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CHAN�FS INT BUSINESS A'1MON'rREAI..
A.
Number of Duties Deoreased and
Others Increased.
A despatch from Ottawa says: Mr.
Fieldu,g delivered hos budget speech un
Thursday. '1 he rk w proposiliop which
bo presented, gives really live tariffs.
They are as follows:--
First,
ollows:-
Fir.t, the general tariff.
Sox:on 1, the (nterucedinle tariff.
Third, the British prefercuce.
Fourth, the Geroa, surtax.
Fifth, the French treaty tariff.
Three 4 these tariffs are figured out,
as a consequence we have as a
of oh:ralions a three column sche-
del . The general tariff, which is ap-
phc.•bl.: to all countries not otherwise
peo,.ided Itt*iihffers frau that hitherto
in'fooa and as the highest of the three.
11 decreases a number of duties and in-
ereasrs olhere. The principal changes
are as falkiws: -
Miatitactures of lead, reduced from
$5 per cent. to 30 per cent.
Silverware, increased from 30 per
cent. to 35 per ceet.
Clocks and wate.tes, increes d from
*5 to 30 per cent.
Typecasting and typesetting mnch!nes,
increased from 10 to 20 per cent.
Mowing machines, harvesters, reap-
ers, binders, reduced from 20 to 17% per
cent.
Axes, scythes and sickles, reduced
from 25 to 223; pie. cent.
Shovels and spades, reuduced from 35
to 32'% per cent.
Telephone and telegraph instruments,
raised from 25 to 27% per cent.
Confectionery, specific rate of % •cent.
per Ib., dropped.
Silk for neckties, increased from 10
to 3a per cent.
Silk, manufactures, increased from
35 to 37%, per cent.
Carol:oard reduced from 35 to 25 per
cent.
['laying cords increased from 6 to 8
cents a pack.
Glue, mu.:ilage, etc., increased from
25 to 27' per cent.
Perfumery incrensed from 30 to 35
per cent.
Gasoline. formerly dutiable et 2%
tents a gallon, now free.
Building brick and manufactures of
clay increased from 20 to 22% per cent.
Baths, bath tubs, Increased from 30 to
35 per cent.
Canned meats increased from 25 to
27% per cent.
Beans increased from 15 to °5 cents
a bus'ecl.
Pea.; and buckwheat increased horn
10 to li, cents per bushel.
1'eerl Larley increased from 20 per
cent. !o 30 per cent.
V4 eeeiblis increased from 25 percent.
to a ; per cent.
Oranges and leucons are made free.
Caul slack, now dulbtl•le at 1.4c the
short ton in place of varying rates.
Hats and caps increased from 30 to
35 per cent.
Satchels, purses, and pocket -books
increased from 30 to 35 per cent.
Cotters and cuffs increased from 35
to 373, per cent.
Jewelry increased (cool 30 to 35 per
cent.
Brushes of all kinds increased from
25 to 27% per cent.
On the old tariff throe rates were sub-
ject to a discount of one-third if the
articles came from Britain. The new
scheme abolishes this arrangement and
provides instead a special rate for each
article. Between the British preference
and the general tariff :here is a half-
way schedule culled the interniediate
tariff. This tariff is for foreign coun-
tries Ihnt will reduce their tariff in fav-
or of Canada. It does not conte into
operation until agreements have been
reached on both sides. The general re-
sult of the tariff as altered is difficult
to estimate, but it is concluded that it
twill inere ase the revenues.
Provision is made in the new tariff to
prevent diunpiatg and also providing
for a surtax on the goods of these na-
tiens treating Canada's products on Iess
favorable• terms than those of other
emintrics. This means the retention of
the surtax on German goods. It is al-
so provided that a case of conspiracy
or combine to raise prices to tho unfair
boatmen(. of the consumer, the tariff
harriers may be lowered to an extent
which will ensure reasonable, competi-
tion.
The estimates for the next fiscal year
reach the total of $105,01,519.
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SA\IPLES OF CHOICE GRAiN.
ltlinisler of Agriculture Will Send Than
Free of Charge.
