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TORN ADOJKITS WEST Hundreds Killed In Omaha, Nebraska Communi- cation With the Stricken City Cut Off Omaha, March 22. After a night of terror, in which women and chil- dren, frantic with grief, walked the Ktreets cold and homeless, Omaha awoke to-day to a scene of almost unbelievable devastation. Entering the city from the south-west, after wiping Ralston entirely from the map, the tornado swept past the county hospital to the west in a north-easterly direction, taking everything in its path. It travelled east to the river, and lost itself in the Iowa bluffs. Buildings wen- blown down or picked up by the terrific force of the wind. Trees were levelled, and smaller struc- ture* were completely wrecked by iln- wind, which swept a path for its:l. f through the most costly resi- dence section, as well as the most low-lying parts of the city. Some of the finest homes, those recently erected by Omaha's wealthiest men, are to-day a mars of ruins. Hun- dreds of families saw their homes *>wept away or damaged tu badly that they were uninhabitable, and the occupant* were forced to bear the torrential rain that followed the twister. After the tornado and the rain came au even greater menace in the fires that broke- out in a score of places. At least 25 houses were de- stroyed by flames. To add to the horror of the night, the electricity failed, wires went down, and not only the residence, but the street light- wen- extinguished, leaving only the fitful glare from hundreds of lanterns to light up the scenes of sorrow while the rescue parties were at work. Tho^e sections of the city which have reported the heaviest IOFJ of life are tJio dis- tricts surrounding the county hos- pitals a-:d the c-hild institute, the territory neir Twenty-fourth and ^>aki street, and from there east. But *rom every point in the path <if t l ie storm, reports were received all night of people killed, or burned in the ni'"> ->f the'r homes. Shortly before six o'clock last evening the storm signs were fir.-it noted. It appeared fuitli-wcst of Omaha, coming toward the city with proaching, even when in ite very path, tome seemingly without the power to move, or not knowing which way to go. The streets in the storm's path were filled with de- bris. Work of Rescue Begiim. Although dazed for a time by the suddenness of the storm and the damage done, the people living in the wrecked portions of the city who were unhurt and those residing nearby hastened to the task of res- cuing the injured. With a motor wagon pressed into service, physi- cians and nurses were hastily sum- moned. Hospitals and other build- ings, tur.io'.l into relief' stations for the injured, and' morgues for the dead. Every undertaker's estab- lishment in the city, and even in South Omaha, was taxed to the limit in caring for the dead. As the night wore on the devastation w rought by the s-t-orm became' more and more evident, and the city com- missioners. htded by Mayor Dahl- nian, took personal charge of the relief work. Every policeman and fireman in Omaha, South Omaha, and Council OUR LETTER FROM TOROHO WHAT is UPPERMOST IN THE MINOS OF THE CITIZENS. Away From Horn* at Eastnr A Diplomat I the Flrit Dogrcc Mystery to b Clearoit Uo An Active Career. Banter, tho rn-al-pst Church dat In the entire year, warns to be losing in the city Romethlnz of th4 spirit of olden timt. This is merely to say that with the In- crease of wealth and population, worldli- ngs la on the Increase! Literally thou- anrt of citizens make It a point of being away from home at Easter. The number of those who spend the entire winter In southern olimes in on tho Increase. The Mediterranean or the West Indies