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Notes of Proceedings ill the 1.0138,1
Pathan/Ont.
RAISING THE REVENUE.
12fon Mr. Ilareourt's seherne for Ole
ralising of the revenues consiets of two
metteures, one a bill respecting brew-
eries, diatilleries and liquor lieensee,
the other known areadly ea an act
to supplement the revenues of the
province. The amount which these
meanures will draw to the Peovincial
Treasury is something like $300,000, a
hunched thousand from the "moor
People, the other two hundred thou-
sanl borne by corporations not notor•
-
ious or their poverty.
• Wholesale licenses in 1884 stood at
the respectable figure of $150. They
were raised §225 and later to $250.
Tavern licenses in large cities in turn
were §100, $160 and §250. In towns,
$80, $100, 150;§villages, $60, $80; 0120;
townships, $60, $72, $87. The municip-
alities may go on increasing license
fees if they choose. The increases to
be gathered iu under the a.uspices of
Richard Hercourt are or the needs of
the Ontario Government alone. No
right which the municipalities have
exereised is taken away.
In cities with a population a over
150,000 the wholesale license fee shall
be increased by $200. In cities between
40,000 and. 100,000, there are four of
them, the increase is $150, and in oth-
er cities, seven in all, an increase of
eltel. For tavern and shop licenses in
cities of 150,000 and up the price is
just §150 higher than before, in cities
between 40 and 150 thousand $100 ex-
tra, and in all other cities $100 is
added to the original sum. Three
railway saloons are each to pay ad-
ditional license fees of 0150 each.
All told, Ontario has 67 breweries and
8 distilleries. Thirty-six of smaller
cioncerns are to he exempt, while the
remaining 39 contribute accoreing to
the amount of their investment:. The
breweries will pay from $160 to e1,000,
the distilleries, two small, eour me-
(lium, and. two vers large, fron3. 5750
to 44,000 extra, If Harcourt's calcula-
tions are anywhere near the mark'the
total revenue from distillers will be
241)00 from brewers, $16,000; from
other licenses $05,000, a total of e110, -
sum a 0,000, But there is one bank
in the province with a paia-up capital
of 00,000,000, and, another with a paid-
up capital of $12,000,000, A. graduatea
tax has therefore, been thenglat pre-
ferable, and the bill Provides that an
additioneal tax a $25 ball be levied
upon every e100,000, in eXceiss of 0,000,-
000 and not exceeding 00,000,090, and
015 for every $100,Q00, or fraetion there-
of, of anpatif stock over 40,000,000. in
additigh the bank will be xequired to
pay $100 for every head office and .n25
for each additional branch office teens -
acting business in the province.
No distinetion" has been made be-
tween foreign and domestic companies,
following the example of every other
Britath poseession.
THE CANADIAN SENATE,
Premier Hardy has given notice of
an important motion.. Inuit is found
With the provisions of the 13ritish
North America Aet 00 fax as they re-
late to the powers and constitution of
the Canadian Senate. There should be,
the motion goes on, an amendment to
the act, substautially provichng that
in case of disagreement between the
House of Commons and the Senate,
the point of difference shall be decid-
ed by a majority of the raembers of
the two Houses present and. voting in
a joint meeting., Further, it is pro-
posed that the British North America
Act ehould be 'eo amended as to pee -
vide that the appointment or Senators
should be foe a limited, term of years,
and not for life, as at present.
BILL ABOUTI A.LIENS.
Mr. T. A. Wardell„ of Wentworth,
has an important bill relating to the upon the person employing such alien
of §2,5 for every day alien is so em-
eniployment of aliens. It provides that ployed, to be recovered on summary
any company securing a. charter from conviction, and any manager, director,
officer er agent of a corporation em-
ploying an alien or who permits or
connives at such employment shall be
000.
rhe license schedule divides the li-
cense holders into three classes. 1.
over 150,000, 2. between 40 and 150 thou-
sand, 3. under 40,000. Here is the
chedule :--
Wholesale.
Present Proposed
fees. fees.
First-class .. enee $450
, .
Second class. . . . .. . 250 400
• Third-class . . • • 250 350
Tavern and Shop.
First-class . . . . . .$150 $300
Second-class. ... .... . . 150 :250
'
Third-class .. . . .. .. 150 200
Brewers.
