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APPLE FAMINE IN ONTARIO Fears Are Entertained that the Output Will Not Be Half the Normal Yield That there will be ;m apple fam- ine in Ontario 'in* reason ia pre- dicted in the crop report recently i&surd by the Provincial Depart- ment of Agriculture. According to tho KtatenMMith of the Government Correspondent* throughout the pro- Tinro, the applo crop will be re- markably light, and under excep- tionally favorable conditions will not equal half the normal yield of tho orchards. From the first < f the the apple trees Have nufferod greatly from early frusta and sub-se- qu.-n! dry xpells, -while even in many of the sprayed orchards the iK'ab ra-vagtvs have been very bad. Tho tent caterpillar haa also been bad in the Eastern sections, and *.>mp orchards have been greatly defoliated. The early frosts have ]*<> injured the vineyards badly, and the- grape crop will be but innll. The pear yield will be good, while plums and peaches will be fullv up to the yield of last year. The report* of the grain crop show that the average yield per acre is large. The grain is plump aud of excellent color, and, al- though the unfavorable conditions prevailing in the early Spring caused some anxiety, the excellent weather following eliminated any bad effects which might have result- ed. The barley, oat and spring and fall wheat yield is heavy, al- though the rye is said to be only fair. The grain haa, been free from any blight, and there are practical- ly no complaints of smut, rust or ravages of insects. The etraw, how- ever, although clean and of good quality, is remarkably abort. The peA crop will be fair, the yield in Northern Ontario being exception- ally good, while the bean yield is heavy. Corn also will, have a good yield. lu the opinion of farmers the potato crop will be only fair this year. In some districts the reports show that there is practically no crop at all, while others state that tho yield will be good. They will be undersized, however, owing to the midsummer drouth, but the quality will bo good. The tubers have been exceptionally free from Colorado beetles. The root crops will also bo fairly good, although the turnip yield will be larger than that of mangels. CHANCES FAVOR_ FUGITIVE Deportation of Thaw Directly to New York Con- PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTS FROM THB LEADING TBAOI CENTRES OF AMERICA. or Cutti, crin, Chtet. and Other it Home and Abroad. BrouilsttiftJ Toronto. Aug. 26. Floui^-Ontarlo wheat com ON mm Nothing Wrong With Canada. On li! return from England, Blr Ed- iniiml Walker, president of the Canadian Bunk of Commerce, expresses himself very hopefully on the money situation, and in an Interview stated that there was no .. ... need of anxioty among roputablo Cana- flours, 90 per cent., old, $4 to $4.10, Toron- dian business mu engaged In ordinary to and Montreal (might. Fluur umde of new wheat quoted at $3.60, seaboard, for Heptember delivery. Munitobas First '.' ' tents, ID Juts bnga, $5.40; do., seconds. $4.90; utroug bakers', In jute bags. M-TO. Manitoba wheat No. 1 Northern. $1, OD track, Bay ports; No. 2 at 99; No. J. 94o. Bay porta. Ontario wheat No. 2 white and red wheat, 90 to 94c. outiiide, and new w-ieat at 84 to B5c. outside. Oats No. 2 Ontario oata. Mo, outaide, business ventures of a eouud nature. "There ia nothing wrung with Canada," eald Sir Edmund. "The whole trouble Is with the world supply of money. Th pro- duction t gold ban Increased, but not -ii'tlri.-ntly to keep up with the world- wide prosperity of the last few years, and the tightness in the money 'market ie due mainly to this cause, though of oonrse the war in tho Balkans ha also helped by diverting money from commercial chan- nels. The only reason why Canada haa and at 36 to J7c. on track, Toronto; naw | been singled out for criticism," went on oats. 36 to J7o nominal. Western Canada | Sir Edmund, "is that she is the most pro- oats. 40c for No. 2. and at 39o for No. 3, j mlnout borrower, and therefore attract* Bay port*. No. 1 feed. 39c; No. 2, do., 36c. Veau - Nominal. Barley -SO to 52c, outside. 