ore of 39,174 tons. AUSTRALIA'S CRUISER. The Admiralty .isked to Commence Its CoDHtriiotion. A despatch from Melbourne says : Tie Federal Cabinet has cabled the dmiralty asking it to commence tbr cunstruction of a battleship oruiter, which is to be tho chief retsel of tho Australian unit of the faciftc fleet, immediately. The Government propose to proceed with the construction of the re- naining vessels of tho unit so that all will be completed simultaneous- A despatch from Wellington, N. E., says: The naval defence bill, providing fur tho financing of the Dreadnought offer and New Zea- land's contribution to the British navy, has passed through all its itagei in the House of Representa- tives. The third reading was car- â-  Hed without division. FIREMEN COATED IN ICE. Waa 2i Below Zero at $75,000 Fire nt Winnipeg. A dospatih from Winnipeg Bays; yire destroyr 1 the six-storey furni- true warehouKe of W. B. Sterling, •n Front Street, on Thursday af- ternoon. It was valued at $75,000 %nd was insured, with contents, for ♦•6,000. The blaze broke out at tho top of the building in some mys- terious way. The firemen foufiht tile flaiiKH covered with ice and with Hie mercury standing at 24 below Mro. WHISKEY IS DBUGUED. Some Queer Mixtures Sold at Fort William. A despatch from Fort William says : The despatch from Toronto stating that, according to Govern- ment information, poisoned whis- key is being sold in hotels here, has aroused a sensation, and would scorn to shed light on several mysterious deaths recently. It is charged that some of the whiskey being retailed would cause death if consumed regularly for a few weeks. One man is known to have gone completely blind after drink- ing five glasses of doped liquor. It is believed by medical men that he may never regain his sight. An- other man went to sleep and never woke after being drunk, and at the inquest on Tuesday night Coroner Birdsall declared there was mor- phine in the liquor in sufQcient quantities to affect the optic nerves. Rigid investigation is demanded. DAIRY BUILDING BUUNKD. Manitoba Agricultural Students Fought Fire. A despatch from Winnipeg says: The dairy building at the Manitoba Agricultural College, a throe- •torey structure, was destroyed by fire early on Friday morning in •pite of the efforts of the college fire brigade. The professors and students fcmght desperately, but MONTREAL PORT STATISTICS. Cnstoms Receipts Exceed Last Year's by Two NilHois. A despatch from Montreal says : Navigation returns show that the customs returns exceed those of last year by $2,012,000. The open sea- son was nine days more than last year. The imports were a little ahead of 190S, but exports of cat- tle, lumber and grain fell off some- what. BLUEJACKETS DROWNED. Steam Pinnace of Raideship Col- lides With Rargc. A despatch from London says : The steam pinnace of the British battleship Lord Nelson collided on Friday with a barge at Sheerness, the fortified seaport and naval ar- vainly, ngain.st the flames. The loss '*<'"*• , '" ^«,"*- Sir bluejackets will be $40,0000, covered by insur- '''^'^^^ drowned as a result of the ac ance. cident. WESTERN WIEAT TIELD Was One Hundred and Twenty Million Bushels. A despatch from Winnipeg says : A yield of one hundred and twenty million bushels of wheat for western Canada, predicted by many early in tho year, seems likely to be rea- lized. The final thrashing returns, of course, aro not yet available, but if tho estimate of the Provin- cial Government is a fair criterion, then one hundred and twenty mil- lion bushels will not bo the out- side mark. Warehouse Commis- •ioner Castlo on Thursday issued the following statement:â€" Estimated yield, Prov- inces of Manitoba, Sas- katchewan and Alber- ta 110,013,838 Inspected, Winnipeg, 49,- 088 cars at 1,070 bush- els each 53, 166,000 Ir> store, interior eleva- tors 9,500,000 Ii transit, not inspected 2,000,000 Marketed at Winnipeg, not inspected 200,000 Total marketed 64,866,000 Allowance for send .... 