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in Paris.

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Oi lion. R. Prefonlaine-He Lived But Fliteen

Minutes After Attack-Body Embalmed and'WlII be Buried in Montreal- Memorial Service in Noted Church

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},a,\-|»o:~1,Dec.2t} (Special)-A memorial Montreal.

,,-|~\~i<~e over tho body of lion. Raymond; Many messages of condolence were l’i't-hnitzilnc will bc held In the Church ofi received today by members of dccf:nsed's the .\ladelciuc, the most famous Cathedral ’ family. ` ~

The body is now being ernbnllneil for-Mr. Prcfontainc's probable successor.

.si1i|un<~ut. to Halifax. Three names are prominently mention-

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Paris.

I Already politicians are speculating on

.\l:'. i’|-cfoninine and his colleague, Hon. ed, Solicitor General Lemieux, N. Bci-

llr, l.i-mieux. were guests of Co.nadian_court, M. P. for Ottawa and Mr. Gervais High Commissioner Fabre for Christmas M. P. lor St. Jemes, Montreal.

- .uni .~hortl_v before nine o'cloei: in thel 1\Iosrnn.\I., Dec. 20.-(Special)-The

vwniil-_g he was taken ill

iii- lingered only fifteen luinutcs.

,chances are thought to favor Mr. Bel ' court.

liis Secretary was able tow summon a The \Vcst is clamoring foraCabinet re-

|>rie.~'t to administer the last Sacrament.

Orr.-t\\'A. Dec. 20-(Special)-Hou. Mr. seems to offer iust now, unless Ralph l’n'iontainc‘s body will be buried in Smith of Nanaimo could iillthe`biil.

prescntative, but no strong material

latches nnlirwn

.\'1-:\\' Yomr, December 23.-A leak in akilchcn gas stove caused the death of Wiiiinnl N. Busch and Oscar Boichrien Inst night and so overcame Miss Christina Busch that she is expected to die. The gaspenetratcd from the kitchen in t-he beriroom where the two_men slept, bnt did not fill Miss Busch's room which was

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1\lo.\"rm:Ar., December 25.-Tho pro- posal of Louis Sinclair, member of the llrilish parliament, that the British gov ernment should pay the ocean freight on

inriher away from tho ltitclxerl, as quiekly *jects-

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HHIIISH SUBJIEIS

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I.oNno.\', Dec. 2-t-It has been annou n-

ccd that the British Government in response to the communica- tions, from its consuls at Riga” and other Russian ports, had nuth- orized them in case of danger, to charter

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Russian Soldiers_ who are Endeavoring to Qucll the Strikers.

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BLOODY FIGHTING NOW IN

RUSSIA’S OLDEN CAPITAL

' level of the new Port mine at Ironwood.

“ On account of the great danger from drift-

the troops are gradually gaining the

Many strikers broke away from the

U K H E insurrectionlsts and returned to work and upper hmld' I T“`° °r the f°‘"' Gre““die" reglmimts

. ' . it is evident that thelabnrleafiers must Themulnxbbdy of too lnsurzents are I“*"° ""°“1`“°d *° d“‘Y ‘md '1"¢5FI1il“8°“

precipitate matters or the strike will go hemmed in the quad:-iiateral at Brest the G°V°¥`Ume“if Sme-

to pieces. railway station. li During the day the troops with artillery

All now depends on the situation at I in this Sllacc the insurgents have forti_ "iid machine Elms Were UV9fY“'I1l‘l`@ Vl‘~'\0'

Moscow. fled every inch of their lines with felled "I°“=I- ---

A message rcceivcii from Moscow this I treoS. tclekrobh 110193 “Hd 5i»F0¢¥» C11l‘S.' Tho °“5‘""m°s W""°he“"7'

The Troops steadily Gaining Ground Against the Insurgents-The Latter

Surrounded in a Fortified Position Fighting With Desperation-

Some Strikers Return to Work and Half-Hearted Regiments ‘

Take Part Against Insurgents-The Populace Not we in--1S-L-4-1l»y»»y-f-i1»f1`.900¢°--