55c, Toronto. Corn No. 3 American corn quoted nomi- nal at 79c, c.i.f.. Midland. Uy--Nomlual. Buckwheat- Nominal. Bran Manitoba bran. $20 a ton, in bags. Toronto freights. Bborts, $21, Toronto. Country Produce. Wholesale dealers' quotation* to retail- most of the attention when capitalists be- "in to discriminate in making their loans. Canadian credit is not in the least injor- ed, and interest In Canadian investments has not flagged, but investors in England are obliged to discriminate more care- fully and to charge a higher rate." Widow of Sir John A. Maodonald. Baroness Maodonald of Earneoliffe Is the only Canadian woman, almost the only British woman who holds a title In her own right. The Baroness w the widow of Sir John A. Macdonald. and wan creat- ed a peeress in 1891, on the death of her 24 to for solids. selects ter of ^ laU > Hon - T - f '- Bernard, of Ja sidered Very Unlikely A despatch from Ottawa says : Tin- last instructions LusuoJ from the immigration Department to the tifh'rors in Sherbrooke afford a n of hope for Thaw, inasmuch a* tho 111. >T , are not dire-ctixl spe- cifii-'ally to doport Thaw at the New York State boundary. Th instruc- tions are to carry out thi* regula- tions in regard to Thaw, as they would be carried out in regard to HU.V other man. That leave* the otuvialu free to fiwd Thaw back the way lie came, tho muni course, if thi:y see fit. Tho view of th/e imini- 'ij authorities oeems to be that Thaw is entitled to no favors, at ilu' Mtine t it. they aro not cuJl- <-il upon to go out of their way to pri-judive his cham*t>8. It ia be- liewd here that Thaw in accord- ance- witll the instructions to "carry out t)) law" will re-enter the t'nit d Ktates at or near thf point i iiis entry into Cuuada, and is in no danger of being taken to tho New York State line. Jerome to Act for Stale. A despatch from Albany, N.Y. says : William Travers Jerome formerly district attorney of New York C'ity, was appointed by Attorney-General Carmody on Fri- day a special Deputy Attorney- General. Mr. Jerome was pocia/U> designated to represent the state in procuring the return of Harry K. Thaw to New York's jurisdic- tion. He waa selected because ol his entire familiarity with the Thaw CMO gained in the two murder trials and as apecial counsel in Rev- era! attempts of Thaw to establish his oanity by legal pro<-<xlure. It ia not the prewnt iut/ontion to cnd Mf. Jerome to Canada, where Iksputy Attorney-General Kennedy i directing the state's case, but to employ his services in procuring the extradition of Thaw from any state to which he may be deported fr</m Canada. Till: BCSINKSS OtTI.OOK. The Country's Trade IM Kxpanding t a Phenomenal Itutc. A dr|atch from Vancouver t*a.v : John Aird, Assistant General Man ager of the Cnnuduin Hank i>f Com- merce, arrived horn on Thursday BAD MONTREAL FIKK. Many Employe* Uavc Narrow Es cape From Death. A despatch from Montreal says Driven by fire to the roof of the Rideau Shoe Manufacturing Oom pany building in Maisonnouvo on after aii exU-naivu tour of the | Friday afternoon, a score of em ployes, including half a dozen girls, were forced to jump six-ty feet into life nets. Many of those who took the leap were bruised, but only one was seriously injured." Tho flame.*) etarte.d from an unknown cause in the; basement and quickly shot up the elevator shaft, filling the build- ing with a blinding smoke. The building was completely gutted, en- tailing a loss of $125,000, fully oov- enxl by insurance. Prairie Provinces, and said : "The bu-iiH-ss outlook throughout thn Dominion is very satisfactory, and I nm dr'-idi'dly optimistic rvflimliiiK -.tli'' I'oiiung year. The volumn of tra<lp of tho whole country i ex- paiuJiHg at a phenomenal rate, and thotlMndl of newcomers, many pro- vidi'd with ample capital, ar- flock- ing to the Canadian West. With a good rnip almost nsRured, and the present situation in Kimipe groatly relieved, I am expecting to nan a dcid<xj improvement of affairs in by thi! beginning of 1'JU." MINI: ix INDIA. liflj Men Low TliHr Lives When Cngo Foil. A de.spntch from lUngaloro, In- dia, says : Fifty miners were killed on Friday when the, oa^e, in which thoy were riling in the Myitore haft. Mine foil to tho bottom of IN CASE OF IIOMK IM'LE. Brlfaxt Men Are Insuring Their Property. A despatch from London says : RusincsH men in Belfast who know the real ftituation in th<^ city are preparing for tho worst in