16,000,000 Allowance for bread ... 5,000,000 Balance in farmers' hauda 30,747,336 UNITED STATES. The American Ice Trust has been convicted of attempting to create a monopoly. A case of leprosy of the most viru- lent kind has been discovered in Calumet, Mich. The Michigan Central Railroad is increasing the wages of its train- men and telegraphers. Mrs. Carrie Nation was arrested at Washington for smashing whis- key bottles in a buffet. "Two New York min claim that thoy were engaged by Dr. Cook to fake polar records for him. Five men wore drowned in the sinking of the steamer W. C. Rich- ardson near Buffalo, on Thursday. The President of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has assured President Taft that there will be no general railroad strike. A Milwaukee woman died after suffering for four years with a sponge which an operating surgeon had sewn up in hor abdomen. George P. Sheldon, the recently- deposed President of the Phoenix Insurance Company of Booklyn, has been indicted on a charge of larceny. GENERAL. M. Fernandez, a French aviator, was killed when his machine fell near Nice. Tho Nobel prize for physics has been divided between Guglielmo Marconi and Prof. Braun of Strasg- burg. The German Chancellor, speak- ing in the Reichstag, declared that Germany had no aims dangerous to the world's peace. Prince Frederick Von Sayn Wit- tgenstein a German Prince, has forfeited his Princely rank by mar- rying beneath him. ♦ BRITISH TRADE BETl'ER. November Figures Show Increase of Imports and Exports. A despatch from London says : The Board of Trade returns for November, of this year, as compar- ed with the corresponding month in 1908, show increased imports and exports of £11,700,745 ($5S,- 003,725) and £4,174,040 ($20,870,200) respectively. Although these fig- ures reveal a hopeful state of af- fairs, the returns for eleven months in 1909 constitute a discouraging record. They show that in this period, as compared with the same months in 1008, the imports increas- ed £27,029,999 ($138,149,996), while tho exports decreased £3,228,456 ($16,143,280). The most notewor- thy feature of the November im- ports was in an increase of $20,- 100,785 in raw cotton. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" $2 to 83.50 per barrel, according to quality. Beans â€" Car lots outside, $1.53 to $1.65, and small lots here $1.75 to $1.90. Honey â€" Combs, dozen, $2.25 to $3; extracted, lOj^c per lb. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, $13 to $14, and No. 2, $12 to $12.50, on track, Toronto. Straw â€" $7.50 to $8 on track, To- ronto. Potatoesâ€" 45 to 1.0c per bag on track for Ontarios. Poultryâ€" Chickens, dressed, 11 to 12c per pound; fowl, 8 to 9c; turkeys, 15 to 16c per pound; ducks, pound, 11 to lio; geese, 9 to 10c per pound. ASIIDITH FOB HOM E BEE British Premier Says Full Self-G-overnment Is Only Solution. A despatch from London says : At a monster meeting on Friday night in Albert Hall Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, laid down the policy on which the Liberal Govern- ment is appealing to the country. He repeated what had been said by other Ministersâ€" that if it were returned to power the Government would demand the limitation of the powers of the House of Lords, and then went a step farther and pledg- ed the Liberal party to grant self- government to Ireland. The meeting was marked by the greatest enthusiasm. The audi- ence, which filled the vast hall, greeted Mr. Asquith and the Min- isters who accompanied him with round after round of cheers. The audience was entirely male, women having been excluded in the fear of demonstrations by suffragettes. Mr. Asquith pointed out that just four years ago Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, then Prime