A despatch from Ottawa says : By
instruction of the lion. !Minister of Agri-
culture a distril:ution will be made this
season of samples of superior sorts of
grain to Canadian farmers for the im-
provement of seed. The stock for dis-
tribution, is of the very hest and has
been secured mainly from the excellent
crops recently hail at the branch Ex-
perimental farms at Indian Head, Sask.,
and at Brandon, Mari. 1'hc distribution
will consist of samples of oats, spring
wheat, Lorleey, Indian corn 'k.r ensilage
only) end potatoes. 'the quantity of
oats te be sent will Le 4 tbs., and of
(;sl er-t,x.Y9 5 Ms., sufficient in each
to sow one -twentieth of an acre.
he . aulples ofeIndion corn and potatoes
will weigh 3 'Ls. each. A quantity of
each of the fallowing varieties has been
secured for this distribution
Oats. - Banner, Wide -Awake, White
Giant, DenL•h Island,. Thousand Dollar.
improved Ligrnwo (\vhite varieties), and
Goldtinder (yellow).
\\'heal. --lied Fife, Preston, I'ringle's
Champlain, Percy, `Stanley, Huron and
white Fife.
Barley. - Six -roved. - Mensury.
Odessa, Mansfield and Claude. Two-
ro\wed.--Stnndwell, Invincible, Canadian
'Dionne and Sidney, -
Indian ern (for
ensilage). .
- Early
ports, Angel of Midnight, Compton's
Enrly and Longfellow ; later varieties,
Selected Learning, Early Mastodon and
White Cnp Yellow Dent.
Polatoes.-Ceirrnan No. 1, Enrty White
Prize, Ri.chcster Rose, Money Maker and
Tate Puritan •
Only one sample can be sent to each
npplicant, hence if an individual re-
ceives a sample of oats he cannot nlso
receive one of barley or potatoes. Lists
of names from one individual. or ripple
coheirs for more than one sample for
household cannot be entertained.
retries will be sent free of charge
ail
•h Ihe mail.
eu
AI•ticatious should he net/tressed to the
Director of Experimental Farrar, Otta-
wa, arid may he sent in any time before
the nth of February, niter \who -ti the
lists w ill be CIoScd. so that the $aiptrs
asked for may be send out 111 good lime
for sowing. -\pplicnnlei should mention
the variety They prefer, with n e marl
siert as an alternative. Aptcations will
be filled in the order in which they are
received, so long as the supply of seed
lasts. Fanners are advised to apply
early to avoid possible disappointment.
Those applying for Indian corn or pota-
Ix es will please bear 1n mind that the
corn is not usually distributed until
March, and that potatoes cannot be
mailed from Ottawa rude danger from
frost in transit is over. No postage is
req:tired on snail addressed to (he Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
THE RAIILWAiS' VICTIMS.
Chicago's Heavy Sacrifice to the Trac-
tion Lines,
A despatch from Chicago says : A re-
cord of 132 person killed and 2,271 in-
jured on the surface and elevated trac-
tion lines of Chicago since Januaryl
last gave impetus to the crusade against
the overcrowding of cars which was be-
gun by the officials of the city on Tues-
day. The police, afoot and amounted,
wall assume a measure of control over
the operations of traction lines. Grant-
ing the expected "permission" from the
corporation counsel, the force under
Chief Collins will from Wednesday night
uriderlake the tusk of preventing the
overcrowding of n11 "L" trains and the
blockading of surface cars. It is planned
to place uniformed policemen on every
station of Ole loop. Just Chow many pas-
sengers will be permitted on each car
has not been (heeded, but the sugges-
ts wasa
un made that not more than one
arid one-half times the seating capacity
of each car should be acceptable as safe.
`IRE TRAGEDY IN ST. LOWS.
Sir Dead and Thirty -live Injrred in
Hotel Blau.
A despatch from St. Louis says: The
Lighthouse hotel, a three-storey struc-
ture at the corner of Ninth and Market
stree!e. utilized as a Seliotion Army
Barrie hs, was dntnaged by fire early on
\\'c(Inesdny, wtren probably 5(0 home-
less men were lodged within it. Six
lust their lives and probably thinly -five
o ere injured, about half that number
Icing seriously hurt, some not being
expected to live. Four were burned to
de 11th and two died from injuries re-
ceived from jumping from the upper
windows. Six others of those who
jumped ere lying unconscious nt the
city llospitnl, rine ere not expected In
recover. Only two of the dead men have
been identified.
GRAIN EXPORTS INCREASE
Iteview of Season's Business Through
Port of Montreal
A despatch from \lonl'ral says: The
last ocean steamship left \L litre at r n
Friday, namely the he!ama, of the Elder -
Dempster Line. ani the business of the
port for 19ii6 well lc a matter of record.