are fav- orite tripe, while this season for the first timo Panama lias boon coming in for Its share of business. The winter tour- ists do not return until Hprlng Is well ad- vanced and the Easter season eees an ezodue to the near south, which la mount- ing to very large proportions. Atlantic City In a favorite resort and Easter Sun- day saw hundreds of Torontonlani on the promenade there, far away from church or other home duties. Sir William's Diplomacy. flir William Meredith, who for the past two years has been Investigating the Workmen's Compensation with a view to recommending legislation, has proved himnnlf a diplomat of the first decree by the report which he has juot presented to the Legislature. One of the chief causes of contention in connection with tho Act will be as to whnt classes of citizens should be exempt. Bir William received much evidnnee on this point. For einmple, there Is no doubt that there will be great opposition In farming communities to any enactment whjch will make employers liable for Injuries sustained by their help. In the same way store-keepers em- ploylne porlians only one clerh. In many cas^s where the chances of injury are of tho slightest degree, will object vigorously at any taxation which might be imposed for the purpose of Workmen'* Compensa- tion. Sir William has neatly Hide-stepped this entire controversy. He has done so by city l.K'Wd to *ll 111 bonds khd W tin ntK.ng V>i well in>iii|eit with fe*4y l.i ha U.-n MrlouBly 111. Ik U tauliUt.1 I IOoady, Who lina r tweutr-flvo Clir Treasurer I and to whow th i , jj t ha< i fcn .rl,,i.iyril. H 1 duub'ifl>n( ha will evi-r r*un<(* his dutlMi a* least at n.-tlTcly HH fermerlfi Mr. Otady't OartarS Mr. Coady hai felt Toronto more If any man haa. He has been In th olty Mr- vl<- for 36 years, Chief Accountant In 1877, City Treasurer In 1888 aud erer slaoo. I'r i! violin to that he was a lumber mer- chant. He baa eeen eighteen mayors come and go. M" hai neeu the elty B popula- tion almost quadruple. He became Treasurer just when the fabulous boom truck Toronto, when In the late '80's, , , without reason, thousands paeked their trunks and moved to the city from the country district!. This boom burst, and the next ten years was -the least encourag- ing in the history of the city. But in the last decade figures have btdii golii" ahead In Juinue, expenditures have more than doubled, assessments and all other figures bounding ahead in similar proportions. Mr. Coady la still the paymaster. But there are critics who think that a succes- sor must soon be appointed. Before hifl Illness it was charged that his depart- uiont had not kept pace with the times, and was really In a chaotic condition. Who will succeed Ur. Coady is an open question. Controller McCarthy has been showing a special interest In hy the Treasury the of ,vi expri".:- train. The .roar of the whirling, twisting wind could be heard 1-ng brfjre the tstorm Hi ruck. ut:d pet/pie in the routhern portion" of the city avert 4- I they iMiild hear the angry ruin- hie whc-i it struck the yil'agc of Ral-t in. The vanguard of the t Mil was a huge fan-strip o" <-!;>u<l, dark arid lowering, which m'a'liially narrowed into !i funnel-shaped cloud that dip|>'-d carthn :ird, and wherever it struck it left n wake if death, injurKt and wrecked hunr . Almost, all "\er t'i" c.ty pe.ipK- ti ':d arid watched the !