Under $10,000 . . • • $.250 250
" §20,000 . . . .... 250 00
" 40,000 . . . .. . 250 500
" 75,000 . • ..,. . . 250 750
" 100,000 . . .... .. . 250 1,e00
t ,ver 100,000 . . . . .... 250 1.500 The Minister of Education moved saloon, the United .Sta tee cola t -house,
Distiller. the second reading of his bill to tan- and. the Chilcoot tramway stables, as
* 50,000 and less . . .$250 $1,000 prove the Schools Act. Speaking on
100,000 and less . . . . -...50
) 3,000 well as several residences, were totally
nee the subject of agricultural instruction d Th fire ,h k d
150,000 and less . . . . 250 4iren which was provided for in this bill, he destroye . e was t., ec e
Over $150,000 . . .... . . 250 5,000 said that it was the intention of the after it had partly destroyed Young's
The means by which the Government Government in time to drop some oth- hardware store. Total loss is about
proposes to add $200,000 to it re- er subject and make agricultural in- $15,000,
venues appear in the following sche- strucelon. compulsory. They had. been Twelve 'hundred men employed, on
nule:- ' trying to prepare teachers in agricul- Alaska's first railroad, the White Pass
Banks One-tenth of 1 per cent on ture by teaching it in the Normal and Yukon, have gone on strike, and
capi tat stock up to $2,000,000, .$25 for school; they had also secured a text- work on the railway is practically stop -
every $100,000 above §2,000,000 and. not book, which unfortunately proved too
exceeding $6,000,000 and 415 per e100,- ped. The men struck because the come
technical. The new Act was proposed puny cut wages from 35 to 30' cents an
000 above that; stun; also an additional as a lever in the direction of wider
hour, and added another hour to the
tax of §100 for each head office and instruction, and to encourage teachers
day's work. The remainder of the
25 for each branch office or agency• to inform themselves. Travelling
Life insurance -One per cent. on the laborers aid off work when he
i
paths are to be for the exclusive tide
a licensed eettliste, Tate licenee fee le
to be deposited wale the 0,4-, town, or
county treasurer, and is to faem e
cycle -path fund, weticla may be drawn
upon by the coneraissiouers, Moneys so
collected are, to be aPPrtMerated tep
the repairing of exieting (vele pathe
and the construction of newt ones, and
the ooforcement of regulations for the
nse or bicenle pat. A penalty a §10
is to be* imposed for riding a letcycle
oz bicyole paths without a license. The
tioards of adjoining counties may lee
united.
AGAINST 134RBERRY.
Mr, Little introduce(' a bill to pro-
hibit celeivation 'a barbetrry Outline
within half a mile of farm lanci ueed
for grain producing. It providesd trot
the Minister of Agriculture may direct
the destruction of barberry cultiveted
contrary to the provisions of the Act,
rt provides also for compensation to
the owner of the shrubs destoyed, and
a penalty not less than $20, and not
more than $100.
MD,. WARDELL'S ALIEN BILL,
Mr Wardell introduced his alien la-
bour bill. It provides that in the ease
of any specie,' Act passed during the
present session or 'hereafter passed
conferring the franchise for eonstruct-
ing eneridge, railway, tramway, turn-
pike road, telegraph or telephone line,
harbour improvements, canals, looks,
dams, slides, rights of carrying on any
trade business, occupation, or calling
no alien shalt be employed. in connec-
tion with such works under penalty
the Ontario Government, whether It
be for building a railways or canals,
a company shall not be able to em-
ploy aliens on any work whatever.
Mr. Wardell feels thati Canadians are liable in the same manner as a private
not being well. treated and that people individual.
of other countries are too well treat- IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL BILL.
ed, and has drawn up the bill to give Mr. Conmee intradueed an important
the Canadians any advantage of work. measure to provide that in case a
TAX EXEMPTIONS BILL, muuicipality goes into the gas or elec-
tric light business it must make a bid
Andrew Pattullo, ea...P.P., has given for the plait of any existing company
notice of a bill to amend the Manion
pal Act regarding. tax exemptionsThe on a, basis to be settled by arbitration,
,
bill asks that section 401 of the Mamie and that where an existing contract
eipal Act, relating to municipalities for lighting a municipality expires,
granting tax exemptions Le manufac-
the munieipality may compel the light -
tuning establishments without first ing °°mPa'nY' if necessary, to submit
coming to the Legislature for the the terms of the new contract :to
pow-
er. Eli'. Pattullo first introdueed , arbitration.
