HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1909-07-15, Page 3RICH MINES OF COWENSFD NEIL'S ITEMs'TIIE WORLD'S MARE IS
,. The Output for the Province in 1938
Was $26,000,000,
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Fiilver and nickle are Ontario's countries of the world," Bays the
chief minerals according to the 1lfinister, "having contributed
annual report of Hon. Frank C'och• about one -ninth of the entire re-
runs, Minister of Lands, Fureste ported prduelion in 1908. Thero
and Mines, just issued. The silver was raised and shipped from the
output last year was 19,401,021 -mines of Cobalt last year 24,453
ounces and was practically all from tons of oro (including concentrates),
J,lic Cobalt camp. The uickel pro- which was considerably more than
/►duction totalled 10,175 tons and the total production up to the end
chiefly came fru) the Sudbury dis- of 1907. The average contents of
trict. Despite. the low prices last the shipments fur Ib09 were 793
year the silver shipments reached ounces of silver per ton, compared
the value of $9,116,008. with 806 ounces ul. to 31st Deem -
The ores and minerals produced ber, 1007."
in Ontario last years were valued The revenue from the timber
at $26,616,795, as compared with duos was $1,618,242.58, rue largest
$25,019,373 for tltc previous year. in the history of the province.
The production of nickel in 1V08 Arrears of $496,000 accruing from
was valued at $1,011,140. The iron 1907 are included in this as col -
mines of Ontario yielded 216,177 lections were not enforced owing
tons of ore last year, worth $574,- to the financial str.ngency that year.
839, and there was made at the The not collections for 1908 were
blast furnaces 271,656 tons of pig $1,224,2.43 and the sum of $235,368
iron, valued at $4,390,839. was carried forward into 1909 owing
''Ontario now occupies a leading the inability of the lumbermen to
place among the silver -producing pay.
$10,000 PRIZE LIST.
Provincial Winter Fair Board holds
Meeting at Guelph.
NO BOOKS TO CONSUMPTIVES.
Ottawa Library Board Issues Order
to Prevent Infection.
A despatch from Guelph says: A despatch from Ottawa says:
'The Ontario Provincial Winter k air The Ottawa Carnegie Library Board
Board weld a meeting here on Wed- issued an order on Thursday morn-
nesday and decided that the prize ing that no library books hereafter
list this year should total $10,000. should be given out to any person
The Horse Show prize list will be who is consumptive. This will ap-
.alung the same links as that of last ply whether the application is made
year's Horse Show, held at the personally or by some member of
stockyards in Toronto. The amount the family, as it is the policy of the
for horse prizes is about $3,000. board to keep all library books im-
Tht feature of the poultry prize mune from any germs of tubercu-
list this year will be the depart- losis. Consumptive persons can-
ipcnt of 20 classes or more in pig- only receive books hereafter by fur-
-eons, to include the birds of 1109 nishing a medical certificate to the
which have been excluded hereto- effect that there is no danger of in -
fore. Realizing that the showing foction.
of fat stock has been in the past the
only weakness of the show, the' TO TAX CORp0':.1'CIONS.
board have greatly increased the _
prizes for that class. Important Change Contemplated
+ by Ontario Government.
FAKE ACCIDENT ('I.:tIMS.
A despatch from Toronto says:
Three Men :Arrested on Charge of
It is reported that important finan-
('onspiruey. cial legislation is contemplated by
the Ontario Government, and a re -
A despatch from Montreal says: port is abroad for which there seems
Three men named Nathan Aloof, to be strong foundation in fact. It
Max Catsoff, and Appi Shyropsky is understood that the Provincial
were arrested on Wednesday on a Cabinet has been considering the
charge of conspiracy to defraud. advisability of imposing taxation
The detectives, who have worked to cn all corporations operating public
that end for months, declare they utilities, and also on loan coabean-
have rounded up the cleverest trio ics. The Government's plan is be -
of "fake accident claim" workers heves' to further contemplate pine -
who ever figured in Montreal's ing the regulation of such corpora -
criminal annals. No less than a tions and the control of them en -
score of accident claims have been tiiely under the jurisdiction of the
put through by the men, and in Ontario llailway and Municipal
every case the amount of damages Board.
was Targe. According to the detec- ---
tives, the then have taken turns in ItR11'.tIN'S ('OM M ERC E.
the role of "injured through negli-
gence," and the other two acted as Big Increases In June in Exports
witnesses. The complainants in and Imports.
in this case are the C. P. R., the
Montreal Str,et Railway, and the
Grand Trunk Railway. Tho men
denied their guilt, but were re-
manded.
imperts uere $13,750,000 in grain.