-t;>rm ap- Bluffs, was Used in an\eff(jrt to nrc- 'eavlng the whole question of what classes . i, . . i , ].' . Mre to he exempt to tho discretion of the [. looting ot Inill'JingK and to aid | Legislature. Hl Art no fratred applies in tho rescue of f.lip- iiiimwl aiwl I iinivera11--. and if ft went into force as it is, would nnnlv to every employer of n great number of exemptions will be in the rescue of the injured and / TI p I fi J " vrtiiim "U'JIV Hi I'M-r.v flII|JMiJ'fr 411 putting out of tiros. Before morn- [labor In the Prr.rlnoe. As It la jrnernlly ing acaJl for tll local Companies of recognized tliat there must lie some ei t; t j i m , emotion, tho whole question of wrmt then State troops had been issued. The State troops will aid the* regular:) .-, . i. ! It HTl'a I IltiljlWr t>I ' V'Ml ;';:( Will UW anil ttie city oftu-crs in guarding the j asked for and the Aet will be Ircky if It wrecked buildings and in barc.liing the ruins for the dead and injured. The heaviest toll was exacted in the western part of Omaha and in the vicinity of 24th and Lak, and from there north-east to 10th and , Binney. This is th^ rcsidcnti.il por- j sir w Department, and it has bem rumored that he will follow the example set by Mayor deary last year and etep from the Board of Control into a soft life job at a salary of some $10,000 a year. But Con- troller McCarthy denies absolutely that be is a candidate or that he would accept the position if offered to him. Grain, Cattle and Cheese Prices of These Products In the Leading Markets are Here Recorded BrtudstuflB. Toronto, March 25. Flour-90 por cent. patent*. *.'. d , to 13.95. Montrol or To- ronto freights. ,\l:i in i -be. First patent*, In jute IMS' i. $5.20; second patents. In Jut ' J bags. $4.60. . . strong bakers', in juto bagi, .. Manitoba Wh*at-No. 1 Northern. 97 l-2o. on track, Bay portsi No. 2 at 95o; No. 3 at 921-2c, Ontario Bay ports. Wheat-No. 2 white and rod KKITISU AKMVS AIRSHIPS. Type of Flying Machine Far Super- ior to Any of Other Nations. A despatch from London says : The British army possessea^the best aeroplane in the world, and has perfected a type of flying machine far superior to any in tho posses- sion of other nations, according to Col. John Seely, Secretary of State for War, who caused a sensation by making this announcement in the House of Commons when introduc- ing tho army estimates on Wednes- day. For British purposes, Col. wheat. 93 to 94c, outalde, and sprouted, 75 to EBc. Oats Ontario oati, 33 to 34c, outside, and at 3W. on track, Toronto. Western Can- ada cat*. 401-2o for No. 2 and 39o for No. 3, Bay ports. Pcas--$l to $105, outside. Barley Forty-eight-lb. barley of good quality, 52 to S3c, outside. Peed, 40 to 60c. Corn No. 3 American corn. 56 l-2o. all- rail. . Bye No. 2 at 60 to 62.-. outside. BuckwheatNo. 2 at 62 to 63c, outside. Bran -Manitoba bran, $20 to #20.50. In baes, Toronto $22.50. freight. Shorts, 422 to Country Produce. Butter Dairy prints, choice, 25 to 26c; do., tubs, B to Mo: inferior, 20 to 21c: creamery. 31 to 32o for rolls, and Ho for solids Eggs New-laid. 23o por dozen, in case loU. Ch*e* 14 l-2o for large, and 14 3-4c for twins. Beans Hand-picked. $2.60 per primes. $2.25, in a jobbing way. bushel . cTcmntionB slu.l! he must be thrnxhed out I Seely said, the great problem had L )V _ t J' < '_. m ' n !L < 7 f '_ in h r "r- N 'i/!, ou ! > ' been to s^ure nn n.en,nl ft nn thnt ... -_. .... thn L.ibor 1'nlonn nnd the Manufa.-'urr8 U roncornerl. Rlr William BCHUIR to liavn Ixinn nblo to l,rin(T about certain nn>our,t of nimx-nient. On tho f.ice of U It *<oks a.i tho-jrh hlx finding*) lo.tn toward tho side of tbo rorkins; ijion. Gardening Daya. r"iliiim will n*tw havo more frce- , - tloll, and t'lC destruction WrOUfffai ' rfoin than for sou.e time to deyote to hi ' - T,;,U .n: nigh afptMmg. u-i i 'flowers unil I-.IH Whole cnief ,,,. n{ ordTilnir. which is the , ;f<1 . T ,,. re is pro bibly . cne ,,. n <1 . ,. re s pro iy blocks of homes were picked up and i no ni.in in the I'.">vfn(v> wl.o has a groat- (In-lir^l inf.,, u.,.,. Iu t ! or Iove for "owerf. nnd bin home .which into a B&apeJflM ma*8. B ;nds aboio ':^ F .sadale ravli.o. i every Street cars wer? Jiurled from the tracks and demolished. A moving-picture show at 24th HMmmer o rr:<l llvlpp h->h:e of (lower lif". Ho h-iH in.Ti'.a cnrder>iii n health-ivina re!annti'>5 frnm a ntr.