MAY SHOOT DEER IN WATER,
bill, then presented a resolution to se-
cure the sense oe the House on the A number of bills were advanced a
'
question. With the present bill Mr. stage; and in connection with the bill
Pattullo expects to take away all the of Mr. Reid, to repeal the clause which
powers of municipalities in, regard to prohibited the shooting of deer in the
exemptions. The principal clause of the water, the Minister of Crown Lands
hill roans: "Every municipal council
shall by a two-thirds vote of the mem-
bers thereof, have the power of ee-
empting any manufacturing establish-
ment or any water works or water
company, in whole or in part, from
taxation for any period not longer
than ten years, and to renew the ex-
emptions for a further period not ex-
ceeding ten years."
MINING LAW CHANGES.
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
A finiiisicee Inevilletne lesio1reat WHAM%
or Iltaitslis Hacks Down.
A despatch from London, says: -
Once more the aggression or ideal Pow-
ers seeking pluecler iti tate far Eest
Jas reaehed the point where a collision
is inevitable unless either Russia or
Great Britain abandons openly its de-
clared purpose. The lent time it was
James Conmee, M.P.P., while avow-
ing Ontario's mining laws the best in
the world, has a pair of improvements
to suggest. He has incorporated these
in a bill which the Legislature will
soon be asked to consider. As the
law stands, raining lands may be
bought for $1 an acre or rented for
25 cents an acre. This 25 cents rental
Mr Conmee believes too high. The
present law also makes certain In-
ducements to miners making discover- on fire. There was no fire apparatus,
ies 10 miles from any mine already and little
water supply on account of
in operation. The bill lessens this die-
tanceb
the intense cold, and the fire spread
TO TEACH AGRICULTURE. rapidly. The Northern hotel, Senate,.
announced. that in view of the great
diversity of opinion as to the present
law, the Government had decided to
embody Mr. Reid's proposal in a bill
of its own.
It[JUKETS OF TBT! ¶1UT
Prices of Grain, ca,tae, Cheese, 40.
in the Leading Marts.
Toronto, Mareh 10.---Abotet 40 loads
Of offerings (Arne tete the western
oattiel yard to -day, ineluding 1,000
hogs, 250 lamband. sheep, with a
'few calves and milkers. i
elle not being a recognized market;
den we had as weal on s. Thuredity IL
Lora SalisburY wile beat a retreat Ixi; goocl deal of holding back for to -morrow
simile)? cirourastanc,es, to the unspe- ale1 bY those who could( not secure the
!dull compared with what it was lest
trade was all round
supporters. There is no sige
able humiliation of a majority °off hhiis$117:esayecides.ileireTdlari(dluil, unsettled. weath_
yielding thus far in the present crisis. er, too, somewhat uneettled the mar -
On the contrary, his attitude is as
aggressive as it was in clealieg with
France oa the Fashode question. The
point on which the situatiou hinges is
not intrinsically vital, but Great Brit-
ain is evidently determined to make
it decisive of the fate of the Chinese
ket, and trade hung fire,
Shippiug cattle was unchanged, in
price, with an easy enquiry this morn-
ing. For choice stufe from 4 1-e to Se
was paid; and for light shippers frornel•
to 4 3-8c was th,e, range.
For choice butcher cattle 0 and
1-0 is paid., and other grades are un-
changed at Tuesday's prices. Tbe en -
Empire. In other words, England pro- 1 entry was slow to -day.
poses to make a stand. now in defence
ef her interests in the fax East as well
as in Africa.
The definite abandonment of tbe
"open door" policy in favour of
spberes of influence, which means the
partition of Mina, has not yet beeu
avowed, bat official acts and language
all indicate such a decision. Friday's
announcement in the House of Com-
mons that Great Britain supported the
Italian claim for Chinese territory
scarcely admits of any other interpre-
tation. The British determination to
force an immediate issue, with Russia
does not make war inevitable, or even
probable, as many believe.
Russia realizes her own umeadiness,
*and the French paralysis is even more
clearly defined than it was a year ago.
The chances are, therefore, that it will
be the Czar who will withdraw as soon
as he is convinced that Lord Salisbury
really means what he says. It is not
unlikely that a virtue will be made of
necessity, and that the Russian Em-
peror will make a graceful concession
as an earnest, on his professecl love of
peace.
BIG FIRE AT DYEA.