ARSENIC IN THE DRUGS.
and $5.000,000 raw material. Im-
ports from Canada for June were:
Result of inland Revenue Examin•
Cattle, 2.727 head ; wheat, 1.161, -
Minn of Samplee. GOO cwts. ; wheat, meal and flour,
A (Ie. -patch from Ottawa says: 158,100 ewts. ; Interne 50,3SS cwts.;
The examination by the inland rev- hams. 11,611 ewts.; butter, 39ewts.;
enue department of a number of cheese, 129.546 ewts. ; eggs, 15 great
drug,. as found on the Canadian hundreds; horses, 18.
market, for the purpose of ascer-
taining whether ans. of thee° con- ICE CREAM NOT FOOD.
taints(' distinct traces of arsenic.
shows t hat while niost samples Brantrord Restaurant Keeper tined
eery practically free frem the poi -
for Sunday
Pill, arsenic tuts found to be dis-
t'netly present in ceitain sulphates A despatch from Brantferd says:
and particularly in phosphate of L. lawn(' Aritan, proprietor ef
soda. The anemias mere not so 'flea' ice cream fierier, linving feel -
large as to be alarming, but were ducted businees on Sunday for the
sufficient to make it impossible to past three sears under a former fie -
regard those drugs as meeting pro- eision ef the magistrate. was fined
per requirements ; 444 samples of $5 here on Wednesday and ordered
sulphate of magnesia, sulphate ef cloo. his premises en Sunday. Ice
'edit and phespliate of Reda exam- cream Vt aS Si without meals. and
ined showed 330 containing no ar- the magistrate held that the. same
senie, %%bile Re did. was net feud.
A despaten from London says:
The June statement of the Beard of
Trade shows increases Of $27,025,-
500 in imports, and $3.824.000 in ex-
ports. The principal inerens's in
SHOT WIFE THEN SIIIOIDED
The Terrible Crime of George England
of Niagara Falls. N, Y.
1 RENt II 1.It GERMAN N11 IES
LUl'I'I:NINt.s 1'ItO11 ALL OYES
1111: GLOBE.
Telegraphic driers Pram Onr Otra
and Other Countries el
Betent Eseuts.
CANADA.
REPORTS flt0M TIIE LEA I)lNl.
TRADE CENTRES.
Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and
Otber Dairy Produce at
Howe and Abroad.
1 R1::IDSTUFF'S.
The now street railway at Cal- Toronto, July 13.---Flour-Ontario
gory has been opened for business. wheat 00 per cunt. patents, $5.50
The new Central Prison for On to 1$5.60 today iu Layers' sacks
tario pray be located at Englewood. outside fur export, and $5.63 to
Toronto police have been instruct- $5.90 on track, Toronto. Manitoba
$0.20 to .$6.40
eJ to arrest visitors or others who flour ; first patents,
insult the British flag. on track, Toronto; second potents,
Two Kingston grocers have been $5.75 to $5.90, and strong bakers',
summoned on a charge of selling $5.50 to $5.70, on track, Toronto.
adulterated coffee. Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern
The ]railway Commission has or- $1.36',x, Georgian Bay ports, No. 2,
dered the Grund Trunk to build a $1.34 and No. 3 at $1.33.
new station at Guelph. Ontario wheat -No. 2, $1.20 to
Charles '1'. Coombes, fireman on $1.30 outside.
the steamer Saronic, was drowned ]Barley -feed barley 60 to 62c
at Font William by falling into the outside.
river. Oats -No. 2 Ontario white, 57 to
Miss Amy J. Bruco of Valencia, 57%0 on track, 'Toronto, and 53%
Ontario, won the Governor-Gener- to 54c outside. No. 2 tt'esteru Can
al's medal for general proficiency ads oats 50c, and !\o. 3 55c, ]say
at Toronto Normal School. ports.