>nnoii life. Th r- rariBenri-n'. of !ii Kroundl and flower bedn Is narikularK uleiplnr Nor IB Sir WI1- 'me of those ifnrdenem who likeo to and Lake wa/s destroyed. Ton dead and eighl injured have thus far hc>en I lot " t! '" r . ".<! do the work Like Qlnd- if , I wtxino. wi^ Hiught mental rr'.ie' by cut- removed Srorn the ruins. About I ting down trwi on lnn f-rm <vt TTawarden. fiftv persons were in tJifl theatre at , K 'T W' ,1 . .. ,. . . the time of the difcaster and it is feared that in-'S.t of them are buried in tin- debris. At 1.30 a.m Oin.-vha prontod a sorry spectac-'e a result of last I'rttm the'"" " 011 terrifif _ i.lwiiyn .!.! :-?hte Ir. the actual labor of hin own hands. The Mystery Block. Toronto's "mvntcry h'ock" Btill remains a niyaterv. KunmrH havo roorntly bt'on revived that the I'ann'iiuii Northi-rn Ilail- wav Is the owner, but 1h"x> have baen denied. Of tho naniH mentloneil In run- property only fron> ,;, 1,1 /!. i i i I . Kttton Company ia UMM oon no icld t lul), WDICA :! in the- western | denial, and thu Imprc-asioii Btlll st:'iuls part cf the city, to the Carter L.ike I tnat thi * flrnl nropoi.es sooner or later. j,i i . to movo from Its praicnt location to the (.lub. SVtUal Kl at t/l north-east eX- I fit* bounded by ( r arlton. YOIIKO. Church tren/ity, is one ma-s of debri > from IU1<1 A1 As this Ircmendoiiu dinlocatlou of business on , ,. , i iremeimtMiu (UKiocatiou 01 uueiuess on tWO to six blocks WWfl, 1 '' Till V.uiif,. St.. there ia tho keenest Intercut Eoldiera frvn l-'urt Omaha .- . , , tne pOllCC !l .. ' '" ,, wllllt wln v p(> "; The stiitement has been made by a man UXl rappOMd to know thiit thi mystery will ' morbid (in- 'lv s,vl;i>r* at b'av : bt; cleared up iM-lore tlie end of the mnnili , rl . ,. . of Mnv. If this Is the caso thorn will bo - . ,. pres'?nc-p of the soldiers AFTKR Till-: (,<M'i iiiniMil Secure^ Scr\i!'i'M nf K. II. Strickliiiul for Vlbi-ila. A d.'Kp-itch from Ottawa says: The Government has MTurrd the Borviivs (if ];. H. Slrii'kl.'Hid. an English entomologiBt, to iMmlu^t an investigation into un milneak of- cutworm in Siitbfi-n Alljert.n. A new vari<'tv of this p. si d^^iniu'd fr< tn ;;n,(iiio i,, .10.1100 arres <>f urain in Southern Alb.-rta lasl \e;ir In 1 fides doing serious diuii'ijje t . 1511 r- dn and root crops, Mr .Slrickhind nters tin- ser\ici- of tin- Dcjuirt- mont of Agriculture as n permanent Iliruil .'iirl will go \Vc.-t next iixiiitli. He is a man of much dis- tinction in bis line and lately ro- fny<d an offer <if the position of <i<'vrnnicnt Kiitoniolo^i^t in Cey- lon. SIIO\M:D BHweon Him anil Dowager A despatch from .Salonika rays : KJiiK ' ' 'iilantine arrived IH-IT on and was acclainif<l by the ;i populace. The foreign warships fired a silute of '.'1 guns The King (h'-wrd tfreat grief, and the niivt ing lict<'"i him and Dowager ()lg:i in the <lenth chamber i'^l affecting, huth Innslini/ into tear-. The lxly of the late King Ooi'ge laid in state on Mon- day, am! the ii-si<lciits of Halonik.-i \vi-ri- allowed to pass hefure the aoffin. AC c IIH:\TAI.I,V SHOT. CarcleMsnrsN in llti lulling . Loadril Jlcvolvor. A despnU-h from Kingston pays: N'.i in.i Hichnnlg, ugcd !! years, i at t.he Hotel I>icu as a result <if be- ing accidentally nhot while she was visiting on Corrigan .Street. It ap- pears that she was sitting on a elixir in the dining-room, when with"iii warning a i':! c.