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THE BRITISH NAVY LEADS First Lord Churchill Gives Statistics Showing Re- cent Additions 'A despatch from London says: The First Lord of the Admiralty inado an important statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday night respecting armored ships, cruisers and destroyers which have been completed since January, 1911, for the British and German navies. The statement shows the growth <^f the respective- fleets to be as follows: Great Britain Battle- ships, 9; batt'e-cruisers, 4; light cruisers, 10; destroyers, 51. Ger- many - r.:ittleships, 7; battle-cruis- ers, 4; liptit cruisers, 7; destroy- ers, 40. Mr. Churchill explained that the British cruisers do not in- clude the vessels belonging to the Royal Australian navy. There were only twelve ships of 6,000 tons abroad. Replying to Mr. Middlemore, who asked whether the First Lord was aware that in 1904 tho number of such vessels on foreign stations was thirty-five, Mr. Churchill naid, sig- nificantly : "I am very much aware of it, and I hope to be able some- what to increase tho number of ships that we maintain on foroijrn stations." Next yenr ho would have some proposals to make in this connection. PHCES PBDOliSIS REPORT* FROM THE LEADING TRADI CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prlcti of Cattle, Cram, Ctic*t> and Otntr frj.iuce at Horn* and AbroaiL Breadstunt. Toronto. July 22. Manitoba Wheat Lak ports. No. 1 northern. Sl.Oi; No. J. 1.00; No. J, 6c; feed wheat, 65c. Ontario Wheat -No. 2. 98o to 99o for car lota outside, rai. t UJKU to 75o for poor grmim. Ontario Oats-No. 2 white, J5o to 36o at eountry poiuUi; 37o to ito on track. To- ronto Manitoba OaU-No. 2 C.W. oaU, 38c, track, bay ports; No. J C.W., J*l-2o| No. 1 feed. ttl-2c. Corn-American No. 2 yellow, 641-2o; No. I yellow. l-2c t.i.f. Rye- No. 2. 60c t 62o. nominal. Poai No. 2. 90c to 9ao car loM, outside. Douiiiial. Buckwheat -No. 2. 52c to Wo. nominal. Barley- Q<xl muluoB barley, outride, 82c to 5Jr, nominal. Rollod Oate Pi-r bag of 90 poumta. 2.15| Kr barrel. 4.ii. wlioleale. Wiudior to } >nlreal. MillNxMl v .,.,,!,., bran. $19.00, In bags, ! track. Toronto; aborts. $21.00; Ontario bran, $1900, in baiw; shorts, (21.00; mid- dlin(i), 12300 t/> $25.00. Manitoba Flour- First patents, $5. CO In jute bag; strone bakert'. $4.60 In jut* bagB. In cuttun bac tun oenta moro per barrel. Ontario Flour Winter wheat flour. 90 per cent, pateulti. $4.10 to $4.15, seaboard. In bulk. THE ras IN A mm Country Produce. Erus- New-lalds. 24o to 2fiai fresh, SOo to 21o; seconds and diilils, 16o to lie. Cheese Twins, new, 14 l-2o to 19o. and 1arg<>, now at 14 :- to 14J-4oi uld ohcoio, twin*, 15o to 151-fci large, liu. Butter Cn-mnery print*, tda to 27c; creamery eolinX 24c lo 251-2o; dairy prims, 20o t'i .'*<ji Baki:r>r, Itlc to ZOo. Honey Rttrk wheat. 9>\ a pound In tins. anil 60 In barrel* i strained olnver honey. 121-Zo a potinti In 60-pound tliisi 123-4v In 10-pound linn; 1Jo in S-pouiid tin*) oomb i honey, No. 1, 92.60 pnr *i"/fti : vxlra, 83 pr dozen ; No. 2, 12.40 per doiun. Bonus Prime* bimbel. 11.75 to |2| band- picked. 12.36 to $2.40 Poultry Pr**h-kU]d fowl, 18o Vo 19o nor pound; lirn fowl. 14c to ISc ; dreised spring ohichcnB 24c tn 25o; live. IB" to 19oi <hi--kn, 13c to !-, turkey*, 18<> ;.. > 20c. Potatoes- Ontario potatow. 75o per bag; car lots, ''-: New IlrutiHwicki. Wo per bag; out of .-!