theove.nt of the Home Rulo Hill parsing into law. They aro insuring their pro- perty against damage result ing from civil war, and it is understood that tho policies which havo been taken out now exceed 1(136,000, (XX). FARMERS FROM THE STATES Two Train-Loads of Newcomers Will Purchase Farms In Canada A denpatch from Winnipeg snys: Two ImpOrtatit special trains tue- , lived in wetern Canada on Thurs- day morning, bridging 050 farme/m from the United State*. The inte-r- et attach**! to the newcomora ia thn fact thai the.y have no intention of K u '" home..slading, but, on the ot'h<M - hand, they have loft their n.i country with tho i<l<vi of pur- farrir ami tattling down in Canadian west. Thn first of fhM trains came, in by way of Jforth. Portal, and brought -27,1 per- sons from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and "Wisconsin. They arrived under the guidance of the C.P.R. department of nat- ural rr..*u>urc4R, and aro bound for Calgary. Home of them possess from $3,000 to flJO.OOO, and on the whole they averaged $10,000 apiece. Tho second upecial train came throug-h Kmerson, and carried 376 homes<*'k<>r for tho Lost Mountain Valley district. The me.mbers of the party hailed from Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana. They brought with them an average of from IJ7, 000 to $8,000 each. seconds, 16 to Ilk-. Cheese New cheese unchanged at 133-4 to 14o for large, and 14 l-2c for twins. Beans Uaud-plckod. $2.26 to (2.35 per bushel; primes. 91.75 to $2. Housy- Extracted, in tins. 101-2 to 12o per Ib. for No. 1, wholesale; combs. $2.50 to $2.75 per doxen for No. 1. and $225 to 2.50 for No. 2. Poultry- Hens. 16 to 17 per Ib.; Spring -lii.-k.-n-. 20 to -'..-, ducks. 16 to 17c; geese, I to 14c; turkeys. 18 to 20o. Potatoes-Native. $1.20 to Jl-25 per 90 Ib. bag. Provisions. Bacon, long clear, 15J-4 to 16c per Ib. In case lot*. Pork Short cut. J29; do., mess. $24. Hams -Medium to light. 211-2 to 23ci he-ivy, 20 to 801-Zti; rolls, 17c; breakfast baoon, 22c; backs. 24 to 26c. Lttrd--Tierc*e. 141-4o; tubs. 143-4c; pails. ISc. Balsd Hay and Straw. Bnlod hay- New bay. $12 to $13. No. 1 at $14 to $14.50, on track, Toronto, and No 2 at $11 to $12. Baled straw-$8 to $8.25, on track, To- ronto. Montrsal Markets. Montreal. Aug. 26. Corn, American, No 2 yellow, U to 8Jl-2o. Oat, Canadian Wt ern. No..!. 41 to 411-Zo; Canadian Western No. 3. 391-2 to 40c: extra No. 1 feed. 401-2 to 41c. Barley, Man. feed, 61 to 52o; malt- ing. 62 to 64o. Buckwheat No. 2. 58 to 60c. Flour. Man. Bprltig wheat patents, firsts. $5.60; seconds. $5.10; strong bakers'. $4.90; Winter patents, ohoioe. (6.25 to $5.50; straight rollers. $6 to $5.10: do., bags. $2.30 to $2.40. Boiled oat*, burr*!-'. $4.75; do., bags. 90 Ibs.. $2.25. Bran, $19. Bhorto. $21. Middlings. $24. Mouillle. $26 to $12. liny, No. 2. par ton car lota. $12 to $13. Cheese, finest westerns. 131-$ to 1334ot fin- est easterns. 123-4 to IJc. Butter, choicest creamery. 14 to 24 Mo. ; seconds. Ul-2 to 23S-4o; seconds. 231-2 to 233-V. KKH. freab. 2%; selected. 27e; No. 1 stock, 4o; No. 2 stock. 18 to '/' Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Aug. 26.-Cash prices -.-Wheat No. 2 Northern. 921-2c; No. 3 Northern. 87. ; No. 4. 80c ; No. 6. 72 l-2e ; No. 6, 67 l-2c ; feod. 60o ; No. 2 tough. 841-2o; No. 3 tongh. 821-2c; No. 4 tough. 7V; No. 6 tough. 651-2c; No. 6. 61c; feed, tough. 64o. Oats- No. I C'.W., Me; No. 3 C.W.. 36c; extra No. 1 feed, 39oi No. 1 feed, 3k'; No. t feed. 3to. Barlej No. 3. 46o; rejected. 41c: feed. 4!c. Flsx -No. 1 N.W.C.. $1.32; No. 2 C.W.. $1.29; No. J, O.W., $1.17. United Slam Marksti. Minneapolis, Aug. 26.-Wheat-Reotem bor, 67c; December. 90 l-4c i May, 953-8c. Cash. No. 1 bard. 90c; No. 1 Northern, 88 to 891-lci No. 2 Northern. M to $71-30. Corn -No. 3 yellow. 731-2 to 741-2c. Oats- No. 3 white. 40 to 403-4o. Kye. No. 2. 61 1-2 to !' Flour and bran, unchanged. Dulutb, Aug. 26. Wheat No. 1 hard, 01-4c; No. ,1 Northern. 891-4o; No. 2 Nor- thern. 871-4 to B73-4c; September, 88J-4o bid; December, 907-8o bid; May. 901-8c. nominal. rHose- Linseed. $1.501-2; s,-ut,.m nor. $1.491-1 bid: October and November. $1.501-4 bid; December, $1.481-2. statesman took plac confederation. Lady Live Slock Markets. Toronto, Aug. 26.