_ willprobably eiapsc before all the bodies

ST. Pnrnnsnvno, Dec. 20.-(Special.)- evening says the fighting in the streets while in fro-it they have constructed 5 are recovered.The accident is with one ex-

Fmm the G°V"“'“°“5 B'~““dP°l“I’ there ~ continues and has been in progress all day I network of entanglements. A cepuan’ we most extmslve mm has evcr

vessels for the removal of British sub- was some S" ht ‘m rovement m the an _ _ 00C\H‘1”@fl 1" the GOCPIC l1‘0H flint!"-

8 p u but the populace 1s not particlpatingnml » Artillery is being used against them

ation this afternoon.

mercilessly.

ing campaigh, that the government has

Cinuaiinn grain as preference meets with iitllf- favor among the grain and shipping

lucn herc. Robert Mcighcn, president of; the Lake of the Woods Manufacturing company, voiced the general view when I he iiv.~erlbed it as impracticable andohjcci- `

itnuiliic, as savoring of charity. "Cana-; |Iian-,` he said, "arc not paupers and dot not want a tax of this nature paid ou the noornian's bread. All they ask is pre- ferential trafic to divert the stream of llrilisli emigration to Canadian froml .\nn-rican wheat fields."

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Holiday tilts I

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See them in our window.

They are beauties. Fine low patent and choco- late. 1

Gibson tie, large eyel iv holes for silk ribbon, dainty for dress occasions, prices

Proof eve rshoes '$ r .95 Granby make- _lust makes a nice Present.

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talnment was given at Kensington Hall k

0 last night under the direction of the

given instructions for the stoppage of importutions of Chinese coolies to South Africa, caused the KaIl‘er market to open weak to-day. The conservative papers refer to the stop as being the most serious taken by a responsible government since the attempt to im- P pose the stump duty on the American e colonies. The possibility of Lord Sei- borne the high commissioner of South

Amen "signing ls discussed' The reaching here at l0.i0 andthe steamer R0geI°S Dl'0WllBd, Il]

iii now lay un.

The Northumberland which reached Chedabuclo B'1_y, ‘

rere shortly before eleven will also go in ____

to quarters for the nmter. The Mlnto will take up the service to CANSO, Dee. 20.-(Special)--The s`nd “Y 1001117155 Bl? S¢‘\'f‘|\0f-|0ll\ “Hd f¢I»Ul”fl news was brought in this afternoon by

Lord Kitchener, the commander in chief ng on Thursrmy the Cnnso h“dd°ck neu' mm' WMI” nsmlllfl

promier‘s reference to Indian affairs, in “ which he said, “We shall make ourselves

a party to no step involving an invasion I of sacred principle of the subordination of tho military to civil authorities," is taken

by many military men to imply either d the reclili or the resignation of General i

in India, who successfully appealed to the' late government in his disputes with the

little to say on the Irish question, the conservatives will take his announcement that “Those domestic allairswirlch con- cern the Irish people alone and not us should be in their hands," as a reiteration

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:£515 SIIMMIH BIIIIIS _ I IISHiIiIVIlIIi'S

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Yesterday morning the Princess left for _ ictou but at the Bell Buoy she enconnt- H|§ D0|"_y Run DOWN red heavy ice \vhich the Captain thought _ _

might shut oifhis return from Pictou.He SChO0|'\6[` and wllllam

’ therefore put about for Charlottetown

and his brother John, who were dory

Etzdle :;';'_°"°¥"7__“c Li; ___(;‘_’_Tiz_;“ hufg mate were rundown h thcilshin boat

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John managed to catch hold of the boat

but William was thrown overboard and

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nf the policy of home rule, and this will TORONTO Decemf,_c;;5__The atmnbian It' I3 the CUSWIU fm" lhe IMRH” POMS

he the battle cry of the unionists in the of the mmfster 0f_i,,stic(,_ 18 to be mned carrying dorias to drop these oil' when the lmnen<li|\s:cm1\naIsn- to the custom of money lenders, who .mt inning grounds have been reached nne li.v worse-

' residents of the Uni)cd States, doing when they are ready to mme on 1,93,-.1

. \ " - business in Canada and charging exorbit me bouts mu down and pick up we

- ant rates of interest. People who are dorms

- J f unfortunate enough to need u temporary ‘ _

J sy, _'ff loan of money oftou have to pay rates of In d°l"8 this the HU'-‘I5 H°\`f°n 'M1 Inl0|

I-I ya I interest which are far in excess of the Rogers' dory with fatal results.