-, BOe In cur l-iln; Virginia, new, $3.25 per bunvl. KgypUau Oniuns- 1'nr nu-\t. $233 to $2.60. HAI'PEMNfJS FROM Al.t OTEB TOE ULOR2 IN A KUTSOFIX. Canada, tbo Empire aid (ft* VTorlA to Gi>Bcral Defr* You* Ere*. Canada. County Court judges may get larger salaries. Cr<jpg in Prince Edwaixi County are sorely in need of rain. Crop prospects, in. the central counties of Ontario are the bright- est in five years. Seventeen grocers of Montrral appeared in court charged with fraud in soiling adulterated spices. "Daredevil" Blakely, an aviator, broke the Canadian altitude record at Brandon, ascending 5,00 feet above eea level. Hamilton Board of Trade entered a protest against the proposal of the railway companies to cancel the present arrangement* with cartage companies. Francis Guillevin, a contracting electrician, of Montreal, was sen- tonced to three months for the- theft of electricity by an arrangement of wires to avoid the meter. Dangerous parses in the llocky Mountains are being used to smug- gle Chinese from Columbia into the. States of Washington, Idaho and Montana, according to A. T. Lun- noy, connected with the U. 8. Im- migration Department. Provisions. Htnokrd and dry tailed meats Rolls flmokoil, 161-Zo; h.inm, medium, Elci heav/, Ifci t<i ZOc; brcnkfant. b:n-<ni. 21"! long 'l"ar Ivr.- ':, tons HIM! i-HNes 15 3-4 to 16ci bi<iki Iplalru, ?,*<: backs (iieanienl). 26c. Orcen Meats-Out t pi.-l-.ii-. lo lesi thm niukixl. V-irk Bbort cut, 128 per barrel i mem pork. $24. Lard-Tlorocs. l*Ci tubs. 14Mc, pails, 14 l-lo, Baled Hay and Straw. iuV. ,-,:,- '),;!'( arp payinir, on traeh, .i"Mt: Haled bay, No. 1, |U 60 to 814 S0| o. 2. (I2.CO to (U.OO: No. I, si.uu r., Kl straw. 17.00 to 17.50. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, July 22. <,'a*h grain Whesl -No. 1 northern, 97l-2n| No. J. 941-2oi N. 1. *''. No 4. H!'.- No. 6. 76oi No. i, TOai fi'i-il. (-'<. No. 1 ivje. t,>d neada. 891-2<i| Ifu. t, ',',''.: No. 3, i: :2<ii No. 1 tough, fee I No. B. Bici No. 3. 8.U4ci No. 4, 76oi No. 6. 62l-2u; feed, tough. 64o. Oat No. 2 C. W., JJ1-4! No. J. 32<ii *xtra .\<i. 1 f<-*d. JJc; No. 1. JZoi No. t. K Barley No. 3. 48J-4c; No. 4, 471-Zo; re- Jo. '..j. .!'-, fed, Va, Flai No. 1 N. W.. 1.25i No. t 0. W.. 1.22; ,N'u. 1. 11.10. UnlUd Statei Marhttt. Mlnneapoll*. July 21. Wheat July, tT. .''; flepteniber, !?<-. Ii -.miulier. 92 1-Bo to 91l-4ai No 1 hnrd, 9lc; No. 1 northern, (.''., to ;..:;: No. 2 ,(/ . 87 l-2n to 88 l-Io. Corn No. 3 yrllow, 67 l-2o to 6Bo. Outs- Bo. 4- white. i61-4o to Jo 3-4o. Uye-No. 2, Mr '.i Mo. Flour unchanged. Bran un- changed. DuiiitJi. July 22 -Wheat -No. 1 hard. ll-4g; No. 1 norlhern. 901-4c; No. 2 do., 173-4 to 881-Ao; July, 89 3-4a nominal; Bp- fniyer. 9C3-4o aked ; December. 92&-8o bid Ll Stock Markets. y->nu-i-:i|. July 2 Prime Iww-ven. 67-( to Tl-4; n... I- ii 41-4 to 63-4; onmmon, 3 V> 41-2. Cows. UO to |6J -Kill. Calver. I to 4 xheep. 4 to 412; liunbii. 4 15 to 6 ,00 each; hogs, 10 to 101-4. Toronto, July 22. <!ttl Choice eijvirl., 7, choloe luit< IHTH. $650 to |6.tS; jr-mil medium, $1.75 tfi $(.40; coinn>on, $4.70 to 'V earners, $S to $" id. cuttera, II In 13.26 1 fat cows. IS.2S to ti'iO; 'ommon oowe, (-V50 to ' OalvM (Jood va), $5 to .$7; ,1.'. . . $$ to 18.60; common. $) to I3.M. *...'.:: . 1 fi>ili>r Hirers. 700 t<> WO P-.-J .-I-. $4.90 to $5.40; extra rtiolc l.--i>r teeJuri. 900 pound*, $5 85 to *6ZS: rough, liirht. $1.50 to IV'id. Khrnp and Uinbi- Ijijtljl. ewei, 4.?.'i o 1'ite: heavy. $3 to ^ h,i.'k, ' i *.'.'