- Cattle Choice eiport. $680; choice butchers, $6.25 to $6.40; good medium, $5.65 to $590; common, $4 to $5; dinners. $2 to $2.50; cutters, $3 to $3.25; fat cow*. $5.25 to (5.75; common cowi, $350 to $4. CaUos - Good Ten). (5 to $7; choice. $8.25 to $9; common, $3 to $3.50. Btockem and feedflPH- Hteern, 700 to 800 poandu, $4 M to $5; entra choice heavy feder>. 900 pmindH. $5 to $5.50: rough Easter, 400 to 650 pounds, $2.50 to $4.25. Hheop ami Inmbs- Liftht pwn>, $4.25 to $525; heavy, $3 to $3.50; bucke. $3 to $3.50 1 spring lambs. $6.75 to $7. Boflt (Ml fed and waU'PC-d; $9.90 f.o.b. ; ami $10.50 weighed off cars. Montreal, Augnnt 26. Cattle Receipts. about 155; calves. 700; aheep and Limit, 800: hot*, 800. Prim* beeves, none. Milch cows, *M to $65; calves, "7-8c to to; ibeep, V to 41-2c; 7c; !01-'Jc. ATTEM PTEII A SSA MSI N ATIO N. niul Queen of Fired At. Itoiiiiianin A deRpat<-h from Ixindon says : Revolver shots wero fired by ban- Jit* on Thursday at King Charles and Queen Kli/.abnth (Carmen 8yl- va) of Roiminiiiu as they were rid- nf< in an automobila near Sinaia, a fasliionahlo he-alth resort of Rou- . in the. Carpathian moun- tains, according to special des- patches received here. Neither of iheir Majesties waa injured. AR soon as the bandit* began firing the chauffeur of the Royal oar speeded up his maohine and succeeded in carrying the King and Queen to safety. RKSENTKD TO IM HI IN /OO. Ooillillion (internment S.-nil.s I \M. I in.- Hllftftlo. A despatch from Montreal saj's : fine fi|>eoimen of buffalo from the famous herd at Wainwright 'ark, which the Dominion Qovorn- nont has presented to the nuthori- ies of the Dublin Zoological Oar- lens, were shipptxi on board the nijhowen Head, which nailed from .his port for Dublin on Wednesday. 1867, the year of Maodonald makes her home in England, but continues to take an interest in things Canadian, al- though she has reached the age of aeven- ty-sevn. A woman of intellectual powsr, Lady Macdonald In earlier years did a service to Canada by writing for tbn Eng- llih in-..-, of the resources of the country How many Canadians knew that the fam- ous statesman's wife was still living? Tampsranoe and Insanity. One of the speakers at the medical con- irri-iK now in session in London discussed tho remurkable growth of th temperance morement in Great Britain. He referred to the Improved habits of army and navy officers, who are now expected to set a good example to thn men under them, as well as to the enormous change among the commercial and professional classes. Other observers, Including the chan oellor of the exchequer, have been caJllni attention to the same gratifying phe- nomena, .TH| the average man, without so much n a glance at statistics, knows the statomenta regarding the spread of tem- perance to be true. It is undeniable, moreover, that the progress of temperance la not confined to England. It la world- wide. Now intemperance te a potent cause of Insanity, and there should, be observable everywhere a decrease of Insanity as one of the results of the gradual elimination of the drink evil. Yet, according to speakers at the medical congress, Insanity l growing, and growing at an alarming rate. In England It ha* Increased 276 per cent, since 1860, although the population has Increased only 87 pr cent. Is the increase largely apparent rather than real, became of better registration and diagnosis, or la it actual P If actual, what are it* causes ? Conditions of life have Improved, and eo have conditions of la- bor. Is It our modern pace that kills the minds of BO in iiny? Light is wanted. The Peach Grower i Lift. When the city man gasea upon the carmine-tinted peaches in the fruit utores. his Imagination conjures a life of pleas- ure and ease In growing the Itutcious fruit. The reality is not quite so prim- rosey, according to one who has tried it "The pearlbgrower'i life Is a lifs of anx- iety. He watches the clouds, hs marks the wind*, he studies the thermometer, as another man might the taps from a atock- ticker. He has ploughing to do and fer- tilising. Rs must cut back the young trees and prnne the older ones. There are iii-.iili.ni-- diseases he must treat -yellows, iivic blight, leaf curl, black spot. Insects dispute the possession of the orchard- bark beetle, aphis, peach treo