Frank Malone was asphyxiated at pons -prices purely nominal.
the Crown Reserve nano at Co- Ityo--No. 2, 74 to 75c outside.
batt, and eight other men who went Buckwheat -No. 2, 70c outside.
to his assistance were overcome and (Join -No. 2 American yellow,
bad a narrow escapes 79% to 60e on track, Toronto.
A steamer on Lake Temiskaming Canadian yellow 74c, Toronto
had a block of wood caught in her freightp.
propeller and was drifting into the Bran -$20 to $20.50 for Ontario
rapids when a tug camo to the res bran outside in bulk. Manitoba,
cue. Several passengers were $2250 to $23 in sacks, Toronto
aboard.
freight; shorts $2 4 to $24.50, 'To -
Mr. J. Bruce Walker, Commis- ronto freights. Y
sioner of Immigration, is already _ --
impressed with the need of men to TIIE DAIRY MARKETS.
handle tho western harvest. He
says applications are pouring in Butter -Pound prints, 19 to 200;
18 to 19c;
and cannot he filled. lie thinks tubs and large rolls,
twenty thousand men will be re- inferior, 15 to 16c; creamery, 23 to
quired. 24e, and separator, 19 to 20c per
The Canadian Express Company ib.
has been ordered to restore the low Eggs -Case lots, 20 to 21c per
rate on fruit from Queenston dis- dozen.
trict to Toronto by Chairman Ma- Cheese -Large cheese, old, 14c
bee of the Railway Commission. The per lb, and twins, 14%c. New quot-
Chairman spoke in severe terms of cd at 12%c for large, and 12%c for
the express companies changing twins.
rates while the commission was
dealing with them. COUNTRY PRODUCE.
UNITED STATES.
Missouri suffered from a disas-
trous flood and people were driven
tc the house -tops.
A large quantity of bogus $2
bills, said to have been made in
Canada. was circulated in western
Pennsylvania.
More rigid laws and the growth
of public sentiment for a sane
Fourth reduced the number of
killed and wounded in the United
States.
The Steel corporation created
anxiety in Pittsburg and among
the strikers by threatening to es-
tablish a large tin-plate concern in
Gary, Indiana.
GREAT BI4ITAIN.
Tito officials of the Cunard Line
have decided to call at Fishguard
instead of Liverpool in order to
save time.
The London Express gave out
that Lord Kitchener will accept the
offers of Canada and :Australia to
inspect their forces.
The militant suffragettes scored a
triumph over Premier :1slinith when
they were received by the Homo
Secretary on order of the King.
A meeting of London Hindus to
protest against the murder of
Lieut. -Col. Wyllie broke up in con-
fusion when an Indian student pro-
tested.
GENERAL.
A revolution which broke out in
Columbia resulted in the overthrow
of the present (Government.
('.t'iII.1: DYING IN HUNDREDS.
Serious Epidemic Causes Great
Loos in Louisiana.
.1 despatch from Lake Charles,
Louisiana, pays: Advices received
herr on \Vednreday from Cameron
Parish indicate that the epidemic
of charbon, which Iras prevailed in
that section for several weeks, is
spreading widely among cattle and
other live stock. Hundreds of
range cattle have died of charbon
and their carcasses lie unhuried in
the marshes. it has been proposed
to adjourn the present session of
court at the parish seat of Camer-
on in order that every one may take
a hand in suppressing the epidemic.
.1 despatc:, from Niagara Falls.
11.1 . says: George England, a
member '( a iespecic•d family of
this city. and a Michigan Central
freight c. nducter, 21 years old, shot
and killed his wife. Gertrude, 30
'ear, old, at their home. Niagara
Falls, N Y., wine time dur:i,g Wed-
nesday night. He then to: n'd the
weapon, a Z2 calibre revol', r. upon
himself, with fatal reside- The
crime ens not discovered until
Thursday morning. when F. M.