!. spring Umbf. 18.50 r> 9Jt. Hoge-dO. frd und wmtrred; t9.7l (x> b. Milk cow*. $60 lo $M vseh. King Ford!nat)d of }itilgaria i r. ported to b in flight, A wjiifrno( f Prlxiwi MinSnOjrs wil! b held at OtUwc. .,<> OcU>bfr |R JaiU* M:Jrr i,.. \>;la :.i-lltrn'cd at G<vjrgetown, I'.F'..!,, t four yar* in tlw paitcaiiry for mausltiugh Great Tlritaio. Winston Churchill said no addi- tion would be made to the naval programme. Sir lluf.ua Isaacs is to succeed Ixjrd Alvorstone as Lord ('hief Jus- ticn. The London morning papers are inlreRte<i in tho uossihility of the U. S. being obliged to intervene in Mexico, Aviation Is neither^ a sport nor a pnstlmbp, ftn<] cannot bfl prohibited on Sunday, according to legal au- thorities in Hull, England, where a test caso WAS inado. Tho pardon of Mm, Emmelino Pnnkhurst, the leiwW of tho mili- tant stiff rngot tfn t who in Ren-Ing a tlirop-yoar <'nt<<n<iA In Holloway Jail, is requoitrd In a. petition ncnt to thn King, n^nod by 474 teachers nnd graduates of the Ixmdon Uni- versity. United An inspector of the United .Staten Marine Department has been on tho St. Lawronco Ilivor th last few days, and ton itcanwra have been ordered to incrcaso tho nvemboruhip o! their crows. (Jrncrul. Tliore nrn roport* of an armed man having been found hiding in tho gardens whore Crown Prinoo Olaf of Norway plays. The French Chamber of Deputies lias decided that oompulnory mili- tary service, must, begin t 80, in- stead of 81, a* at present. Princo Krnest of Cumberland, the Kaiser's son-in-law, was nearly killed by A train whom his horse bfl- camo frigJitrtnnd. A pniirl nockl-acn of fll stonng, val- u<vl at $026,000, and prated from Paris to London, wo sfcoUn in trannit, comn lumps of Hiigar being substituted in the package. A r- vcard of $60,000 ii offerod for its rvx)vry. Mi DH. ROKKRT RRIDOKB. llriliih Poft I. IMIK ,-if,. A doipateh from Jymdon flAy* : Tho nnw Britinh poofc Jaurat is Dr, Jlobert rtrldgeo, who WAN ftt>r fKiinted by PrtiHiUr A,>qlt)i on Wcdu(lay to tak/t tho placs ot the late AJfro<| Auittiu. l!/.'.d<l.'a being a j)0et aixl literary man, Dr. Hridgon, wlw> i iu liij wicty-iiiiiUi yca^ praotit:d medicine f<ir innny >-ur in tlia IV)ndon liospitals. H is a mostor of art, a bachelor of medicine ajid a doctor of litcraturo o/ Oxford University, An Undecided Argument. j Let cynics who think that no good i thing can come from a politician land thir ears arid listen. While debating the live question of over- capitalization of public service cor- porations during the last sesnion, a page approached the desk of Mr. J. O. Turiff and laid a "rush" tele- gram on his desk. As (soon as he concluded his remarks tho member examined its contents. He read : \ "May I draw upon you at sight for j one hundred dollars?" The mes- sage was signed by the member's eon-in-law. Mr. Turiff was somewhat non- plussed. He was not aware that the young man m-eded money, but tbe telegraph office assured him that they had ha/cl the message re- peated and verified. Whereupon COMMENT ON EVENTS Sir. J. G. Turriff, M.I'. the Assiniboia man despatched his answer : "Draw upon me for what- ever you need." .It wa some days later before an- other Western member brought him the explanation. Two young men had got into an argument in Regina concerning tho liberality and excel- lence of their respective fathers-in- law, one a Liberal member of the Federal House, the other a Conser- vative member of. the British Col- umbia Legislature. The decided to test the case by each sending tele- grams asking for the immediate, ad- vance of $100. When Mr. Turriff 's response was received it was promptly displayed. But the rival Bon-in-!aw was not long behind. He produced a yellow paper with the message: "Certainly, that's easy," in acknowledgment of his similarly worded request for tho ac- ceptance of a sight draft. A bet for the amount of the pros- pective draft remains undecided. AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. linnqiiet In Honor of Walter II. 1'uge in London. A despatch from London says : The Anglo-Saxon Club at it ban- quet on Thursday night, had as its eiifist of honor the American Am- bassador, Walter H. Pago. Karl Grey, former Governor-General of Canada, presided, while among the guost.s wore thn Lord Mayor and the Sheriff* of London, Lieut.