The scrutiny of the figures from the
opening of navigation up to the pre-
sent shows ionto large increases,
while, on the other hand. there have
tern reame noticeal)e decreases in the
export of certain commodities. The
total shipment+ of grain and ',reduce
for European ports shows a consideral le
advance over last year, though there
is a tailing cff in some lines.
in spile of the fact that the grain
Dir noes npp.c3red dull during Ilse tae
e
Summer, the total shipments of grain
show a large increase, being 25.160,713
Lushcls, apninst 21'49,739 bushels Inst
seas00. The chief gains wire made by
wheat and flaxseed. The shipments of
the fernier were 13,388,616 lereh le.
ngninst 9,,16.187 Mnhels last year. 1 his
year's expert of flaeseiel were 3,015,171
Lushets, ngninst ono of 270,453 bust,els
lest year. Corn showed a considerable
d.erense, as did also entre'. The ship-
ments of rads shoveel a slight increase.
In dairy produce the shipment. '-1
cheese shows an increase of 21,14t•
Mxec. Butter epees fell r(f.
Cattle shipments show a gain, beim:
1211,127, r:gaired 11e.1e0 head last year.
SU'OIIT$ VIOM TUB UltAtlN S
TRA! B CEIB IDS.
Prim oI Odds, Grata, Mow acid
Other Dalry rrorlY' at Dame
and Abroad.
Toronto, Dee. 4. - Flour - Ontario
wheat 90 per cent. patents are quoted at
$e.70 in buyers' sacks outside for -ex-
port. Manitoba first. patents, $4.50;
second patents, $4, and strung bakers',
63.90, 'l'uronlo.
Bran -Tho market is steady ut $16 to
81650 in bulk outside. Shorts are
quoted at 818.50 to $19 outside.
Bran -Wanted at $l6 outside, without
offerings.
\wheuut-No. 2 white offered at 77%c
outside; No. 2 red at 71e outside, with
70c bid on C.P.R. No. 2 mixed offered
al, 71c C.P.lt., without bids. No. 1
Northern, 803,c bbd on track Point Ed-
wurd, with sellers at 81c, November
shipment from Fort William.
Marley -No. 3 extra, 50c bid east on
C.P.R.
Yeas -No. 2 wanted at 81c outside,
without sellers.
Oats -A car of No. 2 white sold at
36%c on a Ge rate to Toronto.
Corn -No. 3 American yellow offered
at Sec, track, Toronto, with 510 bid, and
it also offered at 51Xo to arrive Toron-
to, without bids.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
leans -Hand -packed selling at *1.50 to
$1160. and primes at 81.35.
Honey --Strained quoted at 10 to 12c
per lb, and combs at $2 to $2.50 per
dozen.
Hops -New quoted at 18 to 22c.
Hay -No. 1 timothy scarce, and
quoted at $11 to 111.25 en track here;
No. 2 quoted at to $8.50.
Straw -$6.50 to $7 per ton.
Potatoes -Ontario, 60 to 70c per bag
on track, and New Brunswick, 75 to 80c
per bag.
Poultry -Turkeys, fresh killed, 12 to
15c; chickens, dressed, 8 to 9c; alive, 6
to 7c per Ib; fowl, alive, 4 to 5c; ducks,
dressed, 8 to Oc; do, alive, 6 to 7c per ib;
geese, dressed, 8 to 10e per lb.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -Pound rolls aro quoted at 23
to 24c; tubs, 20 to 22c; largo rolls, 20 to
23c; creamery prints sell at 26 to 27c,
and solids at 24% to 25e.
Eggs -Storage, 23c per dozen, and
limed 21 to 22c; new laid nominal at 30c.
Cheese -Large cheese, 133c, and twins
at 14c.
110G PRODUCTS.
Dressed hogs in car lots are un-
changed. Bacon, long clear, 11% to 12c
per Ib in case lots; mess pork, $21 to
$i.50; shot•! cut, $23.
Hams -Light to medium, 15 to 15%c;
do., heavy, It to 143ac; rolls, 12c; shoul-
ders, 11 to 11%e; backs, 16 to 1634c;
breakfast bacon, 15% to 16c.
Montreal, Doc. 4.-Grain-Bur'uess in
Manitoba wheat continues quiet ; No. 2
oats in store are quoted at 423%; No. 3,
41% to 42c; and No. 4, 403, to 41e.