Minister, had outlined in Albert Hall the policy of a new Liberal Government, which included many reforms. The representatives of the people in the House of Com- mons had labored faithfully to car- ry into law the measures promised, but their will had been nullified; and as a fitting climax the supplies which the House of Commons had voted had been .stepped upon by the House of Lords. Therefore, the House of Commons was now on the ove of another dissolution, and it had fallen to his lot to take up the burden. The last time, he said, the Government had reckoned with- out it.s hosts, but it was not going to make that mistake again. TYPHOID IN MONTREAL. Many Cases in Hospitals â€" Water is Blamed. A despatch from Montreal says : Typhoid is getting worse in Mont- real, and as it is followed by an epidemic of la grippe the cause is thought to be the water, and the situation may become serious. There are 193 cases in five hospitals, and fifty cases are turned away daily. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter â€" Pound prints, 23 to 25c; tubs and large rolls, 22 to 23c ; in- ferior, 19 to 20c ; creamery, 27 to 28c, and solids, 26 to 26^ic per lb. Eggs â€" Case lota, 32 to 35c per dozen for fresh, and 23 to 26o for storage. Cheeseâ€" 12j<c per lb. for large, and at 12%c for twins. HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon â€" Long clear, 14 to 14%c per lb. in case lots ; mesa pork, $26 to $26.50 ; short cut, $29 to $29.50. Hams â€" Light to medium, 15 to 16c; do., heavy, 14 to 14%o ; rolls, 11 to 14%c; shoulders, 12^ to 13c; backs, 19 to 20c; breakfast bacon, lV4 to 18c. I.«rdâ€" Tierces, 15%c; tubs, 16c; pails, leXc. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Dec. 14.-â€" Oatsâ€" No. 2 Canada Western, 40% to 41c. Bar- leyâ€"No. 2, 60 to 670 ; Manitoba feed barley, 62 to 53c. Flour â€" Ma- nitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $3.70; do., seconds, $6.20; Winter wheat patents, $5.50 to $5.60 ; Ma- nitoba strong bakers', $5; straight rollers, $5.10 to $5.25; do., in bags, $2.40 to $2.50. Feedâ€" Ontario bran, $20.50 to $21.50; do., mid- dlings, $23 to $23.60; Manitoba bran, $20; do., shorts, $22 to $23; pure bran, $20; do., shorts, $22 to $23 I puro grain mouille, $32 to $33 ; mixed mouille, $26 to $27. Cheese â€"11% to 12c; October make at ll^i to ll%c ; easterns at 11% to ll%c. Butter â€" Choicest creamery, 2Cc; current receipts at 24% to 2.5c ; dairy at 20 to 22c, as to quality. Eggsâ€" Selected stock in round lots, 2^^ to 28^^c ; single cases, 29c ; No. 1 candled, 24% to 25%c per dozen. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Chicago, Dec. 14. â€" Cash wheat â€" No. 2 red, $1.21 to $1.22; No. 3 red, $1.16 to $1.19; No. 2 hard, $1.00 to $l.ll}'b; No. 3 hard, $1.04 to $1.09; No. 1 Northern, $1.09X to $l.Ul<;; No. 2 Northern, $1.07 to $1.10)-^; No. 3 Spring, $1.05 to $1.10. Corn â€"No. 2 yellow (old), CCc; No. 3 white 57j^ to bVAc ; No. 4, 54 to 55o ; No. 4 yellow, 65 to 5Gc. Oats â€" No. 2 white, -Mj^c; No. 3 white, 42% to <13Kc; No. 4 white, 40 to 42>^c ; standard, 44c. Buffalo, Dec. 14.â€" Wheatâ€" Spring No. 1 Northern, carloads store, $1.14%; Winter, No. 2 red. $1.23; No. 2 white, $1.22. Cornâ€" No. 3 yellow, 601^ to C0%c ; No. 4 yellow, 59 to 59%c; No. 3 corn, 59%c; No. 4 corn, 58c; No. 3 white, 60c. Oats â€"No. 2 white, 46c ; No. 3 white, 43c ; No. 4 white, 43)^ io 44c. Bar- leyâ€"Feed to malting, 65 to 74c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Doc. 14.