('aniphell, a milk dealer, went to
deliver the morning's milk. Camp-
bell found the side door forced (rem
the lock He surmised there was
seu.ething amiss. and pushed in the
door. On the table there was a pail Have Changed I'Ineeeas Sea Powers
ready to receive the milk, es usual, in len Peers.
but w,ien the milkman looked be-
hind the door he saw England's .1 despatch from Paris says: No -
beds stretched en its buck. Blood thing in the Chamber of Deputies'
was oozing from the right. temple, debate on the Navy ('omntittee's
and a revolver lay near the man's report created n greater impression
left bond. in another room the than the comparison between
dead holy of the woman was found. French and Gerninn expenditures,
and n tiny infant. which the pair which showed that during the past
had adopted, utterly oblivion. of ten years France spent 81;00,000. -
what had happened. was crying 000 on her nary, and Germany re -
and fretting because of inatlr•ntione ther less, hut in that time the two
It is not known what ea., the rations hod exnetly ehnnged places
cadre of the terrible affair. al- s• sea power.. F'renee dropping
though there ore reports of domes from sreond plc r• In fourth, while
tic inf.1icity that may have led up Germany mit a used from fourth to
to the tragedy. second place.
Apples --$4 to $5 for choice quali-
ties, and $3 to $3.50 for seconds.
Beans --Prime, $2.20 to 82.25.
and hand-picked, $2.40 to $2.45
per bushel.
Maple syrup -95e to $1 a gallon.
flay -No. 1 timothy, $11.50 to $12
a ton nn track here, and low
grades, $8 to $9.
Straw -$7 to $7.50 on track.
Potatoes -Small lots of old are
jobbi"g at 73 to 90e, and new are
lower at $3 to $3.23 per barrel, on
truck.
I'oult ry - Chickens, yearlings,
dressed, 12 to 13e per lb; fowl, 9
to 10c; turkeys, 16 to 17c per lb.
HOG PRODUCTS.
Bacon, long clear, 13% to 13%c
per lb in case lots; mess pork, $23
to $23.50; short cut, $25 to $25.50.
Hams -Light to medium, 15; to
16c; do., heavy, 14 to 14%c; rolls,
12% to 13c; shoulders, 11% to 12c;
backs, 18 to 18%e; breakfast bacon,
16% to 17c.
Lard -Tierces, 14%e; tubs, 1.1; c;
pails, 14%c. _- -
BUSINESS .1T MONTREAL.
''Montreal, July 1:i. -Thr market
for oats is weaker; No. 2 Canadian
Western, 58e; No. 1 extra feed,
57„c ; No. 1 feed, 57%c ; No. 3
Canadian Western, 57c. Barley -
No. '2, 72% to 74c; Manitoba feed
barley, 67% to 6Se. Buckwheat -
69% to 70e. Flour--:1lanitoha
Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.30;
do., seconds, $5.40; Winter wheat
patents, $0.75; Manitoba strong
bakers', $5.60; straight rollers,
86.50 to $6.60; do., in bags, $3.15
to 83.20; extras in bags, $2.eo to
$2.00. Feed -Manitoba bran, $22
to $23; do., shorts, $24 to $25; pure
grain mouillie, $33 to $35 ; mixed
mouillie, $28 to $30. Cheese -
westerns, 11% to 12c. Butter -fin-
est creamery, 22'/;c. Eggs -18% to
19c per dozen.
ITNiTED STATES MARKETS.
Buffalo, July 13. -Wheat --Spring
wheat easier ; No. 1 Northern, car-
loads, $1.31%. Corn -Steady. Oats
-No. 2 white, fisc ; No. 3 white.
54e; NO. 4 white, 53e. Barley --
Feed to malting, 68 to 69c.
Chicago, July 13.-Cnsh wheat --
No. 2 red, old, $1,40 to $1.43; No.
3 red, new, $1.10 to $1.20; No. 2
hard. old, $1.22 to $1.21 ; No. 1
Northern, $1.27%.Corn-No. 2. . BIIIINKAIIII'S
68%c; No. 2 white, 71;.c; No. 2
yellow, 70 to 70%c; No. 3 68%e:
No.w 3 white, 71 to 71%c;No. 3 at She Is Awarded Heavy Damages Against
70c; No. 4, r,6., to 67e. Oats c y a,Ina.�e,
-No. 2, 49c; No. 2 white, 50c: No.