-Gen- eral 8ir llobert 13aden-Powell aud Moreton Frewon, cx-M.P. for Nort.heant Cork. In reply to the toast of Earl Grey, Ambasaador Piifjn dwelt upon the great preroga- tive of the Anglo-Saxon raoe lead- ership. Ho said that every Presi- dent of tho United States hod been dominant]^ of English or Scottish blood, while the overwhelming ma- jority of Mayors, members of Con- gress and president* of educational institutions in America boro names of English, Irish or Scotch descent. A FAMOUS BAM). Mill Ho At the Canadian >'n(ionnl Exhibition. The Band of the Irish Guards, who feature the music at the Cana- dian National Exhibition at Toron- to this yar, need no introduction to Canadian muale lovers. They wer brought, over to tho Canadian National Exhibition In 1905, and io enthusiastically waro they received that it waa decided to tour thorn from the Atlantic to tho 1'ox'ifto. Tho tour was carried u* and Ut) SUCCOSB marked the Irish Guards n (ho most, popular of tho splendid, l',i Irish Military Kanda that have viuitcd Canada, T1IK DUCHESS OF CONNUiflHT It Will Be Homo Tlmo Before She Ilii* Completely Hec-overed, A despatch from London saysi Tim f.-:U> report has been widely published (hub the Duchess of {Vn naiight, who was operated upon twice recently, has been playing golf. There is absolutely no truth in the etory. Bho is making steady progress, but according to lh offi- cial contradiction, "it must be uonie timu before sho IMS completely re- covered." Montreal U haying a series of sensa- tion* In newspaper circle*. The Dally Witness which for generations hae been a by-word throughout Eastern Canada has p.-n.-ed uway. In its place comes the Daily Telegraph. The Herald, one of the oldest, If not the very oldest dally newspaper In Canada, hae changed bauds and changed politics. In a month or two there in to be another new morning paper to be called the Dn'Jy Mail. Only the Star and tha (lasctte remain unchanged and unmoved like ro.^ks in the midet of a surging sea. But ei-en they are vitally interested in tho chingps going on around them. This bald recital of the facto does not at all indicate tho significance of what amounts to a revolution in newspaperdom. In fact, as yet no one knows what ia the actual significance. One may only sur- mise, and of i-iiiu'i ,' S there are plenty. It may be stated that the reason the Witness dies is becausm it could not b made to pay. In the hands of the Dou- galls the Witness has been a power in the i land. Politically it has been classed us Liberal and on several occasions has been undertood to voice the opinion* of Sir Wilfred Laurier. But it was nerer a vio- lently partisan paper and never repre- sented anyone but the Dongall family. The Witness cared much more about mor- al ism:', then it did about purely polit- ical issues. It hae been pointed to as an illustration of the alleged fact that a newspaper cannot be strict in it* moral vlewa and at the same time be made to pay. But this is hardly a fair deduction to draw from the example of the Witness. The Witness' views and policy were ex- treme. It would accept no