Flour -'!'here was no change in the Weal
(lour situation. Manitoba spring wheat,
$1.60; strong bakers', $4.10; winter
wheat patents, $4.10 to $1.25; straight
rollers, $3.75 to $3.80; do, in bags, $1.65
to $1.75; extras, $1.50 to 81.60. Feed -
Manitoba bran, in bags, 820; shorts. $22
per ton; Ontario bran, in bags, $20 to
$241.50; shorts, 122.50 to 823; milled
tnouillie, $21 to $25 per ton, and straight
burin, 828 to 830. Provisions --Barrels
short cut mess, $22 to 821; half -barrels,
$11.75 to $12.50; clear fat backs, $23.50;
long cut heavy mess, :,20.50; half -barrels
do, $10.75; dry salt long clear bacon,
123 to 12%c; barrels plate beef, $12 to
813; half -barrels (10, 86.50 to $7; barrels
heavy mess beef, $11; half -barrels do,
$6; compound lard, 8 to 9%c; pure lard,
123; to 13c; kettle rendered, 134 to lie;
hanis, 14 to 15%c; breakfast bacon, 10 to
16c; Windsor bacon, 15 to 16%c; fresh
killed abattoir dressed hogs, 89 to 89.25;
alive, *6.75. Eggs-St.ex;ts, 25e; No. 1
candled, 21c. Cheese -Fall made, On-
tario, 123, to 12Xc; Quebec, 12 to 12%c.
Butter -Choicest creamery, 25 to 25%c;
medium grades, 24 to 24%c.
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Duluth, Dec. 4.--Wheat-No. 1 North-
ern, 79c; No. 2 Northern, 773,c; Decem-
ber, 77%c; May, 793c; July, 80X..
Milwaukee, Dec. 4.- Wheat -Steady ;
No. 1 Northern, 81 to 82c; No. 2 North-
ern, 77 to 81c; May, 78 to 78%c bid. Rye
-No. 1, 69 to 603,0. Barley -No. 2,
553{c; sample, 43 to 55e.
Minneapolis, Dec. 4.- Wheat -Decem-
ber, 713; to 77%c; May, '79%c; July,
803,c; Ne. 1 hard, 82%c; No. 1 Northern,
81%c; No. 2 Northern, 793,c; No. 3
Northern, 763; to 77%c. Flour -First
patents, $1.30 to $4.40; second patents,
$4.15 to $1.25; first clears, 83.25 to $3.35;
second clears, $2.40 to $2.60. Bran -$17.
CATTLE MARKET.
Toronto, Dec. 4. -Another rather light
run at the City Cattle Market gave trade
a brisk tune this morning.
Export Cattle -Choice, 84.40 to 84.60;
gond, $4 to 84:50; cows, $3.5() to 83.75;
Lulls, $.i.50 tin 83.75.
Butcher Cattle -Extra choice, 84.30 to
$4.50; choice, $4 to $1.40; medium, $3.75
to $4; common, 82.75 to $3.25; bulls, 83
to 83.25.
Stockers and Feeders-Cholce, 83.25 la
23.65; common, $2.75 to $3; bulls, $2 to
.2.25; heavy feeders, $3.65 to 83.75;
short -keeps, 83.85 to $4.10.
Milch Cows -Choice, 840 to 850; com-
mon, 825 to $35; springers, $25 to $40.
Calves -Unchanged at 2c to 6c per
potlud.
Sheep and Lambs -Export ewes, $4.-
50 to 84.85; bucks and culls, $3 to $3.50;
lands, $5to86.
Hogs -Unchanged at $6.40 per cwt.
for choice selects and 86.15 for lights
and fats, fed and watered.
WHOLE TOWN BLOWN UP
Three Hundred Persons Killed or
Wounded at Westphalia.
•
A despatch from Dortmund, Germany,
says: A "Roburit" factory, situated clone
to the town of Annen, seven miles
southwest of here, blew up on Wednes-
day evening and was wiped from the
face of the earth. 1t Is estimated that
300 persons were killed or wounded.
Up to half -past 1 o'clock Thursday morn-
ing eight dead bodies had been recov-
ered, and eighty of the severely wound-
ed persons had been conveyed to hos-
pitals.
e
. The work of
rescue now wgoing
P
on is attended with the greatest danger
from the possibility of a renewal of the
explosions. The accident occurred Lt
oboist half -past 8 o'clock. There were
two tremendous detonntions, heard
throughout tine enliro surrounding in-
dustrial region which is thickly settled.