Y _ _ M _, legal gates, some times without n know- Several other crews had B 51mm" ex_

" ledge in advance of what is really hcing

exact d. Afcw months ago Mr. Lyons

/I was ill and had to go to the hospital, ami °“ 'J°’“`d the l'“F¢“" I’°“ts°

I ' to meet unavoidable expenses borrowed Roger!! WHS Bl>0“l2 ffl"-V YCMS 0f1\K€ and

perlence, but luckily all managed to get

0 - . lie swore to-day that he was promised the

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4 __ _ ‘I ' " mone atlil per oenta ear. Ho and his

Y I thought no one outol jail charged ten

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Also ladles, 2 buckle water' fr 1"/[Ii`i Y a ¢ per centau\onth,"o served his 'orshlp. ii"'l ",, ' » Lyons payed ll for drawing up thc

ate and also gave a chattol mortgage

_ _ ff- A? $24 from I1. C. Keher, who is manager |e,wesnw'1d°“-_

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_ I t$200 wothofl _itu . Nlt- ~~*-

Sharpe -Your boy has a fine head. azrnhlgtor his WH; mm rang" re E l3snr.m, Dec. 21-The German Gover n

.Tuna an hmomm people is wane ment has telegraphed to the Brazilian

in Chedabucto Bay today \Viiliam Rogers

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Hilda M. Horton, and their dory upset.

quickly sank.

Sharpe-¢Toolargel , th," kn°_°k`|n‘ a “mn down., dechmd Government, admitting that the com

C°l°nB|Dm|”n_ “uhm "nina hplc mander of the Germanjgunboat Panther

who cannot read ,O “Bn pane" $2 do overstepped his powers In landing at,

A vE'RY enjgyable Christmas tree enter- mem on ofa, nr so ls not (mud I don. , Itahay and carrying off a deserter, with.

\ what in » Y nut asking permission oi’ the Government

nov . . I ' ‘ ‘ Keyher was committed for trial on n' orgmm' G°"n“"~v °xpr°°°°’ Mgmt’ "t

' \vho pronounced her insane.

the mortgage.

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NUW I MINIIE

Dinar, N. S, Dec. 25.-Hope Young

ohargedlwith the murder of Minnie Ward. whose body was found in the Plympton woods and who was to have been hanged in Digby last Wednesday, but who had been granted a new trial to take place next June, is now insane.

She tore up the things in her cell Satur-

day nlght, cut herself on broken glass, and is raving crazy today. She was examined by two doctors this afternoon,

She|iii` Smith is in communication with

Attorney-General Drysdaie and the unfortunate prisoner will probably bo moved to the asylum within the next few days. She talks considerably about the tragedy and appears to think Plymton people are in the cell with her.

-lailer Hutchinson is having his hands

full to keep her under control. When her solicitor called at hor cell Wednesday she appeared to be in her usual state oi' mind. The change was noticed Thursday. Since then she has been growing gradua-

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IN THE COUNTRY.

The City Man-Your father. I believe.

cleared the land of everything.

The Countryman-\’es~cverythlng but

AGUARANTEED CU|\E FOR FILES*

Iiching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrufling Piles. Drug lets are nuthorizedto refund

ture.

The McBride Government has been

thronivh its weakness dependant onthe support. of the Labor party but through thc recent i-y-elections has received a nnljority and now feels strong enough tn act alone.

Under these circumstances Premier

McBride' has disowned the Labor men

‘because of their published plans for the coming session.