3, 47%c; No. 3 white, 47%to 49':.0: a Detroit, Saloonkeeper,
standard, 50c.
GIVES NIS WHOLE FORTUNE
An Aged Chicago Millionaire Soon to Be
a Poor Man.
A despatch from Chicago says : Mr. P.'arsons declined on \Vednes-
Daniel K. l'earsons, the "sage of clay night to indicate what institu-
Hinsdale," already famous for his
munificent benefactions to the small twos will benefit by the remainder
of his large fortune.
colleges of this country,announced For virtually a quarter of a ecu-
tury, Mr. Pearsons has devoted the
that he would devote the remainder major portion of his attention to
of his ninetieth year to distribut- bestowing his money on public fin-
ing among the various educational stitutions which lie deemed worthy,
and philanthropic institutions of this and he has already given away con-
eity his last, million dollars. This siderably over $ I,000,000. Jiffs
will round out the sum that he had gift to Chicago will mark his re -
always intended Chicago to have, tirainent from the role of philan-
and leave him relatively a poor thropist, for he will have only
man when lie celebrates his 90th enough to insure himself a corn -
birthday on the 20th of next April. fortable old age.
pound ; lambs at $3.50 to $5.50 each.
Hogs, about per pound.
Toronto, July 13. -Business was
quiet, and prices somewhat easier
:u consequence of the heavy buy-
ing earlier in the week, also that
very few choice butchers or export-
ers were on offer. Prime butcher
rattle were wanted, but there were
very few offering, therefore prices
for this class were steady, but all
other grades declined and it looks
as though the break in prices had
started. Sheep and lambs were
steady. Hogs weak and unchanged.
(salves weak and unchanged.
HU'IIT 1115 FEELINGS.
Convict Barrett's Excuse for Kill-
ing Deputy 1Varden Stedman.
A despatch from Edmonton,
Alta., says: G. Barrett, the con-
vict who murdered Deputy Warden
Stedman recently, and who is now
under sentence of death for that
crime, to hang on the 14th inst., is
writing a long statement giving his
excuses for the crime. Ho will
charge the late Warden with ill-
treating him, with failure to recog-
nize the Masonic sign, and with
sneering at him.
MONTREAL GROCER ROBBED.
Two. 3ien Work the Sanitary In-
speetor 'Prick 0,1 31r. Collins.
A despatch from Montreal says:
Two men successfully worked the
fake sanitary inspector trick here
on a grocer namto Pierre Collins.
One called at the store and request -
to see the yard and garbage recep-
tacles, saying ho was an inspector.
Tho proprietor was alone, and ac
companied the visitor to the yard,
where some time was spent in exam-
ining the conditions. Later in the
day Mr. Collins found that $500
had been taken from the safe during
his absence in tho yard.
STlil'('K BY LiGiITNING.
Man Killed at Calgary During a
Terrine Storni.
A despatch from Calgary, Alta.,
says: Just before the beginning of
the programme at the Exhibition on
Tuesday afternoon a severe storm
broke in Calgary. In Tess than an
hour nearly two inches of rain fell.
Win. Mueller, a young man, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The Alberta Normal School
was struck, but not badly damaged.
.r.
ENDED LIFE: WITH POISON.
Brant Wonsan Took farts Green
til Oakland.
A despatch from Brantford says:
:1 suicide occurred at Oakland Vil-
lage on Wednesday night. when
Mrs. Edward Malcolm, wife of a
well-known farmer, having become
despondent, took a dose, of Paris
green. The poison proved fatal.
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KNEW HER BUSINESS.
O'Brien Oh, but me daughter's
the shmart girl. She set two min
fightin' for her hand.
Landers' -And s.Ie married the
winner'
O'Brien- Brgorr. , no' Site mar-
ried the one she rould lick airiest.
FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
HER BANKS AND BRAES.
What is Going On its the highlands
and Lowlands of Auld
Scotia.
Edinburgh proposes that, drovers
should bold licenses.
Gavon school rate is to bo in-
creased by a penny in the pound.
Lunacy has decreased in Scotland
during the past five years.
The upper decks of one hundred
of the ordinary tramcars are to be
reeled at Coplawhill.