The inhabitants of the neighborhood Iced
in panic fearing further explosions. The
-town of Annen Ls nothing more than
a heap of ruins. Houses were shattered
right and left, and no house escaped
Injury.
Roburit is an explosive of high pow-
er, composed of saltpetre, ammonia,
sulphur and other ingredients. It is
not easily exploded by a blow, and it
can be burne.l meth safety In the open
air. Its power is second to that of dy-
namite.
DOMINION PARLIAMENT
NOTES OiF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
INSURANCE TIEF'OR\I.
Tho Insurance Commission expects to
have its report before Parliament when
it resumes after the Chri tntas holidays.
'1110 commission, it is understood, is
securing a copy of the recommendations
of the recent Chicago conwention con-
cerning insurance reform.
PACnING IiOUSES.
Mr. Fetter slated in reply to ques-
tion by Mr. Chisholm That the report of
Mr. \V. W. Wore. chief of te.o markets
derision of the l)epnrin•nt of Agricul-
ture, on his investigation into the con-
dition of packing -houses in the Domin-
ion, disclosed generntly a satisfactory
condition of affair•. As the report went
into details concerning the private bu.•i-
necs of peeeing-ha:lses, it was thought
better that the report should not be laid
upon lire table of the blouse.
GEORGIAN RAY CAN.AL.
That iwo interim reports have been
rece,wed from the Chief Engineer in
charge of the sur\ey of the e;eorginn
iia: Carnal, but that no nppro\imnte
reuniter, of coal was included, was Iho
information given by Mr. Fisher to Mr.
flraLazon. The Iinal report, he added,
e\pected by this end of January.
111\ Eil TIi:\\f1:S.
\ir fisher intimated In the huse, In
remy to a question i y Mr. Clements.
that $2.031 had Leen expended en the
survey of the itis.•r Thanes, mud that
reg decision bed been (.wiies at on the
question of deepening the channel from
the mouth of the 'Thames to the city of
t balhnin to 18 or 20 feel..
AMEIII' AN SIL\ER.
in reply to Mr. Uriah Wilson. it was
eluted by Mr. Fielding that the Go\crn-
ment had paid 82,174.58 in commission
and 84,254.48 in expressage on American
silver to the amount of *576,660, which
had been exported by the banks 10 the
United States. The question of continu-
ing the practice was under considera-
tion.
HINDOO letelIGR .TiON
Mr. Oliver informed :.lr. Italph Smith
that 2.193 llindoes have eirived in (on-
nd via Brite h
Columbia. from January
y
to date. Of this number 100 had been
deported because of disease up to
November Is), and since that dote
twenty -live had been deported, but a de-
tailesl report of the cause for their de-
pnreeion had not been received at the
department. The Immigration Depart-
ment, \tr. Oliver said, does not contri-
bute in any way 10 the support of im-
poveri.hed 4lindoos arriving in British
Columbia.
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EFFECT OF I'NiFORM.
So indler Imposes on Numbers of Brit-
ish Naval Officers.
A despatch from 1.endnn says: A elev.
cr swindler, speaking English, French
end Spanish, has been victimizing Mit-
tel' naval ollie, r.. al Portsmenith, Graves.
end, Wnol\\ich and Folkestone, by me.
Moils somewhat resembling those em-
peiyee by "Cnptnin" \edgt, of Koepen-
lek fame. Appearing In the uniform of
a Spanish naval officer end other dis-
guises, which he weirs with polite self-
nssuranco, 1he nbinine& invilalienc to
the newt' officers' mees.s met horrnw-
el money from there. Ile has now
gone to Dunkirk, whore, It seems, lie
imposed on the Aniericnn Consul by
repress, n1inl± him•e.lf ns Ur. Liffey, n
nephew of Corneline \'anelerbilt, w•hnse
yie ht t; due at Dunkirk from Antwerp.
Ilis milers fur supplies for the ynchl
were undert ih.•n by 1•e';i1 tradesmen.
aril remhrniscions ware pard to him. lie
then vanished. Ito has not got away
with large remounts nnywh.•r•'. hill in
the aggregate his plunder has leen
heavy.
ITEMS
OAPP NI,7GS FROM Au. OVER TUU
GLOM
Tekyrapkl- Briefs Front Orr One sod
Other Ceuniries of Recent
OceWrreuoa.
CAUADA.
Tho fever isolation hospital at Hamil-
ton will cost $75,000.
The Bell Telephone franchise in Lon-
don expires at the end of this year.
The Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. are
preparing to add another blast furnace
to their plant at Sydney mines early
next spring, which will enable them to
produce about four hundred tuns of pig
iron per day.
Only about $420,000 of the new Provin-
cial loan of $3,000,000 remains to be
token up.
The Montreal Street Railway Com -
perry has granted an increase of wages
to its employees.
Salvadoro Macri, the Italian murderer',
was sentenced at Winnipeg to be hanged
on January 15.
Regina can now talk to Winnipeg en
the long distance telephone, a distance
of 357 miles.
The Govcrnment`will hold an investi-
gation into the loss of the steamer Re-
solute outside Toronto harbor.
Applications from outside municipali-
ties to the Hydro -electric Power Com-
mission fur electrical energy aggregate
124,075 horsepower.
The Norfolk Fruit Growers' Associa-
tion has this season sold over $8,000
worth of apples, to be divided among
its 17 members.
Tho assessment reductions by the
Court of Revision at Brantford reached
a total of 824.595, leaving the gross tax-
able sum of $10.454,019.
Israel Killinski, a newsboy, was crush-
es to death beneath the wheels of a
Queen street car at the corner of Palm-
erston avenue, Toronto, on Saturday.
J. S. Dale, a wealthy young Pennsyl-
vanian, has mysteriously disappeared.
He went up the Bella Cools Valley, Brit-
ish Columbia, and has not been heard
or since August 23.
Those portions still vested in the
Crown of the beds of Cobalt and Kerr
Lakes, In the Cobalt district, are to be
sold by the Government.
An Italian named Ilove1lin has been
arrested at Grand Forks on suspicion of
being concerned in the blowing up of the
hotel at Niagara, B. C., by which two
persons were killed.
The Dominion Gas Co. is to put down
a test well for gas in the village of Port
Dover on tho property of J. E. Ander-
son, and two citizens, Captain J. S. Al-
lan and Ur. Hicks will also sink a well.
Gatno Warden B. 13. Miller reports
that ns a result of the prohibitory law
.n the Bruce peninsula during the past
two years deer ere largely on the in-
crease and next season will find them
quite plentiful.
Postmaster -General Lemieux onnoune-
e l at Montreal that the Government in-
tended taking steps at the corning ses-
sion to protect Canada from the yellow
press of the United Stales, and to give
a preference to British periodicals.
The quinquennial census in Manitoba
anti the new provinces shows that Sas-
katchewan has made the greatest gain
of any in the Live years, the increase
being 180 per cent., and against 65 per
cent. for Alberta and 48 per cent. for
!Manitoba.
Tho Mayor of Arnprtor Ls determined
that not only must the railways dis-
pense with nil unnecessary whistling
on trains passing through the limits of
the town, but that th 'nest have elec-
tric bells installed atlhe different rail-
way crossings In the centre of the town.
GREAT 13IIITAIN.
For the first limo Chinese have been
forbidden to land in England.
It is slated that Sir henry Campbell -
Bannerman will shortly bo made a Peer.
11 is rumored that lion. James Bryce
maye be Britain's next Ambassador to
United States.
English papers commend Icon. Ro-
dolphe Lemieux's proposal to lower post-
age on British newspapers.
Ambassador Reid is expected 10 mater-
ially aid in settling the Newforndlend
fisheries difficulty on his trip to America
next mcnlh.
UNITED STATES.
The Now York Central has been fined
$18,000 for granting rebates to the Su-
gar trust.
Buffalo citizens are petitioning to hnve
further supplies of Canadian power ex-
cluded.
Levy Cuminger, who lives near War-,
saw, Indiana, diet! suddenly. Soon nf-
terward his wife, overcome by the shock,
also expired.
Ora !'ower, of Fairland, Indiana, is so
critically ill that he has not been told
that Miss Nellie I)etzer, his bride -elect,
le send and has been burled.
Canada has notified the Culled Slates
that she will abrogate the postal con-
vention, so for as second-class matter is
concerned, in May next.
The second toe on the right foot cf
George P. Kern, Michignn, continued
growing offer tie reached maturity 11)
six inches was removed by degrees. 'rho
tcc still grew, so surgeons have ampu-
tabd it.
More then twenty sections of land in
Shackleford and Stephens Counties,
1'.x1=, have (seen burned over by a
prairie fire, which is still burning. The
fire destroyed a number of buildings
and tinny miles of fences.
A quarter of a century ago Mrs.
George Bushnell, of Lakeville, Conn.,
made a cheese and put It carefully away.