Ne epparains With 'Which to Eight the
Plans es -flail rand U111* Olt
A despatch fem. yancouver, B.C.,
says: -The steamer.. Humboldt, from
Alaska, brings news a a serious fire,
whiqh destroyed most of the town of
Dyea on the evening of March! 3. The
fire started in the Palace hotel, and
was caused by a drunken man drop-
ping a cigar, and setting the curtains
lecturers in agriculture would be ap-
pointed to cover a group of schools
and impart scientific knowledge of
the subject. He hoped that this
would have the effect of keeping the
boys at school. At present boys left
school at 13 or 14. If they could be
retained a year or two longer they
would gain in knowledge to a vast
extent. He wanted to try the expert -
extent of bringing children to school in
omnibuses in Algoma and the Island
of Manitoulin, a scheme which had
been tried with su.ccess in certain
parts of the United States where the
distances were long. It was -econom-
ical, since it prevented the multiplica-
tion of schools where the classes were
not large enough to warrant it. It
wasterrible to think cif little children
in Algoma walking three or four
miles to school through the deep snow
and in the biting cold. Ile therefore
proposed Lo appoint a commission to
look into Lhe best means of carrying
out the scheme.
A BILL FOR TRAMPS.
Mr. Richardson introduced au
amendment to the Municipal Act to
enable Councils of cities, towns, town-
ships and villages to pass by-laws for
prohibiting persons from camping on
the highways, or vacant land adjoin-
ing, except with the consent of the
owner of such lands, and to epable
constables to arrest, without a war-
rant, persons violating this Act.
BRI'DGES BETWEEN COUNTIPS.
1VIr. Stratton introduced a bill to
amend the Municipal Act so that an
iron bridge on stone piers croseingta
navigable river Ana of the length of
not less than 300 feet, providat with a
swing and wheel has been erected by
contributions from inunicipal, Domin-
ion, and provincial sources shall be
deemed a bridge over a rivet forming
a boundary line between two counties
within the meaning or section 167.
FOR, CYCLISTS,
nate Stratton introdaced a bill re-
specting cycle paths and °yds path
commesioners, 11 provides that the
eoutity judge shall Appoint: five 'Per-
sons to constitute a Board. of Cycle -
'path Conn/linemen's in each eotinev,
the conimiesioners to serve without
delimensation eeeept diebursemente.
They are to .gefiat annual lieenses te
eycljests and to charge 50 (tante for
eacii lienee. The recoede of the nantee
at the lieeneeee ts to be kept. Oyele
strike began. They are all going down
to Skaguity. Demonstrations are be-
ing held,- but the men are very order-
ly, and there is no violence. There is no
accommodation for them in Slinguay,
and a refuge ea.mp is being built.
gross pvemiums received for business
within the province of every company
transacting business within the pee-
vinee, and one-balt of 1 per cent. on
eyery other insurance eoinpany.
Loan companies -With fixed or per-
manent paid-up Capital 65 on every
§100,000.
With terminating or withdrawn -
With terminating oi• withdraw-
able capital between $100,000 and P00,-
000 a tax of po, from $200,000 to *500,-
000 a tax of $75, from $500,000 to $1,-
000,000 a. tax of $100, and $50 for each
additional million.
Trust companies -One-third Of one
per cent. on paid up capital stock.
Railway companies -Fifteen dollars
per mile for every mile of railway
operated which receives provincial sub-
sidy.
Street railways -Every street rail-
way operating in any city $20 per mile
for each mile of track when the mile-
age does not exceed 15 miles in the
city, P5 per mile for each mile between
15 and 25 mules, $45 for each mile be-
tween .25 and 50 miles, and $60 for
each mile in excess of 50 miles.
.Telegraphs-One-feurth of one per
cent. upon the paid-up capital stock,
and one-tenth of 1 per cent. where the
line is worked or operaLed by others.
Companies that work or operate lines
oWned by otherto pay 1 per cent.
upon the paid-up capital.
l'etephones-One-sixth of one per
Cent, upon the paid tip capital.
Natural gas companies -Where pro-
-clueing natural gee, $5,000; .ivbere teans-
linitting as well ,as produeing, 02,00o
additional; where transmitting or
transporting, e2,500.
Eepress oompanies (2)-$3,000 &eel.
Sleepixtg car ereapa.nies (2) - $3,000
each.