liquor or ques- tionable medical advertisements and in thie Its example ia being followed by many publications. But It would be diffl<!ult to discover another gooular publication which j refuses to publish theatrical new* and , advortinements, or sporting news and ad- i vertinf-ments. And thin was th policy of the Witness for many years. This policy , wae based on the btlief that amusements and sports were often sinful, and If not actually uinful themselves, were frivolous in their character and might have a do- : basing effect, to which tlie publishers of the Witness were not willing to subject their readers. This was the spirit of th Monantery and j not of a modern business establishment. It typified how for out of touch the old Witness wan with the world in which it i lived. It was not that the Witness lost si' much in actual cash In the advertise- ments it retimed as that it failed to laid a clientelle. Who Art Ths Purchasers? The Dougalls would not aeM the name But the rest of the property has been transferred to new owners who are repre- sented in the mauagemunt by Mr. C. Qor- donxmlth, who for many years was asso- r in tod with the DougulU as Managing Kditor. and who hae absorbed their ideals. Mr. Gordonsuiith is as pleasant a gentle- man as one could wish to meet and should know the newspaper game. The purchase of the Herald by Mr. l) , Lome McQibbon, one of the aggressive I capitalists which Montreal h:n produced In the last doien yearn, made it essential for Liberals to get a mouthpiece and no doubt hastened the purchase of the Wit- | uees. Who that someone Is remains a mystery. One fiuriniie is that E. A. Robert. : a local capitalist interested in the Street Railway, hae associated himself with Lib- i eral politicians in the venture. Another . guess is that Sir Hugh Qraham, proprietor of tho Montreal Star, U now behind th scenes in the Telograph office, but tins scarcely seems creditable, although there are eiamples in England of capitalists owning and managing newspapers on op- j posit* sides of politics. Th Montreal Htar j hae been accepting full page advertise- 1 ments from the Telegraph, a circumstance ! which may have originated the rumor, but it would f-i-in that this fact Is no more significant then that tho Star la not unwilling to soe tbo Telegraph find ita placA as tbo Liberal mouthpiece, particu- . larly If, in doing no. it injures the Htar's , old rival, the Herald, which now threat- j ens to rival the Star in Imperialism and j to be a more native competitor than ever. Tho ITerald ban even gone to the length of ' buying a weekly paper. The Mirror, to, get out In competition to Sir Hugh Gra ham's Standard. Dally Mall Comma Meanwhile, new buildings, new prcesea. new equipment are being rapidly assem- bled for U'., morning Dally Mail. With its publication, the Uaiette will, for the in- t time, have competition. In the active man- j ngument of the Dally Mail will be B. A. i McNab, for many years Managing Editor of the Montreal Star, and a sphinx like; gentleman of portentous mien. Also there will bo M E. Nicholls, who hus had much rxperiunc lu Toronto, and later on tbo Winnipeg Telegram. lie Is a half brother : of lion. W. T. White and la regarded as one of tho moat promising men In Can- 1 iiJiini journalism to-day. With two such in--' tho Dally Mail will not be under- manned. There is also a mystery ua to who tho proprietors of this paper are. though it is generally accepted that Rob- ert Rogers and associates are interested, i Sir Hugh Oraham's name is also men- ) tloned in this connection. The Star and j the Qaietto, thongh on the H.I nu- side, of ! politics, have never got on with one an- 1 other any too well, and it hus frequently been rumored that Hlr Hugh Graham pro- ! !