'this week the cheese was cut. Although
somewhat stronger than the cheese of
the present day, it is still good.
Frederick Bolton, 65 years old, of
eeekport. N. Y., recently went to his
barn In secure a chicken. As be at-
tempted to leave the yard a Plymouth
Reck roaster jumped at him and struck
the man in the arm with its spur. Blcod
poison set in and two days afteeeard
he died.
William McKelvey. of Blooms )urg
Penn., died on Tuesdny from blood p^.!-
srn caused by the prick of a porcupines
quill. McKelvey while hunting eneoun!-
er,iel a per eupine. It abut quilts Int -, his
dog. McKelvey pulled out one of flla
EST1ATIOR AIM
One Hundred and Fifteen 11
Dollars Called For.
A despatch front Ottawa says: Esti-
mates for the nine months of 11ie fiscal
� and fur
period eine 10r7
der lendhn Mr 31
P b
the fiscal year ending March 31, 1908.
were tabled in the House of Commons
on Thursday afternoon. The total esti-
mated expenditure for the two periods
amounts to $115,065,905.73. Of this
89,376,386.70 Is for redemption of debt.
The expenditure 00 cunsotidalcd turd
for the nine months of 1907 is $54,186,-
099.46, and for the fiscal year 1908, $15,-
224,645.72; the total capital expenditure
for nine months, $18,410,765, and fur
1008, 838,298,340.
The amount asked for under the head
of railways and canals during the year
1908 amounts to $32.953,340, of which
82,303,050 is allotted to the lntercolonial
Railway, $401,410 10 the Prince Edward
island Railway, *2)4,360,060 to the Na-
tional Trauscodinentul Railway, and
$1,883,880 to canals. For the nine
months of 1907 $2,510,500 is asked for the
Intercolonic) Railway, $185,500
Prince Edward Island Ituilway,
000 fur the 'Transcontinental
and for canals $1,298.475, the gr
for both periods being Wow
estimated expenditure on rebus
concrete piers on the Murray
$18,000 for 1006-07 and $55,000
to build the retaining wall for
land Canal. $90!000 for 1'Nx;-u7
lex) for 11.108, and the new r•nlr
at Maitland, $30.010 Ger 1006-07
Olio for 1908. The expeuditur
provements to Quebec harbor 1
is estimated at 8230,1110; fur 1P
400. Harbor and river in,4,r1 1 e
Port Arthur and Furl William
for 1900-07 and 8500,000 for t
movements ut Sl. Andrew's Iia
River. 15125,000 fur 1906.07 14111:
for the yearending March
Estitnotes for the new dep
buildings at Ottawa amount to
for 1:00-07 and $100,000 for 10
LAWS FOR MOTOIUSTS,
French Government to Pass a Drastic
Measure.
A despatch from Paris says: Senator
de Freycinet, whose daughter was
hopelessly crippled in a motor accident
last May, has drafted an extnemciy
stringent anti-rnotor hill, which he will
Introduce in the Senate on Monday. It
is understood that M. de Freycinet has
the backing of l'r•irne Minister Clernen-
ceau. The introduction to the bill quotes
police reports of 50 accidents daily in
Paris and the suburbs since May. the
hill forbids a motor ear from passing
another in towns of 200,(1110 inhabitants
or over. A car will be only allowed to
leave the kerb to pass 0 standing ve-
hcle. The speed limit is fixed at seven
miles an hour in towns and twelve utiles
an her in the country. In case of ac-
cidents the chauffeur will be tined 1.(00
francs for the first offence, sentenced
to a -year's imprisonment for the second
and threeyears y m s fur the third, with th loss
.of right to run a car. A special carps
of motor police is provided fur. The
hill will possibly be attenuated in Par-
liament, but severe measures will pro-
bably pats, es the c*untry deputies end
Senators strongly favor it owing to their
constituents' complaints.
IIEAD GROUND AWAY.
Clifford Morin Killed in Runaway at Port
Arthur.
A despatch from Port Arthur says:
Clifford, the fiftean-year-old son of Solo-
mon Morin, met with a !:stat rite:Went on
Wednesday. A !twee which he \was
driving ran away on Lincoln street.
The boy fell with his head l.etween tit••
wagon box and the wheel and sustained
such injuries that he died within a few
minutes. The jaw was broken to a pulp
and the whole side of his head ground
away.
•
PRISONERS ML'TINIED.
Bound Officials, Looted Prison and
Escaped.