All told, Mr. Harcourt estimates the
reVenue which the new bill will pull
In as follows: Telegraph eompanies,
sorteithing tinder 811,000 ; telephones,
something ander 7,000;$sleeping earn
$6,000 exprege companies, 46,000; date. -
rite gait companies, e15,000;, trust coni-
panies, $8,000; life insurance eempan-
tee, $42,000; other humane° cornpan-
les, $17,000; loan cOmpanies, peeinain-
ent eapital, $24,000; loan cot/vat:lien
termirtating, $,000; street ratleveys,
$18,000; reiltvaye receiving provincial
*20.000; and frota the liense bill,
eppeoximately, $100,060.
A chartered bank with n eepital of
*2,000,000 and no more will pay the
FIFTEEN MILLIONS FOR NAVY.
FASHODA AFFAIR SETTLED.
---
eke 'WM be Given an outlet, lile Exact
Nature. or IYhtela la Still the S./ARIA of
Negotia111111.
A despatch from Paris, says :-An
inspired communication to the press
announces that the negotiations with
Great Britain for a settlement of the
differences that arose over the
Fashocla affair, are far advanced, and
will probably result in a settlement
in a fortnight. The starting points in
the general. nixection of a line de-
limiting the respective, possessions of
Great Britain and France have al-
ready been arranged, and the question
of the commercial status of France
in the Nile territories has been settled
in principle. Great Britain at the out-
set of the negotiations admitted the
principle that there was ground for
grunting France a commercial outlet
in the direction of the Nile for her
Congo and Ubanghi possessions, and
the arrangement will grant her an
outlet. The exact manner of effecting
this is still the subject of negotiation,
the questions being whether it shall
be a single outlet, access to the whole
Nile, or the making of the river an in-
ternational one.
Rig Increase In Great BrIlialleti NIIYal
Estimates,
The London Times says that the
British naval estimates for 1899-1900
will exceed those of 1898-1899 by nearly
£3,000,000 ($15,000,000); ; teaching a
total of nearly Z28,0.00,000 ($10,000,-
000). The largest item wilt be fon ship-
building and repairs. It is ,,iso
ro-
posd to add 4,500 men to the navy,
Commeeting editorially upon the
foregoing "rather startling state-.
merit,' the Times says: -"It is pretty
clear that Sir :Michael Hicks -Beach
(Chancellor of the Exchequer) will
have an admirable opportunity to dis-
play his powers as a constructive finan-
cier, and we only hope he will rise to
the occaeion. 13ut he positively must
not seek to escape from his difficult
case by a further increase in the al-
ready oppressive income tax.'
SET DOWN FOR 20 YEARS.
•
Cable advices frog), the Old Country
report cattle as n rather weak over
there.
Stockers, feeders, and export bulls
are steady, but unchanged.
Much of the business done to -day was
in small broken lots, bat these are some
of the leading transactions: -
Twenty -two shippers, average 1,180
lbs„ sold at $4.90 per cwt.
Two loads of export cattle, average
1,225 Vbs., sold itt 5c. per pound.
A load of 20 mixed cons, heifers, and
steers, average 980 lbs., sold at e3.05
per even
Twenty-one cattle, average, 1,090
lbs., sold at I 1-2c. per pound; and ten
dollars back.
A lot of fifteen export cattle, average
1,160 lbs., sold at $4,90 per cwt. and
five dollars back.
Seven cattle, mixed, average 1,025
lbs., sold. et 4c. per pound.
Thirteen cattle average 1,000 lbs.,
sold at 4 1.-2c. per pound.
Sheep and lambs about unchanged,
too many medium lambs are coming
along, and for such the price is easy,
but choice lambs sold to -day as high
as $4.80 and 04.90 per cwt.
Sheep and. bucks are not quotably
changed.
Geed veal calves continue in de-
mand up to as high as 138 or §9 each
for prime stuff.
Milkers are easy but unchanged.
Choice hogs sold to -day at 4 3-80 per
lb., as a top price; light hogs fetched
not more than 40 per lb.; and for
thick fat 3 3-4c was the outside
price.
Following is the
quotations: -
verdict oteilinrialiginer In the Poets Sheol*
ing lia
A despatch from BectntfOrd, Ont.,
says -The Paris murder case was Con -
eluded at the Brantford Aseizes on
Wedneedey evening. Some half dozen
witnesses gave evidence for the pro-
sepution, after which the prisonet,
Daniel Steves, went Intel the Witnests-
bOx axid a dinitted beating in self-
defence. The jury brought in a verdict
of manslaughter, arid Steven was sen-
tenced to 20' yeare' imprisonment by
Chaneellor Boyd.