borer and an occasional stranger with an appetite for destruction quite as strong. The .price of land In the peach growing district in dicates that the orchards pay. But there IK one thing the peach grower will swear to by the deadliest oath*. This is tint he earns his money. There are non who can readily dispute the fact." Canada Will Exhibit. As the. Dominion Government has de- cided to exhibit at the Panama Pacific Ex- position In Han Francisco neit summer It will bs hoped that n really fine Illustra- tion of Canada's resources and products will be made. It Is altogether a different thing for Great Britain to take part In thlti exhibition. The United Kut.v and Canada run parallel for over 3,000 miles and yet there are vast differences in their resources and possibilities which can only be -Miik'. -'I by a close comparison. While it Is unfortunately Impossible to illus- trate Canada's resourceful climate the product* of that climate may be seen. This will be a fine opportunity for the individual provinces to advertise their ONE MEAN MAN. Robbed Clergyman After He Be- friended Him. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Edwin Brewer, charged with the theft of the household furniture from the home of Rev. W. B. Cars- well, was arrested in Minneapolis at the request of the Winnipeg po- lice. A short tirao ago Brewer poured into the minister's ears a tale of woe, which, coupled with his forlorn appearance, constrained the kindly parson to take him into his household as a friend. Brew- er's gratitude was so eloquently ex- pressed that when Carswell wont on his vacation he left the house in the young man's charge. On his return he found it denuded of its more valuable furnishings, and his protege missing. The police were notified, and the furniture was traced to a local second-hand deal- er named Harris. A description of the missing young man was spread, resulting in his apprehension by the Minneapolis police. OIL LETTS LYE EATS DIRT- THE CROP OUTLOOK. Only A Governor's Downfall, man without companion could help being sorry for the Governor of New York si.it,-. who has been impeached, and who may indeed be threatened with crim- inal I.I.H r.-ihutf (or falsifying the docu- ment in which he was required to account for tho money spout in hid election cam- paign. In the course of that campaign, while he was denouncing tho corporations and pledging himself to the service of the people, he appears to have been speculat- ing privately In Wall Street with money that had boeu given him to be used In nc- cnrlnR his own election and that of other candidate* of hli party (loTcrnor Sulier has been something of n (tntnagoguo, climbing to prominence as a champion of the "plain people," ami a thn uncompromising enemy of privilege and graft. Since attaining office he has Incerdy tried to carry out the promisee he made In the course of hl campaign, and the reason lie earned the enmity of Tammany Hall wo* that he did try. If h* hud continued to bo a tiier ihouter for reform, and at the ianie time an enemy o( progress, he would not now flml him- t' at the end o( his political career. He ii been pursued and ruined not for his faults, but for hit virtue*. There is reas- on to believe that responsibility made a new man of 8ulier, that hl solemn oath of office drove him to break with his Tam- many partner*, and eventually to defy thorn whu i.lii'.v desired him to make Ira- proper appointment*. No one should ex- ult in hla downfall, least of all the people of the Htate of New York, who will have lost a man who wrecked a brilliant c.ar- eer, though in office he tried to he trne to the trust they had Imposed in him. FOREST F1RKS RAGING. Many Places In Nova Scotia Arc Threatened. A despatch from Yarmouth, N. 8., says: "Forest fires arc raging all over thin country. 