-ihl.i . n v<i|\>r, piektd up by the hostess i<> s'n ln'i \ isit<ir, \vf-ntoff ami the biillot entered the child's head. She i- . \pc;tcd to recover. app?arancf of being un- could fly both slow and fast. The British army now had machines that had beaten 80 miles an hour, and which also were able to reduce their speed to -10 miles an hour. An army biplane recently had passed all tho tests at an average speed of 91% miles an hour. C'ol. Secly said the British army would have 148 aeroplanes by next May. He claim- ed that Great Britain had deliber- ately rejected large airships as be- ing useless for her purposes. The War Department was devoting its attention to small dirigibles which could be picked up and sent abroad with expeditionary forces. The Secretary for War said that the mrchanicAl problem of repelling at- tacks on air craft hud been solved by experiments carried out by the army service. Honey Extracted, in tins. 121-2 to 13o per Ib. forNo. 1. wholesale; combs. 2.50 to |3 per dozen for No. 1 and $2.40 for No. 2. Poultry-Chickens. 18 to 20c per Ib.; fowl 13 to 14c: ducks, 17 to 19o per Ib.; geese. 17 to 18c; turkeys. 20 to 21c? Live poultry, about 2o lower than the above. Potatoes Good Ontario etock, 65c bag, on track, and Delaware^ bug. on track. Provltlon*. Bacon Long rlear, 141-2 to 143-4c per Ib.. In . a.-n lots. Pork Bhort cut. (26 to 27: do., menu, $21.50 to $22. Hams-Medi- um to light. 18 to 181-4c: heavy. 161-2 to 17o; rolls. 151-2c; breakfast bacon. 19 to 191-Zc; backs. 22c. Lord Tierces, 141-4c; tubs. 141-2c; pail 3, 14J-4c. Baled Hay and Straw. Baled Hay-No. 1 at $11.75 to $12.00. on track. Toronto; No. 2. $10.50 to $11 Miied hay is quoted at $9.50 to $10. Baled Straw-t8.&0 to 19, on track, ronto. Montreal Markati. ' Montreal. March 25. Corn American! No. 2 yellow. 60 l-2o. Oata Canadian! Western. No. 2, 41 1-2 to 42o; Canadlaui Wflstern. No. J, 40 to 401-2c; eitra No. li feed. 401-8 to II.-; No. t local white. 38cii No. J local white, S7c: No. 4 local white, 36(i. Barley Man. feed, 61 to 6Jo; malting, 73 to 78c. Buckwhat-No. 2, 66 to 58o. Flour Man. iprinK whnt putente. Hreti, 5.40; eoonda, (4.90; strong bakeru', M.70; Winter patents, rhoioo, 15. 25; straight r.il- Winter patents, choioo, $5.25; straight rol- lers. $4.85 to $4.90: straight rollers, bag*, 2.20 to 82.36. Rolled oati. barrels. 4 J8t Lmu, 90 Ib*.. $2.05. Bran, 120. Bhort*. $22. iddlin Mi .. . gs, $25. Mouillie. (30 to $35. Hay,. . . No. 2. per ton, oar lots. $11.50 to $12.50. Cheeae. finest westerns, 13o; finest east- ern*, 12 1-4 to 12 3-4o. Butter, ohoieent creamery 20 1-2 to 30c ; seconds, 25 to E7o, Kggs, freab. 25 to 26c: aeleoted, 18 to Edc: No. 1 itock, 16 to 17c; No. 2 stock, 14 to '.:'. Potatoei, per bag, car lots, 65 t 67 l-2c. Unltad Stattt Markets. Minneapolis. March 25. Close Wheat I Mav 85c; July 871-4c; Soptembcr, 87 7-gl to 88c. Cash-No. 1 hard, 851-2c: No. 1 Northern. 831-2 to 85c; No. 2 Northern.. 811-4 to 823-40, Corn No. 3 yellow, 47c. Oats-No. 3 white. 28 3-4 to 291-4c. Bye- No. 2. 63 to 55c. Bran, $1650 to (17.00. Flour prices unchanged. Dulutb, March 25. Wheat No. 1 hard,. 847-8 to 8S3-ac; No. 1 Northern. 837-8 tot 843-8c: May. 857-8c bid; July, 873-8o bid;J September. B8c bid. Llvs Stock Markets. Toronto. March 25. Cattle Choice butch-) er. $6.50 to $6.80: good medium, $5.50 to, , $5.75: common. $5 to $5.25; cows, $4.75 to> 'at 75c D er! 855U: bulls - * 3 to 5 ' 25 ; cannere. $2 to $SU pcr 50. $3.25 to $3.75. Calves-Good voul. $8 to, $9.25; common. $3 to $3.25. Stockers and: Feeder/-SteerH. 700 to 1,000 pounds. $2.