Hawthorn Thvvaite, the Socialist leader,

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LEGISLATURE

Premier McBride Breaks With the Socialist La-

bor Party-- Their Leader Uses Strong Language and Puts Forward a Ra=- dical Program of New Measures For Next Session.

Varmouvan, Dec. 20.-( Special.)-There declares the worklngmen have only two

is more trouble in the Provincial Legisla- resources, the bulfet or the ballot. If the

former, he is willing to shoulder his rifle and bare his breast to the capltalistic bullets.

His program for next session includes

bills to prevent lobbying; an eight-hour 'law for all trades; the abolition of deposit from candidates; old age pensions; suffrage for women; a weekly wage bill; com-

pulsory statements of receipts ami expen- ditures from stock companies; u biilfor the protection of the small farmer and the establishment of public abattoirs.

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Iuorswoon, Mich , Dec. 25 -Eight men

of iron orc from a slip on the 1,300 foot

ing ore and,brokcn timbers, several days

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Lornois, Dec. 2-i.-Winston Churchill,

Under-Seoretaryfor thc Colonies, speaking at Deptford, said he declined to believe that brave colonials \vho had helped in South Africa would demand asthe priceof their loyalty certain paltry preferences on corn, meat and wool, which could only be obtained at the expense of the poorest people. It was a slander on their loyalty. if the Conservative party was returncdl it would he w ith Mr. Chamberlain at its head, pledged to tax every article of food but maze and bacon. V _

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llmlxr, N. S., Dec. 25.-The Freeman

Weir case is not believed to bc finished yet and several jurymen as well as :L

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Inomvoon, Mich., Dec. 25.-Eight men

were killed Saturday bya fail of 1,000 tons ofiron ore from a slip on the 1,30() foot level of Newport mine at Ironwood. On account of the great danger from rlrlfting_ore and broken timbers, several days will probably elapse before all the bodies are recovered. The accident is, with one exception, the most extensive that has ever occurred in the iron range.

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I~I.\I.rrAx, N. S , Dec. 21.-The mail

stcamer Parisian, Captain Johnson, ar- rived at 8 a. m. yesterday from Liverpool with mails, twenty saloon, sixty-three second cauln and 386 stecrnge passengers, a maiority of whom landed here. The steamer had a very rough passage. head gales and high seas prevailing almost the entireway over. She landed 300 tons of cargo here anrl has more than ililil tons for

St, John, for which place she sailed at 15.-l.'\

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CHICAGO MARKETS.

OBIUAGO, December 27 - (Special )-

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_ Wheat “ 84 VYheat “ 87E

Pork, Mlly. $13.82 Pork. Jan., $13.07

Mlnard’s Linimfnl Cures Dsndruii.

satisfied with the manner in which much of the evidence was cut out. It is expected that some rather startling developments may take place this week, and the outcome is awaited with interest.

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large number of citizens, are greatly dis-

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HALF PRICE SALE

FANCY Gtl0DS AND CHINAWARE

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Successfully Opened

Now for season tickets for

New Year Presents I,

Gentlemen $3.50.

Ladies’ $2.50. Children $1.50, For sale at Rankin’s,

Hughes’ A. W. Reddin’s and

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Johnson s Drug Store.

moneyif PATZ() OINTMENT falls to

, Sum" E_ T_ |||,,R5_ ‘ ohh” of f`m~ud_ the occurrence. - cure ln 01014 nays. irc. 12-15 dinwl tl ni

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The balance of our splendid

lines of FANCY GOODS and Cninaxvane to be clean-fi I out this week at exactly HALF PRICE. Eveqrtlring marked in PLAIN I"IGl,`RIiS_

25 pcr cent off

Tuck’s Beautiful Calendars

for 19o6, Christmas Cards, Booklets, Toy Books and Christmas Numbers of Illus~ trated Papers.

10 pcr cent off

all other goods in our store. Come along and get bargains.

Everythin must be cleared out. We ¢fon’t want to carry anything over.

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Swrn Average C,ircUlatiooS Last Week--Daily 3,425; Tri-Weekly 3,56:

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