>,>,. I io attack the Omette'i monopoly of the mottling paper field. North Grsy'i Surprise. The result of the by-election In North Oroy came as a surprise to the politicians. It wits generally recognised that tho ma- jority given Hon. A. U. Mar Kay lu the previous elootlon had boon abnormal, and there- were few on either side who expect- ed n majority either way of moro than 100 or 150. 'I'l'" comment of thn party papers on the result in typical of the general comment. For example, tho Mail und Ktupire and the World accept the verdict u an cn- dnraomout of the Government's license policy, as contrasted with tho Opposi- tion's Danish tho Bar platform and nit a refutation of the chargxn uiiule against Hon. W. J. Hauua. The Olobe, on the other hand, says that the Uoverninent had to win tho seat and had to procure the mean* of doing it. Answering a Question running through many minds, the Uloba affirms that tho event will only muke Lib- eral workers more determined to win at tho (leneral Klaotlon and "not a plauk wilt b dropped out of their platform, tho abol- Hi'in of the bar above all." Duki of Connaught Return*. Tbo uaws that the Duke of Connaugbt bud aouopu-d an extension of one your of big term of office as Uuveriior-Qonoral of t'nii.iil.i >i.i< Iwen received with satUfao- H. in Prr!i.iji tha must satisfactory fea- turn of tho clrcumtitiiiio* it that it turn- inhfH u refutation of thu idou that His Ituj MI lllghncsH found life in Canada par- tnkiug of tbtt nature of an exile. The Hi i u, i of Coiiuaught's original ap- pointment in Oc.tober, I'll, was a bold de- parture from established practice. Never bufr In Hi- l'"r history of the British Kmuire had a Princo of the Blood vitiiteit in any of the dominions aa th oOimal und iv, "1. 'in vice-regent of the King. Them was at that time uoine littls unoat,- ilicstj fvlt in fin,' iiunrtorg of the Do- minion. It was niio'.''-!--<l that the cti- quettu of tUe court might ciitcungo tlm I'M.'- ! ot Canadian democracy. However, wo -ii" now .n.-.-.m-1-il that life at llide-au Hall hus never been uimulcr than since the Km:, ,. undo him boon Uovuruor-(k-uoral and. thnt never has its ..."-i.il atuionphore )" i'ii moru -ii.il.' IIIMII- or more natural. There lius bti'ii nuthlng fussy or obtru- ciw in tbo action or in tho speeches of tho (Inv.irnor-Oeiii'rul, and nnturnlly ue a near relative of the Sovereign ho ha been moro thiin ordinarily caroful to observe the attitude of a coinititutiomil rulor. Perhaps the most uncomfortable part of the Duke's sojourn has boon tb.Mibsequinus- UCSM of certain Hix-tiuus of tbo comiuuuity. Han will now disappear. TO LYE The Standard Lye of Canada. Has many imitations but no equal CLEANS AND DISINFECTS 100% PURE ATROCITIES BY BULGARIANS Story of the Sacking and Burning of the Mace- donian Town of Seres Is Confirmed A despatch from Salonika says : Full confirmation of the reported sacking and burning of the Mace- donian town of Seres by the fleeing Bulgarian troops, "and of the cruci- fixion, hacking to death or burning alive by them of many of the inhabi- tants, has been sent to the Austro- Hungarian Government by Consul- General August Kra.v of Salonika. Three-fourths of the formerly flour- ishing town of about 30,000 "inhabi- tants is a mass of smoking ruins, says Consul-General Kray, who has just returned here from Seres, where he thoroughly investigated the situation. He had been