- 75 to $4.25; yearlings. $3.10 to $3.50. Milk- ers and Springers- From J50 to $72. Sheep iind Lambs-Light ewe, $6 to (7.25: heavy, $5 to $6; lambs. $8.25 to $10; bucks. $4.50 to) $6 Hogs- $9.60 to $9 65. fed and watered.l and $9.20 to $9.50 f.o.b. Montreal. March 25. There were no x-, tra steers on the Market, and trade wa* dull at about the former rates, quality, considered. Prime beeves, 63-4 to 7; medi- um. 5 to 61-2: common. 33-4 to 5. Cows.' 35 to $70. Sheep. 5 to 51-2; lambs, 7 1-4 to 71-2; spring lambs. $6 to $8 each. HOES. 101-4 to 101-2. IN THE PATH OF THE GREAT GALE Wires Down, Buildings Unroofed, and flany Narrow Escapes From Injury. frenh activity in Toronto real -stato. Nothing more njx-ctaeular than th mvtitcTV block linn lii-cn hoiird of In real etitato records in HUH o.untry. The en- tire block, odiiMJHting of hundreds of sm:ill pnn-elri of property, wya bought up by agents of a real C-'.IN- firm within a few wecliH. That wan two yearn ago, and who the real estate tit 'u acted for is lie much :t invxterv as it was then. The. deal, of ..Ur:-. ; inviilvcd millions. Meanwhile, Katon'ti continiii* to niuko ini|iroveutent in their present premises. Frledmann Was Pleassd. Toronto physicians nre gratified tht Dr. Friediiiitiiii xhould have givun BO inui-h uttentiou to Toronto patients, und that he was <> complimentary in hio remarku cniii ( -mint; hm oiicrntions here. He R'lid i , ,. thnt \\\a local clinio wns the most satin- I last C'lllincp df flP.dlllg more Will L>e liv n 1>J a FIVE PEOPLK \i\\\\\\ KILLED. And Forty (u JSixly IVrsons Buried in KuiiiH at Medicine Hat. A despatch from Medicine Hat, Alberta, says : The worst accident in the history <jf Medicine Hat took placo on Wednesday afternoon, wlien tho Malcolm Canneries blew up, burying in the ruins a large number of people, estimated any- where from forty to 'sixty. Five are known to be dead. The firemen, assisted by a large number of citi- zens, are now digging the ruins to save any others that may be alive. A dozen or nit.re were taken out when the wreck first occurred, and were rushed to the hospital. The number of dAtl cannot bo known for some timo, as tin- whole ruins will have to be removod"before the factory that ho hail had, this br.ing due ir,,nf> Tho jlienxt^v U-IIK e o - o M. * IH ' Linrely to the hysti-m of rogmtratM.n which )>rnvai!H, nnd liixti.ry of each rvw. which revenls the The, nntientn treat- cil nro. of <-'tiii---f, hcimr wut^lud with th KrcuttHt anxioty, partictilurly by eulfercru fnmi the. {|if<':ibc. L.H-H! jiliyHiciaiiH eon- tin ue to ho une-.ilhiiRlUBtiv. but hopeful. Dr. Friediiiu'in was unMib- ini|inv"(l with the <-ordii\lity shown In Toroi.to and other CaDailinii cilics. p:-rliculm-ly when cuMii 1 - "'-I with tho dllBOllttOQ of aliutf- iK^t^ whi.-h (fi-e,eted him in New York. One. Htorv i;i to tho effect that tho ruasnn of -s!,i: ;. c<v.l t i.tion in New York w:m tlio I, ill. 1 1 KM) 1. 1. VS. Private Secretary to the King, whu will soon retire. I'IM:FI;CT Louis l-epine II"'d of Police for 20 Years. A despatch from Paris nays: /'iiis Le.pine, the popular pro- feet of Paris po!ic has resign- ed oilier after twenty years' ser- vice, interrupted only by an ab- sence of two years, when he se.rved as Governor-General of Algeria from 1897 to 1800. M. Lepino is 67 years of age. He served through the Franco German War in 1870 as ii MTjvant major in tho fortress of Helf.irt. ELIOT AS AMBASSADOR. !'.. -nil-Hi *' 1 1 -nn CliooHCfl Har- vard's President KinnltiiH. A despatch from Washington says: ('has. \V. Kliot, President rmerit.us of Knrvarxl University, has heen-<!flri<Jed upon by President Wileon for Ambn?n<!i>r to Great P.ritai'i. Clos(> friends of the Presi- dent, on 'rhurcday night tolKra.