'rhe shooting oecurred at the Paris
stet toe. Three tramps 'were hanging
around the depot, eviien one of thein
struck Sieves in the mouth, Staves
pulled a revolver and shot bine delon
MESSAGES SENT WITHOUT WIRES.
Telegrams Sent Between the Queen at
- Osborne aud tbe Prince on the Royal
A despatch from London, says: -
Great interest was excited at the meet-
ing of the Society of Electrical. Engin-
eers on Thursday night by Signor
Marpones wireless telegraphy demon-
stration. He sent a message tram one
end of the hall to the other by means
of email apparatus, He said that
operations which had been in progress
daily for months between: ,the South
Foreland and tha lightehip at the
East Goodwins showed that on no
single occasion tad communication
been interrupted, despite all sorts of
bad. wea ther. Messages between the
Queen at Osborne and the Prince of
Wales on the Royal yacht had been
transmitted, in some instances for a
distance of eight miles, overland. In-
tervening hills, although 300 feet high-
er than the vertical wire ab Osborne,
offered no obstacle. •
During his lecture Signor Marconi
received a note conveying the permis-
sion of the French Gov. to establish
his system. between Folkestone 'and
Boulogne. Signor Marconi states that
vertical wires rising to a height of 114
feel: will be sufficient to insure corn-
munieation between the two coa.sts,
range of
current
BIO WAREITIJUSE WREOKEI)
FALLING WALLS DESTROY A KING-
STON ESTABLISHMENT,
toss will. be About istanteenea Old Matt
Ituriled Wieder the Debris -Cella pito or
*or odorenews, 'towing maw,
A despateb from Kingston says
raightY eresh ,occurred. at 0.0 te"cleek
an SuridaY -eVening, awl the fine fur-
niture establishment of T. F. Harrison
wad, Co., was wrecked., the furnitere
watch filled the three-storey blending
being couverted into kindling wood, A
very.high wan left standing after the
fire whiela destroyed the Oddfellows'
lama had fallen. out and done the dam-
age, ,
All day Up to 4 ceolook rain fell. The
wind arose and seen became violent.
At 5.40 o'clook the wall swayed, and
then with e crash came down on Har-
rison's. The third and second storeys
of the furniture establishment were
carried down into the first, the whole
mass presenting a pitiable sight,
MAN BURIED, UNDER THE WALL.
The two upper storey- walls were ear -
tied out upon the sidewalk, the mass
falling upon josepla Gould, caretaker of
the Central school, He was speedily
nulled out, and sent to Gate hospital.
He was conscious, but can only remem-
.
CATTLE.
Sh iPPing, per cwt $4.25 e5.00 -
Butcher, choice, do. . . . 3,75 4.25
Butehe le me. to good 3.121-2 3.60
Butcher, inferior 2.75 3.00
Sheep and Lambs.
Ewes, per cwt 3.00 3.50
Lambs, per cwt 1.09 ' 4.75
Bucks, per cwt 2 50 2.75
1VIillners and Calves. ,
Cows, nen 95.00 45.00
Calves, each 2.00 8.00
Hogs.
Choice hogs, per cwt4.1e 1-2 4.37.1-2
Light hogs, per cwt 4.00 4.00
Heavy hogs, per cart 3.60 3.75
TRADE 'WITH CANADA.
Enquiries Nude Through the DePartineni
°COI 3 3 a 3 cm.
A despatch from OttatvaeOnt., says :
The Deparement of Trade and Com-
merce on Mondey received the follow-
ing enquiries from the office of the
High Commissioner in London:
A Sunda firm of lumber merehants
desire to cerrespond with Canadian
exportere of hardwood, manufacturers
of mouldings in oek and pine, blind -
laths, picture backlog, floorings hi oak
and white maple, and furnitare,
fbi-
isbed or unfinished.
Two large firms of belting manufec-
turere require agents NVith a good con-
nection in the machinery line.
4. Liverpool firm of eommispion mer-
chants in a position 'to bur tettons,
woollens, linens, and hardware goods,
vvitai to enter intp cenameriteetiort with
Canadian hoteses who vvishf ' for Ana
representatives. '
A German firm etiataged in the manu-
facture of' a special kind of neasical
box end automaton device Wishes to
be plecea in boninanhicetion with Can-
itdiah firms inclinen to do . bheiness
With them, and l,so to haVe 8 Stiitable
agent to represent them.
yspepsta and ;Adige:5401N
common diA.ases, but Ilard to
cliieerlieeary7rtN:114earoiviryeclicIti9n
a9rnlypi,..,ou„d
z..reamntieicie. i74,5$
W. H. lieceloghein, See Kifig
east, flamiltott. OW.4 eaysie,"1
was troubled wtth IlYsPeesia and ,
Indigestion for a lope theca and ,
could. get 00 relief until I tried '
Manley's CelerysKerre Compound,.
which. cured Me. zed 1 cannot
speak too hightY It* Praise."