â€" Prices of the best cattle were about 4}-^c per pound, and from that down to 3V<c lor pretty good animals; coouuoa and lean stock from 2 to 3Xc per pound. Milch cows from $30 to $55 each. Grass-fed calves 3 to 4%c per pound ; good veals at 5 to near 6o per pound. Sheep 4 to Aj/^c per pound ; lambs at 6 to 6)^c per pound. Good lots of fat hogs sold at about 83^c per pound. , Toronto, Dec. 14. â€" Many choice picked steers and heifers realised from $6.25 to $5.75 ; good butchers' sold readily at $4.80 to $5.15. Cowt and bulls were strong; good fat cows sold at $4 to $4.75, and ex- port bulls up to $9. All the choice cattle suitable for Christmas beef were aold at an early hour. Sheep and lambs advanced 10 cents. Hogs â€"Selects were quoted at $7.60 f.e.b. and $7.85 fed and watered. SASK.'^TCHEW.iN'S ESTIMATES Surplus of $12,145 for tho Year is Figured Out. A despatch from Regina, Sask., says : Estimate* of revenue and amounts to bo voted for public ser- vice for 12 months ending Febniary 28, 1911, were handed out in tho Legislature on Tuesday night. To- tal estimated revenue is $2,754,600, made up of general revenue fund $2,454,600, and supplementary rev- enue funds $300,000. Estimated ex- penditure out of general revenue fund, $2,44J,465 ; supplementary revenue fund, $300,000; leaving an estimated surplus of $12,145. Esti- mated expenditure on capital ac- count is $2,262,253. by OTTAWA SHAKEN. Many People Were Awakened Earth Tremor. A despatch from Ottawa says: A severe earthquake shock was felt here shortly before 1.30 on Friday morning. People throughout tie whole city were awakened, the quake being so pronounced as to alarm those who felt it. According to an official statement from the Dominion Observatory, it was of a local character. The statement reads: "A local earthquake was reported at tho Observatory at 1.24.10 Friday morning. The nsove- ment lasted five seconds and the maximum amount of motion or .os- cillation of the earth particles was one three hundre^^ of an inch. It moved more eastSy and westerly than northerly aiia^'southerly. The quake was due to a readjustment of the strain in tho earth crust, and occurred along one of the geologi- cal faults or weak lines in the dis- trict. It- did not extend to any great depth in the earth." ^ * Father (calling from tho head of the stairs at 1.30 a.m.)â€" "Fanuie !" Fannie â€" "Yes, papa, what is itf Father â€" "I wish you would ask that young man where ho would like to have his box put when it comes." APPLES AS LIQUOR CURE. Iowa Physieiaa Bays Tkey Kill the Tii^te for Drink. A despatch from Des Moines, Iowa, says : Dr. Samuel Baily, of Mount Ayre, and a prominent mem- ber of the National Medical So- ciety, on Wednesday b«fore tho State Horticultural Society declar- ed that apple eating kills the tasto for cocktails and other strong drinks. He says it is the meat-eat- •rs who become addicted to strong liquor, and that fruit-eating should bo encouraged as a solution of the liquor problem. The society en- dorsed his theory. BOMBS ON CZ.iR'S YACHT. Several Arrests in Connection with Supposed Plot. A despatch from. Berlin says : The St. Petersburg correspondent of tho VoBsische Zeitung says that two bombs have been found on tho Russian imperial yacht Standart. Several arrests in connection with the supposed plot to blow up tho yacht have been made at Kieff and YalU. RBlTAlN' SFASTESf WABSBlP The Yanguard Maintained for Eight Hours a Speed of 24.4 Knots an Hour. A despatch from London says : The new British Dreadnought battleship Vanguard, on her trials, has proved herself the fastest bat- tleship afloat. She returned to Plymouth on Tueaday night, after an eight hours' full-power run, on which she continuously maintained a speed of 22.4 knots, or 1.4 knots in excess of tho Admiralty require- ments. She obtained lliis speed than her nominal engine power. The original Dreadnought on her trials steamed 21.25 knots. Tho fastest British battleship of tho Dreadnought class, before tho com- pletion of tho Vanguard, was tho Bellerophon, which made 21.8 knots on her eight-hour trial. The Van- guard wag built by Messrs. Vickcra, Sons k Maxim. She was laid down in April. 190S, and launched in Feb- with one thousand lass horse-power iu,iiy of the present year.