ordered to inquire into the plundering and -burning of the Austrian Vice-Con- sulate there, and the carrying off of Vice-Consul George C. Zlako by the marauding Bulgarians. Another horrifying story of mas- sacre reached here on Wednesday from Doiran, a town 40 miles to the north-west of Salonika. Mussul- mans there have made a written de- claration, countersigned by three local Bulgarian priests, stating that the Bulgarians slaughtered 30.000 Mussulmans who had sought refuge in Doiran from the surrounding dis- tricts. Drunkenness Increases. Some rather remarkable figures of an in- crease in intemperance in Canada have re- cently ben compiled. In the Pity of To- ronto, for example, in th year 1901 thre were 3,943 arrests on charges of boilig drunk and disorderly. At that tlmo the city had a population of about 240.000 so that for eTery 1,000 perrons there were 17 drunks in the year. In the year 1912. however, there were no l<*s than 15.605 drunks and disorderlies. Thin with a pop- ulation of 450.000 means that out of every 1.000 persons there were JS drunks: that is, Just twice :< many as 11 years previously. Similar figures are obtainable from other Canadian centres. It in said that one of the reasons for the increase la the increase in foreign pop- ulation. The chief cause would rtrm to be the great Increase in prosperity, an Increase which tt is to be feared ho* not !->-ii accompanied by a corresponding in- crease in godliness. Balkan Barbarism. The original triumph* of :!>, Balkan alliw over the Ottoman Kmplre have had a deplorable and repulsive sequel. They set forth to rarrjr freedom to their kins- men and *!> are ending np by spreading devastation among peoples already tried almoot beyond endurance. The Balkan States are falling into a barbarium depT and more shameful then was Impotvd by tho Turk. The clvlllsfd nations are look- Ing on without Interest beyoml the de- eire that 1h inflammable tcndnctjM should not spread to Europe. Home Rule on the Way. Tho passing of the serond reading of the Irish Ilome Rule Bill in tho British Parliament by a majority of 109, on the second of the three neooeeary journeys of Ute in. . ;:,- through ttve House of Com- mons, hua made a good many people for the first time really believe that Hom Rule b actually coming. The majority is above the present normal majority of the Government, indicating not merely lack of dln.Henviimi but enthusiasm. Another significant thing happened when Premier Ao,uith acfiepted an Ihvitation to dine with John Redmond arid tho me/m- oors of the Iv.t.h Parliamentary Party. Such a thing has never happened In the long nnd acrimonious existence of the Irish Party in Westminster. The dinner wa a private oim. but it is understood to have been a love foaet. It WHS alo significant that on the 13th of July in Ontario there were fow, if any. references to the llom Rule inmie In Ireland. Mennwhile. Sir F-dward Canwn Is tour- ing Knirland and Scotland working up en- thusiasm for the cause of Ulster. It aeenia to l> admitted that when Home Rule go* Into effect, as It now Bcems llke.ly to do next year, there will be in Belfast A cer- tain amount of rioting. But this it is thought, can bo suppressed. Tha real dis- turbance may come from the farmers of th surrounding oountlni. If they make np their minds to rebel there will be rebellion. But. up to the present there ha* really been no absolutely convincing nlgu of any such serious outcome. FITILK ATTKMl'T TO KSl'APK. Two Prisoners at Ottawa Try to F.s- cap From Police Station. A despatch from Ottawa says : Two prisoners, Jaine* Baldwin