80 danger- ous is one between Forest Street and Argylo Street, near Arcadia, that men have been ordered out by the wardens with teams hauling water. Heavy fires are reported in the woods near Belleville, Lower Argyle, Wedgeport and Lake An- nig." Reported Throughout Manitoba In Splendid Conndition. A despatch from Winnipeg says : Hon. Geo. A. Lawrence, minister of agriculture, ha just returned from a trip through the south coun- try and reports the crops through- out the country in splendid condi- tion, with harvesting in full sway at almost every point. The crop promises to grade higher than last year. Recent storms that swept over the country were reported to lave done great damage, but the damage appears to have been more imaginary than real. There is good demand for harvest help, but a steady stream of workers is pouring into the province from the east and from the British Isles. SMALLPOX OUTBREAK. Collin'a Inlet, on Georgian Bay, Is Threatened. A despatch from Toronto nays : For the second time in a month the Provincial Health authorities are concerned with an outbreak of smallpox at Collin's Inlet, on Geor- gian Bay. The former case was easily disposed of, but rumors of a fresh outbreak have called the dis- trict inspector again to the scene, and remedial measures arc being applied at once. Lumbering is the principal industry at Collin's In- let, and practically the entire popu- lation is supported by the mills located there. WELCOME TO WARSHIPS. Australians in South Africa Visit Their Fighting Ships. A despatch from London says : A Cape Town cable says that five hun- dred Australians, resident in South Africa, on Friday visited the Com- monwealth warships Australia and Sydney. Tho visitors presented Admiral Patey and crew with flj<><s worked by Australian women living in Cape Town. Three thousand scholars have also visited the ships. BRITISH ARMY AIRSHIP. Towed Naval Airship Into Port With Machinery Disabled. A despatch from London says: The novel sight of an airship towing her disabled companion was wit- nessed at Aldershot on Wednesday afternoon. The British army air- ship Eta and a naval airship were out manoeuvring when the machin- ery in the latter vessel became dis- abled. The Eta attached a hawser to the other dirigible and towed her to the factory for repairs. NEW GOLD FIELD. In Kilo, in the Belgian Congo, South Africa. A despatch from Johannesburg says : The newspapers have given prominence to authoritative ac- counts of the recent discovery of a gold field in Kilo, in the Belgian Congo. Some of the reefs are said to yield 70 per cent, gold, and it i declared that the Rand wjll have to take a back seat. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the former Provisional President of China, is now a fugitive in For- mosa, following the collapse of the Canton rebellion against the- Gov- ernment. He was the foremost figure in establishing republican government in China. FARM LABORERS SCARCE * 1L I There Are Not Many Experienced Hands Respond- ing to the Call of the West A despatch from Toronto Bays : Although the railways have spent a email fortune in their efforts to secure sufficient laborers to harvest the Western grain crops the outlook at present is that there will be an- other shortage of farm hands. Mr. VI. G. Murphy, district passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, who is in charge of the Ontar- io arrangements, is of the opinion [ihat the number of harvesters to go West this year will not equal that of last seaaon. "The Labor question is always a peculiar one," says Mr. Murphy, 'and it is difficult to secure any de- inite figures. Although the har- vester excursions run to date have been exceptionally large, there is very indication that wo will have difficulty in securing men. There has been a scarcity of farm labor all over the province during tho sum- mer, and that in itself is not prom- isingr for the West. The Canadian Pacific Railway has spared no ex- pense in advertising the excursions and the needs of the West. Wa | have billed every post-office, sta- tion, cheese factory and creamery in the country, and sent out many circulars, but it would appear that we will not secure the number of men required." The opinion of Mr. Murphy was voiced by other railway experts in the city. The. reports from the var- ious railway agents in the country shows that there are but few in- quiries made at the station as to the date of th excursions by farm- ers, and every day adds to the fear that there will be but a email num- ber of experienced farm laborers leave for the West. The Canadian Pacific will run a number of special trains, and over 3,000 will travel by that line alone. It is e*timated that all told over 5,000 will leave For the West. i