|ih<ul Mr. Hiioi congratulating hint aiul urging him to acrpt. OMWaltlqfl of the druit triii.t. which, of ((iiirsc. nniln one of its chief sources of nrolli in the inciliclnea which it sells to tiiberciilitr iintiontN. Hut Mich a tttury Hcciiis too diabolical for belief. Civi: Troubles. Toronto has been having its troubled in civic llnui'i :i .- In round in.ui . - it t:ikea aln.nl $10,000.000 n year to run the city, nnil ns a Krc:it proportion f this amount i re.iutreil for cniiital expenditures, It inciiiiH thiit much cjinh hp.ri to be niitMid leakage of gas. Among the injured are several firemen and a few on- lookc-rs. Many had narrow ' Tho building i brick structure. The dead: J. Brier, gas inspec- tor ; Win. Stewart, painter and vol- unteer fireman ; John Rinuner. paid fireman ; Harry Green, boy onlook- er ; an unidentified man. DYNAMITE KX1M.ODK1). Two It.'tlhuis Killed nt Woodstock, New llriiuswick. A despatch from Woodstock, N. B., says: Two Italians, Angelo other on the second floor. R. 8., Diinlop, the janitor, wa,s in thef building at the time but escaped. Houses Itazed at London. A despatch from London says ^ Several thousands of dollars dam- age were done by a very destructive gale that swept over London andf district all day on Friday, razin&f houses, stripping buildings oft chimneys and causing an infinite amount of damage of a more or lss Eerious nature. Kooil. tlieni iu on hand an loaamolatlon of unsold bomlti. With the ivmlt tluit the city has been perilously I-IOBB to the point of not having ready caHh with which to liay current exuendituree. In recent weckn . bond isHiiett have been ol on nioro ' or IUEM satisfactory terms and the situation ban been temporarily ruliov- cd. As result of this situation Ihe Treasury Department has come in for a groat doal of criticism Unfortunately. Mr. Hichard blown to pieces by dynamite on Wednesday. The men were work- ing on the Quebec and St. John Railway construction about six miles from hers, and, it is thought, upset a can of dynamite into a fire over whjch they were thawing the explosive. REVENUE OF DOMINION An Increase of About Thirty-Three Million Do'.lars This Year. A despatch from Ottawa says 1 000,000, leaving a surplus of some The revenue of the Dominion for I sixteen millions over all rxpendi- turos on both consolidated fund and capital accounts. Last year the to- the fiscal ye.ar will bo to $17,000,000, according to tho-fig-i^ expenditure Wtta * 131,0.16,704, or ure.s k date of the Finance Depart- ' some twenty-three millions teM ment. This represents nn increase than the Government haa spent t)i ; s of approxima.ti'ly thirty three mil- year. ( );i cons-olid.itr-d f und ac- lions <iver the revenue of the pre- 'count this vein' t'l? totnl exptMidi ceding ftscil yar. The total ex- ture will b- nli'iit iji] 1 .(> n ) ), nnd penditure for the year is estimated on capital ard special accounts at between $153,000,000 and $151,- about $43,000,000. A despatch from Toro-ito fays: This city was in the throes on Fri- day of the fiercest equinoctial gale that has^ visited this latitude in years. From the south-west and we*t a fifty-mile wind raged throughout the day. Numerous buildings in course of construction were damaged. Shacks were over- turned, and roofs were lifted off in the outskirts of the city. Trees were up-rooted. Awnings were ripped from store-fronts. Windows were smashed. Signs were torn from their hangings. Telephone electric light wires were broken in all parts of the city, and the emer- gency i-fpair gangs of the'SC public i.tilky companies were kept on the run' all day. The lake, and even the bay, was piled into billows by the tremendous rush of the wind. On the streets it was with extreme dif- ficulty that pedestrians could make progress. 09 Miles .