At ])unbar recently 5,000 mice
were killed at the taking down of
some stacks in a farmyard.
Two pure white starlings were
seen flying about at the Grange,
Kirkcudbright, one the 2nd inst.
There are in Glasgow at least 16,-
::00 unlet houses, and factors have
it many instances been forced to re-
duce the rents.
The six cotters in Lewis who seiz-
ed Dalberg Farm, having refused to
desist, have got a week's imprison-
ment each.
Mr. Arbuthnot of Kilnoch enter-
tained the children of the district
schools e:f Broadford, Breakish and
Heart to a picnic recently.
Tho new church for Bridge street
United Free congregation, Dumbar-
ton, just completed, has been erect-
ed at a cost of fully $300,000.
Alicia is proudly boasting of its
freedom from crime these days.
There are seven breweries and three
distilleries in the town and vicinity.
Glasgow and West of Scotland
Agricultural College will take over
the whole of Holmes Farm, Kil-
n:arnock, for agricultural educa-
tion.
Inverness harbor trustees have
instructed the preparation of a
scheme of harbor accommodation
for steam drifters at a cost of $100,-
000.
A robin has built its nest nn a
shelf in a joiner's workshop in Com-
ric. It flies in and out a broken
window amongst the workmen quite
unconcernedly.
Firemaster Jaynes Brown, Leith,
has on retiring after 34 years' ser-
vice been presented with a time-
piece and side ornaments, and his
wife with a diamond ring.
Lord Mount Stephen, now in
Banffshire, has reached the patri-
archal age of four score years. He .
started life in a very humble way,
Leing a herd buy on the hills of
Banffshire.
Legacies of $2,500 and $500 have
been bequeathed to the Dunferm-
line and West Fife Hospital by the
late I)r. :Adamson, Portobello, and
the late Miss Alexander, Dunferm-
line.
The budget duty on u hiskey
to entail an increase of $500 a year
cr the expenses of the Royal Infir-
mary. This applies to drugs only,
many of which are diluted with al -
The Princess Louise (Duchess of
Argy11) recently presented colors
to the 9th (Dumbartonshire) Bat-
talion Argt11 and Sutherland High-
landers at Iielensburgh. Thr Duke
( t Argyll delivered an address.
When one devours a book it in-
dicates a taste for literature.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Montreal, July 13. --There was
only one load of really prune beeves
cit the market and they sold at 0
to 6',c per pound. There were sev-
eral lands of North-West ranch cat-
tle. which sold at •t'.,e to a little
over :.r per pound ; common stock,
2% to lc per pound. There was an
over supply of rnilch cows. causing
a further decline in priers, which
ranged from $20 to $50 each. Calves
$2.541 to *10 each, or 3!i to ne per
Bound Sheep, 3% to 3'ic per
•
A despatch from Detroit. ties - ionship of h,•1 Fin-i,ae.1 it . ins•
A. decision far-reaching in ite tin shown to the sat i+fa,t,.n cal thy, .r.-
portance, and one which will lie of I court that until 3lnrritnan t'iek 1•)
interest to the cause of temper- drink be was a prosperous, t:1ilrott.l
Mire everywhere, was handed (leen telegrapher, and sto, d hiabs u it ii ,
by the Michignn Supreme (•.mrt ea his employers. The drill* hal :1
\Wednesdnv. Mrs. Netti. Mats:- caused hits to les,. ,•v, -Plisse. 1.•.f:(
roan of Grass Lake brought s'a.t finally hi. w ire was obi, r•t(f . I - l ; t
against Frederick. a seloenkcr•per him. The l ase vent b -.46.:, ; ' t :t
1',
in the same t,,%,,,, claiming Rtn,(ieo dile!] ea.... Mrs. Mari yawn ,s..r'..I(,
damages from hint for hat ing sold %, idle!. lint 'he npp,tAiit►i• t , 11 sett
liquor to her hummed, as well a% ; tiii),i•,::uc Court and the Ow; 't, .urev
(musing the plaintitT to lose her Welinesdny ie:t(h,ti ieo.sr ...i.l,.►tr
home, her money, and the compare against the •alvbP'_-,•i;,ir 6114>r;4: 'b.' ' 1