The head (Mth
ine of e Crow's N'eet
Pass Coal Company will be moved
from Montreal to Toronto.
To stop scurvy at Dawson Oity Com-
miesioner Ogilvie has interdicted the
selling of salt raeats.
Lord Minto lost two eases of paint»
bags en ivory by the wreck of the
steamer Labrador.
Reveletoke has heen preelaimed a
city and will elect a Mayor and Ale
derman in a few days.
Tile London City Council bas passed.
a by-law to increase the number 00
liquor licenses from 34, to 36.
There is a possibility of serious trou-
ble in the Atlin district, RC., betvveen
Canadian and American miners.
Luce, Quebec. this spreag, the
Two starch factories are to be opened
ber that bricks fell upon him. His left
at Ste.
centre of the potato growihg dis-
leg is broken. his facie cut, and his trict.
body badly bruised. It is also feared
he has been hurt inwardly. He is an
old man.
Harrison and Co. had about $10,000
worth ot stock, and, of this, possibly
not 0,000 worth will be saved. Charles
D. Chown, tinware d.ealer, hacl a corner
knocked out of his works, and he will
be a loser to the extent of 000. The
buildings were owned by Miss Gilder-
sleeve, and were worth about $8,000.
Several coal stoves were going in
Harrison's building, and. it was feared
a blaze might follow-, but the firemen
Speedily turned out and prevented such
an additional calamity, for a fire in
such a place and with the raging gale
would have done great destruction.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES.
There were a number of narrow es-
capes. Harvey Hoppins and several
other men were showered with plaster.
They were only n short distance be-
hind. Mr. Gould. The loss will fall
heavily upon some parties, as the in-
surance policies did. not cover accidents.
It is likely ie suit will be necessary to
determine who is liable for the loss.
The wait was an inside bun and was
partially used for three storeys by Miss
Gildersleeve as the dividing wall. The
remaining walls will be watched to
prevent further damage.
Buffalo, March 7. --Spring wheat -
Dull but firm; No. 1 hard, 83 7-80; No.
1 Northern, 81 1-2c. Winter wheat -No
offerings; quotations nominal; No. 2 red
78 1-2,3; No. 3 extra red. 771-20; No. 1
white, 78c. Corn -Weak; unsettled;
No. 2 yellow, 38 1-20; No. 3 yellow, 38c;
No. 4 yellow, 371-20; No. e corn, 37 1-2
to 37 3-4e; No. 3 corn, 371-25; No. 4
corn, 37c. Oats -Dull and easy; No. 1
white, 350; No. 2 white, 31 1-1e; No. 3
white, 331-4 to 33 1-2c; No. I white, 32
3-4c; No. 2 mixed, 32 1-40; No. 3 mixed,
31c. Barley -Enquiry good; sales
Light; sales of 'Western at 52e. Bye -
Quiet; No. 2, on track, 66c. Flour -
Quiet. Barley -Steady.
Detroit, March 7. -Wheat -Closed; -
No. 1 white, cash, 73 3-4c; No. 2 red,
cash, 74.1-40; May, 753-40; July, 723-4c.
Milwaukee, March 7 -Wheat -Lower;
No. 1 Northern, 72 1-20; No. 2 North-
ern, 70 1-2c. Rye-Stead.y, 57c. Bar-
ley -Steady; No. 2, 50 to 50 1-2e; sam-
ple, 42 to 49c.
Minneapolis, March 7. - Wheat -
March, 70 1-2c; July, 71 1-20; on track,
No. 1 hard, 71 3-80; No. 1 Northern,
70 3-8c; No. 2 Northern, 68 3-8c. Flour
-First patents, $3.89 to $4; second
patents, $3.60 to 53.70; first clears,
09.70 to $2.80. Bran -In bulk, e10.75
to 511.
March 7.-Wbeat - No. 1
hard, cash, 71 1-8e bid; March, 71 1-80;
May, 73 5-8 to 73 3-0; July, 74 1-8c;
No 1 Northern, cash, 69 1-8c; No. 2
Northern, .65 5-80.