-in Hour. A despatch from Hamilton says: Ila:i:ilt:>n knows after its experi- e:;i-p> on Friday something of the terrors of an equinoctial gale. From one o'clock till a late hoiir in the < i filing a hurricane blew through this city, carrying havoc and suffer- ing in its wake. It is difficult to estimate the damage done. No one cufferod to any alarming extent, but the number of thuso affected h will be in the hundreds. A eonser- j "*nda tore the roof off St. Jerome's vative estimato is $100,000. In theK'" e Rf and other buildings, and morning it rained, and just before tne boiler house ol Kimtnelfelt Com- At Ingcraoll. A despatch from Ingersol! says : Reports from surrounding districts- te)l of considerable damage from the^ high wind that prevailed for several hours on Friday. At times tho wind attained cyclonic propor- tion?, and, although details from the outlying districts are very mea- gre owing t-j interruptions in the telephone service, it is understood' that^several barns have boon blown down and much damage caused to other property. Throughout the- town considerable' damage has re- sulted. Tore Off Hoof. A despatch from Berlin says: The* terrific gale which passed over this- vicinity on Friday caused consider- able damage in the city. High noon a vrry warm brcc/o sprang up. In an hour this was followed bv a perfect hurricane. The velo- city of tho wind could not have been less than EO miles an hour. at (Juelph. A despatch from Ouelph says : Thousands of dollars' worth of dam- age was <lono hero on Friday by the worst tornado in the history of Guelpb. The rain came down in torrents all the forenoon, accom- panied by a mild wind, hut about noon the wind increased in velocity tt> an alarming extent, and contin- ued all the aft-rnoon. The rain Bopped about i o'clock. Reports from all parts of the city and out in the country te.ll of damage to property. Telephone and telegraph wires are down in the country, bad- ly crippling the service. Many tele- phones in the city are out of com- mission. Chiitham Sehool Wrecked. A despatch from Chatham says : A 'errific windstorm passed over this district on Friday and thou- sands of dollars' worth of damage has been done. The Central School in Chatham wns badly wrecked. A huge chimney was blown down, crashing over the roof of a corner tower. The top of tho tower was blown off and landed on the street. The chimney crashed through the building and completely demolished a room 011 tho third floor and an- pany suffered in a similar manner. Windows of some of the business blocks along King Street aiid of quite a number of re:<'<lcnces were blown in, and had to be boarded up. Damage Will Bt- II envy. A despatch from Owen Sound says : Wind, which at time* at-i tamed a velocity of over HO miles an hour, stripped the roofs from many;, buildings, smashed plate-glass win- dows, upset chimneys, and 'created havoc geiicraly here- on Friday, causing damage to the extent of several thousand dollars. Though bricks and Iv.'avy pieces oE wood - were being constantly blown to tho streets no one was injured. Fireman KillH. A despatch from Sturgeon Falls says: One fireman was i-istantly killed and two others mortally hurt when the tower of the fire hall here blew down just as the brigade were leaving to respond to an alarm, when the storm was at its height on Friday afternoon. The dead and injured were : Dead, Fireman King, aged 16; fatally injured, Fireman Hertu, Fireman Sylves- ter. The horses drawing tho ree-1 were also killed. The fire depart- ment hadi been kept extremely busj during the gale, answering no fcwei than sixteen calls, but the firei themselves were not very serioua Tho town wa.s hard hit by the storm roofo being blown off and severs buildings blown down.