and Kdwin Wondel, who stated that they came from New York to get jobs on tho Ottawa bull toniu, and W'ho were about to lie oharg<>d with flim-flutniiuing in the poliop court, jmupod out of an upper window of the city police station to the ground, a distune* of twenty feet, on Wednesday, and niadft a hold dash for liberty. Several police- man and detectives dashed aftor them, and they wero recaptured within fivn minutes. They wero re- manded for a week, and tho police will look up tJieir records. A PESTIFEROUS XUISAXCE. Wild Horses in Grand Prairie and Peace It her Districts. A despatch from Ottawa nays: Claiming that wild horses in tha Grand Prairie and Peace River dis- tricts have been causing serious de- predations on the ranches by kill- ing many valuable horses and lead- ing away brood mares. Hon. Dun- an Marshall, Minister of Agricul- ture for Alberta, has applied to tha Minister of the Interior here to hare the Federal authorities sup- press the nuisance by wiping out the wild animals. FEU. SIX HUNDRED FEET. (irruian Dirigible Balloon Wrecked in a Wind Hquall. A despatch from Schneidrauhl, Germany, says: The military diri- gible balloon Sehuette-Lana was wrecked on Thursday morning after being torn from her mooring in a wind squall, when she carried up in her cordage two sentries, one of whom was killed by falling 600 feet, and tho other seriously hurt by t jump, of 30 feet. Tho dirigible, land-' ed an hour later near tho village ol Erpel. . * J. A. RITCHIE KILLED. Chief Firo Banger Ground Bo nenlh Traiu Wheels. A despatch from Sault Ste,. Mar- ie, Out., says: Knocked from a train which was being shunted and! ground beneath its wheels, Chief 1'ire Ranger J. A. Ritchie was in- stantly killed on Thursday night, a few miles up the Algoma Central Kailway. He leaves a widow and daughter. FEU, WITH AHKODUOME. Major lli-MH.xmi of the British Army Was Killed, A despatch frojn Salisbury, Eng- land, says ( Major A. ^V. Hewet- non of the Koyal Artillery Corps of thn British army and a member of the military flying corps was killed at tho army aerodrome hero on Thursday by the falling from ft height of 100 ft>et of his monoplane. The Occident was caused by the ma- chine taking a turn too sharply and overbalancing. On striking the ground the motor exploded and bururd the aeroplane to ashe. TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNED Flenry Roquikc Found In the Well In Ilia Own Yard. A daspat-ch from North Bay suys ! The two-year-old son of Heary Bo- quike was playing about tha front door of iiis parents' residence at Trout Mills while his mother was preparing supper, aud suddenly disappeared. He was searched fop all over the village, being found on hour later drowned in the vroll In his own yard. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Thomus Stillar Wns Electrocuted at Powassan. A despatch troin Powassan, Ont., says ; During a severe elootrical f.iorm which occurred hero on Fri- day afternoon Thomas gtillar was sitting in . l is home with liis baby on. his knee when the boltNstruok him. The baby was uninjured, ffe was forty-two years of ago, and ia'sur- vivcd by a widow and pevon chil- dren, _ j, CAPT. JAMES LOW KILLED, Hail a Large Interest in a fishing Industry at Port Hover. A despatch from Port Dover says; Captain James Low, walking m safety alongside tho track, becauty confuted and stopped in front of n , incoming forenoon trajn qa Friday. Tho _ engineer applied the brakes un.' nvnilingly, and Low receiver injur- , K-S resulting in iU-;uli two hour* later. He had sailed tho lake* many year*! v