A despatch from Vladimir, Russia,
snys: The prisoners confined here
mutinied on Tuesday. arid as a result 35
are now at liberty. 'They rose in a body,
seized and hound all the oflicials, in-
cluding the Governor, looted the prison
and got away with a quantity of arms
and civilian clothes.
TO THE KINGS TASTE.
King Edward's Chef Talks of Royal
,lo r'
'n► Menu.
1 y c s '11 en
u.
A despatch from London says: Cedar,
the Prince of Wales' chef, has given to
a reporter some points regarding the
royal gustatory preferences. He says
that oysters rank high among the favor-
ite dishes of the King and Prince of
Wales, perhaps disputing place with
caviare. Both, however, have to pass a
doctor before they aro served. lie has
to satisfy hiinself that everything is
pure before it is placed 011 rho royal
tables.
LAPS ON TIIROUR11 7lf1!
A New Departure Initiate
Canadian Pacific.
A Montreal despatch says: '
adian Pocilic m;u.•nrent
Japanesa attendanhagts in tl,e
train service between \tun(
%Valcouver. The Japanese toil
ployed' as supplementary to
sent train staff, and their fu 01
be to vier u sonlewh ►n
ico
t t:
is exp. .
be familiar
trains. Tt,cy will rel °T .
mncn of the rather irksome duly
ing cars and waiting on Ili
gets, and (hue enable them to
undivided attention to the
the trains
ONTARIO'S BILL OF
eamome
Typhoid and Diphtheria 1
Prevalent.
' A despatch from Teroto 3
ding to the report 4.1 the
Board of Health, the total
deaths from 1111 causes
was 2,:370, out of n po
:341. a death rate of 13.T
1'. r the same period �.
de anis were reported,
the thousand. Typhoid
Iberia were the most pre
tacious diseases during th
the harmer 788 cases were
Sep. niter, among wide
151 deaths. as compared
and 48 deaths in the sam
year. There were 376 sr
diphtheria, of whom 41
tember. 14405, there were 191
29 resulted( fatally. The p
other contagious disenses
sidered fairly normal. T
follows: Smallpox, 9 c
deaths; scarlet fever, 70 c
deaths; measles, 119 cases a
whooping cough, 83 case
deaths; consunlption, 165 ee
deaths.
BIG OCEAN STEAM
Several New Vessels (
adinn
A despafeh fr
Liverpool Daily
the Dominion Li
Mg two new large
for the Canadian service.
Line Intends piecing a new to
steamer on the l.tverpooi
route. The C.P.H. will ev nein
two more new steamers 0
atlantic service similar to
of Ireland. Another rumor
the G.T.R. will make a wt
meat with the existing line.
YARD ENGINE RUNS A
A Fatal Accident in the Var
Winnipeg. 4
A despatch from Winnipeg says : A
most rcmarkahle accident occurred in
the Canadian Northern Railway yards
on Thursday evening. 11 were nose than
remarkable, Inasmuch ms it cost two
lives, and two more are fatally injured,
while a score of people are more or less
hurt. It was a C0Ili>iun between a
freight engine, light, and an incoming
Northern Pacific passenger train. The
fatalities did not result, however, from
the effects of the collision of these two
engines, but from the rebound of the
freight engine, which, with its reversed
machinery, tore through the railway
yards and ripped up a line of freight
cars wherein a gang of civic employes
were working.
DEAD.
William McNeil, foreman civic con-
struction work, and Michael Mudlow,
laurbed.
orer, ere dend; and John Suttee and
Anthony Olson, laborers, are fatally in -
Mrs. M. Buchanan, of Trenton, NJ.,
was injured by the effecter of the emer-
gency brakes and jars from the colli-
sion, and her head Is badly cut. She
was conveyed to the Empire hotel.
There were a 1
passengers on I0/
press from the Twi
more or less cut and in
thrown down, but their
not really serious.
IIOW A(:CiDENT HAPP
1t appears that the big M
with its caboose was ten
wird to Birk up its Irvin out
in Fort Itouge, and 'net
Nor ihern Pacific express,
the south on ttie 'mein line.
jest west of Spadinn Avenue.
senger engineer brought his 1
standstill, but the engineer a
of the freight jumped after
The light engine with rever
bounded after colliding, et
scantly accelerated speed,
nlpeg. When the switch
Mogul had no crew 1
lime in the yards.
smashed into a few
oily workmen were
equipment. Two
were brrrtbly m
crumpled up f