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A WONDERFUL LIFE -SAVE -R.
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ito:4finer'etteat:
six bottles eurbli nv &le of Sean
• year's standing. Attie. 3.L. HELLES,
netateetmod,Nnal,
Ciaaraneees ralief lu 30 minutes.
ENGINE BOILER EXPLODED. -
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Two Trainmen Killed by an AreliiCitt Olt
a Manitoba Railway.
A despateli from Wiemipeg, Man.,
eitysen-A dreadful accident ()marred
near Millwood station on the Mani-
toba and North-Western railway on
Monday morning, by which the en-
gineer, We Hill, and Fireman P. Don-
lon were instantly killed. At the
croesing of the Assiniboine there is a
heavy greats on the approach to Mill-
wood station, and it was while climb-
ing this about 6 o'clock Monday morn-
ing that the engine boiler exploded
the shock taking the engine, right off
the track. None of the passengers
were injured. The company's offic,ers
cannot explain the cause of the ex-
plosion.
Hill, the deceased engineer, was 38
years old, ancliehad been in the empley
of the company far 10 years. He was
a native of Oshawa, Ont., and was un-
married.
WAREHOUSE BURNED.
15.000 Finslaels or Grain Destroyed at
Gonan argue.
A despatch from Gana.noque, Ont.,
says :-The Inethbun Company's big
warehouse et Gananoque Junction was
destroyed by fire early Thursday
morning. The warehouse was a large
one, and there was stored in. it about
twenty-five thousand bushels of grain,
partly on-ned by Mr. Geo, Taylor, M. P.,
of this place, and part by Mr. Grim-
shaw, of Kingston, This is the third
time. this warehouse has been destroy-
ed, twice by fire and once by wind,
which ft t ter I y demolished it. The
building was insured, but it is not
known whether the, contents were in-
sured or not.
LAMP BURST IN SICK ROOM.
young. tatty 'Patient Very Seriously
eal at Blenheim.
A despatch froM. Chatham, Ont.,
says:a-Miss P. Clark, of Thamesville,
while vieiting her etiat, Mre, J'ainee
Bell et Blenheini eves taken 111 with
pneumonia. 'Thursday night a lamp
left burnieg in her room exploded,
setting tire to the curtain Mad bed-
ding, Miss Clark got tip, arid in at-
tempting to put oat the flee her
night-dress caught, The other ten
Mates caret to the restate and extin-
guished the flames, Miss Clark was
quite seriously burned, and she has
also suCfered a relapse, tier chances
of recovery are alight:,
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112 AND A SPINSTER.
Sold by C. Lutz, Exeter.
Death or an Omeanee Lady at a Remark
able Age.
A despatch from Chnemee, Ont., says:
-There died here on Friday Mary Ann
Hannah, a woman of 112 years of age.
She was a native of Ireland and re-
tained possession of her faculties to
the last:. She was able to relate events
of the rebellion of 1798, which she re-
membered as a child. She never mar-
ried, and was never photographed till
last summer, when an excellent pic-
ture of her was secured.
SECOND TRIAL OF PONTON.
it Has teen Postponed Until the Autumn
A:4sta( s.
A despatch from Kingston, says :-W.
S. Herrington, acting Crown Attorney
at Napanee, has been advised by the
Department of Justice thee he sec-
ond tend of Ponton, the. e 11 eged bank
robber, -will nol take place this spring,
hut has been postptined until the Aut-
umn Assizes.
AWFUL PLAGUE IN BOMBAY,
moult 'Rea urns 11. uderestlanate Last 1Vee11s
Deaths at 971.
The Bombay correspondent of the
nondon Morning Post says: -"The
bubonic- plague is raging here with un-
paralleled severity. According to the
offidat returns, there were 972 deaths
last week, but these quite underrate
the mortality,
Brantford citizens are asking for a
technical School.
The civic revenue of Montreal for
18118 is $3,078,839, an increase of 4'157,000 1
over 1897. ; 1 •
A.ui engineer company is to. be estain
betted 11). eo'nneetitie with the Toronto
Garrison.
The only. gin distillery in the De -
minion is soon to be erected in the
Proviete of. Quebed, •
Office hours in the Post Office De-
partment at Ottawa have been extexid-
ed to 5.30
Chiel of Police Horsey of Xingslon
will. resign about the bit ol May ow-
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